2011 Queensland Cup


The 2011 Queensland Cup season was the 16th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 12 teams playing a 25-week long season from March to September.
The Wynnum Manly Seagulls won their first premiership after defeating the Tweed Heads Seagulls 16–10 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Norths Devils' Javarn White was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.

Teams

In 2011, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the third consecutive year. The Manly Sea Eagles cut ties with the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles in November 2010 after they were denied from having feeder clubs in both the Queensland and New South Wales Cup competitions. The Melbourne Storm returned to having an affiliate in the Queensland Cup, forming a partnership with the Easts Tigers.
ColoursClubHome groundHead coachCaptainNRL Affiliate
Burleigh BearsPizzey ParkPaul BramleyScott Smith Gold Coast Titans
Central CometsBrowne ParkWayne BarnettGuy Williams Brisbane Broncos
Easts TigersLanglands ParkTroy McCarthyShane Neumann Melbourne Storm
Ipswich JetsNorth Ipswich ReserveBen & Shane WalkerKeiron Lander Gold Coast Titans
Mackay CuttersShark Park, Virgin Australia StadiumAnthony SeiboldGrant Rovelli North Queensland Cowboys
Northern PrideBarlow ParkDavid MaidenTy Williams North Queensland Cowboys
Norths DevilsBishop ParkTrevor BaileyMark Vaiao Brisbane Broncos
Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin OvalJohn DixonChris Farrell Brisbane Broncos
Souths Logan MagpiesDavies ParkMark BeaumontPhil Dennis Canberra Raiders
Sunshine Coast Sea EaglesStockland ParkAdam MoggWiremu Ratana-
Tweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports ComplexBen AndersonBrad Davis Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari OvalPaul GreenLuke Dalziel-Don Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

Ladder progression

Team12345678910111213141516171819202122
1 Tweed Heads Seagulls2468101214161820222426272931333537394141
2 Northern Pride2468101113131517171717192022242628283032
3 Souths Logan Magpies02444668810121214161820222425272931
4 Redcliffe Dolphins2468101212121414161820222424242425272729
5 Ipswich Jets1246679111113141416161820202022222426
6 Wynnum Manly Seagulls00000024689911111313151717192121
7 Burleigh Bears23335779911131515151616161616161618
8 Easts Tigers11133333557999999911131517
9 Mackay Cutters244466688881012131315171717171717
10 Norths Devils00246688888888810121414141414
11 Central Comets0000024466688101010101214141414
12 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles0000000000000222222444

Regular season

The 2011 Queensland Cup regular season featured 22 rounds.

Finals series

Grand Final

Tweed Heads SeagullsPositionWynnum Manly Seagulls
Ryan MilliganFBJake Granville
Nathanael BarnesWGJason Moon
James WoodCEShea Moylan
Matt HundyCEMatt Grieve
Tom MerrittWGSam Te'o
Matt KingFEReece Blayney
Brad Davis HBMatt Seamark
Aaron CanningsPRDane Carlaw
Tim MaccanHKJohn Te Reo
Josh StarlingPRMitchell Dodds
Ryan SimpkinsSRTim Natusch
Selasi BerdieSRKurtis Lingwoodock
Cody NelsonLKLuke Dalziel-Don
Tom KingstonBenchCharlie Gubb
Rod GriffinBenchBen Shea
Jake LearyBenchJon Grieve
Brock HunterBenchChris Birch
Ben AndersonCoachPaul Green

Tweed Heads were near unbeatable during the regular season, losing only 1 game and finishing 9 points clear of their nearest rivals to claim the minor premiership. Wynnum Manly started the season with six straight losses before finally entering the Top 6 in Round 18 and holding on to finish in 6th place and claiming the last spot in the finals series. Prior to the Grand Final the two sides had met each other three times during the 2011 season with Tweed defeating Wynnum Manly by 20 points in Round 5 and 40 points in Round 16, however Wynnum Manly did defeat Tweed Heads 24-12 in the semi finals.

First half

Tweed Heads were first on the board, crossing through hooker Tim Maccan, who pushed off four defenders to plant the ball in the corner. Brad Davis was the architect of the second try, selling the dummy to the Wynnum Manly defence and drawing the fullback before putting Cody Nelson over the line. Following an error by Tweed deep in their own half, Wynnum Manly took advantage, with halfback Matt Seamark putting through an inch-perfect grubber for fullback Jake Granville to score under the posts and cut the deficit to 10-6 at the break.

Second Half

The second half saw Wynnum Manly take the lead in the 47th minute, when Seamark dived on a kick from Reece Blayney in the in-goal area to score. Wynnum Manly wrapped up the game in the 73rd minute when Shea Moylan crossed in the left-hand corner after a line break from Blayney. Wynnum Manly won their first ever Queensland Cup premiership, becoming the lowest ranked team to win the Grand Final. The win would be the first of back-to-back premierships for head coach Paul Green and his side.
Wynnum Manly fullback Jake Granville was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal.

Player statistics

The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 22.

Leading try scorers

Leading point scorers

PosPlayerTeamTGFGPts
1Liam Georgetown Redcliffe Dolphins1573-206
2Chey Bird Northern Pride491-198
3Brad Davis Tweed Heads Seagulls1744156
4Brendon Lindsay Ipswich Jets252-112
5Nat Bowman Central Comets3462106
6Michael Picker Souths Logan Magpies6401105
7Liam Taylor Mackay Cutters248-104
8Hughie Stanley Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles1416-88

End of season awards