1/94Cutters' Tully Allwood frees up the play in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
Monster photo gallery as winter sports return in FNQ
Three major codes kicked off their 2021 seasons while rugby league returned after the Easter break on a monster weekend of sport across Far North Queensland.
2/94Crocs' Zach Beckman soars high to take a mark in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
3/94Crocs' Liam Brandt gets a kick away in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
4/94Cutters' Tim Arnel kicks in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
5/94Cutters' Chris Ransom swings possession back in South Cairns' favour in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
6/94Tempers flared up on multiple occasions in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
7/94Tempers flared up on multiple occasions in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
8/94Cutters' Josh Barnett gets away from three Crocs defenders in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
9/94Cutters' Lachlan Rhook takes control of the play in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
10/94Crocs' Brandon Kilty controls the ball in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
11/94Crocs' David Oates looks to offload but only finds Cutters jerseys in the AFL Cairns Premiership men's match between the South Cairns Cutters and the Port Douglas Crocs, held at Fretwell Park, Bentley Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
12/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: North Cairns v City Lions at Watsons Oval. Lions' Luana Healey. Picture: Stewart McLean
13/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: North Cairns v City Lions at Watsons Oval. Lions' Dasia Creede-Wray. Picture: Stewart McLean
14/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: North Cairns v City Lions at Watsons Oval. Lions' Laquoiya Cockatoo-Matlap. Picture: Stewart McLean
15/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: Manunda Hawks v Centrals Trinity Beach at Cazalys. Bulldogs' Brooke Knight. Picture: Stewart McLean
16/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: North Cairns v City Lions at Watsons Oval. Tigers' Alinta Batten and Lions' Talitha Aynsley. Picture: Stewart McLean
17/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: North Cairns v City Lions at Watsons Oval. Lions' Mesapa Frank. Picture: Stewart McLean
18/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: Manunda Hawks v Centrals Trinity Beach at Cazalys. Hawks' Jennifer Damon, Bulldogs' Taylor Drewitt and Kat Fatnowna. Picture: Stewart McLean
19/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: Manunda Hawks v Centrals Trinity Beach at Cazalys. Bulldogs' Kat Fatnowna and Hawks' Molly Taig. Picture: Stewart McLean
20/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: Manunda Hawks v Centrals Trinity Beach at Cazalys. Bulldogs' Kat Fatnowna and Hawks' Tayla O'Dea. Picture: Stewart McLean
21/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: Manunda Hawks v Centrals Trinity Beach at Cazalys. Hawks' Tiarne Sparks. Picture: Stewart McLean
22/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: Manunda Hawks v Centrals Trinity Beach at Cazalys. Bulldogs' Ruby Nandy-Brim. Picture: Stewart McLean
23/94AFL Cairns Womens, Round 1: North Cairns v City Lions at Watsons Oval. Lions' Mesapa Frank. Picture: Stewart McLean
24/94Edmonton's Aaron Daniel in action in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
25/94Edmonton's Tiaki Satrick runs into a wall of Yarrabah defence in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
26/94Tempers boiled over on several occasions in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
27/94Yarrabah's Zac Mossman is tackled high by Lee Kennedy in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
28/94Edmonton's Tyrees Crathern stands over Yarrabah's Coleridge Pabah after he threw a punch at his team mate in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
29/94Tempers boiled over on several occasions in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
30/94Edmonton's Lachlan Reyson runs the ball up in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
31/94Edmonton's Tyrees Crathern stands over Yarrabah's Coleridge Pabah after he threw a punch at his team mate in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
32/94Yarrabah's Rodrick Pymcarl runs through the middle in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
33/94Yarrabah's Bruce Murgha runs the ball through the middle in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
34/94Yarrabah's Guwelle Costello jumps up and lands a forearm on Edmonton's Wes Walker in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
35/94Edmonton's Lee Kennedy is lifted horizontally by Yarrabah players in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
36/94Yarrabah's Zac Mossman crashes over to score his team's first try of the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
37/94Yarrabah halfback Keishon Hunter Flanders in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
38/94Edmonton's Liam Heidermann puts in a strong run in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
39/94Yarrabah's Coleridge Pabah throws a punch at Edmonton's Daniel Lazarus in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
40/94Edmonton's Wes Walker copped a swinging forearm from Yarrabah's Guwelle Costello in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between, the Edmonton Storm and the Yarrabah Seahawks, held at Peterson Park, Edmonton. Picture: Brendan Radke
41/94Knights' Blayde Lawson proved hard to stop in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
42/94Cockatoos' Reece Hanlon in action in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
43/94Cockatoo's Tyler Ratcliffe is crunched in an Ivanhoes tackle in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
44/94Cockatoos fullback Cephas Chinfat makes metres straight through the middle in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
45/94Knights' Adrian Henley makes his way out of his team's end in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
46/94Cockatoos' Shane McCooly comes in over Knights' Dallas Skardon in a tackle in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
