2015 Queensland Cup
The 2015 Queensland Cup season was the 20th 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 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]
| 2015 Queensland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 7 – September 27, 2015 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Premiers | Ipswich Jets (1st title) |
| Minor premiers | Townsville Blackhawks (1st title) |
| Matches played | 167 |
| Points scored | 8,231 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Luke Capewell (208) |
| Player of the year | Patrick Templeman (Courier Mail Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Marmin Barba (27) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The Ipswich Jets won their first premiership after defeating the Townsville Blackhawks 32–20 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Wynnum Manly Seagulls' five-eighth Patrick Templeman was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2][3]
Teams edit
In 2015, the competition expanded to the 14 teams with the inclusion of the Townsville Blackhawks. Townsville had previously been represented in the competition by the North Queensland Young Guns and Townsville Stingers.[4]
The Canberra Raiders ended their affiliation with the Souths Logan Magpies, who partnered with the Brisbane Broncos.[5] After four seasons without an NRL affiliate, the Sunshine Coast Falcons formed a partnership with the Melbourne Storm.[6]
Ladder edit
| 2015 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Townsville Blackhawks | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 870 | 507 | +507 | 43 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 718 | 487 | +231 | 42 |
| 3 | Ipswich Jets (P) | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 700 | 502 | +198 | 36 |
| 4 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 623 | 440 | +183 | 36 |
| 5 | Easts Tigers | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 623 | 428 | +204 | 32 |
| 6 | Northern Pride | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 523 | 447 | +76 | 32 |
| 7 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 671 | 574 | +97 | 25 |
| 8 | Mackay Cutters | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 547 | 497 | +50 | 25 |
| 9 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 510 | 585 | -75 | 24 |
| 10 | Burleigh Bears | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 401 | 674 | -273 | 23 |
| 11 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 452 | 599 | -147 | 19 |
| 12 | Souths Logan Magpies | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 506 | 664 | -158 | 19 |
| 13 | Norths Devils | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 420 | 727 | -307 | 16 |
| 14 | Central Queensland Capras | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 330 | 882 | -552 | 6 |
Final series edit
The Queensland Cup reverted to a six-team finals format in 2015.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | ||||||
| Elimination Finals | |||||||
| Ipswich Jets | 54 – 26 | Northern Pride | 6 September 2015, 1:40 pm | North Ipswich Reserve | |||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 24 – 32 | Easts Tigers | 6 September 2015, 3:00 pm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Major / Minor Semi-final | |||||||
| Townsville Blackhawks | 26 – 12 | PNG Hunters | 12 September 2015, 5:00 pm | Jack Manski Oval | |||
| Ipswich Jets | 44 – 18 | Easts Tigers | 13 September 2015, 1:35 pm | North Ipswich Reserve | |||
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| PNG Hunters | 12 – 28 | Ipswich Jets | 20 September 2015, 3:00 pm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Townsville Blackhawks | 20 – 32 | Ipswich Jets | 27 September 2015, 3:55 pm | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| Elimination Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Townsville | 26 | 1 | Townsville | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | PNG Hunters | 12 | 3 | Ipswich | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Ipswich | 54 | 2 | PNG Hunters | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern Pride | 26 | 3 | Ipswich | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Ipswich | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Easts | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wynnum Manly | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Easts | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
Grand Final edit
Sunday, 27 September 3:55pm (AEST) |
| Townsville Blackhawks | 20 – 32 | Ipswich Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Jahrome Hughes 1 Tom Humble 1 Robert Lui 1 Zac Santo 1 Goals: Robert Lui 2 | 1st: 8 - 16 2nd: 12 - 16 Report | Tries: 1 Carlin Anderson 1 Marmin Barba 1 Keiron Lander 1 Matt Parcell 1 Dane Phillips 1 Nemani Valekapa Goals: 2 Carlin Anderson 1 Marmin Barba 1 Keiron Lander |
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,086 Referee: Clayton Sharpe Player of the Match: Billy McConnachie (Ipswich) |
| Townsville Blackhawks | Position | Ipswich Jets |
|---|---|---|
| FB |
| |
| 2. Zac Santo | WG | 2. Marmin Barba |
| 3. Tom Humble | CE | 3. Liam Capewell |
| 4. Mosese Pangai | CE | 4. Nemani Valekapa |
| 5. Samsen O'Neill | WG | 5. Richard Pandia |
| 6. Robert Lui | FE | 6. Josh Cleeland |
| 7. Michael Parker-Walshe | HB | 7. Dane Phillips |
| 8. Glenn Hall | PR | 15. Kurtis Lingwoodock |
| 9. Anthony Mitchell | HK | 9. Matt Parcell |
| 10. Dan Beasley (c) | PR | 10. Rod Griffin |
| 11. Rhyse Martin | SR | 16. Billy McConnachie |
| 12. Kelepi Tanginoa | SR | 12. Kurt Capewell |
| 13. Neville Costigan | LK | 13. Keiron Lander (c) |
| 15. Lorenzo Ma'afu | Bench | 8. Josh Seage |
| 16. Chris McLean | Bench | 11. Sam Martin |
| 18. Rhys Matsen | Bench | 14. Landon Hayes |
| 19. Ricky Thorby | Bench | 22. Fakahoko Teutau |
| Kristian Woolf | Coach | Ben & Shane Walker |
Townsville took out the minor premiership in their debut season, losing just three games (one of those to Ipswich). They qualified for their first Grand Final after defeating the PNG Hunters 26–12 in the major semi final. Ipswich, who finished the regular season in 3rd, defeated the Northern Pride 54–26 in the first elimination final. In the minor semi final, they defeated Easts and then upset the Hunters a week later to qualify for their third Grand Final.
