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Queensland Cup

Current season or competition:
2019 Queensland Cup season
2018 ISC logo.png
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 1996; 23 years ago (1996)
Inaugural season 1996
Chairman Bruce Hatcher
Number of teams 14
Countries
 Australia (13 teams; 12 Queensland, 1 New South Wales)
 Papua New Guinea (1 team)
Premiers
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (6th title) (2018)
Most titles
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (6 titles)
Website www.qrl.com.au
Broadcast partner


  • Nine Network (Australia)


  • Fox Sports (Australia)


Related competition
National Rugby League
NRL State Championship
Canterbury Cup NSW
Hastings Deering Colts

The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. Run by the QRL, the competition is known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super and is contested by fourteen teams, twelve of which are based in Queensland, with one based in New South Wales and one based in Papua New Guinea.


The competition is the present-day embodiment of Queensland's top-level club competition. It replaced the Winfield State League in 1996 and accompanied the Brisbane Rugby League, before becoming the premier competition in 1998, following the disbanding of the Brisbane Rugby League.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Origin and establishment


    • 1.2 1996–1997: The beginning


    • 1.3 1998–2002: Premier competition


    • 1.4 2003–2006: Interstate expansion


    • 1.5 2007: Loss of the Clydesdales


    • 1.6 2008–2013: Further expansion


    • 1.7 2014–present: Papua New Guinea and Townsville return




  • 2 Teams


    • 2.1 Previous teams




  • 3 Season structure


    • 3.1 Pre-season


    • 3.2 Regular season


    • 3.3 Finals Series


      • 3.3.1 Grand Final


      • 3.3.2 NRL State Championship Match






  • 4 Premiership winners


  • 5 NRL State Championship winners


  • 6 Honours


    • 6.1 20th Year Anniversary Team




  • 7 Records


    • 7.1 Team


    • 7.2 Individual




  • 8 Media coverage & Sponsorship


    • 8.1 Television


    • 8.2 Radio


    • 8.3 Sponsorship




  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links


    • 11.1 Queensland Cup News


    • 11.2 Queensland Rugby League forums







History





The logo for the Channel Nine Cup



The logo for the Bundy Gold Cup



Origin and establishment


Since its inaugural season in 1922, the Brisbane Rugby League was the premier competition in the state of Queensland. Like its counterpart, the Sydney Rugby Football League, the Brisbane Rugby League was thriving, boasting big crowds and large, loyal supporter bases with their respective clubs. The clubs were constant, with new teams rarely entering the competition. However, in 1956, when poker machines ("pokies") were introduced in New South Wales but not in Queensland, Sydney's clubs were able to recruit the best players from Brisbane, Rugby Union and overseas. Within the space of several years, the Sydney Rugby League had come to dominate the code within Australia.


In the 1980s, the NSWRFL began to further expand and supersede the Brisbane competition in popularity and media coverage. In 1982, the first clubs based outside of Sydney, the Canberra Raiders and Illawarra Steelers, were admitted. In 1988, two Queensland-based sides, the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Giants, were formed and gained entry into the competition. The Broncos would sign Brisbane Rugby League stars like Wally Lewis, Gene Miles and Allan Langer. In the space of one season, media coverage and match attendance for the Brisbane Rugby League dropped significantly.



1996–1997: The beginning


In 1996, the Queensland Cup was formed, replacing the Winfield State League, as new federal government laws banned cigarette companies from sponsoring sport. Originally branded the Channel Nine Cup, the 15 round regular season competition featured sixteen teams, fifteen from Queensland and one from Papua New Guinea. At this time it was still considered as the second highest competition in the state, under the Brisbane Rugby League. The Toowoomba Clydesdales were crowned the inaugural premiers, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Grand Final. In 1997, three teams withdrew from the competition and the Burleigh Bears joined, becoming the first Gold Coast-based side.



1998–2002: Premier competition


In 1998, the competition became the top level of rugby league in the state, following the end of the Brisbane Rugby League. Channel Nine also ended their sponsorship for the 1998 season, with competition going under name, the Queensland Cup. A sixteen-team competition returned in 1998, with the Bundaberg Grizzlies rejoining and the Gold Coast Vikings being formed.


