2017 Mackay Cutters season

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2017 Mackay Cutters season
Queensland Cup Rank8th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2017 recordWins: 10; Draws: 2; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 531; Against: 566
Team information
CEOTroy Rovelli
CoachSteve Sheppard
Captain
StadiumBB Print Stadium
Top scorers
TriesYamba Bowie (14)
GoalsJack Joass (33)
PointsNicho Hynes
Jack Joass (86)
< 2016 2018 >

The 2017 Mackay Cutters season was the tenth in the club's history. Coached by Steve Sheppard and captained by Andrew Davey and Setaimata Sa, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1][2] The club missed the finals for the fourth consecutive season, finishing eighth.

Season summary[]

Following a wooden spoon season in 2016, the Cutters underwent a major roster overhaul, led by new head coach Steve Sheppard. The club's key signings included former Samoa and New Zealand international Setaimata Sa and former NRL player Jayden Hodges. Sa was awarded the co-captaincy of the team, alongside second-rower Andrew Davey. Hodges first season with Mackay was short lived after he tore his ACL in the team's first trial in February, ruling him out for the season.[3]

The Cutters did not find much success in the first half of the season, winning just four of their first 12 games. Six wins, and two draws, from their final 11 games saw them fight for a finals spot but they finished short, four points outside of the Top 6 in eighth spot. Co-captain Andrew Davey was named the club's Player of the Year at the end of the season. In 2017, the Cutters used just two North Queensland Cowboys-contracted players, the least in club history.

Squad List[]

2017 squad[]

Mackay Cutters
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Blake Atherton – CE
  • Cooper Bambling – FE
  • Jayden Batchelor – CE
  • Jack Blagbrough – PR
  • Aaron Booth – HK
  • Yamba Bowie – FB, WG
  • Daniel Boyd – FE
  • Nick Brown – PR
  • Andrew Davey (c) – SR
  • Jake Eden – SR
  • Johnny Faletagoa'i – WG
  • Gareth Moore – PR
  • Tom Murphy – SR
  • Jordan Pereira – WG
  • Jacob Pottinger – HK
  • Isaac Richardson – PR
  • Setaimata Sa (c) – SR
  • Kouma Samson – SR
  • Nathan Saumalu – CE
  • Eliki Taufahema – HK
  • Semisi Tyrell – CE

Head coach

  • Steve Sheppard


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)


Squad movement[]

Gains[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Cooper Bambling North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
2017
[4]
Yamba Bowie Brothers Colours.svg Cairns Brothers
2017
[4]
Nick Brown North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
2017
[4]
Jake Eden Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
2017
[4]
Jayden Hodges Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2017
[4]
Nicho Hynes Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2017
[4]
Jack Joass Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
2017
[4]
Lona Kaifoto Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
2017
[4]
Tom Murphy Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
2017
[4]
Setaimata Sa Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings
2017
[4]
Kouma Samson Newtown colours.svg Glenora Bears
2017
[4]
Nathan Saumalu North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury Bulls
2017
[4]
Semisi Tyrell New Zealand colours.svg Warriors
2017
[4]

Losses[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Delayne Ashby Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Cutters
2017
[4]
Joss Boyton Released
–
[4]
Jack Creith Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
2017
[4]
Andrew Gay Canberra colours.svg West Wales Raiders
2017
[4]
Ryan Kinlyside Released
–
[4]
Nicholas Mataia Released
–
[4]
Kelvin Nielsen Released
–
[4]
John Papalii Released
–
[4]
Michael Pearsall Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
2017
[4]
Jordan Pereira St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra (mid-season)
2017
[4]
Steve Rapira Released
–
[4]
Tone Susuga Released
–
[4]
Liam Taylor Released
–
[4]
Regan Verney Newcastle colours.svg Ivanhoes Knights
2017
[4]

Fixtures[]

