2017 Townsville Blackhawks season

2017 Townsville Blackhawks season
2017 Townsville Blackhawks season
Queensland Cup Rank	6th
Play-off result	Lost Elimination Final
2017 record	Wins: 12; draws: 2; losses: 9
Points scored	For: 573; against: 473
Team information
CEO	Justin Wilkins
Coach	Kristian Woolf
Captain	Daniel Beasley;
Stadium	Jack Manski Oval
Top scorers
Tries	Jonathon Reuben (28)
Goals	Carlin Anderson (70)
Points	Carlin Anderson (220)

The 2017 Townsville Blackhawks season was the third in the club's history. Coached by Kristian Woolf and captained by Daniel Beasley, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup and finished 6th, being eliminated in the first week of the finals.

Season summary

Milestones

Round 1: Carlin Anderson, Paul Byrnes, Ty Carucci, Shaun Fensom, Lee Jewitt, Blake Leary, Sione Lousi, Kierran Moseley, Temone Power and Oshae Tuiasau made their debuts for the club.
Round 1: Carlin Anderson and Ty Carucci scored their first tries for the club.
Round 2: Anthony Mitchell played his 50th game for the club.
Round 2: Josh Hall made his debut for the club.
Round 2: Josh Hall scored his first try for the club.
Round 3: Ross Bella made his debut for the club.
Round 3: Blake Leary and Kierran Moseley scored their first tries for the club.
Round 4: Jordan Kenworthy made his debut for the club.
Round 6: Temone Power and Jordan Kenworthy scored their first tries for the club.
Round 7: Oshae Tuiasau scored his first try for the club.
Round 10: Michael Parker-Walshe played his 50 game for the club.
Round 12: The club suffered their biggest ever loss (to PNG Hunters 42-4).
Round 13: Corey Jensen played his 50th game for the club.
Round 14: Halvor Harris and Tremayne Bowie made their debuts for the club.
Round 16: Jordan Drew made his debut for the club.
Round 16: Jordan Drew scored his first try for the club.
Round 16: Jonathon Reuben scored his 50th try for the club.
Round 19: Francis Molo made his debut for the club.
Round 21: Paul Byrnes scored his first try for the club.
Round 25: Jonathon Reuben played his 50th game for the club.

2017 squad

Townsville Blackhawks
First team squad								Coaching staff
Carlin Anderson – FB Daniel Beasley (c) – PR Ross Bella – PR, LK Tremayne Bowie – CE Paul Byrnes – WG, FB Ty Carucci – CE Davin Crampton – CE Jordan Drew – CE Sam Foster – HB Josh Hall – WG		Halvor Harris – PR Jordan Kenworthy – LK, SR Matt Laumea – SR, PR Blake Leary – SR, LK Sione Lousi – SR, PR Cade Maloney – SR, LK Anthony Mitchell – HK Francis Molo – PR Kierran Moseley – HK David Munro – LK, PR		Andrew Niemoeller – LK, SR Samsen O'Neill – CE, WG Michael Parker-Walshe – HB, FE Temone Power – SR, CE Kieran Quabba – LK Jonathon Reuben – WG Oshae Tuiasau – PR Tahanui Tutavake – SR, LK				Head coach Kristian Woolf Assistant coaches Todd Wilson Dave Elliott Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 8 June 2017 Source(s): Blackhawks

