2019 Mackay Cutters season

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2019 Mackay Cutters season
Queensland Cup Rank11th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2019 recordWins: 7; Draws: 0; Losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 416; Against: 566
Team information
CEOMaurie Fatnowna[1]
CoachSteve Sheppard
Captain
  • Cooper Bambling
StadiumBB Print Stadium
Top scorers
TriesYamba Bowie
Reuben Cotter (9)
GoalsCarlin Anderson (39)
PointsCarlin Anderson (102)
< 2018 2020 >

The 2019 Mackay Cutters season was the 12th in the club's history. Coached by Steve Sheppard and captained by Cooper Bambling, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup. The club missed the finals for the sixth consecutive season, finishing in 11th place.[2]

Season summary[]

After another last place finish in 2018, the Cutters underwent another roster overhaul, losing both starting front rowers, Nick Brown and Jordan Grant, to the Redcliffe Dolphins and key outside backs Nicho Hynes and Nathan Saumalu to the Sunshine Coast Falcons. In turn, they recruited former Super League players Alex Gerrard and Lloyd White from the Widnes Vikings, Sam Cook from the New Zealand Warriors, and Ross Bella, Paul Byrnes, Jordan Kenworthy and David Munro from the Townsville Blackhawks.

The club endured another tough season on the field, winning just three of their first 10 games. Four wins from their final 13 games followed and the club finished the year in 11th spot, three places higher than in 2018. Following the last game of the season, the club announced that head coach Steve Sheppard would leave the club, after three years in charge of the side.[3]

New recruit Jordan Kenworthy was awarded the club's Player of the Year and Players' Player awards.[4]

Squad List[]

2019 squad[]

Mackay Cutters
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Blake Atherton – CE
  • Cooper Bambling – HB
  • Jayden Batchelor – CE
  • Ross Bella – PR
  • Sheldon Bobbert – CE
  • Yamba Bowie – FB, WG
  • Jarrod Brackenhofer – HB
  • Jack Brock – PR
  • Paul Byrnes – WG, FB
  • Sam Cook – FE
  • Sala Falelua-Malio – PR
  • Dane Francis – WG
  • Tyler Gardiner – HK
  • Alex Gerrard – PR
  • Jack Hickson – FE
  • Jayden Hodges – HK
  • Kellen Jenner – CE
  • Marcus Jensen – CE, WG
  • Sam Johnstone – PR
  • Jordan Kenworthy – LK
  • David Munro – LK, PR
  • Masi Nona – SR
  • John O'Brien – SR
  • Jayden O'Shannessy – FB, CE
  • Augustus Rangihuna – CE, FE
  • Fetuli Talanoa – WG
  • Brenden Treston – SR
  • Lloyd White – HK
  • Otto Wrakonei – CE

Head coach

  • Steve Sheppard


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


Squad movement[]

Gains[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Ross Bella Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[5]
Jarrod Brackenhofer Canterbury colours.svg Cootamundra Bulldogs
2019
[5]
Paul Byrnes Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[5]
Sam Cook New Zealand colours.svg Warriors (mid-season)
2019
[6]
Alex Gerrard Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings
2019
[5]
Sala Falelua-Mailo Hemelcolours.png Mount Albert Lions
2019
[5]
Marcus Jensen Brothers Colours.svg Townsville Brothers
2019
[5]
Sam Johnstone South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
2019
[7]
Jordan Kenworthy Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[5]
David Munro Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[5]
Augustus Rangihuna Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
2019
[8]
Fetuli Talanoa South Sydney colours.svg Sarina Crocs (mid-season)
2019
[5]
Lloyd White Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings
2019
[5]
Otto Wrakonei Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Easts Canberra rugby union
2019
[5]

Losses[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Jarrod Brackenhofer Released (mid-season)
-
[9]
Aaron Booth Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
2019
[5]
Nick Brown Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
2019
[5]
Zac Butler Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2019
[9]
Darcy Cox Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
2019
[5]
Johnny Faletagoa'i Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Taranaki RU
2019
[5]
Leonati Feiloakitau Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
2019
[5]
Jordan Grant Balmain colours.svg Wests Tigers Mackay
2019
[5]
Bailey Hartwig Western Suburbs colours.svg Forbes Magpies
2019
[5]
Nicho Hynes Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
2019
[5]
Jack Joass Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies
2019
[5]
Bennett Leslie Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
2019
[5]
Tom Murphy Wests Panthers Colours.svg Stanley River Wolves
2019
[5]
Jayden O'Shannessy Released (mid-season)
-
[9]
Nathan Saumalu Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
2019
[5]

Fixtures[]

Regular season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 9 March Round 1 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Langlands Park 12 – 24 Bambling, Bella Anderson (1), Bowie (1)
Saturday, 15 March Round 2 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies BB Print Stadium 20 – 22 Bambling, Cotter, Hodges, Pere Jensen (2)
Saturday, 23 March Round 3 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras BB Print Stadium 42 – 20 Kenworthy (2), Bella, Cotter, Hodges, Russell, Wright Jensen (7)
Sunday, 31 March Round 4 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval 8 – 16 Bowie, Byrnes
Friday, 5 April Round 5 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval 20 – 6 Bella, Cotter, Jensen Jensen (4)
Saturday, 13 April Round 6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls BB Print Stadium 12 – 14 Wright (2) Anderson (2)
Thursday, 18 April Round 7 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears BB Print Stadium 10 – 24 Cotter (2) Anderson (1)
Saturday, 27 April Round 8 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 10 – 30 Bowie, Russell Anderson (1)
Saturday, 4 May Round 9 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride BB Print Stadium 22 – 6 Bowie, Cotter, Hickson, Pere Anderson (3)
Saturday, 18 May Round 10 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Bishop Park 18 – 42 Anderson, Hodges, Treston Anderson (3)
Saturday, 25 May Round 11 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins BB Print Stadium 16 – 12 Batchelor (3) Anderson (2)
Friday, 31 May Round 12 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets BB Print Stadium 20 – 34 Bowie (2), Anderson, Cotter Anderson (2)
Sunday, 9 June Round 13 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters National Football Stadium 34 – 26 Atherton, Batchelor, Gardiner, Hickson, Hodges, Kenworthy Anderson (5)
Saturday, 15 June Round 14 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers BB Print Stadium 10 – 22 Bowie, Kenworthy Anderson (1)
Sunday, 30 June Round 15 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 26 – 36 Bowie, Byrnes, Gardiner, Pere, Russell Anderson (3)
Friday, 5 July Round 16 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks BB Print Stadium 6 – 22 Brock Anderson (1)
Saturday, 13 July Round 17 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras Marley Brown Oval 28 – 24 Anderson (2), Cook, Hodges, White Anderson (4)
Sunday, 21 July Round 18 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls Eddie Lee Field 12 – 34 Anderson, Cotter Anderson (2)
Sunday, 28 July Round 19 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex 30 – 16 Bobbert, Cotter, Gerrard, Jensen, Kenworthy Jensen (5)
Sunday, 11 August Round 20 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons BB Print Stadium 14 – 28 Anderson, White Anderson (3)
Saturday, 17 August Round 21 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils BB Print Stadium 10 – 32 Bobbert, Brock Anderson (1)
Saturday, 24 August Round 22 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 26 – 28 Bambling, Bobbert, Brock, Gardiner, Pere Anderson (3)
Saturday, 31 August Round 23 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Stadium 10 – 48 Bowie, Russell Anderson (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics[]

Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2019 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Carlin Anderson 18 6 39 - 102
Blake Atherton 9 1 - - 4
Cooper Bambling 14 3 - - 12
Jayden Batchelor 8 4 - - 16
Logan Bayliss-Brow 4 - - - -
Ross Bella 23 3 - - 12
Sheldon Bobbert 4 3 - - 12
Yamba Bowie 23 9 1 - 38
Jack Brock 14 2 - - 8
Paul Byrnes 23 2 - - 8
Sam Cook 14 1 - - 4
Reuben Cotter 15 9 - - -36
Mitchell Dunn 4 - - - -
Tyler Gardiner 6 3 - - 12
Alex Gerrard 20 1 - - 4
Jack Hickson 9 2 - - 8
Jayden Hodges 21 5 - - 20
Kellen Jenner 13 - - - -
Marcus Jensen 10 2 18 - 44
Sam Johnstone 14 - - - -
Jordan Kenworthy 23 5 - - 20
David Munro 17 - - - -
Masi Nona 1 - - - -
John O'Brien 5 - - - -
Emry Pere 22 4 - - 16
Augustus Rangihuna 1 - - - -
Daniel Russell 21 4 - - 16
1 - - - -
Fetuli Talanoa 1 - - - -
Brenden Treston 13 1 - - 4
Lloyd White 10 2 - - 8
Shane Wright 10 3 - - 12
Totals 75 58 0 416

Honours[]

Club[]

  • Player of the Year: Jordan Kenworthy
  • Players' Player: Jordan Kenworthy
  • Rookie of the Year: Reuben Cotter
  • Club Person of the Year: Ronan Curtis

References[]

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  3. ^ "Mackay Cutters and coach Sheppard to part ways". QRL. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Kenworthy crowned Cutters' best for season 2019". QRL. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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