2007 Queensland Cup

{{Infobox rugby league season

| year = 2007

| competition = Queensland Cup

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| duration = March 16 – September 15, 2007

| teams = 11

| premiers = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls

| count = 1st

| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Young Guns
(2nd title)

| mpcount =

| matches = 116

| points = 5,447

| attendance =

| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Nick Parfitt

| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Rory Bromley
{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} John Tamanika

| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} Shannon Walker
(Courier Mail Medal)

| prevseason_year = 2006

| nextseason_year = 2008

}}

The 2007 Queensland Cup season was the 12th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Queensland Wizard Cup due to sponsorship from Wizard Home Loans featured 11 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

The Tweed Heads Seagulls became the first team from outside of Queensland to win the Queensland Cup when they defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. Tweed Heads' {{rlp|fb}} Shannon Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/final-to-be-switched/news-story/bc2ac25a805a7548e372ca645de9d18e|title=Final to be switched?|date=16 September 2007|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}Queensland Rugby League[http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=3360 Wizard Cup Heads South] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724024303/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=3360 |date=24 July 2008 }}Retrieved 17 Dec 2007

Teams

11 teams participated in the Queensland Cup again in 2007, with the Aspley Broncos replacing the Toowoomba Clydesdales.{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/aspley-new-brisbane-broncos-feeder-club-20061207-gdozog.html|title=Aspley new Brisbane Broncos feeder club|date=6 December 2006|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/overnight-wrap-broncos-mason-rogers/|title=Overnight wrap: Broncos, Mason, Rogers » League Unlimited|website=League Unlimited}}

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{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|size=16}}}} \| Burleigh Bears \| Pizzey Park \| Jim Lenihan \| Ryan Gundry \| {{leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|size=16}}}} \| Central Comets \| Browne Park \| Steve Anderson \| Wayne Barnett \| None
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Balmain\|size=16}}}} \| Easts Tigers \| Langlands Park \| Michael Booth \| Trent Young \| None
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|size=16}}}} \| Ipswich Jets \| QLD Group Stadium, Carrara Stadium \| Kevin Walters \| Danny Coburn \| {{leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|size=16}}}} \| North Queensland Young Guns \| Dairy Farmers Stadium \| Matt Parish \| Shane Muspratt \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Cowboys
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|size=16}}}} \| Norths Devils \| Bishop Park \| Kevin Carmichael \| Marc Brentnall \| {{leagueicon\|Melbourne\|16}} Melbourne Storm
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|size=16}}}} \| Redcliffe Dolphins \| Dolphin Oval \| Anthony Griffin \| Troy Lindsay \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Souths Logan Magpies\|size=16}}}} \| Souths Logan Magpies \| Davies Park, Brandon Park \| Jason Burnham & Brandon Costin \| Cameron Joyce \| None
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Tweed Heads\|size=16}}}} \| Tweed Heads Seagulls \| Piggabeen Sports Complex \| Troy McCarthy \| Andrew Moroney, Brad Davis \| {{leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Wynnum\|size=16}}}} \| Wynnum Manly Seagulls \| Kougari Oval \| Shane McNally \| Jimmy Ahmat \| None

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! style="background:white; width:18%" | Club

! style="background:white; width:21%" | Home ground(s)

! style="background:white; width:18%" | Head coach(s)

! style="background:white; width:15%" | Captain(s)

! style="background:white; width:18%" | NRL Affiliate

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Aspley Broncos|size=16}}}}

| Aspley Broncos

| Suncorp Stadium

| Mark Gee

| Nick Kenny

| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Burleigh|size=16}}}}

| Burleigh Bears

| Pizzey Park

| Jim Lenihan

| Ryan Gundry

| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} Gold Coast Titans

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Central Comets|size=16}}}}

| Central Comets

| Browne Park

| Steve Anderson

| Wayne Barnett

| None

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Balmain|size=16}}}}

| Easts Tigers

| Langlands Park

| Michael Booth

| Trent Young

| None

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|size=16}}}}

| Ipswich Jets

| QLD Group Stadium, Carrara Stadium

| Kevin Walters

| Danny Coburn

| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} Gold Coast Titans

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| North Queensland Young Guns

