2016 Queensland Cup
Rugby competition in Queensland, Australia
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The 2016 Queensland Cup season was the 21st season the top-level statewide rugby league competition run in Queensland, Australia, by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]
Burleigh Bears (3rd title)
Redcliffe Dolphins (5th title)| 2016 Queensland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 5 – September 25, 2016 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers | Burleigh Bears (3rd title) |
| Minor premiers | Redcliffe Dolphins (5th title) |
| Matches played | 167 |
| Points scored | 8,020 |
| Top points scorer | Darren Nicholls (258) |
| Player of the year |  Josh Chudleigh(Courier Mail Medal) |
| Top try-scorer |  Jonathon Reuben (18) |
The Burleigh Bears won their third premiership after defeating the Burleigh Bears 26–16 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Mackay Cutters' hooker Josh Chudleigh was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2][3]
Teams
In 2016, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the second consecutive year.
Ladder
| 2016 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 728 | 345 | +383 | 40 |
| 2 | Burleigh Bears (P) |
23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 680 | 497 | +183 | 39 |
| 3 | Townsville Blackhawks |
23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 694 | 403 | +291 | 37 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea Hunters |
23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 541 | 421 | +120 | 34 |
| 5 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons |
23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 501 | 462 | +39 | 29 |
| 6 |  Easts Tigers |
23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 563 | 520 | +43 | 28 |
| 7 |  Souths Logan Magpies |
23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 587 | 590 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 |  Northern Pride |
23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 516 | 495 | +21 | 26 |
| 9 |  Ipswich Jets |
23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 562 | 555 | +7 | 26 |
| 10 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 547 | 561 | -14 | 24 |
| 11 |  Norths Devils |
23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 532 | 686 | -154 | 21 |
| 12 |  Central Queensland Capras |
23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 440 | 756 | -316 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls |
23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 393 | 728 | -335 | 16 |
| 14 | Mackay Cutters |
23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 468 | 733 | -265 | 13 |
Final series
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | ||||||
| Elimination Finals | |||||||
| Townsville Blackhawks |
46 – 4 | Easts Tigers |
4 September 2016, 1:40 pm | Jack Manski Oval | |||
| PNG Hunters |
12 – 18 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
4 September 2016, 3:00 pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Major / Minor Semi-final | |||||||
| Townsville Blackhawks |
10 – 18 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
10 September 2016, 4:00 pm | Jack Manski Oval | |||
| Redcliffe Dolphins |
24 – 40 | Burleigh Bears |
11 September 2016, 1:40 pm | Dolphin Oval | |||
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins |
38 – 16 | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
18 September 2016, 2:30 pm | Dolphin Oval | |||
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Burleigh Bears |
26 – 16 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
25 September 2016, 3:55 pm | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Redcliffe | 24 | 2 | Burleigh | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Burleigh | 40 | 1 | Redcliffe | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Townsville | 46 | 1 | Redcliffe | 38 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Easts | 4 | 5 | Sunshine Coast | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Townsville | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sunshine Coast | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | PNG Hunters | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sunshine Coast | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
Burleigh returned to the finals for the first time in 11 years after finishing the regular season in second. After their first week bye, they defeated Redcliffe 40–24 in the major semi final to qualify for their fifth Grand Final, their first since 2005. Redcliffe finished the regular season as minor premiers and qualified for the finals for the first time since 2012. After losing to Burleigh in the major semi final, they defeated the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the preliminary final and booked a spot in their tenth Grand Final, their third against Burleigh.
