2021 Queensland Cup

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2021 Queensland Cup
Teams14
Premiers Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils (2nd title)
Minor premiers Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils (2nd title)
Matches played128
Top points scorer(s) Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Todd Murphy (156)
Player of the year Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Jayden Berrell
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Norths Devils colours.svg Jonathon Reuben
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Nat McGavin
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Luke Polselli
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Ezra Mam (12)
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The 2021 Queensland Cup season was the 26th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The 2021 season saw the return of the competition, after it was cancelled after just one round in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] The Queensland Cup was to be played over 19 rounds in 2021, [2] but due to restrictions and difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland, has been reduced to 18 rounds, with the finals delayed into October. [3]

Contents

Teams

In 2021, the line-up of teams remains unchanged for the seventh consecutive season. On 4 September 2020, the Easts Tigers announced that they would be rebranding and playing as the Brisbane Tigers from the 2021 season onward. [4]

The 2021 season is the first in the partnership between the Redcliffe Dolphins and New Zealand Warriors. The Dolphins had been affiliated with the Brisbane Broncos since 2006. The Warriors affiliation with the Dolphins is their first in the Queensland Cup since their partnership with the Souths Magpies in the 2000 season. [5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PNG Hunters are based out of the Gold Coast for the 2021 season, playing their home games at Runaway Bay's Bycroft Oval. [6]

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Balmain colours.svg
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Jon Buchanan [7] Darren Nicholls Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone Luke Page Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Guy Williams [8] Jack Madden Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Keiron Lander Nathaniel Neale Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael CrawleyRoss Bella North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride colours.png
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Jayden Hodges, Chris Ostwald North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park Rohan Smith Jack Ahearn Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg
Papua New Guinea Hunters Bycroft OvalMatt ChurchIla AluNone
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium Adam Mogg Cameron Cullen Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Steve Bretherton [9] Christian Hazard Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Sam Mawhinney Dane Hogan, Todd Murphy Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Sam Hoare North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Western Suburbs colours.svg
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Sam Scarlett Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

2021 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils (P)171502521320+20130
2 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 171205513374+13924
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 171205457342+11524
4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 171025458384+7422
5 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 171106450397+5322
6 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 171016517446+7121
7 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 17917468361+10719
8 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 17908448390+5818
9 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 17827376387-1118
10 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 176011386479-9312
11 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 174112364456-929
12 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 174013330556-2268
13 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 173113365561-1967
14 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 171214303503-2004

Final series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 40 - 20 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 18 September 2021, 2:10pm Moreton Daily Stadium
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 22 - 14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 19 September 2021, 1:10pm BMD Kougari Oval
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 30 - 24 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 19 September 2021, 2:00pmMarsden State High School
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 22 - 16 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 19 September 2021, 3:05pm Bishop Park
Semi-finals
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 41 - 22 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 25 September 2021, 2:10pm Tugun RLFC
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 26 - 6 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 26 September 2021, 3:10pm Pizzey Park
Preliminary Finals
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 40 - 18 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 3 October 2021, 12:15pm Suncorp Stadium
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 34 - 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 3 October 2021, 2:45pm Suncorp Stadium
Grand Final
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 16 - 10 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 10 October 2021, 3:15pm Moreton Daily Stadium
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
19 Sept, Bishop Park
1 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 22
4 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 1625 Sept, Tugun RLFC
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 41
18 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 223 Oct, Suncorp Stadium
5 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 40 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 34
8 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 20 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 1610 Oct, Moreton Daily Stadium
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 16
19 Sept, Marsden State High School3 Oct, Suncorp Stadium Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly 10
6 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 30 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly 40
7 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 2426 Sept, Pizzey Park Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 18
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 26
19 Sept, BMD Kougari Oval Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 6
2 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly 22
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 14

Grand Final

Sunday, 10 October
3:15pm (AEST)
Norths Devils Norths Devils colours.svg 16 – 10 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly
Tries:
Leivaha Pulu (7') 1
Tyrone Roberts (31') 1
Michael Molo (73') 1
Goals:
Tyrone Roberts (33') 1
Connor Broadhurst (75') 1		1st: 10 - 6
2nd: 6 - 4
Report
Tries:
1 (37') Selwyn Cobbo
1 (66') David Mead
Goals:
1 (39') Jack Campagnolo
Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 7,264
Referee: Nick Pelgrave
Player of the Match: Michael Molo (Norths)
Norths DevilsPositionWynnum Manly Seagulls
Jack Ahearn (c) FB Selwyn Cobbo
Nene Macdonald WG David Mead
Jacob Gagan CE Delouise Hoeter
Bernard Gregorius CE Jesse Arthars
Jonathon Reuben WG Richard Kennar
Connor Broadhurst FE Jack Campagnolo
Tyrone Roberts HB Sam Scarlett (c)
Michael Molo PR Aaron Rockley
Danny Levi HK Jayden Berrell
Piki Rogers PR Max Elliott
Moses Noovao-McGreal SR Zeb Taia
Leivaha Pulu SR TC Robati
Michael Sio LK Luke Bateman
Matthew MilsonBenchKalolo Saitaua
Jerome VeveBenchMatiu Love-Henry
Ben Nakubuwai BenchTristan Hope
Liam HorneBenchFrancis Kalisolaite-Tualau
Hiale RoycroftReserveEdward Burns
Rohan Smith Coach Adam Brideson

First half

Second half

QRL awards

[10]

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
Fullback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trai Fuller Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
Wing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Reuben Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sami Sauiluma Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Five-eighth Flag of Italy.svg Jack Campagnolo Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Halfback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Ahearn Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
Prop Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathaniel Neale Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets
Hooker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jayden Berrell Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Second-row Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Stuckey Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride
Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Bateman Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls

[10]

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  2. ↑ "QRL commits to statewide footprint as key changes unveiled". QRL. 19 October 2020.
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