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RESULTS: 2025 QRL Hostplus Cup Round 8
All the results and scorers from the eighth round of the QRL's premier competition.
All listed times are AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT).
RELATED: See the full list of 2025 QRL Hostplus Cup Draw and Results.
Burleigh Bears 30 Mackay Cutters 26
Venue: UAA Park, Miami / Yugambeh
Date: Sat, 3rd May. Kickoff: 4:00 PM. Halftime: Mackay 24-12. Penalties: Burleigh 9-5. Referee: Jarrod Cole.
Burleigh: West, Leo, Karapani, Pere, Mulitalo; Rogers, Hamilton; De Luis, Roache, Powell, Christensen, Moore, Coster (C). Int: Geyer, Baker, Koellner, Sheldon.
Mackay: Burns, Baira, Bignell, Paulo, Valemei; Gill, Rivett; Mikaele, Kerrisk, Russell, O'Donnell, Roycroft, Guyan. Int: Fogarty, Watts, Matautia.
Burleigh Bears (30)
Tries: Sam Coster, Lochlyn Sheldon, Troy Leo, Josiah Karapani, Lachlan West
Goals: Josh Rogers 5/5
Mackay Cutters (26)
Tries: Mitch Fogarty, Semi Valemei, Raydan Burns, Brenton Baira
Goals: Bayley Gill 5/5
Townsville Blackhawks 30 Sunshine Coast Falcons 36
Venue: Jack Manski Oval, Kirwan / Wulgurukaba
Date: Sat, 3rd May. Kickoff: 5:00 PM. Halftime: Sunshine Coast 16-12. Penalties: Sunshine Coast 9-4. Referee: Taylor Worth.
Townsville: Baker, Dotoi, Nisbet, Lenoy Sam, Faifai Loa; Campagnolo (C), Biondi-Odo; Stuckey, Hodges, Tamou, Hampson, Gunn-James, Latu. Int: Thorburn, Wright, Storey, Sharp.
Sunshine Coast: Couper, Johnson, McIndoe, Peut, Ford; Moore, Hunter; Asofa-Solomona, Heenan, Vaalepu, Burns (C), Peters, Siolo. Int: Henderson, Sutton, Oldham, Page-Wilson.
Townsville Blackhawks (30)
Tries: Robbie Storey 2, Dudley Dotoi 2, Kalifa Faifai-Loa, Mckenzie Baker
Goals: Jack Campagnolo 3/3
Sunshine Coast Falcons (36)
Tries: Nelson Asofa-Solomona 2, Harrison Mcindoe, Mason Peut, Zion Johnson, Denver Ford
Goals: Cody Hunter 6/8
Central Queensland Capras 34 Brisbane Tigers 20
Venue: Rugby Park, Rockhampton / Darumbal
Date: Sat, 3rd May. Kickoff: 6:00 PM. Halftime: Central QLD 14-6. Referee: Tyson Brough.
Central: Jenkins, Naufahu, Farr, Putt, Rothery; Ryan, Moore (C); Jackson, Graham, Szepanowski, Kiriona, Condon, Richard. Int: John, Fineanganofo, Rasmussen, Waiembi, Symonds.
Brisbane: Wood, Baker-Tiraha, Smith, Ahomana, Williamson; Jacks (C), Natapu; Wallis, Chang, Stimson, O'Donnell, Pulu, Spencer. Int: Sikahele, Natapu, Penquitt, Russell-Smith, Leslie.
Central Queensland Capras (34)
Tries: Connor Rothery 2, Ben Condon, Blake Moore, Kurtis Farr, Peyton Jenkins, Ryan Jackson
Goals: Blake Moore 3/7
Brisbane Tigers (20)
Tries: Saimone Ahomana, Jodeci Baker, Vaka Sikahele, Mitchell Spencer
Goals: Noah Natapu 2/4
Tweed Seagulls 36 Western Clydesdales 12
Venue: Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads / Bundjalung
Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 2:00 PM. Halftime: Western 12-4. Referee: Daniel Schwass.
Tweed: McGrady (C), Ploegsma, Donovan, Hayman, Kirk; Rau-Turner, Ngatuere-Wroe; Collins, Cook, Burton, Alick, Sands, Mullany. Int: Liolevave, Croker, Robson, Bevan, Manuofetoa.
Western: Fenning, Litidamu, Talita, Gibbs, Schwalger; Buhse, Jurd; CLEMENT, Duggan, Mears-Crabbe, Keoller, Vetemotu, White (C). Int: Ensbey, Hughes, Pere, Kioa, Huth.
Tweed Seagulls (36)
Tries: Jay Kirk 3, Jacob Alick-Wiencke, Malakhi Donovan, Paull Rau-Turner
Goals: Lindon Mcgrady 6/7
Western Clydesdales (12)
Tries: Corey Fenning, Kai Duggan
Goals: Corey Fenning 2/2
Ipswich Jets 0 Northern Pride 32
Venue: North Ipswich Reserve, North Ipswich / Yuggera
Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 2:10 PM. Halftime: Northern 20-0. Penalties: Northern 5-4. Referee: Matt Gannon.
