2009 Queensland Cup

{{Infobox rugby league season

| year = 2009

| competition = Queensland Cup

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| duration = March 14 – September 12, 2009

| teams = 12

| premiers = {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
(1st title)

| count =

| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|16}} Souths Logan Magpies

| mpcount = 1st

| matches = 138

| points = 6,308

| attendance =

| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Liam Georgetown

| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Tom Humble

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

| prevseason_year = 2008

| nextseason_year = 2010

}}

The 2009 Queensland Cup season was the 14th 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 12 teams playing a 25-week-long season (including finals) from March to September.Queensland Rugby League [http://www.qrl.com.au Website] Retrieved 3 August 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090914003253/http://www.qrl.com.au/ Archived] 2009-08-11.Queensland Rugby League [http://www.qrl.com.au/queensland_cup/q_cup_draw.php 2009 Draw] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219165537/http://www.qrl.com.au/queensland_cup/q_cup_draw.php |date=19 December 2007 }} Retrieved 3 August 2009

The Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, in their first season back in the competition, won their first premiership after defeating the Northern Pride 32–18 at Stockland Park. Burleigh Bears' {{rlp|hk}} Scott Smith was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.{{Cite news|url=https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-13/sea-eagles-claim-queensland-cup/1427932?pfm=sm|title = Sea Eagles claim Queensland Cup| newspaper=ABC News |date = 12 September 2009}}

Teams

In 2009, the Queensland Cup featured 12 teams for the first time since the 2004 season. The Sunshine Coast Falcons, re-branded as the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, returned to the competition after the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles injected $1 million into the club and formed a partnership.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/nov/09/coast-lands-footy-coup/|work=The Daily|title=Coast lands footy coup|date=9 November 2007|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-date=11 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211212947/http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2007/nov/09/coast-lands-footy-coup/|url-status=dead}}

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style="background:white; width:1%" \| Colours ! 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\|Burleigh\|size=16}}}} \| Burleigh Bears \| Pizzey Park \| Jim Lenihan \| Scott Smith \| {{leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|size=16}}}} \| Central Comets \| Browne Park \| Wayne Barnett \| Nat Bowman \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Balmain\|size=16}}}} \| Easts Tigers \| Langlands Park \| Darren Smith → Jason Gainey \| Ben Vaeau \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Ipswich\|size=16}}}} \| Ipswich Jets \| Briggs Rd Sporting Complex \| Glenn Lazarus \| Danny Coburn \| {{leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Mackay Cutters\|size=16}}}} \| Mackay Cutters \| Mackay JRL Grounds \| Shane Muspratt \| Jardine Bobongie \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Cowboys
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Northern Pride\|size=16}}}} \| Northern Pride \| Barlow Park \| Andrew Dunemann \| Chris Sheppard \| {{leagueicon\|North Queensland\|16}} North Queensland Cowboys
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|size=16}}}} \| Norths Devils \| Bishop Park \| Mark Gee → Kevin Carmichael \| Mark Leafa \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Redcliffe\|size=16}}}} \| Redcliffe Dolphins \| Dolphin Oval \| Gary O'Brien \| Danny Burke \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Souths Logan Magpies\|size=16}}}} \| Souths Logan Magpies \| Meakin Park, Davies Park \| Paul Bramley \| Phil Dennis \| {{leagueicon\|Canberra\|16}} Canberra Raiders
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Manly\|size=16}}}} \| Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles \| Stockland Park \| Brandon Costin \| Cameron Joyce \| {{leagueicon\|Manly\|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Tweed Heads\|size=16}}}} \| Tweed Heads Seagulls \| Ned Byrne Field \| Steve Anderson → Steve Lacey \| Brad Davis \| {{leagueicon\|Gold Coast Titans\|16}} Gold Coast Titans
{{center\|1= {{leagueicon\|Wynnum\|size=16}}}} \| Wynnum Manly Seagulls \| BMD Kougari Oval \| Shane McNally \| Darren Bain \| {{leagueicon\|Brisbane\|16}} Brisbane Broncos