Squad movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Carlin Anderson	Brisbane Broncos	2017	^[1]
Ross Bella	North Queensland Cowboys	2017	^[2]
Tremayne Bowie	Townsville Brothers (mid-season)	2017
Paul Byrnes	Brisbane Broncos	2017	^[3]
Ty Carucci	North Queensland Cowboys	2017	^[2]
Jordan Drew	Cronulla Sharks (mid-season)	2017	^[4]
Josh Hall	Penrith Panthers	2017	^[5]
Halvor Harris	Centrals ASA	2017	^[6]
Lee Jewitt	Castleford Tigers	2017	^[7]
Matt Laumea	Tully Tigers	2017	^[6]
Blake Leary	Manly Sea Eagles	2017	^[8]
Jordan Kenworthy	North Queensland Cowboys	2017	^[2]
Sione Lousi	Warriors	2017	^[9]
Cade Maloney	Townsville Brothers	2017	^[6]
Francis Molo	Norths Devils (mid-season)	2017
Kierran Moseley	Gold Coast Titans	2017
Oshae Tuiasau	Gold Coast Titans	2017
Tahanui Tutavake	North Queensland Cowboys	2017	^[2]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Matthew Bowen	Retired	-	^[10]
Conor Carey	Easts Tigers	2017	^[11]
Glenn Hall	Retired	-	^[10]
Delouise Hoeter	Norths Devils	2017
Corey Jensen	North Queensland Cowboys	2017	^[12]
Lee Jewitt	Hull Kingston Rovers (mid-season)	2018	^[13]
Lona Kaifoto	Mackay Cutters	2017	^[14]
Lorenzo Ma'afu	Burleigh Bears	2017	^[15]
Lenny Magey	Souths Logan Magpies	2017	^[16]
Rhyse Martin	Canterbury Bulldogs	2017	^[17]
Willie Minoga	PNG Hunters	2017	^[18]
Nathan Norford	Year off	-	^[10]
Mosese Pangai	Brisbane Broncos	2017	^[19]
Brenden Santi	Sydney Roosters	2017	^[20]
Noel Underwood	Retired	-	^[10]

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 11 February	Trial 1	Northern Pride	Barlow Park	6 – 10	-	-
Friday, 17 February	Trial 2	North Queensland Cowboys	Jack Manski Oval	8 – 44	-	-
Legend: Win Loss Draw

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Sunday, 5 March	Round 1	Norths Devils	Bishop Park	18 – 16	Carucci (2), Anderson, Mitchell	Jensen (1)
Sunday, 12 March	Round 2	Ipswich Jets	North Ipswich Reserve	39 – 22	Hall (2), Anderson, Beasley, Carucci, Parker-Walshe, Reuben	Anderson (5)
Saturday, 18 March	Round 3	Mackay Cutters	Jack Manski Oval	60 – 12	Anderson (2), Leary (2), Reuben (2), Jensen, Moseley, Niemoeller, O'Neill	Anderson (10)
Saturday, 25 March	Round 4	Redcliffe Dolphins	Dolphin Oval	6 – 18	Parker-Walshe	Anderson (1)
Saturday, 1 April	Round 5	Easts Tigers	Jack Manski Oval	22 – 35	Reuben (3), Carucci	Anderson (3)
Saturday, 8 April	Round 6	Northern Pride	Barlow Park	28 – 18	Kenworthy, O'Neill, Parker-Walshe, Power, Reuben	Anderson (4)
Saturday, 15 April	Round 7	Burleigh Bears	Jack Manski Oval	18 – 20	Anderson, Reuben, Tuiasau	Anderson (3)
Sunday, 23 April	Round 8	Tweed Heads Seagulls	Jack Manski Oval	48 – 18	Anderson (2), O'Neill (2), Carucci, Kenworthy, Laybutt, Power, Reuben	Anderson (6)
Saturday, 29 April	Round 9	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	Kougari Oval	22 – 16	Reuben (2), Anderson, Carucci, O'Neill	Anderson (1)
Saturday, 13 May	Round 10	Souths Logan Magpies	Jack Manski Oval	6 – 22	Reuben	Anderson (1)
Sunday, 21 May	Round 11	CQ Capras	Jack Manski Oval	26 – 26	Reuben (4), Kenworthy	Anderson (3)
Sunday, 28 May	Round 12	PNG Hunters	National Football Stadium	4 – 42	Anderson
Sunday, 4 June	Round 13	Redcliffe Dolphins	Jack Manski Oval	26 – 16	Anderson (2), Jensen, Laybutt, Reuben	Anderson (3)
Friday, 9 June	Round 14	Mackay Cutters	BB Print Stadium	20 – 20	Bella, Reuben, Tuiasau	Anderson (4)
Saturday, 17 June	Round 15	Sunshine Coast Falcons	Jack Manski Oval	36 – 14	Anderson (2), O'Neill (2), Carucci, Power, Reuben	Anderson (4)
Sunday, 25 June	Round 16	Tweed Heads Seagulls	Piggabeen Sports Complex	50 – 8	Reuben (4), Drew (2), Anderson, Carucci, Crampton, Leary	Anderson (5)
Sunday, 2 July	Round 17	Norths Devils	Jack Manski Oval	12 – 6	Anderson (2)	Anderson (2)
	Round 18	Bye
Saturday, 15 July	Round 19	Northern Pride	Jack Manski Oval	32 – 10	Anderson, Drew, Kenworthy, Laybutt, Moseley, Power	Anderson (4)
Saturday, 22 July	Round 20	Ipswich Jets	Eric Lenton Memorial Recreation Ground	20 – 22	Drew, Leary, Lousi, Reuben	Anderson (2)
Saturday, 29 July	Round 21	Burleigh Bears	Pizzey Park	22 – 28	Leary (2), Byrnes, Mitchell	Anderson (3)
Saturday, 5 August	Round 22	CQ Capras	Browne Park	26 – 14	Anderson (2), Beasley, Drew, Leary	Anderson (3)
Saturday, 12 August	Round 23	PNG Hunters	Jack Manski Oval	16 – 24	Anderson, Byrnes, Reuben	Anderson (2)
	Round 24	Bye
Saturday, 26 August	Round 25	Sunshine Coast Falcons	Sunshine Coast Stadium	16 – 42	Parker-Walshe, Reuben, Tuiasau	Anderson (1), Laybutt (1)
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye

