Q-CUP Queensland Cup 2023

[1910]

Petero Medal day!

Browne, Sailor, Fuller, Hamiliton and Rogers would all be worth a shout.

 

[1910]

• This is the 27th Cup grand final and the seventh at Kayo Stadium. Burleigh have played in a premiership decider twice before at the ground - a loss in 2003 and a victory in 2019 - while the Tigers have never played a grand final at Kayo Stadium
• This is the 11th time that the grand final has been played between the first-placed team (Bears) and the third-placed team (Tigers) after the regular season. The team that came first - the minor premiers - have won seven of these encounters
• This is the 20th time the minor premiers have made the grand final, winning 11. The third-placed team has been in 16 grand finals, winning five
• Burleigh have won the past three meetings between these two sides
• The Bears and Tigers have met once before in a grand final, clashing in 2004 with Burleigh walking away victorious with a 22-18 win. Shane O’Flanagan scored the match winner after 17 minutes of extra time
• Luke Burt is the 18th coach to make the grand final in his first year coaching. Ten of the 18 have gone on to win. Burt has coached 23 Cup games with 17 wins, one draw and four losses, giving him a 76 per cent success record
• Matt Church is the first coach to make a grand final after coaching a different club the previous year. Church coached the PNG Hunters from 2020 to 2022. This is his 60th game as a Cup coach. Church has a 52.5 per cent success record with 30 wins, two draws and 27 losses
• Both teams have won their last five games. This is only the second time both teams have gone into the grand final on the back of at least 5 wins. The other occasion was in 2015 when the Ipswich Jets (who finished third) beat the Townsville Blackhawks (minor premiers) 32-20
• Burleigh playmaker Tyrone Roberts and Brisbane backrower Leivaha Pulu will both be playing in their third consecutive grand final, having both played for Norths Devils in their 2021 and 2022 wins. Fifteen players have previously played in three a row, but none have ever won three in a row
• This is the Bears’ seventh Cup grand final. They have four premierships (1999, 2004, 2016 and 2019)
• This is the Tigers’ sixth grand final. They have lost all previous five finals in 1997, 2004 (to Burleigh), 2013, 2014 and 2018

 

[1910]

The last time the Bears played the Tigers. Tigers with Renouf and Smith and couldn't get it done.

17 minutes of ET.

 

[1910]

Colts Grand Final.

I am going Blackhawks- this is where the Blackhawks poor Cup season will pay off- four of their starting pack in Colts has played Cup.

They may have got bashed in Cup, but they should come back to Colts and play well.

Shibasaki and Sullivan will be too strong on the edges for Easts to hold them. If they manage to stop either of them then Jesse Yallop will get two tries.

Blackhawks to go back-to-back and win the last the Colts premiership.

 

[1910]

Queensland Rugby League awards​

Petero Civoniceva Medal​

Trai Fuller (Redcliffe Dolphins)

Steph Hancock BMD Premiership Player of the Year​

Shaniah Power (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Hastings Deering Colts Player of the Year​

Lachlan West (Brisbane Tigers)

Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup Player of the Year​

Jamal Shibasaki (Townsville Blackhawks)

Hostplus Cup Rookie of the Year​

Morea Morea (Papua New Guinea Hunters)

Hostplus Cup Coach of the Year​

Karmichael Hunt (Souths Logan Magpies)

Hostplus Cup Leading Points Scorer​

Josh Rogers (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Hostplus Cup Leading Try Scorer​

Jonathon Reuben (Norths Devils)

BMD Premiership Coach of the Year​

Maia Tua-Davidson (Souths Logan Magpies)

BMD Premiership Rookie of the Year​

Destiny Mino-Sinapati (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

BMD Premiership Leading Points Scorer​

Zahara Temara (Burleigh Bears)

BMD Premiership Leading Try Scorer​

Kalisi Longopoa (Souths Logan Magpies)

Hostplus Cup Team of the Year​

Fullback - Tristan Sailor (Souths Logan Magpies)

Winger - Jordan Pereira (Souths Logan Magpies)

Centre - Deine Mariner (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Five-eighth - Josh Rogers (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Halfback - Jack Campagnolo (Souths Logan Magpies)

Prop - Bailey Butler (Central Queensland Capras)

Hooker - Trey Brown (Central Queensland Capras)

Second rower - Jacob Alick (Burleigh Bears)

Lock - Sam Coster (Burleigh Bears)

BMD Premiership Team of the Year​

Fullback - Evania Pelite (Souths Logan Magpies)

Winger - Emily Bass (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Centre - Julia Robinson (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Five-eighth - Zahara Temara (Burleigh Bears)

Halfback - Ashleigh Quinlan (Burleigh Bears)

Prop - Dannii Perese (Burleigh Bears)

Hooker - Chante Temara (Burleigh Bears)

Second rower - Shaniah Power (Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

 

[Dash]

How did Trai Fuller win POTY but miss out on Team of the Year?

 

[1910]

Bears v Rabbits in NSW Cup Grand Final.

Could have Bears v Bears in the State Final.

 

[1910]

The QRL made the call to bring the season forward a week and give the premiers two weeks before the State game. Interesting to see if that makes a difference.

We haven't won it since 2015.

 

[1910]

Dogs v Roosters in the Flegg.

Dogs have won Harold Matts and now in Flegg Final. Gus following the Gus template.

 

[1910]

Shibasaki is just a classic forward- that's huge.

Great run and he's done that so many times over Mening and Colts so no way the Tigers didn't know.

 

[1910]

Townsville is men- four of their pack playing Cup this year is just too much to overcome.

Shibasaki and Wavik just too good they are outstanding.

22-0 at ht and can't see how the Tigers get out of this.

 

[1910]

Jamal Shibasaki a double- he will play NRL next season- he will do a Fifita and play Mening and NRL within 12 months.

 

[Mr Fourex]

How did Trai Fuller win POTY but miss out on Team of the Year?

His Mum has a lot of pull.

She was brutal on social media.

 

[1910]

Blackhawks 40-0 in the Grand Final after being beaten by the Tigers in week one.

That'll do.

 

[Big Pete]

Tense finish coming up here in the QCup Final. The Tigers hold a 20-14 lead, but the Bears are on the attack.

Time off for the time being as Sikahele looks to have suffered a dislocated knee.

Tigers are so close to ending their 32 year hoodoo.

 

[Big Pete]

Kini gets past Jacks, snaps Faatape's ankles and the Bears strike down the right side corner.

Roberts misses from the sideline.

20-18 Tigers, all the momentum with the Bears.

 

[Big Pete]

Great early kick from Pezet, stops it right on the corner before the in-goal and it traps the Bears inside their half.

However the Tigers have given away a penalty for a late hit on Hamilton! The Bears weren't going anywhere that set.

Looks like a 50/50 call, here comes the Bears!

 

[Big Pete]

Kini puts the kick through for Francis but it appears there may have been a knock on.

It was a good kick from Kini but Francis just didn't get the timing right.

Tigers survive, just over 6 to go.