Regular season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 4 March Round 1 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride BB Print Stadium 4 – 24 Saumaulu
Saturday, 11 March Round 2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls BB Print Stadium 38 – 6 Bowie (2), Bambling, Booth, Pereira, Saumalu, Uele Hynes (5)
Saturday, 18 March Round 3 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval 12 – 60 Pereira, Uele Hynes (2)
Saturday, 25 March Round 4 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval 22 – 18 Uele (2), Bowie, Pereira Hynes (3)
Saturday, 1 April Round 5 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters BB Print Stadium 16 – 36 Faletagoa'i, Hynes, Pereira Hynes (2)
Saturday, 8 April Round 6 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras Browne Park 38 – 22 Saumalu (3), Davey (2), Faletagoa'i, Sa, Uele Hynes (3)
Sunday, 16 April Round 7 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 24 – 42 Joass (2), Bambling, Saumalu, Uele Hynes (2)
Saturday, 22 April Round 8 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers BB Print Stadium 33 – 10 Bambling, Bowie, Davey, Sa, Saumalu, Uele Bambling (4, 1 FG)
Sunday, 30 April Round 9 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils BB Print Stadium 10 – 34 Bambling, Saumalu Bambling (1)
Saturday, 13 May Round 10 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval 6 – 14 Pereira Bambling (1)
Saturday, 20 May Round 11 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 18 – 28 Bowie, Hynes, Tyrell Hynes (3)
Saturday, 27 May Round 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears BB Print Stadium 28 – 34 Saumalu (2), Booth, Davey, Hynes Booth (4)
Saturday, 3 June Round 13 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls BB Print Stadium 20 – 14 Bowie (2), Hynes, Uele Hynes (2)
Saturday, 10 June Round 14 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks BB Print Stadium 20 – 20 Bambling, Bowie, Faletagoa'i, Pereira Hynes (2)
Round 15 Bye
Sunday, 25 June Round 16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Bishop Park 52 – 4 Bambling (2), Faletagoa'i (2), Hynes (2), Pereira (2), Joass, Uele Joass (4), Bambling (1), Hynes (1)
Sunday, 2 July Round 17 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Barlow Park 26 – 18 Bowie (2), Bambling, Booth Joass (5)
Saturday, 8 July Round 18 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Suzuki Stadium 10 – 34 Hynes, Kaifoto Joass (1)
Saturday, 15 July Round 19 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras BB Print Stadium 38 – 20 Joass (2), Booth, Davey, Faletagoa'i, Saumalu, Uele Joass (5)
Saturday, 22 July Round 20 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters National Football Stadium 22 – 22 Bowie (2), Faletagoa'i, Wright Joass (3)
Round 21 Bye
Saturday, 5 August Round 22 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons BB Print Stadium 30 – 26 Bambling, Bowie, Brown, Davey, Saumalu Joass (5)
Saturday, 12 August Round 23 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 16 – 28 Uele, Leslie Joass (2)
Saturday, 19 August Round 24 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 30 – 20 Bowie, Davey, Hynes, Leslie, Samson Joass (5)
Saturday, 26 August Round 25 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies BB Print Stadium 18 – 32 Boyd, Hynes, Saumalu Joass (3)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics[]

Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2017 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Blake Atherton 3 - - - -
Cooper Bambling 23 9 7 1 51
Jayden Batchelor 1 - - - -
Jack Blagbrough 12 - - - -
Aaron Booth 22 4 4 - 24
Yamba Bowie 23 14 - - 56
Daniel Boyd 1 1 - - 4
Nick Brown 23 1 - - 4
Andrew Davey 21 7 - - 28
Jake Eden 9 - - - -
Johnny Faletagoa'i 18 7 - - 28
Alex Farrell 2 - - - -
Leonati Feiloakitau 7 - - - -
Tyler Gardiner 1 - - - -
Nicho Hynes 21 9 25 - 86
Kellen Jenner 5 - - - -
Jack Joass 22 5 33 - 86
Lona Kaifoto 18 1 - - 4
Yosepha Kepa 1 - - - -
Bennett Leslie 10 2 - - 8
Gareth Moore 9 - - - -
Tom Murphy 11 - - - -
Jordan Pereira 15 8 - - 32
Jacob Pottinger 10 - - - -
Isaac Richardson 9 - - - -
Setaimata Sa 20 2 - - 8
Kouma Samson 17 1 - - 4
Nathan Saumalu 17 13 - - 52
Eliki Taufahema 1 - - - -
Semisi Tyrell 6 1 - - 4
Braden Uele 21 12 - - 48
Shane Wright 12 1 - - 4
Totals 98 69 1 531

Honours[]

Club[]

  • Player of the Year: Andrew Davey
  • Players' Player: Nick Brown
  • Rookie of the Year: Cooper Bambling
  • Club Person of the Year: Jodie Grosskreutz

References[]

  1. ^ "Cutters appoint 2017 coach". QRL. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ madolynpeters (22 January 2017). "Cutters announce captains for 2017". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ madolynpeters (12 February 2017). "Hodges goes down in his debut game for Cutters". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Gains and Losses: Mackay Cutters". QRL. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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