1999 Queensland Cup

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1999 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 13 – September 11, 1999
Teams12
Premiers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears (1st title)
Minor premiers Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (1st title)
Matches played138
Points scored6,677
Top points scorer(s) Norths Devils colours.svg John Wilshere (256)
Player of the year Redcliffe colours.svg Mick Roberts
Top try-scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Aaron Douglas (30)
  1998
2000  

The 1999 Queensland Cup season was the 4th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition.

Contents

The competition was contested by fourteen teams over a 26-week long season (including finals), with the Burleigh defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 12–10 in the grand final at Suncorp Stadium. Redcliffe halfback Mick Roberts was named the competition's Player of the Year. [1]

Teams

The number of teams in the competition was reduced from 16 to 12 for the 1999 season. Brisbane Brothers, Bundaberg Grizzlies, Gold Coast Vikings and Townsville Stingers were all withdrawn. Brothers and Bundaberg both competed in the inaugural season of the Queensland Cup, while Townsville and the Vikings both played just one season. [2]

For the 1999 season, the Brisbane Broncos were affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales, the Melbourne Storm with the Norths Devils and the North Queensland Cowboys with the Cairns Cyclones and Wests Panthers. The Auckland Warriors also used Souths Magpies and Wynnum Seagulls as feeder clubs, sending them up to four players each round. [3]

ColoursClubHome ground(s)
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park
Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg
Cairns Cyclones Barlow Park, Dairy Farmers Stadium
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Capras Browne Park
Balmain colours.svg
Easts Tigers Langlands Park
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets First Provincial Oval
Hunter colours.svg
Logan Scorpions Meakin Park
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval
Western Suburbs colours.svg
Souths Magpies Davies Park
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg
Toowoomba Clydesdales Athletic Oval, ANZ Stadium
Wests Panthers Colours.svg
Wests Panthers Purtell Park
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum Seagulls Kougari Oval

Ladder

1999 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 221714660361+29935
2 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 221705791393+39834
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears (P)221606685396+28933
4 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 221408602530+7228
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 221318611438+17327
6 Wests Panthers Colours.svg Wests Panthers 221318551431+12027
7 Hunter colours.svg Logan Scorpions 2210012478561-8320
8 Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Cairns Cyclones 229112494514-2019
9 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Seagulls 229112459577-11819
10 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 226016443646-20312
11 Central Comets colours.svg Central Capras 224018440626-1868
12 Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Magpies 221021217958-7412

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Minor semi-finals
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 30 – 34 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 21 August 1999Bishop Park
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 22 – 6 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 22 August 1999 Athletic Oval
Major semi-finals
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 18 – 24 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 28 August 1999 Dolphin Oval
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 24 – 18 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 29 August 1999Bishop Park
Preliminary final
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 26 – 22 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 4 September 1999 Dolphin Oval
Grand final
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 12 – 10 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 11 September 1999 Suncorp Stadium
Qualifying / Elimination finalsMajor / Minor semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 18 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 12
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 24 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 10
2 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths 30 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 26
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 34 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths 22
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths 24
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba 18
4 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba 22
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts 6

Grand final

Saturday, 11 September
Burleigh Bears Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 12 – 10 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries:
Darren Anderson 1
Jamie Mahon 1
Goals:
Ben Lythe 2
1st: 8 - 4
2nd: 4 - 6
Report
Tries:
1 Rick Hewinson
1 Trent Leis
Goals:
1 Trent Leis
Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Tony Maksoud
Burleigh BearsPositionRedcliffe Dolphins
Jamie Mahon FB Adam Mogg
Aaron Douglas WG Ricky Hewinson
Darren Anderson CE Mixie Lui
Frank Napoli CE Ben Roedder
Faron Anderson WG Trent Leis
Craig Freer FE Sam Obst
Grant Adamson (c) HB Mick Roberts
Tony Priddle PR Ian Graham
Ben Lythe HK Craig O'Dwyer
Shane O'Flanagan PR Troy Lindsay
Bill Dunn SR Luke Scott
Hamish Smith SR James Hinchey
Dean Allen LK Tony Gould (c)
Brad MiddleboschBench Michael Crocker
Ali BrownBench Chris Essex
Justin Bryant BenchShane Sanderson
Reggie Cressbrook BenchJohn Paul Cherry
Rick Stone Coach Alex Corvo

Burleigh qualified for their first grand final after a comeback win over Norths in the minor semi-finals and with a six-point win over Redcliffe a week later. Redcliffe, who finished as minor premiers for the first time and earned a first week bye, were forced into a preliminary final with Norths after losing to the Bears. The Dolphins held on for a four-point victory to book their third grand final appearance in five years.

First half

After Burleigh kicked a penalty goal inside the opening minute, it took 20 minutes for the first try of the game to be scored, with Bears' centre Darren Anderson crossing out wide. With six minutes to play in the first half, Dolphins' centre Mixie Lui put his winger Trent Leis into gap to score. Leis missed the ensuing conversion leaving his side trailing by four points at half time.

Second half

Redcliffe opened the second half with a penalty goal from right in front after Burleigh prop Tony Priddle was penalised. 10 minutes later, the Dolphins nabbed their second try when winger Ricky Hewinson scored in the corner, courtesy of a Tony Gould cutout pass. Leis failed to convert but Redcliffe had their first lead, 10–8, with 18 minutes remaining. Burleigh regained the lead shortly after when fullback Jamie Mahon scored what would be the game-winning try. A tense final 10 minutes followed but Burleigh hung on to claim their first premiership in their third season in the Queensland Cup. [4]

Burleigh winger Aaron Douglas, who was stretchered off during the game, became the first player to win two Queensland Cup grand finals, winning his first with Redcliffe two years earlier. [5]

Player statistics

End-of-season awards

See also

References

  1. "Queensland Rugby League". queensland.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "Intrust Super Cup round 1 wrap". 8 March 2015.
  3. "Rugby League: Price could rule out stadium".
  4. "1999 QLD Cup grand final Burleigh 12 v Redcliffe 10". YouTube .
  5. "The night Burleigh almost beat Great Britain". 29 September 2016.