Английская Википедия:2014 Queensland Cup
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The 2014 Queensland Cup season was the 19th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 13 teams playing a 30-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]
The Northern Pride won their second premiership after defeating the Easts Tigers 36–4 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Souths Logan Magpies' Шаблон:Rlp Luke Page was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2][3]
Teams
In 2014, the competition expanded to the 13 teams with the inclusion of the PNG Hunters. The Hunters are the first Papua New Guinea-based club to play in the Queensland Cup since the Port Moresby Vipers, who took part in the 1996 and 1997 seasons.[4] The Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles returned to their original name, the Sunshine Coast Falcons, and returned to their usual black and gold colour scheme.
The Canberra Raiders re-introduced their affiliation with the Souths Logan Magpies for the 2014 season.[5]
Ladder
Regular season
Шаблон:See also The 2014 Queensland Cup regular season featured 26 rounds, with each team playing 24 games and receiving two byes.
Final series
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | ||||||
| Elimination / Qualifying Final | |||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Tweed Heads Seagulls | 10 – 28 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Jets | 7 September 2014, 2:00Шаблон:Nbsppm | Piggabeen Sports Complex | |||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 12 – 18 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 7 September 2014, 2:00Шаблон:Nbsppm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Major / Minor Semi-final | |||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride | 8 – 7 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 13 September 2014, 5:30Шаблон:Nbsppm | Barlow Park | |||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 34 – 22 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Jets | 14 September 2014, 1:30Шаблон:Nbsppm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 30 – 12 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 21 September 2014, 2:30Шаблон:Nbsppm | Langlands Park | |||
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride | 36 – 4 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 28 September 2014, 3:55Шаблон:Nbsppm | Suncorp Stadium | |||
Grand Final
| Northern Pride | Position | Easts Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| Hezron Murgha | FB | Cameron Munster |
| Javid Bowen | WG | Jarrod McInally |
| Brett Anderson (c) | CE | Shane Neumann |
| Kyle Feldt | CE | Hymel Hunt |
| Semi Tadulala | WG | Richie Kennar |
| Shaun Nona | FE | Liam Tyson |
| Sam Obst | HB | Cody Walker |
| Ricky Thorby | PR | Felise Kaufusi |
| Jason Roos (c) | HK | Tom Butterfield |
| Ethan Lowe | PR | Matthew Zgrajewski |
| Blake Leary | SR | Dane Hogan |
| Tyrone McCarthy | SR | Troy Giess |
| Ben Spina | LK | Kenny Bromwich |
| Davin Crampton | Bench | Donald Malone |
| Ryan Ghietti | Bench | Steven Thorpe (c) |
| Sheldon Powe-Hobbs | Bench | Mitch Garbutt |
| Joel Riethmuller | Bench | Liam McDonald |
| Jason Demetriou | Coach | Craig Ingebrigtsen |
The Northern Pride dominated the regular season, winning 16 games as they won their second consecutive minor premiership. They defeated Easts 8–7 in the major semi final to qualify for their third Grand Final. Easts, who finished third, defeated Wynnum Manly in the first week of the finals before their one-point loss to the Pride. A week later, they again faced Wynnum Manly, winning 30–12 to qualify for their second consecutive Grand Final and their fourth overall.
First half
The Northern Pride opened the scoring in the 15th minute when centre Kyle Feldt crossed after a set play to the right. They added another try five minutes later when Hezron Murgha sent Javid Bowen over with a short ball. They went into the half time break with an 18–0 lead after Davin Crampton scored next to the posts in the 35th minute.
Second half
The Pride started the second half as they ended the first, when Shaun Nona caught his own rebounded kick and found his captain Brett Anderson, who scored in the corner. The lead jumped to 30 in the 51st minute when Ryan Ghietti scored thanks to a Blake Leary line break. After 65 minutes, the Tigers finally got on the scoreboard after winger Jarrod McInally scored a consolation try. The Pride wrapped up the win with their sixth try of the game, after Bowen crossed out wide for his second in the 79th minute. Shaun Nona converted to bring the final score to 36–4, the biggest winning margin in a Queensland Cup Grand Final (as of 2019).[6] Nona was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match.[7]
North Queensland Cowboys-contracted Pride players Kyle Feldt and Ethan Lowe would go onto to play in the Cowboys' 2015 NRL Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos, while Pride head coach Jason Demetriou joined the Cowboys as an assistant coach in 2015 and was on the coaching staff for the Grand Final win.
NRL State Championship
Шаблон:See also After winning the Grand Final, the Northern Pride qualified for the inaugural NRL State Championship on NRL Grand Final day. They defeated the Penrith Panthers 32–28.[8][9]Шаблон:Rugbyleaguebox
Player statistics
Leading try scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garry Lo | Шаблон:Leagueicon Papua New Guinea Hunters | 24 |
| 2 | Marmin Barba | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Jets | 20 |
| Jarrod McInally | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | 20 | |
| Henare Wells | Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears | 20 | |
| 5 | Tom Merritt | Шаблон:Leagueicon Tweed Heads Seagulls | 18 |
Leading point scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Ahwang | Шаблон:Leagueicon Burleigh Bears | 12 | 74 | 1 | 197 |
| 2 | Shaun Nona | Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride | 7 | 81 | 0 | 190 |
| 3 | Matt Seamark | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 1 | 83 | 0 | 170 |
| 4 | Liam Taylor | Шаблон:Leagueicon Mackay Cutters | 13 | 51 | 0 | 154 |
| 5 | Adrian Davis | Шаблон:Leagueicon Redcliffe Dolphins | 3 | 66 | 0 | 144 |
End-of-season awards
- Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Luke Page (Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths Logan Magpies)
- Coach of the Year: Jon Buchanan (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum Manly Seagulls)
- Rookie of the Year: Garry Lo (Шаблон:Leagueicon PNG Hunters)
- Representative Player of the Year: Blake Leary (Шаблон:Flagicon Queensland Residents, Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride)
- XXXX People's Choice Award: Willie Minoga (Шаблон:Leagueicon PNG Hunters)
See also
References
Шаблон:Queensland Cup Шаблон:Rugby League in Queensland Шаблон:2014 in rugby league
