2016 Queensland Cup

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

2016 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 5 – September 25, 2016
Teams14
Premiers Burleigh Bears (3rd title)
Minor premiers Redcliffe Dolphins (5th title)
Matches played167
Points scored8,020
Top points scorer(s) Darren Nicholls (258)
Player of the year Josh Chudleigh
(Courier Mail Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Jonathon Reuben (18)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 Queensland Cup season was the 21st 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 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]

The Burleigh Bears won their third premiership after defeating the Burleigh Bears 26–16 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Mackay Cutters' hooker Josh Chudleigh was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2][3]

Teams

[edit]

In 2016, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the second consecutive year.

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Jim Lenihan Jamal Fogarty Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Kim Williams Gavin Hiscox None
Easts Tigers Suzuki Stadium Scott Sipple Dane Hogan Melbourne Storm
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben & Shane Walker Dane Phillips Brisbane Broncos
Mackay Cutters Virgin Australia Stadium David Simpson → Jim Wilson Brenden Treston North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride Barlow Park Joe O'Callaghan Ryan Ghietti North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils Bishop Park Mark Gliddon Billy Brittain Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea Hunters National Football Stadium Michael Marum Noel Zeming None
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Adam Mogg Sam Anderson Brisbane Broncos
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Josh Hannay Phil Dennis Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Craig Ingebrigtsen Troy Giess Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Kristian Woolf Glenn Hall & Anthony Mitchell North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Aaron Zimmerle James Wood Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Jon Buchanan Patrick Templeman Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

[edit]
2016 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Redcliffe Dolphins 23 18 0 5 2 728 345 +383 40
2 Burleigh Bears (P) 23 17 1 5 2 680 497 +183 39
3 Townsville Blackhawks 23 16 1 6 2 694 403 +291 37
4 Papua New Guinea Hunters 23 15 0 8 2 541 421 +120 34
5 Sunshine Coast Falcons 23 12 1 10 2 501 462 +39 29
6 Easts Tigers 23 11 2 10 2 563 520 +43 28
7 Souths Logan Magpies 23 11 2 10 2 587 590 -3 28
8 Northern Pride 23 11 0 12 2 516 495 +21 26
9 Ipswich Jets 23 11 0 12 2 562 555 +7 26
10 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 10 0 13 2 547 561 -14 24
11 Norths Devils 23 8 1 14 2 532 686 -154 21
12 Central Queensland Capras 23 6 1 16 2 440 756 -316 17
13 Tweed Heads Seagulls 23 6 0 17 2 393 728 -335 16
14 Mackay Cutters 23 4 1 18 2 468 733 -265 13

Final series

[edit]
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue
Elimination Finals
Townsville Blackhawks 46 – 4 Easts Tigers 4 September 2016, 1:40 pm Jack Manski Oval
PNG Hunters 12 – 18 Sunshine Coast Falcons 4 September 2016, 3:00 pm National Football Stadium
Major / Minor Semi-final
Townsville Blackhawks 10 – 18 Sunshine Coast Falcons 10 September 2016, 4:00 pm Jack Manski Oval
Redcliffe Dolphins 24 – 40 Burleigh Bears 11 September 2016, 1:40 pm Dolphin Oval
Preliminary Final
Redcliffe Dolphins 38 – 16 Sunshine Coast Falcons 18 September 2016, 2:30 pm Dolphin Oval
Grand Final
Burleigh Bears 26 – 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 25 September 2016, 3:55 pm Suncorp Stadium
Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1 Redcliffe242 Burleigh26
2 Burleigh401 Redcliffe16
3 Townsville461 Redcliffe38
6 Easts45 Sunshine Coast16
3 Townsville10
5 Sunshine Coast18
4 PNG Hunters12
5 Sunshine Coast18