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

! 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|Burleigh|size=16}}}}

| Burleigh Bears

| Pizzey Park

| Jim Lenihan

| Scott Smith

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

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

| Central Comets

| Browne Park

| Wayne Barnett

| Nat Bowman

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

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

| Easts Tigers

| Langlands Park

| Darren Smith → Jason Gainey

| Ben Vaeau

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

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

| Ipswich Jets

| Briggs Rd Sporting Complex

| Glenn Lazarus

| Danny Coburn

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

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Mackay Cutters|size=16}}}}

| Mackay Cutters

| Mackay JRL Grounds

| Shane Muspratt

| Jardine Bobongie

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

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|size=16}}}}

| Northern Pride

| Barlow Park

| Andrew Dunemann

| Chris Sheppard

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

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

| Norths Devils

| Bishop Park

| Mark Gee → Kevin Carmichael

| Mark Leafa

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

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

| Redcliffe Dolphins

| Dolphin Oval

| Gary O'Brien

| Danny Burke

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

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

| Souths Logan Magpies

| Meakin Park, Davies Park

| Paul Bramley

| Phil Dennis

| {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders

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

| Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

| Stockland Park

| Brandon Costin

| Cameron Joyce

| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

{{center|1= {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads|size=16}}}}

| Tweed Heads Seagulls

| Ned Byrne Field

| Steve Anderson → Steve Lacey

| Brad Davis

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

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

| Wynnum Manly Seagulls

| BMD Kougari Oval

| Shane McNally

| Darren Bain

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

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="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\|Souths Logan Magpies\|16}} Souths Logan Magpies \|22	16	0	6	711	434	+277	32
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Northern Pride\|16}} Northern Pride \|22	14	0	8	564	445	+119	28
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Central Comets\|16}} Central Comets \|22	13	0	9	508	499	+9	26
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Manly\|16}} Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles (P) \|22	12	1	9	562	508	+54	25
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|5	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Norths Devils\|16}} Norths Devils \|22	11	0	11	559	524	+35	22
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|6	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Tweed Heads Seagulls\|16}} Tweed Heads Seagulls \|22	11	0	11	525	515	+10	22
7	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Burleigh Bears\|16}} Burleigh Bears \|22	11	0	11	445	517\|
72	22
8	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Ipswich Jets\|16}} Ipswich Jets \|22	9	1	12	455	454	+1	19
9	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Easts Tigers\|16}} Easts Tigers \|22	9	1	12	451	548\|
97	19
10	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Wynnum-Manly Seagulls\|16}} Wynnum Manly Seagulls \|22	9	0	13	484	548\|
64	18
11	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Redcliffe Dolphins\|16}} Redcliffe Dolphins \|22	7	2	13	472	518\|
46	16
12	style="text-align:left;"\|{{leagueicon\|Mackay Cutters\|16}} Mackay Cutters \|22	7	1	14	315	541\|
226	15

Final series

In 2009, after using a five-team finals series for 10 years, the Queensland Cup used a six-team system. The competition used a six-team format from 1996 to 1998, although the system used in 2009 was two weeks shorter.

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!rowspan=2 width=16%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=16%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

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!width=14%|Date and Time (local)

!width=14%|Venue

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| colspan=7 | Semi-finals

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| {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|16}} Souths Logan Magpies

| 16 – 8

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

| 29 August 2009, 2:00pm

| Meakin Park

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| {{leagueicon|Central Comets|16}} Central Comets

| 21 – 14

| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

| 29 August 2009, 7:00pm

| Browne Park

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| {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Northern Pride

| 44 – 16

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

| 29 August 2009, 8:00pm

| Barlow Park

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| colspan=7 | Preliminary Finals

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| {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Northern Pride

| 22 – 10

| {{leagueicon|Central Comets|16}} Central Comets

| 5 September 2009, 2:00pm

| Kougari Oval

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| {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|16}} Souths Logan Magpies

| 26 – 30

| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

| 5 September 2009, 3:00pm

| Meakin Park

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| colspan=7 | Grand Final

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| {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} Northern Pride

| 18 – 32

| {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

| 12 September 2009, 2:00pm

| Stockland Park

Grand Final

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|bg = #f1f5fc

|date = Saturday, 13 September

|time =

|team1 = Northern Pride {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}}

|score = 18 – 32

|report = 1st: 8 - 12
2nd: 10 - 20
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090914003319/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=4978 Report]

|team2 = {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

|points1 = Tries:
Jamie Frizzo 1
Tom Humble 1
Rod Jensen 1
Goals:
Tom Humble 3

|points2 = Tries:
3 Shane Neumann
1 Michael Chapman
1 Trent Hodkinson
1 Ryan Walker
1 Tony Williams
Goals:
2 Trent Hodkinson

|stadium = Stockland Park

|referee = Clayton Sharpe

|attendance = 3,000

|manofmatch = Tony Williams (Sunshine Coast)

