| Year: | 2021 |
| Competition: | Queensland Cup |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Count: | 2nd |
| Mpcount: | 2nd |
| Matches: | 128 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Todd Murphy (156) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Jonathon Reuben Nat McGavin Luke Polselli Ezra Mam (12) |
| Player Of The Year: | Jayden Berrell (Petero Civoniceva Medal) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022 |
The 2021 Queensland Cup season was the 26th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The 2021 season saw the return of the competition, after it was cancelled after just one round in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The Queensland Cup was to be played over 19 rounds in 2021,[2] but due to restrictions and difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland, has been reduced to 18 rounds, with the finals delayed into October.[3]
In 2021, the line-up of teams remains unchanged for the seventh consecutive season. On 4 September 2020, the Easts Tigers announced that they would be rebranding and playing as the Brisbane Tigers from the 2021 season onward.[4]
The 2021 season is the first in the partnership between the Redcliffe Dolphins and New Zealand Warriors. The Dolphins had been affiliated with the Brisbane Broncos since 2006. The Warriors affiliation with the Dolphins is their first in the Queensland Cup since their partnership with the Souths Magpies in the 2000 season.[5]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PNG Hunters are based out of the Gold Coast for the 2021 season, playing their home games at Runaway Bay's Bycroft Oval.[6]
| 2021 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||||||||
| 1 | Norths Devils (P) | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 521 | 320 | +201 | 30 | |
| 2 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 513 | 374 | +139 | 24 | |
| 3 | Burleigh Bears | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 457 | 342 | +115 | 24 | |
| 4 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 458 | 384 | +74 | 22 | |
| 5 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 450 | 397 | +53 | 22 | |
| 6 | Souths Logan Magpies | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 517 | 446 | +71 | 21 | |
| 7 | Townsville Blackhawks | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 468 | 361 | +107 | 19 | |
| 8 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 448 | 390 | +58 | 18 | |
| 9 | Northern Pride | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 376 | 387 | -11 | 18 | |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 386 | 479 | -93 | 12 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Tigers | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 364 | 456 | -92 | 9 | |
| 12 | Mackay Cutters | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 330 | 556 | -226 | 8 | |
| 13 | Ipswich Jets | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 365 | 561 | -196 | 7 | |
| 14 | Central Queensland Capras | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 303 | 503 | -200 | 4 | |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=10% | Date and Time (Local) | width=10% | Venue | ||||
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | |||||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 40 - 20 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 18 September 2021, 2:10pm | Moreton Daily Stadium | |||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 22 - 14 | Burleigh Bears | 19 September 2021, 1:10pm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
| Souths Logan Magpies | 30 - 24 | Townsville Blackhawks | 19 September 2021, 2:00pm | Marsden State High School | |||
| Norths Devils | 22 - 16 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 19 September 2021, 3:05pm | Bishop Park | |||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | 41 - 22 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 25 September 2021, 2:10pm | Tugun RLFC | |||
| Burleigh Bears | 26 - 6 | Souths Logan Magpies | 26 September 2021, 3:10pm | Pizzey Park | |||
| Preliminary Finals | |||||||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 40 - 18 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 3 October 2021, 12:15pm | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| Norths Devils | 34 - 16 | Burleigh Bears | 3 October 2021, 2:45pm | Suncorp Stadium | |||
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Norths Devils | 16 - 10 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 10 October 2021, 3:15pm | Moreton Daily Stadium | |||
| Norths Devils | Position | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ahearn (c) | Selwyn Cobbo | ||
| David Mead | |||
| Delouise Hoeter | |||
| Bernard Gregorius | Jesse Arthars | ||
| Jonathon Reuben | Richard Kennar | ||
| Connor Broadhurst | Jack Campagnolo | ||
| Sam Scarlett (c) | |||
| Michael Molo | Aaron Rockley | ||
| Jayden Berrell | |||
| Piki Rogers | Max Elliott | ||
| Moses Noovao-McGreal | Zeb Taia | ||
| TC Robati | |||
| Luke Bateman | |||
| Matthew Milson | Bench | Kalolo Saitaua | |
| Jerome Veve | Bench | Matiu Love-Henry | |
| Bench | Tristan Hope | ||
| Liam Horne | Bench | Francis Kalisolaite-Tualau | |
| Hiale Roycroft | Reserve | Edward Burns | |
| Coach | Adam Brideson |
| Position | Nat | Winner | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Trai Fuller | Redcliffe Dolphins | ||
| Jonathon Reuben | Norths Devils | ||
| Sami Sauiluma | Burleigh Bears | ||
 | Jack Campagnolo | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | ||
| Jack Ahearn | Norths Devils | ||
 | Nathaniel Neale | Ipswich Jets | ||
| Jayden Berrell | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | ||
| Josh Stuckey | Northern Pride | ||
| Luke Bateman | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |