2011 Mackay Cutters season
- Grant Rovelli
Shark Park Mackay
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The 2011 Mackay Cutters season was the fourth in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Seibold and captained by Grant Rovelli, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1] The club missed the finals in 2011, finishing the season in ninth.
Season summary
The Cutters entered the 2011 season with a new head coach after Paul Bramley, who led the club to their first finals series in 2010, left the club to join the Burleigh Bears.[2][3] He was replaced by former Canberra Raiders and London Broncos prop Anthony Seibold. Seibold was an assistant at the Celtic Crusaders from 2006 to 2009 and head coach of the South Wales Scorpions, helping them gain promotion in 2010.[1][4] The club's biggest recruit for the season was former New Zealand Warriors and North Queensland Cowboys halfback Grant Rovelli, who was named captain of the side.
The Cutters endured a horror injury run in 2011, having to use 43 different players during the season, and finished ninth on the ladder.[5] Lewis Balcomb, a new recruit from Souths Logan, was named the club's Player of the Year, while Rovelli was selected for the Queensland Residents side.[5][6] The club began playing out of their new home ground, Stadium Mackay, late in the 2011 season.[7]
Squad List
2011 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2011: Isaak Ah Mau, Leeson Ah Mau, Clint Amos, Sam Foster, Shannon Gallant, Dane Hogan, Ben Jones, Tyson Martin, Dylan Smith and Will Tupou.
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Lewis Balcomb | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Bureta Faraimo | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Peter Gallen | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Chad Grintell | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Peter Hassall | Year off | 2011 | [8] |
Brandon Nixon | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Liam Roach | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Grant Rovelli | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Liam Taylor | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Khan Ahwang | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Craig Chapman | Released | – | [8] |
Matt Griffin | Released | – | [8] |
Josh Hannay | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Justin Hunt | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Regan Hyde | Retired | – | [8] |
Tyson Martin | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Liam McDonald | ![]() | 2011 | [8] |
Shane Muspratt | Retired | – | [8] |
Josh Rovelli | Released | – | [8] |
Todd Titmus | Released | – | [8] |
Fixtures
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 19 March | Round 1 | ![]() | Bishop Park | 16 – 6 | Bobongie, Comerford | Taylor (4) | ||||
Sunday, 27 March | Round 2 | ![]() | Shark Park | 36 – 12 | Seymour (2), I. Ah Mau, Balcomb, Giumelli, Jones | Taylor (6) | ||||
Sunday, 3 April | Round 3 | ![]() | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 20 – 46 | Hassall (2), Bobongie, Jones | Taylor (2) | ||||
Sunday, 10 April | Round 4 | ![]() | North Ipswich Reserve | 12 – 32 | Balcomb, Giumelli | Taylor (2) | ||||
Sunday, 16 April | Round 5 | ![]() | Browne Park | 32 – 24 | Billings, Budworth, Dalton, Jones, Taylor | Taylor (6) | ||||
Sunday, 1 May | Round 6 | ![]() | Dolphin Oval | 10 – 16 | Comerford, Martin | Taylor (1) | ||||
Sunday, 8 May | Round 7 | ![]() | Shark Pack | 12 – 14 | Dalton, Gallant | Taylor (2) | ||||
Sunday, 15 May | Round 8 | ![]() | Shark Park | 22 – 18 | Amos (2), Comerford, Dalton | Taylor (3) | ||||
Saturday, 21 May | Round 9 | ![]() | Langlands Park | 6 – 18 | Bobongie | Taylor (1) | ||||
Sunday, 29 May | Round 10 | ![]() | Davies Park | 10 – 26 | Griffiths, Tupou | Jones (1) | ||||
Sunday, 5 June | Round 11 | ![]() | Shark Park | 6 – 7 | Bobongie | Taylor (1) | ||||
Sunday, 12 June | Round 12 | ![]() | Shark Park | 26 – 6 | Bobongie, Comerford, Giumelli, Griffiths, Young | Taylor (3) | ||||
Saturday, 18 June | Round 13 | ![]() | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 24 – 22 | Comerford (2), Balcomb, Taylor, Young | Taylor (2) | ||||
Sunday, 26 June | Round 14 | ![]() | Shark Park | 10 – 10 | Amos, Comerford | Taylor (1) | ||||
Sunday, 10 July | Round 15 | ![]() | Shark Park | 10 – 56 | Grintell, Young | Taylor (1) | ||||
Sunday, 17 July | Round 16 | ![]() | Shark Park | 24 – 12 | Faraimo (2), Giumelli, Rovelli | Taylor (4) | ||||
Sunday, 24 July | Round 17 | ![]() | Shark Park | 17 – 16 | Amos, Giumelli, Faraimo | Taylor (2), Rovelli (1 FG) | ||||
Saturday, 6 August | Round 18 | ![]() | BMD Kougari Oval | 12 – 22 | Faraimo, Smith | Comerford (2) | ||||
Saturday, 13 August | Round 19 | ![]() | Barlow Park | 10 – 30 | Comerford, Jones | Grintell (1) | ||||
Saturday, 20 August | Round 20 | ![]() | Virgin Australia Stadium | 14 – 16 | Comerford, Faraimo, Grintell | Taylor (1) | ||||
Saturday, 27 August | Round 21 | ![]() | Virgin Australia Stadium | 20 – 34 | L. Ah Mau, Amos, Faraimo, Young | Taylor (2) | ||||
Saturday, 3 September | Round 22 | ![]() | Pizzey Park | 20 – 30 | Amos, Griffiths, Foster | Taylor (4) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
* | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2011 season |
Name | T | G | FG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|
Isaak Ah Mau | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Leeson Ah Mau | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Clint Amos | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Lewis Balcomb | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Janan Billings | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jardine Bobongie | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Neil Budworth | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Michael Comerford | 9 | 2 | - | 40 |
Zac Dalton | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Bureta Faraimo | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Sam Foster | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Shannon Gallant | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Chris Giumelli | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Darren Griffiths | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Chad Grintell | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
Peter Hassall | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Ben Jones | 4 | 1 | - | 18 |
Tyson Martin | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Grant Rovelli | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
Todd Seymour | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Dylan Smith | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Liam Taylor | 2 | 48 | - | 104 |
Will Tupou | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Luke Young | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Totals | 66 | 52 | 1 | 369 |
Honours
Club
- Player of the Year: Lewis Balcomb
- Sponsor's Player of the Year: Jardine Bobongie
- Rookie of the Year: Bureta Faraimo
- Club Person of the Year: Tony Gambie
References
- ^ a b "Mackay Cutters season ready to launch - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Payne, By Charlie (27 September 2010). "Cutters needs a coach". The Courier Mail.
- ^ Payne, By Charlie (3 June 2011). "No picnic for Bears, Bramley". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Seibold to leave Scorpions | LoveRugbyLeague". 8 October 2010.
- ^ a b Inspiring Rovelli to lead Cutters [dead link]
- ^ Koopman, By Pat (3 October 2011). "Balcomb's triumph". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Mackay Stadium opens for business and breaks a record - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "ISC Player Gains & Losses - Queensland Rugby League". www.qrl.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2022.