The Seagulls kicked off the 2010 in style last Thursday Night at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron on the Manly Harbour. The highlight of the evening was the Auction for the No 1 Jersey Sponsor for 2010 won by GMR Security. Gary & Gillian Smalley were excited to win the right to be the No 1 Jersey Sponsor and the Seagulls were grateful for their support. Seagulls CEO, Mark Rockley presented Gary(pictured) with the No 1 Jersey which will be mounted and framed with the Signatures of the 2010 Qld Cup Squad.

In other key announcements Darren Bain was named Qld Cup team captain for 2010 and Luke Dalziel Don was named as Club Captain. Both players are long term players at the club and very deserving of their appointments.

The night featured plenty of fan far plus interviews with Head Coach Paul Green, new recruits Ben Shea & Tim Natusch as well as special guest Anthony Griffin of the Brisbane Broncos.       

From the Gulls Nest...

Another gutsy win for our Mal Meninga Cup team leaves them sitting on top of the competition. After last year’s winners North were defeated by Gold Coast Blue on the weekend Wynnum are on their own undefeated. Played in appalling conditions, Wynnum Manly showed plenty of fight to defeat Sunshine Coast sealed by a late try to half back Kurt French. Luke Ferry put in a tireless display in defence and caused plenty of headaches for the Falcons when he carried the football in attack. Both the Cyril Connell and Mal Meninga cup teams host Toowoomba this Saturday at Kougari oval in what should be another entertaining display.

Although the senior boys are having a week off before the start of the competition the Seagulls Academy head into Round 4 against the Toowoomba Clydesdales this Saturday at BMD Kougari Oval. The Action Kicks off at 6pm with the U16's and then at 7.30pm for the U18's. The U16's will be looking to turn their fortunes around after a heavy defeat against the Sunshine Coast. Coach Wade Bachmann will have worked on their defense and hopefully they can rack up their second win of the season.

The U18's remain undefeated and sit at the top of the competition table but they won't get their own way against a tough Toowoomba side. We watched the young Clydesdales up at Dalby when they played Norths as the curtain raiser to our Qld Cup trial against Norths and they were very game in defeat. Come down and support the young gulls and they continue to build on their great start to the season. 

From the Gulls Nest...

Country Carnival a Great Idea!

Dalby got a taste of Queensland cup rugby league on the weekend and the locals turned out in numbers to support the idea. Norths devils have an affiliation with the Dalby club which led to us playing the trial match on the downs.

I think its a great idea and the QRL should look at all Brisbane clubs doing the same for their second trial matches next year. Have all Brisbane teams travel to the bush on the same weekend and create a country carnival. It gives the small country football clubs an opportunity to host the games and raise some much needed money for the grass roots. The locals always come and support these games adding atmosphere to what would normally be a small crowd if played in the city.