After over a decade of struggling after their admission in 1983, the Gold Coast Crusade in recent years have become the ASRL's powerhouse club. Contesting four of the last five Grand Finals (winning three), the Crusade have earned a fearsome reputation for producing talented juniors and creating ASRL history.

NAME: Gold Coast Crusade
COACH: Chris Walker-Bush
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Yahoo! ID: Inches_72@yahoo.com
ICQ: N/A
DIVISION: Premier League
LAST FINISH: 2nd Premier League
MASCOT: Knight
COLOURS: Deep Purple with White and Aqua
HOME GROUND: Carara Stadium (60,000 Capacity)
CAPTAIN: Danny Buderus
VICE CAPTAIN: Craig Smith
RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS: 2001/2002 Minor Premiers and Premiers, 2002 Minor Premiers and Runners Up, 2002/2003 Finalist, 2003 Minor Premiers and Premiers. 2003 BFC Runners Up, 2003/2004 Premiers, 2004 runners up, and 2004/2005 minor premiers.
YEAR ENTERED: 1983
PREMMIERSHIPS: 3 (2001/2002, 2003, and 2003/2004)
FEEDER CLUB: Newcastle Knights
RESERVE GRADE: Surfers Paradise Wizards

THE SIDE (2005)
1: Rhys Wesser (QLD Origin)
2: Tommy O'Reilly (Irish International)
3: Gordon D'Arcy
4: Rod Jensen
5: Luke Rooney (NSW Origin/Australian International)
6: Kurt Gidley
7: Matt Orford (NSW Origin)
8: Craig Smith (New Zealand International)
9: Danny Buderus © (NSW Origin/Australian International)
10: Joel Clinton (NSW Origin)
11: Steve Simpson (NSW Origin)
12: Ali Lauititi (New Zealand International)
13: Ben Kennedy (NSW Origin/Australian International)

14: Sione Faumunia (New Zealand International)
15: Karl Pratt (English International)
16: Aaron Cannings
17: Clint Newton (US International)

18: Epalahame Lauki
19: Michael Sullivan
20: Morgan Thaidy
21: Neil Sweeney
22: Mickey Paea
23: John Morris
24: Bradley Tighe
25: Matt White

SUNSHINE COAST WIZARDS
1: David Seage
2: Dustin Cooper
3: Ben Pomeroy
4: Kevin Brown
5: Anthony Quinn
6: Jarrod Mullen
7: Marcus Perenara
8: Matt Kennedy
9: Dane Campbell
10: Kurt Hancock ©
11: Kade Snowden
12: Louis Anderson
13: Todd Lowrie

14: Daniel Tolar
15: Riley Brown
16: Reegan Tanner
17: Dean Payne

18: Luke Quigley
19: Steve Witt
20: Scott Dureau
21: Nigel Plum
22: Nathan Hinton
23: Todd Maddison
24: Blake Tremain-Cannon
25: Jesse Royal

COACH BIO
Name: Chris Walker-Bush
NRL Team: Newcastle Knights
Most Hated: Sydney Roosters
MSN: cynicalpoet@gmail.com
Lives: Newcastle, NSW
Occupation: Writer
Real Life Passtimes: Soccer, League, Music, Cinema, Theatre, and Writing.
Obscure Fact: I'm working on a new novel
Real Life Footy Fact: Trained with the Parramatta Eels in 2000
ASRL Role: Coach. ASRL CEO. Aussie Coach.