2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
Queensland Cup Rank13th
Team information
CEOReatau Rau
CoachMichael Marum
Captain
StadiumNational Football Stadium
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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

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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 Featherstone Rovers (released)
2019
[7]
Brendon Gotuno Penrith Panthers (visa issues)
2019
[8]

Losses

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

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sunshine Coast Falcons 23 21 1 1 0 544 166 310 43
2 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 23 18 0 5 0 453 170 283 36
3 Burleigh Bears 23 17 0 6 0 384 234 150 34
4 Townsville Blackhawks 23 17 0 6 0 296 198 98 34
5 Norths Devils 23 15 0 8 0 377 288 89 30
6 Tweed Heads Seagulls 23 14 0 9 0 262 244 18 28
7 Redcliffe Dolphins 23 13 0 10 0 298 284 14 26
8 Easts Tigers 23 10 1 12 0 268 365 -97 21
9 Ipswich Jets 23 9 1 13 0 257 288 -31 19
10 Souths Logan Magpies 23 7 1 15 0 254 298 -44 15
11 Mackay Cutters 23 7 0 16 0 206 349 -143 14
12 Northern Pride 23 5 0 18 0 186 386 -200 10
13 Papua New Guinea Hunters 23 4 1 18 0 315 750 -435 9
14 Central Queensland Capras 23 1 1 21 0 196 498 -302 3

Regular season

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

Statistics

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Honours

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References

  1. ^ "Hunters secure Intrust Super Cup future". Loop PNG. 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Adex Wera is 2019 SP Hunters skipper". 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ "2 terminated from Hunters". May 2019.
  4. ^ "Abavu, Rop let go by Hunters – the National".
  5. ^ "Six to debut in Kumuls Test team". 17 June 2019.
  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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