Built by volunteers. Backed by the town.
We're parents, ex-players, coaches and committee members who love this club and the kids who pull on the black, orange and green.
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Our Story
The Club
Who we are, in our own words.
“We're here to help your kid become a better footy player — and a better human for it.”
In the huddle · gameday
Emerald Junior Tigers is a community-run junior rugby league club based in Emerald, Central Queensland, fielding teams from U6 through to U17 in the Central Highlands Junior Rugby League competition.
We play out of McIndoe Park on the south side of town, sharing the ground with the Brothers — our cross-town rivals and, more often than not, our mates. The Tigers have been part of Emerald for generations. A lot of our kids are playing for the same club their parents did. Some are the first in their family to lace up. Both kinds of kid belong here.
The club is run by a volunteer committee — parents who put their hands up, coaches who give their nights and Saturdays, and committee members who handle the paperwork so the kids can just play. None of it is paid. All of it is done because we love this game and we love this town.
From U6 through to U17 we field nine age groups, and depending on numbers some seasons split into Tigers Green and Tigers Black. The age group is the constant — the team composition shifts year to year as kids grow up through the grades. What doesn't shift is what we ask of every kid who pulls on the jersey: turn up, give it a crack, look after your mates.
If your kid has never played footy before, that's fine. U6 and U7 are non-contact and built for first-timers. If they're already playing, we'd love to have them. Either way, the door's open. Find us at training, message us on Facebook, or shoot the secretary an email and we'll walk you through sign-on.
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How We Play
What we stand for
We keep it simple. Three things, no more.
Every coach, every committee member, every parent on the sideline signs up to the same brief. This is it.
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Community First
We're a volunteer club, not a development academy. The whole town runs this thing — and the whole town shows up to watch. We won't ever lose that.
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Family on the Sideline
Parents stay parents. Coaches coach. Kids play. Gameday is family time — on the field and off it. No tantrums, no abusing refs, no exceptions.
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Footy & Character
We teach the game. We also teach turning up, owning mistakes, and looking after your teammates. Footy's the vehicle. Character's the destination.
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The Committee
2026 season · volunteer-run
The people who run this
The committee, top to bottom.
Names and roles below. Everyone's a volunteer and most of them are flat-out at the ground each weekend.
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Home Ground
McIndoe Park · Emerald QLD
McIndoe Park · Round 6 · 2026
The ground
McIndoe Park is home.
We train and play at McIndoe Park on Opal Street, the same field the Tigers have called home for generations. We share it with our friends at the Brothers — so on any given Saturday during the season you'll find both clubs running water, sausage sizzles and footy out of the same canteen.
Plenty of parking, a covered grandstand, and the canteen's always open on gameday. If it's your first time, head to the clubhouse and someone will point you to your kid's age group.
Address
McIndoe Park, 1 Opal St, Emerald QLD 4720
Contact
etjrl.secretary@gmail.com