The Burleigh Bears are an Australian professional

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football club based in

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, Australia. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the

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. Since their admission to the competition in 1997, the club has appeared in six Grand Finals, winning four (1999, 2004, 2016 and 2019) and won the minor premiership twice (2003 and 2004). The team's leagues club and home ground,

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, are located in the Gold Coast suburb of

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. They currently serve as one of the feeder clubs for the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

History

Formed in 1934 by Bob Singh, originally based out of

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in Burleigh, the Bears relocated to

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in 1959 after a nine-year cessation. In 1971, they relocated, this time to their current home,

, in Burleigh's neighbouring suburb of

. Originally, the Bears competed in the Gold Coast Group 18 competition, before they were admitted to the state's top competition, the

, in 1997. Rick Stone, coached the Bears for 13 seasons, leading them to two premierships, in 1999 and 2004, before returning to the club in 2020 after his predecessor, Jim Lenihan, was promoted to assistant coach of the

. The Bears have had an affiliation with the Titans since 2007. The Bears briefly became a feeder side to the

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in 2008, before aligning back to the Titans in 2009. On 6 December 2019, it was revealed the Bears had extended their affiliation agreement with the Titans until the end of the 2022 season.

Results

Queensland Cup

*1997 - 4th *1998 - 8th *1999 - 3rd (Premiers) *2000 - 4th *2001 - 2nd *2002 - 4th *2003 - 1st (Runners-Up) *2004 - 1st (Premiers) *2005 - 3rd (Runners-Up) *2006 - 6th *2007 - 7th *2008 - 6th *2009 - 7th *2010 - 7th *2011 - 7th *2012 - 9th *2013 - 11th *2014 - 7th *2015 - 9th *2016 - 2nd (Premiers) *2017 - 10th *2018 - 2nd *2019 - 3rd (Premiers)

Players

Honours

Queensland Cup

* Premierships: 4 ::

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, 2004,

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* Runners Up: 2 :: 2003, 2005 * Minor Premiership: 2 :: 2003, 2004

Records

Most games for club *201, Shane O'Flanagan *160, Ali Brown *146, Martin Griese *139, Ryan Gundry *135, Robert Apanui Most points for club *1281, Taine Tuaupiki *964,

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*761, Nick Parfitt *660,

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*486,

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*276, Trent Purdon Most tries for club *70, Kurtis Rowe *69,

*69, Trent Purdon *66,

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*61, Nick Shaw *59, Aaron Douglas

References

External links

Burleigh Bears Official WebsiteQRL Profile
{{Rugby League in Queensland Rugby league teams on the Gold Coast, Queensland Rugby league teams in Queensland 1934 establishments in Australia Rugby clubs established in 1934

History

Results

Queensland Cup

Players

Honours

Queensland Cup

Records

See also

References

External links