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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league season
 | year = 2007
 | competition = Queensland Cup
 | image =
 | imagesize = 
 | caption =
 | duration = March 16 – September 15, 2007
 | teams = 11
 | premiers = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]
 | count = 1st
 | minor premiers = {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Young Guns]]<br>(2nd title)
 | mpcount = 
 | matches = 116
 | points = 5,447
 | attendance =
 | top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} [[Nick Parfitt]]
 | top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Rory Bromley]]<br>{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[John Tamanika]]
 | player of the year = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]]<br>([[List of Queensland Cup honours#Petero Civoniceva Medal|Courier Mail Medal]])
 | prevseason_year = [[2006 Queensland Cup|2006]]
 | nextseason_year = [[2008 Queensland Cup|2008]]
}}

The '''2007 Queensland Cup season''' was the 12th season of [[Queensland]]'s top-level statewide [[rugby league]] competition run by the [[Queensland Rugby League]]. The competition, known as the '''Queensland Wizard Cup''' due to sponsorship from Wizard Home Loans featured 11 teams playing a 26-week long season (including finals) from [[March]] to [[September]].

The [[Tweed Heads Seagulls]] became the first team from outside of Queensland to win the Queensland Cup when they defeated the [[Redcliffe Dolphins]] 28–18 at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. Tweed Heads' {{rlp|fb}} [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]] was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the [[List of Queensland Cup honours#Petero Civoniceva Medal|Courier Mail Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/final-to-be-switched/news-story/bc2ac25a805a7548e372ca645de9d18e|title=Final to be switched?|date=16 September 2007|website=www.couriermail.com.au}}</ref><ref>''Queensland Rugby League''[http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=3360 Wizard Cup Heads South] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724024303/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=3360 |date=24 July 2008 }}''Retrieved'' 17 Dec 2007</ref>

== Teams ==
11 teams participated in the Queensland Cup again in 2007, with the [[Aspley Broncos]] replacing the [[Toowoomba Clydesdales]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/aspley-new-brisbane-broncos-feeder-club-20061207-gdozog.html|title=Aspley new Brisbane Broncos feeder club|date=6 December 2006|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/overnight-wrap-broncos-mason-rogers/|title=Overnight wrap: Broncos, Mason, Rogers » League Unlimited|website=League Unlimited}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left"
|-
! style="background:white; width:1%" | Colours
! style="background:white; width:18%" | Club
! style="background:white; width:21%" | Home ground(s)
! style="background:white; width:18%" | Head coach(s)
! style="background:white; width:15%" | Captain(s)
! style="background:white; width:18%" | NRL Affiliate
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Aspley Broncos|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Aspley Broncos]]'''
| [[Suncorp Stadium]]
| Mark Gee
| [[Nick Kenny (rugby league)|Nick Kenny]]
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Burleigh|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Burleigh Bears]]'''
| [[Pizzey Park]]
| [[Jim Lenihan]]
| Ryan Gundry
| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Central Comets|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Central Comets]]'''
| [[Browne Park]]
| [[Steve Anderson (rugby coach)|Steve Anderson]]
| Wayne Barnett
| None
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Balmain|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Easts Tigers]]'''
| [[Langlands Park]]
| Michael Booth
| [[Trent Young]]
| None
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Ipswich Jets]]'''
| [[North Ipswich Reserve|QLD Group Stadium]], [[Carrara Stadium]]
| [[Kevin Walters]]
| Danny Coburn
| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|size=16}}}}
| '''[[North Queensland Young Guns]]'''
| [[Willows Sports Complex|Dairy Farmers Stadium]]
| [[Matt Parish]]
| [[Shane Muspratt]]
| {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Norths Devils]]'''
| Bishop Park
| [[Kevin Carmichael]]
| Marc Brentnall
| {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]'''
| [[Dolphin Oval]]
| [[Anthony Griffin (rugby league)|Anthony Griffin]]
| Troy Lindsay
| {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]'''
| Davies Park, Brandon Park
| Jason Burnham & [[Brandon Costin]]
| Cameron Joyce
| None
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]'''
| [[Piggabeen Sports Complex]]
| [[Troy McCarthy]]
| Andrew Moroney, [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]]
| {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]]
|-
| {{center|1= {{leagueicon|Wynnum|size=16}}}}
| '''[[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]]'''
| [[Kougari Oval]]
| [[Shane McNally]]
| [[Jimmy Ahmat]]
| None
|}

