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rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Match Review Committee charges
QRL Media
Tue 23rd September, 09:58AM
Easts Tigers forward Troy Giess has been charged with a Grade 2 Dangerous Throw.
An early plea to a Grade 2 charge will see him miss two matches, while a guilty charge rules him out for three games.
The charge will be heard at a Wednesday night judiciary hearing, with the Tigers expected to challenge the grading.
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/23/match_review_committee_charges.html
QRL Media
Tue 23rd September, 09:58AM
Easts Tigers forward Troy Giess has been charged with a Grade 2 Dangerous Throw.
An early plea to a Grade 2 charge will see him miss two matches, while a guilty charge rules him out for three games.
The charge will be heard at a Wednesday night judiciary hearing, with the Tigers expected to challenge the grading.
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/23/match_review_committee_charges.html
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
2014 Grand Final teams
QRL Media
Tue 23rd September, 06:48PM
Northern Pride v Easts Tigers at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, September 28 - 3.55pm* (Live on Channel 9 / WIN / NBN)
Northern Pride:
1. Hezron Murgha
2. Javid Bowen
3. Brett Anderson (c)
4. Davin Crampton
5. Semi Tadulala
6. Shaun Nona
7. Sam Obst
8. Ricky Thorby
9. Jason Roos (c)
10. Ethan Lowe
11. Blake Leary
12. Tyrone McCarthy
13. Ben Spina
14. Ryan Ghietti
15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
16. Joel Riethmuller
17. Jack Svendsen
Coach: Jason Demetriou
Easts Tigers:
1. Cameron Munster
2. Jarrod McInally
3. Shane Neumann
4. Donald Malone
5. Richie Kennar
6. Liam Tyson
7. Cody Walker
8. Steven Thorpe (c)
9. Tommy Butterfield
10. Mitchell Garbutt
11. Dane Hogan
12. Troy Giess
13. Jacob Ling
14. Liam McDonald
15. Felise Kaufusi
16. Matthew Zgrajewski
17. Kenny Bromwich
18. Hymel Hunt
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/23/_2014_grand_final_teams.html
QRL Media
Tue 23rd September, 06:48PM
Northern Pride v Easts Tigers at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, September 28 - 3.55pm* (Live on Channel 9 / WIN / NBN)
Northern Pride:
1. Hezron Murgha
2. Javid Bowen
3. Brett Anderson (c)
4. Davin Crampton
5. Semi Tadulala
6. Shaun Nona
7. Sam Obst
8. Ricky Thorby
9. Jason Roos (c)
10. Ethan Lowe
11. Blake Leary
12. Tyrone McCarthy
13. Ben Spina
14. Ryan Ghietti
15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
16. Joel Riethmuller
17. Jack Svendsen
Coach: Jason Demetriou
Easts Tigers:
1. Cameron Munster
2. Jarrod McInally
3. Shane Neumann
4. Donald Malone
5. Richie Kennar
6. Liam Tyson
7. Cody Walker
8. Steven Thorpe (c)
9. Tommy Butterfield
10. Mitchell Garbutt
11. Dane Hogan
12. Troy Giess
13. Jacob Ling
14. Liam McDonald
15. Felise Kaufusi
16. Matthew Zgrajewski
17. Kenny Bromwich
18. Hymel Hunt
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/23/_2014_grand_final_teams.html
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Preview: Intrust Super Cup Grand Final
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
12:00pm Thu 25th September, 2014
Two teams who still possess hurtful scars from the manner in which their 2013 campaigns came to a close seek redemption in the Intrust Super Cup Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday when the Northern Pride take on the Easts Tigers.
For the second year in a row the Pride finished the regular season as minor premiers but unlike last year when they suffered consecutive finals defeats, this time the men from Cairns get to contest the decider on Queensland Rugby League's grandest stage.
There they will meet last year's runners up, the Easts Tigers, who progressed to the grand final with a commanding 32-10 win over Wynnum last weekend and who suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the Pride in the Major Semi-Final a fortnight ago.
There are a host of current and future NRL stars on display with the Pride bolstered by the return of Ethan Lowe from the North Queensland Cowboys and boasting Shaun Nona (Storm) and Blake Leary (Sea Eagles) who have signed NRL contracts for next season.
The Tigers' affiliation with the Melbourne Storm will see Cameron Munster, Mitchell Garbutt and Kenny Bromwich line up in the Grand Final along with future South Sydney Rabbitoh Cody Walker.
The Pride and Tigers have met three times thus far in 2014 with the first encounter in Round 7 postponed until July due to Tropical Cyclone Ita when the Tigers, courtesy of a Marika Koroibete hat-trick, triumphed 16-4.
