| Year: | 2012 |
| Competition: | Queensland Cup |
| Duration: | March 10 – September 23, 2012 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Count: | 2nd |
| Mpcount: | 4th |
| Matches: | 138 |
| Points: | 6,617 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Liam Georgetown (300) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Liam Georgetown (29) |
| Player Of The Year: | Luke Capewell (Courier Mail Medal) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013 |
The 2012 Queensland Cup season was the 17th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 12 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]
The Wynnum Manly Seagulls became the second team to win back-to-back premierships after defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 20–10 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium. Redcliffe Dolphins' Luke Capewell was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2] [3]
In 2012, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fourth consecutive year. The Central Comets began playing as the Central Queensland Capras again after using the Comets moniker for 12 seasons.[4] The Canberra Raiders ended their four-year affiliation with the Souths Logan Magpies, opting to return to the New South Wales Cup competition.[5]
| Colours | Club | Home ground(s) | Head coach(s) | Captain(s) | NRL Affiliate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | Paul Bramley → Carl Briggs | Darren Griffiths | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Central Queensland Capras | Browne Park | John Harbin | Tim Glasby | Brisbane Broncos | ||
| Easts Tigers | Langlands Park | Troy McCarthy | Shane Neumann | Melbourne Storm | ||
| Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | Ben & Shane Walker | Keiron Lander | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Mackay Cutters | Virgin Australia Stadium | Anthony Seibold | Grant Rovelli | North Queensland Cowboys | ||
| Northern Pride | Barlow Park | David Maiden | Ty Williams | North Queensland Cowboys | ||
| Norths Devils | Bishop Park | Craig Hodges | Matt Smith | Brisbane Broncos | ||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | John Dixon | Isaak Ah Mau | Brisbane Broncos | ||
| Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | Mark Beaumont | Phil Dennis | None | ||
| Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Sunshine Coast Stadium | Dave Cordwell | Todd Murphy | None | ||
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | Ben Anderson | Brad Davis | Gold Coast Titans | ||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | Paul Green | Luke Dalziel-Don | Brisbane Broncos |
| 2012 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||||||||
| 1 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 724 | 390 | 334 | 34 | |
| 2 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (P) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 624 | 436 | 188 | 33 | |
| 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 530 | 473 | 57 | 29 | ||
| 4 | Ipswich Jets | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 520 | 421 | 99 | 28 | |
| 5 | Norths Devils | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 654 | 510 | 144 | 26 | |
| 6 | Easts Tigers | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 621 | 496 | 125 | 26 | |
| 7 | Northern Pride | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 554 | 497 | 57 | 25 | |
| 8 | Mackay Cutters | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 488 | 544 | -56 | 20 | |
| 9 | Burleigh Bears | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 427 | 479 | -52 | 15 | |
| 10 | Central Queensland Capras | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 432 | 743 | -311 | 11 | |
| 11 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 376 | 699 | -323 | 9 | |
| 12 | Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 422 | 684 | -262 | 8 | |
In 2012, the Queensland Cup competition returned to a five-team finals series for the first time since 2008.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=14% | Date and Time (Local) | width=14% | Venue | |||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | ||||||
| Ipswich Jets | 20 – 26 | Norths Devils | 1 September 2012, 2:00pm | North Ipswich Reserve | ||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 16 – 19 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 2 September 2012, 2:10pm | BMD Kougari Oval | ||
| Semi-finals | ||||||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 30 – 22 | 8 September 2012, 2:00pm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 32 – 16 | 9 September 2012, 1:15pm | Dolphin Oval | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 30 – 4 | 16 September 2012, 1:50pm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||
| 10 – 20 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 23 September 2012, 4:00pm | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | Position | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| 2. Delroy Berryman | 2. Peter Gubb | ||
| 3. Marty Hatfield | 3. Daniel Wallace | ||
| 4. Jason Moon | |||
| 5. Nathanael Barnes | |||
| 6. Maurice Kennedy | 6. Jacob Fauid | ||
| 7. Matt Seamark | |||
| 8. Matt Handcock | 8. Ben Shea | ||
| 15. Todd Murphy | 9. Jake Granville | ||
| 10. Isaak Ah Mau (c) | 10. Dane Carlaw | ||
| 11. Troy Giess | 11. Mitchell Dodds | ||
| 12. John Te Reo | |||
| 13. Luke Dalziel-Don (c) | |||
| Bench | 15. Matt Smith | ||
| Bench | 16. Andrew Clayton | ||
| 16. James Ackerman | Bench | 17. Charlie Gubb | |
| 17. Paul Ivan | Bench | 20. Tim Natusch | |
| John Dixon | Coach | Paul Green |
Redcliffe finished the regular season in first and won the minor premiership for the first time since 2002. They qualified for their 10th Grand Final after defeating Tweed Heads in the major semi final. It would be their first Grand Final appearance since 2007. Reigning premiers Wynnum Manly finished in second and faced Tweed Heads in the qualifying final, losing 16–19. This sent them to the Week 2 elimination final, where they defeated Norths 30–22. In the preliminary final, they got their revenge on Tweed, winning 30–4 to qualify for their second consecutive Grand Final.
Redcliffe opened the scoring the Grand Final with a try to winger Liam Georgetown after a 40-metre line break from Marty Hatfield. In a low scoring half, Wynnum Manly levelled the scores five minutes before the break when a Luke Dalziel-Don offload found five-eighth Jacob Fauid who scored near the uprights.
The Seagulls came out firing in the second half, opening the scoring in the 42nd minute when centre Jason Moon crossed out wide. They extended their lead to eight after capitalising on a Dolphins' error, with winger Peter Gubb scoring in the 53rd minute. With six minutes remaining, the Dolphins set up a thrilling finish when winger Delroy Berryman scored after a Luke Capewell chip kick found fullback Joe Bond, who in turn found Berryman. Wynnum Manly sealed the victory, and their second premiership, in the 78th minute when interchange prop Charlie Gubb barged over under the posts. Retiring forward Dane Carlaw converted the try from in front to end his career on a high. Wynnum Manly became just the second club, after Redcliffe in 2002–2003, to win back-to-back premierships.[6]
The 2012 Grand Final would be the last game at the club for Seagulls' head coach Paul Green, who joined the Sydney Roosters as an assistant to the NRL side and head coach of the under-20 side in 2013.[7] In 2014, Green became head coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and reunited with Jake Granville a year later, as the pair won the 2015 NRL Grand Final.[8]