2016 NRL State Championship

2016 (2016) NRL State Championship
12Total
ILL 302454
BUR 01212
Date2 October 2016
StadiumANZ Stadium
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Player of the Match Drew Hutchison
RefereesPeter Gough, Jon Stone
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators

The 2016 NRL State Championship was a Rugby League match held between the winners of the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW and the 2016 Queensland Cup. It was the third edition following the 2015 NRL State Championship, and was played before the 2016 NRL Grand Final.[1]

Background

For the 2015 NRL State Championship, the Illawarra Cutters won the NSW Cup by defeating the minor premiers Mount Pritchard Mounties 21–20 in the Grand Final. The Burleigh Bears won the QLD Cup by defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 26–16 in the Grand Final.

Teams

Team details
Illawarra Cutters Position Burleigh Bears
Name Number Number Name
Adam Quinlan 1 1 Kurtis Rowe
Kurt Mann 2 2 Waka Wanahi
Taane Milne 3 3 Sami Sauiluma
Levi Dodd 4 4 Connor Broadhurst
Kalifa Faifai Loa 5 5 Oliver Regan
Shaun Nona 6 6 Cameron Cullen
Drew Hutchison 7 7 Jamal Fogarty
Shannon Wakeman 8 8 Luke Page
Josh McCrone 9 9 Pat Politoni
Jacob Host 10 22 Nathaniel Peteru
Damian Sironen 15 14 Parahi Wilson
Chris Lewis 12 12 Hayden Schwass
Siliva Havili 13 13 Lachlan Burr
Tyrone McCarthy 11 10 Paterika Vaivai
Sam Coster 14 15 Jeff Lynch
Jay Gallagher 16 17 Louis Fanene
Sam Clune 19 20 Josh Ailaomai
Jason Demetriou
Coach
Jim Lenihan


Match details

2016 NRL State Championship
Sunday, 2 October
15:40 AEDT (UTC+11)
Illawarra Cutters 54 – 12 Burleigh Bears
Tries: 9
Wakeman  7'
Sironen  23'
Quinlan  26'
Host  32'
Lewis  37'
Hutchinson  44'
Havili  53'
Mann  57'
Milne  63'
Goals: 9
Nona  8', 24', 33', 39', 47', 55', 58', 65' (9/9)
1st: 30–0
2nd: 24–12
Report
Tries: 2
Ailaomai  61'
Row  80'
Goals: 2
Fogarty  61' (1/1)
Page  80' (1/1)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Referees: Peter Gough, Jon Stone
Player of the Match: Drew Hutchison (Illawarra)


See also

References

  1. ^ "Competition » League Unlimited". League Unlimited. Retrieved 6 March 2023.