# 2015 Townsville Blackhawks season

The 2015 Townsville Blackhawks season was the first in the club's history. Coached by Kristian Woolf and captained by Daniel Beasley, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup. The club won the minor premiership before losing in the grand final 20-32 to the Ipswich Jets.

## Season summary

The Blackhawks played their first Intrust Super Cup game against the Mackay Cutters in Townsville, winning 30-16. They received their first loss the following week, losing 24-36 to the Ipswich Jets. The club then went on an 8-game winning streak before losing to the PNG Hunters at home. The Blackhawks finished the regular season as the minor premiers, winning 19 games. They qualified for the grand final, losing to the Ipswich Jets.

### Milestones

* Round 1: The club played their first Intrust Super Cup game.
* Round 1: The club recorded their first Intrust Super Cup win.
* Round 1: Jahrome Hughes scored the club's first try.
* Round 2: The club recorded their first Intrust Super Cup loss.
* Round 4: Rhyse Martin became the first Blackhawks' player to score 4 tries in a game.
* Round 9: Kyle Feldt became the first Blackhawks' player to score 3 tries in a game.
* Round 10: The club recorded their longest winning streak with their 8th straight win.
* Round 25: The club defeated Redcliffe to secure their first minor premiership.
* Finals Week 2: The club defeated the PNG Hunters to qualify for their first grand final.

## Squad List

Source:

### 2015 squad
## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 7 February | Trial 1 | Northern Pride | Stan Williams Park | 14 – 38 | Kelleher, Seri, Smith | Seri (1) |
| Saturday, 14 February | Trial 2 | North Queensland Cowboys | Jack Manski Oval | 12 – 24 | Parker-Walshe, Seri | Seri (2) |
| Saturday, 21 February | Trial 3 | Gold Coast Titans Under 20s | Barlow Park | 38 – 16 | Reuben (2), Costigan, Hall, Humble, Magey, Mua, Pangai | Feldt (1), Humble (1), Seri (1) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw |||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 7 March | Round 1 | Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 16 | Martin (2), Feldt, Hughes, Parker-Walshe, Santo | Feldt (2), Humble (1) |
| Sunday, 15 March | Round 2 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 24 – 36 | Humble, Matsen, Pangai, Santo, Ulugia | Humble (2) |
| Sunday, 22 March | Round 3 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 52 – 10 | Reuben (2), Santo (2), Hall, Hughes, Humble, McLean, Pangai, Thompson | Lui (5), Humble (1) |
| Sunday, 28 March | Round 4 | Central Queensland Capras | Jack Manski Oval | 50 – 12 | Martin (4), Costigan, Hughes, Humble, Pangai, Santo | Lui (6), Feldt (1) |
| Saturday, 4 April | Round 5 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 28 – 16 | Feldt, Humble, Parker-Walshe, Santo, Underwood | Feldt (4) |
| Sunday, 12 April | Round 6 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 46 – 20 | Reuben (2), Costigan, Hall, Hughes, Lui, Ma'afu, Martin, Parker-Walshe | Feldt (4), Lui (1) |
| Sunday, 19 April | Round 7 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | 40 – 10 | Santo (2), Reuben (2), Hughes, Mitchell, Pangai, Parker-Walshe, Thompson | Lui (1), Reuben (1) |
| Saturday, 25 April | Round 8 | Easts Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | 40 – 12 | Pangai (2), Feldt, Hall, Lui, Parker-Walshe, Santo | Feldt (3), Lui (3) |
| Saturday, 9 May | Round 9 | Burleigh Bears | Jack Manski Oval | 78 – 6 | Feldt (3), Norford (2), Reuben (2), Santo (2), Hall, Jensen, Lui, Mitchell, Parker-Walshe | Lui (7), Feldt (4) |
| Saturday, 17 May | Round 10 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 28 – 0 | Lui, Mitchell, Pangai, Santo, Tanginoa | Feldt (4) |
| Saturday, 23 May | Round 11 | PNG Hunters | Jack Manski Oval | 16 – 22 | Feldt, Pangai, Underwood | Feldt (2) |
| | Round 12 | Bye | | | | |
| Friday, 5 June | Round 13 | Mackay Cutters | Stadium Mackay | 14 – 12 | Parker-Walshe, Santo | Feldt (3) |
| Saturday, 13 June | Round 14 | Central Queensland Capras | Browne Park | 46 – 6 | Santo (3), Parker-Walshe (2), Beasley, Feldt, Underwood | Feldt (7) |
| Saturday, 20 June | Round 15 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | 42 – 24 | Santo (3), Parker-Walshe (2), Hughes, Humble, Pangai | Humble (4), Jensen (1) |
| Saturday, 28 June | Round 16 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Jack Manski Oval | 20 – 0 | The Falcons withdrew from the match. Townsville were awarded a 20-0 victory | - |
| Saturday, 4 July | Round 17 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 46 – 12 | O'Neill (2), Feldt, Humble, Kelleher, Pangai, Reuben, Santo | Feldt (7) |
| Saturday, 11 July | Round 18 | Norths Devils | Jack Manski Oval | 50 – 6 | Magey (2), Norford (2), Feldt, Humble, O'Neill, Pangai, Underwood | Feldt (5), Humble (2) |
| Saturday, 19 July | Round 19 | Easts Tigers | Tapout Energy Stadium | 40 – 40 | Parker-Walshe (3), Feldt, Hall, Santo, Thorby | Feldt (6) |
| Sunday, 26 July | Round 20 | PNG Hunters | Kalabond Oval | 26 – 28 | Beasley, Costigan, Parker-Walshe, Santo, Tanginoa | Feldt (3) |
| | Round 21 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 8 August | Round 22 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 52 – 12 | Feldt (3), Beasley, Hughes, Humble, O'Neill, Santo, Tanginoa | Feldt (6), Lui (2) |
| Saturday, 15 August | Round 23 | Ipswich Jets | Bill Lewis Oval | 36 – 28 | Feldt (2), Hughes, Lui, Ma'afu, Parker-Walshe, Tanginoa | Feldt (2), Lui (2) |
| Saturday, 22 August | Round 24 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 20 – 13 | Martin, Mitchell, Santo, Tanginoa | Lui (2) |
| Sunday, 30 August | Round 25 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Jack Manski Oval | 46 – 22 | Martin (2), Santo (2), Costigan, Hall, Humble, Parker-Walshe | Lui (7) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Finals

