2015 Queensland Cup

June 2020 August 2019 2015 Queensland Cup March 7 – September 27, 2015 14 Ipswich 16 Ipswich Jets 1st Townsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks 1st 167 8,231 Redcliffe 16 Luke Capewell (208) Ipswich 16 Marmin Barba (27) Wynnum 16 Patrick Templeman(Courier Mail Medal) 2014 2016 The 2015 Queensland Cup season was the 20th season of top-level statewide rugby league competition in Queensland, Australia, It was run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/?competition=114&season=2015&round=1 Draw 4 February 2020 21 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230621185134/https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/?competition=114&season=2015&round=1 live The Ipswich Jets won their first premiership after defeating the Townsville Blackhawks 32–20 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Wynnum Manly Seagulls' fe Patrick Templeman was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/09/09/templeman-wins-courier-mail-medal/ Templeman wins Courier Mail Medal 9 September 2015 4 February 2020 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204115700/https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/09/09/templeman-wins-courier-mail-medal/ live https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/09/27/ipswich-jets-win-intrust-super-cup/ Ipswich Jets win Intrust Super Cup National Rugby League 27 September 2015 4 February 2020 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204115659/https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/09/27/ipswich-jets-win-intrust-super-cup/ live Teams In 2015, the competition expanded to the 14 teams with the inclusion of the Townsville Blackhawks. Townsville had previously been represented in the competition by the North Queensland Young Guns and Townsville Stingers. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/10/qrl-announces-townsvilles-entry/ QRL announces Townsville's entry 10 September 2014 4 February 2020 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204115659/https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/10/qrl-announces-townsvilles-entry/ live The Canberra Raiders ended their affiliation with the Souths Logan Magpies, who partnered with the Brisbane Broncos.https://southsloganmagpies.com.au/affiliates-2015-brisbane-broncos-and-souths-logan-magpies/ Affiliates 2015 |Brisbane Broncos and Souths Logan Magpies – Souths 4 February 2020 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204115701/https://southsloganmagpies.com.au/affiliates-2015-brisbane-broncos-and-souths-logan-magpies/ live After four seasons without an NRL affiliate, the Sunshine Coast Falcons formed a partnership with the Melbourne Storm.https://leagueunlimited.com/news/storm-join-forces-with-sunshine-coast-falcons/ Storm join forces with Sunshine Coast Falcons » League Unlimited 4 February 2020 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204115702/https://leagueunlimited.com/news/storm-join-forces-with-sunshine-coast-falcons/ live Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate Burleigh Bears 16 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Jim Lenihan Darren Griffiths Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast Titans Central Comets 16 Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Jason Hetherington → Lionel Harbin Guy Williams Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Easts Tigers 16 Easts Tigers Langlands Park Craig Ingebrigtsen Dane Hogan Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm Ipswich Jets 16 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben Walker & Shane Walker Keiron Lander Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Mackay Cutters 16 Mackay Cutters Stadium Mackay Kim Williams Chris Gesch North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys Northern Pride 16 Northern Pride Barlow Park Joe O'Callaghan Brett Anderson & Jason Roos North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys Norths Devils 16 Norths Devils Bishop Park Mark Gliddon Brett Greinke Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos PNG Hunters 16 Papua New Guinea Hunters Kalabond Oval Michael Marum Israel Eliab None Redcliffe Dolphins 16 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Troy Lindsay Luke Capewell Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Souths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Josh Hannay Phil Dennis Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Sunshine Coast 16 Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Glen Dreger Tom Murphy Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm Townsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Kristian Woolf Dan Beasley North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys Tweed Heads Seagulls 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Aaron Zimmerle James Wood Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast Titans Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Jon Buchanan Tim Natusch Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Ladder 2015 Queensland Cup Pos PositionTeam Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost B Bye PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) Pts Competition points1Townsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks2319 1 3 2870 507 +507 432PNG Hunters 16 Papua New Guinea Hunters2318 3 2 3718 487 +231 423Ipswich Jets 16 Ipswich Jets (P)2316 0 7 2700 502 +198 364Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls2316 0 7 2623 440 +183 365Easts Tigers 16 Easts Tigers2313 2 8 2623 428 +204 326Northern Pride 16 Northern Pride2314 0 9 2523 447 +76 327Redcliffe Dolphins 16 Redcliffe Dolphins2310 1 12 2671 574 +97 258Mackay Cutters 16 Mackay Cutters2310 1 12 2547 497 +50 259Tweed Heads Seagulls 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls239 1 13 2510 585 -75 2410Burleigh Bears 16 Burleigh Bears2310 0 13 2401 674 -273 2311Sunshine Coast 16 Sunshine Coast Falcons237 1 15 2452 599 -147 1912Souths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies237 1 15 2506 664 -158 1913Norths Devils 16 Norths Devils235 2 16 2420 727 -307 1614Central Comets 16 Central Queensland Capras231 0 22 2330 882 -552 6 Final series The Queensland Cup reverted to a six-team finals format in 2015. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue Elimination Finals Ipswich Jets 16 Ipswich Jets 54 – 26 Northern Pride 16 Northern Pride6 September 2015, 1:40pm North Ipswich Reserve Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 24 – 32 Easts Tigers 16 Easts Tigers6 September 2015, 3:00pmBMD Kougari Oval Major / Minor Semi-final Townsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks 26 – 12 PNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters12 September 2015, 5:00pmJack Manski Oval Ipswich Jets 16 Ipswich Jets 44 – 18 Easts Tigers 16 Easts Tigers13 September 2015, 1:35pmNorth Ipswich Reserve Preliminary Final PNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters 12 – 28 Ipswich Jets 16 Ipswich Jets20 September 2015, 3:00pmBMD Kougari Oval Grand Final Townsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks 20 – 32 Ipswich Jets 16 Ipswich Jets27 September 2015, 3:55pmSuncorp Stadium Elimination Finals Major / Minor Semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final 3 Ipswich 15 Ipswich 54 6 Northern Pride 15 Northern Pride 26 4 Wynnum 15 Wynnum Manly 24 5 Balmain 15 Easts 32 1 Townsville Blackhawks 15 Townsville 26 2 PNG Hunters 15 PNG Hunters 12 3 Ipswich 15 Ipswich 44 5 Balmain 15 Easts 18 2 PNG Hunters 15 PNG Hunters 12 3 Ipswich 15 Ipswich 28 1 Townsville Blackhawks 15 Townsville 20 3 Ipswich 15 Ipswich 32 Grand Final #f1f5fc Sunday, 27 September 3:55pm (AEST) Townsville Blackhawks Townsville Blackhawks 16 20 – 32 1st: 8 - 162nd: 12 - 16Report Ipswich 16 Ipswich Jets Tries:Jahrome Hughes 1Tom Humble 1Robert Lui 1Zac Santo 1Goals:Robert Lui 2 Tries:1 Carlin Anderson1 Marmin Barba1 Keiron Lander1 Matt Parcell1 Dane Phillips1 Nemani ValekapaGoals:2 Carlin Anderson1 Marmin Barba1 Keiron Lander Suncorp Stadium Clayton Sharpe 8,086 Billy McConnachie (Ipswich) Townsville BlackhawksPositionIpswich Jets Jahrome Hughes FB Carlin Anderson2. Zac Santo WG 2. Marmin Barba3. Tom Humble CE 3. Liam Capewell4. Mosese Pangai CE 4. Nemani Valekapa5. Samsen O'Neill WG 5. Richard Pandia6. Robert Lui FE 6. Josh Cleeland7. Michael Parker-Walshe HB 7. Dane Phillips8. Glenn Hall PR 15. Kurtis Lingwoodock9. Anthony Mitchell HK 9. Matt Parcell10. Dan Beasley (c) PR 10. Rod Griffin11. Rhyse Martin SR 16. Billy McConnachie12. Kelepi Tanginoa SR 12. Kurt Capewell13. Neville Costigan LK 13. Keiron Lander (c)15. Lorenzo Ma'afu Bench 8. Josh Seage16. Chris McLean Bench 11. Sam Martin18. Rhys Matsen Bench 14. Landon Hayes19. Ricky Thorby Bench 22. Fakahoko TeutauKristian Woolf Coach Ben & Shane Walker Townsville took out the minor premiership in their debut season, losing just three games (one of those to Ipswich). They qualified for their first Grand Final after defeating the PNG Hunters 26–12 in the major semi final. Ipswich, who finished the regular season in 3rd, defeated the Northern Pride 54–26 in the first elimination final. In the minor semi final, they defeated Easts and then upset the Hunters a week later to qualify for their third Grand Final. First half Townsville got off to a great start, scoring in the 2nd minute of the game through centre Tom Humble. Ipswich scored their first try in the 19th minute in spectacular fashion, when winger Marmin Barba ran 70 metres before finding his halfback Dane Phillips who scored. The Jets grabbed their second just minutes later when Townsville fullback Jahrome Hughes threw a wayward pass as he was being dragged over the sideline, that was dived on by Barba in the in-goal. Townsville hit back in the 29th minute when winger Zac Santo scored in the right corner. With a minute remaining in the half, Jets' fullback Carlin Anderson sliced through the Blackhawks defence off a scrum to give his side a 10-point lead. Second half It took just a minute before the Jets had their fourth try of the game, when captain Keiron Lander latched onto a Phillips grubber. Three minutes later they recorded their fifth try when centre Nemani Valekapa scored in the corner. The Blackhawks finally stemmed the flow of points in the 50th minute when Hughes crossed the try line. An Ipswich penalty goal from right in front extended their lead to 12 with 20 minutes to play. Townsville gave themselves a chance late when Robert Lui grubbered for himself to score in the 73rd minute to see his side trail by just six. A tense final seven minutes followed but Ipswich held on and sealed the win with an 80th minute try to hooker Matt Parcell.