Having been admitted into the state league in 2008, the Pride were premiers in 2010 but the Tigers haven't tasted success since they won the Brisbane Rugby League grand final in 1991, finishing runners up in 1997, 2004 and 2013.
Regular season
Pride: 20 wins, four losses (first)
Tigers: 16 wins, seven losses, one draw (third)
2014 results
Tigers 16 def. Pride 4 (Round 7); Pride 44 def. Tigers 20 (Rd 16); Pride 8 def. Tigers 7 (Major Semi-Final)
Key Match Up - Sam Obst (Pride) v Cody Walker (Tigers)
A pint-sized No.7 who started his career at the Sydney Roosters before an extensive career in England that included 137 games for Wakefield Trinity, Obst is the general who marshals the Pride forwards and allows the players with flair outside him to do their best work.
He has developed a marvellous combination with five-eighth Shaun Nona and his cool head under pressure will be critical in the Grand Final atmosphere.
Walker has been unable to crack a spot in the Storm's NRL squad this season and has signed to play with the Rabbitohs in 2015 but has been integral in Easts' success thus far.
The 2013 Intrust Super Cup Player of the Year scored two tries and set up three more in last week's Preliminary Final win over Wynnum and would love nothing more than to secure a Tigers premiership and a trip to his new home at ANZ Stadium for the inaugural NRL State Championship on Grand Final day.
Final Word - Pride coach Jason Demetriou:
"The whole region is stacked with rugby league players and people who love the game so it's been refreshing to come back and be part of that.
"It's an area that embraces you and I probably see myself as a North Queenslander now.
"I love the place and really looking forward to putting on a good show and taking the trophy back there because there are a lot of people I know rooting for us.
"In the Major Semi-Final both teams weren't great with the footy, we made a lot of errors by pushing a lot of passes that we didn't need to push and it was a credit to the boys that we were able to hang on but it was lucky that Easts made plenty of errors as well so I think both teams will be a lot better this weekend."
Final Word - Tigers coach Craig Ingebrigtsen:
"The players are aware and appreciate the club and its history and its entirety of what we've done at that organisation but we want to create our own history and our own path for our players.
"We haven't talked about the history of the club – last year we did, and I think that was a failing of ours – but this year we haven't really talked about it.
"We've just talked about us doing our jobs and hopefully getting the right result.
"There are free buses coming from Langlands Park and we're encouraging all the Tigers fans to get out here because we want as much support as we can get.
"We're playing against a quality side and the boys need people to get behind and support them and if they do that and get the Easts chant happening we're going to be in it for a long time and we'll get them at the back end I think."
http://www.nrl.com/preview-intrust-...4/newsid/82120/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
By Tony Webeck, Chief Queensland Correspondent
NRL.com
12:00pm Thu 25th September, 2014
Two teams who still possess hurtful scars from the manner in which their 2013 campaigns came to a close seek redemption in the Intrust Super Cup Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday when the Northern Pride take on the Easts Tigers.
For the second year in a row the Pride finished the regular season as minor premiers but unlike last year when they suffered consecutive finals defeats, this time the men from Cairns get to contest the decider on Queensland Rugby League's grandest stage.
There they will meet last year's runners up, the Easts Tigers, who progressed to the grand final with a commanding 32-10 win over Wynnum last weekend and who suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of the Pride in the Major Semi-Final a fortnight ago.
There are a host of current and future NRL stars on display with the Pride bolstered by the return of Ethan Lowe from the North Queensland Cowboys and boasting Shaun Nona (Storm) and Blake Leary (Sea Eagles) who have signed NRL contracts for next season.
The Tigers' affiliation with the Melbourne Storm will see Cameron Munster, Mitchell Garbutt and Kenny Bromwich line up in the Grand Final along with future South Sydney Rabbitoh Cody Walker.
The Pride and Tigers have met three times thus far in 2014 with the first encounter in Round 7 postponed until July due to Tropical Cyclone Ita when the Tigers, courtesy of a Marika Koroibete hat-trick, triumphed 16-4.
Having been admitted into the state league in 2008, the Pride were premiers in 2010 but the Tigers haven't tasted success since they won the Brisbane Rugby League grand final in 1991, finishing runners up in 1997, 2004 and 2013.
Regular season
Pride: 20 wins, four losses (first)
Tigers: 16 wins, seven losses, one draw (third)
2014 results
Tigers 16 def. Pride 4 (Round 7); Pride 44 def. Tigers 20 (Rd 16); Pride 8 def. Tigers 7 (Major Semi-Final)
Key Match Up - Sam Obst (Pride) v Cody Walker (Tigers)
A pint-sized No.7 who started his career at the Sydney Roosters before an extensive career in England that included 137 games for Wakefield Trinity, Obst is the general who marshals the Pride forwards and allows the players with flair outside him to do their best work.
