2016 Townsville Blackhawks season

2016 Townsville Blackhawks season
Queensland Cup Rank	3rd
2016 record	Wins: 16; Draws: 1; Losses: 6
Points scored	For: 694; Against: 403
Team information
CEO	Justin Wilkins
Coach	Kristian Woolf
Captain	Glenn Hall Anthony Mitchell
Stadium	Jack Manski Oval
Top scorers
Tries	Jonathon Reuben (18)
Goals	Kyle Laybutt (46)
Points	Kyle Laybutt (120)
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The 2016 Townsville Blackhawks season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Kristian Woolf and co-captained by Glenn Hall and Anthony Mitchell, they compete in the Intrust Super Cup.

Season summary

The year started off on a sour note, with club captain Daniel Beasley tearing his ACL and being ruled out for the season.^[1] In his place, Glenn Hall and Anthony Mitchell were announced as co-captains of the team.^[2] Coming off a minor premiership and Grand Final appearance in 2015, the Blackhawks got off to a strong start to their second season in the Intrust Super Cup, winning their first five games. On May 19, inaugural Blackhawk Neville Costigan retired due to a chronic knee injury.^[3]

Milestones

• Round 1: Sam Foster, Sam Hoare, Delouise Hoeter, Kyle Laybutt, Willie Minoga, David Munro and Kieran Quabba made their debuts for the club.
• Round 1: Sam Hoare scored his first try for the club.
• Round 2: Delouise Hoeter scored his first try for the club.
• Round 3: Kyle Laybutt scored his first try for the club.
• Round 4: Lona Kaifoto made his debut for the club.
• Round 5: Hezron Murgha made his debut for the club.
• Round 5: Hezron Murgha scored his first try for the club.
• Round 6: Conor Carey and Brenden Santi made his debut for the club.
• Round 12: Matthew Bowen and Andrew Niemoeller made his debut for the club.
• Round 16: Davin Crampton made his debut for the club.
• Round 19: Daniel Strickland made his debut for the club.

2016 squad

Townsville Blackhawks
First team squad								Coaching staff
Daniel Beasley (c) - PR Matthew Bowen - FB Conor Carey - CE, WG Davin Crampton - PR Sam Foster - HB Glenn Hall - SR, PR Delouise Hoeter - CE, WG Corey Jensen - SR, PR Lona Kaifoto - SR Troy Kapea - PR		Lorenzo Ma'afu - PR, SR Lenny Magey - WG, CE Rhyse Martin - SR Willie Minoga - PR Anthony Mitchell - HK David Munro - LK, PR Hezron Murgha - FB, WG Andrew Niemoeller - LK, HK Nathan Norford - HK Samsen O'Neill - CE, WG		Mosese Pangai - CE Michael Parker-Walshe - HB, FE Temone Power - SR Kieran Quabba - LK Jonathon Reuben - WG Brenden Santi - LK Daniel Strickland - SR Noel Underwood - SR				Head coach Kristian Woolf Legend: (c) Captain (vc) Vice captain Updated: 12 April 2016 Source(s): Blackhawks

Squad Movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Matthew Bowen	Wigan Warriors	2016	[4]
Conor Carey	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[5]
Davin Crampton	Gold Coast Titans	2016	[6]
Sam Foster	Tweed Heads Seagulls	2016	[7]
Glenn Hall	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[8]
Delouise Hoeter	Wests Tigers	2016	[9]
Lona Kaifoto	Burdekin Roosters	2016	[10]
Willie Minoga	PNG Hunters	2016	[11]
David Munro	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[12]
Hezron Murgha	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[13]
Andrew Niemoeller	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[14]
Temone Power	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[15]
Kieran Quabba	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[16]
Brenden Santi	Wests Tigers	2016	[17]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Neville Costigan	Retired	-	[18]
Jahrome Hughes	North Queensland Cowboys	2016	[19]
Tom Humble	North Thuringowa Devils	2016	[20]
Jack Kelleher	Townsville Brothers	2016	[21]
Chris McLean	Retired	-	[22]
Mitchell Seri	Herbert River Crushers	2016	[23]
Tyler Smith	Released	-	[24]
Ricky Thorby	Retired	-	[25]
Dennis Tomarchio	Townsville Brothers	2016	[26]