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 12 September | Preliminary Final | PNG Hunters | Jack Manski Oval | 26 – 12 | Santo (4), Humble, Pangai | Lui (1) |
| Sunday, 27 September | Grand Final | Ipswich Jets | Suncorp Stadium | 20 – 32 | Hughes, Humble, Lui, Santo | Lui (2) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2015 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Daniel Beasley | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Neville Costigan | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Kyle Feldt* | 17 | 16 | 63 | - | 190 |
| Glenn Hall* | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Jahrome Hughes | 23 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Tom Humble | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 64 |
| Corey Jensen | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Jack Kelleher | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Robert Lui* | 17 | 6 | 40 | - | 104 |
| Lorenzo Ma'afu | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Lenny Magey | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Rhyse Martin | 22 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Rhys Matsen | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Chris McLean | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Nathan Norford | 7 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Samsen O'Neill | 10 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Mosese Pangai | 16 | 11 | - | - | 44 |
| Michael Parker-Walshe | 21 | 18 | - | - | 72 |
| Jonathon Reuben | 9 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Zac Santo* | 24 | 31 | - | - | 124 |
| Mitchell Seri | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Kelepi Tanginoa* | 19 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Ray Thompson* | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Ricky Thorby | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Wayne Ulugia | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Noel Underwood | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Totals | | 167 | 114 | 0 | 896 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Neville Costigan
* Players' Player: Jahrome Hughes
* Back of the Year: Jahrome Hughes
* Forward of the Year: Daniel Beasley

### League

* Fullback of the Year: Jahrome Hughes
* Centre of the Year: Kyle Feldt
* Halfback of the Year: Michael Parker-Walshe
* Prop of the Year: Daniel Beasley