The Gladstone District Rugby League (GDRL) is a former rugby league competition in Gladstone, Queensland, run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, founded in 1918, folded in 2024 after going into recess from 2017 to 2021.
The competition still runs junior grades and fields representative teams.
History Its most recent season of competition was 2017 for Inter City Women's and 2015 for A-Grade & Under 20s. From 2017 until 2022 Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League incorporated many of the former GDRL clubs' Women's, First Grade and Under 20s sides, and from 2017 until 2021, Gladstone's Reserve Grade teams.
Gladstone began running its own reserves competition in order to offer senior local competition again from 2022, with other grades continuing to play in Rockhampton. A-Grade returned the following year, however, in 2024 the competition was disbanded in favour of clubs joining the Rockhampton competition again.
Representative Team Although the league no longer runs a senior competition, it still fields a representative side. The representative team for Gladstone in the 47th Battalion Shield is known as the Gladstone Raiders.
Rugby League Gladstone Senior Clubs
2023 Final Clubs Gladstone District Rugby League(1918–1921; 1923–1941; 1944–1960; 1966–2016; 2022–2023) / Previously known as "Port Curtis Rugby League" (1918–1952)ClubEstablishedCity / TownHome ground(s)SeasonsFate Calliope Roosters (Reserves only)1960CalliopeLiz Cunningham Park1960-1961; ; 1991–1992; 2013–2016; 2022–2023Joined Northern Districts Rugby League Past Brothers Gladstone1930GladstoneBriffney Creek Fields1930–1932; 1968–2015; 2022–2023Joined Rockhampton District Rugby League Tannum Sands Seagulls1994Boyne Island-Tannum SandsDennis Park1994–2015; 2022–2023Joined Rockhampton District Rugby League Valleys Diehards1919GladstoneValleys Grounds1919–1941; 1944–1961; 1966–2008; ; 2010–2015; 2022–2023Joined Rockhampton District Rugby League Wallabys1923GladstoneAlbion Park1923–1941; 1944–1951; 1954–1961; 1966–1983; 1993–2008; ; 2010–2016; 2022–2023Joined Northern Districts Rugby League
Former clubs Boyne Valley Bluebells1933Boyne Valley"Boyne Valley"1933; 1935–1936; 1960; Calliope-Boyne Valley United1980Calliope & Boyne ValleyLiz Cunningham Park "Boyne Valley"1980–1982; Colts1939Gladstone"Gladstone"1939–1940Country1929Gladstone"Gladstone"1929Dawson Valley2016Moura"Moura"2016Gladstone Rebels2016GladstoneMarley Brown Oval2016Meatworks1919Gladstone"Gladstone"1919–1922Miriam Vale Magpies1966Miriam ValeGary Larson Oval1966–1968Natives1918Gladstone"Gladstone"1918–1926QASC Red Devils 1966GladstoneYaralla Sports Club1966; 1978–1979; ; 1992QASC/CBVU Red Devils 1983GladstoneCalliopeBoyne ValleyYaralla Sports Club Liz Cunningham Park "Boyne Valley"1983–1991; Railway1918Gladstone"Gladstone"1918; 1927–1928; 1944–1948; 1951–1952Wallabys-Valleys2009GladstoneAlbion Park Valleys Grounds2009; Wanderers1918Gladstone"Gladstone"1918Waratahs1937Gladstone"Gladstone"1937–1941Wests Seagulls1949Gladstone"Gladstone"1949–1960; 1969–1983; 1985–1990
Premiers
Gladstone District Junior Rugby League Gladstone District Junior Rugby LeagueGladstone District Junior Rugby League Biloela Panthers Calliope Roosters Gladstone Past Brothers Gladstone Valleys Diehards Gladstone Wallabys Tannum/Boyne Seagulls
See also
Rockhampton District Rugby League Queensland Rugby League Central Division
References