2023 Queensland Cup Explained

Year:	2023
Competition:	Queensland Cup
Duration:	March 11 – September 17, 2023
Teams:	15
Count:	1st
Mpcount:	4th
Matches:	150
Points:	7,516
Top Point Scorer:	Josh Rogers (234)
Top Try Scorer:	Jonathon Reuben (20)
Player Of The Year:	Trai Fuller (Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Nextseason Year:	2024

The 2023 Queensland Cup season was the 28th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Hostplus Cup due to sponsorship, features 15 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from March to September. The Brisbane Tigers won the competition for the first time in their history, defeating minor premiers Burleigh Bears in the Grand Final on 17 September.

Teams

In 2023, the line-up of teams changed for the first time in 8 years with the addition of the Western Clydesdales.^[1] The North Queensland Cowboys changed their affiliation agreement, with the Cowboys sending all NRL contracted players not selected in their weekly squad to just the Townsville Blackhawks.^[2]

On 15 June, the Brisbane Broncos annulled their affiliation agreement^[3] with the Norths Devils after the Devils announcement that they had signed a four-year affiliation agreement with the Dolphins from 1 November 2023 ahead of the 2024 season.^{[4] [5]} In response to the news, the Brisbane Broncos would remove their players from the Devils for the remainder of the season.^[5]

Colours	Club	Home ground(s)	Head coach(s)	Captain(s)	NRL Affiliate
	Brisbane Tigers	Totally Workwear Stadium	Matt Church^[6]	Ryley Jacks	Melbourne Storm
	Burleigh Bears	UAA Park	Luke Burt^[7]	Sami Sauiluma	Gold Coast Titans
	Central Queensland Capras	Browne Park	Lionel Harbin	Jack Madden
	Ipswich Jets	North Ipswich Reserve	Ben Cross	Rhys Jacks	Sydney Roosters
	Mackay Cutters	BB Print Stadium	Michael Comerford^[8]	Brandon Finnegan	North Queensland Cowboys
	Northern Pride	Barlow Park	Ty Williams	Chris Ostwald	North Queensland Cowboys
	Norths Devils	Bishop Park	David Elliott^[9]	Jack Ahearn
	Papua New Guinea Hunters	Santos National Football Stadium	Stanley Tepend	Ila Alu	None
	Redcliffe Dolphins	Kayo Stadium	Ben Te'o^[10]	Dunamis Lui
	Souths Logan Magpies	Davies Park Logan Metro Sports Complex	Karmichael Hunt^[11]	Rory Ferguson	Brisbane Broncos
	Sunshine Coast Falcons	Sunshine Coast Stadium	Brad Henderson	Patrice Siolo	Melbourne Storm
	Townsville Blackhawks	Jack Manski Oval	Christian Quabba and Michael Morgan (interim)	Jayden Hodges	North Queensland Cowboys
	Tweed Heads Seagulls	Piggabeen Sports Complex	David Penna^[12]	Lindon McGrady	Gold Coast Titans
	Western Clydesdales	Clive Berghofer Stadium	Jason Alchin^[13]	Darryn Schonig^[14]	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
	Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	BMD Kougari Oval	Mathew Head^[15]	Luke Gale	Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

