# 1999 Cairns Cyclones season

The 1999 Cairns Cyclones season was the fourth season that the Cairns Cyclones rugby league team competed in the Queensland Cup. Twelve teams competed in the 22 round competition. Four teams had left at the end of the 1998 season, the Bundaberg Grizzlies, the Gold Coast Vikings, Past Brothers and the Townsville Stingers. The Cairns Cyclones team was managed by Nigel Tillett and coached by Gary Smith.

## 1999 Cairns Cyclones Squad

* Leon Yeatman
* Ben Heath
* Mick Cooney
* Scott Mahon
* Greg Burke
* Scott Prince
* Nathan Fein
* Peter Stimson
* Paul Dezolt
* Scott Asimus
* Chad Prien
* Liam Johnson
* Ben Rauter
* Cameron McNab
* Nick Patterson
* Jason Berg
* Shane Muspratt
* Scott Donald
* Chad Halliday
* Adam Connolly
* Paul Pensini
* John Doyle
* Chris Muckett
* Denny Lambert
* Shannon Van Balen
* Peter Deaves
* Paul Fowler
* Karl Dawson
* Scott Mahon
* Wade Backmann
* Leigh McWilliams
* John Manning

### 1999 Ladder

| Pos. | Team | W | L | D | P/F | P/A | P/D | Pts |
| 1 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 17 | 4 | 1 | 660 | 361 | +299 | 35 |
| 2 | Norths Devils | 17 | 5 | 0 | 791 | 393 | +398 | 34 |
| 3 | Burleigh Bears | 16 | 6 | 0 | 685 | 396 | +289 | 33 |
| 4 | Toowoomba Clydesdales | 14 | 8 | 0 | 602 | 530 | +72 | 28 |
| 5 | Easts Tigers | 13 | 8 | 1 | 611 | 438 | +173 | 27 |
| 6 | Wests Panthers | 13 | 8 | 1 | 551 | 431 | +120 | 27 |
| 7 | Logan Scorpions | 10 | 12 | 0 | 478 | 561 | -83 | 20 |
| 8 | Cairns Cyclones | 9 | 12 | 1 | 494 | 514 | -20 | 19 |
| 9 | Wynnum Seagulls | 9 | 12 | 1 | 459 | 577 | -118 | 19 |
| 10 | Ipswich Jets | 6 | 16 | 0 | 443 | 646 | -203 | 12 |
| 11 | Central Comets | 4 | 18 | 0 | 440 | 626 | -186 | 8 |
| 12 | Souths Magpies | 1 | 21 | 0 | 217 | 958 | -741 | 2 |

### 1999 Queensland Cup Minor Premiers and Premiers

* Minor Premiers: Redcliffe Dolphins
* Premiers: Burleigh Bears

## 1999 Cairns Cyclones Matches

* Round 1 Saturday 13 March 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 40-0 | Souths Magpies |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 2 Saturday 20 March 1999
| Wests Panthers | 18-18 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Purtell Park, Bardon, Brisbane
* Round 3 Saturday 27 March 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 10-34 | Burleigh Bears |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 4 Saturday 3 April 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 30-28 | Central Comets |
* Venue: Browne Park, Gladstone
* Round 5 Saturday 10 April 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 4-54 | Norths Devils |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 6 Sunday 18 April 1999
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 28-18 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe
* Round 7 Sunday 25 April 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 18-22 | Toowoomba Clydesdales |
* Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
* Round 8 Sunday 2 May 1999
| Wynnum Seagulls | 18-20 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Kougari Oval, Manly West, Brisbane
* Round 9 Saturday 8 May 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 18-20 | Logan Scorpions |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 10 Saturday 15 May 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 44-26 | Ipswich Jets |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 11 Saturday 29 May 1999
| Easts Tigers | 20-30 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane
* Round 12 Saturday 5 June 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 10-22 | Wests Panthers |
* Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
* Round 13 Saturday 12 June 1999
| Burleigh Bears | 34-20 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast
* Round 14 Saturday 19 June 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 40-16 | Central Comets |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 15 Saturday 26 June 1999
| Norths Devils | 52-20 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Bishop Park, Nundah
* Round 16 Saturday 3 July 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 16-6 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
* Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
* Round 17 Saturday 10 July 1999
| Toowoomba Clydesdales | 14-30 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: ANZ Stadium, Brisbane
* Round 18 Saturday 17 July 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 16-24 | Wynnum Seagulls |
* Venue: Barlow Park, Cairns
* Round 19 Sunday July 1999
| Logan Scorpions | 16-18 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Meakin Park, Slacks Creek, Logan City
* Round 20 Saturday 31 July 1999
| Ipswich Jets | 20-16 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: First Provincial Oval, Logan
* Round 21 Saturday 7 August 1999
| Cairns Cyclones | 8-24 | Easts Tigers |
* Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
* Round 22 Sunday 15 August 1999
| Souths Magpies | 16-50 | Cairns Cyclones |
* Venue: Davies Park, Mareeba