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2023 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 11 – September 17, 2023
Teams15
Premiers Brisbane Tigers (1 title)
Minor premiers Burleigh Bears (4 title)
Matches played150
Points scored7,516
Top points scorer(s) Josh Rogers (234)
Player of the year Trai Fuller
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) 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.

Teams[edit]

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]

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Matt Church[6] Ryley Jacks Melbourne Storm
Burleigh Bears UAA Park Luke Burt[7] Sami Sauiluma Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Lionel Harbin Jack Madden Dolphins
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben Cross Rhys Jacks Sydney Roosters
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Comerford[8] Brandon Finnegan North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Chris Ostwald North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils Bishop Park David Elliott[9] Jack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea Hunters Santos National Football Stadium Stanley Tepend Ila Alu None
Redcliffe Dolphins Kayo Stadium Ben Te'o[10] Dunamis Lui Dolphins
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park
Logan Metro Sports Complex 		Karmichael Hunt[11] Rory Ferguson Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad Henderson Patrice Siolo Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne
Christian Quabba and Michael Morgan (interim)[12] 		Jayden Hodges North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex David Penna[13] Lindon McGrady Gold Coast Titans
Western Clydesdales Clive Berghofer Stadium Jason Alchin[14] Darryn Schonig[15] Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Mathew Head[16] Luke Gale Brisbane Broncos

Regular season[edit]

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Tigers RED
0 		WMS
–2 		PNG
+2 		IPS
+34 		MAC
+8 		WES
+4 		BUR
–4 		TSV
+18 		NOR
+20 		X MAC
+2 		CQC
+2 		RED
–16 		SCF
–2 		IPS
+22 		NTP
+26 		WES
+16 		TWE
–26 		PNG
+14 		SLM
+2 		X WMS
+21 		SLM
+8 		X CQC
+8 		BUR
+4
Burleigh Bears NOR
+6 		X RED
+26 		TWE
+2 		SCF
–28 		PNG
+26 		BRI
+4 		CQC
+4 		MAC
+36 		WES
+40 		IPS
+52 		SLM
–14 		NOR
+6 		X TWE
+14 		SCF
–6 		PNG
+8 		RED
–32 		NTP
0 		WMS
+29 		MAC
+14 		TSV
+8 		CQC
+26 		X WMS
+49 		BRI
–4
Central Queensland Capras TWE
+1 		TSV
+8 		NTP
+20 		MAC
+12 		NOR
+34 		X WMS
+4 		BUR
–4 		RED
–16 		SCF
0 		NOR
+11 		BRI
–2 		TWE
–24 		NTP
0 		MAC
+8 		PNG
–6 		X IPS
+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 		X TWE
–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 		X SLM
–2 		TSV
–40 		X BUR
–14 		WES
+20
Northern Pride X MAC
+4 		CQC
–20 		TSV
+1 		PNG
+20 		WMS
–20 		NOR
–48 		MAC
+4 		WES
+2 		SLM
–16 		PNG
+6 		IPS
+12 		X CQC
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 		X BUR
–6 		RED
+1 		SLM
+36 		TWE
–14 		X WMS
+12 		IPS
+7 		WES
–8 		SCF
–22 		PNG
+10
Papua New Guinea Hunters WES
+10 		SLM
0 		BRI
–2 		X NTP
–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 		X BRI
–14 		RED
+4 		TSV
+4 		NOR
–10
Redcliffe Dolphins BRI
0 		NOR
0 		BUR
–26 		WMS
+14 		SLM
–56 		IPS
+28 		SCF
+14 		X CQC
+16 		MAC
+42 		SCF
+10 		WES
+32 		BRI
+16 		NOR
–1 		WMS
–2 		TSV
0 		TWE
+2 		BUR
+32 		X PNG
–4 		CQC
+6 		NTP
–2 		SCF
–6
Souths Logan Magpies IPS
+14 		PNG
0 		X NOR
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 		X BRI
–2 		WMS
+12 		CQC
–4 		BRI
–8 		WMS
–6
Sunshine Coast Falcons TSV
–4 		IPS
+40 		X WES
+28 		BUR
+28 		SLM
+18 		RED
–14 		NOR
+4 		X CQC
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 		X TWE
–2 		SLM
–26 		BRI
–18 		PNG
+50 		NOR
–14 		X WMS
–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 		X WES
+32 		SLM
–6 		IPS
+40 		WMS
–20 		PNG
–16 		CQC
+24 		MAC
+4 		BUR
–14 		NOR
+14 		RED
–2 		BRI
+26 		X NTP
–10 		IPS
+64 		SCF
–25
Western Clydesdales PNG
–10 		TWE
–4 		X SCF
–28 		IPS
+16 		BRI
–4 		IPS
+36 		TWE
–32 		NTP
–2 		BUR
–16 		SLM
–8 		RED
–32 		PNG
–36 		WMS
–10 		X SLM
–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 		X PNG
+4 		TWE
+20 		TSV
+26 		MAC
+62 		WES
+10 		RED
+2 		X NTP
+16 		NOR
–12 		SCF
+2 		BUR
–29 		SLM
–12 		BRI
–21 		NTP
+1 		SLM
+6 		BUR
–49
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 F1 F2 F3 GF
Key:      Bold – Home game      X – Bye      Opponent for round listed above margin

