Normanby Hounds

Normanby Hounds

Club information
Full name	Normanby Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Hounds
Short name	Normanby Hounds
Colours	Blue   White
Gegründet	1947
Current details
Ground(s)	Bert St.Clair Oval, Graceville
CEO	Michael Crosby
Competition	Brisbane Rugby League

The Normanby Rugby League Football Club, commonly known as the Normanby Hounds, was formed at the Normanby Hotel in 1947. Arguably Brisbane’s most successful amateur club, Normanby Rugby League Football Club has won twenty Premierships in five different Leagues over the years and is thought to be the only club to do so. These include trophies in Shiftworkers’ League, Commercial League, Metropolitan League, Public Service League and Brisbane Second Division. With an average of one Premiership in every 3.45 years, the club’s record is the envy of many others. This is a tribute to all the great players, the foresight of the administrators, the support of the families and the wonderful long-term supporters of this great club. The Normanby Club is a real survivor. The Club will reach a milestone of seventy-five year's history in 2022 and in the current climate of professionalism that will be an extraordinary achievement. In the past seventy years not only have we seen the disappearance of the Shiftworkers’, Commercial, Metropolitan, Church and Public Service Leagues, but we have seen the demise of many once proud clubs. Hamilton Cities, SGIO, Queensland Newspapers, Police, Firefighters, Brisbane City Council, Taxation, DPI, Main Roads, CUA have all gone, to name but a few. However Normanby still stands strong. This is a tribute to those who have gone before and who have built such a strong foundation on which this proud club now stands.

Normanby R.L.F.C. Premiership Record A record of the finals appearances for the Normanby R.L.F.C. since the club first entered a Premiership Competition in 1950. Up until 2018, the club had contested Premierships for a total of 69 years for 20 Premierships. This equates to one Premiership every 3.45 years! A remarkable record indeed.

1950 Semi-Finalists 1951 B Grade Premiers 1952 A Grade Premiers 1952 B Grade Premiers 1953 A Semi-finalists 1953 B Grand-finalists 1954 B Grand-Finalists 1955 Unplaced 1956 Semi-finalists 1957 Grand-finalists 1958 No Finals Played 1959 Semi-finalists 1960 A Grade Premiers 1961 A Grade Premiers 1962 Grand-Finalists 1963 Grand-finalists 1964 Grand-finalists 1965 Semi-finalists 1966 Grand-finalists 1967 Semi-finalists 1968 Semi-finalists 1969 Prelim-finalists 1970 Prelim-finalists 1971 Premiers 1972 Premiers 1973 Premiers 1974 Premiers 1975 Grand-finalists 1976 Premiers 1977 Prelim-finalists 1978 Unplaced 1979 Unplaced 1980 Semi-finalists 1981 Premiers 1982 Premiers 1983 Premiers 1984 Premiers 1985 Premiers 1986 Prelim-finalists 1987 Unplaced 1988 Unplaced 1989 Unplaced 1990 Unplaced 1991 Unplaced 1992 Grand-finalists 1993 Premiers 1994 Unplaced 1995 Semi-finalists 1996 Unplaced 1997 Grand-finalists 1998 Unplaced 1999 Premiers 2000 Unplaced 2001 Unplaced 2002 Unplaced 2003 Prelim-finalists 2004 Unplaced 2005 Unplaced 2006 Semi-finalists

2007 Premiers          

2008 Unplaced 2009 Unplaced 2010 Unplaced 2011 Unplaced 2012 Unplaced 2013 Premiers 2014 Unplaced 2015 Semi-finalists 2016 Unplaced 2017 Prelim-finalists 2018 Premiers

Normanby competes in the Brisbane Rugby League, Reserve Grade and the Brisbane Second Division Rugby League with the club playing out of Bert St.Clair Oval in Graceville, Queensland.

The club now has a junior arm in conjunction with Souths Graceville. The new junior club is called Graceville Normanby and plays in a combination of the Green and Black of Graceville and the Royal Blue and White of Normanby. The senior arm of the club remains as the Normanby Hounds and plays in the traditional Blue and White strip.

Head coach is Luke Srama The Second Division team plays in Northside 2, and the club also field a team in Womens Div 3 (Green) and a team in BRL Over 35s. ==See also==

External links

• Club website