2003 Queensland Cup

June 2020 August 2019 2003 Queensland Cup March 15 – September 20, 2003 12 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 4th Burleigh 16 Burleigh Bears 1st 138 7,799 Ipswich 16 Steven West (264) Redcliffe 16 Aaron Barba (33) Wynnum 16 Denny Lambert(Courier Mail Medal) 2002 2004 The 2003 Queensland Cup season was the 8th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League in Australia. The competition featured 12 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September. The Redcliffe Dolphins defeated the Burleigh Bears 31–18 in the Grand Final at Dolphin Oval, becoming the first club to win back-to-back premierships. Wynnum hb Denny Lambert was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/apn-lucky-number-7-jersey-for/66321/ Tondoon Botanic Gardens plant fair The Courier Mail 20 June 2018 https://www.wynnumseagulls.com.au/tbt-denny-lambert-wins-player-of-the-year/ TBT: 2003: Denny Lambert Wins Player of the Year - Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 January 2020 27 January 2020 27 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200127121133/https://www.wynnumseagulls.com.au/tbt-denny-lambert-wins-player-of-the-year/ livehttp://queensland.rleague.com/results/2003/qld-cup.php Queensland Rugby League queensland.rleague.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20060205174106/http://queensland.rleague.com/results/2003/qld-cup.php 5 February 2006 dead Teams The Tweed Heads Seagulls, the oldest provincial club in Australia, gained entry to the competition for the 2003 season. The club applied for the 2002 season but were unsuccessful. They re-applied after the Logan Scorpions, an inaugural Queensland Cup club, ceased operations. Seagulls became the first New South Wales-based team to enter the competition. Souths Magpies acquired what remained of the Logan club and re-branded as the Souths Logan Magpies. Also in 2003, the East Coast Tigers reverted to their original name, Easts Tigers, after two seasons. The Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys were again affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales, Norths Devils and North Queensland Young Guns respectively. Colours Club Home ground(s) Burleigh 16 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Central Comets 16 Central Comets Browne Park Balmain 16 Easts Tigers Langlands Park Ipswich 16 Ipswich Jets Bendigo Bank Oval North Queensland 16 North Queensland Young Guns Dairy Farmers Stadium Norths Devils 16 Norths Devils Bishop Park Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval Souths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Toowoomba Clydesdales 16 Toowoomba Clydesdales Stadium Toowoomba, Suncorp Stadium Tweed Heads 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Wests Panthers 16 Wests Panthers Purtell Park Wynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls Kougari Oval Ladder 2003 Queensland Cup Pos PositionTeam Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost PF Points for (total points scored) PA Points against (total points conceded) PD Points difference (points scored minus points conceded) Pts Competition points1Burleigh 16 Burleigh Bears22 16 1 5 707 366 +341 33 2Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins (P)22 16 1 5 789 486 +303 33 3Ipswich 16 Ipswich Jets22 15 1 6 732 465 +267 31 4Wynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls22 15 1 6 700 536 +164 31 5Tweeds 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls22 14 0 8 606 564 +42 28 6Toowoomba 16 Toowoomba Clydesdales22 11 1 10 738 591 +147 23 7North Queensland 16 North Queensland Young Guns22 11 0 11 638 457 +181 22 8Norths Devils 16 Norths Devils22 10 1 11 615 589 +26 21 9Balmain 16 Easts Tigers22 10 0 12 626 641 -15 20 10Central Comets 16 Central Comets22 7 0 15 466 749 -283 14 11Souths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies22 4 0 18 484 978 -494 8 12Wests Panthers 16 Wests Panthers22 0 0 22 361 1040 -679 0 Finals series HomeScore AwayMatch InformationDateVenue Qualifying / Elimination Finals Wynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls 40 – 22 Tweeds 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls 30 August 2003 Kougari Oval Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 28 – 22 Ipswich 16 Ipswich Jets 31 August 2003 Dolphin Oval Semi-finals Burleigh 16 Burleigh Bears 26 – 24 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 6 September 2003 Pizzey Park Ipswich 16 Ipswich Jets 12 – 42 Wynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls 6 September 2003 Bendigo Bank Oval Preliminary Final Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 46 – 26 Wynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls 13 