WHO will be crowned the best “grassroots” rugby league team in Queensland?

The answer to that question will be known in mid June when the Queensland final of the 2008 Centenary Trophy is held.

The Townsville Stingers have already qualified for the State final, to be held on the weekend of June 14-15, after sweeping all before them in the Northern part of the tournament.

But it remains to be seen who the Stingers will meet in the big one.

The Gold Coast, Brisbane Second Division, Toowoomba, Bundaberg and the Sunshine Coast are fighting for the right to play the Stingers.

On Saturday (May 10), another team will be eliminated from the race when the Sunshine Coast meets Bundaberg.

A match against a Toowoomba team bristling with confidence awaits the winner of the clash between the two Wide Bay Division powerhouses.

Toowoomba is coming off a crushing 50-4 victory over South West and loom as one of the main contenders to lift the Trophy.

If the red-hot Toowoomba team beats either the Sunshine Coast or Bundaberg, it will go head to head with either the Cold Coast or Brisbane Second Division.

The match between the Gold Coast and Second Division will be decided on May 17 at Runaway Bay.

The classy Gold Coast side is strongly favoured to extend its winning run after a stunning 23-16 victory over the Brisbane FOGS.

Although the odds are heavily stacked against them, the Brisbane Second Division side is ready to pack a few punches.

The Second Division side has already taken one major scalp, with its come-from-behind 26-24 victory over the Ipswich Diggers catching many by surprise.

Second Division coach Glenn Oswald concedes his team faces a massive challenge against a Gold Coast team loaded with players from the Burleigh and Tweed Heads FOGS Cup teams.

However, Oswald has taken plenty of heart from the encouraging performance against Ipswich.

“I don’t think anyone really expected us to win a game,” Oswald said after his team’s 26-24 victory over the Diggers.

“But that’s what you play the game for … that sort of challenge.”

The “challenge” for the remaining teams extends beyond the Queensland final.

The State winner receives the right to play the best from New South Wales before the third State of Origin match in Sydney on July 2.

So who will be there? Will one of the three main contenders – Toowoomba, Townsville and the Gold Coast – make it through?

Townsville is certainly one of the main hopes after beating Cairns 40-28 in round one and Mackay 34-12 in the second round.

The Stingers then went on to play Central champions Rockhampton 36-22 in the third round.