He has developed a marvellous combination with five-eighth Shaun Nona and his cool head under pressure will be critical in the Grand Final atmosphere.
Walker has been unable to crack a spot in the Storm's NRL squad this season and has signed to play with the Rabbitohs in 2015 but has been integral in Easts' success thus far.
The 2013 Intrust Super Cup Player of the Year scored two tries and set up three more in last week's Preliminary Final win over Wynnum and would love nothing more than to secure a Tigers premiership and a trip to his new home at ANZ Stadium for the inaugural NRL State Championship on Grand Final day.
Final Word - Pride coach Jason Demetriou:
"The whole region is stacked with rugby league players and people who love the game so it's been refreshing to come back and be part of that.
"It's an area that embraces you and I probably see myself as a North Queenslander now.
"I love the place and really looking forward to putting on a good show and taking the trophy back there because there are a lot of people I know rooting for us.
"In the Major Semi-Final both teams weren't great with the footy, we made a lot of errors by pushing a lot of passes that we didn't need to push and it was a credit to the boys that we were able to hang on but it was lucky that Easts made plenty of errors as well so I think both teams will be a lot better this weekend."
Final Word - Tigers coach Craig Ingebrigtsen:
"The players are aware and appreciate the club and its history and its entirety of what we've done at that organisation but we want to create our own history and our own path for our players.
"We haven't talked about the history of the club – last year we did, and I think that was a failing of ours – but this year we haven't really talked about it.
"We've just talked about us doing our jobs and hopefully getting the right result.
"There are free buses coming from Langlands Park and we're encouraging all the Tigers fans to get out here because we want as much support as we can get.
"We're playing against a quality side and the boys need people to get behind and support them and if they do that and get the Easts chant happening we're going to be in it for a long time and we'll get them at the back end I think."
http://www.nrl.com/preview-intrust-...4/newsid/82120/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Latest
rhugh89
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Grand Final Preview
QRL Media
Fri 26th September, 04:18PM
NORTHERN PRIDE v EASTS TIGERS
Suncorp Stadium, Sunday, September 28 – 3.55pm*
(Coverage from 3.30pm - Channel 9 / WIN / NBN)
Referee: Clayton Sharpe (178th Queensland/Intrust Super Cup game; 4[SUP]th[/SUP] grand final)
Head to Head: Pride 11 Easts 5
Head-to-Head Finals: Pride 1 Easts 1
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #PRIDEvTIGES #09Sizzles
Livestream: http://www.qrl.com.au/interactive/live-stream.html
Radio: ABC Grandstand
THE ghosts of seasons past have stalked both teams leading into this year’s Intrust Super Cup grand final – with the Northern Pride and Easts Tigers carrying their own mental shackles into this year’s decider.
The Pride however have already shaken off one burden – simply by claiming their spot in the premiership decider.
As they were again this year – the Pride of 2013 were the most dominant team of the season having claimed the minor premiership.
Last year however, they lost both their finals matches against Easts and eventual premiers Mackay and were left to look on as the Cutters claimed the spoils.
For the Tigers – the memory of last year’s loss was more acute.
Given their strong run in the finals series and spread of talent, they were favourites to claim their first major title since 1991 – but were swept away by the Cutters in a thrilling match.
Below are all the statistics you need heading into this Sunday’s premiership decider – provided by QRL statistician Brad Tallon.
