2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season

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2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
Rank13th
Team information
CEOReatau Rau
CoachMichael Marum
Captain
StadiumNational Football Stadium
< 2018 2020 >

The 2019 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters sixth season in the Queensland Cup after securing their future for the next four years until 2022.[1] Adex Wera was the captain of the team and he was assisted by his deputy Moses Meninga[2] The Hunters only won four of their games and drew one with a record eighteen losses for the season. 18 new players made their debuts while poor form and discipline let the team down.[3][4] Five Hunters players were named in the Papua New Guinea Kumuls squad for the 2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league) Pool B Ox & Palm Pacific Invitational Tests against Toa Samoa and Fiji Bati and also for the match against the touring Great Britain Lions .[5]

Season Summary[]

2019 squad[]

PNG Hunters
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Daniel Tapol - SR, CE
  • Justin Yoka - HB
  • Jordan Pat - SR
  • Dilbert Isaac - PR, LK
  • Stanton Albert - SR
  • Gairo Kapana - WG
  • Jerry Teme - HB
  • Wawa Paul - WG
  • Nick Hasu - SO
  • Shane Haro - CE
  • Roy Elison - WG
  • Woods Kawage - HK
  • Patrick Morea - SR, HK

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 20 February 2019
Source(s): [1]

[6]

Squad movement[]

Gains[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Ase Boas Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers (released)
2019
[7]
Brendon Gotuno Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2017 colours.svg Penrith Panthers (visa issues)
2019
[8]

Losses[]

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Thompson Teteh Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers
2019
[9]
Watson Boas Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers
2019
[10]
Stargroth Amean Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders
2019
[11]
Wartovo Puara Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders
2019
[12]
Willie Minoga Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders
2019
[13]
Edene Gebbie Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
2019
[14]
Rhadley Brawa Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
2019
[15]
Nixon Put Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
2019
[16]

Ladder[]

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 23 21 1 1 0 544 166 310 43
2 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 18 0 5 0 453 170 283 36
3 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 23 17 0 6 0 384 234 150 34
4 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 23 17 0 6 0 296 198 98 34
5 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 23 15 0 8 0 377 288 89 30
6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 23 14 0 9 0 262 244 18 28
7 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 23 13 0 10 0 298 284 14 26
8 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 23 10 1 12 0 268 365 -97 21
9 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 23 9 1 13 0 257 288 -31 19
10 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 23 7 1 15 0 254 298 -44 15
11 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 23 7 0 16 0 206 349 -143 14
12 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 23 5 0 18 0 186 386 -200 10
13 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 23 4 1 18 0 315 750 -435 9
14 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 23 1 1 21 0 196 498 -302 3
  • The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership
  • Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
  • The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon

Regular season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 10 March Round 1 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex 0-10
Sunday, 17 March Round 2 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride National Football Stadium 0-24
Sunday, 24 March Round 3 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons National Football Stadium 26-28 3 , Rau, 3/5
Saturday, 30 March Round 4 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Langlands Park 14-30 Rau 2, Boas 1/2
Saturday, 6 April Round 5 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 6-28 Gotuno Boas 1/2
Saturday, 13 April Round 6 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras 28-10 Gotuno, , Abavu, , Meninga Boas 4/5
Saturday, 20 April Round 7 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets National Football Stadium 10-28 Nima, Boas 1/2
Thursday, 25 April Round 8 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 4-56 Nima
Sunday, 5 May Round 9 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks National Football Stadium 14-24 Abavu, Nima, Gotuno 1/2
Sunday, 19 May Round 10 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls National Football Stadium 6-28 Abavu Boas 1/1
Saturday, 25 May Round 11 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies National Football Stadium 24-22 , Wapi, Meninga, Rau 4/5
Saturday, 1 June Round 12 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Park 8-48 , Wapi
Sunday, 9 June Round 13 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters National Football Stadium 26-34 Wera 2, Nima 2, Boas 1/2 2/4
Saturday, 15 June Round 14 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls National Football Stadium 20-16 Meninga, Rau, Wapi, Nima 2/4
Saturday, June 29 Round 15 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Barlow Park 14-34 , , Boas 1/3
Sunday, 7 July Round 16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils National Football Stadium 18-30 Rau, , Nima Boas 2/2 1/1
Sunday, 14 July Round 17 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 6-60 Nima Boas 1/1
Saturday, 20 July Round 18 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 38-38 , , , Gotuno, Maki, Wapi, Nima Boas 5/6 0/1
Saturday, 3 August Round 19 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval 18-48 , , Wapi Boas 3/3
Saturday, 10 August Round 20 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears National Football Stadium 6-24 Lo Boas 1/1
Saturday, 17 August Round 21 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval 4-60 Rau
Saturday, 24 August Round 22 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins National Football Stadium 0-46
Saturday, August 31 Round 23 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 25-24 Wera, Gotuno, , Rau, Meninga 2/2 Boas drop goal
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics[]

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hunters secure Intrust Super Cup future". Loop PNG.
  2. ^ http://www.looppng.com/sport/adex-wera-2019-sp-hunters-skipper-82731
  3. ^ http://www.looppng.com/sport/2-terminated-hunters-83927
  4. ^ https://www.thenational.com.pg/abavu-rop-let-go-by-hunters/
  5. ^ http://www.looppng.com/sport/six-debut-kumuls-test-team-84984
  6. ^ "PNG Hunters trim 2019 squad". Queensland Rugby League. 6 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Sport: Ase Boas joins hunters for round 4". Loop PNG. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Former gotuno off to join Penrith panthers". News Limited. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Third PNG international joins rovers". 30 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Boas brothers sign with english club". Loop PNG. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Amean, Puara to play in UK". loop png. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Amean, Puara to play in UK". loop png. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ "betfred championship papua new guinea prop willie minoga set to excite at barrow raiders". The Mail. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Wynnum Manly snap up hunters brawa gabbie". Pacific Star Limited. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Wynnum Manly snap up hunters brawa gabbie". Pacific Star Limited. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Former png hunter finds new home at norths". PNG Facts website. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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