The 2022 Queensland Cup season was the 27th 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 14 teams playing a 24-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

2022 Queensland Cup
Teams14
Premiers Norths Devils (3rd title)
Minor premiers Burleigh Bears (3rd title)
Top points scorer(s) Josh Rogers (208)
Player of the year Taine Tuaupiki
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Alofiana Khan-Pereira (22)
← 2021
2023 →

It is the first season played under Hostplus sponsorship, after 11 seasons known as the Intrust Super Cup.[1]

Norths Devils won their second consecutive grand final, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 16–10 to take their third Queensland Cup premiership.

Teams

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In 2022, the line-up of teams remained unchanged for the eighth consecutive season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PNG Hunters were based out of the Gold Coast for the second consecutive season, playing their home games at Runaway Bay's Bycroft Oval.[2] The Hunters were able eventually to return to Port Moresby to play their final match of the season at the National Football Stadium.

Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Jon Buchanan Darren Nicholls   Melbourne Storm
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone Sami Sauiluma   Gold Coast Titans
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Lionel Harbin Jack Madden   Brisbane Broncos
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben Cross Nathaniel Neale   Newcastle Knights
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium David Elliott Ross Bella   North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Jayden Hodges   North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils Bishop Park Kevin Neighbour & Ben King Jack Ahearn   Brisbane Broncos
Papua New Guinea Hunters Bycroft Oval Matt Church Keven Appo None
Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium Scott Murray Cameron Cullen   New Zealand Warriors
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Steve Bretherton Cameron Booth   Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad Henderson Tyson Smoothy   Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Josh Chudleigh   North Queensland Cowboys
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave   Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Sam Scarlett   Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 F1 F2 F3 GF
Brisbane Tigers WMS
+4
SLM
0
PNG
+10
IPS
+34
CQC
+14
MAC
-12
X SCF
-8
NOR
+12
BUR
-48
WMS
-10
TSV
-12
RED
-6
NTP
+2
SLM
+4
PNG
-8
IPS
+14
SCF
-4
CQC
+4
TWE
+8
TWE
-6
Burleigh Bears WMS
+8
TSV
+4
RED
+12
TWE
-14
PNG
+34
X SLM
+22
MAC
+20
CQC
+6
BRI
+48
SCF
+10
NOR
+36
NTP
-4
IPS
+42
TSV
+14
NOR
+28
TWE
0
MAC
-4
PNG
-8
WMS
+24
NOR
-1
CQC
+14
RED
-12
Central Queensland Capras SLM
+2
PNG
+10
IPS
+20
MAC
+8
BRI
-14
X NTP
+24
NOR
-5
BUR
-6
WMS
+2
TSV
+6
RED
0
TWE
