2018 Queensland Cup

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2018 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 10 – September 23, 2018
Teams14
Premiers Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (6th title)
Minor premiers Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (6th title)
Matches played167
Points scored7,279
Top points scorer(s) Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Guy Hamilton (176)
Player of the year Ipswich Colours.svg Nathaniel Neale
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Daniel Ogden
Ipswich Colours.svg Michael Purcell (22)
  2017
2019  

The 2018 Queensland Cup season was the 23rd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 28-week long season (including finals) from March to September. [1]

Contents

The Redcliffe Dolphins won their sixth premiership after defeating the Easts Tigers 32–22 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Ipswich Jets prop Nathaniel Neale was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Petero Civoniceva Medal. [2]

Teams

In 2018, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive year.

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Jim Lenihan Luke Page Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Kim WilliamsJack MaddenNone
Balmain colours.svg
Easts Tigers Suzuki Stadium Scott Sipple Jake Foster Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben & Shane Walker Nathaniel Neale None
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Steve SheppardTom Murphy North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride colours.png
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park Rohan Smith John Palavi Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg
Papua New Guinea Hunters National Football Stadium Michael Marum Ase Boas None
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Adam Mogg Cameron Cullen Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Jon BuchananPhil Dennis Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Craig Ingebrigtsen Dane Hogan Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Kristian Woolf Andrew Niemoeller North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Tweedheadscolours.png
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben WoolfSam Meskell Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Mitch Cronin Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

2018 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins (P)2316161600382+21835
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 2316071589427+16234
3 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 2315081571348+22332
4 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 2313191474404+7029
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 23130101576503+7328
6 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 23130101554505+4928
7 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 23130101444418+2628
8 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 23110121516553-3724
9 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 23100131534499+3522
10 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 23100131453464-1122
11 Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls 2391131435634-19921
12 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2390141472593-12120
13 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 2370161390576-18616
14 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 2341181386688-30211

Final series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)Venue
Elimination Finals
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 12 - 32 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 1 September 2018, 1:10pmJack Manski Oval
Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 0 – 32 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 1 September 2018, 3:00pmStan Williams Park
Major / Minor Semi-finals
Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 50 – 20 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 8 September 2018, 1:10pm Suzuki Stadium
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 13 – 6 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 8 September 2018, 6:00pm Dolphin Stadium
Preliminary Finals
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 26 – 36 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 15 September 2018, 1:10pm Pizzey Park
Grand Final
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 36 – 22 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 23 September 2018, 3:10pm Suncorp Stadium
Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand Final
1 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 131 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe 36
2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 65 Balmain colours.svg Easts 22
4 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 02 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh 26
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts 325 Balmain colours.svg Easts 36
5 Balmain colours.svg Easts 50
6 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich 20
3 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville 12
6 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich 32

Grand Final

2018 Intrust Super Cup Grand Final
Sunday, September 23
3:00pm  AEST (UTC+10)
Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe colours.svg 36–22 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
Tries:6
Fuller Ru ball.svg 17', 42'
Hawkins Ru ball.svg 27'
Staggs Ru ball.svg 46'
Watts Ru ball.svg 62'
Opacic Ru ball.svg 78'
Goals:6
Staggs Rugby penalty.svg pen 10', 28', pen 33', 43', 48', 63'(6/9)
1st: 14–10
2nd: 22–12
Report
Tries:4
Carey Ru ball.svg 12'
Seve Ru ball.svg 37'
Foster Ru ball.svg 56'
Drinkwater Ru ball.svg 64'
Goals:3
Torpy Rugby penalty.svg 13', 57', 65'(3/4)
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,504 [3]
Player of the Match: Toby Rudolf (Redcliffe)
Team details
Redcliffe DolphinsPositionEasts Tigers
NameNumberNumberName
Trai Fuller11 Scott Drinkwater
Josh Beehag22Linc Port
Kotoni Staggs 33 Shane Neumann
Tom Opacic 44 Marion Seve
Jeremy Hawkins 55Conor Carey
Bryce Donovan66 Billy Walters
Cameron Cullen (c)77Brayden Torpy
Sam Anderson 108 Albert Vete
Jake Turpin 99 Tom Butterfield
Nathan Watts1610 David Tyrell
Toby Rudolf 1111 Jake Foster (c)
Myles Taueli1412 Patrick Kaufusi
Jamil Hopoate 1313Jack Svendsen
Nick Slyney 814Chris Ostwald
Aaron Whitchurch 1216 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
James Taylor1517 Kelma Tuilagi
Hugh Pratt1720 Sam Kasiano
Adam Mogg
Coach
Scott Sipple


Redcliffe finished the regular season as minor premiers for the sixth time and earned a bye in the first week of the finals. In the major semi final, they defeated Burleigh 13–6 and qualified for their 11th Grand Final. Easts finished fifth on the ladder and defeated the fourth-placed Northern Pride 32–0 in the first week of the finals. In the minor semi final, they eliminated Ipswich 50–20 before upsetting Burleigh in the preliminary final to qualify for their fifth Grand Final. Redcliffe and Easts last met in a Grand Final in 1997, with the Dolphins winning 18–16.