• Fixtures
• Results

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	F1	F2	F3	GF
Brisbane Tigers	RED 0	WMS –2	PNG +2	IPS +34	MAC +8	WES +4	BUR –4	TSV +18	NOR +20	X	MAC +2	CQC +2	RED –16	SCF –2	IPS +22	NTP +26	WES +16	TWE –26	PNG +14	SLM +2	X	WMS +21	SLM +8	X	CQC +8	BUR +4
Burleigh Bears	NOR +6	X	RED +26	TWE +2	SCF –28	PNG +26	BRI +4	CQC +4	MAC +36	WES +40	IPS +52	SLM –14	NOR +6	X	TWE +14	SCF –6	PNG +8	RED –32	NTP 0	WMS +29	MAC +14	TSV +8	CQC +26	X	WMS +49	BRI –4
Central Queensland Capras	TWE +1	TSV +8	NTP +20	MAC +12	NOR +34	X	WMS +4	BUR –4	RED –16	SCF 0	NOR +11	BRI –2	TWE –24	NTP 0	MAC +8	PNG –6	X	IPS +40	WES +16	TSV +22	RED –6	SLM +4	BUR –26	SCF +28	BRI –8
Ipswich Jets	SLM –14	SCF –40	WMS –44	BRI –34	WES –16	RED –28	WES –36	PNG –12	X	TWE –40	BUR –52	NTP –12	SLM –10	TSV –16	BRI –22	MAC –16	TSV –14	CQC –40	NOR –7	SCF –14	TWE –64	X
Mackay Cutters	WMS –38	NTP –4	TSV –6	CQC –12	BRI –8	NOR –26	PNG –8	NTP –4	BUR –36	RED –42	BRI –2	SCF +6	WMS –62	TWE –4	CQC –8	IPS +16	X	SLM –2	TSV –40	X	BUR –14	WES +20
Northern Pride	X	MAC +4	CQC –20	TSV +1	PNG +20	WMS –20	NOR –48	MAC +4	WES +2	SLM –16	PNG +6	IPS +12	X	CQC 0	TSV +20	BRI –26	WMS –16	SCF –16	BUR 0	TWE +10	WES +2	RED +2	WMS –1
Norths Devils	BUR –6	RED 0	TWE –6	SLM 0	CQC –34	MAC +26	NTP +48	SCF –4	BRI –20	TSV +14	CQC –11	X	BUR –6	RED +1	SLM +36	TWE –14	X	WMS +12	IPS +7	WES –8	SCF –22	PNG +10
Papua New Guinea Hunters	WES +10	SLM 0	BRI –2	X	NTP –20	BUR –26	MAC +8	IPS +12	TSV –50	WMS –4	NTP –6	TWE +16	WES +36	SLM –30	SCF +24	CQC +6	BUR –8	X	BRI –14	RED +4	TSV +4	NOR –10
Redcliffe Dolphins	BRI 0	NOR 0	BUR –26	WMS +14	SLM –56	IPS +28	SCF +14	X	CQC +16	MAC +42	SCF +10	WES +32	BRI +16	NOR –1	WMS –2	TSV 0	TWE +2	BUR +32	X	PNG –4	CQC +6	NTP –2	SCF –6
Souths Logan Magpies	IPS +14	PNG 0	X	NOR 0	RED +56	SCF –18	TSV +26	WMS +22	TWE +6	NTP +16	WES +8	BUR +14	IPS +10	PNG +30	NOR –34	WES +26	SCF +12	MAC +2	X	BRI –2	WMS +12	CQC –4	BRI –8	WMS –6
Sunshine Coast Falcons	TSV –4	IPS +40	X	WES +28	BUR +28	SLM +18	RED –14	NOR +4	X	CQC 0	RED –10	MAC –6	TSV –14	BRI +2	PNG –24	BUR +6	SLM –12	NTP +16	WMS –2	IPS +14	NOR +22	TWE +25	RED +6	CQC –28
Townsville Blackhawks	SCF +4	CQC –8	MAC +6	NTP –1	X	TWE –2	SLM –26	BRI –18	PNG +50	NOR –14	X	WMS –26	SCF +14	IPS +16	NTP –20	RED 0	IPS +14	WES +30	MAC +40	CQC –22	PNG –4	BUR –8
Tweed Heads Seagulls	CQC –1	WES +4	NOR +6	BUR –2	WMS +18	TSV +2	X	WES +32	SLM –6	IPS +40	WMS –20	PNG –16	CQC +24	MAC +4	BUR –14	NOR +14	RED –2	BRI +26	X	NTP –10	IPS +64	SCF –25
Western Clydesdales	PNG –10	TWE –4	X	SCF –28	IPS +16	BRI –4	IPS +36	TWE –32	NTP –2	BUR –16	SLM –8	RED –32	PNG –36	WMS –10	X	SLM –26	BRI –16	TSV –30	CQC –16	NOR +8	NTP –2	MAC –20
Wynnum Manly Seagulls	MAC +38	BRI +2	IPS +44	RED –14	TWE –18	NTP +20	CQC –4	SLM –22	X	PNG +4	TWE +20	TSV +26	MAC +62	WES +10	RED +2	X	NTP +16	NOR –12	SCF +2	BUR –29	SLM –12	BRI –21	NTP +1	SLM +6	BUR –49
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	F1	F2	F3	GF
Key:      Bold – Home game      X – Bye      Opponent for round listed above margin

