2022 Townsville Blackhawks season

Rugby league team season

2022 Townsville Blackhawks season

Queensland Cup Rank| 8th
2022 record| Wins: 7; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scored| For: 384; against: 320
Team information
CEO| Justin Wilkins
Coach| Aaron Payne
Captain|

* Josh Chudleigh

Stadium| Jack Manski Oval
Top scorers
Tries| Kalifa Faifai Loa (12)
Goals| Shaun Nona (29)
Points| Shaun Nona (66)
| ← 2021 |  | 2023 →

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The 2022 Townsville Blackhawks season is the eighth in the club's history. Coached by Aaron Payne and captained by Josh Chudleigh, they competed in the Hostplus Cup.[1]

## Season summary[edit]

### Milestones[edit]

* Round 1: Jake Bourke, Tom Chester, Jordan Lipp, Kayleb Milne and Emry Pere made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Tom Chester scored his first try for the club.
* Round 2: Zac McMinn and Taniela Sadrugu made their debuts for the club.
* Round 2: Taniela Sadrugu scored his first try for the club.
* Round 3: Iosefo Baleiwairiki made his debut for the club.
* Round 3: Jordan Lipp, Aaron Moore and Emry Pere scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 4: Iosefo Baleiwairiki scored his first try for the club.
* Round 9: Oscar Carter and Justin Frain made their debuts for the club.
* Round 9: Justin Frain scored his first try for the club.
* Round 11: Zac Laybutt and D'Jazirhae Pua'avase made their debuts for the club.
* Round 11: Zac Laybutt and D'Jazirhae Pua'avase scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 11: Kyle Laybutt played his 80th game for the club, overtaking Sam Hoare was the club's most capped player.
* Round 13 Eddie Hampson made his debut for the club.
* Round 13: Zac McMinnm scored his first try for the club.
* Round 14: Edene Gebbie made his debut for the club.
* Round 14: Edene Gebbie and Eddie Hampson scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 16: Kulikefu Finefeuiaki and Jaymon Moore made their debuts for the club.
* Round 16: Jake Bourke scored his first try for the club.

## 2022 squad[edit]

Townsville Blackhawks  First team squad  |  | Coaching Staff

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* Nathan Barrett  – SR

* Michael Bell  – CE

* Joe Boyce – PR, LK

* Michael Carroll  – WG

* Oscar Carter  – HK

* Josh Chudleigh (c) – HK

* John Cullen  – CE

* Kalifa Faifai Loa – WG

* Jaelen Feeney – HB, FB

* Justin Frain  – SR

* Luke Geary  – WG, CE

* Edene Gebbie – FB, WG

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* Mitchell Grimes  – LK

* Eddie Hampson  – SR

* Tom Hancock  – PR

* Jack Johnson  – LK

* Patrick Kaufusi – PR

* Jordan Kenworthy  – LK

* Kyle Laybutt – HB, HK

* Robert Lui – HB

* Cade Maloney  – PR

* Zac McMinn  – LK

* Moses Meninga – PR, LK

* Kayleb Milne  – PR

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* Adam Mitchell  – SR

* Aaron Moore  – HB

* Jaymon Moore  – PR

* Faron Morris  – PR

* Sam Murphy  – HK, LK

* Andrew Niemoeller  – LK, SR

* Shaun Nona  – FE, HB

* Jordon Remfrey  – CE

* Hamilton Taia  – PR

* Dylan White  – FB

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Head coach

* Aaron Payne

Assistant coaches

* Allan Petersen (Assistant coach)

* Adrian Thomson (Team Manager)

* Matthew Ham (Strength & Conditioning coach)

* Christian Quabba (Strength & Conditioning coach)

* Daniel Strickland (Strength & Conditioning coach)

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Legend:

* (c) Captain(s)
* (vc) Vice-captain(s)

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Updated: 27 July 2022
Source(s): Blackhawks

## Squad movement[edit]

### Gains[edit]

Player  | Signed From  | Until End of  | Notes

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Oscar Carter |  Herbert River Crushers |

2022

| [2]
John Cullen |  Townsville Brothers |

2022

[2]

Justin Frain |  Ryde-Eastwood Hawks |

2022

[2]

Edene Gebbie |  Wests Tigers |

2022

[2]

Mitchell Grimes |  Herbert River Crushers |

2022

[2]

Robert Lui |  Leeds Rhinos |

2022

[2]

Kayleb Milne |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |

2022

[2]

Jaymon Moore |  Mackay Cutters |

2022

[2]

Faron Morris |  Townsville Brothers |

2022

[2]

Jordon Remfrey |  Mounties RLFC |

2022

[2]

### Losses[edit]

Player  | Signed To  | Until End of  | Notes

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Carlin Anderson | Work commitments |

[2]

Nick Brown | Released |

[2]

Benn Campagnolo |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |

2022

[3]

Sam Hoare | Retired |

[2]

Josh Hoffman | Released |

[2]

Cameron King | Retired |

[2]

Sione Lousi | Retired |

[2]

Sam Martin-Savage | Year off |

[2]

Cody Maughan | Released |

[2]

