# 2018 Townsville Blackhawks season

The 2018 Townsville Blackhawks season was the fourth in the club's history. Coached by Kristian Woolf and captained by Andrew Niemoeller, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup. The club finished the regular season in 3rd position and qualified for the finals but were eliminated in the first week by the Ipswich Jets.

## Season summary
### Milestones

* Round 1: Joe Boyce, Michael Carroll, Zach Dockar-Clay, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Jaelen Feeney, Krys Freeman, Rod Griffin, Shaun Hudson and Jake Marketo made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Michael Carroll, Zach Dockar-Clay, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Jaelen Feeney, Krys Freeman and Jake Marketo scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 2: Francis Molo scored his first try for the club.
* Round 3: Brent Woolf made his debut for the club.
* Round 4: Andrew Davey made his debut for the club.
* Round 5: Cade Maloney made his debut for the club.
* Round 5: Brent Woolf scored his first try for the club.
* Round 6: Levi Dodd made his debut for the club.
* Round 7: Levi Dodd scored his first try for the club.
* Round 8: Shaun Hudson and Cade Maloney scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 13: Sam Martin-Savage made his debut for the club.
* Round 16: Justin O'Neill made his debut for the club.
* Round 16: Rod Griffin scored his first try for the club.
* Round 19: Andrew Davey scored his first try for the club.
* Round 24: Bacho Salam made his debut for the club.
* Round 24: Bacho Salam scored his first try for the club.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Daniel Beasley | Albi RL XIII (mid-season) | 2018 |
| Joe Boyce | Brisbane Broncos | 2018 |
| Michael Carroll | North Queensland Cowboys | 2018 |
| Andrew Davey | Mackay Cutters | 2018 |
| Duarne Dempsey | North Queensland Cowboys | 2018 |
| Zach Dockar-Clay | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2018 |
| Levi Dodd | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2018 |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2018 |
| Jaelen Feeney | Newcastle Knights | 2018 |
| Krys Freeman | Central Queensland Capras | 2018 |
| Rod Griffin | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2018 |
| Jake Marketo | Timișoara Saracens | 2018 |
| Sam Martin-Savage | Penrith Panthers | 2018 |
| Cody Maughan | North Queensland Cowboys | 2018 |
| Bacho Salam | Centrals ASA | 2018 |
| Brenden Santi | Sydney Roosters | 2018 |
| Zac Santo | Warriors (mid-season) | 2018 |
| Brent Woolf | Brisbane Broncos | 2018 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Carlin Anderson | North Queensland Cowboys | 2019 |
| Daniel Beasley | Albi RL XIII | 2018 |
| Blake Leary | Burleigh Bears | 2018 |
| Anthony Mitchell | Retired | - |
| Francis Molo | North Queensland Cowboys | 2018 |
| Kierran Moseley | Ipswich Jets | 2018 |
| Michael Parker-Walshe | Townsville Brothers | 2019 |
| Oshae Tuiasau | Norths Devils | 2018 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 17 February | Trial 1 | CQ Capras | Wests Mackay Leagues Club | 40 – 8 | - | - |

