2019 Hastings Deering Colts
The 2019 Hastings Deering Colts season was the 2nd season of the under-20 competition, sponsored by Hastings Deering and run by the Queensland Rugby League. The draw and structure of the competition mirrored that of its senior counterpart, the Queensland Cup.[1][2]
| 2019 Hastings Deering Colts | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 14 | 
| Premiers |  Sunshine Coast Falcons (1st title) | 
| Minor premiers |  Townsville Blackhawks (2nd title) | 
| Matches played | 149 | 
| Top points scorer(s) |  Adam Cook (204) | 
| Player of the year |  Tom McGrath | 
| Top try-scorer(s) |  Jayden Campbell (21) | 
The Sunshine Coast Falcons won their first premiership, defeating the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Grand Final.[3]
Teams
    
The Victoria Thunderbolts moved to the New South Wales-run Jersey Flegg Cup in 2019, leaving the competition with fourteen sides, thirteen based in Queensland and one in northern New South Wales.[4] 13 Queensland Cup teams field a side in the competition, with each team affiliated with an NRL club.
Ladder
    
Source:[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Townsville Blackhawks | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 639 | 235 | +404 | 39 | 
| 2 |  Burleigh Bears | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 695 | 308 | +387 | 39 | 
| 3 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 638 | 344 | -294 | 39 | 
| 4 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons (P) | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 576 | 328 | +248 | 34 | 
| 5 |  Mackay Cutters | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 530 | 300 | +230 | 32 | 
| 6 |  Norths Devils | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 504 | 461 | +43 | 29 | 
| 7 |  Easts Tigers | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 434 | 414 | +20 | 26 | 
| 8 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 425 | 437 | -12 | 26 | 
| 9 |  Northern Pride | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 361 | 483 | -122 | 24 | 
| 10 |  Central Queensland Capras | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 368 | 486 | -118 | 20 | 
| 11 |  Souths Logan Magpies | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 441 | 606 | -165 | 20 | 
| 12 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 282 | 646 | -364 | 13 | 
| 13 |  Western Mustangs | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 309 | 768 | -459 | 12 | 
| 14 |  Ipswich Jets | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 258 | 644 | -386 | 11 | 
Final series
    
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | ||||||
| Qualifying & Elimination Finals | |||||||
|  Norths Devils | 40 – 20 |  Easts Tigers | 8 September 2019, 11:20am | Bishop Park | |||
|  Burleigh Bears | 19 – 24 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 8 September 2019, 12:15pm | BMD Kougari Oval | |||
|  Townsville Blackhawks | 4 – 24 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons | 8 September 2019, 12:15pm | Sunshine Coast Stadium | |||
|  Mackay Cutters | 23 – 10 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | 9 September 2019, 1:40pm | Piggabeen Sports Complex | |||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
|  Townsville Blackhawks | 6 – 30 |  Mackay Cutters | 14 September 2019, 2:30pm | Jack Manski Oval | |||
|  Burleigh Bears | 42 – 12 |  Norths Devils | 14 September 2019, 4:00pm | Pizzey Park | |||
| Preliminary Finals | |||||||
|  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 34 – 6 |  Mackay Cutters | 21 September 2019, 1:00pm | Jack Manski Oval | |||
|  Sunshine Coast Falcons | 23 – 16 |  Burleigh Bears | 22 September 2019, 1:10pm | Pizzey Park | |||
| Grand Final | |||||||
|  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 28 – 34 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons | 29 September 2019, 1:00pm | Dolphin Stadium | |||
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Townsville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Sunshine Coast | 24 | 14 Sept, Jack Manski Oval | ||||||||||||||||
|  Townsville | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sept, Bishop Park |  Mackay | 30 | 21 Sept, Jack Manski Oval | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Norths | 40 |  Wynnum Manly | 34 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Easts | 20 |  Mackay | 6 | 29 Sept, Dolphin Stadium | ||||||||||||||
|  Wynnum Manly | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Sept, Piggabeen Sports Complex | 22 Sept, Pizzey Park |  Sunshine Coast | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Mackay | 23 |  Sunshine Coast | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Tweed Heads | 10 | 14 Sept, Pizzey Park |  Burleigh | 16 | ||||||||||||||
|  Burleigh | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Sept, BMD Kougari Oval |  Norths | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Burleigh | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Wynnum Manly | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
    
| Sunday, September 29 1:00pm (local time) | 
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls  | 28 – 34 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons | 
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Davin Quinlan (10') 1 Lachlan Perry (20') 1 Dredin Sorensen-McGee (33') 1 Nofoasa Malutoa (44') 1 Goals: Shannon Gardiner 6 (11', 22', 34', 44', 52', 67') | 1st: 18 – 12 2nd: 10 – 22 Report | Tries: 2 (54', 58') Steven Borg 1 (12') Blake Wilson 1 (30') Trent Loiero 1 (39') Luke Murtagh 1 (64') Tyson Smoothy Goals: 5 Tyson Smoothy (14', 31', 40', 55', 65') | 
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Player statistics
    
The following statistics are correct as of the conclusion of Round 23.
| Leading try scorers
 | Leading point scorers
 
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References
    
- "New comp to strengthen pathways". 11 October 2017.
- "NRL announces state based competitions to replace Holden Cup under 20s from 2018". 17 November 2016.
- "Falcons fight back to claim a thrilling win over Seagulls". 29 September 2019.
- https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/20192/02/28/thunderbolts-set-for-jer%5B%5D
- "Hastings Deering Colts Ladder". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 6 March 2019.




