1996 Cairns Cyclones season

CAIRNS CYCLONES
Club information
Full name Cairns Cyclones Rugby League Football Club
Colours Green, white and gold
Founded 1996
Departed 2000
Former details
Ground(s)
Competition Queensland Cup

Team colours
Records
Premierships Nil
Wooden spoons Nil

The 1996 Cairns Cyclones season was the first season that the Cairns Cyclones rugby league team competed in the inaugural Queensland Cup. The Queensland Cup was formed after the Winfield State League was closed after the end of the 1995 Season. At the time the Queensland Cup was the second tier competition under the Brisbane Rugby League.

The Cairns Cyclones team was managed by Nigel Tillett and coached by Gary Smith. They were one of sixteen clubs competing in the fifteen-week-long competition,[1] which included two split rounds. The 'Final 6' system was used in the Finals Series to determine the Premiers.[2]

1996 Cairns Cyclones Squad

  • Robbie Schmidt
  • David Maiden
  • Mick Skardon
  • Chris Kelly
  • Shannon Van Balen
  • Richard Murgha
  • Steve Womal
  • Steve Howlett
  • John Clifford
  • Andy Henley
  • Paul Fowler
  • Troy Lorimer
  • Peter Deaves
  • Nathan Woods
  • Matt Hensler
  • Chad Prien
  • Chris Vanoletti
  • Robbie Hollingsworth
  • Scott Tronc
  • Brian Fourmile
  • Craig Cygler
  • Matt Clifford

Best and Fairest Player Award

Cairns Cyclone's Robbie Schmidt was awarded The Courier Mail Best and Fairest player. The award was given to the Queensland Cup player voted for as the best and fairest over the entire season. After each game, the referees vote to award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player.[3]

1996 Channel Nine Cup

1996 Ladder

Pos. Team W L D P/F P/A P/D Pts
1 Toowoomba Clydesdales 11 3 1 360 226 134 23
2 Redcliffe Dolphins 10 3 2 365 193 172 22
3 Souths Magpies 10 4 1 375 205 170 21
4 Wests Panthers 10 4 1 359 208 151 21
5 Cairns Cyclones 10 5 0 310 224 86 20
6 Easts Tigers1 9 5 0 315 224 91 19
7 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 8 5 2 325 225 100 18
8 Past Brothers 9 6 0 339 354 -15 18
9 Norths Devils 8 7 0 334 332 2 16
10 Port Moresby Vipers 8 7 0 323 408 -85 16
11 Central Capras 7 8 0 309 336 -27 14
12 Mackay Sea Eagles 6 8 1 306 285 21 13
13 Bundaberg Grizzlies1 4 10 0 211 348 -137 9
14 Logan Scorpions 3 10 2 236 346 -110 8
15 Sunshine Coast Falcons 1 14 0 184 397 -213 2
16 Ipswich Jets 0 15 0 138 478 -340 0

1Awarded One Point due to Game being Cancelled.

1996 Channel Nine Cup Minor Premiers and Premiers

1996 Cairns Cyclones Matches

Round 1
Saturday, 30 March 1996
Cairns Cyclones 30-4 Norths Devils
Round 2
Sunday, 7 April 1996
Redcliffe Dolphins 30-18 Cairns Cyclones
Round 3
Saturday, 13 April 1996
Cairns Cyclones 26-12 Logan Scorpions
Round 4
Saturday, 20 April 1996
Wests Panthers 14-20 Cairns Cyclones
Round 5
Saturday, 27 April 1996
Cairns Cyclones 42-4 Past Brothers
Round 6
Saturday, 4 May 1996
Mackay Sea-Eagles 22-20 Cairns Cyclones
Venue:
Mackay Junior Rugby League Grounds
Round 7
Saturday, 25 May 1996
Cairns Cyclones 26-8 Sunshine Coast Falcons
Round 8
Saturday, 1 June 1996
Central Capras 14-18 Cairns Cyclones
Venue:
Victoria Park
Round 9
Saturday, 15 June 1996
Cairns Cyclones 16-6 Toowoomba Clydesdales
Round 10
22 June 1996
Easts Tigers 16-22 Cairns Cyclones
Venue:
Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane
Round 11
Saturday, 29 June 1996
Cairns Cyclones 10-19 Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Round 12
Saturday, 6 July 1996
Port Moresby Vipers 29-22 Cairns Cyclones
Round 13
Saturday, 13 July 1996
Cairns Cyclones 8-6 Souths Magpies
Round 14
Sunday, 21 July 1996
Ipswich Jets 14-24 Cairns Cyclones
Round 15
Saturday, 27 July 1996
Bundaberg Grizzlies 16-18 Cairns Cyclones


Week 1 Semi-final
Saturday, 3 August 1996
Cairns Cyclones 12-16 Easts Tigers
  1. ↑ Queensland R.LEAGUE 1996 Table Retrieved 17 Dec 2007
  2. ↑ Queensland R.LEAGUE 1996 Results Retrieved 17 Dec 2007
  3. ↑ http://www.qrl.com.au/?s=article-display&id=43744
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