# 2017 Townsville Blackhawks season

The 2017 Townsville Blackhawks season was the third in the club's history. Coached by Kristian Woolf and captained by Daniel Beasley, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup and finished 6th, being eliminated in the first week of the finals.

## Season summary
### Milestones

* Round 1: Carlin Anderson, Paul Byrnes, Ty Carucci, Shaun Fensom, Lee Jewitt, Blake Leary, Sione Lousi, Kierran Moseley, Temone Power and Oshae Tuiasau made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Carlin Anderson and Ty Carucci scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 2: Anthony Mitchell played his 50th game for the club.
* Round 2: Josh Hall made his debut for the club.
* Round 2: Josh Hall scored his first try for the club.
* Round 3: Ross Bella made his debut for the club.
* Round 3: Blake Leary and Kierran Moseley scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 4: Jordan Kenworthy made his debut for the club.
* Round 6: Temone Power and Jordan Kenworthy scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 7: Oshae Tuiasau scored his first try for the club.
* Round 10: Michael Parker-Walshe played his 50 game for the club.
* Round 12: The club suffered their biggest ever loss (to PNG Hunters 42-4).
* Round 13: Corey Jensen played his 50th game for the club.
* Round 14: Halvor Harris and Tremayne Bowie made their debuts for the club.
* Round 16: Jordan Drew made his debut for the club.
* Round 16: Jordan Drew scored his first try for the club.
* Round 16: Jonathon Reuben scored his 50th try for the club.
* Round 19: Francis Molo made his debut for the club.
* Round 21: Paul Byrnes scored his first try for the club.
* Round 25: Jonathon Reuben played his 50th game for the club.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Carlin Anderson | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |
| Ross Bella | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 |
| Tremayne Bowie | Townsville Brothers (mid-season) | 2017 |
| Paul Byrnes | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |
| Ty Carucci | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 |
| Jordan Drew | Cronulla Sharks (mid-season) | 2017 |
| Josh Hall | Penrith Panthers | 2017 |
| Halvor Harris | Centrals ASA | 2017 |
| Lee Jewitt | Castleford Tigers | 2017 |
| Matt Laumea | Tully Tigers | 2017 |
| Blake Leary | Manly Sea Eagles | 2017 |
| Jordan Kenworthy | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 |
| Sione Lousi | Warriors | 2017 |
| Cade Maloney | Townsville Brothers | 2017 |
| Francis Molo | Norths Devils (mid-season) | 2017 |
| Kierran Moseley | Gold Coast Titans | 2017 |
| Oshae Tuiasau | Gold Coast Titans | 2017 |
| Tahanui Tutavake | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Matthew Bowen | Retired | - |
| Conor Carey | Easts Tigers | 2017 |
| Glenn Hall | Retired | - |
| Delouise Hoeter | Norths Devils | 2017 |
| Corey Jensen | North Queensland Cowboys | 2017 |
| Lee Jewitt | Hull Kingston Rovers (mid-season) | 2018 |
| Lona Kaifoto | Mackay Cutters | 2017 |
| Lorenzo Ma'afu | Burleigh Bears | 2017 |
| Lenny Magey | Souths Logan Magpies | 2017 |
| Rhyse Martin | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2017 |
| Willie Minoga | PNG Hunters | 2017 |
| Nathan Norford | Year off | - |
| Mosese Pangai | Brisbane Broncos | 2017 |
| Brenden Santi | Sydney Roosters | 2017 |
| Noel Underwood | Retired | - |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 11 February | Trial 1 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 6 – 10 | - | - |
| Friday, 17 February | Trial 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Jack Manski Oval | 8 – 44 | - | - |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw |||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Sunday, 5 March | Round 1 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 18 – 16 | Carucci (2), Anderson, Mitchell | Jensen (1) |
| Sunday, 12 March | Round 2 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 39 – 22 | Hall (2), Anderson, Beasley, Carucci, Parker-Walshe, Reuben | Anderson (5) |
| Saturday, 18 March | Round 3 | Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | 60 – 12 | Anderson (2), Leary (2), Reuben (2), Jensen, Moseley, Niemoeller, O'Neill | Anderson (10) |
| Saturday, 25 March | Round 4 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | 6 – 18 | Parker-Walshe | Anderson (1) |
| Saturday, 1 April | Round 5 | Easts Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 35 | Reuben (3), Carucci | Anderson (3) |
| Saturday, 8 April | Round 6 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 28 – 18 | Kenworthy, O'Neill, Parker-Walshe, Power, Reuben | Anderson (4) |
| Saturday, 15 April | Round 7 | Burleigh Bears | Jack Manski Oval | 18 – 20 | Anderson, Reuben, Tuiasau | Anderson (3) |
| Sunday, 23 April | Round 8 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 48 – 18 | Anderson (2), O'Neill (2), Carucci, Kenworthy, Laybutt, Power, Reuben | Anderson (6) |
| Saturday, 29 April | Round 9 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Kougari Oval | 22 – 16 | Reuben (2), Anderson, Carucci, O'Neill | Anderson (1) |
| Saturday, 13 May | Round 10 | Souths Logan Magpies | Jack Manski Oval | 6 – 22 | Reuben | Anderson (1) |
| Sunday, 21 May | Round 11 | CQ Capras | Jack Manski Oval | 26 – 26 | Reuben (4), Kenworthy | Anderson (3) |
| Sunday, 28 May | Round 12 | PNG Hunters | National Football Stadium | 4 – 42 | Anderson | |
| Sunday, 4 June | Round 13 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Jack Manski Oval | 26 – 16 | Anderson (2), Jensen, Laybutt, Reuben | Anderson (3) |
| Friday, 9 June | Round 14 | Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 20 | Bella, Reuben, Tuiasau | Anderson (4) |
| Saturday, 17 June | Round 15 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Jack Manski Oval | 36 – 14 | Anderson (2), O'Neill (2), Carucci, Power, Reuben | Anderson (4) |
| Sunday, 25 June | Round 16 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 50 – 8 | Reuben (4), Drew (2), Anderson, Carucci, Crampton, Leary | Anderson (5) |
| Sunday, 2 July | Round 17 | Norths Devils | Jack Manski Oval | 12 – 6 | Anderson (2) | Anderson (2) |
| | Round 18 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 15 July | Round 19 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | 32 – 10 | Anderson, Drew, Kenworthy, Laybutt, Moseley, Power | Anderson (4) |
| Saturday, 22 July | Round 20 | Ipswich Jets | Eric Lenton Memorial Recreation Ground | 20 – 22 | Drew, Leary, Lousi, Reuben | Anderson (2) |
| Saturday, 29 July | Round 21 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 22 – 28 | Leary (2), Byrnes, Mitchell | Anderson (3) |
| Saturday, 5 August | Round 22 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 26 – 14 | Anderson (2), Beasley, Drew, Leary | Anderson (3) |
| Saturday, 12 August | Round 23 | PNG Hunters | Jack Manski Oval | 16 – 24 | Anderson, Byrnes, Reuben | Anderson (2) |
| | Round 24 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 26 August | Round 25 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 16 – 42 | Parker-Walshe, Reuben, Tuiasau | Anderson (1), Laybutt (1) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Finals

