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{{Infobox rugby league club
| clubname = '''Cairns Cyclones'''
| image = Cairns_Cyclones_RLFC.png
| fullname = Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club
| emblem = 
| colours = {{leagueicon|cairns cyclones|16}} Green, white and gold
| founded = 1996
| exited = 2000
| sport = [[Rugby League]]
| league = [[Queensland Cup]]
| ground = [[Barlow Park]]
| capacity = seating 1,700, standing 15,000
| ceo = 
| captain = 
| coach = 
| season = 
| position = 
| premierships = Nil
| runners = Nil
| minors = Nil
| spoons = Nil
| mostpoints =
| win =  48-0 v [[Bundaberg]] Grizzlies at [[Salter Oval]], 1998
| loss = 78-4 v [[Easts Tigers]] at [[Langlands Park]], 2000
| homejersey = Cairns Cyclones 1997 jersey.png
}}

The '''Cairns Cyclones''' were a [[rugby league]] team that competed in the [[Queensland Rugby League|QRL]] [[Queensland Cup]] competition from 1996 to 2000. The inaugural 1996 team included the Captain/Coach and six first grade players from [[Cairns District Rugby League|CDRL]]'s [[Smithfield, Queensland|Smithfield]]-based Ivanhoes Rugby League Club.

== History ==
After a great first year in 1996 when they made the Preliminary Finals, they dropped down the ladder in subsequent seasons, finishing in last place in 2000. A lack of support from locals and other [[Queensland Rugby League Northern Division#Cairns District Rugby League|Cairns rugby league clubs]], combined with increasing financial difficulties, meant the Cyclones withdrew from the Competition at the end of the 2000 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rleague.com/news/Cairns-Cyclones-are-no-more_116680/|title=Cairns Cyclones are no more|access-date=26 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221235931/http://rleague.com/news/Cairns-Cyclones-are-no-more_116680/#|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

North Queensland was represented in the Queensland Cup from 2002-2007 by the [[Townsville]] [[North Queensland Young Guns]], who were a feeder club to the [[North Queensland Cowboys]]. (The [[Queensland Cup]] was known as the Bundy Gold Cup from 2000-2001, the Queensland Cup from 2002-2004 and the Queensland Wizard Cup from 2005-2007).

In 2008 the rationalisation of rugby league below the [[NRL]] level meant the [[North Queensland Young Guns]] entered the [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|NRL under 20's competition]] and the northern expansion of the Queensland Cup saw the establishment of a new Cairns-based [[Queensland Rugby League|QRL]] side, the [[Northern Pride RLFC|Northern Pride]].

==Staff==
* Manager: Nigel Tillett
* Coach: Gary Smith (1996{{ndash}}1999, formerly [[Cairns District Rugby League|CDRL]] Ivanhoes Knights), Brad Tessman (2000).

==Colours==
The Cyclones' colours were traditionally green, white and gold.

==Home ground==
The Cyclones' home ground was [[Barlow Park]] in [[Cairns]]. The playing field is 114&nbsp;metres long (100&nbsp;metres of field plus two 7&nbsp;metre in goal areas) by 68&nbsp;metres wide. The facility is floodlit for night games with four towers providing 620 lux. The venue has a capacity of 15,000 which includes 1,700 seats (mostly undercover). The car park can accommodate approximately 300 vehicles.

*1996 season - 8 home games (won 5, lost 3)
*1997 season - 7 home games (won 3, drew 1, lost 3)
*1998 season - 7 home games (won 1, drew 1, lost 5)
*1999 season - 7 home games (won 3, lost 4)
*2000 season - home games (won, lost )

