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Devils set for Magpies after improved performance against Wynnum
Ali Brigginshaw is among key players returning for Norths tomorrow as the Devils seek their maiden BMD Premiership victory in a clash with Souths Logan Magpies. Brigginshaw featured in the Devils’ historic season-opener earlier this month, collecting an ankle injury that moved the World Cup final player of the match to the sidelines. At Logan…
Read MoreDevils fight back in a game of halves
With black armbands in honour of one of rugby league’s toughest players, Norths almost pulled off a stunning fightback yesterday in one of the strangest Hostplus Cup clashes for some time. The Devils fell to Tweed 32-26 at Piggabeen in a match in which both teams had scoreless halves. And there wasn’t a hint of…
Read MoreDevils see the light after Tigers draw
Norths will relish the natural light at Wynnum Manly tomorrow as their BMD Premiership season continues with a clash with the Seagulls at Iona College. The Devils’ 16-all draw with Brisbane Tigers last Sunday was far more eventful than the scoreline may suggest. For a start, the game finished more than 24 hours after the…
Read MorePremiers set for Seagulls after Dolphins Draw
Norths hit the road for the first time in their Hostplus Cup premiership defence tomorrow aiming to continue the signs of improvement that flashed through the heat of last Sunday’s grand final rematch. The Devils gained their first points of the season with a 30-all draw with Redcliffe Dolphins in stifling conditions at Bishop Park.…
Read MoreDevils set for another Dolphins showdown
The Devils and Dolphins are back at it tomorrow in a grand final rematch of two teams that have changed since the 2022 Hostplus Cup was decided. Both teams have new coaches, they have swapped players and they have brought in a bunch of new faces for tomorrow’s Bishop Park showdown. Norths have named seven…
Read MoreChampions Wall unveiled for 90th anniversary season
A Champions Wall now sits alongside the playing field at Bishop Park, noting all 15 Norths Devils men’s first grade premierships and the names of every player and coach from those grand final wins. The wall was unveiled last Saturday as part of the Devils’ 90th anniversary celebrations before the club opened its Hostplus Cup…
Read MoreDevils celebrate history in season-opener
Norths gave a nod to the club’s past and a glimpse of its future as the Hostplus Cup champions opened their 2023 home season with a 30-24 loss to the Burleigh Bears. The Devils marked their 90th anniversary season before the match by unveiling their Champions Wall at Bishop Park acknowledging all 15 men’s first…
Read MoreDevils take confidence from historic opener
A lunge from Ali Brigginshaw ignited Norths BMD Premiership campaign as the Devils took confidence from an opening 28-14 loss to Burleigh Bears at Bishop Park last night. Brigginshaw brought up the first try for the Devils in a women’s statewide competition when she pressed down a kick from Hayley Maddick that bobbled and bounced…
Read MoreAhearn the “new kid” as Devils start season
Jack Ahearn jokes that he’s “part of the furniture” at Norths Devils but the two-time premiership captain has felt like the new kid on the block in recent weeks. Captain Ahearn has returned to the Devils after spending the pre-season training with the Brisbane Broncos. He featured in two of the Broncos’ trials including an…
Read MoreJada leads Devils into new territory
Jada Ferguson will have family on the field and in the stands when she leads Norths Devils into Saturday’s historic BMD Premiership opener at Bishop Park. Ferguson will line up with first cousin Shenae Ciesiolka in the Devils’ backline and the pair will have plenty of support from family members who will travel from Toowoomba…
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