Founded by four dedicated players who decided a gridiron team was needed on Brisbane's north side, the Rhinos American Football Club was established in 2001. We are now preparing for the club's 12th season in the Gridiron Queensland League; Grand Finalists for 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011 in seniors and grand finalists in juniors in 2004, 2008 and 2011. A number of Rhinos American Football Club players have gained selection on the state and national gridiron teams.

Want to try American Football? Pre-season typically starts in May, with the opening game in last August. With 10-12 regular season games the final is held in November/December. We are always looking for more players and coaches. Want more information? Call David Begg (club president) on 0434 630 769. You can also follow us on facebook. See "Rhinos Gridiron".

The Rhinos sign in day for both juniors (15-18 years old) and seniors will be held at Shaw Sportz, Wooloowin on 27th May.

Preseason fitness will be on every Saturday 3:30pm (weather permitting) at the park behind the Kedron Wavell RSL on Kittyhawk Drive. It goes for about one and a half hours. Bring your footy shoes and a water bottle.

The senior state team was annouced today and seven Rhinos have been selected. Congratulations guys!

Rhys Barnes (DL)

Brad Boland (DB)

Geno Gerbo (DB)

Aaron Huf (DL)

Paul Mason (FB)

Mark Tatnell (DL)

Joe Tuimavavae (DL)

The Rhinos clubhouse will be hosting a Superbowl party on the 6th February starting from 8am. The game will be projected on to the big screen.

End of season break up on the Saturday 17th December

Starts at 6.30pm - 11.00pm

Entry fee - $20

See you all there

Congratulations to the four Juinors selected for the Australian U'19 team.

Stuart Dingle (RB)

Adam Wickens (WR)

Darrell Buckley (DL)

Tim Reynolds (DL)

They will be working hard to prepare for their World Cup qualifier against American Samoa 25th February at the Gold Coast. This is a tremendous achievement and congratulations again.

At the close of the season, Gridiron Queensland held their awards night, that was very successful for the Rhinos Juniors and Seniors. The Rhinos took out the MVP award in both Juniors and Seniors after their efforts in the regular season that led to dual minor premierships.

Junior Winners:

Adam Wickins (Wide Receiver)
Darrell Buckley (Defensive Lineman)
Michael Cooper (Rising Star)
Stuart Dingle (Offensive Back, Offensive MVP, MVP)
Tim Reynolds (Offensive Line)

 Senior Winners:

Andrew Young (Defensive Back)
Luke Jackson (Offensive Back, Offensive MVP, MVP)
Rhys Barnes (Rookie of the Year)

 Congratulations to all winners!

Congratulations to the Juniors Rhinos on winning their first ever Sunbowl and completing their perfect season 14-0! The Rhinos defeated in a come-from-behind victory at the weekend when they faced the Sunshine Coast Spartans. The Juniors showed determination and resolve in their 17-16 victory as it was their first game where they were down at  half time. To win in the biggest game of the season under the circumstances shows the great character these young players already have. Most of them will play in the Seniors division next year adding talent, atheleticism and youth to an already great team.

 The Seniors showed their finals gitters and started slow against a seasoned Stringrays team who has won five of the last six Sunbowls. The Stingrays experience proved crucial when their Australian representive quarterback went down with a knee injury early in the game. The Stingrays led at the half 14-0 but the Rhinos came out strong in the second half driving the entire field and scoring staight away. The Stingrays did not take long to respond with a fake field goal attempt that led to an acrobatic touchdown. The Rhinos were able to continue to drive down the field to the 1 yard line before a fumble gave the Stingrays the ball. With a turnover deficit of four, the Rhinos were their own worst enemy. Final score Stingrays 20-7.

Throughout the season the coaches from each games vote on players the best in each position. At the end of the regular season the votes are tallied up. The top three from each position are nominated. The awards this year will be presented after the Sunbowl.

 Junior Nominees:

Adam Wickins
Darrell Buckley
Devon Kitts
Michael Cooper
Mitchell Wong
Stuart Dingle
Tim Reynolds

Senior Nominees:

Andrew Young
Brad Boland
Luke Jackson
Rhys Barnes

 Congratulations to all the players nominated and good luck.

At the weekend both the Juniors and Seniors won their respective semi finals. The Juniors continued their dominance by beating the Wildcats without giving up any points in their 20-0 victory. RB Stuart Dingle scored all three touchdowns. The Juniors will play the Spartans in the the upcoming Sunbowl. They won both previous encounters during the season, most recently in the last game of the regular season 26-12.

 The Seniors had an equally convincing win, who also defeated the Wildcats 34-6. RB Luke Jackson found the endzone three times with the help of excellent blocking by the line and the players downfield. Andrew Young received another TD from Matt Duncan as he wrestled for possession on a jump ball. A special mention goes to Junior Darrell Buckley for also playing the senior game and getting two fieldgoals. The Seniors play the Stingrays in the Sunbowl. The Stingrays are no strangers to the big game and defeated the Rhinos 21-0 four years ago in Sunbowl XXIV. A lot of the Rhinos from that game are still playing and won't give away another sSunbowl so easily.