The Northern Suburbs Devils, or North Brisbane Devils, or often simply referred to as Norths for short, are a rugby league club representing the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The team colours are sky blue, navy blue and gold. They play in the Queensland Wizard Cup, and, through their predecessors, are one of the oldest clubs in Australia. Norths have won 14 A Grade, 17 Reserve Grade and 14 Colts/Third Grade Premierships. They hold the record for most consecutive first grade Brisbane Rugby Leaguepremierships, winning six in a row between 1959 and 1964.
Norths Devils
Club information
Full name
Norths Devils Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)
The Devils, Norths
Colours
Sky Blue, Navy Blue, Gold
Founded
Past Grammar (1891; 132 years ago (1891)) Northern Suburbs District (1933; 90 years ago (1933))
The first incarnation of Northern Suburbs was the Past GrammarsRugby Union club, which was formed in 1891 as a separate Old Boys football club for Brisbane Grammar School.It shouldn't be confused with the school team known as Past & Present Grammar (made up of students, teachers & past students) which competed from 1888 to 1890.[1] The club was quite successful in its early years, winning premierships in 1892, 1898 and 1899, as well as 1914.[1] Wallaby captain Bob McCowan was a Past Grammar player when he led the national side in 1899.
Past Grammars, also known as Grammar Norths, won their first premiership in 1927, before becoming Northern Suburbs, following the introduction of District Football by the Brisbane Rugby League in 1933.
Post-war
In 1959 Clive Churchill (the little master) captain-coached Brisbane Rugby League club Norths to a premiership, his training methods were carried on by Bob Bax who coached Northern Suburbs RLFC to become the first club in BRL history to win three consecutive first grade premierships when they defeated Fortitude Valley 29–5 in the 1961 grand final in front of a then-record club crowd of 19,824 at Lang Park.[3] Norths continued to dominate the decade with 7 grand final wins in 8 appearances. It would be another 11 years before they tasted success again.
In the 1990s, along with many other Queensland clubs, Norths suffered heavily financially. Eventually it came to the stage that in 1998 they became a feeder club with National Rugby League newcomers, the Melbourne Storm, which attracted much needed finance, as well as some quality players, as well as securing the Devils' future. Also in 1998, the club won its first First Grade premiership since 1980,[4] beating Wests in the Grand Final.
In 2008 the Devils signed a partnership agreement with the Brisbane Broncos which sees developing Broncos players train with and compete for the Devils in the Intrust Super Cup.
In 2018 Rohan Smith was recruited to be the Head Coach of the club. In 2019 he led the Devils to the finals, with the team falling agonizingly short of progressing past the first round.
Home grounds
For many years Norths played out of Oxenham Park in Nundah, but they moved to their current home ground, Albert Bishop Park, in 1969. Commonly referred to simply as 'Bishop Park', it borders the Schulz Canal in Nundah, and is named after club stalwart Albert Bishop, MBE. Norths has a licensed Leagues Club, Norths Leagues, at Bishop Park, as well as a second licensed Club at Anzac Avenue, Kallangur, further north of Brisbane.
On 16 August 2008 in the year of the Centenary of Rugby League, Norths Devils announced their greatest team ever. The team is made up of players in their entire 75-year tenure.[6]
^Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.[self-published source]
^Pramberg, Bernie (17 August 2008). "Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis in Norths Devis 'greatest' team". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
External links
northsdevils.com
northsdevilsrlfc.com
March 20, 2023
