2024 Queensland Cup

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2024 Queensland Cup
Duration9 March – 15 September
Teams15
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The 2024 Queensland Cup season is the 29th 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 are the defending premiers, having won the competition for the first time in their history in 2023.

Teams[edit]

In 2024, the line-up of teams was unchanged from the 2023 season. There were a number of affiliation changes during 2023. The Burleigh Bears switched to the Broncos,[1] while the Ipswich Jets joined the Titans.[2]

The Townsville Blackhawks (South Sydney Rabbitohs) and Western Clydesdales (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) maintain affiliations with NSW-based NRL clubs, and usually do not receive any players to play in Queensland Cup for these teams. However in April, a player availability issue at the Townsville Blackhawks saw South Sydney loan a player to the Blackhawks in a switch signed off by both the New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League governing bodies.[3]

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Matt Church Ryley Jacks Melbourne Storm
Burleigh Bears UAA Park Luke Burt Sami Sauiluma Brisbane Broncos
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Lionel Harbin Blake Moore Dolphins
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben Cross[4][5]
Tye Ingebrigtsen
Rhys Jacks Gold Coast Titans
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Michael Comerford Sean Mullany North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride Barlow Park Eric Smith Kyle Schneider North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils Bishop Park David Elliott Kierran Moseley Dolphins
Papua New Guinea Hunters Santos National Football Stadium Paul Aiton[6] Ila Alu None
Redcliffe Dolphins Kayo Stadium Ben Te'o Max Bailey Dolphins
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park
Logan Metro Sports Complex
Karmichael Hunt Rory Ferguson Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad Henderson Patrice Siolo Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Terry Campese[7] Kyle Laybutt South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex David Penna Lindon McGrady Gold Coast Titans
Western Clydesdales Clive Berghofer Stadium Jason Alchin Emry Pere Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Mathew Head Bryce Donovan 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 23 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Tigers SCF
-6
NTP
-26
IPS
+24
WES
+48
X CQC
0
TWE
-38
MAC
+12
NOR
-46
SLM
+6
X TSV
-10
WMS BUR X SLM RED NTP TSV BUR WES PNG WMS
Burleigh Bears NOR
-13
TSV
+20
TWE
+26
CQC
-6
IPS
+10
SLM
+18
PNG
+24
SCF
+7
MAC
+16
X RED
-9
WMS
+14
NTP BRI TWE WES X TSV SLM BRI X IPS NTP
Central Queensland Capras WES
+18
PNG
+20
MAC
-12
BUR
+6
NOR
-30
BRI
0
SCF
-8
SLM
-12
RED
+14
X TSV
-16
IPS
+10
TWE WMS MAC X NTP PNG RED WMS X NOR TWE
Ipswich Jets TSV
-4
WES
+20
BRI
-24
RED
-8
BUR
-10
TWE
-26
X NTP
-44
WMS
-32
PNG
-18
NOR
-34
CQC
-10
X MAC X PNG SCF WES SCF MAC RED BUR SLM
Mackay Cutters X SCF
+20
CQC
+12
TSV
-1
WES
+38
WMS
+4
SLM
-14
BRI
-12
BUR
-16
NTP
-46
PNG
+14
X RED IPS CQC NTP TWE SCF NOR IPS X WES RED
Northern Pride TWE
+16
BRI
+26
TSV
+8
SCF
-22
RED
-8
NOR
+26
X IPS
+44
PNG
-18
MAC
+46
SLM
+18
X BUR WES TSV MAC CQC BRI WMS WES SCF X BUR
Norths Devils BUR
+13
RED
-4
SLM
+24
WMS
-6
CQC
+30
NTP
-26
WES
+26
X BRI
+46
TSV
+10
IPS
+34
X X TWE SLM TSV PNG RED MAC TWE WMS CQC SCF
Papua New Guinea Hunters WMS
+14
CQC
-20
SCF
+12
TWE
-8
X RED
-19
BUR
-24
TSV
+36
NTP
+18
IPS
+18
MAC
-14
SLM
-12
WES X SCF IPS NOR CQC X RED TWE BRI WES
Redcliffe Dolphins SLM
+12
NOR
+4
WMS
-10
IPS
+8
NTP
+8
PNG
+19
TSV
-8
WES
-2
CQC
-14
X BUR
+9
SCF
-8
MAC X WMS TWE BRI NOR CQC PNG IPS X MAC
Souths Logan Magpies RED
-12
TWE
+8
NOR
-24
X SCF
-36
BUR
-18
MAC
+14
CQC
+12
WES
+6
BRI
-6
NTP
-18
PNG
+12
X TSV NOR BRI WMS TWE BUR TSV X SCF IPS
Sunshine Coast Falcons BRI
+6
MAC
-20
PNG
-12
NTP
+22
SLM
+36
TSV
+14
CQC
+8
BUR
-7
X WMS
-8
TWE
-6
RED
+8
X PNG WES WMS IPS MAC IPS X NTP SLM NOR
Townsville Blackhawks IPS
+4
BUR
-20
NTP
-8
MAC
+1
WMS
-10
SCF
-14
RED
+8
PNG
-36
TWE
+1
NOR
-10
CQC
+16
BRI
+10
X SLM NTP NOR WES BUR BRI SLM X WMS X
Tweed Heads Seagulls NTP
-16
SLM
-8
BUR
-26
PNG
+8
X IPS
+26
BRI
+38
WMS
-24
TSV
-1
X SCF
+6
WES
+10
CQC NOR BUR RED MAC SLM WES NOR PNG X CQC
Western Clydesdales CQC
-18
IPS
-20
X BRI
-48
MAC
-38
X NOR
-26
RED
+2
SLM
-6
X WMS
-8
TWE
-10
PNG NTP SCF BUR TSV IPS TWE NTP BRI MAC PNG
Wynnum Manly Seagulls PNG
-14
X RED
+10
NOR
+6
TSV
+10
MAC
-4
X TWE
+24
IPS
+32
SCF
+8
WES
+8
BUR
-14
BRI CQC RED SCF SLM X NTP CQC NOR TSV BRI
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 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 Norths Devils 10 7 0 3 2 315 168 +147 18 Finals series
2 Northern Pride 10 7 0 3 2 318 182 +136 18
3 Burleigh Bears 11 8 0 3 1 291 184 +107 18
4 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 10 7 0 3 2 296 232 +64 18
5 Sunshine Coast Falcons 11 6 0 5 1 256 215 +41 14
6 Redcliffe Dolphins 11 6 0 5 1 254 236 +18 14
7 Tweed Heads Seagulls 10 5 0 5 2 254 241 +13 14
8 Mackay Cutters 10 5 0 5 2 256 257 −1 14
9 Central Queensland Capras 11 5 1 5 1 216 226 −10 13
10 Brisbane Tigers 10 4 1 5 2 222 258 −36 13
11 Papua New Guinea Hunters 11 5 0 6 1 328 327 +1 12
12 Townsville Blackhawks 12 6 0 6 0 238 296 −58 12
13 Souths Logan Magpies 11 5 0 6 1 272 334 −62 12
14 Western Clydesdales 9 1 0 8 3 152 322 −170 8
15 Ipswich Jets 11 1 0 10 1 182 372 −190 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2024. Source: QRL

