{{Short description|Queensland junior rugby football competition}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox rugby league football competition |name = Mal Meninga Cup |current_season = |logo = Mal Meninga Cup new logo 2021.png |pixels = 200px |alt = |sport = [[Rugby league]] |formerly = |founded = |inaugural = 2009 |folded = |replaced = |ceotag = |ceo = |teams = [[#Teams|15]] |country = Australia |country2 = | headquarters = Brisbane, Australia |championtag = Premiers |champion = {{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}} [[Tweed Seagulls]] (3rd title) |season = |most_champs = {{league icon|Townsville Blackhawks|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] |count = 5 |TV = | website = [https://www.qrl.com.au/news/topic/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup/ www.qrl.com.au] | related_comps = [[SG Ball Cup]] }}
The '''Mal Meninga Cup''', known as the '''[[Auswide Bank]] Mal Meninga Cup''' due to sponsorship, is a junior [[rugby league]] football competition based in [[Queensland]], played between teams made up of players aged under 18. The competition, administered by the [[Queensland Rugby League]], features the junior representative teams of [[Queensland Cup]] clubs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/11/13/david-fifita-follows-meningas-path-to-greatness/|title=David Fifita follows Meninga's path to greatness|date=9 November 2018|website=NRL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/03/09/progress-in-focus-in-auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup/|title=Progress the focus in Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup|date=9 March 2019|website=QRL}}</ref>
Since 2011, the winners of the Grand Final play the winners of the New South Wales’ under-18 competition, the [[S. G. Ball Cup|S.G. Ball Cup]], in the National Final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/history-against-tweed-in-under-18-league-final/3723063/|title=History against Tweed in under-18 league final|date=11 May 2019|website=Queensland Times}}</ref>
The Mal Meninga Cup is named after [[Mal Meninga]], a 32-game [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]] representative and the most successful [[State of Origin series|State of Origin]] coach of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2019/12/13/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup-draw/|title=Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup draw|date=13 December 2019|website=QRL}}</ref>
==Teams== The Mal Meninga Cup consists of fifteen clubs: fourteen based in [[Queensland]] and one in [[New South Wales]]. The competition currently operates on a single group system, after using a pool system for eight seasons.
Fourteen of the fifteen clubs are junior representative teams for [[Queensland Cup]] clubs.<br />The Wide Bay Bulls currently have no Queensland Cup affiliation.
===Current clubs=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- | style="background:maroon; text-align:center;" colspan="7"|'''<span style="color:white;">Mal Meninga Cup</span>''' |- !style="background:white; width:20%" | Club !style="background:white; width:07%" | Est. !style="background:white; width:10%" | City !style="background:white; width:10%" | State !style="background:white; width:18%" | Stadium !style="background:white; width:07%" | Titles (Last) |- | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} '''[[Brisbane Tigers]]''' | align=center | 1917 | [[Brisbane]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Langlands Park|Totally Workwear Stadium]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} '''[[Burleigh Bears]]''' | align=center | 1934 | [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Pizzey Park|UAA Oval]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Central Comets|16}} '''[[Central Queensland Capras]]''' | align=center | 1996 | [[Rockhampton]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Browne Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} '''[[Ipswich Jets]]''' | align=center | 1982 | [[Ipswich, Queensland|Ipswich]] | [[Queensland]] | [[North Ipswich Reserve]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Mackay Cutters|16}} '''[[Mackay Cutters]]''' | align=center | 2007 | [[Mackay, Queensland|Mackay]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Stadium Mackay|BB Print Stadium Mackay]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Northern Pride|16}} '''[[Northern Pride RLFC|Northern Pride]]''' | align=center | 2007 | [[Cairns]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Barlow Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} '''[[Norths Devils]]''' | align=center | 1933 | [[Brisbane]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Nundah, Queensland#Sport|Bishop Park]] | align=center | 2 (2011) |- | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]''' | align=center | 1947 | [[Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Dolphin Stadium (Brisbane)|Kayo Stadium]] | align=center | 2 (2023) |- | {{leagueicon|Souths Logan Magpies|16}} '''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]''' | align=center | 1918 | [[Brisbane]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Davies Park]] | align=center | 2 (2022) |- | {{leagueicon|Sunshine Coast|16}} '''[[Sunshine Coast Falcons]]''' | align=center | 1996 | [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Sunshine Coast Stadium]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Townsville Blackhawks|16}} '''[[Townsville Blackhawks]]''' | align=center | 1998 | [[Townsville]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Jack Manski Oval]] | align=center | 5 (2016) |- | {{leagueicon|Tweed Heads|16}} '''[[Tweed Seagulls]]''' | align=center | 1909 | [[Tweed Heads]] | [[New South Wales]] | [[Piggabeen Sports Complex]] | align=center | 3 '''(2023)''' |- | {{leagueicon|Toowoomba|16}} '''[[Toowoomba Clydesdales|Western Clydesdales]]''' | align=center | 1996 | [[Toowoomba]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Clive Berghofer Stadium]] | align=center | 1 (2017) |- |- | {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} '''[[Wide Bay Bulls]]''' | align=center | 2009 | [[Bundaberg]] | [[Queensland]] | ''Various Venues'' | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} '''[[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]]''' | align=center | 1951 | [[Brisbane]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Kougari Oval|BMD Kougari Oval]] | align=center | 0 |-class="sortbottom" | colspan="7" style="font-size:10pt" | {{smalldiv| * Brisbane Tigers played as Easts Tigers from 2009 to 2020. * CQ Capras played as Central Comets from 2009 to 2011. * Townsville Blackhawks played as Townsville Stingers from 2009 to 2015. * Western Clydesdales played as Toowoomba Clydesdales from 2009 to 2016 and Western Mustangs 2017 to 2021. * Wide Bay Bulls rejoined the competition in 2021.}} |}
