# 2021 Mackay Cutters season

The 2021 Mackay Cutters season was the 14th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Crawley and captained by Ross Bella, they competed in the Intrust Super 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: Aidan Beard, Michael Bell, Ben Condon, Brandon Finnegan, Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy, Jaymon Moore, Sean Mullany, Blake Paskins, Jack Quinn, Josh Smith, Matiu Stone-Dunn and Murray Taulagi made their debuts for the club.
* Round 1: Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy, Blake Paskins, Josh Smith and Matiu Stone-Dunn scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 2: Luke Webley made his debut for the club.
* Round 3: Kane Bradley and Morgan McWhirter made their debuts for the club.
* Round 3: Michael Bell and Kane Bradley scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 4: Shaun Edwards made his debut for the club.
* Round 4: Brandon Finnegan and Sean Mullany scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 6: Jake Riley made his debut for the club.
* Round 7: Paul Bryan and Keanu Wainohu-Kemp made their debuts for the club.
* Round 8: Daejarn Asi and Brenton Baira made their debuts for the club.
* Round 8: Brenton Baira and Keanu Wainohu-Kemp scored their first tries for the club.
* Round 9: Jake Riley scored his first try for the club.
* Round 10: Jesse Dee scored his first try for the club.
* Round 11: Jack Quinn scored his first try for the club.
* Round 13: Bayley Gill and Jake Thornton made their debuts for the club.
* Round 13: Kellen Jenner scored his first try for the club.
* Round 12: Adam Cook, Kai O'Donnell and Beaudan Dixon made their debuts for the club.
* Round 12: Bayley Gill scored his first try for the club.
* Round 12: Hayden Brownsey made his debut for the club.
* Round 16: Laitia Moceidreke made his debut for the club.
* Round 16: Laitia Moceidreke scored his first try for the club.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Adam Cook | Canberra Raiders (mid-season) | 2021 |
| Beaudan Dixon | Souths Sharks Mackay | 2021 |
| Shaun Edwards | Mackay Magpies | 2021 |
| Brandon Finnegan | Glebe Dirty Reds | 2021 |
| Sean Mullany | New Zealand Warriors | 2021 |
| Kai O'Donnell | Canberra Raiders (mid-season) | 2021 |
| Jack Quinn | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2021 |
| Jake Riley | Western Lions | 2021 |
| Garrett Smith | Newcastle Knights (mid-season) | 2021 |
| Matiu Stone-Dunn | Richmond Rovers | 2021 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Elijah Anderson | Canberra Raiders | 2021 |
| Cooper Bambling | Moranbah Miners | 2021 |
| Jayden Batchelor | Mackay Brothers | 2021 |
| Luke Dolbel | Brisbane Tigers | 2021 |
| Mafoa'aeata Hingano | Salford Red Devils (mid-season) | 2021 |
| Jayden Hodges | Northern Pride | 2021 |
| Ash Little | Northern Pride | 2021 |
| Michael Molo | Norths Devils | 2021 |
| John O'Brien | Mackay Brothers | 2021 |
| Kai O'Donnell | Cronulla Sharks (mid-season) | 2021 |
| Luke Polselli | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 2021 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 20 February | Trial 1 | CQ Capras | BB Print Stadium | 44 – 16 | Beard, Brownsey, Condon, Dalton, Jenner, Kennedy, Moore, Paskins | Bell (4), Kennedy (2) |
| Saturday, 6 March | Trial 2 | Townsville Blackhawks | BB Print Stadium | 18 – 24 | Bell, Condon, Mullany | Quinn (3) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Regular season

Due COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions in Queensland throughout the season, Round 12 was postponed and played after Rounds 13 and 14. Rounds 15 and 18 were cancelled and Rounds 16 and 17 were postponed and played after Round 19.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 20 March | Round 1 | Redcliffe Dolphins | BB Print Stadium | 28 – 30 | Krisanski-Kennedy, Paskins, Pere, Smith, Stone-Dunn | Krisanski-Kennedy (2), Quinn (2) |
| Saturday, 27 March | Round 2 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 14 – 28 | Smith (2), Wright | Krisanski-Kennedy (2) |
| Saturday, 10 April | Round 3 | PNG Hunters | BB Print Stadium | 14 – 26 | Bell, Bradley, Krisanski-Kennedy | Hingano (1) |
| Saturday, 17 April | Round 4 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 28 – 20 | Mullany (2), Bella, Finnegan, Smith | Quinn (3), Krisanski-Kennedy (1) |
| Saturday, 24 April | Round 5 | Souths Logan Magpies | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 60 | Paskins, Stone-Dunn | Quinn (1) |
| Sunday, 9 May | Round 6 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 10 – 58 | Stone-Dunn, Smith | Quinn (2) |