Finals

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Sunday, 3 September	Elimination Final	Easts Tigers	Suzuki Stadiun	16 – 20	Reuben (2), Byrnes	Laybutt (2)
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye

Statistics

*	Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2017 season

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Carlin Anderson	23	20	70	-	220
Daniel Beasley	16	2	-	-	8
Ross Bella	7	1	-	-	4
Tremayne Bowie	1	-	-	-	-
Paul Byrnes	6	3	-	-	12
Ty Carucci	20	8	-	-	32
Davin Crampton	13	1	-	-	4
Jordan Drew	9	5	-	-	20
Shaun Fensom*	2	-	-	-	-
Sam Foster	10	-	-	-	-
Josh Hall	1	2	-	-	8
Halvor Harris	1	-	-	-	-
Sam Hoare*	15	-	-	-	-
Corey Jensen*	9	2	1	-	10
Lee Jewitt	4	-	-	-	-
Jordan Kenworthy	21	4	-	-	16
Kyle Laybutt*	15	3	2	-	16
Blake Leary*	21	7	1	-	30
Sione Lousi	17	1	-	-	4
Anthony Mitchell	24	2	-	-	8
Francis Molo	7	-	-	-	-
Kierran Moseley	24	2	-	-	8
David Munro	5	-	-	-	-
Andrew Niemoeller	24	1	-	-	4
Samsen O'Neill	13	7	-	-	28
Michael Parker-Walshe	21	4	-	1	17
Temone Power	17	4	-	-	16
Kierran Quabba	17	-	-	-	-
Jonathon Reuben	23	28	-	-	112
Oshae Tuiasau	22	3	-	-	12
Totals		110	74	1	589

Honours

Club

Player of the Year: Blake Leary
Players' Player: Anthony Mitchell
Back of the Year: Jonathon Reuben
Forward of the Year: Blake Leary
Under 20 Player of the Year: Brenn Foster
Under 18 Player of the Year: Enemarki Shibasaki

League

Top Point Scorer: Carlin Anderson
Top Try Scorer: Jonathon Reuben
Winger of the Year: Jonathon Reuben^[21]
Second Rower of the Year: Blake Leary

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[3] "Townsville Bulletin".

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[townsvillebulletin.com.au-6] "Townsville Bulletin".

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[8] "Townsville Bulletin".

[9] "Lousi gets to work in Townsville « Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks RLFC". 2 December 2016.

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[11] Heslehurst, Brayden (11 November 2016). "Plenty of changes for Easts Tigers". The Courier Mail.

[12] Media, NRL Digital (23 August 2016). "Pathways program reaping benefits".

[13] "Rovers bring in experienced forward Jewitt". Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[14] "Cutters Sign Lona Kaifoto for 2017 - Mackay Cutters". Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[15] O'Brien, Connor (2 November 2016). "Bears stars to join Titans pre-season". Gold Coast Bulletin.

[16] Heslehurst, Brayden (18 November 2016). "New Magpies arrive at Davies Park". The Courier Mail.

[17] Media, NRL Digital (14 September 2016). "Martin signs with Bulldogs".

[18] Layne, Max (16 December 2016). "Willie Minoga Returns to the PNG Hunters".

[19] Media, NRL Digital (3 August 2016). "Broncos Sign Mosese Pangai".

[20] "Brenden Santi - Roosters". Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[21] "QRL Award Winners".

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