First half edit
Townsville got off to a great start, scoring in the 2nd minute of the game through centre Tom Humble. Ipswich scored their first try in the 19th minute in spectacular fashion, when winger Marmin Barba ran 70 metres before finding his halfback Dane Phillips who scored. The Jets grabbed their second just minutes later when Townsville fullback Jahrome Hughes threw a wayward pass as he was being dragged over the sideline, that was dived on by Barba in the in-goal. Townsville hit back in the 29th minute when winger Zac Santo scored in the right corner. With a minute remaining in the half, Jets' fullback Carlin Anderson sliced through the Blackhawks defence off a scrum to give his side a 10-point lead.
Second half edit
It took just a minute before the Jets had their fourth try of the game, when captain Keiron Lander latched onto a Phillips grubber. Three minutes later they recorded their fifth try when centre Nemani Valekapa scored in the corner. The Blackhawks finally stemmed the flow of points in the 50th minute when Hughes crossed the try line. An Ipswich penalty goal from right in front extended their lead to 12 with 20 minutes to play. Townsville gave themselves a chance late when Robert Lui grubbered for himself to score in the 73rd minute to see his side trail by just six. A tense final seven minutes followed but Ipswich held on and sealed the win with an 80th minute try to hooker Matt Parcell.[7]
The premiership was the first ever for the Jets, who had gone 30 seasons without success dating back to the Brisbane Rugby League competition. Ipswich second-rower Billy McConnachie was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for the man of the match.[8]
NRL State Championship edit
After winning the Grand Final, the Ipswich Jets qualified for the NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They defeated the Newcastle Knights, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 26–12.[9]
Sunday, 4 October 3:40pm (AEDT) |
| Newcastle Knights 2015 NSW Cup Premiers | 12–26 | Ipswich Jets 2015 QLD Cup Premiers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: G Ndaira (28') J Feeney(42') Goals: G Ndaira 2/2 | Report | Tries: M Parcell (1') B McConnachie (10') M Barba (37') R Griffin(63') Goals: C Anderson 5/5 |
Player statistics edit
The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).[10]
Leading try scorers edit
| Leading point scorers edit
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QRL Awards edit
- Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Patrick Templeman ( Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
- Coach of the Year: Michael Marum ( PNG Hunters)
- Rookie of the Year: Aaron Rockley ( Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
- Representative Player of the Year: Shaun Nona ( Queensland Residents, Easts Tigers)
- XXXX People's Choice Awards: Wartovo Puara ( PNG Hunters)
Team of the Year edit
| Position | Nat | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullback | Jahrome Hughes | Townsville Blackhawks | |
| Wing | Marmin Barba | Ipswich Jets | |
| Centre | Kyle Feldt | Townsville Blackhawks | |
| Five-eighth | Israel Eliab | PNG Hunters | |
| Halfback | Michael Parker-Walshe | Townsville Blackhawks | |
| Prop | Daniel Beasley | Townsville Blackhawks | |
| Hooker | Josh Chudleigh | Mackay Cutters | |
| Second-row | Anthony Cherrington | Redcliffe Dolphins | |
| Lock | Mitchell Frei | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Draw".
- ^ "Templeman wins Courier Mail Medal". 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Ipswich Jets win Intrust Super Cup". National Rugby League. 27 September 2015.
- ^ "QRL announces Townsville's entry". 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Affiliates 2015 |Brisbane Broncos and Souths Logan Magpies – Souths".
- ^ "Storm join forces with Sunshine Coast Falcons » League Unlimited".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "2015 QLD Cup Grand Final Ipswich 32 v Townsville 20". YouTube.
- ^ "Duncan Hall Medal winner Billy McConnachie".
- ^ "Jets win State Championship in style". 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Stats".