Cairns Chieftains

Men’s and Ladies Gaelic Football skills session tomorrow evening, Wednesday 9th of September at 6.45pm! 💪🏐

Watsons Oval, 32 Behan Street, Manunda 📍

Finished or finishing with other codes? Join our squad and give Gaelic Football, Hurling and Camogie a go as we prepare for the Australasia Gaelic Games Regional Games in Gold Coast on the 14th of November, hosted by Gold Coast Gaels GAA 🏐🏑

All abilities and newcomers of all nationalities welcome 🤝

Photo Credit: That Camera Guy 📸

Last weekend the action unfolded at Watsons Oval with 19 teams across 3 codes and 6 grades battled it out for the honours Queensland Gaelic Football and Hurling Association Carpenter Cup 2026. 🏆🏐🏑

Four Mile GAA Port Douglas travelled to the Queensland Gaelic Football and Hurling Association Carpenter Cup for the second time comprehensively retaining both senior and intermediate ladies grades along with a 1 point victory in Intermediate Men’s. 🏐🏆

Cairns Chieftains taking the honours in camogie, which featured for the very first time at Carpenter Cup 2026 along with senior men’s footballers retaining the title. 🏐🏑🏆

Townsville Wolfhounds GAC came out on top of the senior hurling section after their first time entering the competition. 🏑🏆

Special mention to John Mitchels GFC Souths Gaelic Football Club who returned for the second year running along with the lads from East Celts GAA Brisbane who made their presence off the pitch. 👏

Notable mentions to the teams not pictured. Townsville Wolfhounds GAC Camogs featuring in their first final, Four Mile GAA Port Douglas Camogs fielding for the first occasion. Townsville Wolfhounds GAC Intermediate Men narrowly missing out on silverware.

Massive thanks to our contributors on the day; Queensland Gaelic Football and Hurling Association 🏐🏑 That Camera Guy 📸 Rapid Spin 🎥 Summit Physiotherapy and Rehab 🤕 E V E N T S @ W A T S O N ‘ S 🍻 Aoife Turas 🎶 THE REFEREES Eat Real Cairns 🍲 AFL Cairns Body Armour - Premium Supps 🥤

Along with our partners and sponsors, who without the day would not be possible; The Brass Bookie Murphy's Pub Cairns Regional Council Magners Australia The CaPTA Group Salt House McGinty’s Irish Bar Michael Healy MP The Red Beret Hotel Summit Physiotherapy and Rehab Gaelic Mystery Kits - Mystery jersey boxes Pure Snorkelling | Half Day Snorkel Trip Cairns Cairns Irish Association Passions Of Paradise || Dive Snorkel Sail Hartley's Crocodile Adventures Skypark Cairns by AJ Hackett QuickShift Motorsports and Golfing Simulators Lash Vault Beauty #1 Lash Vending 👏

See you all in 2027! 🏐🏑🏆