1996 Cairns Cyclones season

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CAIRNS CYCLONES
Club information
Full nameCairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club
Colours Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Green, white and gold
Founded1996
Exited2000
Former details
Ground(s)
Competition Queensland Cup
Cairns Cyclones 1997 jersey.png
Team colours
Records
PremiershipsNil
Wooden spoons Nil

The 1996 Cairns Cyclones season was the first season that the Cairns Cyclones rugby league team competed in the inaugural Queensland Cup. The Queensland Cup was formed after the Winfield State League was closed after the end of the 1995 Season. At the time the Queensland Cup was the second tier competition under the Brisbane Rugby League.

Contents

The Cairns Cyclones team was managed by Nigel Tillett and coached by Gary Smith. They were one of sixteen clubs competing in the fifteen-week-long competition, [1] which included two split rounds. The 'Final 6' system was used in the Finals Series to determine the Premiers. [2]

1996 Cairns Cyclones Squad Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg

1. Shannon Van Balen (Fullback)
2. Richard Murgha (Threequarters)
3. Mick Skardon (Threequarters)
4. Craig Cygler (Threequarters)
5. Chris Kelly (Threequarters)
6. Paul Fowler (Halves)
7. Robbie Schmidt (captain) (Halves)
8. Troy Lorimer (Forwards)
9. Andy Henley (Forwards)
10. Peter Deaves (Forwards)
11. Brian Fourmile (Forwards)
12. Matt Clifford (Forwards)
13. Matt Hensler (Forwards)
14. Chad Prien (Replacements)
15. John Clifford (Replacements)
16. Robbie Hollingsworth (Replacements)
17. Scott Tronc (Replacements)

Other players

Best and Fairest Player Award

Cairns Cyclone's Robbie Schmidt was awarded The Courier Mail Best and Fairest player. The award was given to the Queensland Cup player voted for as the best and fairest over the entire season. After each game, the referees vote to award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player. [3]

1996 Channel Nine Cup

1996 Ladder

Pos.TeamWLDP/FP/AP/DPts
1 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 113136022613423
2 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 103236519317222
3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Magpies 104137520517021
4 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests Panthers 104135920815121
5 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones 10503102248620
6 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 1 9503152249119
7 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 85232522510018
8 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers 960339354-1518
9 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 870334332216
10 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Port Moresby Vipers 870323408-8516
11 Central Comets colours.svg Central Capras 780309336-2714
12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Mackay Sea Eagles 6813062852113
13 Bundaberg Colours.svg Bundaberg Grizzlies 1 4100211348-1379
14 Hunter colours.svg Logan Scorpions 3102236346-1108
15 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 1140184397-2132
16 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 0150138478-3400

1Awarded One Point due to Game being Cancelled.

1996 Channel Nine Cup Minor Premiers and Premiers

1996 Cairns Cyclones Matches

Round 1
Saturday, 30 March 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 30–4 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
Tries:
Andy Henley
Robbie Schmidt (c) 3
Richard Murgha
Goals:
John Clifford 5 from 5		Tries:
1


Goals:
0
Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns
Attendance: 1,000
Notes: Half-time 6–4
Round 2
Sunday, 7 April 1996
Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe colours.svg 30–18 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Notes: Cyclones players John Clifford and Steve Howlett were sent off. The Cyclones played the last 35 minutes with 11 men.
Howleet was not charged, but Clifford was suspended for a month for attacking the head of another player.
Round 3
Saturday, 13 April 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 26–12 Hunter colours.svg Logan Scorpions
Tries:
Andy Henley
Robbie Schmidt (c) 2
Richard Murgha
David Maiden
Goals:
3 from 5		Tries:
Brendon Lindsay
1


Goals:
2
Team: 1. Richard Murgha, 2. Michael Skardon, 3. Steve Howlett, 4. David Maiden, 5. Chris Kelly, 6. Paul Fowler, 7. Robbie Schmidt (captain), 8. Troy Lorimer, 9. Andy Henley, 10. Peter Deaves, 11. Nathan Woods, 13. Chad Prien, 19. Matt Hensler.
Interchange: 14. Shannon van Balen, 15. Chris Zanoletti, 16. Robbie Hollingsworth, 17. Scott Tronc.
Unavailable: John Clifford (suspended), Brian Fourmile (concussion).
Notes: Half-time 10–6.
Round 4
Saturday, 20 April 1996
Brisbane Wests Panthers Wests Panthers Colours.svg 14–20 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Tries:
M. Seaby
S. Valentine


Goals:
J. Brown 3		Tries:
David Maiden 2
Craig Cycgler
Robbie Hollingsworth

Goals:
Mick Skardon
Shannon van Balen
Team: 1. Shannon van Balen, 2. Richard Murgha, 3. Steve Howlett, 4. David Maiden, 5. Chris Kelly, 6. Paul Fowler, 7. Robbie Schmidt (captain), 8. Troy Lorimer, 9. Andy Henley, 10. Peter Deaves, 11. Brian Fourmile, 13. Chad Prien, 19. Matt Hensler.
Interchange: 14. Mick Skardon, 15. Craig Cygler, 16. Robbie Hollingsworth, 17. Nathan Woods.
Unavailable: John Clifford (suspended), Scott Tronc (injured).
Notes: Shown on ABC TV at 2.30 pm.
Round 5
Saturday, 27 April 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 42–4 Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers
Round 6
Saturday, 4 May 1996
Mackay Sea-Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 22–20 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Venue:
Mackay Junior Rugby League Grounds
Round 7
Saturday, 25 May 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 26–8 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
Round 8
Saturday, 1 June 1996
Central Capras Central Comets colours.svg 14–18 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Venue:
Victoria Park
Round 9
Saturday, 15 June 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 16–6 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales
Round 10
22 June 1996
Easts Tigers Balmain colours.svg 16–22 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Venue:
Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane
Round 11
Saturday, 29 June 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 10–19 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Round 12
Saturday, 6 July 1996
Port Moresby Vipers Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg 29–22 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Round 13
Saturday, 13 July 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 8–6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Magpies
Round 14
Sunday, 21 July 1996
Ipswich Jets Ipswich Colours.svg 14–24 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones
Round 15
Saturday, 27 July 1996
Bundaberg Grizzlies Bundaberg Colours.svg 16–18 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones


Week 1 Semi-final
Saturday, 3 August 1996
Cairns Cyclones Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg 12–16 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
  1. ↑ Queensland R.LEAGUE 1996 Table Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 Dec 2007
  2. ↑ Queensland R.LEAGUE 1996 Results Archived 2013-03-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 Dec 2007
  3. ↑ "QRL".

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