| Bulimba Cup | |
| Founded: | 1925 |
| Folded: | 1972 |
| Championtag: | Last winners |
| Champion: | Brisbane |
| Season: | 1972 |
| Most Champs: | Brisbane |
| Count: | 19 |
The Bulimba Cup was an Australian rugby league football competition contested by the Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba representative rugby league sides during the mid 20th century. In 1931, a team from Lismore, New South Wales participated. It was first contested in 1925 but was cancelled in 1972 due to waning public interest caused by a greater focus on Brisbane club football.
The Bulimba Cup trophy was provided by the Queensland Brewery.[1]
The competition was normally played as a round-robin with each team playing each other twice. On the rare occasions when teams finished evenly at the conclusion of 6 games, a playoff was held to determine the winner. From 1969 onwards, a final was held.
In 2005 the Queensland Rugby League issued a commemorative jersey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of this competition.[2]
The competition has been won by Brisbane 19 times, Toowoomba 16 times and Ipswich 11 times.List of Bulimba Cup Champions:
| Games played | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Herb Steinohrt | Toowoomba | |
| 53 | Les "Monty" Heidke | Ipswich | |
| 52 | Mick Madsen | Toowoomba | |
| 48 | Kev Boshammer | Toowoomba | |
| 47 | Bill "Circy" Smith | Ipswich |
| Tries scored | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Des McGovern | Toowoomba | |
| 24 | Denis "Flaggy" Flannery | Ipswich | |
| 24 | Ed "Babe" Collins | Brisbane | |
| 24 | Herb Steinohrt | Toowoomba | |
| 23 | Lionel Morgan | Brisbane |
| Tries scored | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | Bill "Bricky" Ryan | Ipswich | |
| 181 | Norm Pope | Brisbane | |
| 147 | Lionel Morgan | Brisbane | |
| 135 | Danny O'Connor | Brisbane | |
| 107 | Peter Lobegeiger | Brisbane | |
| 106 | Alan Rissman | Toowoomba |