INTRUST SUPER CUP GRAND FINAL – NORTHERN PRIDE V EASTS TIGERS
Cup Finals Experience: Pride: Played 14 Won 8 Lost 6; Easts: Played 29 Won 14 Lost 15
Cup Grand Finals Experience: Pride: Played 2 Won 1; Easts: Played 3 Won 0
Form 2014:
Pride: W W W W B W L W W L W W W W W W W L B W W W W W W L B W B
Easts: W L W L D B W L L W W W W W L W B W W W L W W W W L W L W
Players Used 2014:
Pride 33, Easts 36 Played All Games: Pride 2, Easts 0
NRL Experience (players in named team 1-17):
Pride 8 Easts 6
NRL Experience (total games played):
Pride 124 Easts 62
Cup Experience (total games played named team):
Pride 1202 Easts 1328
Cup GF Experience (total games played named team):
Pride 5 Easts 11
Average Age:
Pride 26 Easts 24
Coach Stats (G/W/D/L):
Pride: Jason Demetriou G 49 / W 38 / D 0 / L 11 (77.5%)
Easts: Craig Ingebrigtsen G 52 / W 33 / D 1 / L 18 (64.4%)
Head to Head:
Demetriou 4 Ingebrigtsen 2
Northern Pride Fact Box (2008-2014)
Premiers: 1 (2010)
Grand Finalists: 3 (2009, 2010, 2014)
Finalists: 6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Worst Finish: 7[SUP]th[/SUP] 2012 (12 teams)
Played 168, Won 113 Drawn 3 Lost 52
Biggest Win: 50 (60-10) v Sunshine Coast 2011, Round 5
Biggest Loss: 64 (64-0) v Sunshine Coast 2010, Round 12
Most Points For: 60 (60-10) v Sunshine Coast 2011, Round 5
Most Points Against: 64 (64-0) v Sunshine Coast 2010, Round 12
Biggest Win v Easts: 34 (44-10), 2012 Round 21
Most For v Easts: 44 (44-20), 2014 Round 16 + above
Most Wins in Succession: 17 (2010-11)
Most Losses in Succession: 4 (Three times – 2008, 2009/10, 2012)
Individual Records:
Most Games: 138 – Jason Roos
Most Points: Overall: 574 – Chey Bird; Season: 214 – Chey Bird (2011); Game - 34 – Tom Humble (2009 v Redcliffe)
Most Tries: Overall: 61 – Brett Anderson; Season: 20 – Tom Humble (2009); Game: 4 – Brett Anderson (2008 v Mackay); Tom Humble (2009 v Redcliffe); Brett Anderson (2011 v Easts)
Easts Tigers Fact Box (1996-2014)
Premiers: 0
Grand Finalists: 4 (1997, 2004, 2013, 2014)
Finalists: 11 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014)
Worst Finish: 11[SUP]th[/SUP] 2010 (12 teams)
Played 427, Won 233 Drawn 11 Lost 183
Biggest Win: 86 (86-0) v Brothers-Valleys 2004, Round 12
Biggest Loss: 56 (56-0) v Toowoomba 2001, Round 7
Most Points For: 86 (86-0) v Brothers-Valleys 2004, Round 12
Most Points Against: 56 (56-26) v Too 2003, Rd 9; (56-28) v WM 2010, Rd 20 + above.
Biggest Win v Pride: 30 (42-12), 2009 Round 14
Most For v Pride: 42 (42-12), 2009 Round 14
Most Wins in Succession: 8 (Twice – 2002 & 2011-12)
Most Losses in Succession: 6 (Three times – 2007/8, 2010, 2011)
Individual Records:
Most Games: 196 – Scott Sipple
Most Points: Overall: 648 – Scott Thorburn; Season: 230 – Cody Walker (2012); Single Game: 34 – Cody Walker (2013 v Norths)
Most tries: Overall: 65 – Wade Liddell; Season: 24 – Travis Baker (1997); Single Game: 5 – Wade Liddell (2004 v Brothers-Valleys)
Points of Interest:
* Statistically these are the closest matched grand finalists ever based on the regular season – Pride scored 10 more points and had five more scored against for an overall for-and-against difference of 5.
* This is the 9th occasion that the grand final has been played between the minor premiers and 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] placed teams after the regular season – only two have been won by the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] placed team.
* This is the 17th game between the two sides – Pride have won 11 and Easts 5. The teams have played 7 times in South East Queensland (all at Langlands Park) with Pride winning 4 and Easts 3.
* Under the five team final system, the winner of the preliminary final has won eight grand finals (including the last 5), the winner of the major semi only 4.
* There have been nine different premier in 10 years – only Wynnum, who won in 2011 and 2012 years have won more than one in that time.
NORTHERN PRIDE:
* This is Pride’s third grand final – 5 of their players have previously played in a decider, including 4 (Anderson, Roos, Spina and Riethmuller) in their 2010 win over Norths.
*Roos and Riethmuller also played in their 2009 loss to Sunshine Coast. Sam Obst is the other player to lay a decider having played for Redcliffe in their 1999 loss to Burleigh.
* Pride finished this year with the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] best ever regular season in cup history – only Tweed (2011), Toowoomba (2001) and Redcliffe (2000) were better. They lost 4 games, 3 by a converted try or less – Easts 16-4 win in Mareeba was Pride’s biggest loss of the year.
* 11 of Pride's 25 games have been decided by 6 points or less – they won 8 and lost 3.
* Pride have used 33 players this year with two playing all 25 games (Sam Obst and Tyrone McCarthy).
* 4 Pride players have played more than 100 Cup games (Riethmuller 139, Roos 138, Anderson 123 and Tadulala 112). This is Ben Spina’s 100[SUP]th[/SUP] game, all for the Pride – he is the fifth Pride player to reach the century for the club.
