| Year: | 2013 |
| Competition: | Queensland Cup |
| Duration: | March 16 – September 29, 2013 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Count: | 1st |
| Mpcount: | 1st |
| Matches: | 138 |
| Points: | 6,310 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Cody Walker (171) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Davin Crampton (18) |
| Player Of The Year: | Cody Walker (Courier Mail Medal) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2014 |
The 2013 Queensland Cup season was the 18th 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] [2] [3]
The Mackay Cutters won their first premiership after defeating the Easts Tigers 27–20 in the Grand Final at North Ipswich Reserve. Easts Tigers' Cody Walker was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[4]
In 2013, the lineup of teams remained unchanged for the fifth consecutive year. After partnering with the Gold Coast Titans since 2007, the Ipswich Jets became an affiliate of the Brisbane Broncos.[5]
| 2013 Queensland Cup | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | |||||||||||
| 1 | Northern Pride | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 703 | 296 | +407 | 38 | |
| 2 | Mackay Cutters (P) | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 577 | 483 | +94 | 34 | |
| 3 | Easts Tigers | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 628 | 371 | +257 | 30 | |
| 4 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 521 | 452 | +69 | 30 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Jets | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 494 | 520 | -26 | 29 | |
| 6 | Norths Devils | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 507 | 571 | -64 | 28 | |
| 7 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 413 | +124 | 27 | |
| 8 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 458 | 494 | -36 | 27 | ||
| 9 | Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 415 | 554 | -139 | 26 | |
| 10 | Central Queensland Capras | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 462 | 569 | -107 | 19 | |
| 11 | Burleigh Bears | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 434 | 548 | -114 | 16 | |
| 12 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 325 | 790 | -465 | 8 | |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=14% | Date and time (local) | width=14% | Venue | |||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | ||||||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 6 – 33 | Ipswich Jets | 8 September 2013, 2:00pm | BMD Kougari Oval | ||
| Mackay Cutters | 18 – 31 | Easts Tigers | 8 September 2013, 2:00pm | Virgin Australia Stadium | ||
| Semi-finals | ||||||
| Mackay Cutters | 27 – 16 | Ipswich Jets | 14 September 2013, 6:00pm | Virgin Australia Stadium | ||
| Northern Pride | 16 – 29 | Easts Tigers | 15 September 2013, 1:30pm | Barlow Park | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||
| Northern Pride | 6 – 20 | Mackay Cutters | 22 September 2013, 2:00pm | Langlands Park | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||
| 20 – 27 | Mackay Cutters | 29 September 2013, 3:50pm | North Ipswich Reserve | |||
| Easts Tigers | Position | Mackay Cutters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Taylor | |||
| Maeli Seve | Bureta Faraimo | ||
| Michael Morgan | |||
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | |||
| David Milne | |||
| Dan Murphy | |||
| Grant Giess | Matt Minto | ||
| Steven Thorpe (c) | Tyson Andrews | ||
| Anthony Mitchell | |||
| Sam Hoare | |||
| Jason Taumalolo | |||
| Chris Gesch | |||
| Matt Zgrajewski | Jardine Bobongie (c) | ||
| Bench | Dean Webster | ||
| Liam McDonald | Bench | Jason Schirnack | |
| Leon Panapa | Bench | Karl Davies | |
| Isaac Kaufmann | Bench | Kelvin Nielsen | |
| Craig Ingebrigtsen | Coach | Kim Williams |
Easts, who finished the regular season in third, qualified for their third Grand Final after upsetting the second-placed Mackay in Week 1 and the first-placed Northern Pride in the major semi final. Mackay, after losing to Easts, defeated Ipswich in the minor semi final and upset the Pride 20–6 in the preliminary final to qualify for their first Grand Final.
Easts were the first team to get on the board in the decided when centre Junior Sa'u scored in the 9th minute. In the 25th minute, they extended their lead to eight when Mackay put a dropout out on the full, kicking a penalty goal from right in front. The Cutters finally cracked the Tigers when winger Bureta Faraimo crossed in the right corner in the 29th minute. They took the lead for the first time when Faraimo scored his second in the 32nd minute, sprinting 50 metres down the sideline after a pass from his centre Michael Morgan. The lead didn't last long, as Easts scored in the 38th minute, when Sa'u latched onto a kick that the Cutters let bounce to score his second try.
Mackay levelled the scores at 14-all seven minutes into the second half when winger David Milne scored in the left corner. In the 64th minute, Mackay captured their second lead of the contest when Morgan picked up a loose ball and ran 50 metres to score in the right corner. Again, the lead did not last long, as Easts' prop Mitch Garbutt muscled over to score in the 69th minute. The Cutters took a one-point lead when halfback Matt Minto slotted a field goal from 20 metres out with six minutes left in the game. Mackay sealed the win in the 79th minute when hooker Anthony Mitchell darted from dummy half to score and secure the club's first Queensland Cup premiership. Mitchell was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for Man of Match.[6] [7]
A North Queensland Cowboys feeder club, the Cutters' side featured Michael Morgan and Jason Taumalolo, who would both go on to become NRL regulars for the Cowboys and play in the club's 2015 NRL Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos.[8]