Brisbane A-Grade Rugby League
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The FOGS Cup is an 11 team competition that is the level below the Queensland Cup
. It started in 2001, then known as the Quest Cup and changed its name to the Mixwell Cup in 2003. Finally it became the FOGS Cup in 2006. FOGS in an acronym for Former Origin Greats.
were keen on Burleigh, Runaway Bay and Tugun returning to the Gold Coast competition to strengthen it. However, the Gold Coast Titans
, whose feeder teams are Burleigh
, Tweed Heads
and Ipswich
, wanted Burleigh to remaining in the Mixwell Cup and Tweed Heads to enter in 2006. As a result Burleigh and Tweed were admitted for 2006, however Runaway Bay and Tugun departed.
Wests
joint venture with Hills District Panthers
, as well as the exit of Runaway Bay and Tugun led to 2 spaces being free for new teams. The Sunshine Coast Falcons
successfully applied for one, and see this being a step towards one day being back in the Queensland Wizard Cup
, while the other place went to the Aspley Devils
, who are now associated with the Brisbane Broncos
and are thus re-named the Aspley Broncos for the 2007 competition.
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
. It started in 2001, then known as the Quest Cup and changed its name to the Mixwell Cup in 2003. Finally it became the FOGS Cup in 2006. FOGS in an acronym for Former Origin Greats.
Current Teams
| Team | Home Ground | Address | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aspley BroncosAspley Broncos The Aspley Broncos are a rugby league club in Brisbane, Australia. Aspley competes in the FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge competitions... |
Kirby Park | Kirby Road, Aspley, Brisbane | Official Website |
| Burleigh Bears Burleigh Bears The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast, Australia. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground.... |
Pizzey Park | Pacific Avenue, Miami, Gold Coast | Official Website |
 Easts TigersEasts Tigers The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey... |
Langlands Park Langlands Park Langlands Park is a sporting venue in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo, close to Stones Corner. It is the home ground of the Easts Tigers, a rugby league team that competes in the Queensland Cup.-History:... |
Main Avenue, Coorparoo, Brisbane | Official Website |
 Ipswich JetsIpswich Jets The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition... |
Q.L.D. Group Stadium North Ipswich Reserve North Ipswich Reserve presently known as QLD Group Stadium and formally Bendigo Bank Oval due to naming rights. It is based in Ipswich, Queensland and is home to the Ipswich Jets, who play in the Queensland Wizard Cup... |
The Terrace, North Ipswich | Official Website |
 Norths DevilsNorths Devils The Northern Suburbs Devils, 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... |
Bishop Park | Franklin Street, Nundah, Brisbane | Official Website |
 Redcliffe DolphinsRedcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.... |
Dolphin Oval Dolphin Oval Dolphin Oval, based on the corner of Ashmole and Klinger Roads in Kippa-Ring, north of Brisbane, is the home ground for the Redcliffe Dolphins rugby league football club, who play in the Queensland Wizard Cup.... |
Corner Klinger and Ashmole Roads, Redcliffe | Official Website |
 Souths Logan Magpies |
Brandon Park | Acacia Ridge | Official Website |
 Tweed Heads SeagullsTweed Heads Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and is the only non-Queensland team to play in the Queensland Cup.-History:... |
Piggabeen Sports Complex | Carramar Drive, Tweed Heads West | Official Website |
 Western Districts PanthersWests Panthers The Western Suburbs Panthers, often simply referred to as Wests, are a rugby league club from Brisbane, Australia. The Club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in recent years and several name changes the club continued to operate... |
Kev McKell Oval | Arana Hills, Brisbane | Official Website |
 Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
Kougari Oval Kougari Oval The BMD Kougari Oval is a sports venue in the Brisbane, Australia suburb of Manly West. Since 1967, it has been the home of the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls, a rugby league club playing in the Queensland Cup... |
Wondall Road, Manly West | Official Website |
The Exit and Entry of Teams in 2005-06
2005 saw the entry of Hills District and Tugun into what was known as the Mixwell Cup, however these two teams only lasted the season. At the end of 2005, sections of the Queensland Rugby LeagueQueensland Rugby League
The Queensland Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League and selects the members of Queensland State of Origin teams....
were keen on Burleigh, Runaway Bay and Tugun returning to the Gold Coast competition to strengthen it. However, the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
, whose feeder teams are Burleigh
Burleigh Bears
The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast, Australia. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground....
, Tweed Heads
Tweed Heads Seagulls
The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and is the only non-Queensland team to play in the Queensland Cup.-History:...
and Ipswich
Ipswich Jets
The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...
, wanted Burleigh to remaining in the Mixwell Cup and Tweed Heads to enter in 2006. As a result Burleigh and Tweed were admitted for 2006, however Runaway Bay and Tugun departed.
