2024 Queensland Cup

2024 Queensland Cup
2024 Queensland Cup
Duration	9 March – 22 September, 2024
Teams	15
Minor premiers	Northern Pride (3rd title)
Top points scorer(s)	Thomas Duffy (184)
Top try-scorer(s)	Manase Kaho (18)
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Queensland Cup season is the 29th 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 27-week long season (including finals) from March to September. The Brisbane Tigers are the defending premiers, having won the competition for the first time in their history in 2023.

Teams

In 2024, the line-up of teams was unchanged from the 2023 season. There were a number of affiliation changes during 2023. The Burleigh Bears switched to the Broncos,^[1] while the Ipswich Jets joined the Titans.^[2]

The Townsville Blackhawks (South Sydney Rabbitohs) and Western Clydesdales (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) maintain affiliations with NSW-based NRL clubs, and usually do not receive any players to play in Queensland Cup for these teams. However in April, a player availability issue at the Townsville Blackhawks saw South Sydney loan a player to the Blackhawks in a switch signed off by both the New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League governing bodies.^[3]

Club	Home ground(s)	Head coach(s)	Captain(s)	NRL Affiliate
Brisbane Tigers	Totally Workwear Stadium	Matt Church	Ryley Jacks	Melbourne Storm
Burleigh Bears	UAA Park	Luke Burt	Sami Sauiluma	Brisbane Broncos
Central Queensland Capras	Browne Park	Lionel Harbin	Blake Moore	Dolphins
Ipswich Jets	North Ipswich Reserve	~~Ben Cross~~^[4]^[5] Tye Ingebrigtsen	Rhys Jacks	Gold Coast Titans
Mackay Cutters	BB Print Stadium	~~Michael Comerford~~^[6] Adam Cuthbertson	Sean Mullany	North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride	Barlow Park	Eric Smith	Kyle Schneider	North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils	Bishop Park	David Elliott	Kierran Moseley	Dolphins
Papua New Guinea Hunters	Santos National Football Stadium	Paul Aiton^[7]	Ila Alu	None
Redcliffe Dolphins	Kayo Stadium	Ben Te'o	Max Bailey	Dolphins
Souths Logan Magpies	Davies Park Logan Metro Sports Complex	Karmichael Hunt	Rory Ferguson	Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons	Sunshine Coast Stadium	Brad Henderson	Patrice Siolo	Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks	Jack Manski Oval	Terry Campese^[8]	Kyle Laybutt	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tweed Heads Seagulls	Piggabeen Sports Complex	David Penna	Lindon McGrady	Gold Coast Titans
Western Clydesdales	Clive Berghofer Stadium	Jason Alchin^[9]	Emry Pere	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	BMD Kougari Oval	Mathew Head	Bryce Donovan	Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF
Brisbane Tigers	SCF -6	NTP -26	IPS +24	WES +48	X	CQC 0	TWE -38	MAC +12	NOR -46	SLM +6	X	TSV -10	WMS -2	BUR -4	X	SLM -1	RED -14	NTP -8	TSV -12	BUR +1	WES +16	PNG	WMS
Burleigh Bears	NOR -13	TSV +20	TWE +26	CQC -6	IPS +10	SLM +18	PNG +24	SCF +7	MAC +16	X	RED -9	WMS +14	NTP -8	BRI +4	TWE +42	WES +38	X	TSV 0	SLM -14	BRI -1	X	IPS	NTP
Central Queensland Capras	WES +18	PNG +20	MAC -12	BUR +6	NOR -30	BRI 0	SCF -8	SLM -12	RED +14	X	TSV -16	IPS +10	TWE +4	WMS 0	MAC +12	X	NTP -28	PNG -14	RED +28	WMS +36	X	NOR	TWE
Ipswich Jets	TSV -4	WES +20	BRI -24	RED -8	BUR -10	TWE -26	X	NTP -44	WMS -32	PNG -18	NOR -34	CQC -10	X	MAC -14	X	PNG -6	SCF +2	WES +36	SCF -16	MAC +18	RED -40	BUR	SLM
Mackay Cutters	X	SCF +20	CQC +12	TSV -1	WES +38	WMS +4	SLM -14	BRI -12	BUR -16	NTP -46	PNG +14	X	RED -36	IPS +14	CQC -12	NTP -8	TWE +6	SCF -18	NOR -14	IPS -18	X	WES	RED
Northern Pride	TWE +16	BRI +26	TSV +8	SCF -22	RED -8	NOR +26	X	IPS +44	PNG -18	MAC +46	SLM +18	X	BUR +8	WES +20	TSV +48	MAC +8	CQC +28	BRI +8	WMS +20	WES +46	SCF +20	X	BUR
Norths Devils	BUR +13	RED -4	SLM +24	WMS -6	CQC +30	NTP -26	WES +26	X	BRI +46	TSV +10	IPS +34	X	X	TWE +32	SLM +28	TSV +26	PNG -2	RED +4	MAC +14	TWE -4	WMS -18	CQC	SCF
Papua New Guinea Hunters	WMS +14	CQC -20	SCF +12	TWE -8	X	RED -19	BUR -24	TSV +36	NTP +18	IPS +18	MAC -14	SLM -12	WES +6	SCF* -58	X	IPS +6	NOR +2	CQC +14	X	RED -32	TWE +12	BRI	WES
Redcliffe Dolphins	SLM +12	NOR +4	WMS -10	IPS +8	NTP +8	PNG +19	TSV -8	WES -2	CQC -14	X	BUR +9	SCF -8	MAC +36	X	WMS +30	TWE +46	BRI +14	NOR -4	CQC -28	PNG +32	IPS +40	X	MAC
Souths Logan Magpies	RED -12	TWE +8	NOR -24	X	SCF -36	BUR -18	MAC +14	CQC +12	WES +6	BRI -6	NTP -18	PNG +12	X	TSV -12	NOR -28	BRI +1	WMS +30	TWE -40	BUR +14	TSV -18	X	SCF	IPS
Sunshine Coast Falcons	BRI +6	MAC -20	PNG -12	NTP +22	SLM +36	TSV +14	CQC +8	BUR -7	X	WMS -8	TWE -6	RED +8	X	PNG* +58	WES +30	WMS +4	IPS -2	MAC +18	IPS +16	X	NTP -20	SLM	NOR
Townsville Blackhawks	IPS +4	BUR -20	NTP -8	MAC +1	WMS -10	SCF -14	RED +8	PNG -36	TWE +1	NOR -10	CQC +16	BRI +10	X	SLM +12	NTP -48	NOR -26	WES +32	BUR 0	BRI +12	SLM +18	X	WMS	X
Tweed Heads Seagulls	NTP -16	SLM -8	BUR -26	PNG +8	X	IPS +26	BRI +38	WMS -24	TSV -1	X	SCF +6	WES +10	CQC -4	NOR -32	BUR -42	RED -46	MAC -6	SLM +40	WES +14	NOR +4	PNG -12	X	CQC
Western Clydesdales	CQC -18	IPS -20	X	BRI -48	MAC -38	X	NOR -26	RED +2	SLM -6	X	WMS -8	TWE -10	PNG -6	NTP -20	SCF -30	BUR -38	TSV -32	IPS -36	TWE -14	NTP -46	BRI -16	MAC	PNG
Wynnum Manly Seagulls	PNG -14	X	RED +10	NOR +6	TSV +10	MAC -4	X	TWE +24	IPS +32	SCF +8	WES +8	BUR -14	BRI +2	CQC 0	RED -30	SCF -4	SLM -30	X	NTP -20	CQC -36	NOR +18	TSV	BRI
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	F1	F2	F3	GF
Key: Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin * - Match postponed and played between rounds 18–19

