2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season

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]

2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
Queensland Cup Rank13th
Team information
CEOReatau Rau
CoachMichael Marum
Captain
StadiumNational Football Stadium
< 2018 2020 >

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):

[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
  • 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 MarchRound 1 Tweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports Complex0-10
Sunday, 17 MarchRound 2 Northern PrideNational Football Stadium0-24
Sunday, 24 MarchRound 3 Sunshine Coast FalconsNational Football Stadium26-28Joshua 3 , Rau, YokaSimon 3/5
Saturday, 30 MarchRound 4 Easts TigersLanglands Park14-30Rau 2, SimonBoas 1/2
Saturday, 6 AprilRound 5 Norths DevilsBishop Park6-28GotunoBoas 1/2
Saturday, 13 AprilRound 6 CQ CaprasMcIndoe Park Emerald28-10Gotuno, Rop, Abavu, Simon, MeningaBoas 4/5
Saturday, 20 AprilRound 7 Ipswich JetsNational Football Stadium10-28Nima, KawageBoas 1/2
Thursday, 25 AprilRound 8 Burleigh BearsPizzey Park4-56Nima
Sunday, 5 MayRound 9 Townsville BlackhawksNational Football Stadium14-24Abavu, Nima, GotunoSimon 1/2
Sunday, 19 MayRound 10 Wynnum Manly SeagullsNational Football Stadium6-28AbavuBoas 1/1
Saturday, 25 MayRound 11 Souths Logan MagpiesNational Football Stadium24-22Kapana, Wapi, Meninga, RauHasu 4/5
Saturday, 1 JuneRound 12 Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin Park8-48Kapana, Wapi
Sunday, 9 JuneRound 13 Mackay CuttersNational Football Stadium26-34Wera 2, Nima 2, MoreaBoas 1/2 Hasu 2/4
Saturday, 15 JuneRound 14 Tweed Heads SeagullsNational Football Stadium20-16Meninga, Rau, Wapi, NimaHasu 2/4
Saturday, June 29Round 15 Northern PrideBarlow Park14-34Tapol, Haro, AppoBoas 1/3
Sunday, 7 JulyRound 16 Norths DevilsNational Football Stadium18-30Rau, Hasu, NimaBoas 2/2 Hasu 1/1
Sunday, 14 JulyRound 17 Sunshine Coast FalconsSunshine Coast Stadium6-60NimaBoas 1/1
Saturday, 20 JulyRound 18 Easts Tigers Aipus Oval, Wabag38-38Kawage, Yoka, Elison, Gotuno, Maki, Wapi, NimaBoas 5/6 Hasu 0/1
Saturday, 3 AugustRound 19 Townsville BlackhawksJack Manski Oval18-48Hasu, Appo, WapiBoas 3/3
Saturday, 10 AugustRound 20 Burleigh BearsNational Football Stadium6-24LoBoas 1/1
Saturday, 17 AugustRound 21 Wynnum Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari Oval4-60Rau
Saturday, 24 AugustRound 22 Redcliffe DolphinsNational Football Stadium0-46
Saturday, August 31Round 23 Souths Logan MagpiesDavies Park25-24Wera, Gotuno, Paul, Rau, MeningaHasu 2/2 Boas drop goal
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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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