Teams
| Burleigh Bears | Position | Redcliffe Dolphins | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Kurtis Rowe | 1 | 1 | Jack Ahearn | |
| Waka Wanahi | 2 | 24 | Jonus Pearson | |
| Sami Sauiluma | 15 | 3 | Daniel Randall | |
| Connor Broadhurst | 4 | 4 | Joseph Bradley | |
| Oliver Regan | 5 | 5 | Curtis Johnston | |
| Cameron Cullen | 6 | 6 | Zach Strasser | |
| Jamal Fogarty (c) | 7 | 7 | Darren Nicholls | |
| Luke Page | 8 | 8 | Sam Anderson (c) | |
| Pat Politoni | 9 | 9 | Shane Pumipi | |
| Paterika Vaivai | 10 | 10 | Charlie Fainga'a | |
| Jamie Dowling | 21 | 11 | Aaron Whitchurch | |
| Hayden Schwass | 12 | 12 | Daniel Bridge | |
| Lachlan Burr | 13 | 13 | Chris Gesch | |
| Louis Fanene | 17 | 15 | Brandon Lee | |
| Josh Ailaomai | 20 | 20 | Taylor Brown | |
| Nathaniel Peteru | 22 | 23 | Tyson Cleal | |
| Jeff Lynch | 24 | 25 | Christian Hazard | |
| Jim Lenihan | Coach | Adam Mogg | ||
Scoreboard
| Burleigh Bears |
26 – 16 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 4 Rowe  12', 23'Sauiluma 49'Cullen 71'Goals: 5 Fogarty  14', 24', pen 28', 50', 73' (5/5) |
1st: 14–10 2nd: 12–6 Report |
Tries: 3 Pearson 16'Cleal 33'Nicholls 57'Goals: 2 Nicholls 34', 59' (2/3) |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 6,611 Referees: Peter Gough, Jarrod Cole Duncan Hall Medal: Cameron Cullen (Burleigh) |
First half
Burleigh got the scoring underway in the 12th minute when fullback Kurtis Rowe sliced through the Dolphins' defence and ran 35 metres to score. It took just four minutes for Redcliffe to hit back when winger Jonus Pearson scored following some slick offloading close to the line. In the 23rd minute, Rowe recorded his second try of the contest when he muscled his way over to extended Burleigh's lead to eight. A penalty goal converted from right in front pushed the Bears' lead to 10 before Redcliffe scored through Tyson Cleal to cut margin to four in the 33rd minute.
Second half
The Bears again scored the first points of the half, this time through centre Sami Sauiluma in the 49th minute. Halfback Jamal Fogarty converted the try from out wide to give Burleigh a 10-point lead. The Dolphins got back into the game in the 57th minute thanks to a try to halfback Darren Nicholls, as they trailed by just four points. In the 71st minute, the Bears sealed the win when five-eighth Cameron Cullen scored and gave his side an unassailable 10-point lead. The victory was Burleigh's third Grand Final triumph, making them the second most successful club in the competition. Cullen was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match for his performance.[4][5]
NRL State Championship
After winning the Grand Final, the Burleigh Bears qualified for the NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They were defeated by the Illawarra Cutters, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 54–12.[6]
Illawarra Cutters  |
54 – 12 | Burleigh Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 9 Wakeman 7'Sironen 23'Quinlan 26'Host 32'Lewis 37'Hutchinson 44'Havili 53'Mann 57'Milne 63'Goals: 9 Nona 8', 24', 33', 39', 47', 55', 58', 65' (9/9) |
1st: 30–0 2nd: 24–12 Report |
Tries: 2 Ailaomai 61'Row 80'Goals: 2 Fogarty 61' (1/1)Page 80' (1/1) |
| Illawarra Cutters | Position | Burleigh Bears | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Adam Quinlan | 1 | 1 | Kurtis Rowe | |
| Kurt Mann | 2 | 2 | Waka Wanahi | |
| Taane Milne | 3 | 3 | Sami Sauiluma | |
| Levi Dodd | 4 | 4 | Connor Broadhurst | |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | 5 | 5 | Oliver Regan | |
| Shaun Nona | 6 | 6 | Cameron Cullen | |
| Drew Hutchison | 7 | 7 | Jamal Fogarty | |
| Shannon Wakeman | 8 | 8 | Luke Page | |
| Josh McCrone | 9 | 9 | Pat Politoni | |
| Jacob Host | 10 | 22 | Nathaniel Peteru | |
| Damian Sironen | 15 | 14 | Parahi Wilson | |
| Chris Lewis | 12 | 12 | Hayden Schwass | |
| Siliva Havili | 13 | 13 | Lachlan Burr | |
| Tyrone McCarthy | 11 | 10 | Paterika Vaivai | |
| Sam Coster | 14 | 15 | Jeff Lynch | |
| Jay Gallagher | 16 | 17 | Louis Fanene | |
| Sam Clune | 19 | 20 | Josh Ailaomai | |
| Jason Demetriou | Coach | Jim Lenihan | ||
Player statistics
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).[7]
Leading try scorers
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Leading point scorers
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QRL awards
- Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Josh Chudleigh (
Mackay Cutters) - Coach of the Year: Jim Lenihan (
Burleigh Bears) - Rookie of the Year: Jonus Pearson (
Redcliffe Dolphins) - Representative Player of the Year: Jai Arrow (
Queensland Residents, 
Norths Devils) - XXXX People's Choice Award: Justin Olam (
PNG Hunters)