== Ladder ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan="11" | 2007 Queensland Cup
|-
!width="20" | {{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!Team
!width="20" | {{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!width="20" | {{Abbr|W|Won}}
!width="20" | {{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
!width="20" | {{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!width="20" | {{Abbr|B|Bye}}
!width="25" | {{Abbr|PF|Points for (total points scored)}}
!width="25" | {{Abbr|PA|Points against (total points conceded)}}
!width="30" | {{Abbr|PD|Points difference (points scored minus points conceded)}}
!width="20" | {{Abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

|-style="background: #ccffcc;"
|'''1'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Young Guns]]
|20 ||15 ||0 ||5 ||2 ||566 ||355 ||+211 || '''34'''   
|-style="background: #ccffcc;"
|'''2'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
|20 ||14 ||0 ||6 ||2 ||516 ||338 ||+178 || '''32'''  
|-style="background: #ccffcc;"
|'''3'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]] (P)'''
|20 ||13 ||1 ||6 ||2 ||546 ||404 ||+142 || '''31'''  
|-style="background: #ccffcc;"
|'''4'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} [[Ipswich Jets]]
|20 ||13 ||1 ||6 ||2 ||510 ||400 ||+110 || '''31'''  
|-style="background: #ccffcc;"
|'''5'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Easts Tigers]]
|20 ||11 ||0 ||9 ||2 ||426 ||448 ||-22 || '''26'''   
|-style="background:
|'''6'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Aspley Broncos|16}} [[Aspley Broncos]]
|20 ||10 ||1 ||9 ||2 ||469 ||441 ||+28 || '''25'''
|-style="background:
|'''7'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} [[Burleigh Bears]]
|20 ||9 ||0 ||11 ||2 ||550 ||478 ||+72 || '''22'''  
|-style="background:
|'''8'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils]]
|20 ||8 ||1 ||11 ||2 ||507 ||524 ||-17 || '''21'''  
|-style="background:
|'''9'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]]
|20 ||8 ||0 ||12 ||2 ||399 ||539 ||-140 || '''20'''  
|-style="background:
|'''10'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies]]
|20 ||5 ||0 ||15 ||2 ||384 ||580 ||-196 || '''14'''  
|-style="background:
|'''11'''||style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|Central Comets|16}} [[Central Comets]]
|20 ||2 ||0 ||18 ||2 ||310 ||666 ||-356 || '''8'''  
|}

== Finals series ==
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF 
!rowspan=2 width=16%|Home
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Score 
!rowspan=2 width=16%|Away
!colspan=6|Match Information
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF 
!width=14%|Date and Time
!width=14%|Venue
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|  colspan=7 | '''Qualifying Finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF 
| {{leagueicon|Ipswich Jets|16}} '''[[Ipswich Jets]]'''
| 18 – 16
| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers]] 
| 25 August 2007
| [[QLD Group Stadium]]
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF 
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]'''
| 22 – 18
| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]
| 25 August 2007
| [[Dolphin Oval]]
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|  colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF 
| {{leagueicon|North Queensland Young Guns|16}} [[North Queensland Young Guns]]
| 18 – 28
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]'''
| 31 August 2007
| [[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF 
| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]'''
| 40 – 14
| {{leagueicon|Ipswich Jets|16}} [[Ipswich Jets]]
| 1 September 2007
| [[Piggabeen Sports Complex]]
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|  colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF 
| {{leagueicon|North Queensland Young Guns|16}} [[North Queensland Young Guns]]
| 10 – 34
| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]'''
| 8 September 2007
| [[Langlands Park]]
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Grand Final'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF 
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
| 18 – 28
| {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads Seagulls|16}} '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]'''
| 15 September 2007
| [[Suncorp Stadium]]
|}

