2007 Queensland Cup

2007 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 16 – September 15, 2007
Teams11
Premiers Tweed Heads Seagulls (1st title)
Minor premiers North Queensland Young Guns
(2nd title)
Matches played116
Points scored5,447
Top points scorerNick Parfitt
Player of the year Shannon Walker
(Courier Mail Medal)
Top try-scorer(s)Rory Bromley
John Tamanika
← 2006
2008 →

The 2007 Queensland Cup season was the 12th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Queensland Wizard Cup due to sponsorship from Wizard Home Loans featured 11 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

The Tweed Heads Seagulls became the first team from outside of Queensland to win the Queensland Cup when they defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. Tweed Heads' fullback Shannon Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[1][2]

Teams

11 teams participated in the Queensland Cup again in 2007, with the Aspley Broncos replacing the Toowoomba Clydesdales.[3][4]

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s)NRL Affiliate
Aspley BroncosSuncorp StadiumMark GeeNick Kenny Brisbane Broncos
Burleigh BearsPizzey ParkJim LenihanRyan Gundry Gold Coast Titans
Central CometsBrowne ParkSteve AndersonWayne BarnettNone
Easts TigersLanglands ParkMichael BoothTrent YoungNone
Ipswich JetsQLD Group Stadium, Carrara StadiumKevin WaltersDanny Coburn Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Young GunsDairy Farmers StadiumMatt ParishShane Muspratt North Queensland Cowboys
Norths DevilsBishop ParkKevin CarmichaelMarc Brentnall Melbourne Storm
Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin OvalAnthony GriffinTroy Lindsay Brisbane Broncos
Souths Logan MagpiesDavies Park, Brandon ParkJason Burnham & Brandon CostinCameron JoyceNone
Tweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports ComplexTroy McCarthyAndrew Moroney, Brad Davis Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum Manly SeagullsKougari OvalShane McNallyJimmy AhmatNone

Ladder

2007 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 North Queensland Young Guns2015052566355+21134
2 Redcliffe Dolphins2014062516338+17832
3 Tweed Heads Seagulls (P)2013162546404+14231
4 Ipswich Jets2013162510400+11031
5 Easts Tigers2011092426448−2226
6 Aspley Broncos2010192469441+2825
7 Burleigh Bears2090112550478+7222
8 Norths Devils2081112507524−1721
9 Wynnum Manly Seagulls2080122399539−14020
10 Souths Logan Magpies2050152384580−19614
11 Central Comets2020182310666−3568

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch information
Date and timeVenue
Qualifying Finals
Ipswich Jets18–16 Easts Tigers25 August 2007QLD Group Stadium
Redcliffe Dolphins22–18 Tweed Heads Seagulls25 August 2007Dolphin Oval
Semi-finals
North Queensland Young Guns18–28 Redcliffe Dolphins31 August 2007Dairy Farmers Stadium
Tweed Heads Seagulls40–14 Ipswich Jets1 September 2007Piggabeen Sports Complex
Preliminary Finals
North Queensland Young Guns10–34 Tweed Heads Seagulls8 September 2007Langlands Park
Grand Final
Redcliffe Dolphins18–28 Tweed Heads Seagulls15 September 2007Suncorp Stadium
Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1 North Qld18 Redcliffe18
Redcliffe28 Tweed Heads28
2 Redcliffe22 North Qld10
3 Tweed Heads18 Tweed Heads34
Tweed Heads40
Ipswich14
4 Ipswich18
5 Easts16

Grand Final

Saturday, 15 September
Redcliffe Dolphins 18–28 Tweed Heads Seagulls
Tries:
Rory Bromley 1
Nick Emmett 1
Chris Fox 1
Goals:
Alwyn Simpson 3		1st: 6 – 18
2nd: 12 – 10
Report
Tries:
2 David Myles
2 Shannon Walker
1 Brad Davis
Goals:
4 Brad Davis
Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gavin Morris
Player of the Match: Brad Davis (Tweed Heads)
Redcliffe DolphinsPositionTweed Heads Seagulls
  1. Ryan Cullen
FB
  1. Shannon Walker
2. Alwyn SimpsonWG2. Nathanael Barnes
3. Matt HarrisCE3. David Myles
4. Nick EmmettCE4. James Wood
5. Rory BromleyWG5. Josh Vaughan
6. Daniel GreenFE6. Brad Davis (c)
7. Chris FoxHB7. Tim Maccan
8. Troy Lindsay (c)PR8. Roy Friend
9. Mick RobertsHK9. Matt King
10. Adam StarrPR10. Chris Enahoro
11. Nathan TuttSR11. Will Matthews
12. Danny BurkeSR12. Selasi Berdie
13. Grant FluggeLK13. Matthew Pow
14. Pat GardnerBench14. Andre Amato
15. Mark ShipwayBench15. Matthew Austin
16. Palmer WapauBench16. Daniel Molenaar
17. Marty TurnerBench17. Daniel Evans
Anthony GriffinCoachTroy McCarthy

Reigning premiers Redcliffe, who finished the regular season in 2nd, were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in Week 1 and North Queensland in the major semi-final. It would be their nine Grand Final appearance in 12 seasons. After losing to Redcliffe, Tweed Heads faced Ipswich in an elimination final, which they won 40–14. A week later, they scored a major upset over minor premiers North Queensland to progress to their first Queensland Cup Grand Final appearance.

First half

Redcliffe opened their premiership defence strongly when halfback Chris Fox scored in the ninth minute. Tweed Heads hit back in the 18th minute when David Myles latched onto a Tim Maccan grubber to score. The Seagulls moved into the lead for the first time when captain Brad Davis stepped through some soft defence to score under the posts. Tweed Heads extended their lead to 12 just seconds before half time when Davis sent Myles over for his second try of the game.

Second half

The Dolphins got the scoring underway in the second half when centre Nick Emmett dived onto a kick from his winger Alwyn Simpson to get Redcliffe back into the contest. 10 minutes later, Tweed Heads pushed the lead back to 12 when the competition's Player of the Year Shannon Walker backed up a Maccan line break to score. Walker sealed the game for his side just five minutes later when he returned a Dolphins' kick 80 metres to score in the corner. Redcliffe gave themselves a small chance late when winger Rory Bromley crossed in the 74th minute but it wasn't enough as Tweed Heads won their first premiership. They became the first club from outside of Queensland to win the competition.[5][6]

Seagulls' captain Brad Davis was named Man of the Match and awarded the first ever Duncan Hall Medal, named in honour of the Hall of Famer, who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 Tests for Australia.[7]

The loss in the Grand Final would effectively end the Redcliffe Dolphins dominant run in the Queensland Cup. From 1996 to 2007, the club won five premierships, appeared in nine of 12 Grand Finals and won three minor premierships. They would not qualify for another Grand Final until 2012 and would not win another until 2018.

End-of-season awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final to be switched?". www.couriermail.com.au. 16 September 2007.
  2. ^ Queensland Rugby LeagueWizard Cup Heads South Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback MachineRetrieved 17 Dec 2007
  3. ^ "Aspley new Brisbane Broncos feeder club". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 2006.
  4. ^ "Overnight wrap: Broncos, Mason, Rogers » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
  5. ^ "2007 QLD Cup Grand Final Tweed Heads 28 v Redcliffe 18". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ Seagulls, Tweed Heads (25 May 2017). "Champion Gulls of '07 to reunite". Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Farewell to a legend". Morning Bulletin. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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