Pass conceded.
Ordinarily, a Top 8 finish grants you a pass but considering what they had to work with, to avoid a Newcastle Knights 2016-17, Brisbane Broncos 2020 type of season is a credit to them.
The key is that they played like Queenslanders. They rarely threw in the towel and even when they were being completely out-played they had a knack of staying in games. Their comeback win against the Gold Coast Titans is a testament to that.
Losing Tom Gilbert was a pivotal moment and Marshall-King wasn't the same player after he did his shoulder.
The only disappointment was Anthony Milford. He was arguably the biggest story heading into their inaugural season and he ended the season playing in QCup. Not that it shocked anybody, but at a club where so many players turned their career around, it was disappointing that Milford continued to regress.