Central Highlands Rugby League (Queensland)

Central Highlands Rugby League
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1920s
Number of teams	8
Country	Australia
Most titles	Emerald Tigers (7 titles)
Website	www.qrl.com.au ; Central Highlands Rugby League

The Central Highlands Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in the Central Queensland region in Australia. The competition features eight clubs who compete for the premiership across both men's and women's grades.^[1]^[2]

Clubs[edit]

The Central Highlands Rugby League features eight clubs.^[1]

Central Highlands Rugby League
Colours	Club	Established	Home ground(s)	No. of A-Grade Premierships	A-Grade Premiership Years
	Blackwater Crushers	?	Hinricks Oval, Blackwater	5	1983, 1989, 1999, 2005, 2018
	Bluff Rabbitohs	1954	Macca's Oval, Bluff	1	2015
	Clermont Bears	?	Clermont Sportsground	5	1993, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014
	Dysart Bulls	?	Hickey Oval, Dysart	1	1984
	Emerald Brothers Snr	2019	McIndoe Park Emerald	1	2004
	Emerald Tigers	1968	McIndoe Park, Emerald	8	1985, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2016
	Middlemount Panthers	?	Norm Blanche Oval, Middlemount	3	2000, 2010, 2017
	Peak Downs Pirates	?	Langerak Park / Bridgeman Park, Peak Downs	3	2009, 2011, 2012
	Springsure Mountain Men	?	Bauhinia Park, Springsure	0	Nil

Former Teams[edit]

Noticeable Defunct Clubs: Alpha Brumbies (2004); Bunyip (1997); Capella Roadrunners (2006); Emerald Cowboys (2018); Gemfields Giants (2009 - Premiership 1997);, Tieri (Premiership 1995). Emerald won premierships in 1998 & 2001. Emerald Seagulls won a premiership in 1996.

Recent Premiers[edit]

Men's[edit]

A Grade Premiers Central Highlands Senior RL
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners Up	Jim Gallagher Medal (B&F)
2022^[3]	Clermont Bears	34 – 28	Dysart Bulls
2021	Bluff Rabbitohs		Clermont Bears
2020	Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic			N/A
2019	Dysart Bulls		Bluff Rabbitohs	Chris Conway (Bluff Rabbitohs)
2018	Blackwater Crushers		Bluff Rabbitohs	Brodee Barrett (Clermont Bears)
2017	Middlemount Panthers		Bluff Rabbitiohs	Ray Ebsworth (Springsure Mountain Men)
2016	Emerald Tigers		Middlemount Panthers	Jared Owens (Springsure Mountain Men)
2015	Bluff Rabbitohs		Clermont Bears	Peter McLaughlin (Bluff Rabbitohs)
2014	Clermont Bears		Bluff Rabbitohs	Brad Gorman (Blackwater Crushers)
2013	Clermont Bears		Emerald Tigers	Nick Deaves (Clermont Bears)
2012	Peak Downs Pirates		Clermont Bears	Todd Williams (Emerald Cowboys)
2011	Peak Downs Pirates		Dysart Bulls	Logan Sullivan (Dysart Bulls)
2010				Ryan Douglas (Emerald Tigers)
2009				Mitch Wyatte (Peak Downs Pirates)
2008	Emerald Tigers		Peak Downs Pirates	Mitch Wyatte (Peak Downs Pirates)
2007	Clermont Bears		Emerald Tigers	Clayton Humphreys (Clermont Bears)
2006				Brendon Finger (Clermont Bears)
2005				Jason Randell (Middlemount Panthers)
2004				Steven Henderson (Middlemount Panthers)
2003	Emerald Tigers		Emerald Cowboys	Travis Ness (Emerald Tigers)
2002	Emerald Tigers		Middlemount Panthers	Kurt Sullivan (Peak Downs Pirates)
2001				Greg Dann (Middlemount Panthers)
2000				Fabian Colley (Middlemount Panthers)
1999				Craig Baguley (Middlemount Panthers)
1998	Emerald Tigers		Blackwater Crushers	Terry Benson (Dysart Bulls)
1997				Tony Caffrey (Emerald Cowboys)
1996	Emerald Seagulls			Steven Bell (Emerald Seagulls)
1995	Tieri			Jason Jackson (Gemfields Giants)
1994				Scott Sewell (Emerald Tigers)
1993				Phil Jarvis (Peak Downs Pirates)

Women's[edit]

Central West Women's Premiers
Year	Premiers	Runners Up	Best and Fairest
2017	Clermont Bears Ladies	Blackwater Crushettes	Miranda Davidson (Blackwater Crushers)
2016	Emerald Tigers Ladies	Clermont Bears Ladies	Kelsie Parter (Emerald Tigers)
2015	Clermont Bears Ladies	Emerald Tigers Ladies	Elle Waters (Clermont Bears)
2014	Emerald Tigers Ladies	Clermont Bears Ladies	Elle Stitt (Clermont Bears)

Central Highlands JRL
Central Highlands Junior Rugby League Blackwater Crushers Bluff Rabbitohs Clermont Bears Dysart Bulls Emerald Brothers Emerald Tigers Gemfields Giants Middlemount Panthers Springsure Mountain Men

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Association: Central Highlands Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
^ League, Central Highlands Rugby. "Central Highlands Rugby League". Central Highlands Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
^ "Competition: 2022 Emerald Industrial Supplies Men's Premiership Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.

[:0-1] "Association: Central Highlands Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.

[2] League, Central Highlands Rugby. "Central Highlands Rugby League". Central Highlands Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-04-11.

[3] "Competition: 2022 Emerald Industrial Supplies Men's Premiership Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.

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