2023 Queensland Cup

Last updated
2023 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 11 – September 17, 2023
Teams15
Premiers Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers (1st title)
Minor premiers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears (4th title)
Matches played150
Points scored7,516
Top points scorer(s) Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Josh Rogers (234)
Player of the year Redcliffe colours.svg Trai Fuller
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Norths Devils colours.svg Jonathon Reuben (20)
  2022
2024  

The 2023 Queensland Cup season was the 28th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Hostplus Cup due to sponsorship, features 15 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September. The Brisbane Tigers won the competition for the first time in their history, defeating minor premiers Burleigh Bears in the Grand Final on 17 September.

Contents

Teams

In 2023, the line-up of teams changed for the first time in 8 years with the addition of the Western Clydesdales. [1] The North Queensland Cowboys changed their affiliation agreement, with the Cowboys sending all NRL contracted players not selected in their weekly squad to just the Townsville Blackhawks. [2]

On 15 June, the Brisbane Broncos annulled their affiliation agreement [3] with the Norths Devils after the Devils announcement that they had signed a four-year affiliation agreement with the Dolphins from 1 November 2023 ahead of the 2024 season. [4] [5] In response to the news, the Brisbane Broncos would remove their players from the Devils for the remainder of the season. [5]

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Balmain colours.svg
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Matt Church [6] Ryley Jacks Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears UAA Park Luke Burt [7] Sami Sauiluma Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Lionel Harbin Jack Madden Dolphins colours.png Dolphins
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben Cross Rhys Jacks Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Comerford [8] Brandon Finnegan North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride colours.png
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Chris Ostwald North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park David Elliott [9] Jack Ahearn Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg
Papua New Guinea Hunters Santos National Football Stadium Stanley TependIla AluNone
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Kayo Stadium Ben Te'o [10] Dunamis Lui Dolphins colours.png Dolphins
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park
Logan Metro Sports Complex
Karmichael Hunt [11] Rory Ferguson Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad Henderson Patrice Siolo Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne
Christian Quabba and Michael Morgan (interim) [12]
Jayden Hodges North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Tweedheadscolours.png
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex David Penna [13] Lindon McGrady Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg
Western Clydesdales Clive Berghofer Stadium Jason Alchin [14] Darryn Schonig [15] Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Mathew Head [16] Luke Gale Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GF
Brisbane Tigers RED
0
WMS
–2
PNG
+2
IPS
+34
MAC
+8
WES
+4
BUR
–4
TSV
+18
NOR
+20
XMAC
+2
CQC
+2
RED
–16
SCF
–2
IPS
+22
NTP
+26
WES
+16
TWE
–26
PNG
+14
SLM
+2
XWMS
+21
SLM
+8
XCQC
+8
BUR
+4
Burleigh Bears NOR
+6
XRED
+26
TWE
+2
SCF
–28
PNG
+26
BRI
+4
CQC
+4
MAC
+36
WES
+40
IPS
+52
SLM
–14
NOR
+6
XTWE
+14
SCF
–6
PNG
+8
RED
–32
NTP
0
WMS
+29
MAC
+14
TSV
+8
CQC
+26
XWMS
+49
BRI
–4
Central Queensland Capras TWE
+1
TSV
+8
NTP
+20
MAC
+12
NOR
+34
XWMS
+4
BUR
–4
RED
–16
SCF
0
NOR
+11
BRI
–2
TWE
–24
NTP
0
MAC
+8
PNG
–6
XIPS
+40
WES
+16
TSV
+22
RED
–6
SLM
+4
BUR
–26
SCF
+28
BRI
–8
Ipswich Jets SLM
–14
SCF
–40
WMS
–44
BRI
–34
WES
–16
RED
–28
WES
–36
PNG
–12
XTWE
–40
BUR
–52
NTP
–12
SLM
–10
TSV
–16
BRI
–22
MAC
–16
TSV
–14
CQC
–40
NOR
–7
SCF
–14
TWE
–64
X
Mackay Cutters WMS
–38
NTP
–4
TSV
–6
CQC
–12
BRI
–8
NOR
–26
PNG
–8
NTP
–4
BUR
–36
RED
–42
BRI
–2
SCF
+6
WMS
–62
TWE
–4
CQC
–8
IPS
+16
XSLM
–2
TSV
–40
XBUR
–14
WES
+20
Northern Pride XMAC
+4
CQC
–20
TSV
+1
PNG
+20
WMS
–20
NOR
–48
MAC
+4
WES
+2
SLM
–16
PNG
+6
IPS
+12
XCQC
0
TSV
+20
BRI
–26
WMS
–16
SCF
–16
BUR
0
TWE
+10
WES
+2
RED
+2
WMS
–1
Norths Devils BUR
–6
RED
0
TWE
–6
SLM
0
CQC
–34
MAC
+26
NTP
+48
SCF
–4
BRI
–20
TSV
+14
CQC
–11
XBUR
–6
RED
+1
SLM
+36
TWE
–14
XWMS
+12
IPS
+7
WES
–8
SCF
–22
PNG
+10
Papua New Guinea Hunters WES
+10
SLM
0
BRI
–2
XNTP
–20
BUR
–26
MAC
+8
IPS
+12
TSV
–50
WMS
–4
NTP
–6
TWE
+16
WES
+36
SLM
–30
SCF
+24
CQC
+6
BUR
–8
XBRI
–14
RED
+4
TSV
+4
NOR
–10
Redcliffe Dolphins BRI
0
NOR
0
BUR
–26
WMS
+14
SLM
–56
IPS
+28
SCF
+14
XCQC
+16
MAC
+42
SCF
+10
WES
+32
BRI
+16
NOR
–1
WMS
–2
TSV
0
TWE
+2
BUR
+32
XPNG
–4
CQC
+6
NTP
–2
SCF
–6
Souths Logan Magpies IPS
+14
PNG
0
XNOR
0
RED
+56
SCF
–18
TSV
+26
WMS
+22
TWE
+6
NTP
+16
WES
+8
BUR
+14
IPS
+10
PNG
+30
NOR
–34
WES
+26
SCF
+12
MAC
+2
XBRI
–2
WMS
+12
CQC
–4
BRI
–8
WMS
–6
Sunshine Coast Falcons TSV
–4
IPS
+40
XWES
+28
BUR
+28
SLM
+18
RED
–14
NOR
+4
XCQC
0
RED
–10
MAC
–6
TSV
–14
BRI
+2
PNG
–24
BUR
+6
SLM
–12
NTP
+16
WMS
–2
IPS
+14
NOR
+22
TWE
+25
RED
+6
CQC
–28
Townsville Blackhawks SCF
+4
CQC
–8
MAC
+6
NTP
–1
XTWE
–2
SLM
–26
BRI
–18
PNG
+50
NOR
–14
XWMS
–26
SCF
+14
IPS
+16
NTP
–20
RED
0
IPS
+14
WES
+30
MAC
+40
CQC
–22
PNG
–4
BUR
–8
Tweed Heads Seagulls CQC
–1
WES
+4
NOR
+6
BUR
–2
WMS
+18
TSV
+2
XWES
+32
SLM
–6
IPS
+40
WMS
–20
PNG
–16
CQC
+24
MAC
+4
BUR
–14
NOR
+14
RED
–2
BRI
+26
XNTP
–10
IPS
+64
SCF
–25
Western Clydesdales PNG
–10
TWE
–4
XSCF
–28
IPS
+16
BRI
–4
IPS
+36
TWE
–32
NTP
–2
BUR
–16
SLM
–8
RED
–32
PNG
–36
WMS
–10
XSLM
–26
BRI
–16
TSV
–30
CQC
–16
NOR
+8
NTP
–2
MAC
–20
Wynnum Manly Seagulls MAC
+38
BRI
+2
IPS
+44
RED
–14
TWE
–18
NTP
+20
CQC
–4
SLM
–22
XPNG
+4
TWE
+20
TSV
+26
MAC
+62
WES
+10
RED
+2
XNTP
+16
NOR
–12
SCF
+2
BUR
–29
SLM
–12
BRI
–21
NTP
+1
SLM
+6
BUR
–49
Team12345678910111213141516171819202122F1F2F3GF
Key:      Bold – Home game      X – Bye      Opponent for round listed above margin