==Seasons==

===1996 season===
{{Main|1996 Cairns Cyclones season}}
{{See also|1996 Queensland Cup season}}
Channel Nine Cup: Finished 5th on the Premiership table after winning 10 of their 15 games. Lost the Preliminary semi-final 12-16 to [[Easts Tigers]] at [[Barlow Park]].<br />
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|- style="background: #ffffff;"
!width=40 abbr="Position" |Position
!width=185 |Round 15 - 1996
!width=25 abbr="Played" |P
!width=25 abbr="Won" |W
!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=25 abbr="Bye" |B
!width=40 abbr="Points for" |For
!width=40 abbr="Points against" |Against
!width=40 abbr="Points difference" |Diff
!width=40 abbr="Points" |Points
|- style="background: #d7ebed;"
|5||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cairns Cyclones|16}} Cairns Cyclones
|15||10||5||0||0||310||224||+84||'''20'''
|-
|}

===1997 season===
{{Main|1997 Cairns Cyclones season}}
{{See also|1997 Queensland Cup season}}
Channel Nine Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background: #ffffff;"
!width=40 abbr="Position" |Position
!width=185 |Round 18 - 1997
!width=25 abbr="Played" |P
!width=25 abbr="Won" |W
!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=25 abbr="Bye" |B
!width=40 abbr="Points for" |For
!width=40 abbr="Points against" |Against
!width=40 abbr="Points difference" |Diff
!width=40 abbr="Points" |Points
|- style="background: #d7ebed;"
|9||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cairns Cyclones|16}} Cairns Cyclones
|18||7||10||1||0||318||352||-34||'''15'''
|-
|}

===1998 season===
{{Main|1998 Cairns Cyclones season}}
{{See also|1998 Queensland Cup season}}
Queensland Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background: #ffffff;"
!width=40 abbr="Position" |Position
!width=185 |Round 22 - 1998
!width=25 abbr="Played" |P
!width=25 abbr="Won" |W
!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=25 abbr="Bye" |B
!width=40 abbr="Points for" |For
!width=40 abbr="Points against" |Against
!width=40 abbr="Points difference" |Diff
!width=40 abbr="Points" |Points
|- style="background: #d7ebed;"
|10||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cairns Cyclones|16}} Cairns Cyclones
|22||8||12||2||0||500||642||-142||'''18'''
|-
|}

===1999 season===
{{Main|1999 Cairns Cyclones season}}
{{See also|1999 Queensland Cup season}}
Queensland Cup
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background: #ffffff;"
!width=40 abbr="Position" |Position
!width=185 |Round 22 - 1999
!width=25 abbr="Played" |P
!width=25 abbr="Won" |W
!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=25 abbr="Bye" |B
!width=40 abbr="Points for" |For
!width=40 abbr="Points against" |Against
!width=40 abbr="Points difference" |Diff
!width=40 abbr="Points" |Points
|- style="background: #d7ebed;"
|8||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cairns Cyclones|16}} Cairns Cyclones
|22||9||12||1||0||494||514||-20||'''19'''
|-
|}

===2000 season===
{{Main|2000 Cairns Cyclones season}}
{{See also|2000 Queensland Cup season}}
Bundy Gold Cup<br />Cairns Cyclones Bundy Gold Cup 2000 season statistics can be found [https://archive.today/20130201075917/http://queensland.rleague.com/results/2000/team-cai.php here].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background: #ffffff;"
!width=40 abbr="Position" |Position
!width=185 |Round 22 - 2000
!width=25 abbr="Played" |P
!width=25 abbr="Won" |W
!width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=25 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=25 abbr="Bye" |B
!width=40 abbr="Points for" |For
!width=40 abbr="Points against" |Against
!width=40 abbr="Points difference" |Diff
!width=40 abbr="Points" |Points
|- style="background: #d7ebed;"
|12||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Cairns Cyclones|16}} Cairns Cyclones
|22||2||20||0||0||228||854||-566||'''4'''
|-
|}

