Rugby league season
The 2024 Queensland Cup season is the 29th 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, features 15 teams playing a 27-week long season (including finals) from March to September. The Brisbane Tigers are the defending premiers, having won the competition for the first time in their history in 2023.
Teams
In 2024, the line-up of teams was unchanged from the 2023 season. There were a number of affiliation changes during 2023. The Burleigh Bears switched to the Broncos,[ 1] while the Ipswich Jets joined the Titans.[ 2]
The Townsville Blackhawks (South Sydney Rabbitohs) and Western Clydesdales (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) maintain affiliations with NSW-based NRL clubs, and usually do not receive any players to play in Queensland Cup for these teams. However in April, a player availability issue at the Townsville Blackhawks saw South Sydney loan a player to the Blackhawks in a switch signed off by both the New South Wales Rugby League and Queensland Rugby League governing bodies.[ 3]
Regular season
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
F1
F2
F3
GF
Brisbane Tigers
SCF -6
NTP -26
IPS +24
WES +48
X
CQC 0
TWE -38
MAC +12
NOR -46
SLM +6
X
TSV -10
WMS -2
BUR -4
X
SLM -1
RED -14
NTP -8
TSV -12
BUR +1
WES +16
PNG -22
WMS
Burleigh Bears
NOR -13
TSV +20
TWE +26
CQC -6
IPS +10
SLM +18
PNG +24
SCF +7
MAC +16
X
RED -9
WMS +14
NTP -8
BRI +4
TWE +42
WES +38
X
TSV 0
SLM -14
BRI -1
X
IPS -12
NTP
Central Queensland Capras
WES +18
PNG +20
MAC -12
BUR +6
NOR -30
BRI 0
SCF -8
SLM -12
RED +14
X
TSV -16
IPS +10
TWE +4
WMS 0
MAC +12
X
NTP -28
PNG -14
RED +28
WMS +36
X
NOR -18
TWE
Ipswich Jets
TSV -4
WES +20
BRI -24
RED -8
BUR -10
TWE -26
X
NTP -44
WMS -32
PNG -18
NOR -34
CQC -10
X
MAC -14
X
PNG -6
SCF +2
WES +36
SCF -16
MAC +18
RED -40
BUR +12
SLM
Mackay Cutters
X
SCF +20
CQC +12
TSV -1
WES +38
WMS +4
SLM -14
BRI -12
BUR -16
NTP -46
PNG +14
X
RED -36
IPS +14
CQC -12
NTP -8
TWE +6
SCF -18
NOR -14
IPS -18
X
WES +36
RED
Northern Pride
TWE +16
BRI +26
TSV +8
SCF -22
RED -8
NOR +26
X
IPS +44
PNG -18
MAC +46
SLM +18
X
BUR +8
WES +20
TSV +48
MAC +8
CQC +28
BRI +8
WMS +20
WES +46
SCF +20
X
BUR
Norths Devils
BUR +13
RED -4
SLM +24
WMS -6
CQC +30
NTP -26
WES +26
X
BRI +46
TSV +10
IPS +34
X
X
TWE +32
SLM +28
TSV +26
PNG -2
RED +4
MAC +14
TWE -4
WMS -18
CQC +18
SCF
Papua New Guinea Hunters
WMS +14
CQC -20
SCF +12
TWE -8
X
RED -19
BUR -24
TSV +36
NTP +18
IPS +18
MAC -14
SLM -12
WES +6
SCF* -58
X
IPS +6
NOR +2
CQC +14
X
RED -32
TWE +12
BRI +22
WES
Redcliffe Dolphins
SLM +12
NOR +4
WMS -10
IPS +8
NTP +8
PNG +19
TSV -8
WES -2
CQC -14
X
BUR +9
SCF -8
MAC +36
X
WMS +30
TWE +46
BRI +14
NOR -4
CQC -28
PNG +32
IPS +40
X
MAC
Souths Logan Magpies
RED -12
TWE +8
NOR -24
X
SCF -36
BUR -18
MAC +14
CQC +12
WES +6
BRI -6
NTP -18
PNG +12
X
TSV -12
NOR -28
BRI +1
WMS +30
TWE -40
BUR +14
TSV -18
X
SCF +12
IPS
Sunshine Coast Falcons
BRI +6
MAC -20
PNG -12
NTP +22
SLM +36
TSV +14
CQC +8
BUR -7
X
WMS -8
TWE -6
RED +8
X
PNG* +58
WES +30
WMS +4
IPS -2
MAC +18
IPS +16
X
NTP -20
SLM -12
NOR
Townsville Blackhawks
IPS +4
BUR -20
NTP -8
MAC +1
WMS -10
SCF -14
RED +8
PNG -36
TWE +1
NOR -10
CQC +16
BRI +10
X
SLM +12
NTP -48
NOR -26
WES +32
BUR 0
BRI +12
SLM +18
X
WMS -24
X
Tweed Heads Seagulls
NTP -16
SLM -8
BUR -26
PNG +8
X
IPS +26
BRI +38
WMS -24
TSV -1
X
SCF +6
WES +10
CQC -4
NOR -32
BUR -42
RED -46
MAC -6
SLM +40
WES +14
NOR +4
PNG -12
X
CQC
Western Clydesdales
CQC -18
IPS -20
X
BRI -48
MAC -38
X
NOR -26
RED +2
SLM -6
X
WMS -8
TWE -10
PNG -6
NTP -20
SCF -30
BUR -38
TSV -32
IPS -36
TWE -14
NTP -46
BRI -16
MAC -36
PNG
Wynnum Manly Seagulls
PNG -14
X
RED +10
NOR +6
TSV +10
MAC -4
X
TWE +24
IPS +32
SCF +8
WES +8
BUR -14
BRI +2
CQC 0
RED -30
SCF -4
SLM -30
X
NTP -20
CQC -36
NOR +18
TSV +24
BRI
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
F1
F2
F3
GF
Key: Bold – Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin * - Match postponed and played between rounds 18–19
Season summary
21 May – Following a string of losses, Ben Cross was sacked as coach of the Ipswich Jets .[ 4]
Round 17 – Under recently hired coach Tye Ingebritsen, Ipswich win just their second game for the season, defeating the Sunshine Coast Falcons .
20 July – Mackay Cutters part ways with coach Michael Comerford, installing Adam Cuthbertson as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 6]
Round 19 – The annual country week saw matches played in Cooktown , Mount Isa , Bowen , Middlemount , South Kolan , Mount Tamborine , and Dalby .[ 10]
Round 21 – Northern Pride clinch the minor premiership following their round 21 win over the Sunshine Coast Falcons , a match in which they wore a replica jersey of the Pride squad that won the 2014 Queensland Cup .[ 11]
Ladder
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2024. Source:
QRL RLP
Ladder progression
Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round.
Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.
Final series
Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date and Time (Local)
Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Northern Pride
TBC
31 August or 1 September
Barlow Park
TBC
TBC
31 August or 1 September
TBC
TBC
TBC
31 August or 1 September
TBC
TBC
TBC
31 August or 1 September
TBC
Semi-finals
TBC
TBC
7 or 8 September
TBC
TBC
TBC
7 or 8 September
TBC
Preliminary Finals
TBC
TBC
14 or 15 September
TBC
TBC
TBC
14 or 15 September
TBC
Grand Final
TBC
TBC
22 September, 5:30 pm
Kayo Stadium
Summary
Bracket
Qualifying and elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final 1 Northern Pride 4 5 8 6 7 2 3
Grand Final
To be played 22 September 2024 at Kayo Stadium .
See also
References