The Bulimba Cup was an Australian rugby league football competition contested by the Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba representative rugby league sides during the mid 20th century. In 1931, a team from Lismore, New South Wales participated. It was first contested in 1925 but was cancelled in 1972 due to waning public interest caused by a greater focus on Brisbane club football.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1925 |
| Ceased | 1972 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Last winners | Brisbane (1972) |
| Most titles | Brisbane (19 titles) |
The Bulimba Cup trophy was provided by the Queensland Brewery.[1]
The competition was normally played as a round-robin with each team playing each other twice. On the rare occasions when teams finished evenly at the conclusion of 6 games, a playoff was held to determine the winner. From 1969 onwards, a final was held.
In 2005 the Queensland Rugby League issued a commemorative jersey to celebrate the 80th anniversary of this competition.[1]
Winners edit
The competition has been won by Brisbane 19 times, Toowoomba 16 times and Ipswich 11 times.
List of Bulimba Cup Champions:
- 1925: Toowoomba
- 1926: Ipswich
- 1927: Toowoomba
- 1928: Toowoomba
- 1929: Ipswich
- 1930: Brisbane
- 1931: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 24 – 13
- 1932: Brisbane
- 1933: Ipswich
- 1934: Ipswich
- 1935: Ipswich
- 1936: Toowoomba
- 1937: Ipswich
- 1938: Ipswich
- 1939: Ipswich
- 1940: Brisbane
- 1941: Brisbane
- 1942: Not contested due to WWII
- 1943: Not contested due to WWII
- 1944: Toowoomba
- 1945: Toowoomba
- 1946: Brisbane
- 1947: Brisbane
- 1948: Brisbane
- 1949: Brisbane
- 1950: Brisbane
- 1951: Toowoomba
- 1952: Toowoomba
- 1953: Toowoomba
- 1954: Toowoomba
- 1955: Toowoomba
- 1956: Toowoomba
- 1957: Ipswich
- 1958: Ipswich defeated Toowoomba 15 – 10
- 1959: Toowoomba defeated Ipswich 10 – 7
- 1960: Toowoomba
- 1961: Brisbane
- 1962: Brisbane
- 1963: Brisbane
- 1964: Brisbane
- 1965: Toowoomba
- 1966: Ipswich defeated Brisbane 7 – 2
- 1967: Brisbane
- 1968: Brisbane
- 1969: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 27 – 8
- 1970: Toowoomba defeated Brisbane 18 – 17
- 1971: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 22 – 13
- 1972: Brisbane defeated Toowoomba 55 – 2 at Lang Park[2]
Records edit
Most games played edit
| Games played | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Herb Steinohrt | Toowoomba |
| 53 | Les "Monty" Heidke | Ipswich |
| 52 | Mick Madsen | Toowoomba |
| 48 | Kev Boshammer | Toowoomba |
| 47 | Bill "Circy" Smith | Ipswich |
Most tries scored edit
| Tries scored | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Des McGovern | Toowoomba |
| 24 | Denis "Flaggy" Flannery | Ipswich |
| 24 | Ed "Babe" Collins | Brisbane |
| 24 | Herb Steinohrt | Toowoomba |
| 23 | Lionel Morgan | Brisbane |
Most points scored edit
| Tries scored | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 186 | Bill "Bricky" Ryan | Ipswich |
| 181 | Norm Pope | Brisbane |
| 147 | Lionel Morgan | Brisbane |
| 135 | Danny O'Connor | Brisbane |
| 107 | Peter Lobegeiger | Brisbane |
| 106 | Alan Rissman | Toowoomba |
References edit
- ^ "TOOWOOMBA". Daily Mail. No. 7412. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Middleton, David (31 July 2011). "Lang v Bennett: the final duel". NRL. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
External links edit
- J E Christison (2009). Ipswich Rugby League: The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972. ISBN 978-0-9806074-0-6.
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