2019 Queensland Cup

2019 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 9 – September 29, 2019
Teams14
Premiers Burleigh Bears (4th title)
Minor premiers Sunshine Coast Falcons (1st title)
Matches played170
Points scored7,549
Top points scorer(s) Todd Murphy (280)
Player of the year Jamal Fogarty
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Jonathon Reuben
Matt Soper-Lawler (23)
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The 2019 Queensland Cup season was the 24th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 27-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]

The Burleigh Bears won their fourth premiership after defeating the Wynnum Manly Seagulls 28–10 in the Grand Final at Dolphin Stadium. Burleigh halfback Jamal Fogarty was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Petero Civoniceva Medal.[2][3]

Teams

In 2019, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fifth consecutive year.

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Jim Lenihan Luke Page Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park David Faiumu Jack Madden None
Easts Tigers Langlands Park Scott Sipple Jake Foster Melbourne Storm
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben & Shane Walker Nathaniel Neale None
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Steve Sheppard Cooper Bambling North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Tom Hancock North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils Bishop Park Rohan Smith Jack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea Hunters National Football Stadium Michael Marum Ase Boas None
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Stadium Adam Mogg Aaron Whitchurch Brisbane Broncos
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Jon Buchanan Brendon Gibb & Guy Hamilton Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Eric Smith Dane Hogan Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Sam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf John Palavi Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Mitch Cronin Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

2019 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Sunshine Coast Falcons 23 21 1 1 856 292 +564 43
2 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 18 0 5 652 362 +290 36
3 Burleigh Bears (P) 23 17 0 6 663 304 +359 34
4 Townsville Blackhawks 23 17 0 6 566 344 +222 34
5 Norths Devils 23 15 0 8 619 477 +142 30
6 Tweed Heads Seagulls 23 14 0 9 464 438 +26 28
7 Redcliffe Dolphins 23 13 0 10 558 392 +166 26
8 Easts Tigers 23 10 1 12 478 541 -63 21
9 Ipswich Jets 23 9 1 13 466 563 -97 19
10 Souths Logan Magpies 23 7 1 15 465 694 -229 15
11 Mackay Cutters 23 7 0 16 416 566 -150 14
12 Northern Pride 23 5 0 18 342 635 -293 10
13 Papua New Guinea Hunters 23 4 1 18 315 750 -435 9
14 Central Queensland Capras 23 1 1 21 318 820 -502 3

Final series

For the first time in competition history, the Queensland Cup used an eight-team finals series in 2019, the same format used in the NRL.[4]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Tweed Heads Seagulls 24 – 25 Redcliffe Dolphins 8 September 2019, 11:40am Piggabeen Sports Complex
Norths Devils 20 – 24 Easts Tigers 8 September 2019, 1:10pm Bishop Park
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 32 – 34 Burleigh Bears 8 September 2019, 2:00pm BMD Kougari Oval
Sunshine Coast Falcons 12 – 20 Townsville Blackhawks 8 September 2019, 2:00pm Sunshine Coast Stadium
Semi-finals
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 20 – 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 15 September 2019, 12:05pm BMD Kougari Oval
Sunshine Coast Falcons 22 – 14 Easts Tigers 15 September 2019, 12:05pm Sunshine Coast Stadium
Preliminary Finals
Townsville Blackhawks 14 – 26 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 21 September 2019, 3:00pm Jack Manski Oval
Burleigh Bears 24 – 6 Sunshine Coast Falcons 22 September 2019, 3:05pm Pizzey Park
Grand Final
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 10 – 28 Burleigh Bears 29 September 2019, 3:10pm Dolphin Stadium
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
8 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium
1 Sunshine Coast12
4 Townsville2015 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium
Sunshine Coast22
8 Sept, Bishop Park Easts1421 Sept, Jack Manski Oval
5 Norths20 Townsville14
8 Easts24 Wynnum Manly2629 Sept, Dolphin Stadium
Wynnum Manly10
8 Sept, Piggabeen Sports Complex22 Sept, Pizzey Park Burleigh28
6 Tweed Heads24 Burleigh24
7 Redcliffe2515 Sept, BMD Kougari Oval Sunshine Coast6
Wynnum Manly20
8 Sept, BMD Kougari Oval Redcliffe16
2 Wynnum Manly32
3 Burleigh34