In 1999, the Grizzlies and Vikings both left the competition, as well as inaugural club Brisbane Brothers and the Townsville Stingers, who played just one season.


In 2000, Bundaberg Rum began a two-year sponsorship of the competition and it was known as the Bundy Gold Cup. The 2000 season was also the first in which all twelve teams remained from the season prior. It would not last long though, as the Cairns Cyclones folded after the 2000 season, leaving no north Queensland representation in the competition. In 2002, the North Queensland Young Guns, a Townsville-based North Queensland Cowboys feeder club, were admitted into the competition. At the end of the 2002 season, the Logan Scorpions, an inaugural club, left the competition.



2003–2006: Interstate expansion




Logo of the Queensland Wizard Cup


In 2003, the Tweed Heads Seagulls joined the competition, becoming the first New South Wales-based side. The club had originally applied for the 2002 season but were unsuccessful. However, following a merger of the Logan Scorpions and Souths Magpies to form the Souths Logan Magpies, a spot was opened up and Tweed Heads were admitted.[1] Another inaugural club would leave the competition in 2004, with the Wests Panthers exiting, and Brothers-Valleys, a merger of Past Brothers and the Fortitude Valley Diehards, joining for a single season.


In 2005, the competition became known as the Queensland Wizard Cup, after Wizard Home Loans became the major sponsor.



2007: Loss of the Clydesdales



Although the QRL had anticipated that the same teams from 2006 would participate in the 2007 competition, it was announced on 5 December 2006 that inaugural club, the Toowoomba Clydesdales, who were the reigning minor premiers, would be withdrawing from the competition for financial reasons. Brisbane Broncos chairman Bruno Cullen said that "It didn't make sense to have this club up there running at what was looking like a $250,000 loss for the year."[2] The following day it was announced that the Aspley Broncos would be replacing the Clydesdales, and acting as the Brisbane Broncos feeder club.[3] The Aspley Broncos would play just a single season in the competition.


The 2007 season marked the first time a team outside of Queensland would win the competition, with the Tweed Heads Seagulls defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Grand Final.[4]



2008–2013: Further expansion




Intrust Super Cup Logo 2013-2017



2008 saw the Queensland Cup once again have teams based in the northern cities of Cairns and Mackay after absences of seven and twelve years, respectively. These new teams replaced Aspley and North Queensland as part of the rationalisation of rugby league below the NRL level caused by the introduction of the NRL under 20s competition.


In 2009, the Sunshine Coast Falcons rejoined the competition after thirteen-year absence, after signing a partnership with the Manly Sea Eagles to develop rugby league on the Sunshine Coast.[5][6] The side played as the Sea Eagles and won the premiership in their first year.


In 2010, Intrust Super was announced as the new major sponsor, with the competition becoming known as the Intrust Super Cup.[7] From 2009 to 2013, the competition featured the same twelve teams for five straight seasons.



2014–present: Papua New Guinea and Townsville return


In 2014, the PNG Hunters entered the competition, becoming the first Papua New Guinea based side in the competition since the Port Moresby Vipers in 1997. In their inaugural season, the side was based out of the East New Britain town of Kokopo. On 10 September 2014, QRL chairman Peter Betros announced that the Brothers Townsville-led Townsville Blackhawks bid had been successful and the side would compete in the 2015 season.


On 5 October 2014, the Northern Pride became the first Queensland Cup side to win the NRL State Championship, defeating the heavily favoured Penrith Panthers New South Wales Cup side in the inaugural final.[8]


In 2017, the Hunters won their first Queensland Cup premiership, defeating the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Grand Final and becoming the first team outside of Australia, and the second from outside of Queensland to win the competition.[9]



Teams


The Queensland Cup consists of 14 teams, eight in South East Queensland, three from North Queensland, and one each from Central Queensland, Northern New South Wales and Papua New Guinea. The league operates on a single group system, with no divisions or conferences and no relegation and promotion from other leagues.


