# 2022 Queensland Cup

The 2022 Queensland Cup season was the 27th 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, featured 14 teams playing a 24-week long season (including finals) from March to September.
It is the first season played under Hostplus sponsorship, after 11 seasons known as the Intrust Super Cup.
Norths Devils won their second consecutive grand final, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 16–10 to take their third Queensland Cup premiership.

## Teams

In 2022, the line-up of teams remained unchanged for the eighth consecutive season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PNG Hunters were based out of the Gold Coast for the second consecutive season, playing their home games at Runaway Bay's Bycroft Oval. The Hunters were able eventually to return to Port Moresby to play their final match of the season at the National Football Stadium.
| Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach(s) | Captain(s) | NRL Affiliate |
| Brisbane Tigers | Totally Workwear Stadium | Jon Buchanan | Darren Nicholls | Melbourne Storm |
| Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | Rick Stone | Sami Sauiluma | Gold Coast Titans |
| Central Queensland Capras | Browne Park | Lionel Harbin | Jack Madden | Brisbane Broncos |
| Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | Ben Cross | Nathaniel Neale | Newcastle Knights |
| Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | David Elliott | Ross Bella | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Northern Pride | Barlow Park | Ty Williams | Jayden Hodges | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Norths Devils | Bishop Park | Kevin Neighbour & Ben King | Jack Ahearn | Brisbane Broncos |
| Papua New Guinea Hunters | Bycroft Oval | Matt Church | Keven Appo | None |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | Moreton Daily Stadium | Scott Murray | Cameron Cullen | New Zealand Warriors |
| Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | Steve Bretherton | Cameron Booth | Brisbane Broncos |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | Brad Henderson | Tyson Smoothy | Melbourne Storm |
| Townsville Blackhawks | Jack Manski Oval | Aaron Payne | Josh Chudleigh | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | Ben Woolf | Lamar Liolevave | Gold Coast Titans |
| Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | Adam Brideson | Sam Scarlett | Brisbane Broncos |

