Dolphins defeated Toowoomba in the major semi-final to advance directly to the grand final. Toowoomba were able to overcome the Burleigh Bears in the preliminary final, before facing Redcliffe in a rematch of the previous year's grand final. Halfback Casey McGuire scored the winning try inside the last minute of the game, giving the Clydesdales a famous 28-26 victory. Toowoomba would miss the finals during the next two seasons, before returning to the finals in 2004 and 2005, but were eliminated by the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls and Redcliffe Dolphins respectively, each game in extra time. The Clydesdales would return to the minor premiership of the Queensland Cup in 2006. They would once again ultimately face the Redcliffe Dolphins in the grand final. After scoring the first try of the game, the Clydesdales would eventually lose 6-27. The Broncos wound up the feeder club arrangement with the Clydesdales in December 2006, resulting in Toowoomba withdrawing from the Queensland Cup. With the creation of the Townsville Blackhawks in 2015, Toowoomba would be the largest regional centre without a Queensland Cup side Return to Queensland Cup (2023- ) In July 2022, the Queensland Rugby League announced the Clydesdales would return to the Queensland Cup for the 2023 season. The bid to return a Toowoomba team to the Queensland Cup initially planned to call the team the Western Mustangs after the existing junior representative team. But in August 2021 it was announced the team, if readmitted, would be named the Western Clydesdales in order to represent both the western Queensland and Toowoomba elements of the club. The Clydesdales announced a partnership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, whereby the NRL club would establish an academy servicing Toowoomba and south-west Queensland and integrate with Clydesdales coaching staff on and off the field. Former Bulldogs NRL player Jason Alchin was named as the head coach of the Western Clydesdales for the 2023 season. Notable players Many Australian and Queensland representatives have played for Toowoomba during their career. Berrick Barnes Laurie Blake Michael Hancock Ben Ikin Mick Madsen Paul Morgan Herb Steinohrt David Taylor Sam Thaiday Duncan Thompson Adrian Vowles Carl Webb Paul Green (rugby league) Justin Hodges Michael Ryan (rugby league) Dane Carlaw Kyle Warren Edwin Brown Nathan Friend Dan Stains Lote Tuqiri Luke Priddis Brad Meyers Don Saunders Neale Wyatt See also References External links Clydesdales homepage Toowoomba's Homepage Dire financial status forces Clydesdales to quit Qld Cup