Redcliffe Dolphins

Klingner & Ashmole Roads, Redcliffe QLD 4020

Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club Inc. (more commonly referred to in the present day as Redcliffe Dolphins) was founded on 27th February, 1947.

Since the Club’s early days it has flourished and grown to become a rugby league institution of greatness, fostering the talents of footy legends such as Trevor Harken and Arthur Beetson with more rising stars making their way through the ranks since the 1960s.

Today, junior and senior players wear the Club’s early red and white jersey colours (formerly described as maroon and white), and as of 2016 the Club welcomed the addition of the new home of the Dolphins – Dolphin Stadium.

Stage 1 of Dolphin Stadium, the Des Webb Stand, was officially opened in 2016, standing proudly on the Western side of the Club’s long-time home turf of Dolphin Oval. Since opening, Dolphin Stadium has hosted the Village Motors Dolphins home games, the annual Arthur Beetson Foundation’s Queensland Murri Rugby League Carnival as well as touch rugby league carnivals and soccer matches.

A Brief History of Dolphins Leagues Club

Love your rugby league history? Over the years Dolphins have racked up an impressive array of club records and awards and stored up a treasure trove of archived Dolphins articles spanning from the club’s early days to the present.

For those who prefer a quick skim, here’s a short overview of the club’s history:

1947 – 1959

In its first year the club entered Under 17, Reserve Grade and First Grade teams into the Sandgate Suburban Rugby League competition. Through the 1950s club teams played in the Kilcoy, Murrumba and Geraghty Cup competitions and by the end of the 1950s, on 19th November, 1959 Redcliffe Dolphins received full district club status and was accepted into the Brisbane First Grade competition.

1960s

Throughout the swinging 60s a number of famous players rose through the ranks of the Dolphins to represent Queensland and Australia, including Trevor Harken and Arthur Beetson. Redcliffe won the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership for the first time in 1965.

1970s to Now

In 1972 the Dolphins were coached by former Kangaroo, Ken Day. Redcliffe’s halfback Greg Oliphant was selected to go on the 1978 Kangaroo tour, but did not play in any Test matches. In 1979, the first game was played at Dolphin Oval against Valleys. The Dolphins had formally played at the Redcliffe Showgrounds.

Australian national coach Frank Stanton coached Redcliffe in 1980.

The Dolphins last won the Queensland Cup premiership in 2006, beating Toowoomba in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium under the coaching of Anthony Griffin.

A New Stadium for Redcliffe Dolphins

Dolphin Oval, the home of the Dolphins was upgraded in 2016 with the completion of Stage 1 of Dolphin Stadium, a 3,500 seat grandstand on the Western side. Stage 2 commenced in late 2017 and will include another grandstand, upgraded coaches, referees, media and player accommodation.

You’ll find it situated to the right of Dolphins Health Precinct, directly behind Redcliffe Redcliffe Leagues Club.

Redcliffe Dolphins Details

Stadium address: Corner of Klingner & Ashmole Roads

How to get there: The entrance for Dolphin Stadium parking is accessible via Klingner Road.

Contact Redcliffe Dolphins: Call 3203 4754 or email football@redcliffeleagues.com.au

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Acknowledgement of Country - We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of the Moreton Bay Region, the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi, Jinibara, and Turrbal people and pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We recognise the ongoing connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to this land and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the original custodians of this land.