}}

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style="background:#f03;" !align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid #FF4500; background: #00BFFF; color: black"\|Northern Pride !align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"\|Position !align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid #990033; background: #990033; color: white"\|Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
# Chey Bird \| FB	# Dennis Sandow
2. Josh Vaughan	WG	2. Michael Chapman
3. Rod Jensen	CE	3. Shane Neumann
4. Jamie Frizzo	CE	4. Andrew Suniula
5. Germaine Paulson	WG	5. Ryan Walker
6. Tom Humble	FE	6. Tony Williams
7. Chris Sheppard (c)	HB	7. Trent Hodkinson
8. Ben Laity	PR	8. Phil Morwood
9. Jason Roos	HK	9. Cameron Joyce (c)
10. Alex Starmer	PR	10. Junior Palau
11. Nick Slyney	SR	11. Vic Mauro
12. Mark Cantoni	SR	12. Jon Grieve
13. Joel Riethmuller	LK	13. Jon Muir
14. Luke Millwood	Bench	14. Tim Browne
15. Greg Byrnes	Bench	16. Rob Godfrey
16. Chris Reisen	Bench	18. Steve McPhee
17. Rod Griffin	Bench	19. Heath L'Estrange
Andrew Dunemann	Coach	Brandon Costin

The Northern Pride, who finished the regular season in second, qualified for their first Grand Final after a 22–10 win over the Central Comets in the preliminary final. They were joined by the Sunshine Coast, who finished fourth in their return season, after they defeated reigning premiers Souths Logan 30–26 in the preliminary final.

= First half =

The Pride opened the scoring in the fifth minute when they created a huge overlap, with centre Jamie Frizzo finishing off the play with a try. The Sunshine Coast responded quickly when five-eighth Tony Williams bumped off a defender and threw an offload to centre Shane Neumann who crossed for his first try. The Sea Eagles hit the lead in the 27th minute when winger Michael Chapman scored untouched in the corner. They scored again four minutes later when Ryan Walker scored in the opposite corner. Poor goal kicking kept the Pride in the contest, as Williams missed all three conversion attempts. The Pride converted a penalty from right in front on the stroke of half time to trail by just eight at the break.

= Second half =

The Sunshine Coast extended the lead to 10 in the 47th minute when Williams dived over for a try of his own. The Sea Eagles kept the points coming when Neumann dived over in the corner for his second just six minutes later. With just over 10 minutes remaining, the Pride gave themselves a chance when Rod Jensen scored and cut the Sea Eagles' lead to 10. Three minutes later, the Sunshine Coast all but sealed victory when halfback Trent Hodkinson scored close to the posts. The Pride scored a late consolation try when Humble latched onto a wayward Sea Eagles' pass and ran 80 metres to score under the uprights. In the final minute, Neumann crossed for his hat trick as the Sea Eagles' wrapped up a 14-point victory.

Tony Williams, who was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal, and second rower Vic Mauro would go onto play in the Manly Sea Eagles' 2011 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors.{{cite news|title=Tony Williams steers coast victory-in Queensland Cup|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tony-williams-steers-coast-victory-in-queensland-cup/story-e6frep5o-1225772430775?sv=6af316c7e9a266c39b1d7e106dae1e18|work=The Courier Mail}}{{dead link|date=November 2022}}

End-of-season awards

Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Scott Smith ({{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Burleigh Bears)
QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award): Ian Lacey ({{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} Ipswich Jets)
Coach of the Year: Paul Bramley ({{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|16}} Souths Logan Magpies)
Rookie of the Year: Matt Gillett ({{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Norths Devils)
Representative Player of the Year: Scott Smith ({{flagicon|Queensland|16}} Queensland Residents, {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} Burleigh Bears)

References

{{Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles squad – 2009 Queensland Cup premiers}}

Category:2009 in Australian rugby league

Category:Queensland Cup

2009 Queensland Cup

Teams

Ladder

Final series

Grand Final

= First half =

= Second half =

End-of-season awards

See also

References