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The Northern Suburbs Devils or North Brisbane Devils or often simply referred to as Norths for short are a rugby league club representing the northern suburbs of Brisbane Australia The team colours are sky blue navy blue and gold They play in the Queensland Wizard Cup and through their predecessors are one of the oldest clubs in Australia Norths have won 14 A Grade 17 Reserve Grade and 14 Colts Third Grade Premierships They hold the record for most consecutive first grade Brisbane Rugby League premierships winning six in a row between 1959 and 1964 Norths DevilsClub informationFull nameNorths Devils Rugby League Football ClubNickname s The Devils NorthsColoursSky Blue Navy Blue GoldFoundedPast Grammar 1891 132 years ago 1891 Northern Suburbs District 1933 90 years ago 1933 Websitenorthsdevilsrlfc comCurrent detailsGround s Albert Bishop Park Nundah QueenslandCEOTroy RovelliCoachBen King Kev NeighbourCaptainJack Ahearn Michael SioCompetitionQueensland Cup Brisbane Rugby League2022PremiersCurrent seasonRecordsPremierships16 1927 1934 1938 1940 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1969 1980 1998 2021 2022 Runners up10 1931 1932 1939 1941 1944 1945 1967 1970 1990 2010 Minor premiership2 Qld Cup only 1998 2021 Wooden spoons1 2008 Contents 1 History 1 1 Before rugby league 1 2 Switch to rugby league 1 3 From Past Grammars RLFC to Norths 1 4 Post war 1 5 1990s 1 6 2000s 2 Home grounds 3 Season summaries 3 1 BRL 1920 1995 3 2 Queensland Cup 4 Notable players 5 Greatest Team 6 Sponsors 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditBefore rugby league Edit The first incarnation of Northern Suburbs was the Past Grammars Rugby Union club which was formed in 1891 as a separate Old Boys football club for Brisbane Grammar School It shouldn t be confused with the school team known as Past amp Present Grammar made up of students teachers amp past students which competed from 1888 to 1890 1 The club was quite successful in its early years winning premierships in 1892 1898 and 1899 as well as 1914 1 Wallaby captain Bob McCowan was a Past Grammar player when he led the national side in 1899 Switch to rugby league Edit Following the disbandment of club rugby union in Brisbane towards the end of the First World War Past Grammars along with Christian Brothers and University joined the Rugby Football League in 1920 2 From Past Grammars RLFC to Norths Edit Past Grammars also known as Grammar Norths won their first premiership in 1927 before becoming Northern Suburbs following the introduction of District Football by the Brisbane Rugby League in 1933 Post war Edit In 1959 Clive Churchill the little master captain coached Brisbane Rugby League club Norths to a premiership his training methods were carried on by Bob Bax who coached Northern Suburbs RLFC to become the first club in BRL history to win three consecutive first grade premierships when they defeated Fortitude Valley 29 5 in the 1961 grand final in front of a then record club crowd of 19 824 at Lang Park 3 Norths continued to dominate the decade with 7 grand final wins in 8 appearances It would be another 11 years before they tasted success again Norths Queensland representative player Nick Geiger was selected as the Australia national team s hooker in the final of the 1977 Rugby League World Cup tournament 1990s Edit Logo in use during 1980s and 1990s In the 1990s along with many other Queensland clubs Norths suffered heavily financially Eventually it came to the stage that in 1998 they became a feeder club with National Rugby League newcomers the Melbourne Storm which attracted much needed finance as well as some quality players as well as securing the Devils future Also in 1998 the club won its first First Grade premiership since 1980 4 beating Wests in the Grand Final 2000s Edit In the 2006 NRL Grand Final Melbourne s 17 man team had 13 players who had played with Norths in past years including Matt Geyer who won a Premiership with the Devils in 1998 citation needed and Melbourne in 1999 In the 2006 Tri Nations series 4 Norths players graduated to the Australian Kangaroos squad and 2 players via Melbourne Storm represented New Zealand Kiwis citation needed In 2008 the Devils signed a partnership agreement with the Brisbane Broncos which sees developing Broncos players train with and compete for the Devils in the Intrust Super Cup In 2018 Rohan Smith was recruited to be the Head Coach of the club In 2019 he led the Devils to the finals with the team falling agonizingly short of progressing past the first round Home grounds EditFor many years Norths played out of Oxenham Park in Nundah but they moved to their current home ground Albert Bishop Park in 1969 Commonly referred to simply as Bishop Park it borders the Schulz Canal in Nundah and is named after club stalwart Albert Bishop MBE Norths has a licensed Leagues Club Norths Leagues at Bishop Park as well as a second licensed Club at Anzac Avenue