2025 Queensland Cup

2025 Queensland Cup
Duration8 March – 27 September 2025
Teams15
PremiersBurleigh Bears (5th title)
Minor premiersBurleigh Bears (5th title)
Matches played159
Points scored7,584
Top points scorer(s)Latrell Siegwalt (Souths Logan Magpies)
— 182 points
Player of the yearOliver Pascoe (Ipswich Jets)
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)Dudley Dotoi (Townsville Blackhawks)
— 25 tries

The 2025 Queensland Cup season was the 30th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Hostplus Cup due to sponsorship, featured 15 teams playing a 27-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

Minor premiers Burleigh Bears won the Grand Final 22–8 against the 2024 premiers Norths Devils.

Teams

In 2025, the line-up of teams was unchanged from the previous two seasons.

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Matt Church[1] Ryley Jacks Melbourne Storm
Burleigh Bears UAA Park Luke Burt Sam Coster Brisbane Broncos
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park
Rugby Park 		Lionel Harbin Blake Moore & Tyler Szepanowski[2] Dolphins
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Tye Ingebrigtsen[3] Blake Lenehan Gold Coast Titans
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Adam Cuthbertson Hiale Roycroft North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride Barlow Park Russell Aitken[4] Nick Lui-Toso North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils Bishop Park Rohan Smith[5] Kierran Moseley Dolphins
Papua New Guinea Hunters PNG Football Stadium Paul Aiton Ila Alu None
Redcliffe Dolphins Kayo Stadium Eric Smith[6] Kyle Schneider Dolphins
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park
Logan Metro Sports Complex 		Karmichael Hunt Rory Ferguson Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad Henderson Sam Burns Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Terry Campese Jack Campagnolo South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex David Penna Lindon McGrady Gold Coast Titans
Western Clydesdales Clive Berghofer Stadium Ned Murphy Emry Pere Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Mathew Head Luke Gale Brisbane Broncos


