2019 Townsville Blackhawks season
Rugby league team season
- Sam Hoare
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The 2019 Townsville Blackhawks season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by Aaron Payne and captained by Sam Hoare, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup. Payne, a former North Queensland Cowboys player and Townsville junior, took over as head coach from Kristian Woolf, who joined the Newcastle Knights as an assistant coach.[1]
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Tom Gilbert, Ryan Lloyd and Shaun Nona made their debuts for the club.
- Round 1: Tom Gilbert scored his first try for the club.
- Round 1: Aaron Payne recorded his first win as head coach.
- Round 3: Sam Murphy and Nathan Traill made their debuts for the club.
- Round 4: Tom Opacic made his debut for the club.
- Round 5: Murray Taulagi made his debut for the club.
- Round 5: Joe Boyce scored his first try for the club.
- Round 6: Wiremu Greig and Jayden Stephens made their debuts for the club.
- Round 8: Josh Chudleigh made his debut for the club.
- Round 9: Chippie Korostchuk made his debut for the club.
- Round 9: Josh Chudleigh scored his first try for the club.
- Round 15: Cody Maughan made his debut for the club.
- Round 15: Nathan Traill scored his first try for the club.
- Round 16: Michael Bell made his debut for the club.
- Round 16: Shaun Nona scored his first try for the club.
- Round 17: Michael Bell scored his first try for the club.
- Round 21: Daejarn Asi made his debut for the club.
- Round 21: Daejarn Asi scored his first try for the club.
- Round 22: Nathan Barrett made his debut for the club.
- Finals Week 1: Campbell Duffy made his debut for the club.
- Finals Week 1: Nathan Barrett scored his first try for the club.
2019 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 22 February 2019 |
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Josh Chudleigh | ![]() | 2019 | [2] |
Sam Hoare | ![]() | 2019 | [3] |
Shaun Hudson | ![]() | 2019 | [4] |
Chippie Korostchuk | ![]() | 2019 | [5] |
Kyle Laybutt | ![]() | 2019 | [6] |
Ryan Lloyd | ![]() | 2019 | [7] |
Shaun Nona | ![]() | 2019 | [8] |
Michael Parker-Walshe | ![]() | 2019 | [9] |
Nathan Traill | ![]() | 2019 | [10] |
Losses
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ross Bella | ![]() | 2019 | [11] |
Paul Byrnes | ![]() | 2019 | [12] |
Ty Carucci | ![]() | 2019 | [13] |
Davin Crampton | ![]() | 2019 | [14] |
Andrew Davey | ![]() | 2019 | [15] |
Levi Dodd | ![]() | 2019 | [16] |
Jordan Drew | ![]() | 2019 | [17] |
Zach Dockar-Clay | ![]() | 2019 | [18] |
Sam Foster | ![]() | 2019 | [19] |
Jordan Kenworthy | ![]() | 2019 | [20] |
David Munro | ![]() | 2019 | [21] |
Jonathon Reuben | ![]() | 2019 | [22] |
Brenden Santi | ![]() | 2019 | [23] |
Solomon Vasuvulagi | Released (mid-season) | 2019 |
Fixtures
Pre-season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 23 February | Round 1 | ![]() | Alley Park | 10 – 28 | – | – | ||||
Saturday, 2 March | Round 2 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 26 – 18 | – | – | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 9 March | Round 1 | ![]() | North Ipswich Reserve | 34 – 6 | Faifai Loa (2), Hudson (2), Freeman, Gilbert | Nona (4), Faifai Loa (1) | ||||
Sunday, 17 March | Round 2 | ![]() | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 16 – 24 | Dodd, Hudson, Parker-Walshe | Dodd (1), Nona (1) | ||||
Saturday, 23 March | Round 3 | ![]() | Barlow Park | 20 – 4 | Carroll, Gilbert, Power | Dodd (4) | ||||
Sunday, 31 March | Round 4 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 16 – 10 | Freeman, Hudson, Marketo | Faifai Loa (2) | ||||
Friday, 5 April | Round 5 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 6 – 20 | Boyce | Faifai Loa (1) | ||||
Saturday, 13 April | Round 6 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 36 – 6 | O'Neill (2), Freeman, Gilbert, Opacic, Taulagi | Dodd (5), Faifai Loa (1) | ||||
Saturday, 20 April | Round 7 | ![]() | Bishop Park | 10 – 22 | Faifai Loa, Gilbert | Faifai Loa (1) | ||||
Saturday, 27 April | Round 8 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 40 – 4 | Santo (3), Faifai Loa, Jensen, Marketo, Power, Salam | Dodd (2), Faifai Loa (2) | ||||
Sunday, 5 May | Round 9 | ![]() | National Football Stadium | 24 – 14 | Santo (2), Chudleigh, Faifai Loa | Dodd (4) | ||||
Sunday, 19 May | Round 10 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 10 – 34 | Carroll, Power | Nona (1) | ||||
Saturday, 25 May | Round 11 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 6 | Carroll, Jensen, Laybutt, Marketo, Salam, Santo | Nona (3) | ||||
Saturday, 1 June | Round 12 | ![]() | Kougari Oval | 12 – 28 | Carroll, Power | Nona (2) | ||||
Sunday, 9 June | Round 13 | ![]() | Davies Park | 28 – 14 | Chudleigh (2), Carroll, Faifai Loa, Power | Nona (4) | ||||
