2005 Queensland Cup

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2005 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 12 – September 17, 2005
Teams11
Premiers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns
(1st title)
Minor premiers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns
(1st title)
Matches played116
Points scored6,216
Top points scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Reggie Cressbrook (206)
Player of the year Norths Devils colours.svg Greg Inglis
(Courier Mail Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Simon Phillips (19)
  2004
2006  

The 2005 Queensland Cup season was the 10th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Queensland Wizard Cup due to sponsorship from Wizard Home Loans featured 11 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

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The North Queensland Cowboys finished as minor premiers and defeated the Burleigh Bears 36–6 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium to claim their first premiership. Norths Devils fullback Greg Inglis was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal. [1] [2]

Teams

Brothers-Valleys, who joined the competition in 2004, withdrew after just one season and were not replaced, with the competition featuring 11 teams for the first time since 2001.

The Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys were again affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales, Norths Devils and North Queensland Young Guns respectively.

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach (s)Captain (s)NRL affiliate
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone Ali BrownNone
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Comets Browne Park Neale Crow Mark Henry None
Balmain colours.svg
Easts Tigers Langlands Park Michael Booth Brandon Costin None
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets QLD Group Stadium Trevor Gillmeister Danny CoburnNone
North Queensland colours.svg
North Queensland Young Guns Dairy Farmers Stadium Grant Bell Daniel Strickland North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop ParkWayne TreleavenAnthony Boyd Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Anthony Griffin Shane Perry None
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park, Brandon Park Phil Economidis Darren GlaseNone
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg
Toowoomba Clydesdales Clive Berghofer Stadium John Dixon Anthony Seibold Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Western Suburbs colours.svg
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Steve MurphyAndrew MoroneyNone
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum Seagulls Kougari Oval Neil Wharton Jace van Dijk None

Ladder

2005 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns (P)2016132612352+26033
2 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 2015142719454+26531
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 2015052644354+29030
4 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 2012082582510+7224
5 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 2011182663527+13623
6 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Seagulls 20100102480554-7420
7 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 208392556485+7119
8 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 2090112591504+8718
9 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 2051142414566-15211
10 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 2031162364836-4727
11 Central Comets colours.svg Central Comets 2012172346829-4834

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
DateVenue
Qualifying / Elimination Finals
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 23 – 22† Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 27 August 2005 Dolphin Oval
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 18 – 26 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 28 August 2005Bishop Park
Semi Finals
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 10 – 33 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 3 September 2005Bishop Park
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns 22 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 3 September 2005 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Preliminary Final
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 24 – 19 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 10 September 2005 Pizzey Park
Grand Final
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns 36 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 17 September 2005 Suncorp Stadium

† Match decided in extra time.

 
 Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi FinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
                   
1 North Queensland colours.svg North Qld 22 
   Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 6     North Queensland colours.svg North Qld 36
2 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths 18   Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 24  Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 6
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 26    Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 19 
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths 10
4 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 23  Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 33 
5 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba 22

Grand Final

Saturday, 17 September
North Queensland Young Guns North Queensland colours.svg 36 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Tries:
David Myles 2
Clint Amos 1
Jason Barsley 1
Shane Muspratt 1
Neil Sweeney 1
Goals:
Neil Sweeney 6
1st: 18 - 6
2nd: 18 - 0
Report
Tries:
1 Trent Leis
Goals:
1 Reggie Cressbrook
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,893
Referee: Rob Alexander
Player of the Match: Shane Muspratt (North Queensland)
North Queensland Young GunsPositionBurleigh Bears
Jason Barsley FB Reggie Cressbrook
Neil Sweeney WG Balin Cupples
Gavin Cooper CE Nick Shaw
David Myles CE Trent Leis
Dean Payne WG Aseri Laing
Shane Muspratt FE Adam Hayden
Brent McConnell HB David Hicks
Jaiman Lowe PR Ali Brown (c)
Clint Amos HK Ryan Gundry
Matthew Scott PR Shane O'Flanagan
Daniel Strickland (c) SR Martin Griese
Mark Dalle Cort SR Adam Hutchison
Leigh McWilliams LK Adrian Vowles
Rory Bromley BenchJames Griffiths
Scott Bolton BenchJeremy Lateo
Wallace SolomonaBenchChris Barnes
James AndersenBenchRobert Apanui
Grant Bell Coach Rick Stone

North Queensland took out the minor premiership and qualified for the finals for the first time since joining the Queensland Cup in 2002, losing just three games in the regular season. In the finals, they defeated Burleigh in the major semi final to book a spot in their first Grand Final. Defending premiers Burleigh, who finished the season in 3rd, defeated Norths in the Week 1 qualifying final to set up a contest with the Young Guns. After losing, the Bears hosted Redcliffe, defeating them 24–19 and qualifying for their third straight Grand Final.

First half

The Young Guns opened the scoring in the 8th minute, when Neil Sweeney kicked a penalty goal after prop Jaiman Lowe was taken high by Bears' second rower Adam Hutchison. Seven minutes later, North Queensland recorded the first try of the game when centre David Myles sliced through some soft defence to score. They extended their lead to 12–0 when five-eighth Shane Muspratt burrowed over from dummy half to score. In the 28th minute, Burleigh finally got on the board thanks to a long range try to former North Queensland Cowboy Trent Leis. Two minutes before half time, the Young Guns extended their lead to 12 when Neil Sweeney scored under the posts thanks to a Brent McConnell line break.

Second half

The second half was scoreless until the final 10 minutes, when the Young Guns ran in three unanswered tries on their way to their first premiership. In the 70th minute, hooker Clint Amos dived over from dummy half, pushing the lead to 18. From the set following the kick off, captain Daniel Strickland burst through the Bears' defensive line and sent fullback Jason Barsley away to score under the posts. Finally, in the 76th minute, a McConnell chip kick was regathered by Muspratt, who kept it alive, with the ball going through five sets of hands before Myles finished the play for his second try. The win marked the first time a team from outside of south east Queensland would win the Grand Final. [3]

Three players from the victorious Young Guns' side, Gavin Cooper, Matthew Scott and Scott Bolton, would go on to become club legends for the North Queensland Cowboys, with all three winning an NRL premiership with the club in 2015. [4]

Player statistics

End-of-season awards

See also

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