2024 Queensland Cup

2024 Queensland Cup
2024 Queensland Cup
Duration	9 March – 15 September
Teams	15
	← 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 26-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[edit]

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	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^[6]	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^[7]	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	Emry Pere	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	BMD Kougari Oval	Mathew Head	Bryce Donovan	Brisbane Broncos

Regular season[edit]

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	X	SLM	RED	NTP	TSV	BUR	WES	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	TWE	WES	X	TSV	SLM	BRI	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	MAC	X	NTP	PNG	RED	WMS	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	X	PNG	SCF	WES	SCF	MAC	RED	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	CQC	NTP	TWE	SCF	NOR	IPS	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	TSV	MAC	CQC	BRI	WMS	WES	SCF	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	SLM	TSV	PNG	RED	MAC	TWE	WMS	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	X	SCF	IPS	NOR	CQC	X	RED	TWE	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	TWE	BRI	NOR	CQC	PNG	IPS	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	NOR	BRI	WMS	TWE	BUR	TSV	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	WES	WMS	IPS	MAC	IPS	X	NTP	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	NTP	NOR	WES	BUR	BRI	SLM	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	BUR	RED	MAC	SLM	WES	NOR	PNG	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	SCF	BUR	TSV	IPS	TWE	NTP	BRI	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	RED	SCF	SLM	X	NTP	CQC	NOR	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

Season summary[edit]

21 May – Following a string of losses, Ben Cross was sacked as coach of the Ipswich Jets.^[4]

Ladder[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norths Devils	10	7	0	3	3	315	168	+147	20	Finals series
2	Northern Pride	11	8	0	3	2	342	198	+144	20
3	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	11	8	0	3	2	314	248	+66	20
4	Burleigh Bears	12	8	0	4	1	307	208	+99	18
5	Redcliffe Dolphins	12	7	0	5	1	296	242	+54	16
6	Sunshine Coast Falcons	11	6	0	5	2	256	215	+41	16
7	Central Queensland Capras	12	6	1	5	1	238	244	−6	15
8	Tweed Heads Seagulls	11	5	0	6	2	272	263	+9	14
9	Papua New Guinea Hunters	12	6	0	6	1	356	349	+7	14
10	Mackay Cutters	11	5	0	6	2	262	299	−37	14
11	Townsville Blackhawks	12	6	0	6	1	238	296	−58	14
12	Souths Logan Magpies	11	5	0	6	2	272	334	−62	14
13	Brisbane Tigers	11	4	1	6	2	238	276	−38	13
14	Western Clydesdales	10	1	0	9	3	174	350	−176	8
15	Ipswich Jets	11	1	0	10	2	182	372	−190	6

Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2024. Source: QRL

Ladder progression[edit]

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
Team ╲ Round
Norths Devils	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
Northern Pride	2	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	20
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	0	2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	18	20
Burleigh Bears	0	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	16	18	18
Redcliffe Dolphins	2	4	4	6	8	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	16
Sunshine Coast Falcons	2	2	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	12	14	16
Central Queensland Capras	2	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	9	11	11	13	15
Tweed Heads Seagulls	0	0	0	2	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	14	14
Papua New Guinea Hunters	2	2	4	4	6	6	6	8	10	12	12	12	14
Mackay Cutters	2	4	6	6	8	10	10	10	10	10	12	14	14
Townsville Blackhawks	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	8	8	10	12	14
Souths Logan Magpies	0	2	2	4	4	4	6	8	10	10	10	12	14
Brisbane Tigers	0	0	2	4	6	7	7	9	9	11	13	13	13
Western Clydesdales	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	6	6	8	8	8	8
Ipswich Jets	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	6

Source: QRL.com.au

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ 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.

[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.

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

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

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