===Cairns Cyclones Players (and seasons played) {{leagueicon|Cairns Cyclones|16}}===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
Aaron Port: 1997<br />
Adam Bowditch: 2000<br />
Adam Connolly: 1999<br />
Andrew Bulmer: 1997<br />
Andy Henley: 1996-7<br />
Anthony Sexton: 2000<br />
Ben Heath: 1999<br />
Ben Rauter: 1999<br />
Ben Zamatarro: 1997<br />
Boyd Lorimer: 1997<br />
Brad Coey-Braddon: 2000<br />
Brett Blennerhassett: 1998<br />
Brian Balderson: 1998<br />
Brian Fourmile: 1996<br />
Bronson Ryan: 2000<br />
Cameron McNab: 1999<br />
Chad Halliday: 1999<br />
Chad Prien: 1996 & 1999<br />
Chris Kelly: 1996<br />
Chris Muckett: 1999<br />
Chris Vanoletti: 1996<br />
Cian Jacobs: 1997<br />
Clint Arnol: 2000<br />
Clint Zammit: 2000
{{col-break}}
Colin Prince: 1998<br />
Craig Cygler: 1996-7<br />
David Maiden: 1996-7<br />
Denny Lambert: 1999<br />
Duncn Naawi: 1998<br />
Fabian Della Bosca: 1997<br />
Gavin Sant: 1997<br />
Greg Burke: 1999<br />
Jaime McIntosh 1998-2000<br />
Jason Barsley: 1998 & 2000<br />
Jason Berg: 1999-2000<br />
John Bolsem: 1998<br />
John Clifford: 1996-7<br />
John Doyle: 1999<br />
John Manning: 1999<br />
Karl Dawson: 1998-2000<br />
Kerry Amory: 2000<br />
Lama Ahmat: 2000<br />
Leigh McWilliams: 1999<br />
Leon Yeatman: 1999/2000<br />
Liam Johnson: 1999<br />
Mark Fakahua: 2000<br />
Matt Clifford: 1996<br />
Matt Hensler: 1996<br />
Michal Mahoney: 1997
{{col-break}}
Mick Cooney: 1999<br />
Mick Skardon: 1996-7<br />
Nathan Butterworth: 1997-8<br />
Nathan Fein: 1999<br />
Nathan Woods: 1996-7<br />
Neil Stanley: 2000<br />
Nick Patterson: 1999<br />
Noel Haslem: 1998<br />
Noel Slade: 2000<br />
Patrick Gardner: 2000<br />
Paul Dezolt: 1999<br />
Paul Fowler: 1996-7, 1999 & 2000<br />
Paul Ketchell: 1998<br />
Paul Pensini: 1999<br />
Peter Dangerfield: 1997<br />
Peter Deaves: 1996-7 & 1999<br />
Phil Yanner: 1998<br />
Quinton Nicol: 2000<br />
Richard Murgha: 1996-7<br />
Robbie Hollingsworth: 1996<br />
Robbie Schmidt: 1996-7<br />
Rober David: 1998<br />
[[Scott Asimus]]: 1999<br />
Scott Donald: 1999<br />
Scott Mahon: 1999
{{col-break}}
Scott Manns: 1997<br />
Scott Prince: 1999<br />
[[Scott Tronc]]: 1996<br />
Scott Williamson: 2000<br />
Shane Medhurst : 1997-8<br />
Shane Muspratt: 1999<br />
Shane Vivian (Lock): 1997<br />
Shannon Furber: 2000<br />
Shannon Van Balen: 1996-7 & 1999<br />
Stephen Tillett: 1997<br />
Sterling Fourmile: 1998<br />
Steve Howlett: 1996<br />
Steve Singleton: 1998 & 2000<br />
Steve Womal: 1996<br />
Steven Hepworth: 1997<br />
Swaggie Nona: 1998<br />
Tasman Van Balen: 1997<br />
Tim Kopp: 2000<br />
Troy Lorimer: 1996-7<br />
Ty Walter: 2000<br />
[[Ty Williams]] 2000<br />
Victor Akiba: 2000<br />
Wade Backmann: 1999<br />
Wes Davies: 1998<br />
{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|Queensland}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050904205544/http://queensland.rleague.com/clubs/cairns.php Cairns Cyclones Statistics] retrieved 7 December 2005
* [http://www.northernpride.com.au/ Northern Pride Official site]

{{Queensland Cup}}
{{Rugby League in Queensland}}

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