Every club in the Queensland Cup, except for the PNG Hunters, has an affiliation with a team in the Australian national competition, the National Rugby League. This leads to many young Queensland players being signed into the NRL.












































































































































Queensland Cup
Club
Est.
City
Stadium
Premierships
Last

NRL affiliate

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svgBurleigh Heads Bears
1934

Gold Coast

Pizzey Park
3
2016

Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans

Central Comets colours.svgCentral Queensland Capras
1996

Rockhampton

Browne Park
0
-

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Balmain colours.svgEastern Suburbs Tigers
1917

Brisbane

Suzuki Stadium
0
-

Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm

Ipswich Colours.svgIpswich Jets
1982

Ipswich

North Ipswich Reserve
1
2015

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Mackay Cutters colours.svgMackay Cutters
2007

Mackay

BB Print Stadium Mackay
1
2013

North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys

Northern Pride colours.pngNorthern Queensland Pride
2007

Cairns

Barlow Park
2
2014

North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys

Norths Devils colours.svgNorthern Suburbs Devils
1933

Brisbane

Bishop Park
1
1998

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svgPapua New Guinea Hunters
2014

Port Moresby

National Football Stadium
1
2017
Currently no NRL affiliation

Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins
1947

Redcliffe

Dolphin Oval
6

2018

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svgSouthern Suburbs-Logan Magpies
1918

Brisbane

Davies Park
1
2008

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Sunshine Coast Colours.svgSunshine Coast Falcons
1996

Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Stadium
1
2009

Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm

Ireland colours.svgTownsville Blackhawks
2015

Townsville

Jack Manski Oval
0
-

North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys

Western Suburbs colours.svgTweed Heads Seagulls
1909

Tweed Heads
Piggabeen Sports Complex
1
2007

Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans

Wynnum-Manly Colours.svgWynnum Manly Seagulls
1951

Brisbane

BMD Kougari Oval
2
2012

Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos


Previous teams


As the Queensland Cup initially began as a representative competition that took over the old Winfield State League before becoming a proper club competition, many of the following clubs were "representative" sides that either withdrew (in the case of Mackay and Bundaberg) or folded (Cairns Cyclones and Port Moresby Vipers).



























































































































































Queensland Cup
Club
Est.
City
Stadium
Premierships
Last
First Season
Last Season

Aspley Broncos colours.svgAspley Broncos
1967

Brisbane

Bishop Park
0
-
2007
2007

Brothers Valleys Colours.svgBrothers-Valleys
2002

Brisbane
O'Callaghan Park
0
-
2004
2004

Bundaberg Colours.svgBundaberg Grizzlies
1996

Bundaberg
Salter Oval
0
-
1996
1998

Cairns Cyclones Colours.svgCairns Cyclones
1996

Cairns

Barlow Park
0
-
1996
2000

Gold Coast Vikings Colours.svgGold Coast Vikings
1982

Gold Coast

Carrara Stadium
0
-
1998
1998

Hunter colours.svgLogan Scorpions
1987

Logan
Meakin Park
0
-
1996
2002

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svgMackay Sea Eagles
1996

Mackay
Mackay JRL Ground
0
-
1996
1996

North Queensland colours.svgNorth Queensland Young Guns
2002

Townsville

Dairy Farmers Stadium
1
2005
2002
2007

Brothers Colours.svgPast Brothers Leprechauns
1929

Brisbane
Corbett Park
0
-
1996
1998

Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svgPort Moresby Vipers
1986

Port Moresby

Lloyd Robson Oval
0
-
1996
1997

Western Suburbs colours.svgSouthern Suburbs Magpies
1918

Brisbane
Davis Park
0
-
1918
2002

Canterbury colours.svgTownsville Stingers
1998

Townsville
Townsville Sports Reserve
0
-
1998
1998

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svgToowoomba Clydesdales
1996

Toowoomba

Clive Berghofer Stadium
2
2001
1996
2006

Wests Panthers Colours.svgWestern Suburbs Panthers
1915

Brisbane

Purtell Park
0
-
1996
2003


Season structure




An Easts Tigers player tackled by the Redcliffe Dolphins at Langlands Park



Pre-season


The Queensland Cup pre-season typically begins in February and ends in early March. Clubs generally use this time to organise trial matches to test playing combinations. Usually, Queensland Cup teams will play each other in trials, while some face National Rugby League (NRL) sides. For example, in 2018, the Brisbane Broncos played trial matches against the Central Queensland Capras and PNG Hunters.[10][11]



Regular season


The Queensland Cup regular season usually begins in early March and runs until late August. A round of regular season games is played every weekend for twenty-four weeks. In most rounds, matches are played on Saturday nights/afternoons and Sunday afternoons. Each team receives one bye during the regular season.