| Dairy Farmers Stadium

| Matt Parish

| Shane Muspratt

| {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Cowboys

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|size=16}}}}

| Norths Devils

| Bishop Park

| Kevin Carmichael

| Marc Brentnall

| {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} Melbourne Storm

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|size=16}}}}

| Redcliffe Dolphins

| Dolphin Oval

| Anthony Griffin

| Troy Lindsay

| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|size=16}}}}

| Souths Logan Magpies

| Davies Park, Brandon Park

| Jason Burnham & Brandon Costin

| Cameron Joyce

| None

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| Tweed Heads Seagulls

| Piggabeen Sports Complex

| Troy McCarthy

| Andrew Moroney, Brad Davis

| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} Gold Coast Titans

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| Wynnum Manly Seagulls

| Kougari Oval

| Shane McNally

| Jimmy Ahmat

| None

Ladder

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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="20" \| {{Abbr\|B\|Bye}} !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\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Young Guns \|20	15	0	5	2	566	355	+211	34
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins \|20	14	0	6	2	516	338	+178	32
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Tweeds\|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls (P) \|20	13	1	6	2	546	404	+142	31
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|16}} Ipswich Jets \|20	13	1	6	2	510	400	+110	31
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|5	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Balmain\|16}} Easts Tigers \|20	11	0	9	2	426	448 \|
22	26
style="background: \|6	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Aspley Broncos\|16}} Aspley Broncos \|20	10	1	9	2	469	441	+28	25
style="background: \|7	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh\|16}} Burleigh Bears \|20	9	0	11	2	550	478	+72	22
style="background: \|8	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} Norths Devils \|20	8	1	11	2	507	524 \|
17	21
style="background: \|9	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Wynnum\|16}} Wynnum Manly Seagulls \|20	8	0	12	2	399	539 \|
140	20
style="background: \|10	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Souths Logan Magpies\|16}} Souths Logan Magpies \|20	5	0	15	2	384	580 \|
196	14
style="background: \|11	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|16}} Central Comets \|20	2	0	18	2	310	666 \|
356	8

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 and Time

!width=14%|Venue

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| colspan=7 | Qualifying Finals

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

| 18 – 16

| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Easts Tigers

| 25 August 2007

| QLD Group Stadium

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

| 22 – 18

| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls

| 25 August 2007

| Dolphin Oval

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| colspan=7 | Semi-finals

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| {{leagueicon|North Queensland Young Guns|16}} North Queensland Young Guns

| 18 – 28

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

| 31 August 2007

| Dairy Farmers Stadium

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| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls

| 40 – 14

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

| 1 September 2007

| Piggabeen Sports Complex

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| colspan=7 | Preliminary Finals

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| {{leagueicon|North Queensland Young Guns|16}} North Queensland Young Guns

| 10 – 34

| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls

| 8 September 2007

| Langlands Park

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| colspan=7 | Grand Final

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

| 18 – 28

| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls

| 15 September 2007

| Suncorp Stadium

{{5McIntyre

| RD1= Qualifying / Elimination Finals

| RD2= Major / Minor Semi-finals

| RD3= Preliminary Final

| RD4= Grand Final

| RD1-seed1= 2

| RD1-team1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|15}} Redcliffe

| RD1-score1= 22

| RD1-seed2= 3

| RD1-team2= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} Tweed Heads

| RD1-score2= 18

| RD1-seed3= 4

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

| RD1-score3= 18

| RD1-seed4= 5

| RD1-team4= {{leagueicon|Balmain|15}} Easts

| RD1-score4= 16

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|15}} North Qld

| RD2-score1= 18

| RD2-seed2=

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

| RD2-score2= 28

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} Tweed Heads

| RD2-score3= 40

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} Ipswich

| RD2-score4= 14

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|15}} North Qld

| RD3-score1= 10

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} Tweed Heads

| RD3-score2= 34

| RD4-seed1=

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

| RD4-score1= 18

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} Tweed Heads

| RD4-score2= 28

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Grand Final

{{rugbyleaguebox

|bg = #f1f5fc

|date = Saturday, 15 September

|time =

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

|score = 18 – 28

|report = 1st: 6 - 18
2nd: 12 - 10
[https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/sun-community/tweed-head-seagulls-2007-cup-winners-have-reunion-to-remember-the-day-they-took-on-queensland/news-story/2fb735e6cf0cbb56842a3d5ca3deb9b7 Report]

|team2 = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls

|points1 = Tries:
Rory Bromley 1
Nick Emmett 1
Chris Fox 1
Goals:
Alwyn Simpson 3

|points2 = Tries:
2 David Myles
2 Shannon Walker
1 Brad Davis
Goals:
4 Brad Davis

|stadium = Suncorp Stadium

|referee = Gavin Morris

|attendance = 7,000

|manofmatch = Brad Davis (Tweed Heads)

