Here are 10 top bayside local league derbies between Wynnum Manly and Redcliffe Dolphins

There’s nothing like a homegrown showdown. Here are 10 top moments from bayside rugby league derbies between Wynnum Manly Seagulls and the Redcliffe Dolphins. SEE THE LIST

On the eve of another Herald Cup bayside blockbuster between the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Redcliffe Dolphins, we take a trip down memory lane and come up with 10 cracker jack moments.

From grand finals to star-studded match-ups and the games which helped shape the careers of legendary players and coaches – the history between the two teams has had everything.

Wynnum Manly and Redcliffe could add to that history when they face each other this Sunday at Kougari Oval from 2.10pm.

These are our favourite moments in clashes between the Seagulls and the Dolphins, two of the biggest brands in Australian rugby league.

Wynnum captain Luke Dalziel-Don celebrating the 2012 grand final win over Redcliffe.

THE 2012 GRAND FINAL

It was a victory which helped launch the decorated coaching career of Wynnum junior Paul Green. While Green had played in two grand finals for the Easts (now Brisbane) Tigers, and in semi-finals for Cronulla Sharks, he was a Wynnum junior. And how appropriate it was for him to coach the Seagulls to the 2012 title over Redcliffe, 20-10. That win helped launch him into the NRL, with the Roosters initially signing him before he moved to the Cowboys.

Wynnum rugby league greats David Green and Wally Lewis.

THE HEAVY LOSSES – and big wins

Wins are memorable and losses are nightmares, and Redcliffe have had a few nightmares at the hands of Wynnum Manly. In 1982 an all-star Wynnum won 33-0 – the year the Seagulls would won their first premiership. The Dolphins were also savaged 59-nil in 2010, and 46-10 in the 1986 State League Final. And again Wynnum pulled Redcliffe’s pants down 36-14 in 1987. Nightmares for Redcliffe, but sweet dreams for Wynnum fans.

REDCLIFFE’S SWEET DREAMS

Redcliffe has also had its moments to cherish in the bayside derby.

In the 1987 knockout semi final, Redcliffe beat a Wally Lewis-led Seagulls 30-7. So emphatic was the performance, that it played the Dolphins into the last ever BRL grand final against Brothers. In the semi-final victory Redcliffe’s mighty international front row of Bryan Neibling, Greg Conescu and Dave Brown paved the way to victory.

WINNING AT KOUGARI

Is there a better feeling for a visiting team than leaving the Wynnum Manly Leagues’ club car park with a victory under its belt. And so it was the case in 2008 when Redcliffe inflicted a 50-16 loss on Wynnum in the then Queensland Cup knockout semi final.

RAY “TANK’’ DUNCAN

They were wild old days back in the 1970s and early 1980s and there were no tougher packs around than Wynnum and Redcliffe. In the 1982 Woolies pre-season grand final at Lang Park, Redcliffe had Bob Jones and Terry Webb both sent off, yet took the game to Wynnum before the Seagulls won late, with Ray “Tank’’ Duncan plunging over.

SON, TIE YOU BOOT LACES UP

It was 1992, a television game, when Redcliffe’s James Wainwright remarkably lost both his boots in the match against Wynnum Manly. Losing one boot is feasible, but two? It was too much for an old school Tommy Raudonikis who gave him an absolute bagging on the television where he was commentating.

Redcliffe legend Wally Fullerton Smith in action.

THE 1980s – TAKE YOUR PICK OF THE PACKS

A run of the mill fixture in the 1980s were brutal affairs. Wynnum had Rod Morris in 1982, and then Mal Green, Ray “Tank’’ Duncan, Ian French, Greg Dowling, Gary Seaton and Brian Battese. Redcliffe had their own forward pack that was so tough, they would make a blindman look away and wince – Wally Fullerton-Smith, Vic Tighe, Tony Obst, Peter Griffiths, Bryan Neibling.

Wynnum Manly’s 1975 team.

PATTERSON’S BLINDER

The clash between the two iconic teams belonged to Bob Patterson in 1975. Patterson had a blinder, scoring 19 of his teams 25 points with three tries and five goals. Patterson was the first around the corner kicker playing first grade in Australia when joining Wynnum in 1969.

Wynnum Manly and Australian Rugby League legend Lionel Morgan.

INDIGENOUS TRIO DEMOLISH REDCLIFFE

In front of a record crowd of over 8000, fullback Harry Muir scored a magical try in the closing moments of the match, to see Wynnum Manly come from behind to snatch a 17-14 win over Redcliffe at the Redcliffe Showgrounds.

The first indigenous player to represent Australia, Lionel Morgan, also scored the other spectacular try of the match, when the star winger intercepted a wayward pass only five yards out from his own line ran the length of the field to score. This try really gave the baysiders their winning momentum in the second half.

Bill McDermott also impressed for Wynnum Manly in the memorable win.

‘GULLS WIN QUEST NEWSPAPERS TROPHY

In front of a crowd of more than 1500 people, the Wynnum Seagulls A Grade claimed the Quest Newspapers trophy with an 18-6 victory over the Dolphins. Then Wynnum Herald editor Allan Watson presented the trophy to Wynnum skipper Darren Whipps. The win for the Seagulls was special because Redcliffe had dominance over Wynnum for six years previously and almost every player Seagulls player was a local, something rarely seen in elite level football.