| Sunday, 16 May | Round 7 | Townsville Blackhawks | Jack Manski Oval | 18 – 24 | Bell, Pere, Smith | Quinn (3) |
| Saturday, 22 May | Round 8 | Northern Pride | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 22 | Baira, Bell, Smith, Wainohu-Kemp | Quinn (2) |
| Saturday, 5 June | Round 9 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | 16 – 40 | Bella, Mullany, Riley | Hingano (1), Quinn (1) |
| Saturday, 12 June | Round 10 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | BB Print Stadium | 16 – 24 | Bella, Dee, Stone-Dunn | Hingano (1), Quinn (1) |
| Sunday, 20 June | Round 11 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 20 – 38 | Finnegan, Quinn, Riley, Stone-Dunn | Asi (1), Quinn (1) |
| Saturday, 10 July | Round 13 | CQ Capras | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 18 | Dee, Jenner, Smith | Quinn (3), Finnegan (1) |
| Saturday, 17 July | Round 14 | Norths Devils | Hickey Oval | 16 – 40 | Atherton, Bella, Smith | Quinn (2) |
| Saturday, 24 July | Round 12 | PNG Hunters | Bycroft Oval | 40 – 30 | Bella (2), Rawhiti (2), Stone-Dunn (2), Gill | Quinn (6) |
| Saturday, 31 July | Round 15 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Moreton Daily Stadium | | Cancelled | |
| Saturday, 21 August | Round 18 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | BB Print Stadium | | Cancelled | |
| Saturday, 28 August | Round 19 | Townsville Blackhawks | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 28 | Riley, Smith | Quinn (1) |
| Saturday, 7 August | Round 16 | Ipswich Jets | BB Print Stadium | 36 – 26 | Moceidreke (2), Atherton, Cook, Dee, Finnegan, Quinn | Quinn (4) |
| Saturday, 14 August | Round 17 | Brisbane Tigers | Totally Workwear Stadium | 14 – 44 | Finnegan, Krisanski-Kennedy, Riley | Quinn (1) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2021 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Daejarn Asi* | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Blake Atherton | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Brenton Baira* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Aidan Beard | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Bell* | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Ross Bella | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Kane Bradley* | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jack Brock | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| Hayden Brownsey | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Bryan* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Rayden Burns* | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Condon* | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Cook | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jesse Dee | 17 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Beaudan Dixon | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Shaun Edwards | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Finnegan | 16 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 |
| Bayley Gill | 6 | 1 | – | - | 4 |
| Mafoa'aeata Hingano | 10 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| Kellen Jenner | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 20 |
| Morgan McWhirter* | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Laitia Moceidreke* | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jaymon Moore | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Sean Mullany | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Kai O'Donnell | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Blake Paskins | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Emry Pere* | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jack Quinn | 16 | 2 | 32 | - | 72 |
| Buchanan Rawhiti | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jake Riley | 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Garrett Smith | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Smith* | 16 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
| Matiu Stone-Dunn | 15 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Murray Taulagi* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Thornton | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Keanu Wainohu-Kemp | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Luke Webley | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Shane Wright* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Totals | | 62 | 41 | 0 | 330 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Ross Bella
* Players' Player: Matiu Stone-Dunn
* Rookie of the Year: Josh Smith
* Club Person of the Year: Marco Peters