The 2024 Queensland Cup season was 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.

Norths Devils won the Grand Final 34–20 against the Redcliffe Dolphins, after the Dolphins had eliminated minor premiers Northern Pride in the preliminary final.

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, while the Ipswich Jets joined the Titans.

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.

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s)NRL AffiliateBrisbane TigersTotally Workwear StadiumMatt ChurchRyley Jacks Melbourne StormBurleigh BearsUAA ParkLuke BurtSami Sauiluma Brisbane BroncosCentral Queensland CaprasBrowne ParkRugby ParkLionel HarbinBlake Moore Dolphins Ipswich JetsNorth Ipswich ReserveTye IngebrigtsenRhys Jacks Gold Coast TitansMackay CuttersBB Print StadiumAdam CuthbertsonSean Mullany North Queensland CowboysNorthern PrideBarlow ParkEric SmithKyle Schneider North Queensland CowboysNorths DevilsBishop ParkDavid ElliottKierran Moseley DolphinsPapua New Guinea HuntersPNG Football StadiumPaul AitonIla AluNone Redcliffe Dolphins Kayo Stadium Ben Te'o Max Bailey Dolphins Souths Logan MagpiesDavies ParkLogan Metro Sports ComplexKarmichael Hunt Rory Ferguson Brisbane BroncosSunshine Coast FalconsSunshine Coast StadiumBrad HendersonPatrice Siolo Melbourne StormTownsville BlackhawksJack Manski OvalTerry CampeseKyle Laybutt South Sydney RabbitohsTweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports ComplexDavid PennaLindon McGrady Gold Coast TitansWestern ClydesdalesClive Berghofer StadiumJason AlchinEmry Pere Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsWynnum-Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari OvalMathew HeadBryce Donovan Brisbane Broncos

Regular season Fixtures and results 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 TigersSCF-6NTP-26IPS+24WES+48XCQC0TWE-38MAC+12NOR-46SLM+6XTSV-10WMS-2BUR-4XSLM-1RED-14NTP-8TSV-12BUR+1WES+16PNG-22WMS+4 Burleigh BearsNOR-13TSV+20TWE+26CQC-6IPS+10SLM+18PNG+24SCF+7MAC+16XRED-9WMS+14NTP-8BRI+4TWE+42WES+38XTSV0SLM-14BRI-1XIPS-12NTP-10CQC-8 Central Queensland CaprasWES+18PNG+20MAC-12BUR+6NOR-30BRI0SCF-8SLM-12RED+14XTSV-16IPS+10TWE+4WMS0MAC+12XNTP-28PNG-14RED+28WMS+36XNOR-18TWE+12BUR+8RED-18 Ipswich JetsTSV-4WES+20BRI-24RED-8BUR-10TWE-26XNTP-44WMS-32PNG-18NOR-34CQC-10XMAC-14XPNG-6SCF+2WES+36SCF-16MAC+18RED-40BUR+12SLM+8 Mackay CuttersXSCF+20CQC+12TSV-1WES+38WMS+4SLM-14BRI-12BUR-16NTP-46PNG+14XRED-36IPS+14CQC-12NTP-8TWE+6SCF-18NOR-14IPS-18XWES+36RED-18 Northern PrideTWE+16BRI+26TSV+8SCF-22RED-8NOR+26XIPS+44PNG-18MAC+46SLM+18XBUR+8WES+20TSV+48MAC+8CQC+28BRI+8WMS+20WES+46SCF+20XBUR+10SCF+38XRED-1 Norths DevilsBUR+13RED-4SLM+24WMS-6CQC+30NTP-26WES+26XBRI+46TSV+10IPS+34XXTWE+32SLM+28TSV+26PNG-2RED+4MAC+14TWE-4WMS-18CQC+18SCF-26RED+28XPNG+16RED+14 Papua New Guinea HuntersWMS+14CQC-20SCF+12TWE-8XRED-19BUR-24TSV+36NTP+18IPS+18MAC-14SLM-12WES+6SCF*-58XIPS+6NOR+2CQC+14XRED-32TWE+12BRI+22WES+34WMS+15SCF+14NOR-16 Redcliffe DolphinsSLM+12NOR+4WMS-10IPS+8NTP+8PNG+19TSV-8WES-2CQC-14XBUR+9SCF-8MAC+36XWMS+30TWE+46BRI+14NOR-4CQC-28PNG+32IPS+40XMAC+18NOR-28CQC+18NTP+1NOR-14 Souths Logan MagpiesRED-12TWE+8NOR-24XSCF-36BUR-18MAC+14CQC+12WES+6BRI-6NTP-18PNG+12XTSV-12NOR-28BRI+1WMS+30TWE-40BUR+14TSV-18XSCF+12IPS-8 Sunshine Coast FalconsBRI+6MAC-20PNG-12NTP+22SLM+36TSV+14CQC+8BUR-7XWMS-8TWE-6RED+8XPNG*+58WES+30WMS+4IPS-2MAC+18IPS+16XNTP-20SLM-12NOR+26NTP-38PNG-14 Townsville BlackhawksIPS+4BUR-20NTP-8MAC+1WMS-10SCF-14RED+8PNG-36TWE+1NOR-10CQC+16BRI+10XSLM+12NTP-48NOR-26WES+32BUR0BRI+12SLM+18XWMS-24X Tweed Heads SeagullsNTP-16SLM-8BUR-26PNG+8XIPS+26BRI+38WMS-24TSV-1XSCF+6WES+10CQC-4NOR-32BUR-42RED-46MAC-6SLM+40WES+14NOR+4PNG-12XCQC-8 Western ClydesdalesCQC-18IPS-20XBRI-48MAC-38XNOR-26RED+2SLM-6XWMS-8TWE-10PNG-6NTP-20SCF-30BUR-38TSV-32IPS-36TWE-14NTP-46BRI-16MAC-36PNG-34 Wynnum Manly SeagullsPNG-14XRED+10NOR+6TSV+10MAC-4XTWE+24IPS+32SCF+8WES+8BUR-14BRI+2CQC0RED-30SCF-4SLM-30XNTP-20CQC-36NOR+18TSV+24BRI-4PNG-15 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 GFKey:      Bold – Home game      X – Bye      Opponent for round listed above margin      * - Match postponed and played between rounds 18–19 Season summary Round 8 – The Western Clydesdales claim victory for the first time in 273 days, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 32–30 at Clive Berghofer Stadium. The Clydesdales trailed by eight points with 10 minutes remaining, scoring twice for kicker Corey Fenning to score the winning points. 21 May – Following a string of losses, Ben Cross was sacked as coach of the Ipswich Jets. 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. Round 19 – The annual country week saw matches played in Cooktown, Mount Isa, Bowen, Middlemount, South Kolan, Mount Tamborine, and Dalby. 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.