Season summary[edit]

Ladder[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Burleigh Bears 20 15 1 4 2 547 376 +171 35 Finals series
2 Souths Logan Magpies 20 14 2 4 2 588 392 +196 34
3 Brisbane Tigers 20 14 1 5 2 573 432 +141 33
4 Central Queensland Capras 20 12 2 6 2 511 387 +124 30
5 Redcliffe Dolphins 20 11 3 6 2 564 443 +121 29
6 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 20 12 0 8 2 610 498 +112 28
7 Northern Pride 20 11 2 7 2 363 442 −79 28
8 Sunshine Coast Falcons 20 11 1 8 2 525 408 +117 27
9 Tweed Heads Seagulls 20 11 0 9 2 614 478 +136 26
10 Papua New Guinea Hunters 20 9 1 10 2 464 514 −50 23
11 Norths Devils 20 8 2 10 2 551 530 +21 22
12 Townsville Blackhawks 20 8 1 11 2 480 455 +25 21
13 Western Clydesdales 20 3 0 17 2 452 684 −232 10
14 Mackay Cutters 20 3 0 17 2 332 606 −274 10
15 Ipswich Jets 20 0 0 20 2 342 871 −529 4
Source: QRL

Ladder progression[edit]

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
  • Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
1 Burleigh Bears 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 29 31 33 35
2 Souths Logan Magpies 2 3 5 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 24 26 28 30 32 32 34 34
3 Brisbane Tigers 1 1 3 5 7 9 9 11 13 15 17 19 19 19 21 23 25 25 27 29 31 33
4 Central Queensland Capras 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 15 17 17 17 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 28 30
5 Redcliffe Dolphins 1 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 20 21 23 25 27 27 29 29
6 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 26 28 28 28 28
7 Northern Pride 2 4 4 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 19 21 21 21 21 22 24 26 28
8 Sunshine Coast Falcons 0 2 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 15 15 15 15 17 17 19 19 21 21 23 25 27
9 Tweed Heads Seagulls 0 2 4 4 6 8 10 12 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 20 22 24 24 26 26
10 Papua New Guinea Hunters 2 3 3 5 5 5 7 9 9 9 9 11 13 13 15 17 17 19 19 21 23 23
11 Norths Devils 0 1 1 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 22
12 Townsville Blackhawks 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 12 14 14 15 17 19 21 21 21 21
13 Toowoomba Clydesdales 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10
14 Mackay Cutters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 6 8 8 10
15 Ipswich Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4

Final series[edit]

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

Summary[edit]

