2019 Queensland Cup


The 2019 Queensland Cup season was the 24th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 27-week long season from March to September.
The Burleigh Bears won their fourth premiership after defeating the Wynnum Manly Seagulls 28–10 in the Grand Final at Dolphin Stadium. Burleigh Jamal Fogarty was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Petero Civoniceva Medal.

Teams

In 2019, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fifth consecutive year.
ColoursClubHome groundHead coachCaptainNRL Affiliate
Burleigh BearsPizzey ParkJim LenihanLuke Page Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland CaprasBrowne ParkDavid FaiumuJack Madden-
Easts TigersLanglands ParkScott SippleJake Foster Melbourne Storm
Ipswich JetsNorth Ipswich ReserveBen & Shane WalkerNathaniel Neale-
Mackay CuttersBB Print StadiumSteve SheppardCooper Bambling North Queensland Cowboys
Northern PrideBarlow ParkTy WilliamsTom Hancock North Queensland Cowboys
Norths DevilsBishop ParkRohan SmithJack Ahearn Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea HuntersNational Football StadiumMichael MarumAse Boas-
Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin StadiumAdam MoggAaron Whitchurch Brisbane Broncos
Souths Logan MagpiesDavies ParkJon BuchananBrendon Gibb & Guy Hamilton Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast FalconsSunshine Coast StadiumEric SmithDane Hogan Melbourne Storm
Townsville BlackhawksJack Manski OvalAaron PayneSam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports ComplexBen WoolfJohn Palavi Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari OvalAdam BridesonMitch Cronin Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

Final series

For the first time in competition history, the Queensland Cup used an eight-team finals series in 2019, the same format used in the NRL.

Grand Final

Wynnum Manly SeagullsPositionBurleigh Bears
Edene GebbieFBKurtis Rowe
Edward BurnsWGTyronne Roberts-Davis
Delouise HoeterCESami Sauiluma
Jordan DrewCEJosh Berkers
Junior PaugaWGAnthony Don
Patrick TemplemanFEDylan Phythian
Sam ScarlettHBJamal Fogarty
Aaron RockleyPRLuke Page
Mitch Cronin HKPat Politoni
Matt GroatPRJack Buchanan
Keenan PalasiaSRHayden Schwass
Alex BarrSRBlake Leary
Kelly TateLKSam Coster
Lucky Ta'avaleBenchMatt Robinson
Jayden BerrellBenchJosh Rogers
Lachlan LeeBenchOliver Percy
Kalolo SaitauaBenchApi Noema-Matenga
Adam BridesonCoachJim Lenihan

Wynnum Manly finished the regular season in second and were defeated by third-placed Burleigh in the second qualifying final. They then eliminated defending premiers Dolphins in the semi final and travelled to Townsville, where they defeated the Blackhawks in the preliminary final to qualify for their third Grand Final. After defeating Wynnum Manly in the qualifying final, Burleigh earned a week off and faced minor premiers the Sunshine Coast, who they beat 20–6 to qualify for their sixth Grand Final.

First half

Burleigh got the scoring underway in the Grand Final, kicking a penalty goal in the 14th minute. They scored the first try of the game six minutes later when winger Tyronne Roberts-Davis scored in the left corner untouched. Another try in the 30th minute extended their lead to 12 after Jamal Fogarty grubbered through the line and regathered, finding Kurtis Rowe in support, who scored next to the posts. Wynnum Manly finally got on the scoreboard in the 34th minute, when halfback Sam Scarlett dived on his own kick after a Burleigh error in the in-goal.

Second half

Wynnum opened the second half strongly, with a try to winger Edward Burns from a Patrick Templeman kick, bringing them within two points of Burleigh. The Bears hit back shortly after, when Rowe caught a bouncing Dylan Phythian kick to score his second try of the game. In the 67th minute, hooker Pat Politoni extended Burleigh's lead to 12 when he darted over from dummy half to score. Burleigh sealed the victory, and their fourth premiership, when Fogarty picked up a Seagulls' kick and ran 90 metres untouched to score under the posts. Kurtis Rowe was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match for his two-try effort.

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 Newtown Jets, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 16–20.

Player statistics

The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season.

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

QRL awards