2007 Queensland Cup

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2007 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 16 – September 15, 2007
Teams11
Premiers Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls (1st title)
Minor premiers North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns
(2nd title)
Matches played116
Points scored5,447
Top points scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Nick Parfitt
Player of the year Western Suburbs colours.svg Shannon Walker
(Courier Mail Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Redcliffe colours.svg Rory Bromley
Balmain colours.svg John Tamanika
  2006
2008  

The 2007 Queensland Cup season was the 12th 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 Tweed Heads Seagulls became the first team from outside of Queensland to win the Queensland Cup when they defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. Tweed Heads' fullback Shannon Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal. [1] [2]

Teams

11 teams participated in the Queensland Cup again in 2007, with the Aspley Broncos replacing the Toowoomba Clydesdales. [3] [4]

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s)NRL Affiliate
Aspley Broncos colours.svg
Aspley Broncos Suncorp Stadium Mark Gee Nick Kenny Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Jim Lenihan Ryan Gundry Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Comets Browne Park Steve Anderson Wayne BarnettNone
Balmain colours.svg
Easts Tigers Langlands Park Michael Booth Trent Young None
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets QLD Group Stadium, Carrara Stadium Kevin Walters Danny Coburn Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland colours.svg
North Queensland Young Guns Dairy Farmers Stadium Matt Parish Shane Muspratt North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park Kevin Carmichael Marc Brentnall Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Anthony Griffin Troy Lindsay Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park, Brandon ParkJason Burnham & Brandon Costin Cameron JoyceNone
Western Suburbs colours.svg
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Troy McCarthy Andrew Moroney, Brad Davis Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum Manly Seagulls Kougari Oval Shane McNally Jimmy Ahmat None

Ladder

2007 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns 2015052566355+21134
2 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 2014062516338+17832
3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls (P)2013162546404+14231
4 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 2013162510400+11031
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 2011092426448-2226
6 Aspley Broncos colours.svg Aspley Broncos 2010192469441+2825
7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 2090112550478+7222
8 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 2081112507524-1721
9 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2080122399539-14020
10 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 2050152384580-19614
11 Central Comets colours.svg Central Comets 2020182310666-3568

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Qualifying Finals
Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 18 – 16 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 25 August 2007 QLD Group Stadium
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 22 – 18 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 25 August 2007 Dolphin Oval
Semi Finals
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns 18 – 28 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 31 August 2007 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 40 – 14 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 1 September 2007 Piggabeen Sports Complex
Preliminary Finals
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Young Guns 10 – 34 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 8 September 2007 Langlands Park
Grand Final
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 18 – 28 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 15 September 2007 Suncorp Stadium
 
 Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi FinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
                   
1 North Queensland colours.svg North Qld 18 
   Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 28     Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 18
2 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 22   North Queensland colours.svg North Qld 10  Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads 28
3 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads 18    Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads 34 
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads 40
4 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich 18  Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich 14 
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts 16

Grand Final

Saturday, 15 September
Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe colours.svg 18 – 28 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls
Tries:
Rory Bromley 1
Nick Emmett 1
Chris Fox 1
Goals:
Alwyn Simpson 3
1st: 6 - 18
2nd: 12 - 10
Report
Tries:
2 David Myles
2 Shannon Walker
1 Brad Davis
Goals:
4 Brad Davis
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gavin Morris
Player of the Match: Brad Davis (Tweed Heads)
Redcliffe DolphinsPositionTweed Heads Seagulls
Ryan Cullen FB Shannon Walker
Alwyn Simpson WG Nathanael Barnes
Matt Harris CE David Myles
Nick Emmett CE James Wood
Rory Bromley WG Josh Vaughan
Daniel Green FE Brad Davis (c)
Chris Fox HB Tim Maccan
Troy Lindsay (c) PR Roy Friend
Mick Roberts HK Matt King
Adam Starr PR Chris Enahoro
Nathan Tutt SR Will Matthews
Danny Burke SR Selasi Berdie
Grant Flugge LK Matthew Pow
Pat GardnerBenchAndre Amato
Mark Shipway BenchMatthew Austin
Palmer Wapau BenchDavid Molenaar
Marty Turner BenchDaniel Evans
Anthony Griffin Coach Troy McCarthy

Reigning premiers Redcliffe, who finished the regular season in 2nd, were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in Week 1 and North Queensland in the major semi final. It would be their nine Grand Final appearance in 12 seasons. After losing to Redcliffe, Tweed Heads faced Ipswich in an elimination final, which they won 40–14. A week later, they scored a major upset over minor premiers North Queensland to progress to their first Queensland Cup Grand Final appearance.

First half

Redcliffe opened their premiership defence strongly when halfback Chris Fox scored in the ninth minute. Tweed Heads hit back in the 18th minute when David Myles latched onto a Tim Maccan grubber to score. The Seagulls moved into the lead for the first time when captain Brad Davis stepped through some soft defence to score under the posts. Tweed Heads extended their lead to 12 just seconds before half time when Davis sent Myles over for his second try of the game.

Second half

The Dolphins got the scoring underway in the second half when centre Nick Emmett dived onto a kick from his winger Alwyn Simpson to get Redcliffe back into the contest. 10 minutes later, Tweed Heads pushed the lead back to 12 when the competition's Player of the Year Shannon Walker backed up a Maccan line break to score. Walker sealed the game for his side just five minutes later when he returned a Dolphins' kick 80 metres to score in the corner. Redcliffe gave themselves a small chance late when winger Rory Bromley crossed in the 74th minute but it wasn't enough as Tweed Heads won their first premiership. They became the first club from outside of Queensland to win the competition. [5] [6]

Seagulls' captain Brad Davis was named Man of the Match and awarded the first ever Duncan Hall Medal, named in honour of the Hall of Famer, who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 Tests for Australia. [7]

The loss in the Grand Final would effectively end the Redcliffe Dolphins dominant run in the Queensland Cup. From 1996 to 2007, the club won five premierships, appeared in nine of 12 Grand Finals and won three minor premierships. They would not qualify for another Grand Final until 2012 and would not win another until 2018.

End-of-season awards

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