1/502018: Kiah COOPER (Tweed Heads Seagulls) - Photo SMPIMAGES.COM / Newscorp. Action from the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) Intrust Super Cup round 16 clash between the Burleigh Bears v Tweed Heads Seagulls, played at Pizzy Park Miami Gold Coast.
Top 50 Gold Coast Rugby League photos of the decade
Through the soaring highs and heartbreaking lows, Gold Coast Bulletin photographers have been there for it all. Here are 50 of the best rugby league photos captured this decade.
2/502014: Bycroft Cup Grand Final Day held at Pizzey Park. A grade Tugun Seahawks v Southport Tigers. Southport Tigers celebrate their win by tipping and esky full of water of their coach Steve Dowd.. Picture by Scott Fletcher
3/502017: The Burleigh Bears Waka Wanaha is crash tackled over the sideline during the Gold Coast Rugby League Grand Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls today at Pizzy Park. Photo Scott Powick Daily News
4/502019: Action from the NRL masters carnival at Runaway Bay. Broken Hill Utd (Dragons colours) V the Cook Island Turtles. Picture Glenn Hampson
5/502010: Gold Coast Rugby League Bycroft Cup A grade Grand Final played at Pizzey park between Southport Tigers and Bilambil . Southport Player No 5 Try Scott mulligan Bilambil Player No 1Drew lanston .
6/502010: Gold Coast Rugby League Bycroft Cup A grade Grand Final played at Pizzey park between Southport Tigers and Bilambil . Southport Player No 15 James Marcus Bilambil Player No 10 Wade Hall .
7/502010: Gold Coast Junior Rugby League Under 12s Grand Final Burleigh Bears (Maroon) vs Mudgeeraba Redbacks at Parkwood Sharks Junior Rugby League Grounds. Photo: Mudgeeraba Zaarne Bourke (ball)
8/502010: Gold Coast Rugby League Bycroft Cup A grade Grand Final played at Pizzey park between Southport Tigers and Bilambil . Southport Player No 12 John Flint Bilambil Player No .
9/502010: Gold Coast Rugby League Bycroft Cup A grade Grand Final played at Pizzey park between Southport Tigers and Bilambil . Southport Player No 3 Jeston Craig Bilambil Player No 2 Guy Lanston .
10/502011: Gold Coast Rugby League. Bilambil versus Southport. Bilambil Jackson Springer.
11/502011: Gold Coast Rugby League. Bilambil versus Southport. Bilambil Matt Nuttall and Southport Watene Waenga were both sent off for 10 mins for fighting.
12/502011: Bycroft Cup Reserve Grand Final between Burleigh Bears and Southport Tigers (orange) at Pizzy Park.
13/502011: QRL Tweed Seagulls v Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, held at Piggabeen Sports Ground. Seagulls player Brad Davis.
14/502011: QRL Tweed Seagulls v Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, held at Piggabeen Sports Ground. Seagulls player Selasi Berdie is tackled.
15/502012: Action from the Bycroft Cup rugby league Grand Final between the Burleigh Bears and the Tugun Seahawks, held at Pizzey Park, Miami. Photo of Jacob Grant.
16/502012: Round 1 of the Gold Coast Rugby League Bycroft Cup, Southport vs Cudgen - Southport’s Ryan Pearson runs into Cudgen players
17/502012: Round 1 of the Gold Coast Rugby League Bycroft Cup, Southport vs Cudgen - Southport’s Sione Akauola
18/502012: Aaron Canning of Tweed Heads in action. Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Tweed Heads .
19/502012: John Te Reo of the Seagulls during the Intrust Super Cup Semi-Final between the Wynnum Manly Seagulls and the Tweed Heads Seagulls. Pic Darren England.
20/502013: Queensland final of the GIO Cup national schoolboys rugby league competition. Keebra Park SHS (Gold Coast) v St Brendan’s College (Yeppoon).at Kougari Oval Wynnum Manly leagues club ..No 11 for Keebra Lamar Manuel-Liolevave
21/502013: Action from the Bycroft Cup rugby league match between the Tugun Seahawks (blue) and the Bilambil Jets (green), held at Boyd Street Oval, Tugun. Tugun’s Travis Barry makes a break.
22/502013: Action from the Bycroft Cup rugby league match between the Tugun Seahawks (blue) and the Bilambil Jets (green), held at Boyd Street Oval, Tugun. Tugun’s Joel Skyes (with ball) beats Bilambil’s Jack O’Brien to the corner post to score a try.
23/502013: Bycroft Cup - Southport Tigers (orange) vs Cudgen at Southport. Photo of Tim Matenga. The try was disallowed.
24/502013: Action from the Bycroft Cup rugby league match between the Southport Tigers (orange) and the Bilambil Jets (green), held at Southport. (L-R) Kimi Pakipaki-Hemopo upends Jimmy Armstrong.