Wests
Wests Panthers
The Western Suburbs Panthers, often simply referred to as Wests, are a rugby league club from Brisbane, Australia. The Club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in recent years and several name changes the club continued to operate...
joint venture with Hills District Panthers
Hills District Panthers
The Hills District Panthers played only one year in the Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge, which was 2005. They were formed by the Arana Hills Panthers, a satellite club of the Wests Panthers, and while failed to make the finals of the Mixwell Cup, made the finals of the Mixwell Colts...
, as well as the exit of Runaway Bay and Tugun led to 2 spaces being free for new teams. The Sunshine Coast Falcons
Sunshine Coast Falcons
The Sunshine Coast Falcons are a rugby league team based on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They played in the inaugural Queensland Cup in 1996, but left at the end of the season. Following a number of clubs leaving what was then known as the Mixwell Cup , the Sunshine Coast successfully applied for a...
successfully applied for one, and see this being a step towards one day being back in the Queensland Wizard Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
, while the other place went to the Aspley Devils
Aspley Broncos
The Aspley Broncos are a rugby league club in Brisbane, Australia. Aspley competes in the FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge competitions...
, who are now associated with the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
and are thus re-named the Aspley Broncos for the 2007 competition.
Former Teams
| Team | Home Ground | Entered Competition | Left Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brothers-ValleysBrothers-Valleys Brothers-Valleys were a rugby league team formed from a merger between the Brothers and Fortitude Valley Diehards teams in 2002. The team debuted in a pre-season match against St George-Illawarra in 2002, and for the next two seasons competed in the Brisbane A Grade Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts... |
O'Callagahn Park, Zillmere, Brisbane | 2002 | 2004 |
 Runaway Bay SeagullsRunaway Bay Seagulls The Runaway Bay Seagulls is a rugby league club based on the northern end of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. They play out of Bycroft Oval and their colours are Navy Blue, Red & White.... |
Bycroft Oval, Runaway Bay, Gold Coast | 2003 | 2005 |
 Hills District PanthersHills District Panthers The Hills District Panthers played only one year in the Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge, which was 2005. They were formed by the Arana Hills Panthers, a satellite club of the Wests Panthers, and while failed to make the finals of the Mixwell Cup, made the finals of the Mixwell Colts... |
Kev McKell Oval, Arana Hills, Brisbane | 2005 | 2005 |
 Tugun SeahawksTugun Seahawks The Tugun Seahawks are a Rugby League club based on the southern end of the Gold Coast. Their home ground is adjacent to Gold Coast Airport and their colours are Blue & White.... |
Betty Diamond Complex, Coolangatta, Gold Coast | 2005 | 2005 |
| Wests Panthers Wests Panthers The Western Suburbs Panthers, often simply referred to as Wests, are a rugby league club from Brisbane, Australia. The Club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in recent years and several name changes the club continued to operate... |
Purtell Park Purtell Park Purtell Park is a rugby league ground in Bardon, a suburb in Brisbane's west. It was the home ground for the Western Suburbs Panthers, who played in the Queensland Rugby League South East Queensland Division's Mixwell Cup and Mixwell Colts Challenge, and who played in the Queensland Cup until the... , Bardon, Brisbane |
2001 | 2005 |
Brisbane A-Grade premiers
| Season | Grand Final Information | Minor Premiers | ||
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| Premiers | Score | Runner-Up | ||
| 2001 | Easts Tigers Easts Tigers The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey... |
24-18 | Norths Devils Norths Devils The Northern Suburbs Devils, 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... |
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| 2002 | Easts Tigers Easts Tigers The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey... |
16-8 | Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.... |
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| 2003 | Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.... |
19-6 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
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| 2004 | Easts Tigers Easts Tigers The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey... |
21-20 | Burleigh Bears Burleigh Bears The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast, Australia. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground.... |
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| 2005 | Easts Tigers Easts Tigers The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey... |
31-22 | Burleigh Bears Burleigh Bears The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast, Australia. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground.... |
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| 2006 | Burleigh Bears Burleigh Bears The Burleigh Heads Rugby League Football Club are one of the oldest rugby league football clubs on the Gold Coast, Australia. Originally formed in 1934 playing out of Rudd Park, the club relocated to Pizzey Park in 1971, their current home ground.... |
28-6 | Tweed Heads Seagulls Tweed Heads Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and is the only non-Queensland team to play in the Queensland Cup.-History:... |
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| 2007 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
52-18 | Ipswich Jets Ipswich Jets The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition... |
Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
| 2008 | Easts Tigers Easts Tigers The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey... |
12-10 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
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| 2009 | Western Districts Panthers Wests Panthers The Western Suburbs Panthers, often simply referred to as Wests, are a rugby league club from Brisbane, Australia. The Club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in recent years and several name changes the club continued to operate... |
30-24 | Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.... |
Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.... |
See also
- Queensland Wizard Cup
- Queensland Rugby LeagueQueensland Rugby LeagueThe Queensland Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League and selects the members of Queensland State of Origin teams....