2023 Queensland Cup

2023 Queensland Cup
2023 Queensland Cup
Duration	March 11 – September 17, 2023
Teams	15
Matches played	35
Points scored	1,468

The 2023 Queensland Cup season is the 28th 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.

Teams

In 2023, the line-up of teams changed for the first time in 8 years with the addition of the Western Clydesdales.[1] The North Queensland Cowboys changed their affiliation agreement, with the Cowboys sending all NRL contracted players not selected in their weekly squad to just the Townsville Blackhawks.[2]

Club	Home ground(s)	Head coach(s)	Captain(s)	NRL Affiliate
Brisbane Tigers	Totally Workwear Stadium	Matt Church[3]	Ryley Jacks	Melbourne Storm
Burleigh Bears	UAA Park	Luke Burt[4]	Sami Sauiluma	Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland Capras	Browne Park	Lionel Harbin	Jack Madden	Dolphins
Ipswich Jets	North Ipswich Reserve	Ben Cross	Rhys Jacks	Sydney Roosters
Mackay Cutters	BB Print Stadium	Michael Comerford[5]	Brandon Finnegan	North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride	Barlow Park	Ty Williams	Chris Ostwald	North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils	Bishop Park	David Elliott[6]	Jack Ahearn	Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea Hunters	Santos National Football Stadium	Stanley Tepend	Ila Alu	None
Redcliffe Dolphins	Kayo Stadium	Ben Te'o[7]	Dunamis Lui	Dolphins
Souths Logan Magpies	Davies Park Logan Metro Sports Complex	Karmichael Hunt[8]	Rory Ferguson	Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons	Sunshine Coast Stadium	Brad Henderson	Patrice Siolo	Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks	Jack Manski Oval	Aaron Payne	Jayden Hodges	North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads Seagulls	Piggabeen Sports Complex	David Penna[9]	Lindon McGrady	Gold Coast Titans
Western Clydesdales	Clive Berghofer Stadium	Jason Alchin[10]	Darryn Schonig[11]	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	BMD Kougari Oval	Mathew Head[12]	Brendan O'Hagan	Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

Fixtures

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	F1	F2	F3	GF
Brisbane Tigers	RED 0	WMS –2	PNG +2	IPS +34	MAC +8	WES +4	BUR –4	TSV +18	NOR +20	X	MAC	CQC	RED	SCF	IPS	NTP	WES	TWE	PNG	SLM	X	WMS
Burleigh Bears	NOR +6	X	RED +26	TWE +2	SCF –28	PNG +26	BRI +4	CQC +4	MAC +36	WES	IPS	SLM	NOR	X	TWE	SCF	PNG	RED	NTP	WMS	MAC	TSV
Central Queensland Capras	TWE +1	TSV +8	NTP +20	MAC +12	NOR +34	X	WMS +4	BUR –4	RED –16	SCF	NOR	BRI	TWE	NTP	MAC	PNG	X	IPS	WES	TSV	RED	SLM
Ipswich Jets	SLM –14	SCF –40	WMS –44	BRI –34	WES –16	RED –28	WES –36	PNG –12	X	TWE	BUR	NTP	SLM	TSV	BRI	MAC	TSV	CQC	NOR	SCF	TWE	X
Mackay Cutters	WMS –38	NTP –4	TSV –6	CQC –12	BRI –8	NOR –26	PNG –8	NTP –4	BUR –36	RED	BRI	SCF	WMS	TWE	CQC	IPS	X	SLM	TSV	X	BUR	WES
Northern Pride	X	MAC +4	CQC –20	TSV +1	PNG +20	WMS –20	NOR –48	MAC +4	WES +2	SLM	PNG	IPS	X	CQC	TSV	BRI	WMS	SCF	BUR	TWE	WES	RED
Norths Devils	BUR –6	RED 0	TWE –6	SLM 0	CQC –34	MAC +26	NTP +48	SCF –4	BRI –20	TSV	CQC	X	BUR	RED	SLM	TWE	X	WMS	IPS	WES	SCF	PNG
Papua New Guinea Hunters	WES +10	SLM 0	BRI –2	X	NTP –20	BUR –26	MAC +8	IPS +12	TSV –50	WMS	NTP	TWE	WES	SLM	SCF	CQC	BUR	X	BRI	RED	TSV	NOR
Redcliffe Dolphins	BRI 0	NOR 0	BUR –26	WMS +14	SLM –56	IPS +28	SCF +14	X	CQC +16	MAC	SCF	WES	BRI	NOR	WMS	TSV	TWE	BUR	X	PNG	CQC	NTP
Souths Logan Magpies	IPS +14	PNG 0	X	NOR 0	RED +56	SCF –18	TSV +26	WMS +22	TWE +6	NTP	WES	BUR	IPS	PNG	NOR	WES	SCF	MAC	X	BRI	WMS	CQC
Sunshine Coast Falcons	TSV –4	IPS +40	X	WES +28	BUR +28	SLM +18	RED –14	NOR +4	X	CQC	RED	MAC	TSV	BRI	PNG	BUR	SLM	NTP	WMS	IPS	NOR	TWE
Townsville Blackhawks	SCF +4	CQC –8	MAC +6	NTP –1	X	TWE –2	SLM –26	BRI –18	PNG +50	NOR	X	WMS	SCF	IPS	NTP	RED	IPS	WES	MAC	CQC	PNG	BUR
Tweed Heads Seagulls	CQC –1	WES +4	NOR +6	BUR –2	WMS +18	TSV +2	X	WES +32	SLM –6	IPS	WMS	PNG	CQC	MAC	BUR	NOR	RED	BRI	X	NTP	IPS	SCF
Western Clydesdales	PNG –10	TWE –4	X	SCF –28	IPS +16	BRI –4	IPS +36	TWE –32	NTP –2	BUR	SLM	RED	PNG	WMS	X	SLM	BRI	TSV	CQC	NOR	NTP	MAC
Wynnum Manly Seagulls	MAC +38	BRI +2	IPS +44	RED –14	TWE –18	NTP +20	CQC –4	SLM –22	X	PNG	TWE	TSV	MAC	WES	RED	X	NTP	NOR	SCF	BUR	SLM	BRI
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	F1	F2	F3	GF
Key: Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin

Season summary

The Round 1 match between Redcliffe Dolphins and Brisbane Tigers was abandoned after four minutes due to torrential rain. Due to a number of factors, the match was not able to be replayed. The final result was given as a 0-0 draw, with each team awarded a competition point.[13]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Burleigh Bears	8	7	0	1	1	214	138	+76	16	Finals series
2	Souths Logan Magpies	8	5	2	1	1	228	122	+106	14
3	Sunshine Coast Falcons	7	5	0	2	2	232	132	+100	14
4	Central Queensland Capras	8	6	0	2	1	203	142	+61	14
5	Brisbane Tigers	9	6	1	2	0	256	176	+80	13
6	Tweed Heads Seagulls	8	5	0	3	1	228	175	+53	12
7	Redcliffe Dolphins	8	4	2	2	1	188	198	−10	12
8	Northern Pride	8	5	0	3	1	123	180	−57	12
9	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	8	4	0	4	1	226	182	+44	10
10	Papua New Guinea Hunters	8	3	1	4	1	174	242	−68	9
11	Townsville Blackhawks	8	3	0	5	1	186	181	+5	8
12	Norths Devils	9	2	2	5	0	222	218	+4	6
13	Western Clydesdales	8	2	0	6	1	210	238	−28	6
14	Ipswich Jets	8	0	0	8	1	134	358	−224	2
15	Mackay Cutters	9	0	0	9	0	126	268	−142	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: QRL

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Central Queensland Capras	2	4	6	8	10	12	14
2	Burleigh Bears	2	4	6	8	8	10	12
3	Sunshine Coast Falcons	0	2	4	6	8	10	10
4	Souths Logan Magpies	2	3	5	6	8	8	10
5	Tweed Heads Seagulls	0	2	4	4	6	8	10
6	Brisbane Tigers	1	1	3	5	7	9	9
7	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	2	4	6	6	6	8	8
8	Redcliffe Dolphins	1	2	2	4	4	6	8
9	Northern Pride	2	4	4	6	8	8	8
10	Papua New Guinea Hunters	2	3	3	5	5	5	7
11	Norths Devils	0	1	1	2	2	4	6
12	Toowoomba Clydesdales	0	0	2	2	4	4	6
13	Townsville Blackhawks	2	2	4	4	6	6	6
14	Mackay Cutters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ipswich Jets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

"Clydesdales to gallop in Queensland Cup once again". ABC Southern Queensland. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
"Blackhawk focus for all fringe Cowboys". Townsville Bulletin. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 14 January 2023. p. 78.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (30 January 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Church at Tigers". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (1 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Burt at Bears". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (6 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Comerford at Cutters". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (7 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Elliott at Devils". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (10 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Te'o at Dolphins". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (13 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Hunt at Magpies". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (14 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Penna at Tweed". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (15 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Alchin at Clydesdales". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
"Clydesdales name inaugural Cup captain". qrl.com.au. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
Arnold, Rikki-Lee (16 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Head at Wynnum Manly". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
Hillier, Michael (14 March 2023). "Statement: Ruling made on abandoned Hostplus Cup game". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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[1] "Clydesdales to gallop in Queensland Cup once again". ABC Southern Queensland. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-10-26.

[2] "Blackhawk focus for all fringe Cowboys". Townsville Bulletin. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 14 January 2023. p. 78.

[3] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (30 January 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Church at Tigers". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[4] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (1 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Burt at Bears". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[5] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (6 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Comerford at Cutters". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[6] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (7 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Elliott at Devils". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[7] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (10 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Te'o at Dolphins". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[8] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (13 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Hunt at Magpies". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[9] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (14 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Penna at Tweed". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[10] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (15 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Alchin at Clydesdales". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[11] "Clydesdales name inaugural Cup captain". qrl.com.au. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[12] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (16 February 2023). "New Cup coaches of 2023: Head at Wynnum Manly". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

[13] Hillier, Michael (14 March 2023). "Statement: Ruling made on abandoned Hostplus Cup game". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

Queensland Cup
Current Clubs	Brisbane Tigers Burleigh Bears Central Queensland Capras Ipswich Jets Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Norths Devils Papua New Guinea Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Falcons Townsville Blackhawks Tweed Heads Seagulls Western Clydesdales Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Previous Clubs	Aspley Broncos Brisbane Brothers Brothers-Valleys Bundaberg Grizzlies Cairns Cyclones Gold Coast Vikings Logan Scorpions Mackay Sea Eagles North Queensland Young Guns Port Moresby Vipers Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Townsville Stingers Toowoomba Clydesdales Wests Panthers
Seasons	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Related articles	Grounds Premiers Records Wooden spooners National Rugby League reserves affiliations NRL State Championship

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Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland women's Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland women's U-18
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Major Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Women's Premiership Hastings Deering Colts (U21s) Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) State League (1982-95) Cyril Connell Cup (2009-16) Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Confraternity Carnival Universities Women's
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Queensland Cup clubs	Brisbane Tigers Burleigh Bears Central Queensland Capras Ipswich Jets Northern Pride Mackay Cutters Norths Devils PNG Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Falcons Townsville Blackhawks Tweed Heads Seagulls Western Clydesdales Wynnum Manly Seagulls
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