# 2022 Mackay Cutters season

The 2022 Mackay Cutters season is the 15th in the club's history. Coached by Dave Elliott and captained by Ross Bella, they compete in the Hostplus Cup.
The 2021 season marked the return of the Cutters after the 2020 season was cancelled after just one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Season summary
### Milestones

* Round 1: Flynn Camilleri, Ewan Coutts, Sam Fa'apito, Jake Hawkins, Tom Irelandes, Jayden Morgan Andre Niko, Zac Patch, Hiale Roycroft and Kyle Schneider made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Flynn Camilleri and Andre Niko scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 2: Scott Drinkwater made his debut for the club.
* Round 2: Daejarn Asi, Ewan Coutts and Scott Drinkwater scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 4: Brendan Elliot, Mitch Fogarty and Luke Ingram made their debuts for the club.
* Round 5: Matthew Vessey made his debut for the club.
* Round 6: Henri Stocks made his debut for the club.
* Round 6: Jayden Morgan and Luke Webley scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 8: Jake Granville made his debut for the club.
* Round 9: Tom Sly made his debut for the club.
* Round 10: Tom Sly scored his first try for the club.
* Round 14: Mitch Fogarty scored his first try for the club.
* Round 16: Gehamat Shibasaki made his debut for the club.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Adam Cook | New Zealand Warriors (mid-season) | 2022 |
| Ewan Coutts | Souths Sharks Mackay | 2022 |
| Sam Fa'apito | Beerwah Bulldogs | 2022 |
| Mitch Fogarty | Townsville Blackhawks | 2022 |
| Jake Hawkins | Nyngan Tigers | 2022 |
| Jordan Hill | Wests Tigers | 2022 |
| Luke Ingram | Wagga Kangaroos | 2022 |
| Brett Kelly | Marist Brothers Lismore | 2022 |
| Jayden Morgan | Jamberoo Superoos | 2022 |
| Andre Niko | Burleigh Bears | 2022 |
| Zac Patch | Gungahlin Bulls | 2022 |
| Hiale Roycroft | Norths Devils | 2022 |
| Kyle Schneider | Parramatta Eels | 2022 |
| Tom Sly | Kawana Dolphins | 2022 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Blake Atherton | Released | - |
| Aidan Beard | Released | - |
| Rayden Burns | Canberra Raiders | 2022 |
| Paul Byrnes | Released | - |
| Adam Cook | New Zealand Warriors | 2022 |
| Jesse Dee | Newcastle Thunder | 2022 |
| Beaudan Dixon | Released | - |
| Shaun Edwards | Released | - |
| Bayley Gill | Featherstone Rovers | 2022 |
| Kellen Jenner | Released | - |
| Sam Johnstone | Released | - |
| Jaymon Moore | Townsville Blackhawks | 2022 |
| Jack Quinn | Mounties RLFC | 2022 |
| Buchanan Rawhiti | Released | - |
| Garrett Smith | New Zealand Warriors | 2022 |
| Josh Smith | Canberra Raiders | 2022 |
| Matiu Stone-Dunn | Burleigh Bears | 2022 |
| Jake Thornton | Released | - |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 19 March | Round 1 | PNG Hunters | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 16 | Camilleri, Niko | Finnegan (1) |
| Saturday, 26 March | Round 2 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 52 – 12 | Coutts (2), Asi, Bella, Drinkwater, Finnegan, Moceidreke, Mullany, Paskins | Finnegan (8) |
| Sunday, 3 April | Round 3 | Northern Pride | BB Print Stadium | 24 – 22 | Paskins (3), Bella, Moceidreke | Finnegan (2) |
| Saturday, 9 April | Round 4 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 18 – 26 | Bradley, Mullany, Niko | Finnegan (3) |
| Saturday, 23 April | Round 5 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 10 – 30 | Krisanski-Kennedy, Moceidreke | Finnegan (1) |
| Saturday, 30 April | Round 6 | Brisbane Tigers | BB Print Stadium | 24 – 12 | Riley (2), Morgan, Webley | Finnegan (3) |
| | Round 7 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 14 May | Round 8 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 8 – 28 | Niko | Finnegan (2) |
| Friday, 20 May | Round 9 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 28 | Paskins, Webley | Finnegan (1) |
| Saturday, 4 June | Round 10 | Townsville Blackhawks | Jack Manski Oval | 28 – 18 | Paskins (2), Bella, Moceidreke, Riley, Sly | Finnegan (2) |
| Saturday, 11 June | Round 11 | Redcliffe Dolphins | BB Print Stadium | 32 – 34 | Moceidreke (2), Bradley, Mullany, Paskins | Finnegan (6) |
| Saturday, 18 June | Round 12 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 24 – 22 | Moceidreke (2), Condon, Coutts | Finnegan (4) |
| Sunday, 3 July | Round 13 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 30 – 24 | Paskins (2), Bradley, Finnegan, Riley | Finnegan (5) |
| Sunday, 10 July | Round 14 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 20 – 38 | Bella, Coutts, Fogarty, Riley | Finnegan (2) |
| Saturday, 16 July | Round 15 | Ipswich Jets | BB Print Stadium | 18 – 24 | Coutts, Finnegan, Riley | Finnegan (3) |
| Saturday, 23 July | Round 16 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Ray Edwards Oval | 18 – 34 | Baira (3) | Finnegan (3) |
| Saturday, 6 August | Round 17 | CQ Capras | BB Print Stadium | | | |
| Saturday, 14 August | Round 18 | Burleigh Bears | BB Print Stadium | | | |
| Saturday, 20 August | Round 19 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | BB Print Stadium | | | |
| Saturday, 27 August | Round 20 | PNG Hunters | Bycroft Oval | | | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2022 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Daejarn Asi* | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Brenton Baira* | 2 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Ross Bella | 14 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Kane Bradley* | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Flynn Camilleri | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Ben Condon* | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Adam Cook | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Ewan Coutts | 9 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Scott Drinkwater* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Brendan Elliot* | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Sam Fa'apito | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Finnegan | 15 | 3 | 47 | - | 106 |
| Mitch Fogarty | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jake Granville* | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Hawkins | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Luke Ingram | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Irelandes | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Morgan McWhirter* | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Laitia Moceidreke* | 14 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Jayden Morgan | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Sean Mullany | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Andre Niko | 9 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Blake Paskins | 13 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Zac Patch | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Riley | 11 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Hiale Roycroft | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Schneider | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Gehamat Shibasaki* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Sly | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Henri Stocks | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Matthew Vessey | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Luke Webley | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Totals | | 58 | 47 | 0 | 326 |