September 2003 Dolphin Oval Grand Final Burleigh 16 Burleigh Bears 18 – 31 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 20 September 2003 Dolphin Oval Qualifying / Elimination Finals Major / Minor Semi-finals Preliminary Final Grand Final 2 Redcliffe 15 Redcliffe 28 3 Ipswich 15 Ipswich 22 4 Wynnum 15 Wynnum 40 5 Tweeds 15 Tweed Heads 22 1 Burleigh 15 Burleigh 26 Redcliffe 15 Redcliffe 24 Ipswich 15 Ipswich 12 Wynnum 15 Wynnum 42 Redcliffe 15 Redcliffe 46 Wynnum 15 Wynnum 26 Burleigh 15 Burleigh 18 Redcliffe 15 Redcliffe 31 Grand Final #f1f5fc Saturday, 30 September Burleigh Bears Burleigh 16 18 – 31 1st: 6 - 202nd: 12 - 11 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins Tries:Reggie Cressbrook 1Tony Gray 1Trent Purdon 1Goals:Reggie Cressbrook 3 Tries:3 Aaron Barba1 Brian Jellick1 Ben JonesGoals: 5 Justin McKayField Goals:1 Shane Perry Dolphin Oval Adam Neale 7,000 Shane Perry (Redcliffe) Burleigh BearsPositionRedcliffe DolphinsTrent Purdon FB Justin McKayDimitri Pelo WG Paul ShilvockAdam Hutchinson CE Damien RichtersReggie Cressbrook CE Brian JellickAseri Laing WG Aaron BarbaRyan Gundry FE Shane PerryBrent McConnell HB Mick Roberts (c)Adam Watene PR Shane TroncRyan Dagwell HK Jason CampbellShane O'Flanagan PR Adam StarrStan Berryman SR Ben JonesTony Gray SR Danny BurkeDean Allen (c) LK Grant FluggeJeremy Lateo Bench Matt AndertonMatt Harriden Bench Troy LindsayAfa Gafa Bench Daniel GreenFaron Anderson Bench Andrew WynyardRick Stone Coach Neil Wharton Burleigh, who finished as minor premiers ahead of Redcliffe on points differential, earned a week one bye in the finals before defeating the Dolphins in the major semi final to secure a spot in their second Grand Final. Redcliffe, who defeated Ipswich in the first week of the finals, faced Wynnum in the preliminary final after their loss to Burleigh. A dominant 46–26 win over the Seagulls saw them qualify for their fifth straight Grand Final and set up a rematch of the 1999 decider against Burleigh.https://leagueunlimited.com/news/queensland-cup-week-2-semi-finals/ Queensland Cup - Week 2 -Semi-finals » League Unlimited 27 January 2020 27 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200127121127/https://leagueunlimited.com/news/queensland-cup-week-2-semi-finals/ live First half Burleigh started the Grand Final in the best way possible when centre Reggie Cressbrook intercepted a pass in the opening set to score under the posts. Redcliffe hit back through the competition's top try scorer Aaron Barba, who scored in the 18th minute. Barba got his second try of the game when he chased down a Shane Perry kick from a scrum win to score untouched. Barba scored his third try of the contest when he scooped up a kick from inside his own half and ran 70 metres to score just before half time. Second half Redcliffe seemingly put the game beyond doubt four minutes into the second half when centre Damien Richters scored out wide. Burleigh staged a small fightback with two tries in five minutes to Tony Gray and Trent Purdon but the Dolphins truly put the game to bed when Ben Jones scored with eight minutes to play. In the 78th minute, five-eighth Shane Perry wrapped up the victory with a field goal to extend the final winning margin to 13. The win gave the Dolphins' their fourth premiership in eight seasons and their first back-to-back titles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-DfwGQcnw 2003 QLD Cup Grand Final Redcliffe 31 v Burleigh 18 YouTube 27 January 2020 25 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210325192512/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-DfwGQcnw live Player statistics Leading try scorers PosPlayerTeamTries1Aaron BarbaRedcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphins332Ricky BirdIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets19Cooper CronkNorths Devils 16 Norths Devils193Rick DoddSouths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies17Derek FletcherNorths Devils 16 Norths Devils17Denny LambertWynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls17 Leading point scorers PosPlayerTeamTGFGPts1Steven WestIpswich 16 Ipswich Jets15102-2642Damien QuinnWynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls1370-1923Reggie CressbrookBurleigh 16 Burleigh Bears1170-1844Brenton BowenNorth Queensland 16 North Queensland Young Guns1549-1585Rick DoddSouths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies1743-154 End-of-season awards Courier Mail Medal: Denny Lambert (Wynnum 16 Wynnum Seagulls) Rookie of the Year:matt Harriden(Souths Logan Magpies 16 Souths Logan Magpies) See also Queensland Sports Queensland Cup Queensland Rugby League References note Category:2003 in Australian rugby league Category:Queensland Cup