| 2013 Queensland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 16 – September 29, 2013 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers |  Mackay Cutters (1st title) |
| Minor premiers |  Northern Pride (1st title) |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Points scored | 6,310 |
| Top points scorer |  Cody Walker (171) |
| Player of the year | Cody Walker (Courier Mail Medal) |
| Top try-scorer | Davin Crampton (18) |
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The2013 Queensland Cup season was the 18th season ofQueensland's top-level statewiderugby league competition run by theQueensland Rugby League. The competition, known as theIntrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 12 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1][2][3]
TheMackay Cutters won their first premiership after defeating theEasts Tigers 27–20 in the Grand Final atNorth Ipswich Reserve.Easts Tigers'five-eighthCody Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning theCourier Mail Medal.[4]
In 2013, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fifth consecutive year. After partnering with theGold Coast Titans since 2007, theIpswich Jets became an affiliate of theBrisbane Broncos.[5]
| 2013 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Northern Pride | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 703 | 296 | +407 | 38 |
| 2 | Mackay Cutters (P) | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 577 | 483 | +94 | 34 |
| 3 | Easts Tigers | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 628 | 371 | +257 | 30 |
| 4 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 521 | 452 | +69 | 30 |
| 5 |  Ipswich Jets | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 494 | 520 | -26 | 29 |
| 6 |  Norths Devils | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 507 | 571 | -64 | 28 |
| 7 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 413 | +124 | 27 |
| 8 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 458 | 494 | -36 | 27 |
| 9 |  Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 415 | 554 | -139 | 26 |
| 10 |  Central Queensland Capras | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 462 | 569 | -107 | 19 |
| 11 |  Burleigh Bears | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 434 | 548 | -114 | 16 |
| 12 |  Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 325 | 790 | -465 | 8 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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| Date and time (local) | Venue | |||||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | ||||||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 6 – 33 | Ipswich Jets | 8 September 2013, 2:00pm | BMD Kougari Oval | ||
| Mackay Cutters | 18 – 31 | Easts Tigers | 8 September 2013, 2:00pm | Virgin Australia Stadium | ||
| Semi-finals | ||||||
| Mackay Cutters | 27 – 16 | Ipswich Jets | 14 September 2013, 6:00pm | Virgin Australia Stadium | ||
| Northern Pride | 16 – 29 | Easts Tigers | 15 September 2013, 1:30pm | Barlow Park | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||
| Northern Pride | 6 – 20 | Mackay Cutters | 22 September 2013, 2:00pm | Langlands Park | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||
| Easts Tigers | 20 – 27 | Mackay Cutters | 29 September 2013, 3:50pm | North Ipswich Reserve | ||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Pride | 16 | Easts | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Easts | 29 | Mackay | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mackay | 18 | Northern Pride | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Easts | 31 | Mackay | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Mackay | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ipswich | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wynnum Manly | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ipswich | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Easts Tigers | 20 – 27 | Mackay Cutters |
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| Tries:3 Sa'u  9', 38'Garbutt 69'Goals:4 Walker  9',pen 25',39',70'(4/4) | 1st: 14–10 2nd: 6–17 Report | Tries:5 Faraimo 29', 32'Milne 47'Morgan 64'Mitchell 79'Goals:3 Taylor 34'(1/3)Minto 65'(1/1)Milne 80'(1/1)Field goals:1 Minto 74'Sin bins: 1 Taylor  |
North Ipswich Reserve Attendance: 6,706 Referee: Clayton Sharpe Duncan Hall Medal:Anthony Mitchell (Mackay) |
| Easts Tigers | Position | Mackay Cutters |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Hampton | FB | Liam Taylor |
| Maeli Seve | WG | Bureta Faraimo |
| Junior Sa'u | CE | Michael Morgan |
| Shane Neumann | CE | Kalifa Faifai Loa |
| Mahe Fonua | WG | David Milne |
| Cody Walker | FE | Dan Murphy |
| Grant Giess | HB | Matt Minto |
| Steven Thorpe (c) | PR | Tyson Andrews |
| Tom Butterfield | HK | Anthony Mitchell |
| Mitch Garbutt | PR | Sam Hoare |
| Tim Glasby | SR | Jason Taumalolo |
| Dane Hogan | SR | Chris Gesch |
| Matt Zgrajewski | LK | Jardine Bobongie (c) |
| Kenny Bromwich | Bench | Dean Webster |
| Liam McDonald | Bench | Jason Schirnack |
| Leon Panapa | Bench | Karl Davies |
| Isaac Kaufmann | Bench | Kelvin Nielsen |
| Craig Ingebrigtsen | Coach | Kim Williams |
Easts, who finished the regular season in third, qualified for their third Grand Final after upsetting the second-placedMackay in Week 1 and the first-placedNorthern Pride in the major semi final. Mackay, after losing to Easts, defeatedIpswich in the minor semi final and upset the Pride 20–6 in the preliminary final to qualify for their first Grand Final.
Easts were the first team to get on the board in the decided when centreJunior Sa'u scored in the 9th minute. In the 25th minute, they extended their lead to eight when Mackay put a dropout out on the full, kicking a penalty goal from right in front. The Cutters finally cracked the Tigers when wingerBureta Faraimo crossed in the right corner in the 29th minute. They took the lead for the first time when Faraimo scored his second in the 32nd minute, sprinting 50 metres down the sideline after a pass from his centreMichael Morgan. The lead didn't last long, as Easts scored in the 38th minute, when Sa'u latched onto a kick that the Cutters let bounce to score his second try.
Mackay levelled the scores at 14-all seven minutes into the second half when wingerDavid Milne scored in the left corner. In the 64th minute, Mackay captured their second lead of the contest when Morgan picked up a loose ball and ran 50 metres to score in the right corner. Again, the lead did not last long, as Easts' propMitch Garbutt muscled over to score in the 69th minute. The Cutters took a one-point lead when halfbackMatt Minto slotted a field goal from 20 metres out with six minutes left in the game. Mackay sealed the win in the 79th minute when hookerAnthony Mitchell darted from dummy half to score and secure the club's first Queensland Cup premiership. Mitchell was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for Man of Match.[6][7]
ANorth Queensland Cowboys feeder club, the Cutters' side featuredMichael Morgan andJason Taumalolo, who would both go on to becomeNRL regulars for the Cowboys and play in the club's2015 NRL Grand Final win over theBrisbane Broncos.[8]
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