Season summary

• The Round 1 match between Redcliffe Dolphins and Brisbane Tigers was abandoned after four minutes due to torrential rain. Due to a number of factors, the match was not able to be replayed. The final result was given as a 0–0 draw, with each team awarded a competition point.^[16]
• In the days following the announcement of the changes to their NRL affiliation, the Norths Devils won a stunning 23–22 victory over the Redcliffe Dolphins after trailing 22–6 at half time, for their first win away to the Dolphins in over a decade. The victory was notable as the Devils played without any full time players after the Brisbane Broncos removed their players from the Devils line-up after the affiliation announcement.^[17]
• On 28 July, the Townsville Blackhawks parted ways with head coach Aaron Payne, who had been in the role since 2018.^{[18] [19]}
• Round 18 was the competition's annual country round, with matches played across regional Queensland in Wondai, Biloela, Miles, Kilcoy, Weipa, Prosperpine and Stanthorpe.
• After suffering a 72–8 loss in round 21, the Ipswich Jets would end the season without a victory to become the first winless team in the competition since 2004. The 72–8 scoreline the biggest ever win in the competition for the Tweed Heads Seagulls.^[20]
• In the final round of the regular season, Burleigh Bears secured their second straight minor premiership with their 20–12 win over the Townsville Blackhawks. Burleigh snatching the title from the Souths Logan Magpies who stumbled to a 18–14 loss to the Central Queensland Capras. In a virtual elimination final, the Sunshine Coast Falcons defeated the Tweed Seagulls 37–12 to jump over the Seagulls into the finals. Norths Devils stalwart Jack Ahearn played his final Queensland Cup game, guiding the Devils to a 40–30 win at Bishop Park against the PNG Hunters.^[21] Melbourne Storm forward Alec MacDonald won the Paul Green Memorial Day medal in the Brisbane Tigers 41–20 win over the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.^[22]

Ladder

Ladder progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
• Underlined numbers indicate that the team had a bye during that round.

width=20 abbr="Position"		width=250	Team	width=20 abbr="Round 1"	1	width=20 abbr="Round 2"	2	width=20 abbr="Round 3"	3	width=20 abbr="Round 4"	4	width=20 abbr="Round 5"	5	width=20 abbr="Round 6"	6	width=20 abbr="Round 7"	7	width=20 abbr="Round 8"	8	width=20 abbr="Round 9"	9	width=20 abbr="Round 10"	10	width=20 abbr="Round 11"	11	width=20 abbr="Round 12"	12	width=20 abbr="Round 13"	13	width=20 abbr="Round 14"	14	width=20 abbr="Round 15"	15	width=20 abbr="Round 16"	16	width=20 abbr="Round 17"	17	width=20 abbr="Round 18"	18	width=20 abbr="Round 19"	19	width=20 abbr="Round 20"	20	width=20 abbr="Round 21"	21	width=20 abbr="Round 22"	22
1		2	4	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	20	22	24	26	26	28	28	29	31	33	35
2		2	3	5	6	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	24	26	28	30	32	32	34	34
3		1	1	3	5	7	9	9	11	13	15	17	19	19	19	21	23	25	25	27	29	31	33
4		2	4	6	8	10	12	14	14	14	15	17	17	17	18	20	20	22	24	26	28	28	30
5		1	2	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	20	20	21	23	25	27	27	29	29
6		2	4	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	12	14	16	18	20	22	24	26	26	28	28	28	28
7		2	4	4	6	8	8	8	10	12	12	14	16	18	19	21	21	21	21	22	24	26	28
8		0	2	4	6	8	10	10	12	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	19	19	21	21	23	25	27
9		0	2	4	4	6	8	10	12	12	14	14	14	16	18	18	20	20	22	24	24	26	26
10		2	3	3	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	11	13	13	15	17	17	19	19	21	23	23
11		0	1	1	2	2	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	14	16	18	20	20	20	22
12		2	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	14	15	17	19	21	21	21	21
13		0	0	2	2	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10
14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	6	8	8	10
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4