-6
SCF
+2
PNG
+38
SCF
+6
MAC
-18
NOR
-7
BRI
-4
SLM
+20
NTP
+8
BUR
-14
Ipswich Jets NTP
-20
MAC
-40
CQC
-20
BRI
-34
NOR
-4
SCF
−30
X WMS
-52
TSV
-30
RED
-54
TWE
-10
SLM
+8
PNG
+18
BUR
-42
MAC
+6
TWE
-12
BRI
-14
WMS
+8
NOR
-40
NTP
-22
Mackay Cutters PNG
-6
IPS
+40
NTP
+2
CQC
-8
SCF
-20
BRI
+12
X BUR
-20
WMS
-18
TSV
+10
RED
-2
TWE
+2
SLM
+6
NOR
-18
IPS
-6
WMS
-16
CQC
+18
BUR
+4
SCF
-18
PNG
-2
Northern Pride IPS
+20
WMS
-18
MAC
-2
TSV
-10
RED
+12
X CQC
−24
TWE
-28
SCF
0
SLM
+8
NOR
-4
PNG
+24
BUR
+4
BRI
-2
WMS
+4
SLM
+6
TSV
+12
TWE
-6
RED
-39
IPS
+22
CQC
-8
Norths Devils TSV
+24
RED
-1
TWE
+9
SLM
+8
IPS
+4
X PNG
+4
CQC
+5
BRI
-12
SCF
-8
NTP
+4
BUR
-36
WMS
-14
MAC
+18
RED
-38
BUR
-28
SLM
+16
CQC
+7
IPS
+40
TSV
+8
BUR
+1
X SCF
+7
RED
+6
Papua New Guinea Hunters MAC
+6
CQC
-10
BRI
-10
SCF
-14
BUR
-34
X NOR
-4
TSV
+22
RED
-14
TWE
-2
SLM
+4
NTP
-24
IPS
-18
WMS
+14
CQC
-38
BRI
+8
SCF
-38
TSV
0
BUR
+8
MAC
+2
Redcliffe Dolphins SCF
-20
NOR
+1
BUR
-12
WMS
-28
NTP
-12
TSV
−1
X SLM
+32
PNG
+14
IPS
+54
MAC
+2
CQC
0
BRI
+6
TWE
+26
NOR
+38
TSV
0
WMS
+10
SLM
+12
NTP
+39
SCF
-2
SCF
+6
X BUR
+12
NOR
-6
Souths Logan Magpies CQC
-2
BRI
0
SCF
-12
NOR
-8
WMS
+6
X BUR
−22
RED
-32
TWE
-18
NTP
-8
PNG
-4
IPS
-8
MAC
-6
TSV
-72
BRI
-4
NTP
-6
NOR
-16
RED
-12
WMS
+4
CQC
-20
Sunshine Coast Falcons RED
+20
TWE
-22
SLM
+12
PNG
+14
MAC
+20
IPS
+30
X BRI
+8
NTP
0
NOR
+8
BUR
-10
WMS
-8
TSV
+10
CQC
-2
TWE
+8
CQC
-6
PNG
+38
BRI
+4
MAC
+18
RED
+2
RED
-6
TWE
+2
NOR
-7
Townsville Blackhawks NOR
-24
BUR
-4
WMS
+16
NTP
+10
TWE
+13
RED
+1
X PNG
-22
IPS
+30
MAC
-10
CQC
-6
BRI
+12
SCF
-10
SLM
+72
BUR
−14
RED
0
NTP
-12
PNG
0
TWE
-42
NOR
-8
Tweed Heads Seagulls BRI
-4
SCF
+22
NOR
-9
BUR
+14
TSV
-13
WMS
−4
X NTP
+28
SLM
+18
PNG
+2
IPS
+10
MAC
-2
CQC
+6
RED
-26
SCF
−8
IPS
+12
BUR
0
NTP
+6
TSW
+42
BRI
-8
BRI
+6
SCF
-2
Wynnum Manly Seagulls BUR
-8
NTP
+18
TSV
+16
RED
+28
SLM
-6
TWE
+4
X IPS
+52
MAC
+18
CQC
-2
BRI
+10
SCF
+8
NOR
+14
PNG
-14
NTP
−4
MAC
+16
RED
-10
IPS
-8
SLM
-4
BUR
-24
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 F1 F2 F3 GF
Key:      X Bold – Home game      X – Bye      Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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2022 Queensland Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Burleigh Bears 19 14 1 4 1 634 356 +278 31
2   Sunshine Coast Falcons 19 13 1 5 1 470 326 +144 29
3   Redcliffe Dolphins 19 11 2 6 1 518 359 +159 26
4   Norths Devils (P) 19 12 0 7 1 469 459 +10 26
5   Central Queensland Capras 19 11 1 7 1 472 394 +78 25
6   Tweed Heads Seagulls 19 10 1 8 1 474 388 +86 23
7   Brisbane Tigers 19 10 1 8 1 452 454 -2 23
8   Northern Pride 19 9 1 9 1 370 391 -21 21
9   Wynnum Manly Seagulls 19 9 0 10 1 494 422 +72 20
10   Townsville Blackhawks 19 7 2 10 1 445 443 +2 18
11   Mackay Cutters 19 8 0 11 1 444 484 -40 18
12   Papua New Guinea Hunters 19 7 1 11 1 389 531 -142 17
13   Ipswich Jets 19 4 0 15 1 328 712 -384 10
14   Souths Logan Magpies 19 2 1 16 1 346 586 -240 7