Grand Final

[edit]
Sunday, 25 September
3:55pm (AEST)
Burleigh Bears 26 – 16 Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries:
Kurtis Rowe 2
Cameron Cullen 1
Sami Sauiluma 1
Goals:
Jamal Fogarty 5 		1st: 14 - 10
2nd: 12 - 6
Report
 Tries:
1 Tyson Cleal
1 Darren Nicholls
1 Jonus Pearson
Goals:
2 Darren Nicholls
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,611
Referee: Peter Gough, Jarrod Cole
Player of the Match: Cameron Cullen (Burleigh)
Burleigh Bears Position Redcliffe Dolphins
  1. Kurtis Rowe
 FB
  1. Jack Ahearn
2. Waka Wanahi WG 24. Jonus Pearson
15. Sami Sauiluma CE 3. Daniel Randall
4. Connor Broadhurst CE 4. Joseph Bradley
5. Oliver Regan WG 5. Curtis Johnston
6. Cameron Cullen FE 6. Zach Strasser
7. Jamal Fogarty (c) HB 7. Darren Nicholls
8. Luke Page PR 8. Sam Anderson (c)
9. Pat Politoni HK 9. Shane Pumipi
10. Paterika Vaivai PR 10. Charlie Fainga'a
21. Jamie Dowling SR 11. Aaron Whitchurch
12. Hayden Schwass SR 12. Daniel Bridge
13. Lachlan Burr LK 13. Chris Gesch
17. Louis Fanene Bench 15. Brandon Lee
20. Josh Ailaomai Bench 20. Taylor Brown
22. Nathaniel Peteru Bench 23. Tyson Cleal
24. Jeff Lynch Bench 25. Christian Hazard
Jim Lenihan Coach Adam Mogg

Burleigh returned to the finals for the first time in 11 years after finishing the regular season in 2nd. After their first week bye, they defeated Redcliffe 40–24 in the major semi final to qualify for their fifth Grand Final, their first since 2005. Redcliffe finished the regular season as minor premiers and qualified for the finals for the first time since 2012. After losing to Burleigh in the major semi final, they defeated the Sunshine Coast in the preliminary final and booked a spot in their 10th Grand Final, their third against Burleigh.

First half

[edit]

Burleigh got the scoring underway in the 12th minute when fullback Kurtis Rowe sliced through the Dolphins' defence and ran 35 metres to score. It took just four minutes for Redcliffe to hit back when winger Jonus Pearson scored following some slick offloading close to the line. In the 23rd minute, Rowe recorded his second try of the contest when he muscled his way over to extended Burleigh's lead to eight. A penalty goal converted from right in front pushed the Bears' lead to 10 before Redcliffe scored through Tyson Cleal to cut margin to four in the 33rd minute.

Second half

[edit]

The Bears again scored the first points of the half, this time through centre Sami Sauiluma in the 49th minute. Halfback Jamal Fogarty converted the try from out wide to give Burleigh a 10-point lead. The Dolphins got back into the game in the 57th minute thanks to a try to halfback Darren Nicholls, as they trailed by just four points. In the 71st minute, the Bears sealed the win when five-eighth Cameron Cullen scored and gave his side an unassailable 10-point lead. The victory was Burleigh's third Grand Final triumph, making them the second most successful club in the competition. Cullen was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match for his performance.[4][5]

NRL State Championship

[edit]
See also: 2016 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 Illawarra Cutters, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 54–12.[6]

Sunday, 2 October
3:40pm (AEDT)
Illawarra Cutters 54 – 12 Burleigh Bears
Tries:
Shannon Wakeman (7') 1
Damian Sironen (23') 1
Adam Quinlan (26') 1
Jacob Host (32') 1
Chris Lewis (37') 1
Drew Hutchison (45') 1
Siliva Havili (53') 1
Kurt Mann (57') 1
Taane Milne (63') 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona 9/9
(8', 24', 27', 34', 39', 47', 55', 58', 65') 		1st: 30 - 0
2nd: 24 - 12
 Tries:
1 (61') Josh Ailaomai
1 (80') Kurtis Rowe
Goals:
1/1 Darren Nicholls
(61')
1/1 Luke Page
(80')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Peter Gough, Jon Stone
Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison

Player statistics

[edit]

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).[7]

QRL awards

[edit]

Team of the Year

[edit]
Position Nat Winner Club
Fullback New Zealand Jahrome Hughes Townsville Blackhawks
Wing Australia Jonus Pearson Redcliffe Dolphins
Centre Tonga Mosese Pangai Townsville Blackhawks
Five-eighth Australia Cameron Cullen Burleigh Bears
Halfback Australia Jamal Fogarty Burleigh Bears
Prop Australia Sam Anderson Redcliffe Dolphins
Hooker Australia Josh Chudleigh Mackay Cutters
Second-row Papua New Guinea Rhyse Martin Townsville Blackhawks
Lock Australia Jai Arrow Norths Devils

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Competition » League Unlimited". leagueunlimited.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016.
  2. ^ Arnold, Rikki-Lee (25 September 2016). "Bears break title drought in grand style". Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Chudleigh wins Courier-Mail Medal". 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 QLD Cup Grand Final - Burleigh 26 v Redcliffe 16". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ Geddes, Jon (26 September 2016). "New Sea Eagle stars in grand final". Daily Telegraph.
  6. ^ "State championship 2016". The Courier Mail. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Stats".
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_Queensland_Cup&oldid=1204317475"