2002 Queensland Cup

{{Infobox rugby league season

| year = 2002

| competition = Queensland Cup

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| duration = March 16 – September 21, 2002

| teams = 12

| premiers = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins

| count = 3rd

| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins

| mpcount = 3rd

| matches = 138

| points = 7,846

| attendance =

| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Damien Richters (246)

| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Dan Kennedy (34)

| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Scott Thorburn
(Courier Mail Medal)

| prevseason_year = 2001

| nextseason_year = 2003

}}

The 2002 Queensland Cup season was the 7th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition featured 12 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

The Redcliffe Dolphins defeated the Ipswich Jets 34–10 in the Grand Final at Dolphin Oval to claim their third premiership. Easts {{rlp|hb}} Scott Thorburn was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.{{Cite web|url=https://thetigers.com.au/individual-records/|title = Individual Records}}{{cite web |url=http://queensland.rleague.com/results/2002/qld-cup.php |title=Queensland Rugby League |website=queensland.rleague.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060205174024/http://queensland.rleague.com/results/2002/qld-cup.php |archive-date=5 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}

Teams

The Queensland Cup returned to a 12-team format in 2002 with the inclusion of the North Queensland Young Guns, who served as the North Queensland Cowboys feeder club.{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/queensland-cup-round-18-preview-2/|title=QUEENSLAND CUP ROUND 18 PREVIEW! » League Unlimited|website=League Unlimited|accessdate=28 November 2022}}

Along with the Cowboys using the Young Guns as their affiliate, the Brisbane Broncos and Melbourne Storm were again affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales and Norths Devils, respectively.

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style="background:white; width:1%" \| Colours ! style="background:white; width:10%" \| Club ! style="background:white; width:10%" \| Home ground(s)
{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|size=16}} \| Burleigh Bears \| Pizzey Park
{{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|size=16}} \| Central Comets \| Browne Park
{{leagueicon\|Balmain\|size=16}} \| East Coast Tigers \| Langlands Park
{{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|size=16}} \| Ipswich Jets \| Bendigo Bank Oval
{{leagueicon\|Hunter\|size=16}} \| Logan Scorpions \| Meakin Park
{{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|size=16}} \| North Queensland Young Guns \| Dairy Farmers Stadium
{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|size=16}} \| Norths Devils \| Bishop Park
{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|size=16}} \| Redcliffe Dolphins \| Dolphin Oval
{{leagueicon\|Western Suburbs\|size=16}} \| Souths Magpies \| Davies Park, Brandon Park
{{leagueicon\|Toowoomba Clydesdales\|size=16}} \| Toowoomba Clydesdales \| Newtown Oval, ANZ Stadium
{{leagueicon\|Wests Panthers\|size=16}} \| Wests Panthers \| Purtell Park
{{leagueicon\|Wynnum-Manly\|size=16}} \| Wynnum Seagulls \| Kougari Oval

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style="background:white; width:1%" | Colours

! style="background:white; width:10%" | Club

! style="background:white; width:10%" | Home ground(s)

| Burleigh Bears

| Pizzey Park

| Central Comets

| Browne Park

| East Coast Tigers

| Langlands Park

| Ipswich Jets

| Bendigo Bank Oval

| Logan Scorpions

| Meakin Park

| North Queensland Young Guns

| Dairy Farmers Stadium

| Norths Devils

| Bishop Park

| Redcliffe Dolphins

| Dolphin Oval

| Souths Magpies

| Davies Park, Brandon Park

| Toowoomba Clydesdales

| Newtown Oval, ANZ Stadium

| Wests Panthers

| Purtell Park

| Wynnum Seagulls

| Kougari Oval

Ladder

colspan="11" \| 2002 Queensland Cup
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width="20" \| {{Abbr\|Pos\|Position}} !Team !width="20" \| {{Abbr\|Pld\|Games played}} !width="20" \| {{Abbr\|W\|Won}} !width="20" \| {{Abbr\|D\|Drawn}} !width="20" \| {{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} !width="25" \| {{Abbr\|PF\|Points for (total points scored)}} !width="25" \| {{Abbr\|PA\|Points against (total points conceded)}} !width="30" \| {{Abbr\|PD\|Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)}} !width="20" \| {{Abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|1	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins (P) \|22	18	0	4	833	376	+457	36
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Balmain\|16}} East Coast Tigers \|22	16	1	5	704	488	+216	33
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|16}} Ipswich Jets \|22	16	0	6	673	402	+271	32
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} Burleigh Bears \|22	15	1	6	768	497	+271	31
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|5	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} Norths Devils \|22	14	0	8	774	441	+363	28
style="background: \|6	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Young Guns \|22	14	0	8	713	541	+172	28
style="background: \|7	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Toowoomba\|16}} Toowoomba Clydesdales \|22	13	0	9	792	624	+168	26
style="background: \|8	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Wynnum\|16}} Wynnum Seagulls \|22	13	0	9	654	529	+125	26
style="background: \|9	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|16}} Central Comets \|22	4	1	17	434	814 \|
380	9
style="background: \|10	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Wests Panthers\|16}} Wests Panthers \|22	4	0	18	432	854 \|
422	8
style="background: \|11	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Souths Magpies\|16}} Souths Magpies \|22	3	1	18	488	840 \|
352	7
style="background: \|12	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Hunter\|16}} Logan Scorpions \|22	0	0	22	303	1192 \|
889	0