  • Week One – Qualifying finals: Brisbane Tigers came from 10–6 down at half time to run over the top of the Souths Logan Magpies to progress to the preliminary final. A last minute intercept try to Max Lehmann extending the final score to 34–26.[31] The Burleigh Bears played what coach Luke Burt called their best half for the season, taking a 14–12 half time lead to defeat the Central Queensland Capras 38–12 to book their passage through to the preliminary final.[31]
  • Week One – Elimination finals: The Sunshine Coast Falcons upset the Redcliffe Dolphins 42–36 in a thrilling contest. The Falcons had jumped out to a 34–6 half time lead, but a second half comeback from the Dolphins saw the home team close at the finish against a Falcons team struggling with injuries.[32] In the final match of week one, the Wynnum Manly Seagulls advanced to the semi finals after getting over the Northern Pride 15–14. The match entered golden point after scores were level at 14–all at the end of 80 minutes. Seagulls five-eighth Josh Rogers scoring the winning field goal in the second half of extra-time.[32]
  • Week Two – Semi finals: With both teams missing a number of player who had been called up by the Brisbane Broncos, Wynnum Manly Seagulls jumped out to a 12–0 lead early in their elimination semi final against Souths Logan Magpies. The Magpies would level the scores at 24–all in the 63rd minute, but a converted late try to Stanford Talita would secure the victory for the Seagulls 30–24.[33] In the other semi final, the Central Queensland Capras advanced to the preliminary final for the first time in 14 years, comfortably defeating the Sunshine Coast Falcons 38–10. The Falcons were missing all their Melbourne Storm affiliate players, after the Storm had rested a bunch of players in their final NRL match of the regular season.[34]
  • Week Three – Preliminary finals: The Burleigh Bears were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final, dominating the Wynnum Manly Seagulls to win 57–8. The Bears kept the Seagulls scoreless in the first half, running away with the match in the second half.[35] In the other preliminary final, the Brisbane Tigers qualified for their first Grand Final since 2018, claiming a gritty 14–6 win over the Central Queensland Capras. Kane Bradley scoring the match-sealing try in the 71st minute after scores were close at 8–6 from half time.[36]

Bracket[edit]

Grand Final[edit]

Sunday, 17 September
17:30 (AEST) (UTC+10:00)
Burleigh Bears 18 – 22 Brisbane Tigers
Tries: 4
Francis rugby ball 27', 30', 65'
Sauiluma rugby ball 60'
Goals: 1
Roberts rugby goalposts icon 61' (1/4)
 1st: 8–12
2nd: 10–10
Report
Stats
Highlights
 Tries: 3
Powell rugby ball 13'
Bradley rugby ball 34'
Lehmann rugby ball 53'
Goals: 5
Pezet rugby goalposts icon 15', 36', pen 48', 55', 75' (5/5)
Sin bin: 1
Grant Yellow card 80'
Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
Referee: Tyson Brough
Touch judges: Dan Munro, Jack Klein
Player of the Match: Keano Kini (Burleigh)
Team details
Burleigh Bears Position Brisbane Tigers
Name Number Number Name
Keano Kini 1 Fullback 1 Corey Thompson
Tony Francis 2 Wing 2 Max Lehmann
Sami Sauiluma (c) 3 Centre 3 Solomona Faataape
Kea Pere 4 Centre 4 Kane Bradley
Ken Maumalo 5 Wing 5 George Jennings
Tyrone Roberts 6 Five eighth 6 Ryley Jacks (c)
Guy Hamilton 7 Half back 18 Jonah Pezet
Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui 8 Prop forward 8 Jordan Grant
Pat Politoni 9 Hooker 9 Tristan Hope
Emry Pere 18 Prop forward 10 Tristan Powell
Jacob Alick 11 Second row 11 Thomas Rafter
Joshua Patson 12 Second row 12 Leivaha Pulu
Sam Coster 13 Lock forward 13 Charlie Murray
Matthew Koellner 10 Interchange 14 Cole Geyer
Creedence Toia 14 Interchange 15 Bennett Leslie
Vaka Sikahele 15 Interchange 16 Joe Chan
Dylan Kelly 16 Interchange 20 Jack Natapu
Hayden Schwass (not used) 20 Concussion substitute 7 Jack Miers (not used)
Luke Burt Coach Matt Church
QRL


First half[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 42 – 22 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[edit]

Source:[40]

Team of the Year[edit]

Position Nat Winner Club
Fullback Australia Tristan Sailor Souths Logan Magpies
Wing New Zealand Jordan Pereira Souths Logan Magpies
Centre New Zealand Deine Mariner Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Five-eighth Australia Josh Rogers Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Halfback Italy Jack Campagnolo Souths Logan Magpies
Prop Australia Bailey Butler Central Queensland Capras
Hooker Australia Trey Brown Central Queensland Capras
Second-row Papua New Guinea Jacob Alick Burleigh Bears
Lock Australia Sam Coster Burleigh Bears

[40]

See also[edit]

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