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 10 March | Round 1 | Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | 56 – 12 | Carroll (2), Reuben (2), Anderson, Dockar-Clay, Faifai Loa, Feeney, Freeman, Marketo | Anderson (8) |
| Saturday, 17 March | Round 2 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 18 – 20 | Faifai Loa, Feeney, Molo | Anderson (3) |
| Saturday, 24 March | Round 3 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | 6 – 26 | Feeney | Anderson (1) |
| Saturday, 31 March | Round 4 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Stadium | 14 – 26 | Feeney (2), Carucci | Anderson (1) |
| Saturday, 7 April | Round 5 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 38 – 4 | Reuben (2), Anderson, Bella, Dockar-Clay, Drew, Woolf | Dockar-Clay (5) |
| Saturday, 14 April | Round 6 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 20 – 18 | Byrnes, Faifai Loa, Feeney, Reuben | Dockar-Clay (2) |
| Saturday, 21 April | Round 7 | Norths Devils | Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 16 | Reuben (2), Dodd, Drew, Marketo | Dockar-Clay (5) |
| Saturday, 29 April | Round 8 | Souths Logan Magpies | Jack Manski Oval | 38 – 14 | Dodd (2), Carroll, Faifai Loa, Freeman, Hudson, Maloney | Dodd (5) |
| Saturday, 5 May | Round 9 | Burleigh Bears | Jack Manski Oval | 13 – 6 | Dockar-Clay, Feeney | Dodd (2); Dockar-Clay (1 FG) |
| | Round 10 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 20 May | Round 11 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 26 – 12 | Carucci, Dockar-Clay, Faifai Loa, Freeman, Power | Dodd (3) |
| Sunday, 27 May | Round 12 | PNG Hunters | National Football Stadium | 8 – 12 | Carucci, Faifai Loa | |
| Saturday, 2 June | Round 13 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 32 – 12 | Reuben (2), Faifai Loa, Feeney, Marketo, Power | Dodd (4) |
| Saturday, 9 June | Round 14 | Easts Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | 32 – 0 | Niemoeller (2), Carucci, Faifai Loa, Hudson, Santo | Dodd (3), Feeney (1) |
| Saturday, 16 June | Round 15 | Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | 28 – 22 | Faifai Loa (2), Freeman, Power, Woolf | Dodd (4) |
| Saturday, 30 June | Round 16 | Northern Pride | Atherton Stadium | 10 – 13 | Griffin, Reuben | Dodd (1) |
| Saturday, 7 July | Round 17 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 8 | Anderson, Dockar-Clay, Faifai Loa, Feeney | Dockar-Clay (3) |
| Saturday, 14 July | Round 18 | Ipswich Jets | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 14 | Dodd, Dockar-Clay, Feeney | Dockar-Clay (5) |
| Sunday, 22 July | Round 19 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Flinders Sports Ground | 62 – 12 | Faifai Loa (2), Feeney (2), Reuben (2), Anderson, Davey, Freeman, Hudson, Lousi, Power | Dockar-Clay (7) |
| Sunday, 29 July | Round 20 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 16 – 6 | Anderson, Freeman, Power | Faifai Loa (2) |
| Saturday, 4 August | Round 21 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 24 – 27 | Feeney (2), Davey, Freeman, Santo | Dockar-Clay (2) |
| Saturday, 11 August | Round 22 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Jack Manski Oval | 18 – 20 | Dockar-Clay, Faifai Loa, Reuben, Santo | Faifai Loa (1) |
| Saturday, 18 August | Round 23 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 12 – 22 | Davey (2) | Dodd (2) |
| Saturday, 25 August | Round 24 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Kougari Oval | 26 – 22 | Faifai Loa (2), Feeney, Griffin, Salam | Dodd (3) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Finals

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Sunday, 3 September | Elimination Final | Ipswich Jets | Jack Manski Oval | 12 – 32 | Davey, Jensen | Dodd (2) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2018 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Carlin Anderson* | 11 | 5 | 13 | - | 46 |
| Daniel Beasley | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Ross Bella | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Joe Boyce | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Byrnes | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Michael Carroll | 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Ty Carucci | 10 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Davin Crampton | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Davey | 14 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Zach Dockar-Clay | 17 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 87 |
| Levi Dodd | 16 | 4 | 29 | - | 74 |
| Jordan Drew | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | 23 | 16 | 3 | - | 70 |
| Jaelen Feeney | 22 | 15 | 1 | - | 62 |
| Shaun Fensom* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Foster | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Krys Freeman | 24 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Rod Griffin | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Shaun Hudson* | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Corey Jensen* | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jordan Kenworthy | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sione Lousi | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Cade Maloney | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jake Marketo | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Sam Martin-Savage | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Francis Molo* | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| David Munro | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Niemoeller | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Justin O'Neill* | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temone Power | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Jonathon Reuben | 19 | 13 | - | - | 52 |
| Bacho Salam | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Brenden Santi | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Zac Santo | 12 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Brent Woolf | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Totals | | 108 | 75 | 1 | 583 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Kalifa Faifai Loa
* Players' Player: Temone Power
* Back of the Year: Jaelen Feeney
* Forward of the Year: Jake Marketo
* Under 20 Player of the Year: Sam Martin-Savage
* Under 18 Player of the Year: Isaac Locke

### League

* Winger of the Year: Kalifa Faifai Loa