The Burleigh Bears and Central Queensland Capras will be aiming to make the most of a second opportunity this weekend when they host week two Hostplus Cup finals matches.
Burleigh can book a passage through to the preliminary final weekend with victory over the Townsville Blackhawks, while the Capras will also be eager to bounce back against the Ipswich Jets in front of their home fans.
A grand final appearance at Kayo Stadium on September 26 awaits this weekend’s winners.
The Sunshine Coast Falcons and Redcliffe Dolphins have already qualified for the preliminary finals after respective wins over the Bears and Capras in week one of the finals.
Week two finals’ statistics, courtesy of Brad Tallon
Burleigh Bears v Townsville Blackhawks:
Saturday, September 12, 2.10pm (winner plays Redcliffe Dolphins)
* Head-to-Head: Burleigh 9 Townsville 7 Drawn 2
* Finals Head-to-Head: First game
* Burleigh: 40 finals, won 22, lost 18 – won three of last four
* Townsville: 12 finals, won four lost eight – lost four of last five
* Last match: 2026 R19: Townsville 40 def Burleigh 16 (Ayr)
* Burleigh have lost their last two games
* Townsville have won eight of their last 10 games with one draw
* Townsville have won the last two games between these two sides, with a draw in the game before that – Burleigh won five in a row before the draw
* Townsville won the last game between these two sides at UAA Park in 2025, although Burleigh won the previous five
* Burleigh have won two of their last three home games
* Townsville have won four of their last six away games with one drawn
* Dudley Dotoi is the competition's leading try scorer (23) for the second season in succession
* Josh Rogers now has 91 points in finals, the third all-time highest, behind Damian Quinn (96) and Liam Georgetown (92)
Central Queensland Capras v Ipswich Jets:
Sunday, September 13, 2.10pm (Winner plays Sunshine Coast Falcons)
* Head-to-Head: Ipswich 34 Central 16 Drawn 3
* Finals Head-to-Head: First game
* Central: 11 finals won four, lost seven - lost last two and three of last four
* Ipswich: 25 finals won 13, lost 12 - won seven of last nine
* Last match: 2026 R17: Ipswich 28 def Central 10 (Richardson Park)
* Last Match at Aurizon Stadium: 2026 R9: Central 28 drew Ipswich 28
* Central's loss in the Qualifying Final was their first loss in six games
* Ipswich have won three of their last four games
* Ipswich have won three of the last four games between these two sides, with one drawn
* Central won two of the last four games between these two sides in Rockhampton with two drawn
* Central have won their last five home games
* Ipswich have lost four of their last five away games
Watch all of the action live on Qplus, presented by National Storage