* Semi Tadulala made his Cup debut in 1998 for the Townsville Stingers. He and Petero Civoniceva were the only 2 players who played that year still in the competition this year.
* This is Jason Demetriou’s 50[SUP]th[/SUP] game as coach – he has won 38 games and lost 11; if the Pride wins today he will be the first coach to get 39 wins from his first 50 games – others to go close are: John Boxsell (Redcliffe - 1996-98) – 38w/2d ; Neil Wharton (Redcliffe -2000-02) – 38w/0d; Mark Murray (Norths 1998-99) - 50 / 37w /1d.
* Demetriou is the second coach to take out consecutive minor premierships – Rick Stone did it for Burleigh in 2003/2004 defeating Easts to win the grand final in 2004 after being runner-up in 2003.
EASTS TIGERS:
* Easts are the 7[SUP]th[/SUP] team to make the grand final after losing it the previous year – the other six all won, including Northern Pride in 2010.
* Easts are 1 of only 3 remaining foundation clubs (1996) not to have won a premiership – Central Queensland and Ipswich are the other two.
* This is Easts 30[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup finals match – only Redcliffe with 42 have more; this is the 122[SUP]nd[/SUP] Cup finals match.
* This is Easts 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup grand final, the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] team to achieve this feat – Redcliffe have played 10, with Burleigh and Toowoomba also having
played 4 each.
* Nine Easts players played in the 2013 decider (Neumann, Walker, Thorpe, Butterfield, Garbutt, Hogan, Bromwich, McDonald and Zgrajewski).
*Liam McDonald also won a title with Souths-Logan in 2008 with Donald Malone in the defeated Ipswich side that day.
*Shane Neumann scored a hat-trick for Sunshine Coast in their 2009 title win. Tom Butterfield and Troy Giess also played for Redcliffe in their 2012 loss to Wynnum-Manly.
* Shane Neumann’s hat-trick for Sunshine Coast in 2008 is one of only three in cup grand finals. Matt Geyer (Norths, 1998) and Aaron Barba (Redcliffe, 2003) scored the other two.
* 8 of Easts' 27 games this year have been decided by 6 points or less - they lost 4, won 3 and drew 1.
* Easts have used 36 players in the top grade this year - None have played all 27 games, though McInally, Thorpe and Butterfield played 26.
* Six Easts players have played more than 100 Queensland / Intrust Super Cup games – Donald Malone (161st game – has the most (for Ipswich, Wests, Toowoomba, Norths and Easts).
*The other five are Tom Butterfield (130), Liam McDonald (126), Shane Neumann (122), and Steven Thorpe and Jacob Ling (105 each). Malone is the comp’s 4[SUP]th[/SUP] highest ever try scorer with 108.
* This is Easts’ 28[SUP]th[/SUP] game of the year, the most ever in a Cup season.
MATCH OFFICIALS:
* Clayton Sharpe, in his 178[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup game, is only the second referee to referee more than two Cup grand finals – he also refereed the 2009, 2012 and 2013 deciders.
* Only Tony Maksoud (5) has refereed more Queensland / Intrust Super Cup grand finals.
* Steve Kanowski will run his 5[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup grand final line, the most by any touch judge.
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/26/grand_final_preview.html
QRL Media
Fri 26th September, 04:18PM
NORTHERN PRIDE v EASTS TIGERS
Suncorp Stadium, Sunday, September 28 – 3.55pm*
(Coverage from 3.30pm - Channel 9 / WIN / NBN)
Referee: Clayton Sharpe (178th Queensland/Intrust Super Cup game; 4[SUP]th[/SUP] grand final)
Head to Head: Pride 11 Easts 5
Head-to-Head Finals: Pride 1 Easts 1
Twitter: #intrustsupercup #PRIDEvTIGES #09Sizzles
Livestream: http://www.qrl.com.au/interactive/live-stream.html
Radio: ABC Grandstand
THE ghosts of seasons past have stalked both teams leading into this year’s Intrust Super Cup grand final – with the Northern Pride and Easts Tigers carrying their own mental shackles into this year’s decider.
The Pride however have already shaken off one burden – simply by claiming their spot in the premiership decider.
As they were again this year – the Pride of 2013 were the most dominant team of the season having claimed the minor premiership.
Last year however, they lost both their finals matches against Easts and eventual premiers Mackay and were left to look on as the Cutters claimed the spoils.
For the Tigers – the memory of last year’s loss was more acute.
Given their strong run in the finals series and spread of talent, they were favourites to claim their first major title since 1991 – but were swept away by the Cutters in a thrilling match.
Below are all the statistics you need heading into this Sunday’s premiership decider – provided by QRL statistician Brad Tallon.