Season summary

21 May – Following a string of losses, Ben Cross was sacked as coach of the Ipswich Jets.^[4]
Round 17 – Under recently hired coach Tye Ingebritsen, Ipswich win just their second game for the season, defeating the Sunshine Coast Falcons.
20 July – Mackay Cutters part ways with coach Michael Comerford, installing Adam Cuthbertson as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[6]
Round 19 – The annual country week saw matches played in Cooktown, Mount Isa, Bowen, Middlemount, South Kolan, Mount Tamborine, and Dalby.^[10]
Round 21 – Northern Pride clinch the minor premiership following their round 21 win over the Sunshine Coast Falcons, a match in which they wore a replica jersey of the Pride squad that won the 2014 Queensland Cup.^[11]

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Northern Pride	19	16	0	3	2	626	284	+342	36	Finals series
2	Norths Devils	18	12	0	6	3	559	332	+227	30
3	Redcliffe Dolphins	19	12	0	7	2	570	386	+184	28
4	Sunshine Coast Falcons	18	11	0	7	3	486	341	+145	28
5	Burleigh Bears	18	10	1	7	3	498	338	+160	27
6	Central Queensland Capras	18	9	2	7	3	416	388	+28	26
7	Papua New Guinea Hunters	18	10	0	8	3	510	559	−49	26
8	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	18	9	1	8	3	428	464	−36	25
9	Townsville Blackhawks	19	10	1	8	2	406	464	−58	25
10	Souths Logan Magpies	18	8	0	10	3	427	542	−115	22
11	Brisbane Tigers	18	7	1	10	3	398	450	−52	21
12	Tweed Heads Seagulls	19	8	0	11	2	462	533	−71	20
13	Mackay Cutters	18	7	0	11	3	392	479	−87	20
14	Ipswich Jets	18	4	0	14	3	332	542	−210	14
15	Western Clydesdales	18	1	0	17	3	290	698	−408	8

Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2024. Source: QRL RLP

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.

Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.

Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.

Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Team ╲ Round
Northern Pride	2	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	28	30	32	34	36
Norths Devils	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	26	28	30	30	30
Redcliffe Dolphins	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	24	24	26	28
Sunshine Coast Falcons	2	2	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	14	16	16	18	20	20	22	26	28	28
Burleigh Bears	0	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16	18	18	18	20	22	24	25	25	25	27
Central Queensland Capras	2	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	9	11	11	13	15	16	18	20	20	20	22	24	26
Papua New Guinea Hunters	2	2	4	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	14	14	16	18	20	22	24	24	26
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	0	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	18	20	21	21	21	21	23	23	23	25
Townsville Blackhawks	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	16	16	18	19	21	23	25
Souths Logan Magpies	0	2	2	4	4	4	6	8	10	10	10	12	14	14	14	16	18	18	20	20	22
Brisbane Tigers	0	0	2	4	6	7	7	9	9	11	13	13	13	15	17	17	17	17	17	19	21
Tweed Heads Seagulls	0	0	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	20	20
Mackay Cutters	2	4	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	20
Ipswich Jets	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	12	14	14
Western Clydesdales	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

Source: QRL.com.au

Final series

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date and Time (Local)	Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Northern Pride		TBC	31 August or 1 September	Barlow Park
TBC		TBC	31 August or 1 September	TBC
TBC		TBC	31 August or 1 September	TBC
TBC		TBC	31 August or 1 September	TBC
Semi-finals
TBC		TBC	7 or 8 September	TBC
TBC		TBC	7 or 8 September	TBC
Preliminary Finals
TBC		TBC	14 or 15 September	TBC
TBC		TBC	14 or 15 September	TBC
Grand Final
TBC		TBC	22 September	Kayo Stadium

Summary

Bracket


Qualifying and elimination finals		Semi-finals	Preliminary finals	Grand final



1	Northern Pride

4





5

8





6

7





2

3

Grand Final

To be played 22 September 2024 at Kayo Stadium.

References

^ "Burleigh Bears Join Broncos As Affiliate Club for 2024-26". broncos.com.au. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ Molyneux, Mark (10 October 2023). "Gold Coast Titans and Ipswich Jets announce affiliation for 2024". The Sporting News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ Darveniza, Nick (12 April 2024). "'First of its kind': Landmark loan deal sends Rabbitoh Tristan Alvarado to Townsville Blackhawks". Townsville Bulletin. Townsville, Queensland: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. NCA Sports Newsroom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Coach sacked: Jets bid to regain winning form". Ipswich Tribune. Ipswich, Queensland. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "IPSWICH JETS PART WAYS WITH BEN CROSS". facebook.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Mackay Cutters Part Ways with Hostplus Cup Coach Michael Comerford". mackaycutters.com.au. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ Arnold, Rikki-Lee (15 February 2024). "New Cup coaches of 2024: Aiton at Hunters". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Football Staff Profiles". blackhawkstsv.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^ "Alchin Re-signs for 2025 Hostplus Cup Season". westernclydesdales.com.au. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
^ Hillier, Michael (23 June 2024). "Country Week fixtures drive support for Queensland communities". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ Brinums, Jorja (10 August 2024). "Round 21 Saturday wrap: Pride maintain top of ladder honours". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[1] "Burleigh Bears Join Broncos As Affiliate Club for 2024-26". broncos.com.au. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[2] Molyneux, Mark (10 October 2023). "Gold Coast Titans and Ipswich Jets announce affiliation for 2024". The Sporting News. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[3] Darveniza, Nick (12 April 2024). "'First of its kind': Landmark loan deal sends Rabbitoh Tristan Alvarado to Townsville Blackhawks". Townsville Bulletin. Townsville, Queensland: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. NCA Sports Newsroom. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[Cross-4] "Coach sacked: Jets bid to regain winning form". Ipswich Tribune. Ipswich, Queensland. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[5] "IPSWICH JETS PART WAYS WITH BEN CROSS". facebook.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[Comerford-6] "Mackay Cutters Part Ways with Hostplus Cup Coach Michael Comerford". mackaycutters.com.au. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[7] Arnold, Rikki-Lee (15 February 2024). "New Cup coaches of 2024: Aiton at Hunters". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[8] "Football Staff Profiles". blackhawkstsv.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2024.

[9] "Alchin Re-signs for 2025 Hostplus Cup Season". westernclydesdales.com.au. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[10] Hillier, Michael (23 June 2024). "Country Week fixtures drive support for Queensland communities". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[11] Brinums, Jorja (10 August 2024). "Round 21 Saturday wrap: Pride maintain top of ladder honours". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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