The regular season also features a number of themed rounds, where proceeds from the games go to various charities. In 2018, these rounds included ANZAC Round, Indigenous Round, Men of League Round, Women in League Round, "Turn to Me" Round and the annual Country Week.[12] Country Week began in 2012 in partnership with the Queensland Government and features matches played in the country towns and cities of regional Queensland, to engage fans at a grassroots level. In 2018, the Country Week locations were Maryborough, Cooktown, Goondiwindi, Normanton, Bowen, Hughenden and Lae in Papua New Guinea.[13]



Finals Series


The eight highest placed teams at the end of the regular season compete in the finals series. The system consists of a number of games between the top six teams over four weeks in September, until only two teams remain. These two teams then contest the Grand Final, which is usually played in late September. Over the years, the Queensland Cup has used a number of different finals series systems, usually involving five to six[14] and now eight teams. In 2019, the current eight team final series system will be adopted.



Grand Final


The Queensland Cup Grand Final, which determines the season's premiers, is one of state's major sporting events. It is usually contested at Suncorp Stadium, having been held there annually since 2014, although other venues have been used, such as Dolphin Stadium, North Ipswich Reserve and Sunshine Coast Stadium.


The Grand Final had traditionally been played on Saturday afternoons, until moving to Sunday afternoons beginning in 2010.


Since 2007, the player judged to be the man-of-the-match is awarded the prestigious Duncan Hall Medal.[15]



NRL State Championship Match



Since 2014, the Queensland Cup premiers have played the New South Wales Cup premiers in the NRL State Championship as a curtain-raiser to the NRL Grand Final.[16][17]



Premiership winners














































































































































































































Season
Grand Finals
Minor Premiers
Premiers
Score
Runners-up
Venue

1996

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svgToowoomba Clydesdales (1st title)
8 – 6

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

Suncorp Stadium

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales (23 pts)

1997

Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins (1st)
18 – 16

Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Tigers

Suncorp Stadium

Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls (29 pts)

1998

Norths Devils colours.svgNorthern Suburbs Devils (1st)
35 – 16

Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs Panthers

Suncorp Stadium

Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Devils (33 pts)

1999

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svgBurleigh Heads Bears (1st)
12 – 10

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

Suncorp Stadium

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (35 pts)

2000

Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins (2nd)
14 – 6

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales

Suncorp Stadium

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (38 pts)

2001

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svgToowoomba Clydesdales (2nd)
28 – 26

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

Dolphin Oval

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales (41 pts)

2002

Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins (3rd)
34 – 10

Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets

Dolphin Oval

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (36 pts)

2003

Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins (4th)
31 – 18

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Heads Bears

Dolphin Oval

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Heads Bears (33 pts)

2004

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svgBurleigh Heads Bears (2nd)
22 – 18

Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Tigers

Suncorp Stadium

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Heads Bears (34 pts)

2005

North Queensland colours.svgNorth Queensland Young Guns (1st)
36 – 6

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Heads Bears

Suncorp Stadium

North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns (33 pts)

2006

Redcliffe colours.svgRedcliffe Dolphins (5th)
27 – 6

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales

Suncorp Stadium

Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales (32 pts)

2007

Western Suburbs colours.svgTweed Heads Seagulls (1st)
28 – 18

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

Suncorp Stadium

North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns (34 pts)

2008

Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svgSouthern Suburbs Logan Magpies (1st)
24 – 18

Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets

North Ipswich Reserve

Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets (36 pts)

2009

Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.pngSunshine Coast Sea Eagles (1st)
32 – 18

Northern Pride colours.png Northern Queensland Pride

Stockland Park

Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Southern Suburbs Logan Magpies (32 pts)

