2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
- Moses Meninga
| ← 2018 | 2020 → |
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
2019 squad
| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 20 February 2019 | ||||||||
Squad movement
Gains
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ase Boas |  Featherstone Rovers (released) | 2019 | |
| Brendon Gotuno |  Penrith Panthers (visa issues) | 2019 |
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Teteh | Featherstone Rovers | 2019 | |
| Watson Boas | Featherstone Rovers | 2019 | |
| Stargroth Amean |  Barrow Raiders | 2019 | |
| Wartovo Puara | Barrow Raiders | 2019 | |
| Willie Minoga | Barrow Raiders | 2019 | |
| Edene Gebbie |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2019 | |
| Rhadley Brawa | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2019 | |
| Nixon Put |  Norths Devils | 2019 |
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 |
- The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership
- Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
- The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon
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
Honours
References
- ^ "Hunters secure Intrust Super Cup future". Loop PNG. 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Adex Wera is 2019 SP Hunters skipper". 23 February 2019.
- ^ "2 terminated from Hunters". May 2019.
- ^ "Abavu, Rop let go by Hunters – the National".
- ^ "Six to debut in Kumuls Test team". 17 June 2019.
- ^ "PNG Hunters trim 2019 squad". Queensland Rugby League. 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Ase Boas joins hunters for round 4". Loop PNG. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Former gotuno off to join Penrith panthers". News Limited. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Third PNG international joins rovers". 30 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Boas brothers sign with english club". Loop PNG. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Amean, Puara to play in UK". loop png. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Amean, Puara to play in UK". loop png. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "betfred championship papua new guinea prop willie minoga set to excite at barrow raiders". The Mail. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Wynnum Manly snap up hunters brawa gabbie". Pacific Star Limited. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Wynnum Manly snap up hunters brawa gabbie". Pacific Star Limited. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Former png hunter finds new home at norths". PNG Facts website. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