Regular season

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Tigers NTP
+8* 		CQC
+0 		IPS
-14 		PNG
-34 		SCF
+8 		SLM
+12 		TSV
-4 		CQC
-14 		RED
-4 		TWE
+14 		X NOR
-16 		NTP
+28 		PNG
+20 		IPS
-12 		SLM
+4 		X BUR
-42 		MAC
+14 		TWE
-5 		X WES
+20 		WMS
-8
Burleigh Bears CQC
-10† 		WMS
-12 		TWE
+2 		WES
+14 		IPS
+20 		CQC
+8 		PNG
-8 		MAC
+4 		NTP
+2 		X SLM
+13 		WES
0 		TSV
-2 		IPS
+12 		TWE
+16 		NOR
+4 		X BRI
+42 		NTP
+6 		RED
+18 		X NOR
+8 		SCF
+24 		WMS
+8 		X RED
+2 		NOR
+14
Central Queensland Capras BUR
+10† 		BRI
+0 		MAC
+20 		X TSV
-2 		BUR
-8 		SLM
-20 		BRI
+14 		IPS
-20 		NTP
-18 		WMS
-28 		SCF
-14 		RED
-44 		X MAC
-20 		IPS
-22 		PNG
+16 		TWE
+4 		WES
0 		SCF
-4 		WMS
+10 		X NOR
-20
Ipswich Jets TSV
-1* 		X BRI
+14 		TWE
+4 		BUR
-20 		PNG
+2 		WMS
+16 		NTP
-32 		CQC
+20 		RED
+2 		WES
+30 		MAC
-8 		X BUR
-12 		BRI
+12 		CQC
+22 		NOR
-8 		PNG
-6 		RED
-10 		X WES
+20 		SCF
-18 		SLM
-18 		SCF
+1 		WMS
-22
Mackay Cutters PNG
+6‡ 		TSV
-7 		CQC
-20 		X NTP
+4 		WES
-4 		TWE
+4 		BUR
-4 		WMS
-20 		NOR
-2 		SCF
-26 		IPS
+8 		TWE
+14 		X CQC
+20 		SCF
+40 		WMS
-16 		NOR
-4 		BRI
-14 		SLM
-48 		TSV
-4 		X RED
-18
Northern Pride BRI
-8* 		TWE
-4 		TSV
-14 		NOR
-18 		MAC
-4 		WMS
-2 		X IPS
+32 		BUR
-2 		MAC
+18 		PNG
-4 		SLM
+6 		BRI
-28 		WES
+26 		TSV
+14 		X RED
-4 		SCF
-38 		BUR
-6 		NOR
-1 		X TWE
+7 		PNG
-30
Norths Devils RED
+20‡ 		WES
+36 		SLM
+8 		NTP
+18 		X SCF
+10 		WES
+22 		RED
+4 		PNG
-6 		MAC
+2 		TWE
+14 		BRI
+16 		X TSV
-8 		SLM
-12 		BUR
-4 		IPS
+8 		MAC
+4 		WMS
+8 		NTP
+1 		X BUR
-8 		CQC
+20 		TSV
+12 		X WMS
+2 		BUR
-12
Papua New Guinea Hunters MAC
-6‡ 		SCF
-22 		X BRI
+34 		TWE
+6 		IPS
-2 		BUR
+8 		WMS
+18 		NOR
+6 		TSV
-10 		NTP
+4 		RED
-34 		SCF
+2 		BRI
-20 		X TSV
+18 		CQC
-16 		IPS
+6 		X WES
+36 		SLM
+20 		WMS
-22 		NTP
+30 		RED
-20
Redcliffe Dolphins NOR
-20‡ 		SLM
+14 		WMS
+20 		X WES
+24 		TSV
-22 		SCF
-8 		NOR
-4 		BRI
+4 		IPS
-2 		X PNG
+34 		CQC
+44 		TWE
+8 		WMS
-8 		X NTP
+4 		SLM
-6 		IPS
+10 		BUR
-18 		SCF
-32 		TSV
+26 		MAC
+18 		PNG
+12 		TSV
+6 		BUR
-2
Souths Logan Magpies WES
+56* 		RED
-14 		NOR
-8 		SCF
+24 		WMS
-34 		BRI
-12 		CQC
+20 		X TSV
-2 		WES
+20 		BUR
-13 		NTP
-6 		WMS
-13 		X NOR
+12 		BRI
-4 		TWE
-4 		RED
+6 		TSV
+18 		MAC
+48 		PNG
-20 		X IPS
+18
Sunshine Coast Falcons X PNG
+22 		WES
-10 		SLM
-24 		BRI
-8 		NOR
-10 		RED
+8 		TSV
+6 		TWE
-10 		X MAC
+26 		CQC
+14 		PNG
+2 		WMS
-28 		WES
+32 		MAC
-40 		X NTP
+38 		TWE
+12 		CQC
+4 		RED
+32 		IPS
+18 		BUR
-24 		IPS
-1
Townsville Blackhawks IPS
+1* 		MAC
+7 		NTP
+14 		X CQC
+2 		RED
+22 		BRI
+4 		SCF
-6 		SLM
+2 		PNG
+10 		X WMS
+10 		BUR
+2 		NOR
+8 		NTP
-14 		PNG
-18 		WES
+20 		X SLM
-18 		WMS
+22 		MAC
+4 		RED
-26 		TWE
-12 		NOR
-12 		RED
-6
Tweed Heads Seagulls WMS
-10‡ 		NTP
+4 		BUR
-2 		IPS
-4 		PNG
-6 		X MAC
-4 		WES
+24 		SCF
+10 		BRI
-14 		NOR
-14 		X MAC
-14 		RED
-8 		BUR
-16 		WES
+30 		SLM
+4 		CQC
-4 		SCF
-12 		BRI
+5 		X NTP
-7 		TSV
+12
Western Clydesdales SLM
-56* 		NOR
-36 		SCF
+10 		BUR
-14 		RED
-24 		MAC
+4 		NOR
-22 		TWE
-24 		X SLM
-20 		IPS
-30 		BUR
0 		X NTP
-26 		SCF
-32 		TWE
-30 		TSV
-20 		WMS
-26 		CQC
0 		PNG
-36 		IPS
-20 		BRI
-20 		X
Wynnum Manly Seagulls TWE
+10‡ 		BUR
+12 		RED
-20 		X SLM
+34 		NTP
+2 		IPS
-16 		PNG
-18 		MAC
+20 		X CQC
+28 		TSV
-10 		SLM
+13 		SCF
+28 		RED
+8 		X MAC
-16 		WES
+26 		NOR
-8 		TSV
-22 		CQC
-10 		PNG
+22 		BRI
+8 		BUR
-8 		IPS
+22 		NOR
-2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 F1 F2 F3 GF
Key:      Bold – Home game      X – Bye      ‡ – Match postponed and played between rounds 6–7      * – Match postponed and played between rounds 8–9      † – Match postponed and played between rounds 19–20      Opponent for round listed above margin

