1999 Queensland Cup

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1999 Queensland Cup
DurationMarch 13 – September 11, 1999
Teams12
Premiers Burleigh Bears (1st title)
Minor premiers Redcliffe Dolphins (1st title)
Matches played138
Points scored6,677
Top points scorer(s) John Wilshere (256)
Player of the year Mick Roberts
Top try-scorer(s) Aaron Douglas (30)
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The 1999 Queensland Cup season was the 4th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition.

The competition was contested by fourteen teams over a 26-week long season (including finals), with the Burleigh defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 12–10 in the grand final at Suncorp Stadium. Redcliffe halfback Mick Roberts was named the competition's Player of the Year.[1]

Teams

The number of teams in the competition was reduced from 16 to 12 for the 1999 season.

Brisbane Brothers, Bundaberg Grizzlies, Gold Coast Vikings and Townsville Stingers were all withdrawn. Brothers and Bundaberg both competed in the inaugural season of the Queensland Cup, while Townsville and the Vikings both played just one season.[2]

For the 1999 season, the

Wynnum Seagulls as feeder clubs, sending them up to four players each round.[3]

Colours Club Home ground(s)
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park
Cairns Cyclones
Dairy Farmers Stadium
Central Capras
 		Browne Park
Easts Tigers
 		Langlands Park
Ipswich Jets First Provincial Oval
Logan Scorpions Meakin Park
Norths Devils Bishop Park
Redcliffe Dolphins
Dolphin Oval
 Souths Magpies Davies Park
Toowoomba Clydesdales
ANZ Stadium
 Wests Panthers Purtell Park
Wynnum Seagulls
 		Kougari Oval

Ladder

1999 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Redcliffe Dolphins 22 17 1 4 660 361 +299 35
2 Norths Devils 22 17 0 5 791 393 +398 34
3 Burleigh Bears (P) 22 16 0 6 685 396 +289 33
4
Toowoomba Clydesdales
 22 14 0 8 602 530 +72 28
5
Easts Tigers
 22 13 1 8 611 438 +173 27
6 Wests Panthers 22 13 1 8 551 431 +120 27
7 Logan Scorpions 22 10 0 12 478 561 -83 20
8 Cairns Cyclones 22 9 1 12 494 514 -20 19
9
Wynnum Seagulls
 22 9 1 12 459 577 -118 19
10 Ipswich Jets 22 6 0 16 443 646 -203 12
11
Central Capras
 22 4 0 18 440 626 -186 8
12
Souths Magpies
 22 1 0 21 217 958 -741 2

Finals series

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Minor semi-finals
Norths Devils 30 – 34 Burleigh Bears 21 August 1999 Bishop Park
Toowoomba Clydesdales
 22 – 6
Easts Tigers
 22 August 1999 Athletic Oval
Major semi-finals
Redcliffe Dolphins 18 – 24 Burleigh Bears 28 August 1999
Dolphin Oval
Norths Devils 24 – 18
Toowoomba Clydesdales
 29 August 1999 Bishop Park
Preliminary final
Redcliffe Dolphins 26 – 22 Norths Devils 4 September 1999
Dolphin Oval
Grand final
Burleigh Bears 12 – 10 Redcliffe Dolphins 11 September 1999
Suncorp Stadium
Qualifying / Elimination finalsMajor / Minor semi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1
Easts
6

Grand final

Saturday, 11 September
Burleigh Bears 12 – 10 Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries:
Darren Anderson 1
Jamie Mahon 1
Goals:
Ben Lythe 2 		1st: 8 - 4
2nd: 4 - 6
Report
 Tries:
1 Rick Hewinson
1 Trent Leis
Goals:
1 Trent Leis
Suncorp Stadium

Referee: Tony Maksoud
Burleigh Bears Position Redcliffe Dolphins
Jamie Mahon FB Adam Mogg
Aaron Douglas
WG
 Ricky Hewinson
Darren Anderson CE Mixie Lui
Frank Napoli CE Ben Roedder
Faron Anderson
WG
 Trent Leis
Craig Freer FE Sam Obst
Grant Adamson (c) HB Mick Roberts
Tony Priddle PR Ian Graham
Ben Lythe HK Craig O'Dwyer
Shane O'Flanagan PR Troy Lindsay
Bill Dunn SR Luke Scott
Hamish Smith SR James Hinchey
Dean Allen
LK
 Tony Gould (c)
Brad Middlebosch Bench Michael Crocker
Ali Brown Bench Chris Essex
Justin Bryant Bench Shane Sanderson
Reggie Cressbrook Bench John Paul Cherry
Rick Stone Coach Alex Corvo

Burleigh qualified for their first grand final after a comeback win over Norths in the minor semi-finals and with a six-point win over Redcliffe a week later. Redcliffe, who finished as minor premiers for the first time and earned a first week bye, were forced into a preliminary final with Norths after losing to the Bears. The Dolphins held on for a four-point victory to book their third grand final appearance in five years.

First half

After Burleigh kicked a penalty goal inside the opening minute, it took 20 minutes for the first try of the game to be scored, with Bears' centre Darren Anderson crossing out wide. With six minutes to play in the first half, Dolphins' centre Mixie Lui put his winger Trent Leis into gap to score. Leis missed the ensuing conversion leaving his side trailing by four points at half time.

Second half

Redcliffe opened the second half with a penalty goal from right in front after Burleigh prop Tony Priddle was penalised. 10 minutes later, the Dolphins nabbed their second try when winger Ricky Hewinson scored in the corner, courtesy of a Tony Gould cutout pass. Leis failed to convert but Redcliffe had their first lead, 10–8, with 18 minutes remaining. Burleigh regained the lead shortly after when fullback Jamie Mahon scored what would be the game-winning try. A tense final 10 minutes followed but Burleigh hung on to claim their first premiership in their third season in the Queensland Cup.[4]

Burleigh winger Aaron Douglas, who was stretchered off during the game, became the first player to win two Queensland Cup grand finals, winning his first with Redcliffe two years earlier.[5]

Player statistics

End-of-season awards

See also

References

  1. ^ "Queensland Rugby League". queensland.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Intrust Super Cup round 1 wrap". 8 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Rugby League: Price could rule out stadium".
  4. ^ "1999 QLD Cup grand final Burleigh 12 v Redcliffe 10". YouTube.
  5. ^ "The night Burleigh almost beat Great Britain". 29 September 2016.
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