# 2019 Townsville Blackhawks season

The 2019 Townsville Blackhawks season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by Aaron Payne and captained by Sam Hoare, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup. Payne, a former North Queensland Cowboys player and Townsville junior, took over as head coach from Kristian Woolf, who joined the Newcastle Knights as an assistant coach.

## Season summary
### Milestones

* Round 1: Tom Gilbert, Ryan Lloyd and Shaun Nona made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Tom Gilbert scored his first try for the club.
* Round 1: Aaron Payne recorded his first win as head coach.
* Round 3: Sam Murphy and Nathan Traill made their debuts for the club.
* Round 4: Tom Opacic made his debut for the club.
* Round 5: Murray Taulagi made his debut for the club.
* Round 5: Joe Boyce scored his first try for the club.
* Round 6: Wiremu Greig and Jayden Stephens made their debuts for the club.
* Round 8: Josh Chudleigh made his debut for the club.
* Round 9: Chippie Korostchuk made his debut for the club.
* Round 9: Josh Chudleigh scored his first try for the club.
* Round 15: Cody Maughan made his debut for the club.
* Round 15: Nathan Traill scored his first try for the club.
* Round 16: Michael Bell made his debut for the club.
* Round 16: Shaun Nona scored his first try for the club.
* Round 17: Michael Bell scored his first try for the club.
* Round 21: Daejarn Asi made his debut for the club.
* Round 21: Daejarn Asi scored his first try for the club.
* Round 22: Nathan Barrett made his debut for the club.
* Finals Week 1: Campbell Duffy made his debut for the club.
* Finals Week 1: Nathan Barrett scored his first try for the club.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Josh Chudleigh | North Queensland Cowboys | 2019 |
| Sam Hoare | North Queensland Cowboys | 2019 |
| Shaun Hudson | North Queensland Cowboys | 2019 |
| Chippie Korostchuk | Western Lions | 2019 |
| Kyle Laybutt | North Queensland Cowboys | 2019 |
| Ryan Lloyd | Townsville Brothers | 2019 |
| Shaun Nona | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2019 |
| Michael Parker-Walshe | Townsville Brothers | 2019 |
| Nathan Traill | Centrals ASA | 2019 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Ross Bella | Mackay Cutters | 2019 |
| Paul Byrnes | Mackay Cutters | 2019 |
| Ty Carucci | Townsville Brothers | 2019 |
| Davin Crampton | Western Lions | 2019 |
| Andrew Davey | Parramatta Eels | 2019 |
| Levi Dodd | South Sydney Rabbitohs (mid-season) | 2019 |
| Jordan Drew | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2019 |
| Zach Dockar-Clay | Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles | 2019 |
| Sam Foster | Easts Tigers | 2019 |
| Jordan Kenworthy | Mackay Cutters | 2019 |
| David Munro | Mackay Cutters | 2019 |
| Jonathon Reuben | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 2019 |
| Brenden Santi | Toulouse Olympique | 2019 |
| Solomon Vasuvulagi | Released (mid-season) | 2019 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 23 February | Round 1 | Northern Pride | Alley Park | 10 – 28 | – | – |
| Saturday, 2 March | Round 2 | Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | 26 – 18 | – | – |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 9 March | Round 1 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 34 – 6 | Faifai Loa (2), Hudson (2), Freeman, Gilbert | Nona (4), Faifai Loa (1) |
| Sunday, 17 March | Round 2 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 16 – 24 | Dodd, Hudson, Parker-Walshe | Dodd (1), Nona (1) |
| Saturday, 23 March | Round 3 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 20 – 4 | Carroll, Gilbert, Power | Dodd (4) |
| Sunday, 31 March | Round 4 | Burleigh Bears | Jack Manski Oval | 16 – 10 | Freeman, Hudson, Marketo | Faifai Loa (2) |
| Friday, 5 April | Round 5 | Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | 6 – 20 | Boyce | Faifai Loa (1) |
| Saturday, 13 April | Round 6 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Jack Manski Oval | 36 – 6 | O'Neill (2), Freeman, Gilbert, Opacic, Taulagi | Dodd (5), Faifai Loa (1) |
| Saturday, 20 April | Round 7 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 10 – 22 | Faifai Loa, Gilbert | Faifai Loa (1) |
| Saturday, 27 April | Round 8 | CQ Capras | Jack Manski Oval | 40 – 4 | Santo (3), Faifai Loa, Jensen, Marketo, Power, Salam | Dodd (2), Faifai Loa (2) |
| Sunday, 5 May | Round 9 | PNG Hunters | National Football Stadium | 24 – 14 | Santo (2), Chudleigh, Faifai Loa | Dodd (4) |
| Sunday, 19 May | Round 10 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Jack Manski Oval | 10 – 34 | Carroll, Power | Nona (1) |
| Saturday, 25 May | Round 11 | Easts Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 6 | Carroll, Jensen, Laybutt, Marketo, Salam, Santo | Nona (3) |
| Saturday, 1 June | Round 12 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Kougari Oval | 12 – 28 | Carroll, Power | Nona (2) |
| Sunday, 9 June | Round 13 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 28 – 14 | Chudleigh (2), Carroll, Faifai Loa, Power | Nona (4) |
| Saturday, 15 June | Round 14 | Ipswich Jets | Jack Manski Oval | 14 – 6 | Boyce, Carroll | Nona (3) |
| Saturday, June 29 | Round 15 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 24 – 22 | Faifai Loa, Feeney, Freeman, Traill | Nona (4) |
| Friday, 5 July | Round 16 | Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | 22 – 6 | Salam (2), Nona, Power | Nona (3) |
| Saturday, 13 July | Round 17 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | 60 – 6 | Bell (2), Chudleigh (2), Faifai Loa (2), Power (2), Feeney, Marketo, Salam | Nona (7), Laybutt (1) |
| Sunday, 21 July | Round 18 | Burleigh Bears | A.R. Gofton Oval | 22 – 10 | Bell, Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Salam | Laybutt (3) |
| Saturday, 3 August | Round 19 | PNG Hunters | Jack Manski Oval | 48 – 18 | Faifai Loa, Maloney, Marketo, Power, Salam, Santo, Traill | Nona (8) |
| Saturday, 10 August | Round 20 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 32 – 6 | Feeney (3), Faifai Loa, Salam | Nona (6) |
| Saturday, 17 August | Round 21 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 18 – 40 | Asi, Marketo, Traill | Nona (3) |
| Saturday, 24 August | Round 22 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 18 | Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Salam, Santo | Nona (3) |
| Saturday, August 31 | Round 23 | Easts Tigers | Suzuki Stadium | 22 – 20 | Beasley, Feeney, Gilbert, Power | Nona (3) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Finals