===Previous clubs=== {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%" |- | style="background:maroon; text-align:center;" colspan="7"|'''<span style="color:white;">Mal Meninga Cup</span>''' |- !style="background:white; width:15%" | Club !style="background:white; width:10%" | Seasons !style="background:white; width:10%" | City !style="background:white; width:10%" | State !style="background:white; width:20%" | Stadium !style="background:white; width:10%" | Titles (Last) |- | {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} '''Central Crows''' | align=center | 2011–2017 | [[Bundaberg]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Across the Waves Sportsground]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Townsville Stingers|16}} '''Gold Coast Blue''' | align=center | 2010 | [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Merv Craig Sporting Complex]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Cook Islands|16}} '''Gold Coast Gold''' | align=center | 2011–2012 | [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Pizzey Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Ireland|16}} '''Gold Coast Green''' | align=center | 2010–2016 | [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Pizzey Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Vikings|16}} '''[[Gold Coast Vikings]]''' | align=center | 2009 | [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Pizzey Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Cairns|16}} '''Gold Coast White''' | align=center | 2013–2016 | [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Pizzey Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} '''[[Northern Territory Rugby League|North. Territory]]''' | align=center | 2009–2010 | [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] | [[Northern Territory|North. Territory]] | [[Richardson Park]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} '''[[Victoria Rugby League|Victoria]]''' | align=center | 2015–2018 | [[Melbourne]] | [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] | [[Casey Fields]] | align=center | 0 |- | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} '''[[Wests Panthers]]''' | align=center | 2011–2012 | [[Brisbane]] | [[Queensland]] | [[Purtell Park]] | align=center | 0 |-class="sortbottom" | colspan="7" style="font-size:10pt" | * <small>Central Crows played as Central United from 2011 to 2013.</small> |}
==Grand Final results== {| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;" |- style="background:maroon;" !rowspan=2 style="color:white;"|Season !colspan=4 style="color:white;"|Grand Finals
|- style="background:white;" !style="color:maroon;" "width:15%;" |Premiers !style="color:maroon;" "width:06%;" |Score !style="color:maroon;" "width:15%;" |Runners-up !style="color:maroon;" "width:15%;" |Venue |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2009 | align=left|[[File:Norths Devils colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Norths Devils]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 20–18 | align=left|[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Townsville Stingers]] | align=left| [[Nundah, Queensland#Sport|Bishop Park]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2010 | align=left|[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Townsville Stingers]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 26–24 | align=left|[[File:Norths Devils colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Norths Devils]] | align=left| [[Langlands Park]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2011 | align=left|[[File:Norths Devils colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Norths Devils]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 28–10 | align=left|[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Townsville Stingers]] | align=left| [[Langlands Park]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2012 | align=left|[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Townsville Stingers]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 22–14 | align=left|[[File:Redcliffe colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Redcliffe Dolphins]] | align=left| [[Kougari Oval|BMD Kougari Oval]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2013 | align=left|[[File:Redcliffe colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 44–16 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Cairns|16}} Gold Coast White | align=left| [[Langlands Park]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2014 | align=left|[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Townsville Stingers]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 22–18 | align=left|[[File:Norths Devils colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Norths Devils]] | align=left| [[Barlow Park]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2015 | align=left|[[File:Hunter colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Townsville Stingers]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 30–24 | align=left|[[File:Balmain colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Easts Tigers]] | align=left| [[Langlands Park|Tapout Energy Stadium]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2016 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Townsville Blackhawks|16}} '''[[Townsville Blackhawks]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 38–16 | align=left|[[File:Norths Devils colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Norths Devils]] | align=left| [[Langlands Park|Suzuki Stadium]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2017 | align=left|[[File:Toowoomba Clydesdales colours.svg|16x16px]] '''[[Toowoomba Clydesdales|Western Mustangs]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 40–30 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Souths-Logan Magpies|16}} [[Souths Logan Magpies]] | align=left| [[Langlands Park|Suzuki Stadium]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2018 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Souths-Logan Magpies|16}}'''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 18–16 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils]] | align=left| [[Nundah, Queensland#Sport|Bishop Park]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2019 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Tweed Heads|16}}'''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 28–24 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls]] | align=left| [[Kougari Oval]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2020 | colspan=4|''Season cancelled'' |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2021 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Tweed Heads|16}}'''[[Tweed Heads Seagulls]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 30–24 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Townsville Blackhawks|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] | align=left| [[Jack Manski Oval]] |- |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2022 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Souths-Logan Magpies|16}}'''[[Souths Logan Magpies]]''' | style="text-align:center;"| 38–26 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Townsville Blackhawks|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] | align=left| [[Sunshine Coast Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackhawks v Magpies - Grand Final |url=https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/mal-meninga-cup/2022/grand-final/game-1/ |website=qrl.com.au |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2023 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}}'''[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]''' | style="text-align:center;"|36-18 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Townsville Blackhawks|16}} [[Townsville Blackhawks]] | align=left| [[Langlands Park|Totally Workwear Stadium]] |- style="background:#f5faff;" | align=center|2024 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Tweeds|16}}'''[[Tweed Seagulls]]''' | style="text-align:center;"|36-12 | align=left|{{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} [[Burleigh Bears]] | align=left| [[Dolphin Stadium (Brisbane)|Kayo Stadium]] |}
==See also== {{Portal|Sports|Queensland}} *[[Rugby League Competitions in Australia]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|URL=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/topic/auswide-bank-mal-meninga-cup/}}
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