# 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. Adex Wera was the captain of the team and he was assisted by his deputy Moses Meninga 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. 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 .

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ||||||||