2010 Queensland Cup
| 2010 Queensland Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 13 – September 19, 2010 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride (1st title) |
| Minor premiers | File:Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Points scored | 6,330 |
| Top points scorer(s) | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Troyden Watene (188) |
| Player of the year | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Daly Cherry-Evans (Courier Mail Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Daniel Ogden (19) |
The 2010 Queensland Cup season was the 15th 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 (including finals) from March to September.[1][2] The Northern Pride won their first premiership after defeating the Norths Devils 30–20 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles' halfback Daly Cherry-Evans was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[3][4]
Teams
In 2010, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the second consecutive year.
Ladder
| 2010 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 | File:Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 604 | 362 | +242 | 34 | |
| 2 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 581 | 505 | +76 | 31 | |
| 3 | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 641 | 400 | +241 | 28 | |
| 4 | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride (P) | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 501 | 446 | +55 | 28 | |
| 5 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 538 | 478 | +60 | 27 | |
| 6 | File:Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 544 | 491 | +53 | 23 | |
| 7 | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 450 | 484 | -34 | 22 | |
| 8 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 467 | 536 | -69 | 21 | |
| 9 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 528 | 498 | +30 | 16 | |
| 10 | File:Central Comets colours.svg Central Comets | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 415 | 624 | -209 | 12 | |
| 11 | File:Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 429 | 631 | -202 | 10 | |
| 12 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 384 | 627 | -243 | 10 | |
Final series
In 2010, the competition used a modified version of the six-team finals format that they implemented a year earlier.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (local) | Venue | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||
| File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 4 – 14 | File:Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters | 4 September 2010, 2:00pm | Stockland Park | ||
| File:Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies | 16 – 20 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | 5 September 2010, 3:00pm | Davies Park | ||
| File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride | 28 – 12 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 5 September 2010, 3:30pm | Barlow Park | ||
| Preliminary Finals | ||||||
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | 56 – 12 | File:Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters | 11 September 2010, 2:00pm | Bishop Park | ||
| File:Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies | 8 – 28 | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride | 12 September 2010, 2:00pm | Davies Park | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | 20 – 30 | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride | 19 September 2010, 2:00pm | Suncorp Stadium | ||
Grand Final
Saturday, 13 September
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| Norths Devils File:Norths Devils colours.svg | 20 – 30 | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Luke Samoa 2 Brendon Gibb 1 Gideon Mzembe 1 Goals: Troyden Watene 2 |
1st: 6 - 18 2nd: 14 - 12 Report |
Tries: 1 Michael Bani 1 Rod Griffin 1 Rod Jensen 1 Nick Slyney 1 Noel Underwood Goals: 5 Chey Bird |
| Norths Devils | Position | Northern Pride |
|---|---|---|
|
FB |
|
| 2. Daniel Ogden | WG | 2. Michael Bani |
| 3. Josefa Davui | CE | 3. Brett Anderson |
| 4. Jack Reed | CE | 4. Rod Jensen |
| 5. Gideon Mzembe | WG | 5. Kaine Manihera |
| 6. Shane Perry | FE | 14. Clint Amos |
| 7. Matt Smith | HB | 7. Chris Sheppard (c) |
| 8. Mark Leafa (c) | PR | 16. Noel Underwood |
| 9. Asher Elemani | HK | 9. Jason Roos |
| 17. Troy Hansen | PR | 10. Ben Laity |
| 11. Troyden Watene | SR | 11. Nick Slyney |
| 12. Brendon Gibb | SR | 12. Mark Cantoni |
| 13. Eddy Purcell | LK | 13. Joel Riethmuller |
| 10. Nathan Cleaver | Bench | 8. Alex Starmer |
| 14. Luke Samoa | Bench | 15. Ben Spina |
| 15. Jay Aston | Bench | 17. Mark Dalle Cort |
| 16. Michael Morris | Bench | 18. Rod Griffin |
| Kevin Carmichael | Coach | David Maiden |
The Norths Devils finished the regular season in second and defeated the minor premiers Souths Logan in the first week of the finals. In the preliminary final they thrashed Mackay 56–12 to qualify for the second Grand Final and their first since 1998. The Northern Pride finished fourth and defeated Wynnum Manly in an elimination final. In the preliminary final, they upset Souths Logan 28–8 to qualify for their second straight Grand Final.
First half
The Pride started the first half on fire, scoring three tries inside the first 20 minutes. They kicked it off with a try to prop Noel Underwood in the 4th minute before centre Rod Jensen helped double his side's lead in the 15th minute. Winger Michael Bani was the next to score, stepping through some soft defence to push the Pride's lead to 18. It took 37th minutes for the Devils to finally post their first points when second rower Brendon Gibb barged over.
Second half
The Pride regained their 18-point lead when bench forward Rod Griffin steamrolled his way through to score four minutes after the break. Norths hit back quickly this time, crossing just five minutes later through Luke Samoa. They made it back-to-back tries not long after when winger Gideon Mzembe dived over in the right corner. The comeback attempt was short lived, as the Pride scored their fifth try of the game when Nick Slyney crossed. Samoa scored off a Pride error in the 72nd minute to give his side a slight chance but it was too little too late. The Pride won their first premiership and became the second club from outside south east Queensland to lift the trophy.[5] Pride halfback and captain Chris Sheppard was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal in his final game before retirement.[6]
End-of-season awards
- Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Daly Cherry-Evans (File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles)
- QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award): Ryan Cullen (File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins)
- Coach of the Year: Mark Beaumont (File:Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies)
- Rookie of the Year: Daly Cherry-Evans (File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles)
- Representative Player of the Year: Dayne Weston (Queensland Queensland Residents, File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears)
See also
References
- ↑ Queensland Rugby League Website Retrieved 29 August 2010. Archived 2010-08-29.
- ↑ Queensland Rugby League [1] Archived 19 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 August 2010
- ↑ "Flashback: Sheppard inspires 2010 maiden title for Pride". 24 September 2019.
- ↑ "The Courier Mail Award To Daly Cherry Evans". The Courier Mail. [dead link]
- ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "2010 QLD Cup Grand Final Northern Pride 30 v Norths 20". YouTube.
- ↑ "Northern Pride Wins Intrust Super Cup Final". The Courier Mail. [dead link]