Final series

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
width=10%	Date and Time (Local)	width=10%	Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
align=left	Souths Logan Magpies	26–34	align=left	Brisbane Tigers	26 August 2023, 2:10pm AEST^[23]	Logan Metro Sports Complex
align=left	Burleigh Bears	38–12	align=left	Central Queensland Capras	26 August 2023, 4:00pm AEST^[24]	UAA Park
align=left	Redcliffe Dolphins	36–42	align=left	Sunshine Coast Falcons	27 August 2023, 2:00pm AEST^[25]	Kayo Stadium
align=left	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	15–14	align=left	Northern Pride	27 August 2023, 4:00pm AEST^[26]	BMD Kougari Oval
Semi-finals
align=left	Souths Logan Magpies	24–30	align=left	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	2 September 2023, 2:10pm AEST^[27]	Logan Metro Sports Complex
align=left	Central Queensland Capras	38–10	align=left	Sunshine Coast Falcons	3 September 2023, 2:10pm AEST^[28]	Browne Park
Preliminary Finals
align=left	Burleigh Bears	57–8	align=left	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	9 September 2023, 2:00pm AEST^[29]	UAA Park
align=left	Brisbane Tigers	14–6	align=left	Central Queensland Capras	10 September 2023, 2:00pm AEST^[30]	Totally Workwear Stadium
Grand Final
align=left	Burleigh Bears	18–22	align=left	Brisbane Tigers	17 September 2023, 5:30 pm	Kayo Stadium

Summary

• Week One – Qualifying finals: Brisbane Tigers came from 10–6 down at half time to run over the top of the Souths Logan Magpies to progress to the preliminary final. A last minute intercept try to Max Lehmann extending the final score to 34–26.^[31] The Burleigh Bears played what coach Luke Burt called their best half for the season, taking a 14–12 half time lead to defeat the Central Queensland Capras 38–12 to book their passage through to the preliminary final.^[31]
• Week One – Elimination finals: The Sunshine Coast Falcons upset the Redcliffe Dolphins 42–36 in a thrilling contest. The Falcons had jumped out to a 34–6 half time lead, but a second half comeback from the Dolphins saw the home team close at the finish against a Falcons team struggling with injuries.^[32] In the final match of week one, the Wynnum Manly Seagulls advanced to the semi finals after getting over the Northern Pride 15–14. The match entered golden point after scores were level at 14–all at the end of 80 minutes. Seagulls Josh Rogers scoring the winning field goal in the second half of extra-time.^[32]
• Week Two – Semi finals: With both teams missing a number of player who had been called up by the Brisbane Broncos, Wynnum Manly Seagulls jumped out to a 12–0 lead early in their elimination semi final against Souths Logan Magpies. The Magpies would level the scores at 24–all in the 63rd minute, but a converted late try to Stanford Talita would secure the victory for the Seagulls 30–24.^[33] In the other semi final, the Central Queensland Capras advanced to the preliminary final for the first time in 14 years, comfortably defeating the Sunshine Coast Falcons 38–10. The Falcons were missing all their Melbourne Storm affiliate players, after the Storm had rested a bunch of players in their final NRL match of the regular season.^[34]
• Week Three – Preliminary finals: The Burleigh Bears were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final, dominating the Wynnum Manly Seagulls to win 57–8. The Bears kept the Seagulls scoreless in the first half, running away with the match in the second half.^[35] In the other preliminary final, the Brisbane Tigers qualified for their first Grand Final since 2018, claiming a gritty 14–6 win over the Central Queensland Capras. Kane Bradley scoring the match-sealing try in the 71st minute after scores were close at 8–6 from half time.^[36]

Bracket

Grand Final

First half

Brisbane Tigers scored the first try of the match in the 13th minute when prop forward Tristan Powell stepped through the Burleigh Bears defence after receiving the ball 10 metres out from the tryline. Powell able to shake off would-be tacklers to plant the ball over the line close to the posts. Tigers halfback Jonah Pezet added the two point conversion goal to take the Tigers to a 6–0 lead. With 13 minutes left until half time, the Bears were able to make a break down their right flank, with a passing move finding winger Tony Francis to score in the corner. Keano Kini's footwork and flick pass unlocking the Tigers defence. A few minutes later, an attempted 40–20 kick from Burleigh halfback Guy Hamilton caught out Brisbane fullback Corey Thompson, with Thompson's attempt to keep the ball in play landing directly in the hands of Francis who crossed for his second try.^{[37] [38]}

Trailing 8–6 after the try, Pezet put a high kick up with six minutes left in the half in the direction of the Bears tryline and teammate Kane Bradley was able to out-jump Keano Kini to score the Tigers second try, with Pezet's conversion taking the score to 12–8.