Finals series

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!rowspan=2 width=16%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=16%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

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!width=14%|Date

!width=14%|Venue

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Qualifying / Elimination Finals

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| {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Burleigh Bears

| 20 – 42

| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Norths Devils

| 31 August 2002

| Pizzey Park

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| {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} East Coast Tigers

| 22 – 28

| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets

| 31 August 2002

| Langlands Park

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| colspan=7 | Semi-finals

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| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins

| 17 – 16

| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets

| 7 September 2002

| Dolphin Oval

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} East Coast Tigers

| 16 – 18

| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Norths Devils

| 7 September 2002

| Langlands Park

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Preliminary Final

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets

| 29 – 26

| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Norths Devils

| 14 September 2002

| Bendigo Bank Oval

bgcolor="#D0E7FF"

| colspan=7 | Grand Final

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins

| 34 – 10

| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets

| 21 September 2002

| Dolphin Oval

{{5McIntyre

| RD1= Qualifying / Elimination Finals

| RD2= Major / Minor Semi-finals

| RD3= Preliminary Final

| RD4= Grand Final

| RD1-seed1= 2

| RD1-team1= {{leagueicon|Balmain|15}} East Coast

| RD1-score1= 22

| RD1-seed2= 3

| RD1-team2= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} Ipswich

| RD1-score2= 28

| RD1-seed3= 4

| RD1-team3= {{leagueicon|Burleigh|15}} Burleigh

| RD1-score3= 20

| RD1-seed4= 5

| RD1-team4= {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|15}} Norths

| RD1-score4= 42

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|15}} Redcliffe

| RD2-score1= 17

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} Ipswich

| RD2-score2= 16

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3= {{leagueicon|Balmain|15}} East Coast

| RD2-score3= 16

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4= {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|15}} Norths

| RD2-score4= 18

| RD3-team1= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} Ipswich

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-score1= 29

| RD3-team2= {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|15}} Norths

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-score2= 26

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|15}} Redcliffe

| RD4-score1= 34

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} Ipswich

| RD4-score2= 10

}}

Grand Final

{{rugbyleaguebox

|bg = #f1f5fc

|date = Saturday, 21 September

|time =

|team1 = Redcliffe Dolphins {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}}

|score = 34 – 10

|report = 1st: 22 - 0
2nd: 12 - 10

|team2 = {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets

|points1 = Tries:
Aaron Barba 2
Barry Berrigan 1
Trent Leis 1
Damien Richters 1
Paul Shilvock 1
Goals:
Damien Richters 5

|points2 = Tries:
1 Aaron Bulow
1 Steven West
Goals:
1 Steven West

|stadium = Dolphin Oval

|referee = Tony Maksoud

|attendance = 9,000

|manofmatch = Barry Berrigan (Redcliffe)

}}

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style="background:#f03;" !align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid red; background: red; color: white"\|Redcliffe Dolphins !align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"\|Position !align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid gold; background: green; color: white"\|Ipswich Jets
Trent Leis	FB	Marshall Chalk
Paul Shilvock	WG	Steven West
Damien Richters	CE	Aaron Bulow
Brian Jellick	CE	Richard Allwood
Aaron Barba	WG	Faron Anderson
Shane Perry	FE	Brendon Lindsay
Mick Roberts	HB	Ricky Bird
Troy Lindsay	PR	Jamie Mathiou
Barry Berrigan	HK	Matt Doeg
Adam Starr	PR	Danny McAllister
Luke Scott (c)	SR	Anthony Seibold
Danny Burke	SR	Andrew Hamilton
Grant Flugge	LK	Danny Coburn
Russell Lahiff	Bench	Kerry Theuerkauf
David Stagg	Bench	Reggie Cressbrook
Andrew Wynyard	Bench	Chris Anderson
Shane Tronc	Bench	Brian McCarthy
Neil Wharton	Coach	Gary Greinke

Redcliffe finished the regular season with the minor premiership, their third, and cruised through the finals. After earning a first round bye, they defeated Ipswich by a point in the major semi final, qualifying for their sixth overall and fourth consecutive Grand Final. Ipswich qualified for the finals for the first time after finishing third, and defeated the East Coast Tigers in the first week of the playoffs. The loss to Redcliffe saw them face Norths in the preliminary final, in which they won 29–26 to set up a rematch with the Dolphins in the Grand Final. In the regular season, Redcliffe defeated Ipswich on both occasions (20–18 in Round 2 and 24–12 in Round 12).{{cite web |title=Ipswich Jets - Newspaper Clippings from 2000 - 2004 |url=https://ipswichjets.com.au/oldboys/2000-2004.pdf |website=ipswichjets.com.au |publisher=Ipswich Jets |access-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216031457/https://ipswichjets.com.au/oldboys/2000-2004.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2017}}

= First half =

It took just 10 seconds for tensions to flare in the decider after Jets' prop Danny McAllister was hit with a high tackle from the kick off by Dolphins' captain Luke Scott. An all-in brawl erupted, with both teams coming together in a melee. Moments after the referees had finally regained order, the fight erupted again between Scott and McAllister. Both players were subsequently sent to the sin bin. In the 12th minute, Redcliffe opened the scoring through winger Aaron Barba. It was a dominant first half for the Dolphins, who led 22–0 at half time after tries to Bara (his second), Damien Richters and Barry Berrigan added tries.

= Second half =

Three minutes into the second half, Redcliffe pushed their lead to 28 when winger Phil Shilvock scored, the try all but wrapping up the game. Ipswich finally got on the scoreboard in the 49th minute when winger Steven West latched onto a Ricky Bird grubber. Redcliffe scored again in the 61st minute, when a pinpoint Shane Perry chip kick found Trent Leis, who scored in his third Grand Final. Jets' centre Aaron Bulow scored seven minutes later but the game was well out of reach for Ipswich, as Redcliffe secured their third premiership. Dolphins' hooker Barry Berrigan was named man of the match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBLVjm_dBQ|title = 2002 QLD Cup Grand Final Redcliffe 34 v Ipswich 10|website = YouTube}}

The victorious Redcliffe side featured two players who would play in the Brisbane Broncos 2006 NRL Grand Final win over the Melbourne Storm, with Shane Perry starting at halfback and David Stagg starting at centre in the victory.{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/the-grand-final-that-queensland-built/|title = The Grand Final That Queensland Built? » League Unlimited}}

Player statistics

= Leading try scorers =

Pos !width=120 \|Player !Team !Tries
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#d0ffd0" \| rowspan = 1 \|1	align="left"\|Dan Kennedy	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} Burleigh Bears	34
rowspan = 1 \|2	align="left"\|Aaron Barba	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins	28
rowspan = 2 \|3	align="left"\|Brian Jellick	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins	21
align="left"\|Elia Tuqiri	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Toowoomba\|16}} Toowoomba Clydesdales	21
rowspan = 1 \|5	align="left"\|Nick Parfitt	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Toowoomba\|16}} Toowoomba Clydesdales	19

= Leading point scorers =

Pos !width=120 \|Player !Team !width=20 \|T !width=20 \|G !width=20 \|FG !width=20 \|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#d0ffd0" \| rowspan = 1 \|1	align="left"\|Damien Richters	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins	10	103\|
\|246
rowspan = 1 \|2	align="left"\|Greg Bourke	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} Burleigh Bears	17	77\|
\|222
rowspan = 1 \|3	align="left"\|Scott Thorburn	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Balmain\|16}} East Coast Tigers	10	81	1	203
rowspan = 1 \|4	align="left"\|Cameron Smith	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} Norths Devils	8	76\|
\|184
rowspan = 1 \|5	align="left"\|Justin McKay	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Young Guns	8	75	1	183

End-of-season awards

Courier Mail Medal: Scott Thorburn ({{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Easts Tigers)
Rookie of the Year: David Stagg ({{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins)

References

Category:2002 in Australian rugby league

Category:Queensland Cup

Pos !width=120 \|Player !Team !Tries
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#d0ffd0" \| rowspan = 1 \|1	align="left"\|Dan Kennedy	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} Burleigh Bears	34
rowspan = 1 \|2	align="left"\|Aaron Barba	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins	28
rowspan = 2 \|3	align="left"\|Brian Jellick	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins	21
align="left"\|Elia Tuqiri	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Toowoomba\|16}} Toowoomba Clydesdales	21
rowspan = 1 \|5	align="left"\|Nick Parfitt	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Toowoomba\|16}} Toowoomba Clydesdales	19

Pos !width=120 \|Player !Team !width=20 \|T !width=20 \|G !width=20 \|FG !width=20 \|Pts
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
bgcolor="#d0ffd0" \| rowspan = 1 \|1	align="left"\|Damien Richters	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins	10	103\|
\|246
rowspan = 1 \|2	align="left"\|Greg Bourke	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} Burleigh Bears	17	77\|
\|222
rowspan = 1 \|3	align="left"\|Scott Thorburn	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Balmain\|16}} East Coast Tigers	10	81	1	203
rowspan = 1 \|4	align="left"\|Cameron Smith	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} Norths Devils	8	76\|
\|184
rowspan = 1 \|5	align="left"\|Justin McKay	align="left"\|{{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Young Guns	8	75	1	183

2002 Queensland Cup

Teams

Ladder

Finals series

Grand Final

= First half =

= Second half =

Player statistics

= Leading try scorers =

= Leading point scorers =

End-of-season awards

See also

References