The 1996 Queensland Cup Season was the first Season of the State-Wide League in Queensland.[1] It had been formed after the Winfield State League was closed after the end of the 1995 Season. It was subsequently superseded by the Queensland Cup.[2] At this time it was considered as the 2nd highest league, directly under the Brisbane Rugby League. It would run under the BRL until 1998 when the Queensland Cup would become the highest Rugby League Competition in 1998. See Article: Brisbane Rugby League
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The Founding teams of the competition were as follows:
The Season ran for 15 Rounds. Including 2 Split Rounds. The Final 6 Finals System was used in the 1996 Finals to determine the Premiers.[4]
| Team | W | L | D | P/F | P/A | P/D | Pts |
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| Toowoomba Clydesdales | 11 | 3 | 1 | 360 | 226 | 134 | 23 |
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 193 | 172 | 22 |
| Souths Magpies | 10 | 4 | 1 | 375 | 205 | 170 | 21 |
| Wests Panthers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 359 | 208 | 151 | 21 |
| Cairns Cyclones | 10 | 5 | 0 | 310 | 224 | 86 | 20 |
| Easts Tigers1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 315 | 224 | 91 | 19 |
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 8 | 5 | 2 | 325 | 225 | 100 | 18 |
| Past Brothers | 9 | 6 | 0 | 339 | 354 | -15 | 18 |
| Norths Devils | 8 | 7 | 0 | 334 | 332 | 2 | 16 |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 8 | 7 | 0 | 323 | 408 | -85 | 16 |
| Central Capras | 7 | 8 | 0 | 309 | 336 | -27 | 14 |
| Mackay Sea Eagles | 6 | 8 | 1 | 306 | 285 | 21 | 13 |
| Bundaberg Grizzlies1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 211 | 348 | -137 | 9 |
| Logan Scorpions | 3 | 10 | 2 | 236 | 346 | -110 | 8 |
| Sunshine Coast Falcons | 1 | 14 | 0 | 184 | 397 | -213 | 2 |
| Ipswich Jets | 0 | 15 | 0 | 138 | 478 | -340 | 0 |
1Awarded One Point due to Game being Cancelled.
The Draw & Results of the 1996 Queensland Cup Season can be found on this Web Page.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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| Week 1 Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
| Easts Tigers Easts Tigers | 16-12 | Cairns Cyclones | Barlow Park | |||||
| Wests Panthers | 22-15 | Souths Magpies | Davies Park | |||||
| Toowoomba Clydesdales | 12-10 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Athletic Oval | |||||
| Week 2 Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
| Souths Magpies | 34-6 | Easts Tigers | Davies Park | |||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 30-10 | Wests Panthers | Dolphin Oval | |||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
| Wests Panthers | 21-8 | Souths Magpies | Purtell Park | |||||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 6-0 | Toowoomba Clydesdales | Athletic Oval | |||||
| Preliminary Finals | ||||||||
| Toowoomba Clydesdales | 19-8 | Wests Panthers | Athletic Oval | |||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Toowoomba Clydesdales | 8-6 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Suncorp Stadium | |||||
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