Redcliffe Dolphins
The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) premiership competition in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup. The Redcliffe Dolphins thrived in the BRL. However, the 1988 admission of the Brisbane Broncos team in the New South Wales Rugby League competition caused the decline of the BRL.
| Club information | |
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| Full name | Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club Inc. |
| Nickname(s) | Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphins Reddy |
| Colours | Red White |
| Founded | 27 February 1947 |
| Website | redcliffedolphins.com.au |
| Current details | |
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| CEO | Grant Cleal |
| Coach | Scott Murray |
| Manager | Marc Hutchinson |
| Captain | Dunamis Lui & Sheldon Pitama |
| Competition | Hostplus Cup, Brisbane Rugby League |
| 2023 season | 6th |
| Current season | |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 2 (1965, 1994) |
| Runners-up | 6 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1987) |
| Minor premierships | 4 (1977, 1978, 1983, 1994) |
| Wooden spoons | 0 |
| Premierships (2nd grade) | 7 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2018) |
| Runners-up (2nd grade) | 6 (1999, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2022) |
| Minor premierships (2nd grade) | 6 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2016, 2018) |
| Premierships (3rd grade) | 7 (1997, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Runners-up (3rd grade) | 6 (1996, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018) |
| Most capped | 270 – Troy Lindsay |
| Highest points scorer | 1211 – Liam Georgetown |
Although a separately licensed Dolphins (NRL) team currently competes in the fully professional national competition, the Redcliffe squad continues to play in the Queensland competition. Through this NRL licence, the Dolphins organisation has become the only former BRL club to regain top-flight status after that competition became a second-tier league with the advent of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988.