Queensland State Championship : 2012-14

For the next three years things were stable with teams sticking around. On top of that, in 2014 a side from PNG was admitted, making the number of sides 13.

2012: The Redcliffe Dolphins took the league (34 points) by a single point from Wynnum Manly Seagulls. NSW outfit Tweed Heads came in third (29) and Ipswich Jets on 28 points. Norths Devils tied on 26 points but superior a superior points differential had them making up the 5th final placing.

Elimination Final: Norths 26-20 Ipswich.
Qualifying Final: Tweed Heads 19-16 Wynnum Manly

Elimination Final: Wynnum Manly 30-22 Norths.
Qualifying Final: Redcliffe 32-16 Tweed Heads.

Elimination Final: Wynnum Manly 30-4 Tweed Heads.

Grand Final: Wynnum Manly 20-10 Redcliffe.

2013: The Northern Pride from Cairns took the league with 32 points. The Mackay Cutters came second (28), from Tweed Heads (25), Easts Tigers and Wynnum Manly both on 24 points. They made up the finalists.

Elimination Final: Ipswich 33-6 Wynnum Manly.
Qualifying Final: Easts 31-18 Mackay.

Elimination Final: Mackay 27-16 Ipswich.
Qualifying Final: Easts 29-16 Northern Pride.

Elimination Final: MacKay 20-6 Northern Pride.

Grand Final: Mackay 27-20 Easts (see highlights below).

2014: Northern Pride again won the league (44 points) comfortably from Wynnum Manly (38), Easts (37), Tweed Heads (35) and Ipswich (34). These went on to the finals.

Elimination Final: Ipswich 28-10 Tweed Heads.
Qualifying Final: Easts 18-12 Wynnum Manly.

Elimination Final: Wynnum Manly 34-22 Ipswich.
Qualifying Final: Northern Pride 8-7 Easts.

Elimination Final: Easts 30-12 Wynnum Manly..

Grand Final: Northern Pride 36-4 Easts.

Summary: Wynnum Manly and Northern Pride had done well in recent years and carried that form into this period. Easts had really lifted from cellar dweller last period to third but didn't win anything. The PNG Hunters looked OK fist time up.

	Year			'14			'13			'12
	Rk	Team	TOT	Rd	Fls	Tot	Rd	Fls	Tot	Rd	Fls	Tot
	1	Wynnum Manly	86	18	12	30	14	4	18	18	20	38
	2	Northern Pride	82	20	20	40	20	12	32	10		10
	3	Easts Tigers	75	16	16	32	16	16	32	11		11
	4	Ipswich Jets	58	12	8	20	12	8	20	14	4	18
	5	Mackay Cutters	55	8		8	18	20	38	9		9
	5	Tweed Heads	55	14	4	18	9		9	16	12	28
	7	Redcliffe Dolphins	52	6		6	10		10	20	16	36
	8	Norths Devils	40	9		9	11		11	12	8	20
	9	Burleigh Bears	24	10		10	6		6	8		8
	10	Souths Logan	20	7		7	8		8	5		5
	10	Central Q'sland	19	5		5	7		7	7		7
	12	Sunshine Coast	15	4		4	5		5	6		6
	13	PNG Hunters	11	11		11
		Total	592	140	60	200	136	60	196	136	60	196

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UK Elite Teams By Season : 2005

This was Super League X, with twelve teams competing. The Leigh Centurions came in and Castleford Tigers had been relegated. Six teams would qualify for the finals and either one or two teams would be relegated come the end of the season. One space was to go the the Catalan Dragons from France and the other provided the winner of the division below met certain criteria.

The League: St Helens took the title with 47 points, with the Leeds Rhinos next on 44. Bradford Bulls came third (37) and the Warrington Wolves fourth (36). Widnes Vikings were relegated along with the just promoted Leigh. Castleford came back up again for 2006, joining the new side Catalan.

The Challenge Cup: In the quarter finals, Leeds accounted for London 32-12, Saints likewise Wigan 75-0! Toulouse Olympic from France made the semi-finals by winning 40-24 against Widnes and lastly Hull Sharks (FC) were too good for Leigh, beating them 46-14.

In the first semi-final, Hull romped home 34-8 over Saints. Leeds then overcame Toulouse 56-18. The final was by all accounts a cracking match, with Hull squeaking home against strong favourites Leeds 25-24.

The Challenge Cup Final. Picture source: Sky Sports UK.

The Finals: In the elimination play offs, Bradford defeated the London Broncos 44-22 and Hull FC were far too good for Warrington, winning 40-6. The elimination semi-final Bradford routed Hull FC 71-0 while the qualifying semi Leeds narrowly beat Saints 19-16.

In the eliminator final Bradford overcame St Helens 23-18, giving them a finals berth and a match against the Leeds Rhinos. In the grand final, Bradford took the game and trophy with a 15-6 victory.

Summary: By my scoring system, Leeds were the best team overall despite not winning anything. St Helens took the league title and second. Hull FC the Challenge Cup and third with Bradford taking home the grand final trophy got them fourth spot. It was an unusual season with its unpredictable nature.

	Rk	Team	Rnd	Fnl	CC	Total
	1	Leeds	18	16	16	50
	2	St Helens	20	12	12	44
	3	Hull FC	12	8	20	40
	4	Bradford	16	20		36
	5	London	11	4	6	21
	6	Warrington	14	4		18
	7	Wigan	10		6	16
	8	Toulouse			12	12
	8	Widnes	6		6	12
	10	Leigh	5		6	11
	11	Huddersfield	9			9
	12	Salford	8			8
	13	Wakefield	7			7
		Total	136	64	84	284

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NZ National Competition : 2010 Season

The inaugural National Competition was held in 2010, replacing the previous one after an audit done by government authority Sport NZ. There were seven sides for this new national league, playing six games each.

In the first round, the big game was Auckland versus Counties-Manukau in what is a local derby and two top sides. Auckland were the victors 28-16. A big second round result was Wellington defeating Auckland in an away fixture for them 24-18. The surprise of the third round was the South Island losing at home to Waicoa Bay 34-36.

The fifth round an important clash between Counties-Manukau and Wellington had the South Auckland side narrowly win 34-30, a result that would affect who made the final. In the last round of games, Wellington lost again, this time to the South Island despite being at home 20-30. For the final standings, see the chart below.

	2010	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
	Auckland	6	5	0	1	232	86	146	12
	Counties Manukau	6	4	0	2	232	142	90	10
	Wellington Orcas	6	4	0	2	188	100	88	10
	South Island	6	4	0	2	196	126	70	10
	Waicoa Bay Stallions	6	3	0	3	186	172	14	8
	Heartland (Central)	6	1	0	5	132	146	-14	4
	Northern Swords	6	0	0	6	46	440	-394	2

That brought the two Auckland teams to the final and the one named Auckland took the grand final 14-6.

For an overview of the competition and the region each team represents, simply click here.
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