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The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the state of Queensland. It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton. The competition began in 1996 as a replacement for the Winfield State League, and as an accompaniment for the Brisbane Rugby League competition. The Queensland Cup become the premier competition in Queensland in 1998, when the BRL was disbanded.
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[edit] History of the Queensland Cup  [edit] The Brisbane Rugby LeagueFrom the early 1920s to the 1970s, the Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the premier competition in the state, and was a thriving success boasting big crowds and large, loyal supporter bases with the respective clubs. Like its NSW counterpart, the clubs were constant, with new teams rarely entering the competition. Traditionally, the clubs were Valleys, Brothers, Norths, Souths, Wests, Easts, Redcliffe and Wynnum-Manly. However, when poker machines were introduced in New South Wales, but not in the Bjelke-Peterson Queensland, the NSWRL's clubs were able to entice Queensland players south of the Tweed with the lure of more money. This, combined with the admission of non-Sydney teams like the Canberra Raiders and Illawarra Steelers, saw the NSWRL competition during the 1980s begin to supersede the Brisbane competition in popularity and media coverage. Also, other sports were establishing national competitions, and by 1986 the admission of a Brisbane team into the NSWRL had become inevitable. Finally in 1988 both the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Giants gained entry. [edit] Effect of the Brisbane Broncos on Rugby League in QueenslandAlthough the Broncos' signings of many great BRL players like Wally Lewis and Gene Miles got many Brisbanites behind the new team, there were severe ramifications on the local club scene. In the space of one season, the amount of coverage given to the competition in the three media forms dropped significantly, as did attendances at matches. This had a severe flow on effect to the finances of many clubs, especially those in the inner-city whose demographics had changed significantly since the heyday of the BRL. Between 1988 and 1995 Valleys moved home 3 times, from Albion to the Tweed, back to Albion and finally to Caboolture, before eventually folding at the end of 1995. Other teams that suffered financial trouble and no longer play in the Queensland Cup include Valleys and Wests, while Souths and Logan merged in 2002 to form Souths-Logan [edit] The Beginning of the Queensland CupIn 1996 the Queensland Cup began, replacing the Winfield State League, as new Federal Government Laws banned Cigarette companies from sponsoring sport. The Cup was initially branded the Channel Nine Cup, and to date, season 1996 was the most statewide competition in the Cup's history, with teams based in Cairns, Mackay, Bundaberg and the Sunshine Coast. In 1998 Channel Nine did not continue their sponsorship, and the competition became known as the Queensland Cup. In 2000, Bundaberg Rum began a 2-year sponsorship of the competition and it was known as the Bundy Gold Cup. 2005 saw the announcement of Wizard Home Loans becoming naming right sponsor for the competition. It was known as the Queensland Wizard Cup until 2008. [edit] 2007 - Loss of the ClydesdalesMain article: 2007 Queensland Cup Season Although the Queensland Rugby League had anticipated that the same teams from 2006 would participate in the 2007 Wizard Cup, it was announced on December 5, 2006 that the Toowoomba Clydesdales would be withdrawing from the competition for financial reasons. Brisbane Broncos chairman Bruno Cullen said that "It didn't make sense to have this club up there running at what was looking like a $250,000 loss for the year."[1] The following day it was announced that the Aspley Broncos would be replacing the Clydesdales, and acting as the Brisbane Broncos feeder club.[2] [edit] 2008 - Northern ExpansionMain article: 2008 Queensland Cup Season 2008 saw the Queensland Cup once again have teams based in the northern cities of Cairns and Mackay after absences of seven and twelve years, respectively. These new teams replaced the Aspley Broncos and North Queensland Young Guns as part of the rationalisation of rugby league below the NRL level caused by the introduction of the NRL under 20's competition. [edit] The FutureShortly after signing a partnership with National Rugby League team the Manly Sea Eagles to develop rugby league on the Sunshine Coast,[3] the Sunshine Coast Falcons have received approval for entry into the 2009 Queensland Cup from the Queensland Rugby League.[4] It has now been confirmed the Sunshine Coast Sea-Eagles will enter the Queensland Wizard cup. The WA Reds are expected to apply for the 2010 season as part of their plan to return to the NRL in 2011/12.[5] [edit] The Competition[edit] The DrawThe twelve teams play each other twice in a rotating roster running typically from the middle of March to the middle of August. This is known as the regular season. Unlike the National Rugby League, the Queensland Cup regular season is a true home-and-away format, in that each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away. [edit] The RoundsNormally, there is a round each weekend, which involves six games. However, there are two split rounds in the season, where the round takes place over two weekends. This allows for representative games such as the City vs. Country fixture, as well as allowing more games to be shown on free-to-air television, on ABC-TV. Games kick off at 2 pm Saturdays for the TV game, and at 3 pm Saturdays and Sundays for the remainder. North and Central Queensland both often play their home games on Saturday evenings to avoid playing in the heat of the day. [edit] Points and LadderThe winner of each game per round is awarded two points on the League Ladder, however the team with the bye is awarded no points for that round. If a game is drawn between the two teams, each team is awarded one point each. At the end of the regular season, the six teams with the highest point totals on the ladder qualify for the finals. In the event of two or more teams sharing the same competition points, the finishing order is decided by points differential i.e. points scored during games minus points conceded. [edit] Finals SeriesIn 2009 the Queensland Cup introduced a six-team finals series (compared to five in previous years) that is based on the NRL's McIntyre System. The Grand Final is typically played in mid-September. While it has traditionally been held at Suncorp Stadium, it is likely to be played at suburban grounds in the future. Since 2007 the man-of-the-match in the grand final has received the Duncan Hall Medal.[6] [edit] NRL AffiliationThe level of club Rugby League in Queensland is of such a high standard that all clubs in the Queensland Wizard Cup have affiliation with a team in the Australian national competition the National Rugby League. This gives many young Queensland players the opportunity to be signed into the NRL. The following teams are affiliated with the listed NRL teams.
[edit] Media CoverageAlthough the Queensland Cup has never had the same amount of media coverage that the pre-Brisbane Broncos Brisbane Rugby League did, in recent years it has experienced a resurgence in interest from both the Queensland media and from casual fans alike. [edit] TelevisionThe match of the round is televised live on ABC Queensland at 2 pm (AEST) Saturdays, with the game being replayed nationally on ABC2 on Thursday nights at 11 pm (AEST). The QRL has speculated that the Grand Final might be moved to a night timeslot to maximise television coverage from 2008 onwards. [edit] RadioIn 2006, community broadcaster Bay FM began broadcasting Wynnum-Manly home games, and Wynnum won radio station Nova 106.9's "Club that Brisbane really really loves" award[citation needed]. [edit] SponsorshipThe competition has previously been named the Channel Nine Cup, Bundy Gold Cup and Queensland Wizard Cup, however it presently has no naming rights sponsor. [edit] Queensland Cup premiers+ after extra time [edit] Player of the Year
Source[7] [edit] Queensland Cup records[edit] Previous teamsAs the Queensland Cup initially began as a representative competition that took over the old Winfield State League before becoming a proper club competition, many of the following clubs are "representative" sides that either withdrew (in the case of the Central Queensland Capras, Mackay, Bundaberg, Gold Coast Vikings, etc) or folded (Cairns Cyclones, Port Moresby Vipers, etc).
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[edit] External links[edit] Queensland Cup News
[edit] Queensland Rugby League forums[edit] See also
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