2010

Northern Pride colours.pngNorthern Queensland Pride (1st)
30 – 20

Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs Devils

Suncorp Stadium

Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Southern Suburbs Logan Magpies (34 pts)

2011

Wynnum-Manly Colours.svgWynnum Manly Seagulls (1st)
16 – 10

Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls

Suncorp Stadium

Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls (41 pts)

2012

Wynnum-Manly Colours.svgWynnum Manly Seagulls (2nd)
20 – 10

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

Suncorp Stadium

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (34 pts)

2013

Mackay Cutters colours.svgMackay Cutters (1st)
27 – 20

Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Tigers

North Ipswich Reserve

Northern Pride colours.png Northern Queensland Pride (38 pts)

2014

Northern Pride colours.pngNorthern Queensland Pride (2nd)
36 – 4

Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Tigers

Suncorp Stadium

Northern Pride colours.png Northern Queensland Pride (44 pts)

2015

Ipswich Colours.svgIpswich Jets (1st)
32 – 20

Ireland colours.svg Townsville Blackhawks

Suncorp Stadium

Ireland colours.svg Townsville Blackhawks (43 pts)

2016

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Heads Bears (3rd)
26 – 16

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

Suncorp Stadium

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (40 pts)

2017

Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters (1st)
12 – 10

Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons

Suncorp Stadium

Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters (39 pts)

2018

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (6th)
36 – 22

Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Tigers

Suncorp Stadium

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (35 pts)

2019







NRL State Championship winners






























































Season
NRL State Championship
Man of the Match
NRL State Championship Premiers
Score
NRL State Championship Runners-up
Venue

2014

Northern Pride colours.pngNorthern Queensland Pride
32 – 28

Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers

ANZ Stadium

Northern Pride colours.png Javid Bowen

2015

Ipswich Colours.svgIpswich Jets
26 – 12

Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights

ANZ Stadium

Ipswich Colours.svg Matt Parcell

2016

Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Cutters
54 – 12

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears

ANZ Stadium

Illawarra colours.svg Drew Hutchison

2017

Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
42 – 18

Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters

ANZ Stadium

Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Kaide Ellis

2018

Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
42 - 18

Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

ANZ Stadium


2019




ANZ Stadium



Honours



At the end of each season at the QRL presentation night, the Civoniceva Medal is awarded to the Queensland Cup player voted as the best and fairest over the entire season. Formerly known as The Courier Mail Medal, in 2018, the medal was renamed after former Australian and Queensland representative Petero Civoniceva.[18] After each game, the referees award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player.[19] Previous winners include Australia and Queensland representatives Greg Inglis and Daly Cherry-Evans.


Since 2007, the man of the match in the Grand Final has been awarded the Duncan Hall Medal. The medal is named in honour of ARL Team of the Century member Duncan Hall, who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 games for Australia between 1948 and 1955. Past recipients include Tony Williams and Jake Granville, who would go onto win NRL premierships shortly after their Queensland Cup success.



20th Year Anniversary Team


On 21 September 2015, the QRL announced their Queensland Cup 20th Year Anniversary team. The 17-man team was chosen by a selection panel consisting of Brad Tallon (Queensland Rugby League statistician), Steve Ricketts (rugby league journalist), David Wright (former ABC commentator) and Mike Higgison (rugby league historian). To be eligible for selection, a player must've played a minimum of 75 games in the competition. Rick Stone, who coached the Burleigh Bears from 1997 to 2005 (winning two premierships), was named coach of the side, while longtime referee Tony Maksoud was included as referee of the team.[20]























































































































































































