Cairns District Rugby League
The Cairns District Rugby League was formed on 5 August 1918 and is the administrative body for the game of rugby league football in Cairns, Queensland. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park.
Representative matches
Cairns' senior representative team is called the Marlins and the junior team is called the Crocs. The Marlins compete in the Foley Shield while the Northern Pride represents Cairns in the Queensland Cup, Cyril Connell Cup and Mal Meninga Cup competitions.Senior Clubs
Cairns District Rugby League
The Cairns senior competition features eleven clubs in three grades: A-grade, reserves and colts. All finals matches are played at Barlow Park.| Colours | Club | Founded | Homeground | Suburb |
Red, White and Blue | Atherton Roosters | 1918 | Atherton Showgrounds | Atherton |
Blue and White | Cairns Brothers | 1926 | Stan Williams Park | Manunda |
Blue and Green | Innisfail Brothers | Callendar Park | Innisfail | |
Purple, Gold and White | Edmonton Storm | 2006 | Petersen Park | Edmonton |
White, Red and Blue | Ivanhoes Knights | 1923 | Smithfield Sporting Complex | Smithfield |
Blue and Yellow | Cairns Kangaroos | 1931 | Vico Oval | Mooroobool |
Green and Gold | Mareeba Gladiators | Davies Park | Mareeba | |
Blue, Black and White | Mossman Port Douglas Sharks | Mossman Showgrounds | Mossman | |
Maroon and Gold | Southern Suburbs | Alley Park | Gordonvale | |
Orange, Black and White | Tully Tigers | Tully Showgrounds | Tully | |
Maroon and White | Yarrabah Seahawks | 2000 | Jilara Oval | Yarrabah |
Cairns District Junior Rugby League
The Cairns junior competition features twelve clubs in eleven grades, from under 6's to under 16's.| Colours | Club | Founded | Homeground | Suburb |
| Red and Green | Babinda Colts | Bill Wakeham Park | Babinda | |
| Blue and White | Brothers | Stan Williams Park | Manunda | |
| Blue and Green | Brothers | Callendar Park | Innisfail | |
| Black and Orange | Central Scorpions | Jones Park | Westcourt | |
| Purple, Yellow and White | Edmonton Storm | Petersen Park | Edmonton | |
| Blue and Yellow | Innisfail Cowboys | Goondi Combined Sports Complex | Innisfail | |
| White, Red and Blue | Ivanhoes Knights | Smithfield Sporting Complex | Smithfield | |
| Blue and Yellow | Cairns Kangaroos | Vico Oval | Mooroobool | |
| Red, Black and White | Redlynch Razorbacks | St Andrews Catholic College | Redlynch | |
| Blue, Black and White | Mossman Sharks | Mossman Showgrounds | Mossman | |
| Maroon and Gold | Southern Suburbs | Alley Park | Gordonvale | |
| Maroon and White | Yarrabah Seahawks | Jilara Oval | Yarrabah |
Eacham Junior Rugby League
Eacham Junior Rugby League is the governing body for seven club junior rugby league on the Atherton Tablelands. The home grounds of Eacham Junior Rugby League are the Atherton Junior Rugby League grounds. The name of the Eacham Junior Rugby League comes from a senior competition dating back to the early twentieth which comprised senior clubs from Mareeba, Atherton, Malanda and Millaa Millaa.| Colours | Club | Founded | Homeground | Suburb |
Red, White and Blue | Atherton Roosters | Atherton JRL Grounds | ||
| Cooktown & Districts | ||||
Black and White | Herberton Magpies | |||
Green, White and Black | Kuranda & Districts | |||
Blue and White | Malanda Eels | Malanda Showgrounds | ||
Green and Gold | Mareeba Gladiators | Davies Park | ||
Orange, Black and White | Ravenshoe Tigers |
Innisfail Junior Rugby League
Former 4 team competition based around Innisfail now part of the CDJRL It consisted of Innisfail Brothers, Innisfail Cowboys, Babinda Colts and Tully Tigers.Notable players
Cairns Kangaroos
- Justin Hodges
- Ashley Graham
- Brent Webb
- Jayden Hodges
- Gideon Gela-Mosby
Innisfail Leprechauns
- Ty Williams
- Scott Bolton
- Billy Slater
Innisfail Souths
- Kerry Boustead
Ivanhoes Knights
- James Segeyaro.
Southern Suburbs
- Nate Myles
Edmonton Storm
- Enari Tuala
- Darryn Schonig