Wide Bay Crocs

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Under the name Wide Bay Whales the club created a great culture of sportsmanship, competitiveness and comradely with each tour creating more stories of hard competition and sometimes harder off field fellowship. Greats including former Australian Rugby League Captain and Qld Police Officer Mal Meninga have worn the Wide Bay Whales jersey with pride (1996 – Townsville) and players have maintained these traditions over the years with many going on to represent Qld and Australian Police representative sides.

2001 saw great change for Wide Bay Police Rugby League Club with the acquisition of its long term major sponsor the Australia Zoo and its final year playing under the name the Whales. Although the Whales lost their final game being the State Final to Brisbane they went out fighting and in true Whales spirit.

In 2002 the Australia Zoo signed a long term sponsorship commitment which guaranteed the clubs continued financial position and the Club changed its name to the Wide Bay Crocs. Under the ‘Crocs’ the traditions of the ‘Whales’ have been maintained and not forgotten with annual ‘Whales’ initiation ceremonies still conducted with new players being taught, “What sound a Whale makes,” and to be ‘Proud of their Spout’.

The club has hosted 4 state carnivals in Hervey Bay (1990), Noosa (1999), Bundaberg (2006) and more recently in Kingaroy (2010). In Bundaberg in 2006 the ‘Crocs’ brought another dimension to the game by securing the services of NRL refereeing legend and ex NSW police officer Bill Harrigan to referee the Championship final and then spin a few yarns and sing a song or 2 as guest speaker at the Championship dinner.

The 2010 Wide Bay Crocs were represented by a solid forward pack setting a foundation for a skilful backline resulting in an undefeated carnival and a much awaited Queensland Police State Championship on home soil. The traditions will continue as we prepare for Brisbane in 2011.

Interested players are asked to contact members of the Crocs committee regarding the next tour.

2008 Wide Bay Crocs

2009 Wide Bay Crocs