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Sunday, 3 September | Elimination Final | Easts Tigers | Suzuki Stadiun | 16 – 20 | Reuben (2), Byrnes | Laybutt (2) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2017 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Carlin Anderson | 23 | 20 | 70 | - | 220 |
| Daniel Beasley | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Ross Bella | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Tremayne Bowie | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Byrnes | 6 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Ty Carucci | 20 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Davin Crampton | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jordan Drew | 9 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Shaun Fensom* | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Foster | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Hall | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Halvor Harris | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Hoare* | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Corey Jensen* | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Lee Jewitt | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Kenworthy | 21 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Kyle Laybutt* | 15 | 3 | 2 | - | 16 |
| Blake Leary* | 21 | 7 | 1 | - | 30 |
| Sione Lousi | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Francis Molo | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Kierran Moseley | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| David Munro | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Niemoeller | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Samsen O'Neill | 13 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Michael Parker-Walshe | 21 | 4 | - | 1 | 17 |
| Temone Power | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Kierran Quabba | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathon Reuben | 23 | 28 | - | - | 112 |
| Oshae Tuiasau | 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Totals | | 110 | 74 | 1 | 589 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Blake Leary
* Players' Player: Anthony Mitchell
* Back of the Year: Jonathon Reuben
* Forward of the Year: Blake Leary
* Under 20 Player of the Year: Brenn Foster
* Under 18 Player of the Year: Enemarki Shibasaki

### League

* Top Point Scorer: Carlin Anderson
* Top Try Scorer: Jonathon Reuben
* Winger of the Year: Jonathon Reuben
* Second Rower of the Year: Blake Leary