47/94Knights' Stuart Fogilis finds a gap in the Cockatoo's defence in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
48/94Knights Dallas Skardon breaks through the Cockatoos' defence in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
49/94Cockatoos' Reece Hanlon in action in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
50/94Cockatoo's Jai Watson in action in the Cairns and District Rugby League (CDRL) match between the Ivanhoe Knights and the Southern Suburbs Cockatoos, held at Smithfield. Picture: Brendan Radke
51/94Gold Stars captain Romy Teitzel in action in the QRL BHP Premiership match between the North Queensland Gold Stars and the Valleys Diehards, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
52/94Gold Stars' Jasmine Peters is chased down by Diehards captain Ali Brigginshaw in the QRL BHP Premiership match between the North Queensland Gold Stars and the Valleys Diehards, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
53/94Cairns product Tahlullah Tillett is hit hard by Diehards' Kody House in the QRL BHP Premiership match between the North Queensland Gold Stars and the Valleys Diehards, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
54/94Gold Stars' Mateeka Nielson runs the ball up in the QRL BHP Premiership match between the North Queensland Gold Stars and the Valleys Diehards, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
55/94Diehards' Kody House (centre) is congratulated by her team mates after scoring a try in the QRL BHP Premiership match between the North Queensland Gold Stars and the Valleys Diehards, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
56/94Lions' Nathan Harris charges down the loose ball in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
57/94Tigers' Jesse Casson and Lions' Kaleab Agegnahu in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
58/94Lions' Kaleab Agegnahu in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
59/94Lions' Alex Russell takes control of the ball in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
60/94Lions' Seamus Fowler kicks the ball down the pitch in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
61/94Lions' Seamus Fowler kicks the ball down the pitch in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
62/94Lions' Declan McAlister is first to the loose ball in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
63/94Tigers' Ryan Murray controls the ball in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
64/94Tigers' Davit Davitadze in action in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
65/94Tigers' Ben McDonnell in action in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
66/94Tigers goal keeper Kevin Ward kept the Lions scoreless in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
67/94Tigers captain Josh De Nittis in action in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
68/94Tigers captain Josh De Nittis crosses to Crios O'Hare who scores a goal in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
69/94Tiger's Crios O'Hare beats 3 Leichhardt defenders to score a goal in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
70/94Tiger's Crios O'Hare celebrates scoring a goal in the FNQ Premier League men's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Leichhardt Lions, held at Tiger Park, Maunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
71/94Lions' Daphne Briggs shows a deft touch in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
72/94Lions' Tonia-Marie Rantucci and Tigers' Xena Faddy fight for possession in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
73/94Lions Michaela Noremberczyk in action in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
74/94Lions goal keeper Kim Webster in action in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
75/94Lions' Alacia Lazarus lines up a tackle on Tigers' Gabrielle Nichol in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
76/94Tigers' Olivia Gables lines up a strikel in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
77/94Tigers captain Siobhan Macken flies past the Lions defenders to secure the lose ball in the FNQ Football Premiership Women's match between the Edge Hill Tigers and the Lichhardt Lions, held at Tier Park, Manunda. Picture: Brendan Radke
78/94Pride's Shawn Bowen in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
79/94Pride's Tom Steadman in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
80/94Pride's Jake Clifford kicks after the fifth tackle in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
81/94Pride Rod Griffin makes a play in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
82/94Pride fullback Jayden Corrigan pounced on a loose ball from a high kick to score the team's only try in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
83/94Pride's Jake Clifford (centre) did his best to lead the team in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
84/94Seagulls' Jack Campagnolo goes on a strong run in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
85/94Seagulls' Jack Campagnolo goes on a strong run in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
86/94Seagulls' Jesse Arthars breaks through a weak Pride defensive line in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
87/94Pride's Shawn Bowen in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
88/94Pride Rod Griffin makes a play in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
89/94Pride's Ewan Moore loses the ball in a tackle in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
90/94Pride's Jake Clifford did his best to lead his team in attack but couldn't overcome the Seagulls defence in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
91/94Pride co captain Jayden Hodges suffered injuries in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
92/94Pride co captain Jayden Hodges and Matthew Musumeci both suffered injuries in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
93/94Pride's Nick Lui Toso made a strong return from injury in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
94/94Pride's Jake Clifford did his best to lead his team in attack but couldn't overcome the Seagulls defence in the QRL ISC rugby league match between the Northern Pride and the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, held at Barlow Park. Picture: Brendan Radke
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