## Regular season

* Fixtures & Results
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
| Brisbane Tigers | WMS +4 | SLM 0 | PNG +10 | IPS +34 | CQC +14 | MAC -12 | X | SCF -8 | NOR +12 | BUR -48 | WMS -10 | TSV -12 | RED -6 | NTP +2 | SLM +4 | PNG -8 | IPS +14 | SCF -4 | CQC +4 | TWE +8 | TWE -6 | | | |
| Burleigh Bears | WMS +8 | TSV +4 | RED +12 | TWE -14 | PNG +34 | X | SLM +22 | MAC +20 | CQC +6 | BRI +48 | SCF +10 | NOR +36 | NTP -4 | IPS +42 | TSV +14 | NOR +28 | TWE 0 | MAC -4 | PNG -8 | WMS +24 | NOR -1 | CQC +14 | RED -12 | |
| Central Queensland Capras | SLM +2 | PNG +10 | IPS +20 | MAC +8 | BRI -14 | X | NTP +24 | NOR -5 | BUR -6 | WMS +2 | TSV +6 | RED 0 | TWE -6 | SCF +2 | PNG +38 | SCF +6 | MAC -18 | NOR -7 | BRI -4 | SLM +20 | NTP +8 | BUR -14 | | |
| Ipswich Jets | NTP -20 | MAC -40 | CQC -20 | BRI -34 | NOR -4 | SCF −30 | X | WMS -52 | TSV -30 | RED -54 | TWE -10 | SLM +8 | PNG +18 | BUR -42 | MAC +6 | TWE -12 | BRI -14 | WMS +8 | NOR -40 | NTP -22 | | | | |
| Mackay Cutters | PNG -6 | IPS +40 | NTP +2 | CQC -8 | SCF -20 | BRI +12 | X | BUR -20 | WMS -18 | TSV +10 | RED -2 | TWE +2 | SLM +6 | NOR -18 | IPS -6 | WMS -16 | CQC +18 | BUR +4 | SCF -18 | PNG -2 | | | | |
| Northern Pride | IPS +20 | WMS -18 | MAC -2 | TSV -10 | RED +12 | X | CQC −24 | TWE -28 | SCF 0 | SLM +8 | NOR -4 | PNG +24 | BUR +4 | BRI -2 | WMS +4 | SLM +6 | TSV +12 | TWE -6 | RED -39 | IPS +22 | CQC -8 | | | |
| Norths Devils | TSV +24 | RED -1 | TWE +9 | SLM +8 | IPS +4 | X | PNG +4 | CQC +5 | BRI -12 | SCF -8 | NTP +4 | BUR -36 | WMS -14 | MAC +18 | RED -38 | BUR -28 | SLM +16 | CQC +7 | IPS +40 | TSV +8 | BUR +1 | X | SCF +7 | RED +6 |
| Papua New Guinea Hunters | MAC +6 | CQC -10 | BRI -10 | SCF -14 | BUR -34 | X | NOR -4 | TSV +22 | RED -14 | TWE -2 | SLM +4 | NTP -24 | IPS -18 | WMS +14 | CQC -38 | BRI +8 | SCF -38 | TSV 0 | BUR +8 | MAC +2 | | | | |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | SCF -20 | NOR +1 | BUR -12 | WMS -28 | NTP -12 | TSV −1 | X | SLM +32 | PNG +14 | IPS +54 | MAC +2 | CQC 0 | BRI +6 | TWE +26 | NOR +38 | TSV 0 | WMS +10 | SLM +12 | NTP +39 | SCF -2 | SCF +6 | X | BUR +12 | NOR -6 |
| Souths Logan Magpies | CQC -2 | BRI 0 | SCF -12 | NOR -8 | WMS +6 | X | BUR −22 | RED -32 | TWE -18 | NTP -8 | PNG -4 | IPS -8 | MAC -6 | TSV -72 | BRI -4 | NTP -6 | NOR -16 | RED -12 | WMS +4 | CQC -20 | | | | |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | RED +20 | TWE -22 | SLM +12 | PNG +14 | MAC +20 | IPS +30 | X | BRI +8 | NTP 0 | NOR +8 | BUR -10 | WMS -8 | TSV +10 | CQC -2 | TWE +8 | CQC -6 | PNG +38 | BRI +4 | MAC +18 | RED +2 | RED -6 | TWE +2 | NOR -7 | |
| Townsville Blackhawks | NOR -24 | BUR -4 | WMS +16 | NTP +10 | TWE +13 | RED +1 | X | PNG -22 | IPS +30 | MAC -10 | CQC -6 | BRI +12 | SCF -10 | SLM +72 | BUR −14 | RED 0 | NTP -12 | PNG 0 | TWE -42 | NOR -8 | | | | |
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | BRI -4 | SCF +22 | NOR -9 | BUR +14 | TSV -13 | WMS −4 | X | NTP +28 | SLM +18 | PNG +2 | IPS +10 | MAC -2 | CQC +6 | RED -26 | SCF −8 | IPS +12 | BUR 0 | NTP +6 | TSW +42 | BRI -8 | BRI +6 | SCF -2 | | |
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BUR -8 | NTP +18 | TSV +16 | RED +28 | SLM -6 | TWE +4 | X | IPS +52 | MAC +18 | CQC -2 | BRI +10 | SCF +8 | NOR +14 | PNG -14 | NTP −4 | MAC +16 | RED -10 | IPS -8 | SLM -4 | BUR -24 | | | | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | F1 | F2 | F3 | GF |
| Key: X Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin |||||||||||||||||||||||||

## Ladder

2022 Queensland Cup :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Burleigh Bears | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 634 | 356 | +278 | 31 |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 470 | 326 | +144 | 29 |
| 3 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 518 | 359 | +159 | 26 |
| 4 | Norths Devils (P) | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 469 | 459 | +10 | 26 |
| 5 | Central Queensland Capras | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 472 | 394 | +78 | 25 |
| 6 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 474 | 388 | +86 | 23 |
| 7 | Brisbane Tigers | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 452 | 454 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Northern Pride | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 370 | 391 | -21 | 21 |
| 9 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 494 | 422 | +72 | 20 |
| 10 | Townsville Blackhawks | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 445 | 443 | +2 | 18 |
| 11 | Mackay Cutters | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 444 | 484 | -40 | 18 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 389 | 531 | -142 | 17 |
| 13 | Ipswich Jets | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 328 | 712 | -384 | 10 |
| 14 | Souths Logan Magpies | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 346 | 586 | -240 | 7 |