{{5McIntyre
| RD1= Qualifying / Elimination Finals
| RD2= Major / Minor Semi-finals
| RD3= Preliminary Final
| RD4= Grand Final

| RD1-seed1= 2
| RD1-team1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|15}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]'''
| RD1-score1= '''22'''
| RD1-seed2= 3
| RD1-team2= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls|Tweed Heads]]
| RD1-score2= 18

| RD1-seed3= 4
| RD1-team3= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} '''[[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]]'''
| RD1-score3= '''18'''
| RD1-seed4= 5
| RD1-team4= {{leagueicon|Balmain|15}} [[Easts Tigers|Easts]]
| RD1-score4= 16

| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|15}} [[North Queensland Young Guns|North Qld]]
| RD2-score1= 18
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|15}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]'''
| RD2-score2= '''28'''

| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls|Tweed Heads]]'''
| RD2-score3= '''40'''
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4= {{leagueicon|Ipswich|15}} [[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]]
| RD2-score4= 14

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1= {{leagueicon|North Queensland|15}} [[North Queensland Young Guns|North Qld]]
| RD3-score1= 10
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls|Tweed Heads]]
| RD3-score2= '''34'''

| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1= {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|15}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
| RD4-score1= 18
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-team2= {{leagueicon|Tweeds|15}} '''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls|Tweed Heads]]'''
| RD4-score2= 28
}}

== Grand Final ==
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg         = #f1f5fc
|date       = Saturday, 15 September
|time       =
|team1      = [[Redcliffe Dolphins]] {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}}
|score      = 18 – 28
|report     = 1st: 6 - 18<br/>2nd: 12 - 10<br/>[https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/sun-community/tweed-head-seagulls-2007-cup-winners-have-reunion-to-remember-the-day-they-took-on-queensland/news-story/2fb735e6cf0cbb56842a3d5ca3deb9b7 Report]
|team2      = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]
|points1    = '''Tries:'''<br>[[Rory Bromley]] '''1'''<br>[[Nick Emmett]] '''1'''<br>Chris Fox '''1'''<br>'''Goals:'''<br>[[Alwyn Simpson]] '''3''' 
|points2    = '''Tries:'''<br>'''2''' [[David Myles (rugby league)|David Myles]]<br>'''2''' [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]]<br>'''1''' [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]]<br>'''Goals:'''<br>'''4''' [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]]
|stadium    = [[Suncorp Stadium]]
|referee    = Gavin Morris
|attendance = 7,000
|manofmatch = [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]] (Tweed Heads)
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin-left:1em;"
|- style="background:#f03;"
!align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid red; background: red; color: white"|Redcliffe Dolphins
!align="center" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black"|Position
!align="centre" width="136" style="border: 3px solid black; background: black; color: white"|Tweed Heads Seagulls
|-
|
# Ryan Cullen
| [[Rugby league positions#Fullback|FB]] ||
# [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]]
|-
|2. [[Alwyn Simpson]] || [[Wing (rugby league)|WG]] || 2. [[Nathanael Barnes]]
|-
|3. Matt Harris || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]] || 3. [[David Myles (rugby league)|David Myles]]
|-
|4. [[Nick Emmett]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]] || 4. James Wood
|-
|5. [[Rory Bromley]] || [[Wing (rugby league)|WG]] || 5. Josh Vaughan
|-
|6. Daniel Green || [[Five-eighth|FE]] || 6. [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]] (c)
|-
|7. Chris Fox || [[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|HB]] || 7. Tim Maccan
|-
|8. Troy Lindsay (c) || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forwards|PR]] || 8. [[Roy Friend]]
|-
|9. [[Mick Roberts]] || [[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]] || 9. Matt King
|-
|10. [[Adam Starr]] || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forwards|PR]] || 10. [[Chris Enahoro]] 
|-
|11. [[Nathan Tutt]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second row forwards|SR]] || 11. [[Will Matthews (rugby league)|Will Matthews]] 
|-
|12. Danny Burke || [[Rugby league positions#Second row forwards|SR]] || 12. [[Selasi Berdie]]
|-
|13. Grant Flugge || [[Lock Forward|LK]] || 13. Matthew Pow
|-
|14. Pat Gardner || Bench || 14. Andre Amato
|-
|15. [[Mark Shipway]] || Bench || 15. Matthew Austin
|-
|16. [[Palmer Wapau]] || Bench || 16. Daniel Molenaar
|-
|17. [[Marty Turner]] || Bench || 17. Daniel Evans
|-
|[[Anthony Griffin (rugby league)|Anthony Griffin]] || Coach || [[Troy McCarthy]] 
|}