INTRUST SUPER CUP GRAND FINAL – NORTHERN PRIDE V EASTS TIGERS
Cup Finals Experience: Pride: Played 14 Won 8 Lost 6; Easts: Played 29 Won 14 Lost 15
Cup Grand Finals Experience: Pride: Played 2 Won 1; Easts: Played 3 Won 0
Form 2014:
Pride: W W W W B W L W W L W W W W W W W L B W W W W W W L B W B
Easts: W L W L D B W L L W W W W W L W B W W W L W W W W L W L W
Players Used 2014:
Pride 33, Easts 36 Played All Games: Pride 2, Easts 0
NRL Experience (players in named team 1-17):
Pride 8 Easts 6
NRL Experience (total games played):
Pride 124 Easts 62
Cup Experience (total games played named team):
Pride 1202 Easts 1328
Cup GF Experience (total games played named team):
Pride 5 Easts 11
Average Age:
Pride 26 Easts 24
Coach Stats (G/W/D/L):
Pride: Jason Demetriou G 49 / W 38 / D 0 / L 11 (77.5%)
Easts: Craig Ingebrigtsen G 52 / W 33 / D 1 / L 18 (64.4%)
Head to Head:
Demetriou 4 Ingebrigtsen 2
Northern Pride Fact Box (2008-2014)
Premiers: 1 (2010)
Grand Finalists: 3 (2009, 2010, 2014)
Finalists: 6 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
Worst Finish: 7[SUP]th[/SUP] 2012 (12 teams)
Played 168, Won 113 Drawn 3 Lost 52
Biggest Win: 50 (60-10) v Sunshine Coast 2011, Round 5
Biggest Loss: 64 (64-0) v Sunshine Coast 2010, Round 12
Most Points For: 60 (60-10) v Sunshine Coast 2011, Round 5
Most Points Against: 64 (64-0) v Sunshine Coast 2010, Round 12
Biggest Win v Easts: 34 (44-10), 2012 Round 21
Most For v Easts: 44 (44-20), 2014 Round 16 + above
Most Wins in Succession: 17 (2010-11)
Most Losses in Succession: 4 (Three times – 2008, 2009/10, 2012)
Individual Records:
Most Games: 138 – Jason Roos
Most Points: Overall: 574 – Chey Bird; Season: 214 – Chey Bird (2011); Game - 34 – Tom Humble (2009 v Redcliffe)
Most Tries: Overall: 61 – Brett Anderson; Season: 20 – Tom Humble (2009); Game: 4 – Brett Anderson (2008 v Mackay); Tom Humble (2009 v Redcliffe); Brett Anderson (2011 v Easts)
Easts Tigers Fact Box (1996-2014)
Premiers: 0
Grand Finalists: 4 (1997, 2004, 2013, 2014)
Finalists: 11 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014)
Worst Finish: 11[SUP]th[/SUP] 2010 (12 teams)
Played 427, Won 233 Drawn 11 Lost 183
Biggest Win: 86 (86-0) v Brothers-Valleys 2004, Round 12
Biggest Loss: 56 (56-0) v Toowoomba 2001, Round 7
Most Points For: 86 (86-0) v Brothers-Valleys 2004, Round 12
Most Points Against: 56 (56-26) v Too 2003, Rd 9; (56-28) v WM 2010, Rd 20 + above.
Biggest Win v Pride: 30 (42-12), 2009 Round 14
Most For v Pride: 42 (42-12), 2009 Round 14
Most Wins in Succession: 8 (Twice – 2002 & 2011-12)
Most Losses in Succession: 6 (Three times – 2007/8, 2010, 2011)
Individual Records:
Most Games: 196 – Scott Sipple
Most Points: Overall: 648 – Scott Thorburn; Season: 230 – Cody Walker (2012); Single Game: 34 – Cody Walker (2013 v Norths)
Most tries: Overall: 65 – Wade Liddell; Season: 24 – Travis Baker (1997); Single Game: 5 – Wade Liddell (2004 v Brothers-Valleys)
Points of Interest:
* Statistically these are the closest matched grand finalists ever based on the regular season – Pride scored 10 more points and had five more scored against for an overall for-and-against difference of 5.
* This is the 9th occasion that the grand final has been played between the minor premiers and 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] placed teams after the regular season – only two have been won by the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] placed team.
* This is the 17th game between the two sides – Pride have won 11 and Easts 5. The teams have played 7 times in South East Queensland (all at Langlands Park) with Pride winning 4 and Easts 3.
* Under the five team final system, the winner of the preliminary final has won eight grand finals (including the last 5), the winner of the major semi only 4.