First half

Redcliffe were the first to score in the Grand Final thanks to a Kotoni Staggs penalty goal from 20 metres out. The first try of the contest went to Easts, with Conor Carey stretching out to score in the corner. Redcliffe recorded their first four-pointer in the 16th minute when a late Cameron Cullen offload found fullback Trai Fuller who muscled his way over. They scored their second when Jeremy Hawkins leapt high to catch a Bryce Donovan kick and planted it down for a try. Another penalty goal in the 33rd minute gave the Dolphins a 14–6 lead. Easts hit back in the shadow of half time when Marion Seve scored out wide to cut the margin to four points.

Second half

The Dolphins opened the second half with an early try when Fuller ducked through the Tigers' defence to score his second try. They extended their lead in the 46th minute when a Donovan grubber was kept alive by Aaron Whitchurch, who batted infield for Staggs to score. Easts got back into the game in the 56th minute when captain Jake Foster barged over from close range to score. In the 62nd minute, Redcliffe all but sealed the win when Donovan set up another try with his boot, this time finding Nathan Watt who dived on his grubber. The Tigers got one back two minutes later through fullback Scott Drinkwater but it proved to be a consolation try in the end, as Redcliffe ended the game with a try to Tom Opacic in the 78th minute. Dolphins' second rower Toby Rudolf was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match. [4] [5]

NRL State Championship

After winning the Grand Final, the Redcliffe Dolphins qualified for the NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They were defeated by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 18–42. [6] [7]

Sunday, 30 September
3:40pm (AEST)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg 42 18 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries:
Josh Cleeland (36', 38') 2
Rhyse Martin (6') 1
Chris Smith (47') 1
Renouf To'omaga (52') 1
Jayden Okunbor (72') 1
Fa'amanu Brown (77') 1
Goals:
Rhyse Martin 5/6
(8', 37', 48', 54', 58' pen)
Greg Eastwood 1/1
(74')
Josh Cleeland 1/1
(78')
1st: 16 6
2nd: 26 12
NRL Stats
Tries:
2 (30', 60') Kotoni Staggs
1 (74') James Taylor
Goals:
2/2 Bryce Donovan
(61', 75')
1/1 Kotoni Staggs
(31')
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Adam Cassidy, Liam Kennedy
Team lists:
FB1 Mason Cerruto
WG2Josh Bergamin
CE3 Morgan Harper
CE4 John Olive
WG5Jayden Okunbor
FE6Josh Cleeland
HB7 Fa'amanu Brown
PR8 Renouf To'omaga
HK9 Zac Woolford
PR10 Francis Tualau
SR11 Ofahiki Ogden
SR12 Rhyse Martin (c)
LK13 Greg Eastwood
Substitutes:
IC14Bronson Garlick
IC14 Lachlan Burr
IC16Jack Nelson
IC17 Chris Smith
Coach:
Steve Georgallis
FB1Trai Fuller
WG2Josh Beehag
CE3 Kotoni Staggs
CE4 Tom Opacic
WG5 Jeremy Hawkins
FE6Bryce Donovan
HB7 Cameron Cullen (c)
PR16Nathan Watts
HK9 Jake Turpin
PR10 Sam Anderson
SR14Miles Taueli
SR11 Toby Rudolf
LK13 Jamil Hopoate
Substitutes:
IC8 Nick Slyney
IC12 Aaron Whitchurch
IC15James Taylor
IC17Hugh Pratt
Coach:
Adam Mogg

Player statistics

QRL awards

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
Fullback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Drinkwater Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
Wing Flag of New Zealand.svg Kalifa Faifai Loa Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kotoni Staggs Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
Five-eighth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Walters Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
Halfback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Clifford Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride
Prop Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathaniel Neale Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets
Hooker Flag of Tonga.svg Pat Politoni Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Second-row Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Kaufusi Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamil Hopoate Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins

See also

References

  1. "Draw".
  2. "Ipswich hardman claims Civoniceva Medal". Queensland Rugby League. QRL Media. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. Arnold, Rikki-Lee (23 September 2018). "Redcliffe Dolphins down Easts Tigers 36-22 to win Intrust Super Cup grand final". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "2018 QLD Cup Grand Final - Redcliffe 36 v Easts 22". YouTube . Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
  5. "Sharks recruit Rudolf red-hot as Dolphins sink Tigers". 23 September 2018.
  6. "NRL State Championships Team List v Redcliffe Dolphins". 25 September 2018.
  7. "Bulldogs add to NSW dominance over Queensland with a big win in the Intrust Super State Championship over the Dolphins". 30 September 2018.