# 2024 Queensland Cup

The 2024 Queensland Cup season was 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.
Norths Devils won the Grand Final 34–20 against the Redcliffe Dolphins, after the Dolphins had eliminated minor premiers Northern Pride in the preliminary final.

## 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, while the Ipswich Jets joined the Titans.
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.
| 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 Rugby Park | Lionel Harbin | Blake Moore | Dolphins |
| Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | Ben Cross Tye Ingebrigtsen | Rhys Jacks | Gold Coast Titans |
| Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | Michael Comerford 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 | PNG Football Stadium | Paul Aiton | 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 | 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

* 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 -22 | WMS +4 | | | | |
| 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 -12 | NTP -10 | CQC -8 | | | |
| 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 -18 | TWE +12 | BUR +8 | RED -18 | | |
| 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 +12 | SLM +8 | | | | |
| 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 +36 | RED -18 | | | | |
| 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 +10 | SCF +38 | X | RED -1 | |
| 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 +18 | SCF -26 | RED +28 | X | PNG +16 | RED +14 |
| 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 +22 | WES +34 | WMS +15 | SCF +14 | NOR -16 | |
| 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 +18 | NOR -28 | CQC +18 | NTP +1 | NOR -14 |
| 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 +12 | IPS -8 | | | | |
| 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 -12 | NOR +26 | NTP -38 | PNG -14 | | |
| 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 -24 | 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 -8 | | | | |
| 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 -36 | PNG -34 | | | | |
| 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 +24 | BRI -4 | PNG -15 | | | |
| 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

* Round 8 – The Western Clydesdales claim victory for the first time in 273 days, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 32–30 at Clive Berghofer Stadium. The Clydesdales trailed by eight points with 10 minutes remaining, scoring twice for kicker Corey Fenning to score the winning points.
* 21 May – Following a string of losses, Ben Cross was sacked as coach of the Ipswich Jets.
* 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.
* Round 19 – The annual country week saw matches played in Cooktown, Mount Isa, Bowen, Middlemount, South Kolan, Mount Tamborine, and Dalby.
* 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.

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Northern Pride | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 660 | 308 | +352 | 40 | Finals series |
| 2 | Norths Devils | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 615 | 396 | +219 | 32 | Finals series |
| 3 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 616 | 414 | +202 | 32 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 546 | 387 | +159 | 30 | Finals series |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 602 | 595 | +7 | 30 | Finals series |
| 6 | Central Queensland Capras | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 474 | 452 | +22 | 28 | Finals series |
| 7 | Burleigh Bears | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 542 | 404 | +138 | 27 | Finals series |
| 8 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 492 | 508 | −16 | 27 | Finals series |
| 9 | Townsville Blackhawks | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 418 | 500 | −82 | 27 | |
| 10 | Souths Logan Magpies | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 473 | 584 | −111 | 24 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Tigers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 454 | 524 | −70 | 23 | |
| 12 | Mackay Cutters | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 474 | 543 | −69 | 22 | |
| 13 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 486 | 569 | −83 | 22 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Jets | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 388 | 578 | −190 | 18 | |
| 15 | Western Clydesdales | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 320 | 798 | −478 | 8 | |

### Ladder progression

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Northern Pride | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
| Norths Devils | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 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 | 28 | 30 |
| Central Queensland Capras | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| Burleigh Bears | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Townsville Blackhawks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| Souths Logan Magpies | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Brisbane Tigers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Mackay Cutters | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
| Ipswich Jets | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Western Clydesdales | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## Finals series

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (Local) | Venue |
| Qualifying and elimination finals |||||
| Northern Pride | 38–0 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 31 August, 2:00 pm AEST | Barlow Park |
| Papua New Guinea Hunters | 23–8 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 31 August, 4:00 pm AEST | PNG Football Stadium |
| Central Queensland Capras | 32–24 | Burleigh Bears | 31 August, 6:00 pm AEST | Rugby Park |
| Norths Devils | 46–18 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 1 September, 2:00 pm AEST | Bishop Park |
| Semi-finals |||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 36–18 | Central Queensland Capras | 7 September, 5:10 pm AEST | Kayo Stadium |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | 10–24 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 8 September, 2:10 pm AEST | Sunshine Coast Stadium |
| Preliminary finals |||||
| Northern Queensland Pride | 16–17* | Redcliffe Dolphins | 14 September, 2:10 pm AEST | Barlow Park |
| Norths Devils | 46–30 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 15 September, 2:10 pm AEST | Bishop Park |
| Grand Final |||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 20–34 | Norths Devils | 22 September, 5:30 pm | Kayo Stadium |

