The 2018 Hastings Deering Colts season was the 1st season of the under-20 competition, sponsored by Hastings Deering and run by the Queensland Rugby League. Replacing the National Rugby League's National Youth Competition, the draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of its senior counterpart, the Queensland Cup.
Norths Devils were the inaugural premiers, defeating the Townsville Blackhawks in the Grand Final.
Teams The inaugural season of the Hastings Deering Colts featured 15 teams, thirteen based in Queensland, one in northern New South Wales and one in Victoria. 13 Queensland Cup teams fielded a side in the competition, with the two unaffiliated clubs being the Victoria Thunderbolts and Western Mustangs. Like their senior counterparts, each team was also affiliated with an NRL club.
Colours Club Home ground(s) Head coach(s) Captain(s) NRL affiliate Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Jamie Mahon Apiata Noema Gold Coast Titans Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Neil Beckett & Damien Seibold Ryan Flintham & Zaine Hammond None Easts Tigers Suzuki Stadium Ian Gough Nathan Brown Melbourne Storm Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Brendon Marshall Shar Walden Brisbane Broncos Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium Jim Wilson → Michael Comerford Brendan White North Queensland Cowboys Northern Pride Barlow Park Dave Scott Patrick Gallen North Queensland Cowboys Norths Devils Bishop Park Kevin Neighbour Kobe Hetherington & Joe McGuire Brisbane Broncos Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Stadium Chris Little Oscar Carter Brisbane Broncos Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Shayne Boyd Rory Ferguson Brisbane Broncos Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Michael Buckley Stephen Buckley Melbourne Storm Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval David Tangata-Toa Duarne Dempsey & Sam Martin-Savage North Queensland Cowboys Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Steve Dowd Bostyn Hakaraia Gold Coast Titans Victoria Thunderbolts Casey Fields & Haines Drive Reserve Ben Jack Matt Stimson Melbourne Storm Western Mustangs Gold Park Eugene Seddon James Robinson Gold Coast Titans Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Joe O'Callaghan Shannon Gardiner & Mitipere Tuatai Brisbane Broncos
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 24 Burleigh BearsSUN4RED8TWE4SOU14XWES46VIC18CQL22TVL14XEAS38MKY8IPS6NPR1XTWE26NOR38RED14XVIC16WYN26XTVL16EAS50 Central Queensland CaprasEAS8NOR2MKY2XIPS48SOU6NPR50BUR22SUN2XVIC14XTVL14TWE26XMKY14SOU13NOR8XWYN14NPR32IPS10SUN24WES58 Easts TigersCQL8MKY17VIC44SUN16RED20NPR34TWE4NOR42SOU12XBUR38WYN28WES12TVL30XIPS24XMKY2XNOR4TWE10SUN46SOU14BUR50 Ipswich JetsXTVL44WES6WYN24CQL48MKY14SUN36RED24XTWE30NOR26XBUR6WES18XEAS24MKY6TVL14XRED48SUN8CQL10VIC40SOU24 Mackay CuttersTVL24EAS17CQL2NPR8XIPS14RED0SUN4NOR16WES18XBUR8WYN0VIC6XCQL14IPS6EAS2XTWE12RED1NPR1NOR18X Northern PrideXSOU2TVL0MKY8XEAS34CQL50XWYN4RED1TWE2NOR10SOU20BUR1XTVL8VIC12WES28XSUN60CQL32MKY1RED8TWE4 Norths DevilsTWE10CQL2SOU8WES24VIC16XTVL40EAS42MKY16XIPS32NPR10VIC12RED6XWES56BUR38CQL8XEAS4XWYN16MKY18SUN1 Redcliffe DolphinsSOU0BUR8WYN8XEAS20VIC2MKY0IPS24XNPR1SUN32XTWE42NOR6XWYN16WES52BUR14XIPS48MKY1TVL20NPR8VIC4 Souths Logan MagpiesRED0NPR2NOR8BUR14WYN16CQL6WES24WYN15EAS12XWES8VIC16NPR20SUN16XXCQL13TWE2XTVL2XWES46EAS14IPS24 Sunshine Coast