2019 Townsville Blackhawks season

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2019 Townsville Blackhawks season
Rank4th
Play-off resultLost Preliminary Final
2019 recordWins: 17; Draws: 0; Losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 566; Against: 344
Team information
CEOJustin Wilkins
CoachAaron Payne
Captain
StadiumJack Manski Oval
Top scorers
TriesKalifa Faifai Loa (13)
GoalsShaun Nona (60)
PointsShaun Nona (124)
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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[]

Townsville Blackhawks
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Tom McCagh – WG, CE
  • Andrew Niemoeller – LK
  • Shaun Nona – FE
  • Michael Parker-Walshe – HB
  • Temone Power – LK
  • Kieran Quabba – LK
  • Bacho Salam – WG
  • Zac Santo – FB
  • Jayden Stephens – PR
  • Nathan Traill – WG, FB

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Allan Peterson (Assistant Coach)
  • John Crawley (Head Trainer)
  • Adrian Thomson (Team Manager)
  • Jason Tassell (Trainer)
  • Christian Quabba (Trainer)
  • Daniel Strickland (Trainer)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 22 February 2019
Source(s): Blackhawks

Squad movement[]

Gains[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Josh Chudleigh North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[2]
Sam Hoare North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[3]
Shaun Hudson North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[4]
Chippie Korostchuk Brothers Colours.svg Western Lions
2019
[5]
Kyle Laybutt North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[6]
Ryan Lloyd Scotland colours.svg Townsville Brothers
2019
[7]
Shaun Nona Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
2019
[8]
Michael Parker-Walshe Scotland colours.svg Townsville Brothers
2019
[9]
Nathan Traill Balmain colours.svg Centrals ASA
2019
[10]

Losses[]

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Ross Bella Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters
2019
[11]
Paul Byrnes Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters
2019
[12]
Ty Carucci Scotland colours.svg Townsville Brothers
2019
[13]
Davin Crampton Brothers Colours.svg Western Lions
2019
[14]
Andrew Davey Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
2019
[15]
Levi Dodd South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs (mid-season)
2019
[16]
Jordan Drew Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls
2019
[17]
Zach Dockar-Clay Northern Eagles colours.svg Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
2019
[18]
Sam Foster Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers
2019
[19]
Jordan Kenworthy Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters
2019
[20]
David Munro Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters
2019
[21]
Jonathon Reuben Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
2019
[22]
Brenden Santi ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique
2019
[23]
Solomon Vasuvulagi Released (mid-season)
2019

Fixtures[]

Pre-season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 23 February Round 1 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Alley Park 10 – 28 – –
Saturday, 2 March Round 2 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium 26 – 18 – –
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 9 March Round 1 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 34 – 6 Faifai Loa (2), Hudson (2), Freeman, Gilbert Nona (4), Faifai Loa (1)
Sunday, 17 March Round 2 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex 16 – 24 Dodd, Hudson, Parker-Walshe Dodd (1), Nona (1)
Saturday, 23 March Round 3 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Barlow Park 20 – 4 Carroll, Gilbert, Power Dodd (4)
Sunday, 31 March Round 4 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Jack Manski Oval 16 – 10 Freeman, Hudson, Marketo Faifai Loa (2)
Friday, 5 April Round 5 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters Jack Manski Oval 6 – 20 Boyce Faifai Loa (1)
Saturday, 13 April Round 6 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Jack Manski Oval 36 – 6 O'Neill (2), Freeman, Gilbert, Opacic, Taulagi Dodd (5), Faifai Loa (1)
Saturday, 20 April Round 7 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 10 – 22 Faifai Loa, Gilbert Faifai Loa (1)
Saturday, 27 April Round 8 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras Jack Manski Oval 40 – 4 Santo (3), Faifai Loa, Jensen, Marketo, Power, Salam Dodd (2), Faifai Loa (2)
Sunday, 5 May Round 9 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters National Football Stadium 24 – 14 Santo (2), Chudleigh, Faifai Loa Dodd (4)
Sunday, 19 May Round 10 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Jack Manski Oval 10 – 34 Carroll, Power Nona (1)
Saturday, 25 May Round 11 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Jack Manski Oval 30 – 6 Carroll, Jensen, Laybutt, Marketo, Salam, Santo Nona (3)
Saturday, 1 June Round 12 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls Kougari Oval 12 – 28 Carroll, Power Nona (2)
Sunday, 9 June Round 13 Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 28 – 14 Chudleigh (2), Carroll, Faifai Loa, Power Nona (4)
Saturday, 15 June Round 14 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets Jack Manski Oval 14 – 6 Boyce, Carroll Nona (3)
Saturday, June 29 Round 15 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 24 – 22 Faifai Loa, Feeney, Freeman, Traill Nona (4)
Friday, 5 July Round 16 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium 22 – 6 Salam (2), Nona, Power Nona (3)
Saturday, 13 July Round 17 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 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 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears A.R. Gofton Oval 22 – 10 Bell, Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Salam Laybutt (3)
Saturday, 3 August Round 19 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Jack Manski Oval 48 – 18 Faifai Loa, Maloney, Marketo, Power, Salam, Santo, Traill Nona (8)
Saturday, 10 August Round 20 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras Browne Park 32 – 6 Feeney (3), Faifai Loa, Salam Nona (6)
Saturday, 17 August Round 21 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 18 – 40 Asi, Marketo, Traill Nona (3)
Saturday, 24 August Round 22 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 22 – 18 Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Salam, Santo Nona (3)
Saturday, August 31 Round 23 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers 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 Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 20 – 12 Feeney (2), Barrett, Traill Nona (2)
Saturday, 21 September Preliminary Final Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 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
* 3 1 - - 4
Daniel Beasley 8 1 - - 4
* 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
* 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[]

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