After a rest weekend off, our weekly look forward to the big weekend of HostPlus Cup returns with our Queensland Cup Round 5 Preview featuring as many barely interesting stats as we could muster for this weekend and expert tips. Plus ours.
Four rounds down and the Central Capras are on top with a 100% record, that four wins in a row beats any record we have going back to 2014. The Tigers are the only other unbeaten team as most of the bottom four from 2021 gets turned on its head.
And the beauty of Round 5 is that the Tigers take on the Capras in a top of the table clash no one would have believed in pre season.
On top of that it’s another long weekend, and Monday sees the tradition Burleigh v PNG Hunters game which is usually a season highlight. The Hunters needing a turn around in recent form to get a win this weekend.
But there’s much more to learn ahead from our HostPlus Cup-Queensland Cup Round 5 preview.
Queensland Cup Round 5 Predictions
Onto our regular weekly tipping.
The merge of Intrust Super and HostPlus may have seen the competition name change from Intrust Super Cup to HostPlus Cup, but we still have Intrust Super’s Brendan O’Farrell joining us for the 2022 season again. He is the multiple reigning champion after all for our website.
New for 2022 is the main man of the local independent rugby League website Nothing But League. They have outstanding rugby league coverage and still have time for Queensland Cup here too.
BRENDAN O’FARRELL
REIGNING GURGLER QLD CUP TIPPING CHAMP
FORMERLY OF INTRUST SUPER
2022 Stats 14/28
SUNSHINE COAST FALCONS to beat Mackay Cutters
NORTHS DEVILS to beat Ipswich Jets
NORTHERN PRIDE to beat Redcliffe Dolphins
TOWNSVILLE BLACKHAWKS to beat Tweed Heads Seagulls
BRISBANE TIGERS to beat Central Capras
WYNNUM SEAGULLS to beat Souths Logan Magpies
BURLEIGH BEARS to beat PNG Hunters
MATT PRITCHARD
NOTHING BUT LEAGUE EDITOR
2022 Stats – 21/28 (6/7 last weekend)
SUNSHINE COAST FALCONS to beat Mackay Cutters
NORTHS DEVILS to beat Ipswich Jets
REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS to beat Northern Pride
TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS to beat Townsville Blackhawks
BRISBANE TIGERS to beat Central Capras
WYNNUM SEAGULLS to beat Souths Logan Magpies
BURLEIGH BEARS to beat PNG Hunters
THE GURGLER (US)
2022 Stats – 11/28
SUNSHINE COAST FALCONS to beat Mackay Cutters
NORTHS DEVILS to beat Ipswich Jets
REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS to beat Northern Pride
TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS to beat Townsville Blackhawks
BRISBANE TIGERS to beat Central Capras
WYNNUM SEAGULLS to beat Souths Logan Magpies
BURLEIGH BEARS to beat PNG Hunters
QUEENSLAND CUP ROUND 5 MATCH BY MATCH STATS
SATURDAY 4:00PM
FALCONS v CUTTERS
POINTS OF INTEREST
Sunshine Coast have won five in a row v Mackay.
Mackay have won two of their last three away games in SEQ.
The Falcons have won all three Saturday games this season.
PREDICTION
Falcons by 6
SATURDAY 5:10PM
JETS v DEVILS
POINTS OF INTEREST
Ipswich have won six of the eight clashes with Norths on a Saturday.
The last time Norths played on a Saturday they were beaten by Ipswich.
Last season Ipswich lost their first four games and won the fifth.
PREDICTION
Norths by 2
SATURDAY 5:30PM
PRIDE v DOLPHINS
POINTS OF INTEREST
Pride have won 4/5 at Barlow Park v Redcliffe.
Redcliffe have won their past four games v North/Central Qld sides on a Saturday.
Northern Pride have lost their last five home games.
PREDICTION
Redcliffe by 4
SUNDAY 2:10PM
BLACKHAWKS v TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS
POINTS OF INTEREST
Tweed Heads have lost just one of their last eight away games v North / Central Qld teams.
Townsville have lost only once to Tweed Heads in their existence.
Townsville’s win Wynnum two starts ago ended a six game winless streak against SEQ sides.
Townsville have won just one of their last six Sunday games.
Blackhawks have won 8/11 home games v Gold Coast teams.
PREDICTION
Tweed by 8
SUNDAY 3:00PM
TIGERS v CAPRAS
POINTS OF INTEREST
Capras did win this game last season. They have only won one other game v Tigers going back to 2014 in 13 games.
Tigers are now six unbeaten games in a row – W4 D2.
The Capras have won their only Sunday game this season, but prior to this season they have won just two of 26 Sunday games.
PREDICTION
Tigers by 6
SUNDAY 3:00PM
WYNNUM SEAGULLS v MAGPIES
POINTS OF INTEREST
Magpies have lost their last three Sunday games.
The Magpies have won just three of ten Sunday clashes with Wynnum.
Wynnum have lost just once in their last 12 matches at home to Brisbane sides.
PREDICTION
Wynnum by 10
MONDAY 3:00PM
BURLEIGH v PNG HUNTERS
POINTS OF INTEREST
Burleigh have won four in a row v PNG Hunters and the last three Anzac Day clashes. PNG Hunters last won the Anzac Day clash in 2017.
Burleigh loss last round was their first at Pizzey Park in 12 games.
PNG Hunters have conceded exactly 22 points in their last two games.
Hunters also lost all five away games last season to SEQ sides.
PREDICTION
Bears by 12