## Final series

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time (Local) | Venue |
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals |||||
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | 24 – 18 | Brisbane Tigers | 3 September 2022, 3:10 pm | Piggabeen Sports Complex |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | 16 – 22 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 3 September 2022, 6:00 pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium |
| Central Queensland Capras | 30 – 22 | Northern Pride | 4 September 2022, 2:15 pm | Browne Park |
| Burleigh Bears | 19 – 20 | Norths Devils | 4 September 2022, 4:00 pm | Pizzey Park |
| Semi-finals |||||
| Burleigh Bears | 32 – 16 | Central Queensland Capras | 10 September 2022, 4:10 pm | Pizzey Park |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | 26 – 24 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 11 September 2022, 11:00 am | Sunshine Coast Stadium |
| Preliminary Finals |||||
| Norths Devils | 20 – 13 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 17 September 2022, 1:05 pm | Bishop Park |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 28 – 16 | Burleigh Bears | 17 September 2022, 3:10 pm | Moreton Daily Stadium |
| Grand Final |||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 10 – 16 | Norths Devils | 24 September 2022, 3:15 pm | Moreton Daily Stadium |
| 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 |
| QF1: 4 Sept, Pizzey Park | QF1: 4 Sept, Pizzey Park | QF1: 4 Sept, Pizzey Park | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Burleigh Bears | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Norths Devils | 20 | SF1: 10 Sept, Pizzey Park | SF1: 10 Sept, Pizzey Park | SF1: 10 Sept, Pizzey Park | | | | |
| | | | Burleigh Bears | Burleigh Bears | 32 | | | | |
| EF1: 4 Sept, Browne Park | EF1: 4 Sept, Browne Park | EF1: 4 Sept, Browne Park | Central Qld Capras | Central Qld Capras | 16 | PF1: 17 Sept, Bishop Park | PF1: 17 Sept, Bishop Park | PF1: 17 Sept, Bishop Park | | | |
| 5 | Central Qld Capras | 30 | | | | Norths Devils | Norths Devils | 20 | |
| 8 | Northern Pride | 22 | | | | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 13 | GF: 24 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium | GF: 24 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium | GF: 24 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium |
| | | | | | | | | | Norths Devils | Norths Devils | 16 |
| EF2: 3 Sept, Piggabeen Sports Complex | EF2: 3 Sept, Piggabeen Sports Complex | EF2: 3 Sept, Piggabeen Sports Complex | | | | PF2: 17 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium | PF2: 17 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium | PF2: 17 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium | Redcliffe Dolphins | Redcliffe Dolphins | 10 |
| 6 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 24 | | | | Redcliffe Dolphins | Redcliffe Dolphins | 28 | | |
| 7 | Brisbane Tigers | 18 | SF2: 11 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | SF2: 11 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | SF2: 11 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | Burleigh Bears | Burleigh Bears | 16 | | |
| | | | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 26 | | | | | | |
| QF2: 3 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | QF2: 3 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | QF2: 3 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 24 | | | | | |
| 2 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | | | | | | | | |

## Grand Final

* Saturday, 24 September 3:15pm (AEST) (UTC+10:00)
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 10 – 16 | Norths Devils |
| Tries: 2 Tu 60' Burns 72' Goals: 1 Donovan pen 20' (1/3) | 1st: 2–6 2nd: 8–10 Report Stats | Tries: 3 McGrady 49', 77' Gagan 23' Goals: 2 Roberts 25', 51' (2/3) |
* Moreton Daily Stadium Referee: Jarrod Cole Touch judges: Steve Kanowski, Dan Munroe Player of the Match: Jacob Gagan (Norths)

### Second half
## NRL State Championship

As Queensland Cup premiers, the Norths Devils faced NSW Cup premiers Penrith in the NRL State Championship.
* Sunday, 2 October 1:35pm (AEDT)
| Penrith Panthers | 44 – 10 | Norths Devils |
| Tries: J'maine Hopgood 7', 71' Soni Luke 28' Eddie Blacker 32' John Faiumu 45' Robert Jennings 47' Luke Sommerton 62' Sunia Turuva 79' Goals: Kurt Falls 9', 29', 34', 63', 72' (5/7) John Faiumu 80' (1/1) | 1st: 18 – 0 2nd: 26 – 10 scorecard | Tries: Tony Tumusa 64' Rashaun Denny 73' Goals: Connor Broadhurst 75' (1/2) |
* Accor Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 11,115

## QRL awards

* Petero Civoniceva Medal (Best and Fairest): Taine Tuaupiki ( Burleigh Bears)
* Coach of the Year: Lionel Harbin ( Central Queensland Capras)
* Rookie of the Year: Taine Tuaupiki ( Burleigh Bears)

### Team of the Year

| Position | Winner | Club |
| Fullback | Taine Tuaupiki | Burleigh Bears |
| Wing | Alofiana Khan-Pereira | Burleigh Bears |
| Centre | Valynce Te Whare | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Five-eighth | Josh Rogers | Burleigh Bears |
| Halfback | Guy Hamilton | Burleigh Bears |
| Prop | Nick Lui-Toso | Northern Pride |
| Hooker | Tyson Smoothy | Sunshine Coast Falcons |
| Second-row | Nixon Putt | Central Queensland Capras |
| Lock | Sam Coster | Burleigh Bears |