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2007 Queensland Cup

FieldValue
year2007
competitionQueensland Cup
durationMarch 16 – September 15, 2007
teams11
premiersTweed Heads Seagulls
count1st
minor premiersNorth Queensland Young Guns
(2nd title)
matches116
points5,447
top point scorerNick Parfitt
top try scorerRory Bromley
John Tamanika
player of the yearShannon Walker
(Courier Mail Medal)
prevseason_year[2006](2006-queensland-cup)
nextseason_year[2008](2008-queensland-cup)

(2nd title) John Tamanika | player of the year = Shannon Walker (Courier Mail Medal)

The 2007 Queensland Cup season was the 12th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Queensland Wizard Cup due to sponsorship from Wizard Home Loans featured 11 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

The Tweed Heads Seagulls became the first team from outside of Queensland to win the Queensland Cup when they defeated the Redcliffe Dolphins 28–18 at Suncorp Stadium. Tweed Heads' Shannon Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.

Teams

11 teams participated in the Queensland Cup again in 2007, with the Aspley Broncos replacing the Toowoomba Clydesdales.

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s)NRL Affiliate
**Aspley Broncos**Suncorp StadiumMark GeeNick KennyBrisbane Broncos
**Burleigh Bears**Pizzey ParkJim LenihanRyan GundryGold Coast Titans
**Central Comets**Browne ParkSteve AndersonWayne BarnettNone
**Easts Tigers**Langlands ParkMichael BoothTrent YoungNone
**Ipswich Jets**QLD Group Stadium, Carrara StadiumKevin WaltersDanny CoburnGold Coast Titans
**North Queensland Young Guns**Dairy Farmers StadiumMatt ParishShane MusprattNorth Queensland Cowboys
**Norths Devils**Bishop ParkKevin CarmichaelMarc BrentnallMelbourne Storm
**Redcliffe Dolphins**Dolphin OvalAnthony GriffinTroy LindsayBrisbane Broncos
**Souths Logan Magpies**Davies Park, Brandon ParkJason Burnham & Brandon CostinCameron JoyceNone
**Tweed Heads Seagulls**Piggabeen Sports ComplexTroy McCarthyAndrew Moroney, Brad DavisGold Coast Titans
**Wynnum Manly Seagulls**Kougari OvalShane McNallyJimmy AhmatNone

Ladder

2007 Queensland CupPosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
**1**North Queensland Young Guns2015052566355+211**34**
**2**Redcliffe Dolphins2014062516338+178**32**
**3****Tweed Heads Seagulls (P)**2013162546404+142**31**
**4**Ipswich Jets2013162510400+110**31**
**5**Easts Tigers2011092426448−22**26**
**6**Aspley Broncos2010192469441+28**25**
**7**Burleigh Bears2090112550478+72**22**
**8**Norths Devils2081112507524−17**21**
**9**Wynnum Manly Seagulls2080122399539−140**20**
**10**Souths Logan Magpies2050152384580−196**14**
**11**Central Comets2020182310666−356**8**

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenue
**Qualifying Finals**
**Ipswich Jets**18–16Easts Tigers25 August 2007QLD Group Stadium
**Redcliffe Dolphins**22–18Tweed Heads Seagulls25 August 2007Dolphin Oval
**Semi-finals**
North Queensland Young Guns18–28**Redcliffe Dolphins**31 August 2007Dairy Farmers Stadium
**Tweed Heads Seagulls**40–14Ipswich Jets1 September 2007Piggabeen Sports Complex
**Preliminary Finals**
North Queensland Young Guns10–34**Tweed Heads Seagulls**8 September 2007Langlands Park
**Grand Final**
Redcliffe Dolphins18–28**Tweed Heads Seagulls**15 September 2007Suncorp Stadium

| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= Redcliffe | RD1-score1= 22 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= Tweed Heads | RD1-score2= 18

| RD1-seed3= 4 | RD1-team3= Ipswich | RD1-score3= 18 | RD1-seed4= 5 | RD1-team4= Easts | RD1-score4= 16

| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= North Qld | RD2-score1= 18 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= Redcliffe | RD2-score2= 28

