The Foley Shield
Prior to 1948
an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup
was contested in North Queensland. This was
revamped, and renamed in honour of Arch Foley, a
member of the 1918 Townsville representative team
that travelled north to Cairns, and south throughout
Central Queensland. He was a founding member of the
Townsville Souths rugby league club, and with later
Australian Prime Minister Arthur Fadden formed the
North Queensland Rugby League in 1919.
In 1948 the
competition was structured into a Northern Zone
(Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern
Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). The following
year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers
and Home Hill) was added. The grand final was played
in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby
league calendar.
All finals were
played in Townsville at the Sports Reserve until
1993. In 1994 and 1995 the showpiece of North
Queensland Rugby League, the Foley Shield final, was
played in Mackay.
The Foley Shield
continued to be held annually until the introduction
of the state-wide Queensland Cup competition in
1996. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and it
is currently contested by Cairns, Mackay and
Townsville. In previous years it has also been
contested by Ayr, Babinda, Burdekin, Eacham, Herbert
River, Innisfail, Mount Isa, Tully and Whitsunday.
In 2009 it was
decided to run the shield over the Easter long
weekend
Results
of the Foley Shield finals from 1948-2004 that
Mackay has played in.
1959 Mackay
29 defeated Cairns 18
1961
Eacham 35 defeated Mackay 10
1968
Innisfail 22 defeated Mackay 12
1978
Mt Isa 15 defeated Mackay 2
1984 Mackay
21 defeated Mt Isa 4
1988
Mt Isa 22 defeated Mackay 18
1989
Innisfail-Eacham 40 defeated Mackay 12
1991 Mackay
30 defeated Cairns 22
1992 Mackay
31 defeated Mt Isa 12
1993
Cairns 30 defeated Mackay 24
1994 Mackay
22 defeated Cairns 6
1995
Cairns 34 defeated Mackay 24
2000
Townsville 40 defeated Mackay 16
2004 Mackay
44 defeated Cairns 28
2005
Cairns 36 defeated Mackay 32
Sources:
http://www.fullbottle.com/foleyshield/finals.htm
retrieved 17 April 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_Shield
retrieved 17 April 2008
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