Season summary

  • Round 1 – Due to the impacts of severe tropical cyclone Alfred, the full slate of fixtures scheduled to begin on 8 March were postponed to dates later in the season.[7] Initially, the QRL had hoped that some matches would take place.[8]
  • 11 April – Souths Logan Magpies score the highest score of the season, thrashing the Western Clydesdales 66–10 in their rescheduled round 1 match.
  • Round 19 – The competition's annual country week saw matches played in Augathella, Emerald, Charters Towers, Gayndah, Yarrabah, Moranbah, and Goondiwindi.[9]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Burleigh Bears (P) 20 15 1 4 3 581 420 +161 37 Finals series
2 Norths Devils 20 15 0 5 3 523 370 +153 36
3 Townsville Blackhawks 20 14 0 6 3 488 454 +34 34
4 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 20 13 0 7 3 527 404 +123 32
5 Sunshine Coast Falcons 20 12 0 8 3 480 422 +58 30
6 Redcliffe Dolphins 20 11 0 9 3 500 414 +86 28
7 Papua New Guinea Hunters 20 11 0 9 3 524 472 +52 28
8 Ipswich Jets 20 10 0 10 3 464 455 +9 26
9 Brisbane Tigers 20 9 1 10 3 487 512 −25 25
10 Souths Logan Magpies 20 9 0 11 3 624 532 +92 24
11 Tweed Heads Seagulls 20 7 0 13 3 504 530 −26 20
12 Mackay Cutters 20 7 0 13 3 412 501 −89 20
13 Central Queensland Capras 20 6 2 12 3 398 544 −146 20
14 Northern Pride 20 6 0 14 3 417 477 −60 18
15 Western Clydesdales 20 2 2 16 3 308 730 −422 12
Source: QRL RLP
(P) Premiers


Ladder progression

  Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
  Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
  Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Brisbane Tigers011135577911111315151719192121232525
Burleigh Bears002468810121416171719212325272931333537
Central Queensland Capras013555577777799911131416182020
Ipswich Jets0246681010121416161818202222222224262626
Mackay Cutters00024488888101214161818181818182020
Northern Pride000000244668810121414141414161818
Norths Devils02468101416161820222424242426283032343436
Papua New Guinea Hunters002466810121214141414161818202224262628
Redcliffe Dolphins02468888101012141618182022222424242628
Souths Logan Magpies0002224881010101012141414161820202224
Sunshine Coast Falcons2444446881012141616181820222426283030
Townsville Blackhawks02468101214161820222426262628303032343434
Tweed Heads Seagulls02222446888101010101214141416181820
Western Clydesdales0022244466679999991010101012
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls0224681010121416161820222426282828283032
Source: QRL.com.au

