2021 Queensland Cup
Teams14
Premiers Norths Devils (2nd title)
Minor premiers Norths Devils (2nd title)
Matches played128
Top points scorer(s) Todd Murphy (156)
Player of the year Jayden Berrell
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Jonathon Reuben
Nat McGavin
Luke Polselli
Ezra Mam (12)

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]

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]

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
 Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Jon Buchanan[7] Darren Nicholls Melbourne Storm
 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone Luke Page Gold Coast Titans
 Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Guy Williams[8] Jack Madden Brisbane Broncos
 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Keiron Lander Nathaniel Neale Newcastle Knights
 Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Crawley Ross Bella North Queensland Cowboys
 Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Jayden Hodges, Chris Ostwald North Queensland Cowboys
 Norths Devils Bishop Park Rohan Smith Jack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos
 Papua New Guinea Hunters Bycroft Oval Matt Church Ila Alu None
 Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium Adam Mogg Cameron Cullen New Zealand Warriors
 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Steve Bretherton[9] Christian Hazard Brisbane Broncos
 Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Sam Mawhinney Dane Hogan, Todd Murphy Melbourne Storm
 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Sam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
 Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans
 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Sam Scarlett Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

2021 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Norths Devils (P) 171502521320+20130
2 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 171205513374+13924
3 Burleigh Bears 171205457342+11524
4 Tweed Heads Seagulls 171025458384+7422
5 Redcliffe Dolphins 171106450397+5322
6 Souths Logan Magpies 171016517446+7121
7 Townsville Blackhawks 17917468361+10719
8 Sunshine Coast Falcons 17908448390+5818
9 Northern Pride 17827376387-1118
10 Papua New Guinea Hunters 176011386479-9312
11 Brisbane Tigers 174112364456-929
12 Mackay Cutters 174013330556-2268
13 Ipswich Jets 173113365561-1967
14 Central Queensland Capras 171214303503-2004

Final series

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Redcliffe Dolphins 40 - 20 Sunshine Coast Falcons 18 September 2021, 2:10pm Moreton Daily Stadium
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 22 - 14 Burleigh Bears 19 September 2021, 1:10pm BMD Kougari Oval
Souths Logan Magpies 30 - 24 Townsville Blackhawks 19 September 2021, 2:00pm Marsden State High School
Norths Devils 22 - 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls 19 September 2021, 3:05pm Bishop Park
Semi-finals
Tweed Heads Seagulls 41 - 22 Redcliffe Dolphins 25 September 2021, 2:10pm Tugun RLFC
Burleigh Bears 26 - 6 Souths Logan Magpies 26 September 2021, 3:10pm Pizzey Park
Preliminary Finals
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 40 - 18 Tweed Heads Seagulls 3 October 2021, 12:15pm Suncorp Stadium
Norths Devils 34 - 16 Burleigh Bears 3 October 2021, 2:45pm Suncorp Stadium
Grand Final
Norths Devils 16 - 10 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 10 October 2021, 3:15pm Moreton Daily Stadium

Grand Final

Sunday, 10 October
3:15pm (AEST)
Norths Devils 16 – 10 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 Devils Position Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Jack Ahearn (c)FBSelwyn Cobbo
Nene MacdonaldWGDavid Mead
Jacob GaganCEDelouise Hoeter
Bernard GregoriusCEJesse Arthars
Jonathon ReubenWGRichard Kennar
Connor BroadhurstFEJack Campagnolo
Tyrone RobertsHBSam Scarlett (c)
Michael MoloPRAaron Rockley
Danny LeviHKJayden Berrell
Piki RogersPRMax Elliott
Moses Noovao-McGrealSRZeb Taia
Leivaha PuluSRTC Robati
Michael SioLKLuke Bateman
Matthew MilsonBenchKalolo Saitaua
Jerome VeveBenchMatiu Love-Henry
Ben NakubuwaiBenchTristan Hope
Liam HorneBenchFrancis Kalisolaite-Tualau
Hiale RoycroftReserveEdward Burns
Rohan SmithCoachAdam Brideson

First half

Second half

QRL awards

[10]

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
FullbackAustraliaTrai Fuller Redcliffe Dolphins
WingAustraliaJonathon Reuben Norths Devils
CentreAustraliaSami Sauiluma Burleigh Bears
Five-eighthItalyJack Campagnolo Wynnum Manly Seagulls
HalfbackAustraliaJack Ahearn Norths Devils
PropNew ZealandNathaniel Neale Ipswich Jets
HookerAustraliaJayden Berrell Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Second-rowAustraliaJosh Stuckey Northern Pride
LockAustraliaLuke Bateman Wynnum Manly Seagulls

[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Four QRL statewide competitions cancelled for 2020". QRL. 27 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "QRL commits to statewide footprint as key changes unveiled". QRL. 19 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Hillier, Michael (16 August 2021). "Intrust Super Cup and Hastings Deering Colts update". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Eastern Suburbs to play as the Brisbane Tigers from 2021". Brisbane Tigers. 4 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Uniting with the Dolphins". NZ Warriors. 8 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "PNG Hunters pumped ahead of season opener". Post Courier. 17 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Buchanan replaces Broncos bound Matterson". Brisbane Tigers. 19 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "CQ Capras named new head coach". The Daily Mercury. 12 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Steve Bretherton to take on Magpies Head Coaching Job". Souths Logan Magpies. 8 October 2020.
  10. 1 2 Hillier, Michael (24 September 2021). "Honours for Berrell and Teitzel at QRL Awards". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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