Saturday, 15 June | Round 14 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 14 – 6 | Boyce, Carroll | Nona (3) | ||||
Saturday, June 29 | Round 15 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 24 – 22 | Faifai Loa, Feeney, Freeman, Traill | Nona (4) | ||||
Friday, 5 July | Round 16 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 22 – 6 | Salam (2), Nona, Power | Nona (3) | ||||
Saturday, 13 July | Round 17 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 60 – 6 | Bell (2), Chudleigh (2), Faifai Loa (2), Power (2), Feeney, Marketo, Salam | Nona (7), Laybutt (1) | ||||
Sunday, 21 July | Round 18 | ![]() | A.R. Gofton Oval | 22 – 10 | Bell, Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Salam | Laybutt (3) | ||||
Saturday, 3 August | Round 19 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 48 – 18 | Faifai Loa, Maloney, Marketo, Power, Salam, Santo, Traill | Nona (8) | ||||
Saturday, 10 August | Round 20 | ![]() | Browne Park | 32 – 6 | Feeney (3), Faifai Loa, Salam | Nona (6) | ||||
Saturday, 17 August | Round 21 | ![]() | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 18 – 40 | Asi, Marketo, Traill | Nona (3) | ||||
Saturday, 24 August | Round 22 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 18 | Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Salam, Santo | Nona (3) | ||||
Saturday, August 31 | Round 23 | ![]() | Suzuki Stadium | 22 – 20 | Beasley, Feeney, Gilbert, Power | Nona (3) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, 8 September | Qualifying Final | ![]() | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 20 – 12 | Feeney (2), Barrett, Traill | Nona (2) | ||||
Saturday, 21 September | Preliminary Final | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 14 – 26 | Chudleigh, Salam | Nona (3) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
* | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2019 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daejarn Asi* | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Nathan Barrett* | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Daniel Beasley | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Michael Bell* | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Joe Boyce | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Michael Carroll | 10 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Josh Chudleigh | 18 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Levi Dodd | 9 | 1 | 16 | - | 36 |
Campbell Duffy | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Kalifa Faifai Loa | 25 | 13 | 8 | - | 68 |
Jaelen Feeney | 12 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Krys Freeman | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Tom Gilbert* | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Wiremu Greig* | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Rod Griffin | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Sam Hoare | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Shaun Hudson | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Corey Jensen* | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Chippie Korostchuk | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Laybutt | 22 | 2 | 4 | - | 16 |
Ryan Lloyd | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Sione Lousi | 13 | - | - | - | - |
Cade Maloney | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jake Marketo | 22 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Sam Martin-Savage | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Cody Maughan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Francis Molo* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sam Murphy* | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Niemoeller | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Shaun Nona | 19 | 1 | 60 | - | 124 |
Justin O'Neill* | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Tom Opacic* | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Michael Parker-Walshe | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Temone Power | 25 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
Kieran Quabba | 24 | - | - | - | - |
Bacho Salam | 17 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
Zac Santo | 18 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Jayden Stephens | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Murray Taulagi* | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Nathan Traill | 15 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Totals | 106 | 88 | 0 | 600 |
Honours
Club
- Player of the Year: Tom Gilbert[24]
- Players' Player: Temone Power
- Back of the Year: Kyle Laybutt
- Forward of the Year: Temone Power
- Under 20 Player of the Year: Adam Cook
- Under 18 Player of the Year: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
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