2005 Queensland Cup | |
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Duration | March 12 – September 17, 2005 |
Teams | 11 |
Premiers | North Queensland Young Guns (1st title) |
Minor premiers | North Queensland Young Guns (1st title) |
Matches played | 116 |
Points scored | 6,216 |
Top points scorer(s) | Reggie Cressbrook (206) |
Player of the year | Greg Inglis (Courier Mail Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Simon Phillips (19) |
The 2005 Queensland Cup season was the 10th 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 North Queensland Cowboys finished as minor premiers and defeated the Burleigh Bears 36–6 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium to claim their first premiership. Norths Devils fullback Greg Inglis was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[1][2]