Kallangur further north of Brisbane Season summaries Edit Easts Tigers versus Norths Devils at Langlands Park Brisbane Australia May 4 2014 BRL 1920 1995 Edit Season Ladder position ResultPast Grammar1920 7th did not qualify1924 3rd Semi finalists1925 6th did not qualify1926 5th did not qualify1927 2nd Premiers1928 6th did not qualify1929 5th did not qualify1930 4th Semi finalists1931 3rd Lost Grand Final Challenge1932 2nd Lost Grand Final ChallengeNorthern Suburbs1933 5th did not qualify1934 2nd Premiers1935 1st Preliminary finalists1936 3rd Preliminary finalists1937 4th Semi finalists1938 2nd Premiers1939 1st Runner up1940 1st Premiers1941 3rd Runner up1942 4th Semi finalists1943 4th Preliminary finalists1944 3rd Runner up1945 1st Runner up1946 5th did not qualify1947 4th Semi finalists1948 5th did not qualify1949 6th Wooden spoon1950 6th Wooden spoon1951 3rd Semi finalists1952 3rd Semi finalists1953 3rd Semi finalists1954 6th Wooden spoon1955 4th Semi finalists1956 6th did not qualify1957 4th Semi finalists1958 5th did not qualify1959 1st Premiers1960 2nd Premiers1961 1st Premiers1962 1st Premiers1963 1st Premiers1964 3rd Premiers1965 3rd Semi finalists1966 1st Premiers1967 2nd Runner up1968 4th Semi finalists1969 1st Premiers1970 2nd Runner up1971 4th Semi finalists1972 6th did not qualify1973 3rd Semi finalists1974 1st Preliminary finalists1975 2nd Preliminary finalists1976 8th Wooden spoon1977 4th Semi finalists1978 8th Wooden spoon1979 5th did not qualify1980 4th Premiers1981 6th did not qualify1982 5th did not qualify1983 7th did not qualify1984 8th Wooden spoon1985 7th did not qualify1986 5th did not qualify1987 2nd Semi finalists1988 6th did not qualify1989 3rd Semi finalists1990 4th Runner up1991 2nd Semi finalists1992 3rd Preliminary finalists1993 7th did not qualify1994 12th Wooden spoon1995 11th did not qualifyQueensland Cup Edit Season Ladder position Result1996 9th did not qualify1997 7th did not qualify1998 1st Premiers1999 2nd Preliminary Finalists2000 5th Preliminary Semi Finalists2001 4th Preliminary Semi Finalists2002 5th Preliminary Semi Finalists2003 8th did not qualify2004 2nd Semi Finalists2005 2nd Semi Finalists2006 7th did not qualify2007 8th did not qualify2008 11th Wooden spoon2009 5th Semi Finalists2010 2nd Runner Up2011 10th did not qualify2012 5th Semi Finalists2013 6th did not qualify2014 8th did not qualify2015 13th did not qualify2016 11th did not qualify2017 11th did not qualify2018 8th did not qualify2019 5th Finalists2020 N A Competition cancelled2021 1st Premiers2022 4th PremiersSource 5 Notable players EditClive Churchill Nick Geiger Cooper Cronk Israel Folau Matt Gillett Greg Inglis Joe Kilroy Tyrone Roberts Andrew McCullough Shane Perry Mark Protheroe Billy Slater Cameron Smith Kevin Walters Steve Walters Jharal Yow YehGreatest Team EditOn 16 August 2008 in the year of the Centenary of Rugby League Norths Devils announced their greatest team ever The team is made up of players in their entire 75 year tenure 6 Harry Bates Fonda Metassa Jack Reardon Henry Hegarty Joe Kilroy Bill Pearson Jack Stapleton Vic Rudd Cameron Smith Lloyd Weier Trevor Gillmeister Mark Graham Edward Babe Collins Mark Murray Greg Inglis Greg Conescu Ian MassieCoach Bob BaxManager Albert BishopSponsors EditBrisbane Broncos Norths Leagues Club Norths Leagues and Services Club EMU Sportswear Ladbrokes Nova 106 9 Minelab Black and White Cabs Monaghan Signs Jack Purcell Meats Powerade SRJ Walker Wayland Sgfleet Toyota Again Faster National Australia Bank National Storage eCarz com au Queensland Clubs Management Versace Timbers Keidin Electrical Castlemaine XXXX 55Comms Samios Sirromet Clayfields Markets FreshSee also Edit Sports portalNational Rugby League reserves affiliationsReferences Edit a b Brief History of GPS Howell Max and Reet The Greatest Game Under The Sun The History of Rugby League in Queensland p47 Higgison Mike Fantastic Footy Flashback 1961 qrl com au Queensland Rugby League Retrieved 13 September 2013 Queensland Rugby League Waite Roger 2017 A history of Brisbane rugby league 1909 2017 PDF rogerswebsite com self published source Pramberg Bernie 17 August 2008 Cameron Smith and Greg Inglis in Norths Devis greatest team The Courier Mail Retrieved 17 August 2008 External links Editnorthsdevils com northsdevilsrlfc com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norths Devils amp oldid 1137392742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
