Английская Википедия:2004 Queensland Cup
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The 2004 Queensland Cup season was the 9th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition featured 12 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.
The Burleigh Bears defeated the Easts Tigers 22–18 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium to claim their second premiership. Burleigh Шаблон:Rlp Brent McConnell was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[1]
Teams
Wests Panthers, who participated in the Queensland Cup since the inaugural season in 1996, withdrew from the competition at the end of 2003. They were replaced by Brothers-Valleys, a club formed in 2002 by the merger of Past Brothers, who played in the Queensland Cup from 1996 to 1998, and the Fortitude Valley Diehards, who originally folded in 1995.[2][3]
The Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys were again affiliated with the Toowoomba Clydesdales, Norths Devils and North Queensland Young Guns respectively.
Ladder
| 2004 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Abbr | Team | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | |
| 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears (P) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 725 | 450 | +275 | 34 | |
| 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths Devils | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 789 | 503 | +286 | 31 | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 791 | 540 | +251 | 31 | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Clydesdales | 22 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 770 | 543 | +227 | 29 | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Seagulls | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 634 | 583 | +51 | 29 | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 774 | 538 | +236 | 26 | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Young Guns | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 717 | 567 | +150 | 23 | |
| 8 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Tweed Heads Seagulls | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 512 | 657 | -145 | 19 | |
| 9 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Central Comets | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 566 | 705 | -139 | 16 | |
| 10 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Jets | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 558 | 620 | -62 | 15 | |
| 11 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 538 | 922 | -384 | 10 | |
| 12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Brothers-Valleys | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 314 | 1060 | -746 | 1 | |
Finals series
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Venue | |||||||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Clydesdales | 38 – 42† | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Seagulls | 28 August 2004 | Clive Berghofer Stadium | ||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths Devils | 18 – 35 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 29 August 2004 | Bishop Park | ||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears | 17 – 16 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 4 September 2004 | Pizzey Park | ||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths Devils | 18 – 36 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Seagulls | 5 September 2004 | Bishop Park | ||||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 50 – 24 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Seagulls | 11 September 2004 | Langlands Park | ||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears | 22 – 18† | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 18 September 2004 | Suncorp Stadium | ||||
† Match decided in extra time. Шаблон:5McIntyre
Grand Final
| Burleigh Bears | Position | Easts Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Cressbrook | FB | Jason Barsley |
| Trent Purdon | WG | Steve Beattie |
| Jason Webber | CE | Steve Renouf |
| Nick Shaw | CE | Wade Liddell |
| Aseri Laing | WG | Michael Pearce |
| Adam Hayden | FE | Isaac Kaufmann |
| Brent McConnell | HB | Dane Campbell |
| Ali Brown (c) | PR | Charlie Tonga |
| Ryan Gundry | HK | Trent Young |
| Adam Watene | PR | Scott Alo |
| Martin Griese | SR | Darren Smith |
| John Flint | SR | Scott Sipple |
| Robert Apanui | LK | Dallas McIlwain |
| Shane O'Flanagan | Bench | Martin Allen |
| Tony Gray | Bench | Leigh Coghill |
| Kris Flint | Bench | Matt Lockyer |
| David Hicks | Bench | Paul Dezolt |
| Rick Stone | Coach | Michael Booth |
Burleigh, who finished as minor premiers for the second season in a row, defeated Easts by a point in their major semi final to earn a spot in the Grand Final, their third since 1997. Easts, who came 3rd in the regular season, defeated the 2nd placed Norths in the qualifying final to set up their match with Burleigh. The loss saw them then face Wynnum in the preliminary final, who they defeated 50–24 to set up a rematch with the Bears in the Grand Final. During the regular season, Burleigh defeated Easts in both of their encounters (46–20 in Round 5 and 36–34 in Round 15).[4]
First half
Burleigh opened the first half strongly when five-eighth Adam Hayden stepped through Easts' defensive line to score in the 6th minute. Three minutes later, Hayden put centre Nick Shaw through a hole to score the Bears' second try. The Tigers got back into the contest in the 20th minute, when hooker Trent Young muscled his way over underneath posts. Burleigh regained their 10-point lead when second rower John Flint burst through to score in the 31st minute as the Bears took a 16–6 lead into the break.
Second half
Easts hit back 10 minutes into the second half when former Australian and Queensland representative Steve Renouf spun through a defender to score in the corner. Micheal Pearce converted the try from the sideline to cut the lead to four. A Reggie Cressbrook penalty goal pushed Burleigh's lead to six, setting up a tense final 20 minutes. With just over a minute to play, Burleigh's Kris Flint attempted a field goal that would've sealed the game for the Bears but missed to the right, giving Easts one last chance. With 30 seconds remaining, Tigers' halfback Dane Campbell put in a chip kick for winger Steve Beattie, who burst through two Burleigh defenders to score. Campbell then converted from out wide to send the game into extra time.
Extra time
Easts had the first opportunity to win the game in the third minute of extra time, when Campbell attempted a field goal then went wide right. Both teams missed multiple field goal attempts before Burleigh prop Shane O'Flanagan barged over to score the premiership-winning try in the 17th minute of extra time.[5][6][7]
Player statistics
Leading try scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brent McConnell | Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears | 22 |
| Nick Parfitt | Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Clydesdales | 22 | |
| 2 | Derek Fletcher | Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths Devils | 20 |
| Michael Gordon | Шаблон:Leagueicon Tweed Heads Seagulls | 20 | |
| Brian Jellick | Шаблон:Leagueicon Redcliffe Dolphins | 20 |
Leading point scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damien Richters | Шаблон:Leagueicon Redcliffe Dolphins | 10 | 103 | - | 246 |
| 2 | Reggie Cressbrook | Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears | 13 | 82 | - | 216 |
| 3 | Nick Parfitt | Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Clydesdales | 22 | 56 | - | 200 |
| 4 | Dane Campbell | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 12 | 64 | 1 | 177 |
| 5 | Brenton Bowen | Шаблон:Leagueicon North Queensland Young Guns | 15 | 47 | - | 154 |
End-of-season awards
- Courier Mail Medal: Brent McConnell (Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears)
- Rookie of the Year: Luke Dalziel-Don (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Seagulls)
See also
References
Шаблон:Queensland Cup Шаблон:Rugby League in Queensland Шаблон:2004 in rugby league