Kieran Quabba | Work commitments |

[2]

Bacho Salam |  Brisbane Tigers |

2022

[2]

## Fixtures[edit]

### Pre-season[edit]

Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals

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Saturday, 5 March | Trial 1 |  Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 6 – 22 | - | \-
Saturday, 12 March | Trial 2 |  Mackay Cutters | Denison Park | 24 – 18 | Chudleigh (2), Feeney, Lipp | Bell (4)
Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye

### Regular season[edit]

Date  | Round  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Tries  | Goals

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Saturday, March 20 | Round 1 |  Norths Devils | Jack Manski Oval | 14 – 8 | Chester, Chudleigh, Faifai Loa | Chudleigh (1)
Saturday, March 26 | Round 2 |  Burleigh Bears | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 26 | Faifai Loa, Feeney, Price, Sadrugu | Bell (3)
Friday, April 1 | Round 3 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 28 – 12 | Faifai Loa, Kaufusi, Lipp, A Moore, Pere | K Laybutt (4)
Saturday, April 9 | Round 4 |  Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 22 – 12 | Faifai Loa (2), Baleiwairiki, Bell | Bell (3)
Sunday, April 24 | Round 5 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 17 – 4 | Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Lui | Bell (2, 1 FG)
Saturday, April 30 | Round 6 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | Moreton Daily Stadium | 29 – 28 | Bell (2), Baleiwairiki, Chudleigh, Sadrugu | Bell (4, 1 FG)
| Round 7 | Bye |  |  |  |
Friday, May 13 | Round 8 |  PNG Hunters | Jack Manski Oval | 20 – 42 | Feeney, Lipp, A Moore, Sadrugu | Bell (2)
Saturday, May 21 | Round 9 |  Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 40 – 10 | Feeney (3), Lipp (2), Boyce, Frain | Nona (5), Bell (1)
Saturday, June 4 | Round 10 |  Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | 18 – 28 | Faifai Loa, Feeney, K Laybutt | Nona (2), K Laybutt (1)
Saturday, June 11 | Round 11 |  CQ Capras | Browne Park | 16 – 22 | Nona (2), Faifai Loa | Nona (2)
Saturday, June 18 | Round 12 |  Brisbane Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 18 | Baleiwairiki, Boyce, Faifai Loa, Z Laybutt, Pua'avase | Nona (5)
Saturday, July 2 | Round 13 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 18 – 28 | Carroll (2), McMinn | Z Laybutt (3)
Saturday, July 9 | Round 14 |  Souths Logan Magpies | Jack Manski Oval | 72 – 0 | Chester (3), Faifai Loa (2), Z Laybutt (2), Bell, Gebbie, Hampson, K Laybutt, Maloney, Pere | Nona (10)
Saturday, July 16 | Round 15 |  Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 16 – 30 | Faifai Loa, Lui, Sadrugu | Nona (2)
Saturday, July 23 | Round 16 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | Burdekin RL Park | 22 – 22 | Sadrugu (2), Bourke, Z Laybutt (2) | Nona (3)
Saturday, August 6 | Round 17 |  Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval |  |  |
Saturday, August 13 | Round 18 |  PNG Hunters | Bycroft Oval |  |  |
Saturday, August 20 | Round 19 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex |  |  |
Saturday, August 27 | Round 20 |  Norths Devils | Bishop Park |  |  |
Legend:  Win Loss Draw Bye

## Statistics[edit]

*  | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2022 season

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Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts

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Iosefi Baleiwairiki* | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12
Nathan Barrett | 8 | - | - | - | \-
Michael Bell | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 48
Jake Bourke* | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4
Joe Boyce | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8
Michael Carroll | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8
Oscar Carter | 3 | - | - | - | \-
Tom Chester* | 10 | 4 | - | - | 16
Josh Chudleigh | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 14
Kalifa Faifai Loa | 15 | 12 | - | - | 48
Jaelen Feeney | 8 | 6 | - | - | 24
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki* | 1 | - | - | - | \-
Justin Frain | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4
Edene Gebbie | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4
Eddie Hampson | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4
Tom Hancock | 15 | - | - | - | \-
Patrick Kaufusi | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4
Jordan Kenworthy | 1 | - | - | - | \-
Kyle Laybutt | 14 | 2 | 5 | - | 18
Zac Laybutt* | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 22
Jordan Lipp* | 11 | 4 | - | - | 16
Robert Lui | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8
Cade Maloney | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4
Zac McMinn | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4
Kayleb Milne | 5 | - | - | - | \-
Aaron Moore | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8
Jaymon Moore | 1 | - | - | - | \-
Shaun Nona | 7 | 2 | 29 | - | 66
Emry Pere* | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8
Riley Price* | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4
D'Jazirhae Pua'avase* | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4
Taniela Sadrugu* | 12 | 6 | - | - | 24
Totals |  | 69 | 53 | 2 | 384

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2022 Mendi Blackhawks season launch". Townsville Blackhawks. 14 March 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Townsville Blackhawks: Cup gains and losses for 2022". QRL. 16 March 2022.
3. ^ "Rabbitohs Pathways squads for Rd 17 matches against Knights". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 5 July 2022.

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