Cairns Cyclones

CAIRNS CYCLONES

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Club information
Full name	Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club
Colours	Green, white and gold
Founded	1996
Exited	2000
Former details
Ground(s)	Barlow Park (seating 1,700, standing 15,000)
Competition	Queensland Cup
Team colours
Records
Premierships	Nil
Wooden spoons	Nil

The Cairns Cyclones were a rugby league team that competed in the QRL Queensland Cup competition from 1996-2000. The 1996 team included the Captain/Coach and six first grade players from CDRL's Smithfield-based Ivanhoes Rugby League Club.

After a great first year in 1996 when they made the Preliminary Finals, they dropped down the ladder in subsequent seasons, finishing in last place in 2000. A lack of support from locals and other Cairns rugby league clubs, combined with increasing financial difficulties, meant the Cyclones withdrew from the Competition at the end of the 2000 season.

North Queensland was represented in the Queensland Cup from 2002-2007 by the Townsville North Queensland Young Guns, who were a feeder club to the North Queensland Cowboys. (The Queensland Cup was known as the Bundy Gold Cup from 2000-2001, the Queensland Cup from 2002-2004 and the Queensland Wizard Cup from 2005-2007).

In 2008 the rationalisation of rugby league below the NRL level meant the North Queensland Young Guns entered the NRL under 20's competition and the northern expansion of the Queensland Cup saw the establishment of a new Cairns-based QRL side, the Northern Pride.

Staff

• Manager: Nigel Tillett
• Coach: Gary Smith (1996-1999) (formerly CDRL Ivanhoes Knights)
• Coach: Brad Tessman (2000)

Colours

The Cyclones' colours were green, white and gold.

Home Ground

The Cyclones' home ground was Barlow Park in Cairns. The playing field is 114 metres long (100 metres of field plus two 7 metre in goal areas) by 68 metres wide. The facility is floodlit for night games with four towers providing 620 lux. The venue has a capacity of 15,000 which includes 1,700 seats (mostly undercover). The car park can accommodate approximately 300 vehicles.

1996 season - 8 home games (won 5, lost 3)
1997 season - 7 home games (won 3, drew 1, lost 3)
1998 season - 7 home games (won 1, drew 1, lost 5)
1999 season - home games (won , lost )
2000 season - home games (won , lost )

Seasons

1996 Season

Main article: 1996 Cairns Cyclones season

See also: 1996 Queensland Cup season

Channel Nine Cup: Finished 5th on the Premiership table after winning 10 of their 15 games. Lost the Preliminary semi-final 12-16 to Easts Tigers at Barlow Park.
(Played 15, won 10, lost 5. Points scored 310, points conceded 224, difference +84).

1997 Season

Main article: 1997 Cairns Cyclones season

See also: 1997 Queensland Cup season

Channel Nine Cup: 9th (Played 18, won 7, drew 1, lost 10. Points scored 318, points conceded 352, difference -34).

1998 Season

Main article: 1998 Cairns Cyclones season

See also: 1998 Queensland Cup season

Queensland Cup: 10th (Played 22, won 8, drew 2, lost 12 Points scored 500, points conceded 642, difference -142).

1999 Season

Queensland Cup: 8th (Played 22, won 9, drew 1, lost 12. Points scored 494, points conceded 514, difference -20).
The Draw & Results of the 1999 Queensland Cup Season can be found here.
The 1999 Queensland Cup premiership table can be found here.

2000 Season

Bundy Gold Cup: 12th (Played 22, won 2, drew 0, lost 20. Points scored 288, points conceded 854, difference -566).
Cairns Cyclones Bundy Gold Cup 2000 season statistics can be found here.

2000 Squad

Scott Williamson
Jason Barsley
Tim Kopp
Ty Walter
Leon Yeatman
Steve Singleton

Shannon Furber
Paul Fowler
Jason Berg
Clint Arnol
Victor Akiba
Kerry Amory

Quinton Nicol
Bronson Ryan
Anthony Sexton
Mark Fakahua
Neil Stanley
Lama Ahmat

Ty Williams
Adam Bowditch
Patrick Gardner
Clint Zammit
Karl Dawson
Brad Coey-Braddon

Sources

• Cairns Cyclones Statistics retrieved December 7, 2005

External links

• Northern Pride Official site