### Summary

* Qualifying finals: Notching up their 13th consecutive win, the Northern Pride shut out the Sunshine Coast Falcons at Barlow Park, with the minor premiers winning 38–0. Pride halfback Tom Duffy scored a try and converted all seven of his goal attempts in the win.
* Preliminary final: In golden point extra time, the Redcliffe Dolphins defeated the Northern Pride 17–16 to progress to the Grand Final. Dolphins halfback Joshua James scored a field goal in the 83rd minute to win the match after scores were level at full time.

### Bracket

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 31 Aug. Cairns | 31 Aug. Cairns | 31 Aug. Cairns | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Northern Pride | 38 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 0 | 7 Sep. Sunshine Coast | 7 Sep. Sunshine Coast | 7 Sep. Sunshine Coast | | | | |
| | | | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 10 | | | | |
| 31 Aug. Port Moresby | 31 Aug. Port Moresby | 31 Aug. Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea Hunters | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 24 | 14 Sep. Cairns | 14 Sep. Cairns | 14 Sep. Cairns | | | |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 23 | | | | Northern Pride | Northern Pride | 16 | |
| 8 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 8 | | | | Redcliffe Dolphins | Redcliffe Dolphins | 17 | 22 Sep. Redcliffe | 22 Sep. Redcliffe | 22 Sep. Redcliffe |
| | | | | | | | | | Redcliffe Dolphins | Redcliffe Dolphins | 20 |
| 31 Aug. Rockhampton | 31 Aug. Rockhampton | 31 Aug. Rockhampton | | | | 15 Sep. Brisbane | 15 Sep. Brisbane | 15 Sep. Brisbane | Norths Devils | Norths Devils | 34 |
| 6 | Central Queensland Capras | 32 | | | | Norths Devils | Norths Devils | 46 | | |
| 7 | Burleigh Bears | 24 | 8 Sep. Redcliffe | 8 Sep. Redcliffe | 8 Sep. Redcliffe | Papua New Guinea Hunters | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 30 | | |
| | | | Central Queensland Capras | Central Queensland Capras | 18 | | | | | | |
| 1 Sep. Brisbane | 1 Sep. Brisbane | 1 Sep. Brisbane | Redcliffe Dolphins | Redcliffe Dolphins | 36 | | | | | |
| 2 | Norths Devils | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 18 | | | | | | | | |

## Grand Final

* Sunday, 22 September 17:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)
| Norths Devils | 34 – 20 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Tries: 6 Niu 11', 17' Lipp 28' Paskins 43' Kaho 64' Duffy 70' Goals: 5 Lipp 13', 19', 29', 44', 72' (5/6) | 1st: 18–10 2nd: 16–10 Report | Tries: 4 Casey 22' Dobson 36' Kerr 47' Walsh 61' Goals: 2 Siegwalt 24', 49' (2/4) |
* Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Jarrod Cole Touch judges: Nick Morel, Tori Wilkie Duncan Hall Medal: Tesi Niu (Norths Devils)

## QRL awards

* Petero Civoniceva Medal (Best and Fairest): Judah Rimbu (PNG Hunters)
* Coach of the Year: Eric Smith (Northern Pride)
* Rookie of the Year: Latrell Siegwalt (Redcliffe Dolphins)
* Duncan Hall Medal (Grand Final player of the match): Tesi Niu (Norths Devils)

### Team of the Year

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Fullback | Trai Fuller | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Wing | Manase Kaho | Norths Devils |
| Centre | Ethan Quai-Ward | Souths Logan Magpies |
| Five-eighth | Jake Clifford | Northern Pride |
| Halfback | Thomas Duffy | Northern Pride |
| Prop | Tukimihia Simpkins | Norths Devils |
| Hooker | Cory Paix | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
| Second-row | Dane Aukafolau | Northern Pride |
| Lock | Sam Coster | Burleigh Bears |