2017 Queensland Cup | |
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Duration | March 4 – September 24, 2017 |
Teams | 14 |
Premiers | PNG Hunters (1st title) |
Minor premiers | PNG Hunters (1st title) |
Matches played | 167 |
Points scored | 7,353 |
Top points scorer(s) | Carlin Anderson (220) |
Player of the year | Ase Boas (Courier Mail Medal) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Jonathon Reuben (26) |
The 2017 Queensland Cup season was the 22nd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super, featured 14 teams playing a 29-week long season (including finals) from March to September.[1]
The Papua New Guinea Hunters won their first premiership after defeating the Sunshine Coast Falcons 12–10 in the Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium, becoming the first team from outside of Australia to win the Queensland Cup. Hunters' halfback Ase Boas was named the competition's Player of the Year, winning the Courier Mail Medal.[2]