2016 Queensland Cup

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 Darren Nicholls (258)
Player of the year Josh Chudleigh
(Courier Mail Medal)
Top try-scorer Jonathon Reuben (18)

The 2016 Queensland Cup season was the 21st season the top-level statewide rugby league competition run in Queensland, Australia, 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

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

2016 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Redcliffe Dolphins 2318052728345+38340
2 Burleigh Bears (P) 2317152680497+18339
3 Townsville Blackhawks 2316162694403+29137
4 Papua New Guinea Hunters 2315082541421+12034
5 Sunshine Coast Falcons 23121102501462+3929
6 Easts Tigers 23112102563520+4328
7 Souths Logan Magpies 23112102587590-328
8 Northern Pride 23110122516495+2126
9 Ipswich Jets 23110122562555+726
10 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23100132547561-1424
11 Norths Devils 2381142532686-15421
12 Central Queensland Capras 2361162440756-31617
13 Tweed Heads Seagulls 2360172393728-33516
14 Mackay Cutters 2341182468733-26513

Final series

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

Burleigh returned to the finals for the first time in 11 years after finishing the regular season in second. 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 Falcons in the preliminary final and booked a spot in their tenth Grand Final, their third against Burleigh.

Teams

Team details
Burleigh BearsPositionRedcliffe Dolphins
NameNumberNumberName
Kurtis Rowe1
Fullback
1Jack Ahearn
Waka Wanahi2
Wing
24Jonus Pearson
Sami Sauiluma15
Centre
3Daniel Randall
Connor Broadhurst4
Centre
4Joseph Bradley
Oliver Regan5
Wing
5Curtis Johnston
Cameron Cullen6
Five eighth
6Zach Strasser
Jamal Fogarty (c)7
Half back
7Darren Nicholls
Luke Page8
Prop forward
8Sam Anderson (c)
Pat Politoni9
Hooker
9Shane Pumipi
Paterika Vaivai10
Prop forward
10Charlie Fainga'a
Jamie Dowling21
Second row
11Aaron Whitchurch
Hayden Schwass12
Second row
12Daniel Bridge
Lachlan Burr13
Lock forward
13Chris Gesch
Louis Fanene17
Interchange
15Brandon Lee
Josh Ailaomai20
Interchange
20Taylor Brown
Nathaniel Peteru22
Interchange
23Tyson Cleal
Jeff Lynch24
Interchange
25Christian Hazard
Jim Lenihan
Coach
Adam Mogg
QRL

Scoreboard

2016 Intrust Super Cup Grand Final
Sunday, 25 September
15:55 (AEST) (UTC+10)
Burleigh Bears 26 – 16 Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries: 4
Rowe rugby ball 12', 23'
Sauiluma rugby ball 49'
Cullen rugby ball 71'
Goals: 5
Fogarty rugby goalposts icon 14', 24', pen 28', 50', 73' (5/5)
 1st: 14–10
2nd: 12–6
Report
 Tries: 3
Pearson rugby ball 16'
Cleal rugby ball 33'
Nicholls rugby ball 57'
Goals: 2
Nicholls rugby goalposts icon 34', 59' (2/3)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 6,611
Referees: Peter Gough, Jarrod Cole
Duncan Hall Medal: Cameron Cullen (Burleigh)

First half

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

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

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]

2016 NRL State Championship
Sunday, 2 October
15:40 AEDT (UTC+11)
Illawarra Cutters 54 – 12 Burleigh Bears
Tries: 9
Wakeman rugby ball 7'
Sironen rugby ball 23'
Quinlan rugby ball 26'
Host rugby ball 32'
Lewis rugby ball 37'
Hutchinson rugby ball 44'
Havili rugby ball 53'
Mann rugby ball 57'
Milne rugby ball 63'
Goals: 9
Nona rugby goalposts icon 8', 24', 33', 39', 47', 55', 58', 65' (9/9)
 1st: 30–0
2nd: 24–12
Report
 Tries: 2
Ailaomai rugby ball 61'
Row rugby ball 80'
Goals: 2
Fogarty rugby goalposts icon 61' (1/1)
Page rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referees: Peter Gough, Jon Stone
Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison (Illawarra)
Team details
Illawarra CuttersPositionBurleigh Bears
NameNumberNumberName
Adam Quinlan1
FB
1Kurtis Rowe
Kurt Mann2
WG
2Waka Wanahi
Taane Milne3
CE
3Sami Sauiluma
Levi Dodd4
CE
4Connor Broadhurst
Kalifa Faifai Loa5
WG
5Oliver Regan
Shaun Nona6
FE
6Cameron Cullen
Drew Hutchison7
HB
7Jamal Fogarty
Shannon Wakeman8
PR
8Luke Page
Josh McCrone9
HK
9Pat Politoni
Jacob Host10
PF
22Nathaniel Peteru
Damian Sironen15
SR
14Parahi Wilson
Chris Lewis12
SR
12Hayden Schwass
Siliva Havili13
LK
13Lachlan Burr
Tyrone McCarthy11
IN
10Paterika Vaivai
Sam Coster14
IN
15Jeff Lynch
Jay Gallagher16
IN
17Louis Fanene
Sam Clune19
IN
20Josh Ailaomai
Jason Demetriou
Coach
Jim Lenihan
NRL.com

Player statistics

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

QRL awards

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
FullbackNew ZealandJahrome Hughes Townsville Blackhawks
WingAustraliaJonus Pearson Redcliffe Dolphins
CentreTongaMosese Pangai Townsville Blackhawks
Five-eighthAustraliaCameron Cullen Burleigh Bears
HalfbackAustraliaJamal Fogarty Burleigh Bears
PropAustraliaSam Anderson Redcliffe Dolphins
HookerAustraliaJosh Chudleigh Mackay Cutters
Second-rowPapua New GuineaRhyse Martin Townsville Blackhawks
LockAustraliaJai Arrow Norths Devils

See also

References

  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. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Chudleigh wins Courier-Mail Medal". 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "State championship 2016". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2020.(subscription required)
  7. ↑ "Stats".
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