Second half

Jonah Pezet would extend the Tigers lead just after the break through a penalty goal, and then against the run of play, Max Lehmann ran nearly the length of the field after taking an intercept pass from Guy Hamilton. Lehmann able to outrun Keano Kini to take the score to 20–8. With just over 20 minutes to play, Hamilton has able to set up a try for Bears captain Sami Sauiluma to score, bringing the margin back to six points. Two dangerous tackles from Tigers hooker Tristan Hope saw him put on report, and Bears forward Vaka Sikahele taken off on the medicab. Sikahele looked to have suffered a dislocated patella in the second incident.^{[37] [38]}

A few minutes later Tony Francis scored his third try of the match after a fortuitous bounce. With Tyrone Roberts unable to convert the try from out wide, the Tigers still held a slender 20–18 lead. Francis should have scored a fourth try in the 74th minute, but he failed to ground the ball over the line in the corner.^[37]

Pezet would again add to the Tigers score with two points coming from his boot after referee Tyson Brough awarded the Tigers a penalty with four minutes left.

In a frantic finish, the Tigers were able to hold out the Bears in the final minutes, with Jordan Grant sent to the sin-bin in the final seconds before full time.^[39]

Burleigh fullback Keano Kini won the Duncan Hall Medal as player of the match,^[38] but the premiership went to the Tigers with first-year coach Matt Church quoted as saying "Just so proud of the group. If someone told me 12 months ago this could've been a possibility, I wouldn't have believed them. I'm choking back tears now. It means so much... our long-suffering fans, it's been 32 years."^[39]

NRL State Championship

As premiers of the Queensland Cup, the Brisbane Tigers faced NSW Cup premiers the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL State Championship.

QRL awards

• Petero Civoniceva Medal (Best and Fairest): Trai Fuller (Redcliffe Dolphins)
• Coach of the Year: Karmichael Hunt (Souths Logan Magpies)
• Rookie of the Year: Morea Morea (Papua New Guinea Hunters)
• Duncan Hall Medal (Grand Final player of the match): Keano Kini (Burleigh Bears)

Team of the Year

Position	Nat	Winner	Club
		Tristan Sailor	Souths Logan Magpies
		Jordan Pereira	Souths Logan Magpies
		Deine Mariner	Wynnum Manly Seagulls
		Josh Rogers	Wynnum Manly Seagulls
		Jack Campagnolo	Souths Logan Magpies
		Bailey Butler	Central Queensland Capras
		Trey Brown	Central Queensland Capras
		Jacob Alick	Burleigh Bears
		Sam Coster	Burleigh Bears