Ladder

Ladder progression

Finals series HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)Venue Qualifying and elimination finals Northern Pride 38–0 Sunshine Coast Falcons31 August, 2:00 pm AEST Barlow Park Papua New Guinea Hunters 23–8 Wynnum Manly Seagulls31 August, 4:00 pm AESTPNG Football Stadium Central Queensland Capras 32–24 Burleigh Bears31 August, 6:00 pm AESTRugby Park Norths Devils46–18 Redcliffe Dolphins1 September, 2:00 pm AESTBishop Park Semi-finals Redcliffe Dolphins36–18 Central Queensland Capras7 September, 5:10 pm AESTKayo Stadium Sunshine Coast Falcons10–24 Papua New Guinea Hunters8 September, 2:10 pm AESTSunshine Coast Stadium Preliminary finals Northern Queensland Pride16–17* Redcliffe Dolphins14 September, 2:10 pm AESTBarlow Park Norths Devils46–30 Papua New Guinea Hunters15 September, 2:10 pm AESTBishop Park Grand Final Redcliffe Dolphins20–34 Norths Devils22 September, 5:30 pmKayo Stadium Summary Qualifying finals: Notching up their 13th consecutive win, the Northern Pride shut out the Sunshine Coast Falcons at Barlow Park, with the minor premiers winning 38–0. Pride halfback Tom Duffy scored a try and converted all seven of his goal attempts in the win.

Preliminary final: In golden point extra time, the Redcliffe Dolphins defeated the Northern Pride 17–16 to progress to the Grand Final. Dolphins halfback Joshua James scored a field goal in the 83rd minute to win the match after scores were level at full time.

Bracket

Grand Final

QRL awards Petero Civoniceva Medal (Best and Fairest): Judah Rimbu (PNG Hunters) Darryl Van de Velde Coach of the Year: Eric Smith (Northern Pride) Pedro Gallagher Award for Rookie of the Year: Latrell Siegwalt (Redcliffe Dolphins) Duncan Hall Medal (Grand Final player of the match): Tesi Niu (Norths Devils)

Team of the Year PositionNatWinnerClubTrai Fuller Redcliffe DolphinsManase Kaho Norths DevilsEthan Quai-Ward Souths Logan MagpiesJake Clifford Northern PrideThomas Duffy Northern PrideTukimihia Simpkins Norths DevilsCory Paix Wynnum Manly SeagullsDane Aukafolau Northern PrideSam Coster Burleigh Bears

See also

Queensland Cup Queensland Rugby League

References