CENTRALS JUNIORS AFL CLUB

Centrals Football Club originated in 1958, and made its place in the Cairns Australian Football League the following year. Recruiting the majority of its players from the local railways workshops, the club wasted little time in establishing itself, and in both 1959 and 1960 it reached the grand final, losing to Norths by 35 points in the former year, and by 34 points against Aloomba in the latter.

Aloomba in the 1950s was a tiny cane field township just south of Cairns where Australian football had emerged thanks to the hard work and dedication of local policeman Des Trannore, a former Kedron player. For several years Aloomba was a creditable addition to the CAFL, highlighted by the senior premiership in 1960. However, both it and Centrals experienced increasing difficulty in recruiting sufficient players to field competitive teams, and in 1963 the decision was taken to merge the two clubs. 

In 1984, Centrals relocated to Trinity Beach following the establishment of the Trinity Beach Sporting Trust. By the time the club won its tenth senior flag in 1992 the club changed its name to Centrals Trinity Beach to consolidate the move…and the northern beaches spirit was born.