25/502014: Bycroft Cup Grand Final Day held at Pizzey Park. A grade Tudun Seahawks v Southport Tigers. Tugun’s Daniel Backo is tackled but manages to offload. Picture by Scott Fletcher
26/502014: Bycroft Cup. Tugun (blue) vs Tweed Heads at Tugun. Photo of Dylan Nash. Photo by Richard Gosling
27/502014: Bycroft Cup. Southport v Currumbin (in red) at Owen Park, Southport. Photo of Kenny Hemopo scoring in the corner. Photo by Richard Gosling
28/502014: Inturst Super cup. Burleigh Bears v Easts tigers at Pizzey Park. Photo of Caleb Morehu. Photo by Richard Gosling
29/502014: Sam Clune (left) of Mackay Cutters tackles Pele Peletelese (right) of Burleigh Bears before a try during their match at Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast. Picture: Regi Varghese
30/502015: The Tweed Heads Seagulls vs. Papua New Guinea Hunters for Intrust Super Cup game at Pigabeen. Photo of Dane Clarke. Pic by Richard Gosling
31/502015: Coast 2 Coast Cup preliminary final Tugun Seahawks vs. Tweed Heads Seagulls at Betty Diamond Oval - Boyd Street, Tugun. Photo of Michael Burgess.
32/502015: Coast 2 Coast Cup major semi-final. Burleigh Bears v Tugun Seahawks. Bears #16 Todd Seymour gets tackled by Seahawks #5 Joel Sykes Photo: Kit Wise
33/502015: Coast 2 Coast Cup finals round Currumbin v Tweed Heads. Currumbin’s Matt Hundy crossing the line. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
34/502016: Ben Bullock (centre) of Bilambil Jets tries to escape a tackle from Brayden Evans (right) of Currumbin Eagles during the Gold Coast-Tweed Rugby League A-grade match played at the Ormeau Shearers Rugby League Club, Ormeau, Gold Coast. Photo: Regi Varghese
35/502016: Cameron CULLEN (BURLEIGH BEARS) 25th September 2016 - Queensland Rugby League (QRL) Grand Final Day - Game day Action from the 2016 QRL Intrust Super Cup Rugby League Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Between the Burleigh Bears v Redcliffe Dolphins. Photo: SMP IMAGES.COM / QRL MEDIA
36/502016: Burleigh Bears’ Lachlan Burr in action in Round 25 of the Queensland Cup at Pizzey Park, Burleigh Bears against Souths Logan on Sunday. Photo: Jerad Williams
37/502016: Kierran Moseley (centre) of Tweed Heads Seagulls tries to break alway from Connor Broadhurst of Burleigh Bears during their Intrust Super Cup rugby league match played at Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast. Picture: Regi Varghese
38/502016: Queensland final of GIO Schoolboy Cup rugby league comp between Keebra Park High and Coombabah High. Keebra Parks Connelly Leumele kicks winning field goal and team celebrate, then are swamped by supporters. Picture Glenn Hampson
39/502017: Lorenzo Maafu - The Burleigh Bears celebrate winning the Gold Coast Rugby League Grand Final against the Runaway Bay Seagulls today at Pizzy Park. Picture: Scott Powick/Daily News
40/502017: Gold Coast Rugby League preliminary final between Tugun and Runaway Bay. Photo of Jamie Anderson. Photo by Richard Gosling
41/502017: Daniel VIDOT (BURLEIGH BEARS) PHOTO SMPIMAGES.COM - Action from the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) Intrust Super Cup ROund 16 clash between the Burleigh Bears v Ipswich Jets played at Pizzy Park, Gold Coast 25th June 2017.
42/502017: Jake CARL (BURLEIGH BEARS) PHOTO SMPIMAGES.COM - Action from the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) Intrust Super Cup ROund 16 clash between the Burleigh Bears v Ipswich Jets played at Pizzy Park, Gold Coast 25th June 2017.
43/502018: Rugby League Gold Coast grand final between Runaway Bay and Tweed Heads at Pizzey Park. Tweeds Harrison Hughes flicks one out the back despite the attention of Bays John Mackin. Picture Glenn Hampson
44/502018: Rugby League Gold Coast grand final between Runaway Bay and Tweed Heads at Pizzey Park. Runaway bay Bay Captain Jamie Anderson held by fans after winning the Grand Final. Picture Glenn Hampson
45/502018: Action pics of Rugby League Gold Coast Round 13 match between Southport and Tweed Heads. Photo of Curtis Dansey-Smaller. Photo by Richard Gosling
46/502018: Kiah COOPER (Tweed Heads Seagulls) - Photo SMPIMAGES.COM / Newscorp. Action from the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) Intrust Super Cup round 16 clash between the Burleigh Bears v Tweed Heads Seagulls, played at Pizzy Park Miami Gold Coast.
47/502019: Rugby League Gold Coast preliminary final between Currumbin and Southport Match played at Southport. Southport Player No victory Currumbin player No Pic Mike Batterham
48/502019: Rugby League Gold Coast A grade fixture between Tugun and Southport match played at Tugun. Tugun player No19 Sam Latu (Try) Southport player No . Pic Mike Batterham
49/502019: Rugby League Gold Coast A grade fixture between Tugun and Southport match played at Tugun. Tugun player No10 Levi Norton Southport player No . Pic Mike Batterham
50/502019: Rugby League Gold Coast A grade - Southport vs. Runaway Bay match played at Southport. Southport Player No Runaway Bay player No23 Jewan Wedderburn-Parrish Pic Mike Batterham
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