}}

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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 black; background: black; color: white"\|Tweed Heads Seagulls
# Ryan Cullen \| FB	# Shannon Walker
2. Alwyn Simpson	WG	2. Nathanael Barnes
3. Matt Harris	CE	3. David Myles
4. Nick Emmett	CE	4. James Wood
5. Rory Bromley	WG	5. Josh Vaughan
6. Daniel Green	FE	6. Brad Davis (c)
7. Chris Fox	HB	7. Tim Maccan
8. Troy Lindsay (c)	PR	8. Roy Friend
9. Mick Roberts	HK	9. Matt King
10. Adam Starr	PR	10. Chris Enahoro
11. Nathan Tutt	SR	11. Will Matthews
12. Danny Burke	SR	12. Selasi Berdie
13. Grant Flugge	LK	13. Matthew Pow
14. Pat Gardner	Bench	14. Andre Amato
15. Mark Shipway	Bench	15. Matthew Austin
16. Palmer Wapau	Bench	16. Daniel Molenaar
17. Marty Turner	Bench	17. Daniel Evans
Anthony Griffin	Coach	Troy McCarthy

Reigning premiers Redcliffe, who finished the regular season in 2nd, were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in Week 1 and North Queensland in the major semi final. It would be their nine Grand Final appearance in 12 seasons. After losing to Redcliffe, Tweed Heads faced Ipswich in an elimination final, which they won 40–14. A week later, they scored a major upset over minor premiers North Queensland to progress to their first Queensland Cup Grand Final appearance.

= First half =

Redcliffe opened their premiership defence strongly when halfback Chris Fox scored in the ninth minute. Tweed Heads hit back in the 18th minute when David Myles latched onto a Tim Maccan grubber to score. The Seagulls moved into the lead for the first time when captain Brad Davis stepped through some soft defence to score under the posts. Tweed Heads extended their lead to 12 just seconds before half time when Davis sent Myles over for his second try of the game.

= Second half =

The Dolphins got the scoring underway in the second half when centre Nick Emmett dived onto a kick from his winger Alwyn Simpson to get Redcliffe back into the contest. 10 minutes later, Tweed Heads pushed the lead back to 12 when the competition's Player of the Year Shannon Walker backed up a Maccan line break to score. Walker sealed the game for his side just five minutes later when he returned a Dolphins' kick 80 metres to score in the corner. Redcliffe gave themselves a small chance late when winger Rory Bromley crossed in the 74th minute but it wasn't enough as Tweed Heads won their first premiership. They became the first club from outside of Queensland to win the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srCXuBTVf0o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/srCXuBTVf0o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=2007 QLD Cup Grand Final Tweed Heads 28 v Redcliffe 18|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedheadsseagulls.com.au/champion-gulls-07-reunite/|title=Champion Gulls of '07 to reunite|first=Tweed Heads|last=Seagulls|date=25 May 2017|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409144521/https://www.tweedheadsseagulls.com.au/champion-gulls-07-reunite/|archive-date=9 April 2019|url-status=live}}

Seagulls' captain Brad Davis was named Man of the Match and awarded the first ever Duncan Hall Medal, named in honour of the Hall of Famer, who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 Tests for Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/farewell-to-a-legend-duncan-hall/748425/|title=Farewell to a legend|website=Morning Bulletin|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201016/https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/farewell-to-a-legend-duncan-hall/748425/|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=live}}

The loss in the Grand Final would effectively end the Redcliffe Dolphins dominant run in the Queensland Cup. From 1996 to 2007, the club won five premierships, appeared in nine of 12 Grand Finals and won three minor premierships. They would not qualify for another Grand Final until 2012 and would not win another until 2018.

End-of-season awards

Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Shannon Walker ({{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls)
QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award): Trent Young ({{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Easts Tigers)
Coach of the Year: Anthony Griffin ({{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins)
Rookie of the Year: Shannon Walker ({{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls)
Representative Player of the Year: Shane Muspratt ({{flagicon|Queensland|16}} Queensland Residents, {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland Young Guns)

References

Category:2007 in Australian rugby league

Category:Queensland Cup

2007 Queensland Cup

Teams

Ladder

Finals series

Grand Final

= First half =

= Second half =

End-of-season awards

See also

References