* There have been nine different premier in 10 years – only Wynnum, who won in 2011 and 2012 years have won more than one in that time.
NORTHERN PRIDE:
* This is Pride’s third grand final – 5 of their players have previously played in a decider, including 4 (Anderson, Roos, Spina and Riethmuller) in their 2010 win over Norths.
*Roos and Riethmuller also played in their 2009 loss to Sunshine Coast. Sam Obst is the other player to lay a decider having played for Redcliffe in their 1999 loss to Burleigh.
* Pride finished this year with the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] best ever regular season in cup history – only Tweed (2011), Toowoomba (2001) and Redcliffe (2000) were better. They lost 4 games, 3 by a converted try or less – Easts 16-4 win in Mareeba was Pride’s biggest loss of the year.
* 11 of Pride's 25 games have been decided by 6 points or less – they won 8 and lost 3.
* Pride have used 33 players this year with two playing all 25 games (Sam Obst and Tyrone McCarthy).
* 4 Pride players have played more than 100 Cup games (Riethmuller 139, Roos 138, Anderson 123 and Tadulala 112). This is Ben Spina’s 100[SUP]th[/SUP] game, all for the Pride – he is the fifth Pride player to reach the century for the club.
* Semi Tadulala made his Cup debut in 1998 for the Townsville Stingers. He and Petero Civoniceva were the only 2 players who played that year still in the competition this year.
* This is Jason Demetriou’s 50[SUP]th[/SUP] game as coach – he has won 38 games and lost 11; if the Pride wins today he will be the first coach to get 39 wins from his first 50 games – others to go close are: John Boxsell (Redcliffe - 1996-98) – 38w/2d ; Neil Wharton (Redcliffe -2000-02) – 38w/0d; Mark Murray (Norths 1998-99) - 50 / 37w /1d.
* Demetriou is the second coach to take out consecutive minor premierships – Rick Stone did it for Burleigh in 2003/2004 defeating Easts to win the grand final in 2004 after being runner-up in 2003.
EASTS TIGERS:
* Easts are the 7[SUP]th[/SUP] team to make the grand final after losing it the previous year – the other six all won, including Northern Pride in 2010.
* Easts are 1 of only 3 remaining foundation clubs (1996) not to have won a premiership – Central Queensland and Ipswich are the other two.
* This is Easts 30[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup finals match – only Redcliffe with 42 have more; this is the 122[SUP]nd[/SUP] Cup finals match.
* This is Easts 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup grand final, the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] team to achieve this feat – Redcliffe have played 10, with Burleigh and Toowoomba also having
played 4 each.
* Nine Easts players played in the 2013 decider (Neumann, Walker, Thorpe, Butterfield, Garbutt, Hogan, Bromwich, McDonald and Zgrajewski).
*Liam McDonald also won a title with Souths-Logan in 2008 with Donald Malone in the defeated Ipswich side that day.
*Shane Neumann scored a hat-trick for Sunshine Coast in their 2009 title win. Tom Butterfield and Troy Giess also played for Redcliffe in their 2012 loss to Wynnum-Manly.
* Shane Neumann’s hat-trick for Sunshine Coast in 2008 is one of only three in cup grand finals. Matt Geyer (Norths, 1998) and Aaron Barba (Redcliffe, 2003) scored the other two.
* 8 of Easts' 27 games this year have been decided by 6 points or less - they lost 4, won 3 and drew 1.
* Easts have used 36 players in the top grade this year - None have played all 27 games, though McInally, Thorpe and Butterfield played 26.
* Six Easts players have played more than 100 Queensland / Intrust Super Cup games – Donald Malone (161st game – has the most (for Ipswich, Wests, Toowoomba, Norths and Easts).
*The other five are Tom Butterfield (130), Liam McDonald (126), Shane Neumann (122), and Steven Thorpe and Jacob Ling (105 each). Malone is the comp’s 4[SUP]th[/SUP] highest ever try scorer with 108.
* This is Easts’ 28[SUP]th[/SUP] game of the year, the most ever in a Cup season.
MATCH OFFICIALS:
* Clayton Sharpe, in his 178[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup game, is only the second referee to referee more than two Cup grand finals – he also refereed the 2009, 2012 and 2013 deciders.
* Only Tony Maksoud (5) has refereed more Queensland / Intrust Super Cup grand finals.
* Steve Kanowski will run his 5[SUP]th[/SUP] Cup grand final line, the most by any touch judge.
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/26/grand_final_preview.html
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Northern Pride win Intrust Super Cup grand final over Easts Tigers with record margin
THE Northern Pride have won the Intrust Super Cup grand final, smashing a lethargic Easts team 36-4 by a grand final record margin.
