Seven sons of guns at the Dolphins Academy or Redcliffe

Seven sons of guns have made NRL newbees the Dolphins’ rugby league’s new family club. Read here about the famous names living on at Redcliffe.

Redcliffe junior Nate Berrigan playing for Queensland. Picture, John Gass

Move over Canterbury-Bankstown: With seven sons of former guns, the Redcliffe-based Dolphins were now rugby league’s new family club.

With the Hughes (Garry, Mark and Graeme) and Mortimer brothers (Steve, Chris and Peter), the Bulldogs were once the league’s most famous family club, challenged only by Souths when the four Burgess boys played.

But now Redcliffe has that mantle. In either the Dolphins NRL Academy or the Redcliffe Dolphins under 16 squad there were seven sons of notable past players, including Test and Origin legends.

Petero Civoniceva Photo: Kit Wise

One of Redcliffe’s favourite sons, the legendary Petero Civoniceva, has a son saddling up for the Connell Challenge under 16s. But there are others. Full list here.

Adaquix Luke playing for Marsden SHS as a fullback. Pics Adam Head

Adaquix Luke and Issac Luke: Adaquix is the son of New Zealand Test great and South Sydney legend Issac who played 188 of his 286 NRL matches with the Rabbitohs. Luke also played an extraordinary 43 Tests, with his ball playing and dummy half running game make him one of the finest No. 9s of his era.

Former NRL star Isaac Luke with the Marsden team during the Walters Cup last season. Pics Adam Head

Unlike his dad, Marsden State High School student Adaquix plays as far away from dummy half as you can get – he is a fleet-a-foot fullback. Adaquix has been signed by the Dolphins as a academy player.

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Nate Berrigan and Barry Berrigan: Nate is the son of Barry Berrigan, a hard working hooker who split his 56 NRL appearances between the Bulldogs and the Brisbane Broncos. Nate is a grassroots Dolphins junior who attends Redcliffe SHS.

Redcliffe junior Nate Berrigan playing for Queensland. Picture, John Gass

Like his dad, he has a high work ethic which contributed to his selection as a back rower in last year’s Queensland under 15 team. Nate has been signed as a Dolphins Academy player and will also play in Redcliffe’s under 16 Connell Challenge side. Nate’s uncle is also Shaun Berrigan, the Broncos premiership winner and Mr Utility of the Queensland State of Origin team.

Braelan Marsh as a Queensland under-12 schoolboy. He is now a Dolphins academy member.

Braelan Marsh and PJ Marsh: Braelan is the son of former Queensland State of Origin series winning hooker PJ Marsh who played 158 NRL matches, mainly with Parramatta. Central Queensland to the core, PJ Marsh’s youngster also plays dummy half and has been signed to the Dolphins Academy. A Mount Archer State School alumni who attends St Brendan’s College, Marsh was a Queensland under 12 and Queensland under 15 representative.

CQ Capras' under-16 player Carter Ford, the son of Carl Webb.

Carter Ford and Carl Webb: Carter is the son of one of Queensland’s finest Origin players, former Test forward Carl Webb. Twice Webb scored extraordinary individual tries for the Maroons, and his career included 15 Origins and 187 NRL games, 115 with the Cowboys and 66 with the Broncos. Like father, like son, Carter also plays in the forwards and has been signed by the Dolphins as an Academy player. He attends St Brendan’s College.

Cody Starr as a junior on the Sunshine Coast.

Cody Starr and Adam Starr: Cody is the son of prop Adam Starr who played 48 NSWRL games, mostly for the Balmain Tigers, before continuing his career with Redcliffe in the Q-Cup, and then with Gympie where he was a premiership winner. Like his dad, Cody is also a highly thought of prop, tall and strong, who is both a member of the Dolphins Academy and also a Redcliffe Dolphins under 16 player.

Noah Fien as a child when his dad played for the DRagons. Now he is a Redcliffe under 16 player..

Noah Fien and Nathan Fien: Noah is the son of Nathan, a Test and NRL champion (277 games) who also played in a winning State of Origin series for Queensland. Nathan was initially a halfback, who became a marvellous ball playing dummy half in a career which included winning the 2010 premiership under Wayne Bennett at the Dragons, and also 22 Tests for New Zealand. Like his dad, Nathan is starting off as a halfback and he will play in the Redcliffe Dolphins under 16 side this season.

Kayden and Petero Civoniceva: The name Civoniceva is one of the most famous on the Peninsula. Petero Civoniceva senior was a club rugby warhorse who stood so tall at Dalton Park, Redcliffe, he cast a shadow as long as any light pole in the area.

Petero Civoniceva with his family, including Kaden, left.(AAP Image/Richard Walker)

His son is Redcliffe raised Petero junior, a legend of rugby league and one of the finest gentlemen known in the sport. Petero Civoniceva junior played a record breaking 45 Tests as a front row, and on 33 occasions for Queensland. He played 309 NRL games, mostly at the Broncos (235). Kayden also plays front row and has been strongly with the Redcliffe Dolphins under 16 Connell Challenge team this season.

Redcliffe's Petero Civoniceva Photo: Kit Wise

Originally published as Seven sons of guns at the Dolphins Academy or Redcliffe