# 2014 Mackay Cutters season

The 2014 Mackay Cutters season was the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Kim Williams and captained by Tyson Martin, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup. The club were unable to defend their premiership, finishing ninth and missing the finals.

## Season summary

The Cutters faced an uphill struggle to win back-to-back premierships after losing a number of their 2013 Grand Final-winning side. Tyson Andrews, Bureta Faraimo and Matt Minto were all signed by NRL clubs, captain Jardine Bobongie returned to local rugby league, while North Queensland Cowboys players Michael Morgan and Jason Taumalolo became regular first graders. Tyson Martin returned to the club full-time after being released by the Cowboys and was named the club's captain.
The Cutters won 11 of their 24 games, finishing ninth. Cowboys-contracted fullback Zac Santo was named the club's Player of the Year at the end of the season.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Rohan Ahern | Year off | 2014 |
| Dan Beasley | Norths Devils | 2014 |
| Josh Benjamin | CQ Capras | 2014 |
| Hayden Crockett | Canberra Raiders | 2014 |
| Mitch Day | Queanbeyan Blues | 2014 |
| Doug Hewitt | Penrith Panthers | 2014 |
| Tyson Martin | North Queensland Cowboys | 2014 |
| Nicholas Mataia | Windsor Wolves | 2014 |
| Tom Rouse | Newcastle Knights | 2014 |
| Justin Tavae | Melbourne Storm | 2014 |
| James Uhatafe | Cabramatta Two Blues | 2014 |
| Brentt Warr | Easts Tigers | 2014 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Tyson Andrews | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2014 |
| Jardine Bobongie | Wests Tigers Mackay | 2014 |
| Joel Clinton | Retired | – |
| Michael Comerford | Retired | – |
| Matt Constantinou | Sunbury Tigers | 2014 |
| Delane Edwards | Fremantle Roosters | 2014 |
| Bureta Faraimo | Parramatta Eels | 2014 |
| Daniel Faumuina | Redcliffe Dolphins | 2014 |
| David Milne | Retired | – |
| Matt Minto | Newcastle Knights | 2014 |
| Luke Young | Wests Tigers Mackay | 2014 |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 1 March | Round 1 | Easts Tigers | Stadium Mackay | 12 – 40 | Hewitt, Tavae | Taylor (2) |
| Saturday, 8 March | Round 2 | PNG Hunters | Kalabond Oval | 16 – 24 | Beasley, Martin, Murphy | Taylor (2) |
| | Round 3 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 22 March | Round 4 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Stadium Mackay | 12 – 4 | Gesch, Petersen | Taylor (2) |
| Sunday, 30 March | Round 5 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 10 – 30 | Benjamin, Hewitt | Taylor (1) |
| Saturday, 5 April | Round 6 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Stadium Mackay | 8 – 12 | Santo, Ulugia | |
| Sunday, 13 April | Round 7 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 14 – 22 | Hall, Rona, Ulugia | Taylor (1) |
| Saturday, 19 April | Round 8 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Stadium Mackay | 22 – 12 | Santo, Schirnack, Tavae, Uhatafe, Ulugia | Asiata (1) |
| Friday, 25 April | Round 9 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 34 – 28 | Taylor (2), Gesch, Hoare, Martin, Warr | Taylor (5) |
| Saturday, 3 May | Round 10 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 18 – 22 | Asiata (2), Santo, Taylor | Taylor (1) |
| Saturday, 10 May | Round 11 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Stadium Mackay | 22 – 12 | Benjamin, Day, Hoare, Taylor | Taylor (3) |
| Sunday, 18 May | Round 12 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 22 – 42 | Asiata, Hewitt, Hoare, Taylor | Taylor (3) |
| Sunday, 25 May | Round 13 | Ipswich Jets | Stadium Mackay | 12 – 36 | Santo, Ulugia | Taylor (2) |
| Sunday, 1 June | Round 14 | Easts Tigers | Langlands Park | 14 – 22 | Taylor (2), Tavae | Taylor (1) |
| Sunday, 8 June | Round 15 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | 18 – 16 | Rona (2), Gesch | Taylor (3) |
| Saturday, 14 June | Round 16 | PNG Hunters | Stadium Mackay | 20 – 4 | Taylor (2), Day, Mitchell | Taylor (2) |
| | Round 17 | Bye | | | | |
| Saturday, 28 June | Round 18 | Norths Devils | Stadium Mackay | 28 – 4 | Ulugia (2), Murphy, Santo, Warr | Taylor (4) |
| Saturday, 12 July | Round 19 | Burleigh Bears | Stadium Mackay | 20 – 28 | Tavae (2), Hewitt, Santo | Taylor (2) |
| Saturday, 19 July | Round 20 | Souths Logan Magpies | Stadium Mackay | 24 – 22 | Taylor (2), Tavae, Ulugia | Taylor (4) |
| Sunday, 27 July | Round 21 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | 30 – 20 | Osborne (2), Mitchell, Santo, Tavae | Taylor (5) |
| Saturday, 2 August | Round 22 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 10 – 62 | Asiata, Rona | Taylor (1) |
| Saturday, 9 August | Round 23 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Daryl Burke Oval | 28 – 20 | Hewitt (2), Utahafe (2), Mitchell | Santo (4) |
| Saturday, 16 August | Round 24 | Northern Pride | Stadium Mackay | 16 – 18 | Day, Santo, Taylor | Taylor (2) |
| Saturday, 23 August | Round 25 | CQ Capras | Stadium Mackay | 40 – 20 | Rona (2), Tavae (2), Asiata, Gesch, Santo | Taylor (6) |
| Sunday, 31 August | Round 26 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 22 – 26 | Davies, Gesch, Mataia, Rona, Santo | Warr (1) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

* Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2014 season
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Rohan Ahern | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| John Asiata | 18 | 5 | 1 | - | 22 |
| Dan Beasley | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Ross Bella | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Benjamin | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Zac Dalton | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Karl Davies | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Mitch Day | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Aleki Falepaini | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Gesch | 23 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Glenn Hall | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Doug Hewitt | 20 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Sam Hoare | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Ryan Kinlyside | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Koko | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Tyson Martin | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Nicholas Mataia | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Dan Murphy | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Kelvin Nielsen | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Osborne | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Dave Petersen | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Curtis Rona | 13 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Tom Rouse | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Zac Santo | 22 | 10 | 4 | - | 48 |
| Jason Schirnack | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Justin Tavae | 14 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Liam Taylor | 22 | 13 | 52 | - | 156 |
| James Uhatafe | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Chris Ulugia | 14 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Pulou Vaituutuu | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Brentt Warr | 19 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Dean Webster | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | | 89 | 58 | 0 | 472 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Zac Santo
* Players' Player: Dan Beasley
* Sponsor's Player of the Year: Dan Beasley
* Rookie of the Year: Mitch Day
* Spirit of the Cutters award: Chris Gesch
* Club Person of the Year: Ben Miles