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= Tweed Heads | RD2-score3= 40 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= Ipswich | RD2-score4= 14

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= North Qld | RD3-score1= 10 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= Tweed Heads | RD3-score2= 34

| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= Redcliffe | RD4-score1= 18 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= Tweed Heads | RD4-score2= 28

Grand Final

2nd: 12 – 10 Report Rory Bromley 1 Nick Emmett 1 Chris Fox 1 Goals: Alwyn Simpson 3 2 David Myles 2 Shannon Walker 1 Brad Davis Goals: 4 Brad Davis

Redcliffe DolphinsPositionTweed Heads Seagulls
FB
2. Alwyn SimpsonWG2. Nathanael Barnes
3. Matt HarrisCE3. David Myles
4. Nick EmmettCE4. James Wood
5. Rory BromleyWG5. Josh Vaughan
6. Daniel GreenFE6. Brad Davis (c)
7. Chris FoxHB7. Tim Maccan
8. Troy Lindsay (c)PR8. Roy Friend
9. Mick RobertsHK9. Matt King
10. Adam StarrPR10. Chris Enahoro
11. Nathan TuttSR11. Will Matthews
12. Danny BurkeSR12. Selasi Berdie
13. Grant FluggeLK13. Matthew Pow
14. Pat GardnerBench14. Andre Amato
15. Mark ShipwayBench15. Matthew Austin
16. Palmer WapauBench16. Daniel Molenaar
17. Marty TurnerBench17. Daniel Evans
Anthony GriffinCoachTroy McCarthy

Reigning premiers Redcliffe, who finished the regular season in 2nd, were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in Week 1 and North Queensland in the major semi-final. It would be their nine Grand Final appearance in 12 seasons. After losing to Redcliffe, Tweed Heads faced Ipswich in an elimination final, which they won 40–14. A week later, they scored a major upset over minor premiers North Queensland to progress to their first Queensland Cup Grand Final appearance.

First half

Redcliffe opened their premiership defence strongly when halfback Chris Fox scored in the ninth minute. Tweed Heads hit back in the 18th minute when David Myles latched onto a Tim Maccan grubber to score. The Seagulls moved into the lead for the first time when captain Brad Davis stepped through some soft defence to score under the posts. Tweed Heads extended their lead to 12 just seconds before half time when Davis sent Myles over for his second try of the game.

Second half

The Dolphins got the scoring underway in the second half when centre Nick Emmett dived onto a kick from his winger Alwyn Simpson to get Redcliffe back into the contest. 10 minutes later, Tweed Heads pushed the lead back to 12 when the competition's Player of the Year Shannon Walker backed up a Maccan line break to score. Walker sealed the game for his side just five minutes later when he returned a Dolphins' kick 80 metres to score in the corner. Redcliffe gave themselves a small chance late when winger Rory Bromley crossed in the 74th minute but it wasn't enough as Tweed Heads won their first premiership. They became the first club from outside of Queensland to win the competition.

Seagulls' captain Brad Davis was named Man of the Match and awarded the first ever Duncan Hall Medal, named in honour of the Hall of Famer, who played 24 games for Queensland and 22 Tests for Australia.

The loss in the Grand Final would effectively end the Redcliffe Dolphins dominant run in the Queensland Cup. From 1996 to 2007, the club won five premierships, appeared in nine of 12 Grand Finals and won three minor premierships. They would not qualify for another Grand Final until 2012 and would not win another until 2018.

End-of-season awards

  • Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Shannon Walker ( Tweed Heads Seagulls)
  • QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award): Trent Young ( Easts Tigers)
  • Coach of the Year: Anthony Griffin ( Redcliffe Dolphins)
  • Rookie of the Year: Shannon Walker ( Tweed Heads Seagulls)
  • Representative Player of the Year: Shane Muspratt (Queensland Queensland Residents, North Queensland Young Guns)

References

References

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  6. Seagulls, Tweed Heads. (25 May 2017). "Champion Gulls of '07 to reunite".
  7. "Farewell to a legend".
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