Mal Meninga Cup
Every confirmed premier of Queensland's under-18s junior representative pathway competition for Queensland Cup clubs, named for Queensland and Australian great Mal Meninga. Launched in 2009; since 2011 the Grand Final winner has played the NSW under-18 champion in a National Final, though no result for that fixture could be confirmed in recent years.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
7 seasons with a champion on record. Tweed Seagulls have won the most titles (3).
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Not held | — | Launch season. No premier could be confirmed with confidence from available sources — not stated as fact rather than guessed. |
| 2019 | Tweed Seagulls | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Exact score not found. (Seasons 2010-2018 are not listed here — premiers for those years could not be confirmed with confidence from available sources.) |
| 2021 | Tweed Seagulls | Townsville Blackhawks | Won 30-24 at Jack Manski Oval (30 Apr 2021) — Tweed's back-to-back title. (2020's status is unclear: Tweed were described as "defending premiers" entering 2021, but whether a 2020 grand final was actually played amid COVID-19 disruption to the Queensland Cup system was not confirmed.) |
| 2022 | Souths Logan Magpies | Townsville Blackhawks | Won 38-26 at Sunshine Coast Stadium (1 May 2022). |
| 2023 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Townsville Blackhawks | Won 36-18 at Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane (23 Apr 2023) — ended a 10-year premiership drought for Redcliffe. |
| 2024 | Tweed Seagulls | Burleigh Bears | Won 36-12 at Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe (25 May 2024), completing an undefeated season. |
| 2025 | Burleigh Bears | Redcliffe Dolphins | Won 18-14 after extra time (golden point) at Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe (10 May 2025). |
| 2026 | Townsville Blackhawks | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Won 21-20 at Kayo Stadium, Redcliffe (10 May 2026) — decided by a Taj Lateo field goal with 30 seconds left. Independently re-verified by the assistant. |
An incomplete early record
Premiers for 2010-2018 (other than 2019) could not be confirmed with confidence from available sources and are not listed, rather than guessed. This is a genuine research gap, not a claim that no competition was held those years.
Sources
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