Final series

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
  Tweed Heads Seagulls 24 – 18   Brisbane Tigers 3 September 2022, 3:10 pm Piggabeen Sports Complex
  Sunshine Coast Falcons 16 – 22   Redcliffe Dolphins 3 September 2022, 6:00 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium
  Central Queensland Capras 30 – 22   Northern Pride 4 September 2022, 2:15 pm Browne Park
  Burleigh Bears 19 – 20   Norths Devils 4 September 2022, 4:00 pm Pizzey Park
Semi-finals
  Burleigh Bears 32 – 16   Central Queensland Capras 10 September 2022, 4:10 pm Pizzey Park
  Sunshine Coast Falcons 26 – 24   Tweed Heads Seagulls 11 September 2022, 11:00 am Sunshine Coast Stadium
Preliminary Finals
  Norths Devils 20 – 13   Sunshine Coast Falcons 17 September 2022, 1:05 pm Bishop Park
  Redcliffe Dolphins 28 – 16   Burleigh Bears 17 September 2022, 3:10 pm Moreton Daily Stadium
Grand Final
  Redcliffe Dolphins 10 – 16   Norths Devils 24 September 2022, 3:15 pm Moreton Daily Stadium

Grand Final

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Saturday, 24 September
3:15pm (AEST) (UTC+10:00)
Redcliffe Dolphins   10 – 16   Norths Devils
Tries: 2
Tu   60'
Burns   72'
Goals: 1
Donovan   pen 20' (1/3)
1st: 2–6
2nd: 8–10
Report
Stats
Tries: 3
McGrady   49'77'
Gagan   23'
Goals: 2
Roberts   25', 51' (2/3)
Moreton Daily Stadium
Referee: Jarrod Cole
Touch judges: Steve Kanowski, Dan Munroe
Player of the Match: Jacob Gagan (Norths)
Team details
Redcliffe Dolphins Position Norths Devils
Name Number Number Name
Trai Fuller 1 1 Jack Ahern (c)
Setu Tu 2 2 Brayden McGrady
Rocco Berry 3 3 Jacob Gagan
Valynce Te Whare 19 4 Connor Broadhurst
Edward Burns 5 5 Tony Tumusa
Bryce Donovan 6 6 Tyson Gamble
Daejarn Asi 23 7 Tyrone Roberts
Dunamis Lui 8 8 Viko Puliuvea
Sheldon Pitama (c) 20 9 Kierran Moseley
Lachlan Timm 10 10 Jayden Stephens
Sam Elliott 11 11 Brendan Piakura
Jeremiah Simbiken 12 12 Leivaha Pulu
Pride Petterson-Robati 13 13 Michael Sio
Liam Hampson 9 14 Matthew Milson
Jackson Frei 14 16 Jerome Veve
Nathan Watts 15 19 Liam Horne
Benjamin King 16 20 Lloyd Perrett
Garrett Smith 18 18 Jayden Corrigan
Scott Murray
Coach
Kevin Neighbour & Ben King


First half

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Second half

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NRL State Championship

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As Queensland Cup premiers, the Norths Devils faced NSW Cup premiers Penrith in the NRL State Championship.

Sunday, 2 October
1:35pm (AEDT)
Penrith Panthers   44 – 10   Norths Devils
Tries:
J'maine Hopgood   7'71'

Soni Luke   28'
Eddie Blacker   32'
John Faiumu   45'
Robert Jennings   47'
Luke Sommerton   62'
Sunia Turuva   79'

Goals:
Kurt Falls   9', 29', 34', 63', 72'
(5/7) John Faiumu   80' (1/1)

1st: 18 – 0
2nd: 26 – 10
scorecard
Tries:

Tony Tumusa   64'
Rashaun Denny   73'

Goals:
Connor Broadhurst   75' (1/2)

Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 11,115

QRL awards

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[3]

Team of the Year

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Position Nat Winner Club
Fullback   Taine Tuaupiki   Burleigh Bears
Wing   Alofiana Khan-Pereira   Burleigh Bears
Centre   Valynce Te Whare   Redcliffe Dolphins
Five-eighth   Josh Rogers   Burleigh Bears
Halfback   Guy Hamilton   Burleigh Bears
Prop   Nick Lui-Toso   Northern Pride
Hooker   Tyson Smoothy   Sunshine Coast Falcons
Second-row   Nixon Putt   Central Queensland Capras
Lock   Sam Coster   Burleigh Bears

[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Broncos coach Kevin Walters blasts Milford critics, Kotoni Staggs told to stay put". The Courier Mail. 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ "PNG Hunters confirm home for 2022 season". QRL. 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hillier, Michael (23 September 2022). "Tuaupiki and Storch take top honours at QRL Awards". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2022.