Finals series

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue
Qualifying and elimination finals
Burleigh Bears 22 – 14 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 6 September, 2:00pm AEST UAA Park
Norths Devils 24 – 12 Townsville Blackhawks 6 September, 4:00pm AEST Bishop Park
Redcliffe Dolphins 32 – 12 Papua New Guinea Hunters 6 September, 6:00pm AEST Kayo Stadium
Sunshine Coast Falcons 24 – 25
(g.p.) 		Ipswich Jets 7 September, 2:10pm AEST Sunshine Coast Stadium
Semi-finals
Townsville Blackhawks 16 – 22 Redcliffe Dolphins 13 September, 2:10pm AEST Jack Manski Oval
Wynnum Manly Seagulls 34 – 12 Ipswich Jets 14 September, 2:10pm AEST BMD Kougari Oval
Preliminary finals
Burleigh Bears 18 – 16 Redcliffe Dolphins 20 September, 2:10pm AEST UAA Park
Norths Devils 18 – 16 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 21 September, 2:10pm AEST Bishop Park
Grand Final
Burleigh Bears 22 – 8 Norths Devils 27 September, 4:05pm AEST Kayo Stadium

Summary

Bracket

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand Final
6 Sep. Burleigh
1 Burleigh Bears22
4 Wynnum Manly Seagulls1414 Sep. Brisbane
Wynnum Manly Seagulls34
7 Sep. Sunshine Coast Ipswich Jets1220 Sep. Burleigh
5 Sunshine Coast Falcons24 Burleigh Bears18
8 Ipswich Jets25 Redcliffe Dolphins1627 Sep. Redcliffe
Burleigh Bears22
6 Sep. Redcliffe21 Sep. Brisbane Norths Devils8
6 Redcliffe Dolphins32 Norths Devils18
7 Papua New Guinea Hunters1213 Sep. Townsville Wynnum Manly Seagulls16
Townsville Blackhawks16
6 Sep. Brisbane Redcliffe Dolphins22
2 Norths Devils24
3 Townsville Blackhawks12

Grand Final

Saturday, 27 September
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Burleigh Bears 22 – 8 Norths Devils
Tries: 4
Christensen  19'
Sauiluma  25'
Leo  61'
Rogers  71'
Goals: 3
Rogers  26', 63', 73' (3/4)
 1st: 10–8
2nd: 12–0
Report
Highlights
 Tries: 1
Lipp  37'
Goals: 2
O'Sullivan  pen 12', 39'
Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe
Referee: Jarrod Cole
Video referee: Tyson Bough
Touch judges: Nathan Cornick, Jack Klein
Duncan Hall Medal: Josh Rogers (Burleigh)
Team details
Burleigh Bears Position Norths Devils
Name Number Number Name
Creedence Toia 1
Fullback
 1 Matthew Milson
Troy Leo 2
Wing
 2 Tony Tumusa
Nicholas O'Meley 3
Centre
 3 Jordan Lipp
Kea Pere 4
Centre
 4 Jacob Gagan
Mitch Watson 5
Wing
 5 Manase Kaho
Josh Rogers 6
Five eighth
 6 Jack Ahearn
Guy Hamilton 7
Half back
 7 Sean O'Sullivan
Fletcher Baker 8
Prop forward
 8 Peter Hola
Paul Roache 9
Hooker
 9 Kierran Moseley (c)
Matthew Koellner 10
Prop forward
 10 Sebastian Su'a
Adam Christensen 11
Second row
 11 Jackson Shereb
Ewan Moore 12
Second row
 12 Kenny Bromwich
Sam Coster (c) 13
Lock forward
 13 James Flack
Cole Geyer 14
Interchange
 14 Lauloto Salei
Sami Sauiluma 15
Interchange
 17 Brody Tamarua
Takitau Mapapalangi 16
Interchange
 19 Sam Elliott
Kurt De Luis 17
Interchange
 20 Ben Nakubuwai
Lochlyn Sheldon (not used) 18
Concussion substitute
 18 Blake Paskins (not used)
Luke Burt
Coach
 Rohan Smith

First half

With the breeze behind the backs, the Norths Devils opened the scoring in the 12th minute, Sean O'Sullivan converting a penalty attempt at goal from almost directly in front of the posts. Burleigh forward Adam Christensen scored the first try of the Grand Final in the 19th minute running on to a pass from halfback Guy Hamilton, with former Bears captain Sami Sauiluma extending the minor premiers lead to 10–2 a few minutes later. Sauiluma grounding the ball across the try line after gathering a kick from Hamilton.[10]