Reigning premiers [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]], who finished the regular season in 2nd, were the first team to qualify for the Grand Final after defeating [[Tweed Heads Seagulls|Tweed Heads]] in Week 1 and [[North Queensland Young Guns|North Queensland]] in the major semi final. It would be their nine Grand Final appearance in 12 seasons. After losing to Redcliffe, Tweed Heads faced [[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]] in an elimination final, which they won 40–14. A week later, they scored a major upset over minor premiers North Queensland to progress to their first Queensland Cup Grand Final appearance.

=== First half ===
Redcliffe opened their premiership defence strongly when halfback Chris Fox scored in the ninth minute. Tweed Heads hit back in the 18th minute when [[David Myles (rugby league)|David Myles]] latched onto a Tim Maccan grubber to score. The Seagulls moved into the lead for the first time when captain [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]] stepped through some soft defence to score under the posts. Tweed Heads extended their lead to 12 just seconds before half time when Davis sent Myles over for his second try of the game.

=== Second half ===
The Dolphins got the scoring underway in the second half when centre [[Nick Emmett]] dived onto a kick from his winger [[Alwyn Simpson]] to get Redcliffe back into the contest. 10 minutes later, Tweed Heads pushed the lead back to 12 when the competition's Player of the Year [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]] backed up a Maccan line break to score. Walker sealed the game for his side just five minutes later when he returned a Dolphins' kick 80 metres to score in the corner. Redcliffe gave themselves a small chance late when winger [[Rory Bromley]] crossed in the 74th minute but it wasn't enough as Tweed Heads won their first premiership. They became the first club from outside of Queensland to win the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srCXuBTVf0o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/srCXuBTVf0o| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=2007 QLD Cup Grand Final Tweed Heads 28 v Redcliffe 18|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedheadsseagulls.com.au/champion-gulls-07-reunite/|title=Champion Gulls of '07 to reunite|first=Tweed Heads|last=Seagulls|date=25 May 2017|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409144521/https://www.tweedheadsseagulls.com.au/champion-gulls-07-reunite/|archive-date=9 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Seagulls' captain [[Brad Davis (rugby league)|Brad Davis]] was named Man of the Match and awarded the first ever '''[[Duncan Hall]] Medal''', named in honour of the [[Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]], who played 24 games for [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] and 22 Tests for [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/farewell-to-a-legend-duncan-hall/748425/|title=Farewell to a legend|website=Morning Bulletin|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201016/https://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/farewell-to-a-legend-duncan-hall/748425/|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The loss in the Grand Final would effectively end the [[Redcliffe Dolphins]] dominant run in the Queensland Cup. From 1996 to 2007, the club won five premierships, appeared in nine of 12 Grand Finals and won three minor premierships. They would not qualify for another Grand Final until 2012 and would not win another until 2018.

== End-of-season awards ==
{{unreferenced section|date=February 2020}}
* '''Courier Mail Medal (Best and Fairest):''' [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]] ({{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls]])
* '''QANTAS Player of the Year (Coaches Award):''' [[Trent Young]] ({{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Easts Tigers]])
* '''Coach of the Year:''' [[Anthony Griffin (rugby league)|Anthony Griffin]] ({{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins]])
* '''Rookie of the Year:''' [[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]] ({{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} [[Tweed Heads Seagulls]])
* '''Representative Player of the Year:''' [[Shane Muspratt]] ({{flagicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Residents]], {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Young Guns]])

== See also ==
{{Portal|Queensland|Sports}}
* [[Queensland Cup]]
* [[Queensland Rugby League]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|group=note}}

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{{Rugby League in Queensland}}
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