Ipswich: Christian, Fitzgibbon, Maddaford, Denny, Maumalo; Rowbotham, Teaupa; Greinke (C), Pascoe, Lenehan (C), Fifita, Patston, Foran. Int: Clarke, Hetherington, Vaivai, Halalilo.
Northern: Subloo, Lumelume, Laybutt, Burns, Ioka; Duffy, Herdegen; Lui-Toso (C), Lenaz, Bitungane, Aukafolau, Shibasaki, Duffy. Int: Kira, Trevilyan, Fonoti, Ta'ufo'ou.
Ipswich Jets (0)
Northern Pride (32)
Tries: Isaac Lumelume, Braidon Burns, Thomas Duffy, Zac Herdegen, Jamal Shibasaki, Esom Ioka
Goals: Thomas Duffy 4/6
PNG Hunters 30 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 12
Venue: Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby / PNG
Date: Sun, 4th May. Kickoff: 3:00 PM. Halftime: PNG 8-6. Referee: Ben Watts.
PNG: Wabo, Nima, Max, Roltinga, Wane; Voro, Mavoko; Pat, Solu, Lot, Connors, Mathias, Alu (C). Int: Glare, Kai, Kalo, Kip, Manuma.
Wynnum: Saldanha, Philitoga, Saitaua, Hoeter, Roberts; Farr, Madden; Coric, Jarvis, Grant, Frei (C), Gale, Uesele. Int: Bukowski, Hill, Tupouniua, Holani, Berryman.
Papua New Guinea Hunters (30)
Tries: Brandon Nima 3, Solo Wane 2, Sanny Wabo
Goals: Trevor Solu 2/3, Jamie Mavoko 1/3
Wynnum Manly Seagulls (12)
Tries: Ben Farr 2
Goals: Jock Madden 1/1, Jude Saldanha 1/1
Redcliffe Dolphins v Norths Devils
Venue: Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe / Kabi Kabi
Date: Saturday 10 May 2025 at 5:00pm
Scheduled for the following weekend.
Souths Logan Magpies had a bye this round.
Round 8 ladder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | B | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norths* | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 14 |
| 2 | Townsville* | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| 3 | PNG | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 10 |
| 4 | Burleigh* | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
| 5 | Wynnum | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Ipswich* | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 10 |
| 7 | Redcliffe* | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Sunshine Coast | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -16 | 8 |
| 9 | Mackay | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -21 | 8 |
| 10 | Central* | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Tweed | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Souths Logan* | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -24 | 6 |
| 13 | Brisbane* | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -46 | 5 |
| 14 | Northern* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -10 | 4 |
| 15 | Western* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -106 | 4 |
RELATED: Click here to view the current QRL Hostplus Cup ladder.
RLP stats leaders
TOP TRYSCORERS
| Rank | Player | Team | P | T |
| 1 | Sanny Wabo | PNG | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Tevita Naufahu | Central | 5 | 7 |
| = | Manase Kaho | Norths | 6 | 7 |
| = | Dudley Dotoi | Townsville | 6 | 7 |
| = | Brandon Nima | PNG | 7 | 7 |
| = | Jay Kirk | Tweed | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Jonathon Reuben | Ipswich | 4 | 6 |
| = | Israel Leota | Souths Logan | 6 | 6 |
| = | Josiah Karapani | Burleigh | 7 | 6 |
| = | Ben Farr | Wynnum | 7 | 6 |
| = | Rayden Burns | Mackay | 7 | 6 |
TOP GOALKICKERS
| Rank | Player | Team | P | G/A | % |
| 1 | Jock Madden | Wynnum | 7 | 30 / 33 | 91% |
| 2 | Lindon McGrady | Tweed | 7 | 24 / 35 | 69% |
| 3 | Joshua James | Redcliffe | 6 | 23 / 28 | 82% |
| = | Cody Hunter | Sunshine Coast | 7 | 23 / 32 | 72% |
| 5 | Blake Moore | Centra | 6 | 19 / 29 | 66% |
| 6 | Josh Rogers | Burleigh | 5 | 17 / 23 | 74% |
| = | Jack Campagnolo | Townsville | 6 | 17 / 23 | 74% |
| = | Jordan Lipp | Norths | 6 | 17 / 24 | 71% |
| = | Bailey Gill | Mackay | 6 | 17 / 24 | 71% |
TOP POINTSCORERS
| Rank | Player | Team | P | T | G | FG | Pts |
| 1 | Jock Madden | Wynnum-Manly | 7 | 2 | 30 | - | 68 |
| 2 | Joshua James | Redcliffe | 6 | 3 | 23 | - | 58 |
| = | Cody Hunter | Sunshine Coast | 7 | 3 | 23 | - | 58 |
| 4 | Josh Rogers | Burleigh | 5 | 4 | 17 | - | 50 |
| = | Blake Moore | Central | 6 | 3 | 19 | - | 50 |
| 6 | Lindon McGrady | Tweed | 7 | - | 24 | - | 48 |
| 7 | Jack Campagnolo | Townsville | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Jordan Lipp | Norths | 6 | 2 | 17 | - | 42 |