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Sunday, 8 September | Qualifying Final | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 20 – 12 | Feeney (2), Barrett, Traill | Nona (2) |
| Saturday, 21 September | Preliminary Final | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 14 – 26 | Chudleigh, Salam | Nona (3) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2019 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Daejarn Asi* | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Nathan Barrett* | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Daniel Beasley | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Michael Bell* | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Joe Boyce | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Michael Carroll | 10 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Josh Chudleigh | 18 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Levi Dodd | 9 | 1 | 16 | - | 36 |
| Campbell Duffy | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Kalifa Faifai Loa | 25 | 13 | 8 | - | 68 |
| Jaelen Feeney | 12 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Krys Freeman | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Tom Gilbert* | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Wiremu Greig* | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Rod Griffin | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Hoare | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Hudson | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Corey Jensen* | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Chippie Korostchuk | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Laybutt | 22 | 2 | 4 | - | 16 |
| Ryan Lloyd | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Sione Lousi | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| Cade Maloney | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jake Marketo | 22 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Sam Martin-Savage | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Cody Maughan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Francis Molo* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Murphy* | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Niemoeller | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Nona | 19 | 1 | 60 | - | 124 |
| Justin O'Neill* | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Tom Opacic* | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Michael Parker-Walshe | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Temone Power | 25 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Kieran Quabba | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| Bacho Salam | 17 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Zac Santo | 18 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Jayden Stephens | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Murray Taulagi* | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Nathan Traill | 15 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Totals | | 106 | 88 | 0 | 600 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Tom Gilbert
* Players' Player: Temone Power
* Back of the Year: Kyle Laybutt
* Forward of the Year: Temone Power
* Under 20 Player of the Year: Adam Cook
* Under 18 Player of the Year: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow