2025 Queensland Cup

Last updated
2025 Queensland Cup
Duration8 March – 27 September 2025
Teams15
Points scored6,907
Top points scorer(s)Josh Roberts (Burleigh Bears)
— 164 points
Top try-scorer(s)Dudley Dotoi (Townsville Blackhawks)
— 23 tries
  2024
2026  

The 2025 Queensland Cup season is the 30th 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 27-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

Contents

Norths Devils are the defending premiers after they won the 2024 Grand Final 34–20 against the Redcliffe Dolphins.

Teams

In 2025, the line-up of teams was unchanged from the previous two seasons.

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Balmain colours.svg
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Matt Church [1] Ryley Jacks Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears UAA Park Luke Burt Sam Coster Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park
Rugby Park
Lionel Harbin Blake Moore & Tyler Szepanowski [2] Dolphins colours.png Dolphins
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Tye Ingebrigtsen [3] Blake Lenehan Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Adam Cuthbertson Hiale Roycroft North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride colours.png
Northern Pride Barlow Park Russell Aitken [4] Nick Lui-Toso North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park Rohan Smith [5] Kierran Moseley Dolphins colours.png Dolphins
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg
Papua New Guinea Hunters PNG Football Stadium Paul Aiton Ila AluNone
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Kayo Stadium Eric Smith [6] Kyle Schneider Dolphins colours.png Dolphins
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park
Logan Metro Sports Complex
Karmichael Hunt Rory Ferguson Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad HendersonSam Burns Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Terry Campese Jack Campagnolo South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tweedheadscolours.png
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex David Penna Lindon McGrady Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg
Western Clydesdales Clive Berghofer Stadium Ned MurphyEmry Pere Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Mathew Head Luke Gale Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223F1F2F3GF
Brisbane Tigers NTP
+8*
CQC
+0
IPS
-14
PNG
-34
SCF
+8
SLM
+12
TSV
-4
CQC
-14
RED
-4
TWE
+14
XNOR
-16
NTP
+28
PNG
+20
IPS
-12
SLM
+4
XBUR
-42
MAC
+14
TWE
-5
XWES
+20
WMS
Burleigh Bears CQC
-10
WMS
-12
TWE
+2
WES
+14
IPS
+20
CQC
+8
PNG
-8
MAC
+4
NTP
+2
XSLM
+13
WES
0
TSV
-2
IPS
+12
TWE
+16
NOR
+4
XBRI
+42
NTP
+6
RED
+18
XNOR
+8
SCF
Central Queensland Capras BUR
+10†
BRI
+0
MAC
+20
XTSV
-2
BUR
-8
SLM
-20
BRI
+14
IPS
-20
NTP
-18
WMS
-28
SCF
-14
RED
-44
XMAC
-20
IPS
-22
PNG
+16
TWE
+4
WES
0
SCF
-4
WMS
+10
XNOR
Ipswich Jets TSV
-1
*
XBRI
+14
TWE
+4
BUR
-20
PNG
+2
WMS
+16
NTP
-32
CQC
+20
RED
+2
WES
+30
MAC
-8
XBUR
-12
BRI
+12
CQC
+22
NOR
-8
PNG
-6
RED
-10
XWES
+20
SCF
-18
SLM
Mackay Cutters PNG
+6
TSV
-7
CQC
-20
XNTP
+4
WES
-4
TWE
+4
BUR
-4
WMS
-20
NOR
-2
SCF
-26
IPS
+8
TWE
+14
XCQC
+20
SCF
+40
WMS
-16
NOR
-4
BRI
-14
SLM
-48
TSV
-4
XRED
Northern Pride BRI
-8
*
TWE
-4
TSV
-14
NOR
-18
MAC
-4
WMS
-2
XIPS
+32
BUR
-2
MAC
+18
PNG
-4
SLM
+6
BRI
-28
WES
+26
TSV
+14
XRED
-4
SCF
-38
BUR
-6
NOR
-1
XTWE
+7
PNG
Norths Devils RED
+20
WES
+36
SLM
+8
NTP
+18
XSCF
+10
WES
+22
RED
+4
PNG
-6
MAC
+2
TWE
+14
BRI
+16
XTSV
-8
SLM
-12
BUR
-4
IPS
+8
MAC
+4
WMS
+8
NTP
+1
XBUR
-8
CQC
Papua New Guinea Hunters MAC
-6‡
SCF
-22
XBRI
+34
TWE
+6
IPS
-2
BUR
+8
WMS
+18
NOR
+6
TSV
-10
NTP
+4
RED
-34
SCF
+2
BRI
-20
XTSV
+18
CQC
-16
IPS
+6
XWES
+36
SLM
+20
WMS
-22
NTP
Redcliffe Dolphins NOR
-20‡
SLM
+14
WMS
+20
XWES
+24
TSV
-22
SCF
-8
NOR
-4
BRI
+4
IPS
-2
XPNG
+34
CQC
+44
TWE
+8
WMS
-8
XNTP
+4
SLM
-6
IPS
+10
BUR
-18
SCF
-32
TSV
+26
MAC
Souths Logan Magpies WES
+56
*
RED
-14
NOR
-8
SCF
+24
WMS
-34
BRI
-12
CQC
+20
XTSV
-2
WES
+20
BUR
-13
NTP
-6
WMS
-13
XNOR
+12
BRI
-4
TWE
-4
RED
+6
TSV
+18
MAC
+48
PNG
-20
XIPS
Sunshine Coast Falcons XPNG
+22
WES
-10
SLM
-24
BRI
-8
NOR
-10
RED
+8
TSV
+6
TWE
-10
XMAC
+26
CQC
+14
PNG
+2
WMS
-28
WES
+32
MAC
-40
XNTP
+38
TWE
+12
CQC
+4
RED
+32
IPS
+18
BUR
Townsville Blackhawks IPS
+1*
MAC
+7
NTP
+14
XCQC
+2
RED
+22
BRI
+4
SCF
-6
SLM
+2
PNG
+10
XWMS
+10
BUR
+2
NOR
+8
NTP
-14
PNG
-18
WES
+20
XSLM
-18
WMS
+22
MAC
+4
RED
-26
TWE
Tweed Heads Seagulls WMS
-10
NTP
+4
BUR
-2
IPS
-4
PNG
-6
XMAC
-4
WES
+24
SCF
+10
BRI
-14
NOR
-14
XMAC
-14
RED
-8
BUR
-16
WES
+30
SLM
+4
CQC
-4
SCF
-12
BRI
+5
XNTP
-7
TSV
Western Clydesdales SLM
-56*
NOR
-36
SCF
+10
BUR
-14
RED
-24
MAC
+4
NOR
-22
TWE
-24
XSLM
-20
IPS
-30
BUR
0
XNTP
-26
SCF
-32
TWE
-30
TSV
-20
WMS
-26
CQC
0
PNG
-36
IPS
-20
BRI
-20
X
Wynnum Manly Seagulls TWE
+10‡
BUR
+12
RED
-20
XSLM
+34
NTP
+2
IPS
-16
PNG
-18
MAC
+20
XCQC
+28
TSV
-10
SLM
+13
SCF
+28
RED
+8
XMAC
-16
WES
+26
NOR
-8
TSV
-22
CQC
-10
PNG
+22
BRI
Team1234567891011121314151617181920212223F1F2F3GF
Key:      Bold – Home game      X – Bye       – Match postponed and played between rounds 6–7      * – Match postponed and played between rounds 8–9       – Match postponed and played between rounds 19–20      Opponent for round listed above margin

Season summary

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 1914143543406+13735Finals series
2 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 1914053487354+13334
3 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 1914053474428+4634
4 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1912073505390+11530
5 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 1912073466384+8230
6 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 1910093466398+6826
7 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 1910093448421+2726
8 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 1910093484462+2226
9 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 1991934734901725
10 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 1980113590516+7422
11 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 19701233964677120
12 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 196211338250812620
13 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 19601334074373018
14 Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls 19601334785163818
15 Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg Western Clydesdales 202216230873042210
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2025. Source: QRL RLP

Ladder progression

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
  Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Brisbane Tigers 0111355779111113151517191921212325
Burleigh Bears 0024688101214161717192123252729313335
Central Queensland Capras 0135555777777999111314161820
Ipswich Jets 02466810101214161618182022222222242626
Mackay Cutters 000244888881012141618181818181820
Northern Pride 0000002446688101214141414141618
Norths Devils 024681014161618202224242424262830323434
Papua New Guinea Hunters 0024668101212141414141618182022242626
Redcliffe Dolphins 024688881010121416181820222224242426
Souths Logan Magpies 00022248810101010121414141618202022
Sunshine Coast Falcons 24444468810121416161818202224262830
Townsville Blackhawks 024681012141618202224262626283030323434
Tweed Heads Seagulls 022224468881010101012141414161818
Western Clydesdales 0022244466679999991010101012
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 02246810101214161618202224262828282830
Source: QRL.com.au

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)Venue
Qualifying and elimination finals
6/7 September, TBC
6/7 September, TBC
6/7 September, TBC
6/7 September, TBC
Semi-finals
13/14 September, TBC
13/14 September, TBC
Preliminary finals
20/21 September, TBC
20/21 September, TBC
Grand Final
27 September, 4pm AEST Kayo Stadium

Summary

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
1
4
5
8
6
7
2
3

Grand Final

Saturday, 27 September
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)
v
Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
Duncan Hall Medal:

See also

References

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