Season summary

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 2015142547376+17135Finals series
2 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 2014242588392+19634
3 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 2014152573432+14133
4 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 2012262511387+12430
5 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 2011362564443+12129
6 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2012082610498+11228
7 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 20112723634427928
8 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 2011182525408+11727
9 Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls 2011092614478+13626
10 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 20911024645145023
11 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 2082102551530+2122
12 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 2081112480455+2521
13 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Western Clydesdales 203017245268423210
14 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 203017233260627410
15 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 20002023428715294
Source: QRL

Ladder progression

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 246881012141618202022242626282829313335
2 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 23568810121416182022242426283032323434
3 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 1135799111315171919192123252527293133
4 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 2468101214141415171717182020222426282830
5 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 1224468101214161820202021232527272929
6 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 246668881012141618202224262628282828
7 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 2446888101212141618192121212122242628
8 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 024681010121415151515171719192121232527
9 Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls 02446810121214141416181820202224242626
10 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 233555799991113131517171919212323
11 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 011224666881010121414161820202022
12 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 2244666688101012141415171921212121
13 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Toowoomba Clydesdales 0022446666666688888101010
14 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 00000000000222246668810
15 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 0000000022222222222224

Final series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 26–34 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 26 August 2023, 2:10pm AEST [23] Logan Metro Sports Complex
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 38–12 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 26 August 2023, 4:00pm AEST [24] UAA Park
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 36–42 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 27 August 2023, 2:00pm AEST [25] Kayo Stadium
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 15–14 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 27 August 2023, 4:00pm AEST [26] BMD Kougari Oval
Semi-finals
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 24–30 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2 September 2023, 2:10pm AEST [27] Logan Metro Sports Complex
Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 38–10 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 3 September 2023, 2:10pm AEST [28] Browne Park
Preliminary Finals
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 57–8 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 9 September 2023, 2:00pm AEST [29] UAA Park
Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 14–6 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 10 September 2023, 2:00pm AEST [30] Totally Workwear Stadium
Grand Final
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 18–22 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 17 September 2023, 5:30 pm Kayo Stadium

Summary

Bracket

Grand Final

Sunday, 17 September
17:30 (AEST) (UTC+10:00)
Burleigh Bears Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 18 – 22 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers
Tries:4
Francis Ru ball.svg 27', 30', 65'
Sauiluma Ru ball.svg 60'
Goals:1
Roberts Rugby penalty.svg 61'(1/4)
1st: 8–12
2nd: 10–10
Report
Stats
Highlights
Tries:3
Powell Ru ball.svg 13'
Bradley Ru ball.svg 34'
Lehmann Ru ball.svg 53'
Goals:5
Pezet Rugby penalty.svg 15', 36', pen 48', 55', 75'(5/5)
Sin bin: 1
Grant Yellow card.svg 80'
Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
Referee: Tyson Brough
Touch judges: Dan Munro, Jack Klein
Player of the Match: Keano Kini (Burleigh)
Team details
Burleigh BearsPositionBrisbane Tigers
NameNumberNumberName
Keano Kini 11 Corey Thompson
Tony Francis22Max Lehmann
Sami Sauiluma (c)33Solomona Faataape
Kea Pere44 Kane Bradley
Ken Maumalo 55 George Jennings
Tyrone Roberts 66 Ryley Jacks (c)
Guy Hamilton718 Jonah Pezet
Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui 88 Jordan Grant
Pat Politoni99Tristan Hope
Emry Pere1810Tristan Powell
Jacob Alick 1111Thomas Rafter
Joshua Patson1212 Leivaha Pulu
Sam Coster1313Charlie Murray
Matthew Koellner1014Cole Geyer
Creedence Toia1415Bennett Leslie
Vaka Sikahele1516 Joe Chan
Dylan Kelly1620Jack Natapu
Hayden Schwass (not used)207Jack Miers (not used)
Luke Burt
Coach
Matt Church
QRL

