2018 Mackay Cutters season
- Tom Murphy
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The 2018 Mackay Cutters season was the 11th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Sheppard and captained by Tom Murphy, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1] The club missed the finals for the fifth consecutive season, finishing last and winning their third wooden spoon.[2]
Season summary
The Cutters entered 2018 with a younger and less experienced side following the departures of co-captains Andrew Davey and Setaimata Sa. New recruits included Wests Tigers NSW Cup duo Jordan Grant and Darcy Cox, Northern Pride forward Jack Brock and former Canberra Raiders U20 back Jack Hickson.
Another poor start to the season followed for the club, as they won just three of their first nine games. Things went from bad to worse after their bye week, as they went on a club record 10-game losing streak. Halfback Cooper Bambling rejoined the club mid-season after joining the Canberra Raiders in the off-season but his return would not help the club's fortunes.[2] The streak ended in Round 21 with a 16-all draw against the Redcliffe Dolphins. The club won just one more game and finished the season in last place.
Jordan Grant won the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player awards in his first season with the Cutters.[3]
Squad List
2018 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
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Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Cooper Bambling | ![]() | 2018 | [4] |
Jack Brock | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Zac Butler | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Darcy Cox | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Jesse Dee | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Dane Francis | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Jordan Grant | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Bailey Hartwig | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Jack Hickson | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Losses
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cooper Bambling | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Jack Blagbrough | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Andrew Davey | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Jake Eden | Released | – | [5] |
Gareth Moore | Released | – | [5] |
Jacob Pottinger | Released | – | [5] |
Isaac Richardson | Released | – | [5] |
Setaimata Sa | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Kouma Samson | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Semisi Tyrell | ![]() | 2018 | [5] |
Fixtures
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 10 March | Round 1 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 12 – 56 | Atherton, Joass | Hynes (2) | ||||
Sunday, 18 March | Round 2 | ![]() | Suzuki Stadium | 24 – 26 | Dunn, Faletagoa'i, Laybutt, Saumalu, Wiltshire | Laybutt (2) | ||||
Saturday, 24 March | Round 3 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 18 – 16 | Hodges, Laybutt, Wiltshire | Laybutt (3) | ||||
Saturday, 31 March | Round 4 | ![]() | Barlow Park | 16 – 22 | Bowie (2), Coote, Hodges | |||||
Saturday, 7 April | Round 5 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 4 – 32 | Atherton | |||||
Saturday, 14 April | Round 6 | ![]() | North Ipswich Reserve | 28 – 18 | Faletagoa'i (2), Bobongie, Leslie, Wiltshire | Bowie (4) | ||||
Saturday, 21 April | Round 7 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 38 | Bowie, Saumalu | Bowie (1) | ||||
Saturday, 28 April | Round 8 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 24 – 52 | Dunn, Hodges, Saumalu, Wiltshire | Bowie (4) | ||||
Saturday, 5 May | Round 9 | ![]() | Bishop Park | 26 – 10 | Bobbert, Brown, Cox, Hodges, Hynes | Hynes (3) | ||||
Round 10 | Bye | |||||||||
Sunday, 20 May | Round 11 | ![]() | Davies Park | 30 – 42 | Bowie, Coote, Faletagoa'i, Hynes, Murphy, Wiltshire | Hynes (3) | ||||
Saturday, 26 May | Round 12 | ![]() | Pizzey Park | 10 – 20 | Bambling, Brown | Hynes (1) | ||||
Saturday, 2 June | Round 13 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 34 | Atherton, Faletagoa'i, Hynes, Wiltshire | Hynes (2) | ||||
Sunday, 10 June | Round 14 | ![]() | National Football Stadium | 12 – 26 | Bambling, Hodges | Joass (2) | ||||
Saturday, 16 June | Round 15 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 28 | Atherton, Faletagoa'i, Grant, Joass | Joass (3) | ||||
Saturday, 30 June | Round 16 | ![]() | Browne Park | 6 – 20 | Laybutt | Joass (1) | ||||
Friday, 6 July | Round 17 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 0 – 54 | ||||||
Saturday, 14 July | Round 18 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 44 | Hynes, Leslie | Hynes (1) | ||||
Saturday, 21 July | Round 19 | ![]() | Denison Park | 18 – 40 | Atherton, Brown, Saumalu | Hynes (3) | ||||
Sunday, 29 July | Round 20 | ![]() | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 22 – 24 | Atherton, Bowie, Hynes, Saumalu, Treston | Hynes (1) | ||||
Saturday, 4 August | Round 21 | ![]() | Dolphin Stadium | 16 – 16 | Leslie (2), Grant | Hynes (2) | ||||
Saturday, 11 August | Round 22 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 12 – 24 | Bowie, Wright | Laybutt (2) | ||||
Saturday, 18 August | Round 23 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 32 – 24 | Bambling, Batchelor, Grant, Laybutt, Leslie, Wiltshire | Laybutt (4) | ||||
Saturday, 25 August | Round 24 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 14 – 22 | Bowie, O'Brien, Wiltshire | Hynes (1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2018 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jye Andersen | 7 | - | - | - | - |
Blake Atherton | 18 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Cooper Bambling | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Jayden Batchelor | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Sheldon Bobbert | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jardine Bobongie | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Yamba Bowie | 23 | 7 | 9 | - | 46 |
Jack Brock | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Nick Brown | 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Zac Butler | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Josh Chudleigh | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Lachlan Coote | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Darcy Cox | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jesse Dee | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Mitchell Dunn | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Johnny Faletagoa'i | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Leonati Feiloakitau | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Dane Francis | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jordan Grant | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Bailey Hartwig | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jack Hickson | 7 | - | - | - | - |
Sam Hoare | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Jayden Hodges | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Nicho Hynes | 21 | 5 | 19 | - | 58 |
Kellen Jenner | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Jack Joass | 5 | 2 | 6 | - | 20 |
Lona Kaifoto | 14 | 1- | - | - | - |
Kyle Laybutt | 14 | 4 | 11 | - | 38 |
Bennett Leslie | 19 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Jared Maguire | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tyson Martin | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Sam Murphy | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Tom Murphy | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
John O'Brien | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Nathan Saumalu | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Brenden Treston | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Kurt Wiltshire | 13 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Shane Wright | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Totals | 74 | 45 | 0 | 386 |
Honours
Club
- Player of the Year: Jordan Grant
- Players' Player: Jordan Grant
- Rookie of the Year: Jye Andersen
- Club Person of the Year: Danell Curtis
References
- ^ DMcKenzie (3 February 2018). "Three's a charm for Mackay Cutters". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b Aidan Cureton (20 August 2018). "Junior stars pioneering bright future for Cutters". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Cutters aim to cover loss of Player of the Year Grant". QRL. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ troy.kippen (8 May 2018). "Raiders machine breaks contract, returns to Cutters". Northern Star. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Mackay Cutters gains and losses". QRL. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.