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faUJ3chGCDc 2015 QLD Cup Grand Final Ipswich 32 v Townsville 20 YouTube The premiership was the first ever for the Jets, who had gone 30 seasons without success dating back to the Brisbane Rugby League competition. Ipswich second-rower Billy McConnachie was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for the man of the match.https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/duncan-hall-medal-winner-billy-mcconnachie2/ Duncan Hall Medal winner Billy McConnachie 27 September 2015 4 February 2020 4 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200204123109/https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/09/27/duncan-hall-medal-winner-billy-mcconnachie2/ live NRL State Championship 2015 NRL State Championship After winning the Grand Final, the Ipswich Jets qualified for the NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They defeated the Newcastle Knights, the New South Wales Cup premiers, 26–12. https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/10/04/jets-win-state-championship-in-style/ Jets win State Championship in style 4 October 2015 5 February 2020 5 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200205094324/https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/10/04/jets-win-state-championship-in-style/ liveSunday, 4 October 3:40pm (AEDT) Newcastle Knights Newcastle 2015 NSW Cup Premiers 12–26 Report Ipswich Ipswich Jets 2015 QLD Cup Premiers Tries:G Ndaira (28')J Feeney(42')Goals: G Ndaira 2/2 Tries:M Parcell (1')B McConnachie (10')M Barba (37')R Griffin(63')Goals:C Anderson 5/5 ANZ Stadium, Sydney Matt Noyen Player statistics The following statistics are as of the conclusion of the season (including finals).https://www.qrl.com.au/stats/?competition=114&season=2015 Stats 7 February 2020 21 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230621185134/https://www.qrl.com.au/stats/?competition=114&season=2015 live Leading try scorers PosPlayerTeamTries1Zac SantoTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks312Marmin BarbaIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets293Linc PortNorthern Pride 16 Northern Pride244Israel EliabPNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters225Carlin AndersonIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets196Matt ParcellIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets18Michael Parker-WalsheTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks188Greg EdenWynnum 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls179Stargroth AmeanPNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters16Luke GeorgeNorthern Pride 16 Northern Pride16Kyle FeldtTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks16 Leading point scorers PosPlayerTeamTGFGPts1Carlin AndersonIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets 18 80 -2322Luke CapewellRedcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 8 88 -2083Noel ZemingPNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters 7 83 -1944Kyle FeldtTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks 16 63 -1905Matt SeamarkWynnum 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 2 84 11776Scott DoyleSouths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies 8 66 -1647Marmin BarbaIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets 29 23 -1628Shaun NonaBalmain 16 Easts Tigers 7 66 -1609Liam TaylorMackay Cutters 16 Mackay Cutters 5 61 1 14310Zac SantoTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville Blackhawks 31 0 -124 QRL Awards Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Patrick Templeman (Wynnum 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls) Coach of the Year: Michael Marum (PNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters) Rookie of the Year: Aaron Rockley (Wynnum 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls) Representative Player of the Year: Shaun Nona (Queensland 16 Queensland Residents, Balmain 16 Easts Tigers) XXXX People's Choice Awards: Wartovo Puara (PNG Hunters 16 PNG Hunters) Team of the Year PositionNatWinnerClubFBNZLJahrome HughesTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville BlackhawksWGAUSMarmin BarbaIpswich 16 Ipswich JetsCEAUSKyle FeldtTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville BlackhawksFEPNGIsrael EliabPNG Hunters 16 PNG HuntersHBAUSMichael Parker-WalsheTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville BlackhawksPRAUSDaniel BeasleyTownsville Blackhawks 16 Townsville BlackhawksHKAUSJosh ChudleighMackay Cutters 16 Mackay CuttersSRNZLAnthony CherringtonRedcliffe 16 Redcliffe DolphinsLKAUSMitchell FreiWynnum-Manly 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls See also Queensland Sports Queensland Cup Queensland Rugby League References note Category:2015 in Australian rugby league Category:Queensland Cup