No. Name Club/s Years Games Tries Goals Points
1. Ryan Cullen
Central Queensland, Redcliffe, Eastern Suburbs
2003–10 154 112 0 449
2. Nathanael Barnes
Tweed Heads, Wynnum Manly
2003–07, 2011–13, 2015–17 186 135 41 622
3. Reggie Cressbrook
Townsville, Burleigh Heads, Ipswich
1998–06 143 89 366 1,089
4. Donald Malone
Toowoomba, Eastern Suburbs, Ipswich, Mackay
2004–present 179 117 137 742
5. Heath Egglestone Central Queensland 1996–04 150 99 1 398
6.
Brad Davis (captain)
Tweed Heads 2005–12 154 23 483 1,066
7. Shane Perry
Past Brothers, Logan, Redcliffe, Northern Suburbs
1996–98, 2002–11 218 95 6 409
8. Troy Lindsay Redcliffe 1996–09 270 17 6 80
9. Michael Roberts
Redcliffe, Northern Suburbs
1998–11 253 71 134 555
10. Shane O'Flanagan
Western Suburbs, Burleigh Heads
1997–08 210 33 0 132
11. Danny Burke
Past Brothers, Redcliffe
1998, 2000–09 219 26 0 104
12. Sime Busby
Central Queensland, Eastern Suburbs
1997–03 118 15 1 62
13. Danny Coburn Ipswich 1998–10 258 32 0 128
14. Luke Scott
Southern Suburbs, Townsville, Redcliffe
1996, 1998–03 129 36 0 144
15. Luke Dalziel-Don Wynnum Manly 2004, 2006–13 173 82 0 329
16. Nick Parfitt
Toowoomba, Burleigh Heads
2003–11 173 113 483 1,421
17. Phil Dennis
Western Suburbs, Eastern Suburbs, Southern Suburbs Logan
2003–present 271 29 7 130


Records



The following records are taken from the QRL's official website and are correct as of the end of the 2016 season.[21]



Team




  • Most premierships – 6 Redcliffe Dolphins


  • Most minor premierships – 6 Redcliffe Dolphins


  • Most wooden spoons – 4 Central Queensland Capras


  • Highest score in a game – 98, Toowoomba against Western Suburbs Panthers (2003)


  • Longest winning streak – 17 matches, Northern Pride (2010-2011)


  • Longest undefeated streak – 22 matches, Tweed Heads Seagulls (2010-2011)


  • Longest losing streak- 36 matches, Sunshine Coast Falcons (2013-2014)



Individual




  • Leading tryscorer – Daniel Ogden, 155 tries


  • Most games played – Phil Dennis, 271 games


  • Leading pointscorer – Nick Parfitt 1,421 points (113 tries, 483 goals)


  • Most points in a season 318, Liam Georgetown (2013)


  • Most tries in a season 34, Daniel Kennedy 2004


  • Most points in a game 40, Damien Richter 2002/Greg Bourke 2002


  • Most tries in a game 7, Chris Walker 2000/Anthony Zipf 2004



Media coverage & Sponsorship


Although the Queensland Cup has never had the same amount of media coverage that the pre-Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Rugby League did, in recent years it has experienced a resurgence in interest from both the Queensland media and from casual fans alike.



Television


In 2018, the match of the round was televised live on the Nine Network in Queensland at 1:00pm (AEST) on Saturdays. Previously, the match of the round had been broadcast by Nine on Sunday afternoons and before that, on ABC Television on Saturday afternoons. The match is later replayed during the week on Foxtel's Fox League channel. The match of the round will return to Sunday afternoons for the 2019 season.


The non-broadcast games are recorded for highlights and judiciary and coaching purposes.



Radio


From 2006 to 2013, community broadcaster Bay FM began broadcasting Wynnum Manly matches with commentators Mike Higgison and Troy Robbins.


In 2015, a group of community broadcasters including Switch 1197, Valley FM Esk and Phoenix Radio Ipswich began broadcasting matches featuring Ipswich Jets.



Sponsorship


The competition has previously been named the Channel Nine Cup, Bundy Gold Cup and Queensland Wizard Cup, and is now known as the Intrust Super Cup.



See also




  • Hastings Deering Colts

  • FOGS Cup and FOGS Colts Challenge

  • Brisbane Rugby League premiership

  • Queensland Rugby League

  • Winfield State League



References





  1. ^ https://www.tweedheadsseagulls.com.au/the-club/history/


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External links


  • Official website


Queensland Cup News



  • Queensland Rugby League

  • Queensland Rugby League Queensland Cup Page

  • Rleague.com's Queensland page

  • League Unlimited's Queensland Page



Queensland Rugby League forums



  • Rleague's Queensland Forum

  • League Unlimited's Queensland Forum









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