See also

• Queensland Cup
• Queensland Rugby League

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-06-16 . Clydesdales to gallop in Queensland Cup once again . 2022-10-26 . ABC Southern Queensland . en-AU.
2. News: Blackhawk focus for all fringe Cowboys . Townsville Bulletin . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . 14 January 2023 . 78.
3. Web site: Wright . Nick . Turf war: Broncos respond to shock Devils move to Dolphins . smh.com.au . Nine Media . 18 June 2023 . 15 June 2023.
4. Web site: Devils step into future with Dolphins affiliation . northsdevilsrlfc.com . 18 June 2023 . 15 June 2023.
5. News: Badel . Peter . Broncos respond to Dolphins' $2m Norths Devils coup . Code Sports . News Corporation Australia . 15 June 2023 . Brisbane, Queensland.
6. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Church at Tigers . qrl.com.au . 7 February 2023 . 30 January 2023.
7. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Burt at Bears . qrl.com.au . 7 February 2023 . 1 February 2023.
8. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Comerford at Cutters . qrl.com.au . 7 February 2023 . 6 February 2023.
9. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Elliott at Devils . qrl.com.au . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023.
10. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Te'o at Dolphins . qrl.com.au . 9 February 2023 . 10 February 2023.
11. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Hunt at Magpies . qrl.com.au . 15 February 2023 . 13 February 2023.
12. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Penna at Tweed . qrl.com.au . 15 February 2023 . 14 February 2023.
13. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Alchin at Clydesdales . qrl.com.au . 15 February 2023 . 15 February 2023.
14. Web site: Clydesdales name inaugural Cup captain . qrl.com.au . 22 February 2023 . 20 February 2023.
15. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . New Cup coaches of 2023: Head at Wynnum Manly . qrl.com.au . 22 February 2023 . 16 February 2023.
16. Web site: Hillier . Michael. Statement: Ruling made on abandoned Hostplus Cup game. qrl.com.au . 19 March 2023 . 14 March 2023.
17. Web site: Underdog Devils stun Redcliffe . northsdevilsrlfc.com . 19 June 2023 . 18 June 2023.
18. News: Darveniza . Nic . Cowboys legend Aaron Payne relieved of duties with Blackhawks . 11 September 2023 . Townsville Bulletin . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . 28 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230728104730/https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/local-league/cowboys-legend-aaron-payne-relieved-of-duties-with-blackhawks/news-story/85fd68684d73a2cd8332c41d938eec25?amp&nk=85c65a60c512a67d783ccc050be5ed7a-1690541258 . 28 July 2023 . Townsville, Queensland.
19. Web site: Chalk . Ethan Lee . Cowboys legend relieved of coaching duties after five seasons . Zero Tackle . 11 September 2023 . 5 August 2023.
20. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . Sunday wrap: Redcliffe move into top four while Tweed claim record-breaking win . qrl.com.au . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
21. Web site: Grams . Jacob . Saturday wrap: Burleigh minor premiers; Falcons, Pride sneak into finals . qrl.com.au . 21 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
22. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . Sunday wrap: Finals week one schedule locked in as Tigers claim strong win . qrl.com.au . 21 August 2023 . 20 August 2023.
23. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Magpies v Tigers (Finals Week 1) . qrl.com.au . 26 August 2023.
24. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Bears v Capras (Finals Week 1) . qrl.com.au . 26 August 2023.
25. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Dolphins v Falcons (Finals Week 1) . qrl.com.au . 28 August 2023.
26. Web site: Hostplus Cup - WM Seagulls v Pride (Finals Week 1) . qrl.com.au . 28 August 2023.
27. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Magpies v WM Seagulls (Finals Week 2) . qrl.com.au . 3 September 2023.
28. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Capras v Falcons (Finals Week 2) . qrl.com.au . 3 September 2023.
29. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Bears v WM Seagulls (Finals Week 3) . qrl.com.au . 10 September 2023.
30. Web site: Hostplus Cup - Tigers v Capras (Finals Week 3) . qrl.com.au . 10 September 2023.
31. Web site: Grams . Jacob . Saturday wrap: Tigers, Bears progress to preliminary finals . qrl.com.au . 28 August 2023 . 26 August 2023.
32. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . Sunday wrap: Falcons, Seagulls keep finals campaigns alive as schedule confirmed for Week 2 . qrl.com.au . 28 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
33. Web site: Grams . Jacob . Saturday wrap: Wynnum Manly stays alive in semi-final epic . qrl.com.au . 3 September 2023 . 2 September 2023.
34. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . Sunday wrap: Capras advance to first preliminary in 14 years as Finals Week 3 line-up confirmed . qrl.com.au . 3 September 2023 . 3 September 2023.
35. Web site: Brinums . Jorja . Saturday wrap: Bears dominate to book spot in the big dance . qrl.com.au . 10 September 2023 . 9 September 2023.
36. Web site: Arnold . Rikki-Lee . Sunday wrap: Tigers grind out tough win to secure grand final berth . qrl.com.au . 10 September 2023 . 10 September 2023.
37. Web site: Callaghan . Liam . 2023 Queensland Cup grand final . maroonobserver.com . 18 September 2023 . 18 September 2023.
38. News: Meyn . Travis . Brisbane Tigers break 32-year hoodoo in Hostplus Cup grand final marred by sickening injury . 18 September 2023 . Code Sports . News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom . News Corporation Australia . 17 September 2023 . https://archive.today/20230918043158/https://www.codesports.com.au/nrl/brisbane-tigers-break-32year-hoodoo-in-hostplus-cup-grand-final-marred-by-sickening-injury/news-story/3cef085be0826372945f32b1bfe35036 . 18 September 2023 . Brisbane, Queensland.
39. Web site: Brinums . Jorja . Tigers pounce to create history with grand final win over Bears . qrl.com.au . 18 September 2023 . 17 September 2023.