Grand Final

Sunday, 29 September
3:10pm (AEST)
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 10 – 28 Burleigh Bears
Tries:
Edward Burns 1
Sam Scarlett 1
Goals:
Patrick Templeman 1 		1st: 4 - 12
2nd: 6 - 16
Report
 Tries:
2 Kurtis Rowe
1 Jamal Fogarty
1 Pat Politoni
1 Tyronne Roberts-Davis
Goals:
3 Jamal Fogarty
1 Tyronne Roberts-Davis
Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 7,784
Referee: Liam Kennedy, Tyson Brough
Player of the Match: Kurtis Rowe (Burleigh)
Wynnum Manly Seagulls Position Burleigh Bears
Edene Gebbie FB Kurtis Rowe
Edward Burns WG Tyronne Roberts-Davis
Delouise Hoeter CE Sami Sauiluma
Jordan Drew CE Josh Berkers
Junior Pauga WG Anthony Don
Patrick Templeman FE Dylan Phythian
Sam Scarlett HB Jamal Fogarty
Aaron Rockley PR Luke Page (c)
Mitch Cronin (c) HK Pat Politoni
Matt Groat PR Jack Buchanan
Keenan Palasia SR Hayden Schwass
Alex Barr SR Blake Leary
Kelly Tate LK Sam Coster
Lucky Ta'avale Bench Matt Robinson
Jayden Berrell Bench Josh Rogers
Lachlan Lee Bench Oliver Percy
Kalolo Saitaua Bench Api Noema-Matenga
Adam Brideson Coach Jim Lenihan

Wynnum Manly finished the regular season in second and were defeated by third-placed Burleigh in the second qualifying final. They then eliminated defending premiers Dolphins in the semi-final and travelled to Townsville, where they defeated the Blackhawks in the preliminary final to qualify for their third Grand Final. After defeating Wynnum Manly in the qualifying final, Burleigh earned a week off and faced minor premiers the Sunshine Coast, who they beat 20–6 to qualify for their sixth Grand Final.

First half

Burleigh got the scoring underway in the Grand Final, kicking a penalty goal in the 14th minute. They scored the first try of the game six minutes later when winger Tyronne Roberts-Davis scored in the left corner untouched. Another try in the 30th minute extended their lead to 12 after Jamal Fogarty grubbered through the line and regathered, finding Kurtis Rowe in support, who scored next to the posts. Wynnum Manly finally got on the scoreboard in the 34th minute, when halfback Sam Scarlett dived on his own kick after a Burleigh error in the in-goal.

Second half

Wynnum opened the second half strongly, with a try to winger Edward Burns from a Patrick Templeman kick, bringing them within two points of Burleigh. The Bears hit back shortly after, when Rowe caught a bouncing Dylan Phythian kick to score his second try of the game. In the 67th minute, hooker Pat Politoni extended Burleigh's lead to 12 when he darted over from dummy half to score. Burleigh sealed the victory, and their fourth premiership, when Fogarty picked up a Seagulls' kick and ran 90 metres untouched to score under the posts. Kurtis Rowe was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match for his two-try effort.[5][6]

NRL State Championship

See also: 2019 NRL Grand Final § NRL State Championship

After winning the Grand Final, the Burleigh Bears qualified for the NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They were defeated by the Newtown Jets, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 16–20.[7][8]

Sunday, 6 October
1:35pm (AEDT)
Newtown Jets 20 – 16 Burleigh Bears
Tries:
Sione Katoa (54', 76') 2
Jackson Ferris (63', 80') 2
Goals:
Braydon Trindall 1/4
(19' pen)
Greg Eastwood 1/1
(80')
Sin Bin:
Ronaldo Mulitalo (38') 		1st: 2 – 10
2nd: 18 – 6
 Tries:
2 (22', 30') Anthony Don
1 (47') Jamal Fogarty
Goals:
2/3 Jamal Fogarty
(32', 48')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Todd Smith, Tyson Brough

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).[9]

QRL awards

Team of the Year

Position Nat Winner Club
Fullback Papua New Guinea Edene Gebbie Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Wing Australia Jonathon Reuben Sunshine Coast Falcons
Centre Australia Izaia Perese Redcliffe Dolphins
Five-eighth Australia Patrick Templeman Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Halfback Australia Todd Murphy Sunshine Coast Falcons
Prop Australia Jordan Grant Redcliffe Dolphins
Hooker Australia Harry Grant Sunshine Coast Falcons
Second-row Australia Chris Lewis Sunshine Coast Falcons
Lock Australia Tom Gilbert Townsville Blackhawks

See also

References

  1. ^ "Draw".
  2. ^ "2019 Year in Review: Burleigh Bears". 21 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Fogarty fires to win Petero Civoniceva Medal". 27 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Statewide Competitions finals format update". 31 July 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 QLD Cup Grand Final Burleigh v Wynnum". YouTube. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ Bears bury Seagulls to win fourth title The Courier Mail (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Jets stun Bears with last-minute winner". 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ "NRL State Championship: Newtown, Burleigh make late changes". 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Stats". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 22 February 2023.