Queensland State Championship : 2000-03

The Queensland competition had now been in existence - as a fully fledged competition - for four years and some of the teething problems were past. One was the fluctuating participants, which was twelve for the four years bar one season (2001) when it was eleven. The ins and outs were down as well, with just two departing and two replacements. One of those that left was actually a merger with another team.

2000:  Toowoomba as a sole feeder club to the Brisbane Broncos had a strong advantage over the rest. However, that didn't stop the Redciliffe Dolphins (38 points) and Easts Tigers (34) from being 1-2 in the league. In the finals series it was Redcliffe against Toowomba in the grand final, the Brisbane side too strong for the country town team, winning 14-6.

2001: The Cairns Cyclones ran out of puff and dropped out, so one less team as a result. Toowoomba took out the league (41 points) from Gold Coast team Burleigh Bears (35). In the finals, Toowomba and Redcliffe got to the big game, this time it was the Clydesdales that took the prize 28-26.

2002: The numbers were back to twelve with a North Queensland side included. The Dolphins were top of the league again - with 36 points - from Brisbane Easts (33). Redcliffe got through to the grand final and took that 34-10 at the expense of the Ipswich Jets (see video below for highlights).

2003: Logan merged with Souths Magpies and was replaced by a Tweed Heads side just across the border in NSW. Burleigh and Redcliffe both ended the league with 33 points but Buleigh took the title with a superior differential. The same teams made the grand final but the Dolphins took the trophy with a 31-18 scoreline.

Summary: This period was dominated by the Dolphins, with two league titles and made all four grand finals, winning three of them. Burleigh Bears came next with one league title. Toowoomba did the double in 2001 for a third best.

Year			'03			'02			'01			'00
Rk	Team	TOT	Rd	Fls	Tot	Rd	Fls	Tot	Rd	Fls	Tot	Rd	Fls	Tot
1	Redcliffe Dolphins	150	18	20	38	20	20	40	16	16	32	20	20	40
2	Burleigh Bears	106	20	16	36	14	4	18	18	12	30	14	8	22
3	Toowoomba Clyd	93	11		11	10		10	20	20	40	16	16	32
4	Easts Tigers	84	8		8	18	8	26	12	8	20	18	12	30
5	Ipswich Jets	76	16	8	24	16	16	32	9		9	11		11
6	Norths Devils	67	9		9	12	12	24	14	4	18	12	4	16
7	Wynnum Manly	52	14	12	26	9		9	11		11	6		6
8	Central Q'sland	34	7		7	8		8	10		10	9		9
9	Wests Panthers	26	5		5	7		7	7		7	7		7
9	Souths Logan	26	6		6	6		6	6		6	8		8
11	Logan Scorpions	23				5		5	8		8	10		10
12	North Queensland	21	10		10	11		11
13	Tweed Heads	16	12	4	16
14	Cairns Cyclones	5										5		5
	Total	779	136	60	196	136	60	196	131	60	191	136	60	196

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