Ladder progression[edit]

  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
Norths Devils22446681012141618
Northern Pride246668101212141618
Burleigh Bears024468101214161618
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls024688101214161818
Sunshine Coast Falcons222468101012121214
Redcliffe Dolphins2446810101010121414
Tweed Heads Seagulls000246888101214
Mackay Cutters2466810101010101214
Central Queensland Capras244667779111113
Brisbane Tigers002467799111313
Papua New Guinea Hunters2244666810121212
Townsville Blackhawks22244466881012
Souths Logan Magpies0224446810101012
Western Clydesdales002224466888
Ipswich Jets022222444444
Source: QRL.com.au

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Burleigh Bears Join Broncos As Affiliate Club for 2024-26". broncos.com.au. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ Molyneux, Mark (10 October 2023). "Gold Coast Titans and Ipswich Jets announce affiliation for 2024". The Sporting News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ Darveniza, Nick (12 April 2024). "'First of its kind': Landmark loan deal sends Rabbitoh Tristan Alvarado to Townsville Blackhawks". Townsville Bulletin. Townsville, Queensland: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. NCA Sports Newsroom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Coach sacked: Jets bid to regain winning form". Ipswich Tribune. Ipswich, Queensland. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ^ "IPSWICH JETS PART WAYS WITH BEN CROSS". facebook.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ Arnold, Rikki-Lee (15 February 2024). "New Cup coaches of 2024: Aiton at Hunters". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Football Staff Profiles". blackhawkstsv.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2024.