The Pride’s forward pack earned them the win, out-enthusing the Tigers, who appeared tired following their preliminary final win over Wynnum last week.
The game descended into chaos late, with two Pride players and a Tiger sin-binned and Tigers captain Steve Thorpe sent off for descent.
The final five minutes was a game of soccer with just 11 men on each team.
The Pride could miss several players for next week’s NRL State Championship against Penrith, who won the NSW Cup grand final on Sunday.
The Pride dominated the opening 20 minutes, with more than 60 per cent of possession.
While the Tigers’ defence held up for set after set, the work required took its toll and the Pride scored two tries in three sets to open a break on Easts.
A great cut-out pass from Melbourne Storm bound Pride five-eighth Shaun Nona put Kyle Feldt in space to score the tourist’s first try.
Then towering centre Javid Bowen barged over from close range and the Pride led 12-0 after 22 minutes.
A series of off-loads eventually found Davin Crampton, who burst through the middle of a scattered Tigers line to score under the posts.
Trailing 18-0 at half time, the Tigers had to score first in the second half for a hope at clawing back into the grand final.
Instead, Nona put Brett Anderson into space and the veteran centre scored his team’s fourth try in front of 7,135 fans.
Then came the game’s first moment of controversy when Pride backrower Joel Reithmuller stomped on the stomach of an already tackled Troy Giess.
Reithmuller was put on report and is in danger of missing next week’s NRL State Championship against Penrith, who defeated Newcastle in the NSW Cup grand final on Sunday.
The resulting penalty meant the Tigers had a great opportunity to score, but prop Mitch Garbutt off-loaded straight to Nona and the Pride marched down field to score through Ryan Ghietti.
Pride backrower Ethan Lowe then collected Cody Walker high after he kicked the ball, a hit that could rule him out of the State Championship.
The Tigers finally got on the board through winger Jarrod McInally, but with 12 minutes remaining it was too late for a comeback.
A brawl erupted in the dying minutes when Ricky Thorby unloaded on Kenny Bromwich.
Both players were sin-binned and Thorby could face a striking judge at the judiciary.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...th-record-margin/story-fni3fbgz-1227073003309
- CHRIS GARRY
- THE COURIER-MAIL
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 6:44PM
THE Northern Pride have won the Intrust Super Cup grand final, smashing a lethargic Easts team 36-4 by a grand final record margin.
The Pride’s forward pack earned them the win, out-enthusing the Tigers, who appeared tired following their preliminary final win over Wynnum last week.
The game descended into chaos late, with two Pride players and a Tiger sin-binned and Tigers captain Steve Thorpe sent off for descent.
The final five minutes was a game of soccer with just 11 men on each team.
The Pride could miss several players for next week’s NRL State Championship against Penrith, who won the NSW Cup grand final on Sunday.
The Pride dominated the opening 20 minutes, with more than 60 per cent of possession.
While the Tigers’ defence held up for set after set, the work required took its toll and the Pride scored two tries in three sets to open a break on Easts.
A great cut-out pass from Melbourne Storm bound Pride five-eighth Shaun Nona put Kyle Feldt in space to score the tourist’s first try.
Then towering centre Javid Bowen barged over from close range and the Pride led 12-0 after 22 minutes.
A series of off-loads eventually found Davin Crampton, who burst through the middle of a scattered Tigers line to score under the posts.
Trailing 18-0 at half time, the Tigers had to score first in the second half for a hope at clawing back into the grand final.
Instead, Nona put Brett Anderson into space and the veteran centre scored his team’s fourth try in front of 7,135 fans.
Then came the game’s first moment of controversy when Pride backrower Joel Reithmuller stomped on the stomach of an already tackled Troy Giess.
Reithmuller was put on report and is in danger of missing next week’s NRL State Championship against Penrith, who defeated Newcastle in the NSW Cup grand final on Sunday.
The resulting penalty meant the Tigers had a great opportunity to score, but prop Mitch Garbutt off-loaded straight to Nona and the Pride marched down field to score through Ryan Ghietti.
Pride backrower Ethan Lowe then collected Cody Walker high after he kicked the ball, a hit that could rule him out of the State Championship.
The Tigers finally got on the board through winger Jarrod McInally, but with 12 minutes remaining it was too late for a comeback.
A brawl erupted in the dying minutes when Ricky Thorby unloaded on Kenny Bromwich.
Both players were sin-binned and Thorby could face a striking judge at the judiciary.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...th-record-margin/story-fni3fbgz-1227073003309
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Highlights of the 2014 Intrust Super Cup Grand Final
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/29/gf_highlights_pride_v_tigers.html
http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2014/09/29/gf_highlights_pride_v_tigers.html