2010 Queensland Cup

Teams

In 2010, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the second consecutive year.

Ladder

Final series

In 2010, the competition used a modified version of the six-team finals format that they implemented a year earlier.

| team-width = 200 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-seed2 = 2 | RD1-seed3 = 3 | RD1-seed4 = 6 | RD1-seed5 = 4 | RD1-seed6 = 5

| RD2-seed1 = 1W | RD2-seed2 = 3W | RD2-seed3 = 1L | RD2-seed4 = 2W

| RD1-team1= Souths Logan Magpies | RD1-score1= 16 | RD1-team2= Norths Devils | RD1-score2= 20

| RD1-team3= Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | RD1-score3= 4 | RD1-team6= Mackay Cutters | RD1-score6= 14

| RD1-team4= Northern Pride | RD1-score4= 28 | RD1-team5= Wynnum Manly Seagulls | RD1-score5= 12

| RD2-team1= Norths Devils | RD2-score1= 56 | RD2-team2= Mackay Cutters | RD2-score2= 12

| RD2-team3= Souths Logan Magpies | RD2-score3= 8 | RD2-team4= Northern Pride | RD2-score4= 28

| RD3-team1= Norths Devils | RD3-score1= 20 | RD3-team2= Northern Pride | RD3-score2= 30

Grand Final

2nd: 14 - 12 Report Luke Samoa 2 Brendon Gibb 1 Gideon Mzembe 1 Goals: Troyden Watene 2 1 Michael Bani 1 Rod Griffin 1 Rod Jensen 1 Nick Slyney 1 Noel Underwood Goals: 5 Chey Bird

The Norths Devils finished the regular season in second and defeated the minor premiers Souths Logan in the first week of the finals. In the preliminary final they thrashed Mackay 56–12 to qualify for the second Grand Final and their first since 1998. The Northern Pride finished fourth and defeated Wynnum Manly in an elimination final. In the preliminary final, they upset Souths Logan 28–8 to qualify for their second straight Grand Final.

First half

The Pride started the first half on fire, scoring three tries inside the first 20 minutes. They kicked it off with a try to prop Noel Underwood in the 4th minute before centre Rod Jensen helped double his side's lead in the 15th minute. Winger Michael Bani was the next to score, stepping through some soft defence to push the Pride's lead to 18. It took 37th minutes for the Devils to finally post their first points when second rower Brendon Gibb barged over.

Second half

The Pride regained their 18-point lead when bench forward Rod Griffin steamrolled his way through to score four minutes after the break. Norths hit back quickly this time, crossing just five minutes later through Luke Samoa. They made it back-to-back tries not long after when winger Gideon Mzembe dived over in the right corner. The comeback attempt was short lived, as the Pride scored their fifth try of the game when Nick Slyney crossed. Samoa scored off a Pride error in the 72nd minute to give his side a slight chance but it was too little too late. The Pride won their first premiership and became the second club from outside south east Queensland to lift the trophy.

Pride halfback and captain Chris Sheppard was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal in his final game before retirement.

End-of-season awards

• Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest): Daly Cherry-Evans ( Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles)
• QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award): Ryan Cullen ( Redcliffe Dolphins)
• Coach of the Year: Mark Beaumont ( Souths Logan Magpies)
• Rookie of the Year: Daly Cherry-Evans ( Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles)
• Representative Player of the Year: Dayne Weston (Queensland Queensland Residents, Burleigh Bears)

References

References

1. ''Queensland Rugby League'' [http://www.qrl.com.au Website] ''Retrieved'' 29 August 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090914003253/http://www.qrl.com.au/ Archived] 2010-08-29.
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