| 2016 Queensland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 5 – September 25, 2016 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers |  Burleigh Bears (3rd title) |
| Minor premiers |  Redcliffe Dolphins (5th title) |
| Matches played | 167 |
| Points scored | 8,020 |
| 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 → | |
The2016 Queensland Cup season was the 21st 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 14 teams playing a 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]
TheBurleigh Bears won their third premiership after defeating theBurleigh Bears 26–16 in the Grand Final atSuncorp Stadium.Mackay Cutters'hookerJosh Chudleigh was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning theCourier Mail Medal.[2][3]
In 2016, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the second consecutive year.
| 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 |
| 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 Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Redcliffe | 24 | 2 | Burleigh | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Burleigh | 40 | 1 | Redcliffe | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Townsville | 46 | 1 | Redcliffe | 38 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Easts | 4 | 5 | Sunshine Coast | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Townsville | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sunshine Coast | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | PNG Hunters | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sunshine Coast | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Sunday, 25 September 3:55pm (AEST) |
| Burleigh Bears | 26 – 16 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Kurtis Rowe2 Cameron Cullen1 Sami Sauiluma1 Goals: Jamal Fogarty5 | 1st: 14 - 10 2nd: 12 - 6 Report | Tries: 1 Tyson Cleal 1Darren Nicholls 1Jonus Pearson Goals: 2Darren Nicholls |
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 6,611 Referee: Peter Gough, Jarrod Cole Player of the Match:Cameron Cullen (Burleigh) |
| Burleigh Bears | Position | Redcliffe Dolphins |
|---|---|---|
| FB |
| |
| 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 defeatedRedcliffe 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 theSunshine Coast in the preliminary final and booked a spot in their 10th Grand Final, their third against Burleigh.
Burleigh got the scoring underway in the 12th minute when fullbackKurtis Rowe sliced through the Dolphins' defence and ran 35 metres to score. It took just four minutes for Redcliffe to hit back when wingerJonus 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.
The Bears again scored the first points of the half, this time through centreSami Sauiluma in the 49th minute. HalfbackJamal 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 halfbackDarren Nicholls, as they trailed by just four points. In the 71st minute, the Bears sealed the win when five-eighthCameron 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]
After winning the Grand Final, theBurleigh Bears qualified for theNRL State Championship onNRL Grand Final day. They were defeated by theIllawarra Cutters, theNew 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 Nona9/9 (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') 1/1Luke Page (80') |
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).[7]
Leading try scorers[edit]
| Leading point scorers[edit]
|
Mackay Cutters)Burleigh Bears)Redcliffe Dolphins)
Queensland Residents,Norths Devils)PNG Hunters)| Federation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Teams | |||||||||
| NRL clubs |
| ||||||||
| NRLW clubs | |||||||||
| Major Competitions |
| ||||||||
| Northern Division | |||||||||
| Central Division | |||||||||
| South-East Division |
| ||||||||
| Defunct Leagues | |||||||||
| Queensland Cup clubs | |||||||||
| Queensland Cup seasons |
| ||||||||
| Representative Competitions |
| ||||||||
| Clubs | |||||||||
