The History of Brothers Leagues Club Cairns Brothers' has a long auspicious history in the Far North Queensland community. The Brothers Rugby League Football Club, formed in 1926, was one of the inaugural football teams that comprised the Cairns & District Rugby Leagues Competition. In the late 1970's, the Cairns competition started to expand and clubs from the regional towns of Atherton, Mareeba, Babinda, Yarrabah, Tully and Innisfail joined the competition. This expansion led to the introduction of home and away games. Brothers Football Club did not at that time have its own sporting fields to train or play on, so in 1974 it was decided to establish a licensed club for the purpose of raising funds to obtain and develop the required sporting facilities. Initially known as Brothers Social Club, it later became incorporated and changed its name to Brothers Leagues Club. From very humble beginnings the club steadily grew and carried out a number of renovations to its Anderson Street premises. Then in 1981, the Leagues Club was successful in obtaining the lease of 10 acres of land in Behan Street (an old dump site) for the purpose of developing rugby league sporting fields and amenities. These facilities comprising two full sized rugby league fields, a gym, canteen and toilets were completed at a cost of over $600,000 in April 1983 and were named after club stalwart and builder of the complex, Stan Williams. Further renovations were carried out over the years to the licensed premises in Anderson Street culminating in a complete new club facility opened by the Queensland State Treasurer at the time, Keith Delacey, on October 21, 1995.