2012 Queensland Cup

The 2012 Queensland Cup season was the 17th 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 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]

2012 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 10 – September 23, 2012
Teams12
Premiers Wynnum Manly Seagulls (2nd title)
Minor premiers Redcliffe Dolphins (4th title)
Matches played138
Points scored6,617
Top points scorer(s) Liam Georgetown (300)
Player of the year Luke Capewell
(Courier Mail Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Liam Georgetown (29)

The Wynnum Manly Seagulls became the second team to win back-to-back premierships after defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 20–10 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Redcliffe Dolphins' halfback Luke Capewell was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2][3]

Teams

In 2012, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive year. The Central Comets began playing as the Central Queensland Capras again after using the Comets moniker for 12 seasons.[4] The Canberra Raiders ended their four-year affiliation with the Souths Logan Magpies, opting to return to the New South Wales Cup competition.[5]

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Paul Bramley → Carl Briggs Darren Griffiths Gold Coast Titans
 Central Queensland Capras Browne Park John Harbin Tim Glasby Brisbane Broncos
 Easts Tigers Langlands Park Troy McCarthy Shane Neumann Melbourne Storm
 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben & Shane Walker Keiron Lander Gold Coast Titans
 Mackay Cutters Virgin Australia Stadium Anthony Seibold Grant Rovelli North Queensland Cowboys
 Northern Pride Barlow Park David Maiden Ty Williams North Queensland Cowboys
 Norths Devils Bishop Park Craig Hodges Matt Smith Brisbane Broncos
 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval John Dixon Isaak Ah Mau Brisbane Broncos
 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Mark Beaumont Phil Dennis None
 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Sunshine Coast Stadium Dave Cordwell Todd Murphy None
 Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Anderson Brad Davis Gold Coast Titans
 Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Paul Green Luke Dalziel-Don Brisbane Broncos

Ladder
2012 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Redcliffe Dolphins 22170572439033434
2 Wynnum Manly Seagulls (P) 22161562443618833
3 Tweed Heads Seagulls 2214175304735729
4 Ipswich Jets 2213275204219928
5 Norths Devils 22122865451014426
6 Easts Tigers 22130962149612526
7 Northern Pride 2212195544975725
8 Mackay Cutters 2210012488544-5620
9 Burleigh Bears 227114427479-5215
10 Central Queensland Capras 225116432743-31111
11 Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles 224117376699-3239
12 Souths Logan Magpies 223217422684-2628

Finals series

In 2012, the Queensland Cup competition returned to a five-team finals series for the first time since 2008.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue
Qualifying / Elimination Finals
Ipswich Jets 20 – 26 Norths Devils 1 September 2012, 2:00pm North Ipswich Reserve
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 16 – 19 Tweed Heads Seagulls 2 September 2012, 2:10pm BMD Kougari Oval
Semi-finals
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 30 – 22 Norths Devils 8 September 2012, 2:00pm BMD Kougari Oval
Redcliffe Dolphins 32 – 16 Tweed Heads Seagulls 9 September 2012, 1:15pm Dolphin Oval
Preliminary Final
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 30 – 4 Tweed Heads Seagulls 16 September 2012, 1:50pm BMD Kougari Oval
Grand Final
Redcliffe Dolphins 10 – 20 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 September 2012, 4:00pm Suncorp Stadium
Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1 Redcliffe32 Redcliffe10
Tweed Heads16 Wynnum Manly20
2 Wynnum Manly16 Tweed Heads4
3 Tweed Heads19 Wynnum Manly30
Wynnum Manly30
Norths22
4 Ipswich20
5 Norths26

Grand Final
Sunday, 23 September
Redcliffe Dolphins 10 – 20 Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Tries:
Delroy Berryman 1
Liam Georgetown 1
Goals:
Liam Georgetown 1		 1st: 6 - 6
2nd: 4 - 14
Report
 Tries:
1 Jacob Fauid
1 Charlie Gubb
1 Peter Gubb
1 Jason Moon
Goals:
1 Dane Carlaw
1 Matt Seamark
Suncorp Stadium
Referee: Clayton Sharpe
Player of the Match: Luke Dalziel-Don (Wynnum Manly)
Redcliffe Dolphins Position Wynnum Manly Seagulls
  1. Joe Bond
 FB
  1. Sean Loxley
2. Delroy BerrymanWG2. Peter Gubb
3. Marty HatfieldCE3. Daniel Wallace
4. Aaron WhitchurchCE4. Jason Moon
5. Liam GeorgetownWG5. Nathanael Barnes
6. Maurice KennedyFE6. Jacob Fauid
7. Luke CapewellHB7. Matt Seamark
8. Matt HandcockPR8. Ben Shea
15. Todd MurphyHK9. Jake Granville
10. Isaak Ah Mau (c)PR10. Dane Carlaw
11. Troy GiessSR11. Mitchell Dodds
12. Derrick WatkinsSR12. John Te Reo
13. Nick SlyneyLK13. Luke Dalziel-Don (c)
9. Tom ButterfieldBench15. Matt Smith
14. Tui SamoaBench16. Andrew Clayton
16. James AckermanBench17. Charlie Gubb
17. Paul IvanBench20. Tim Natusch
John DixonCoachPaul Green

Redcliffe finished the regular season in first and won the minor premiership for the first time since 2002. They qualified for their 10th Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in the major semi final. It would be their first Grand Final appearance since 2007. Reigning premiers Wynnum Manly finished in second and faced Tweed Heads in the qualifying final, losing 16–19. This sent them to the Week 2 elimination final, where they defeated Norths 30–22. In the preliminary final, they got their revenge on Tweed, winning 30–4 to qualify for their second consecutive Grand Final.

First half

Redcliffe opened the scoring the Grand Final with a try to winger Liam Georgetown after a 40-metre line break from Marty Hatfield. In a low scoring half, Wynnum Manly levelled the scores five minutes before the break when a Luke Dalziel-Don offload found five-eighth Jacob Fauid who scored near the uprights.

Second half

The Seagulls came out firing in the second half, opening the scoring in the 42nd minute when centre Jason Moon crossed out wide. They extended their lead to eight after capitalising on a Dolphins' error, with winger Peter Gubb scoring in the 53rd minute. With six minutes remaining, the Dolphins set up a thrilling finish when winger Delroy Berryman scored after a Luke Capewell chip kick found fullback Joe Bond, who in turn found Berryman. Wynnum Manly sealed the victory, and their second premiership, in the 78th minute when interchange prop Charlie Gubb barged over under the posts. Retiring forward Dane Carlaw converted the try from in front to end his career on a high. Wynnum Manly became just the second club, after Redcliffe in 2002–2003, to win back-to-back premierships.[6][7]

The 2012 Grand Final would be the last game at the club for Seagulls' head coach Paul Green, who joined the Sydney Roosters as an assistant to the NRL side and head coach of the under-20 side in 2013.[8] In 2014, Green became head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and reunited with Jake Granville a year later, as the pair won the 2015 NRL Grand Final.[9]

End-of-season awards

See also

References
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  2. "Redcliffe Dolphins Dominate Qrl Awards With Luke Capewell Winning Courier Mail Medal As Queensland Cup Best And Fairest". The Courier Mail.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. Canberra eyes fruitful partnership
  6. 2012 QLD Cup Grand Final Wynnum 20 v Redcliffe 10, retrieved 16 November 2021
  7. "Wynnum Manly Seagulls Beat Redcliffe Dolphins 20 10 In Intrust Super Cup Grand Final At Suncorp Stadium". The Courier Mail.
  8. Garry, Chris (8 October 2013). "Roosters sad to see Green go". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  9. "Why Green won't be rushed by the Cowboys". National Rugby League. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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