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, 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.

The Premiership Years:1951,1952 (A Grade), 1952 (B Grade), 1960, 1961, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2013, 2018. Runners-up:1953, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1992, 1997. Semi-finalists:1950, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1986, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2015,2017.

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