The Bears had suffered an injury blow when fullback Creedance Toia was forced off the field, while Hamilton was also hobbled by a leg injury following his two try assists. After the Bears were denied a potential try by the referee in the 33rd minute, the Devils hit back in the 37th minute with Jordan Lipp scoring a try to head to the half time break down by just two points.[10]

Second half

Norths almost scored in the opening minute of the second half through Manese Kaho, but the winger lost control of the ball in the corner. Burleigh's defence was able to keep out multiple Norths attempts inside their own half, absorbing the pressure being applied by the reigning premiers.[10]

A 40–20 kick from Bears five-eighth Josh Rogers in the 56th minute gave the Bears their first real attacking chance of the second half, and a few minutes later a deft grubber kick from Cole Geyer evaded the Devils defence for Troy Leo to score a try.[10]

With a 16–8 lead, the Bears took control of the contest and extended their advantage with less than 10 minutes remaining when Rogers grabbed a Hamilton chip kick above the defence to score adjacent to the posts. His goal taking the score out to 22–8 as the Bears shut out the Devils to claim their fifth Queensland Cup title.[10]

NRL State Championship

As premiers of the Queensland Cup, the Burleigh Bears faced NSW Cup premiers the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL State Championship.

2025 NRL State Championship
Sunday, 5 October
13:20 AEDT (UTC+11)
New Zealand Warriors 50 – 20 Burleigh Bears
Tries: 9
Tu  15', 40'
Tuaupiki  27', 61'
Hanson  52', 67'
Leaitaua  10'
Boyd  23'
Lussick  30'
Goals: 7
Boyd  11', 17', 25', 31', 54', 63', 68' (7/9)
 1st: 32–6
2nd: 18–14
Report
 Tries: 4
Geyer  36'
Moore  58'
Rogers  70'
Watson  74'
Goals: 2
Rogers  37', 59' (2/4)
Accor Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jarrod Cole[11]
Video referee: Liam Kennedy
Touch judges: Kieren Irons, Nick Pelgrave
Player of the Match: Tanah Boyd (Warriors)
Team details
New Zealand Warriors Position Burleigh Bears
Name Number Number Name
Taine Tuaupiki 1
Fullback
 1 Nicholas O'Meley
Setu Tu 2
Wing
 2 Troy Leo
Ali Leiataua 3
Centre
 3 Sami Sauiluma (c)
Moala Graham-Taufa 4
Centre
 4 Kea Pere
Edward Kosi 5
Wing
 5 Mitch Watson
Luke Hanson 6
Five eighth
 6 Josh Rogers
Tanah Boyd 7
Half back
 7 Guy Hamilton
Bunty Afoa 8
Prop forward
 8 Fletcher Baker
Samuel Healey 9
Hooker
 9 Paul Roache
Tanner Stowers-Smith 10
Prop forward
 10 Matthew Koellner
Kayliss Fatialofa 11
Second row
 11 Adam Christensen
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava 12
Second row
 12 Ewan Moore
Kalani Going (c) 13
Lock forward
 13 Sam Coster
Jett Cleary 14
Interchange
 14 Cole Geyer
Jason Seu Salalilo 15
Interchange
 15 Lorenzo Mulitalo
Tom Ale 16
Interchange
 16 Takitau Mapapalangi
Freddy Lussick 17
Interchange
 17 Lochlyn Sheldon
Geronimo Doyle (not used) 18
Concussion substitute
 18 Jordan Scott (not used)
David Tangata-Toa
Coach
 Luke Burt
RLP


QRL awards

Team of the Year

Position Nat Winner Club
Fullback Ben Farr Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Wing Dudley Dotoi Townsville Blackhawks
Centre Josh Smith Brisbane Tigers
Five-eighth Anthony Milford Souths Logan Magpies
Halfback Guy Hamilton Burleigh Bears
Prop Josh Stuckey Townsville Blackhawks
Hooker Oliver Pascoe Ipswich Jets
Second-row Dane Aukafolau Northern Pride
Lock Sam Coster Burleigh Bears

Player statistics

See also

References

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