FalconsBUR4WYN20XEAS16WES18TVL12IPS36MKY4CQL2XRED32TWE8XSOU16XVIC1TVL4WYN36XNPR60IPS8EAS46CQL24NOR1 Townsville BlackhawksMKY24IPS44NPR0XTWE2SUN12NOR40VIC22BUR14XWYN15WES52CQL14EAS30XNPR8SUN4IPS14XSOU2XRED20BUR16WYN4 Tweed Heads SeagullsNOR10VIC20BUR4XTVL2WYN8EAS4WES13XIPS30NPR2SUN8RED42CQL26XBUR26WYN26SOU2XMKY12EAS10VIC38XNPR4 Victoria ThunderboltsWES42TWE20EAS44XNOR16RED2BUR18TVL22XWYN3CQL14SOU16NOR12MKY6XSUN1NPR12XXBUR16WES58TWE38IPS40RED4 Western MustangsVIC42XIPS6NOR24SUN18BUR46SOU24TWE4XMKY18SOU8TVL52EAS12IPS18XNOR56RED52NPR28XXVIC58SOU46WYN50CQL58 Wynnum Manly SeagullsXSUN20RED8IPS24SOU16TWE8XSOU15NPR4VIC3TVL15EAS28MKY0XXRED16TWE26SUN36XCQL14BUR26NOR16WES50TVL4 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Bold – Opposition's Home game X – Bye Opponent for round listed above margin
Ladder 2018 Hastings Deering Colts Team 1 Townsville Blackhawks1915135547250+297412 Norths Devils (P)1915045583378+205403 Northern Pride1913155566331+235374 Victoria Thunderbolts1913065632364+268365 Wynnum Manly Seagulls1912165547402+145356 Souths Logan Magpies1912165500370+130357 Redcliffe Dolphins1910275523355+168328 Burleigh Bears1911085504393+111329 Tweed Heads Seagulls1910095478516-383010 Sunshine Coast Falcons1980115477535-582611 Mackay Cutters1952125345442-972212 Central Queensland Capras1960135404515-1112213 Easts Tigers2060144351620-2692014 Western Mustangs1920175278850-5721415 Ipswich Jets1910185272686-41412
Final series HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Elimination finals Victoria Thunderbolts 28 – 6 Wynnum Manly Seagulls31 August 2018, 5:00pmAAMI Park Northern Pride 24 – 16 Souths Logan Magpies1 September 2018, 1:00pmStan Williams Park Major/Minor semi-final Townsville Blackhawks 14 – 18 Norths Devils8 September 2018, 1:00pmJack Manski Oval Northern Pride 32 – 22 Victoria Thunderbolts9 September 2018, 4:00pmBarlow Park Preliminary final Townsville Blackhawks 26 – 22 Northern Pride15 September 2018, 4:00pm Jack Manski Oval Grand Final Norths Devils 20 – 16 Townsville Blackhawks22 September 2018, 1:00pmSuncorp Stadium
Grand Final
Team lists:FB1 David FauidWG2 Fruean EasthopeCE3 Brock DimentCE4 Liam HorneWG5 Jack PatersonFE6 Gerome BurnsHB7 Cory PaixPR8 Ethan BullemorHK9 Kobe Hetherington (c)PR10 Joe McGuire (c)SR11 Nesta WateneSR12 Jordan RikiLK13 Sosefo FilipineSubstitutes:IC14 Zak McGuireIC15 Jake StrasserIC16 Lorenzo LeapaiIC17 Reed YoungCoach: Kevin NeighbourFB1 Marshall HudsonWG2 Tom McCaghCE3 Michael CarrollCE4 Lachlan La RosaWG5 James ConroyFE6 Sam Martin-Savage (c)HB7 Adam CookPR8 Jayden StephesnsHK9 Sean MullanyPR10 Logan Bayliss-BrowSR11 Campbell DuffySR12 Ben CondonLK13 Solomon VasuvulagiSubstitutes:IC14 Enemarki ShibasakiIC15 Jack AlthausIC16 Duarne DempseyIC17 Nathan BarrettCoach: David Tangata-Toa
Player statistics The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 24.
Leading try scorers PosPlayerTeamTries1Riley Moore Sunshine Coast Falcons162Eli Noovao CQ Capras15Jayden O'Shannessy Mackay Cutters154Gerome Burns Norths Devils14Shannon Gardiner Wynnum Manly Seagulls14Rueben Olive Sunshine Coast Falcons14Solomon Vasuvulagi Townsville Blackhawks14
Leading point scorers PosPlayerTeamTGFGPts1Shannon Gardiner Wynnum Manly Seagulls146711912Oscar Carter Redcliffe Dolphins1070-1823Gerome Burns Norths Devils144011374Adam Cook Townsville Blackhawks2621133Kye Oates Souths Logan Magpies7521133
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