First half

Brisbane Tigers scored the first try of the match in the 13th minute when prop forward Tristan Powell stepped through the Burleigh Bears defence after receiving the ball 10 metres out from the tryline. Powell able to shake off would-be tacklers to plant the ball over the line close to the posts. Tigers halfback Jonah Pezet added the two point conversion goal to take the Tigers to a 6–0 lead. With 13 minutes left until half time, the Bears were able to make a break down their right flank, with a passing move finding winger Tony Francis to score in the corner. Keano Kini's footwork and flick pass unlocking the Tigers defence. A few minutes later, an attempted 40–20 kick from Burleigh halfback Guy Hamilton caught out Brisbane fullback Corey Thompson, with Thompson's attempt to keep the ball in play landing directly in the hands of Francis who crossed for his second try. [37] [38]

Trailing 8–6 after the try, Pezet put a high kick up with six minutes left in the half in the direction of the Bears tryline and teammate Kane Bradley was able to out-jump Keano Kini to score the Tigers second try, with Pezet's conversion taking the score to 12–8. [39]

Second half

Jonah Pezet would extend the Tigers lead just after the break through a penalty goal, and then against the run of play, Max Lehmann ran nearly the length of the field after taking an intercept pass from Guy Hamilton. Lehmann able to outrun Keano Kini to take the score to 20–8. With just over 20 minutes to play, Hamilton has able to set up a try for Bears captain Sami Sauiluma to score, bringing the margin back to six points. Two dangerous tackles from Tigers hooker Tristan Hope saw him put on report, and Bears forward Vaka Sikahele taken off on the medicab. Sikahele looked to have suffered a dislocated patella in the second incident. [37] [38]

A few minutes later Tony Francis scored his third try of the match after a fortuitous bounce. With Tyrone Roberts unable to convert the try from out wide, the Tigers still held a slender 20–18 lead. Francis should have scored a fourth try in the 74th minute, but he failed to ground the ball over the line in the corner. [37]

Pezet would again add to the Tigers score with two points coming from his boot after referee Tyson Brough awarded the Tigers a penalty with four minutes left.

In a frantic finish, the Tigers were able to hold out the Bears in the final minutes, with Jordan Grant sent to the sin-bin in the final seconds before full time. [39]

Burleigh fullback Keano Kini won the Duncan Hall Medal as player of the match, [38] but the premiership went to the Tigers with first-year coach Matt Church quoted as saying "Just so proud of the group. If someone told me 12 months ago this could've been a possibility, I wouldn't have believed them. I'm choking back tears now. It means so much... our long-suffering fans, it's been 32 years." [39]

NRL State Championship

As premiers of the Queensland Cup, the Brisbane Tigers faced NSW Cup premiers the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL State Championship.

2023 NRL State Championship
Sunday, 1 October
13:20pm AEDT (UTC+11)
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg 42 22 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers
1st: 12 6
2nd: 30 16
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Bunker: Chris Butler
Touch judges: Tyson Brough, Cameron Paddy

QRL awards

Source: [40]

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
Fullback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Sailor Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
Wing Flag of New Zealand.svg Jordan Pereira Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
Centre Flag of New Zealand.svg Deine Mariner Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Five-eighth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Rogers Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Halfback Flag of Italy.svg Jack Campagnolo Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
Prop Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bailey Butler Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras
Hooker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trey Brown Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras
Second-row Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Jacob Alick Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Coster Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears

[40]

See also

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