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 6 February	Trial 1	Northern Pride	Jack Manski Oval	22 – 10	Niemoeller (2), Minoga, Parker-Walshe	Parker-Walshe (3)
Thursday, 11 February	Trial 2	North Queensland Cowboys	Jack Manski Oval	16 – 18	Martin, Pangai, Reuben	Laybutt (2)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 5 March	Round 1	Redcliffe Dolphins	Jack Manski Oval	18 – 16	O'Neill (2), Hoare, Hughes	Foster (1)
Sunday, 13 March	Round 2	Ipswich Jets	North Ipswich Reserve	30 – 18	Parker-Walshe (2), Hoeter, Pangai, Reuben	Laybutt (5)
Saturday, 19 March	Round 3	Souths Logan Magpies	Jack Manski Oval	46 – 26	Reuben (2), Hall, Hoeter, Hughes, Laybutt, Martin, Mitchell, O'Neill	Laybutt (5)
Saturday, 26 March	Round 4	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	Jack Manski Oval	50 – 10	Pangai (2), Reuben (2), Hall, Hoeter, Martin, Mitchell, O'Neill, Parker-Walshe	Laybutt (5)
Sunday, 3 April	Round 5	Tweed Heads Seagulls	Piggabeen Sports Complex	42 – 8	Murgha (2), Hoeter, Hughes, Minoga, Norford, Pangai, Parker-Walshe	Jensen (3), Laybutt (2)
Sunday, 10 April	Round 6	PNG Hunters	National Football Stadium	10 – 11	Martin, Minoga	Laybutt (1)
Sunday, 17 April	Round 7	Sunshine Coast Falcons	Sunshine Coast Stadium	40 – 12	Hughes (2), Martin (2), Norford, Reuben, Underwood	Jensen (4), Laybutt (2)
Sunday, 24 April	Round 8	Northern Pride	Jack Manski Oval	26 – 13	Reuben (2), Laybutt, Norford, Santi	Laybutt (3)
Sunday, 1 May	Round 9	Burleigh Bears	Pizzey Park	28 – 28	Murgha (2), Reuben (2), Pangai	Laybutt (3), Jensen (1)
Saturday, 14 May	Round 10	CQ Capras	Jack Manski Oval	34 – 16	Murgha (2), Underwood (2), Martin, O'Neil	Laybutt (3), Jensen (2)
Saturday, 21 May	Round 11	Mackay Cutters	Jack Manski Oval	52 – 8	Reuben (3), Hughes (2), Parker-Walshe 2, Hoeter, Jensen, Quabba	Laybutt (6)
Saturday, 28 May	Round 12	Easts Tigers	Suzuki Stadium	20 – 29	Hoeter (2), Pangai, Reuben	Laybutt (2)
Sunday, 5 June	Round 13	Norths Devils	Jack Manski Oval	32 – 12	Bowen, Jensen, Ma'afu, Mitchell, Reuben, Santi	Bowen (2), Jensen (2)
Sunday, 12 June	Round 14	Redcliffe Dolphins	Dolphin Oval	16 – 18	Hughes, Kaifoto, Murgha	Bowen (2)
Saturday, 18 June	Round 15	Ipswich Jets	Jack Manski Oval	12 – 24	Hoeter, Reuben	Bowen (2)
Saturday, 25 June	Round 16	Sunshine Coast Falcons	Jack Manski Oval	22 – 12	Carey, Hoeter, Jensen, Pangai	Foster (3)
Saturday, 2 July	Round 17	Souths Logan Magpies	Davies Park	12 – 30	Martin, Santi	Jensen (2)
	Round 18	Bye
Saturday, 16 July	Round 19	Burleigh Bears	Jack Manski Oval	20 – 26	Pangai (2), Hoeter, Ma'afu	Bowen (1), Jensen (1)
Saturday, 23 July	Round 20	CQ Capras	Alec Inch Oval	74 – 12	Martin (3), Carey (2), Pangai (2), Bowen, Crampton, Hoeter, Minoga, Parker-Walshe, Thompson	Bowen (7), Jensen (4)
Friday, 29 July	Round 21	Mackay Cutters	BB Print Stadium	16 – 14	Kaifoto, Pangai, Parker-Walshe	Bowen (2)
Sunday, 7 August	Round 22	Northern Pride	Barlow Park	22 – 20	Hoeter, Laybutt, Martin, Mitchell, Pangai	Bowen (1)
Saturday, 13 August	Round 23	PNG Hunters	Jack Manski Oval	24 – 20	Laybutt (2), Hoeter, Niemoeller	Laybutt (3), Murgha (1)
	Round 24	Bye
Sunday, 28 August	Round 25	Norths Devils	Bishop Park	48 – 22	Hughes (2), Laybutt (2), Parker-Walshe (2), Reuben (2), Thompson	Laybutt (6)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Bowen, MatthewMatthew Bowen	8	2	17	-	42
Conor Carey	9	3	-	-	12
Davin Crampton	6	1	-	-	4
Sam Foster	9	-	4	-	8
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall	17	2	-	-	8
Hoare, SamSam Hoare*	3	1	-	-	4
Hoeter, DelouiseDelouise Hoeter	21	12	-	-	48
Hughes, JahromeJahrome Hughes*	19	10	-	-	40
Corey Jensen	23	3	19	-	50
Lona Kaifoto	12	2	-	-	8
Kyle Laybutt*	15	7	46	-	120
Ma'afu, LorenzoLorenzo Ma'afu	16	2	-	-	8
Lenny Magey	1	-	-	-	-
Rhyse Martin	23	11	-	-	44
Willie Minoga	19	3	-	-	9
Mitchell, AnthonyAnthony Mitchell	22	4	-	-	16
David Munro	22	-	-	-	-
Hezron Murgha	13	7	1	-	30
Andrew Niemoeller	12	1	-	-	4
Nathan Norford	15	3	-	-	12
Samsen O'Neill	12	5	-	-	20
Pangai, MoseseMosese Pangai	18	14	-	-	56
Michael Parker-Walshe	17	10	-	-	40
Kieran Quabba	10	1	-	-	4
Jonathon Reuben	16	18	-	-	72
Santi, BrendenBrenden Santi	17	3	-	-	12
Strickland, DanielDaniel Strickland	2	-	-	-	-
Thompson*, RayRay Thompson*	4	2	-	-	8
Noel Underwood	10	3	-	-	12
Totals		130	87	0	694

* = North Queensland Cowboys contracted-players

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