# 2012 Mackay Cutters season

The 2012 Mackay Cutters season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Seibold and captained by Grant Rovelli, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup. The club missed the finals for the second consecutive season, finishing eighth.

## Season summary

The Cutters welcomed former NRL players David Milne, Rohan Ahern and Jason Schirnack, and Welsh internationals Andrew Gay and Lee Williams to the club in 2012, as they looked to return to the finals. Unfortunately, despite winning more games than in 2011, success evaded the club once again, as they finished the season in eighth, missing the finals. Captain Grant Rovelli was named the club's Player of the Year, finishing as their top try scorer, and was once again selected for the Queensland Residents, captaining the side.
2012 would be head coach Anthony Seibold's final year at the club, as he joined the Melbourne Storm in 2013 to coach their under-20 side.

## Squad List
### 2012 squad

The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2012: Javid Bowen, Chris Grevsmuhl, Glenn Hall, Sam Hoare, Dane Hogan, Ben Jones, Tyson Martin, Michael Morgan, Mosese Pangai, Jack Rycen, Jason Taumalolo and Francis Veukiso.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Rohan Ahern | Brisbane Broncos | 2012 |
| Aidan Day | Northern Pride | 2012 |
| Trevor Exton | Norths Devils (mid-season) | 2012 |
| Aaron Fairweather | Gold Coast Titans | 2012 |
| Andrew Gay | South Wales Scorpions | 2012 |
| Chris Gesch | Central Queensland Capras | 2012 |
| David Milne | Canberra Raiders | 2012 |
| Matt Minto | Easts Tigers | 2012 |
| Jason Schirnack | Wests Tigers | 2012 |
| Dylan Smith | North Queensland Cowboys | 2012 |
| Michael Thomas | Canberra Raiders | 2012 |
| Dean Webster | North Sydney Bears | 2012 |
| Lee Williams | Celtic Crusaders | 2012 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Janan Billings | Coaching | – |
| Peter Gallen | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 2012 |
| Chris Giumelli | Retired | – |
| Darren Griffiths | Burleigh Bears | 2012 |
| Peter Hassall | Released | – |
| Michael Meigan | Retired | – |
| Kailem Perkins | Newcastle Knights | 2012 |
| Peter Quinn | Released | – |
| Liam Roach | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2012 |
| Todd Seymour | Burleigh Bears | 2012 |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Sunday, 11 March | Round 1 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | 18 – 28 | Nielsen, Morgan, Pangai | Comerford (3) |
| Saturday, 17 March | Round 2 | Northern Pride | Virgin Australia Stadium | 6 – 14 | Rovelli | Comerford (1) |
| Saturday, 24 March | Round 3 | Norths Devils | Virgin Australia Stadium | 30 – 28 | Morgan (2), Hogan, Rovelli, Thomas | Minto (5) |
| Saturday, 31 March | Round 4 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Virgin Australia Stadium | 24 – 36 | Faraimo, Taylor, Martin, Rovelli | Minto (4) |
| Saturday, 7 April | Round 5 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 26 – 12 | Bobongie, Martin, Minto, Rovelli, Williams | Minto (3) |
| Sunday, 22 April | Round 6 | Easts Tigers | Langlands Park | 34 – 20 | Hogan, Bobongie, Minto, Taylor, Thomas | Minto (5) |
| Friday, 27 April | Round 7 | CQ Capras | Virgin Australia Stadium | 42 – 12 | Thomas (3), Milne (2), Andrews, Morgan, Luke Young | Minto (5) |
| Sunday, 6 May | Round 8 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 24 – 12 | Thomas (2), Balcomb, Glenn Hall, Rovelli | Minto (2) |
| Saturday, 12 May | Round 9 | Ipswich Jets | Virgin Australia Stadium | 10 – 32 | Pangai, Taylor | Taylor (1) |
| Sunday, 20 May | Round 10 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 36 – 10 | Jones (2), Taylor (2), Hogan, Milne, Minto | Taylor (4) |
| Sunday, 27 May | Round 11 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | 6 – 48 | Pangai | Taylor (1) |
| Saturday, 2 June | Round 12 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Virgin Australia Stadium | 28 – 32 | Bobongie (2), Pangai (2), Morgan | Taylor (3), Minto (1) |
| Sunday, 10 June | Round 13 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 10 – 36 | Minto, Rovelli | Taylor (1) |
| Friday, 15 June | Round 14 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 10 – 14 | Faraimo, Taylor | Taylor (1) |
| Sunday, 24 June | Round 15 | Easts Tigers | Virgin Australia Stadium | 10 – 36 | Pangai, Williams | Taylor (1) |
| Sunday, 8 July | Round 16 | Burleigh Bears | Virgin Australia Stadium | 22 – 12 | Milne, Schirnack, Taylor, Thomas | Taylor (3) |
| Saturday, 14 July | Round 17 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Moranbah | 22 – 28 | Bobongie, Faraimo, Nielsen, Gay | Taylor (3) |
| Sunday, 22 July | Round 18 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | 24 – 20 | Bobongie, Jones, Pangai, Rovelli | Taylor (4) |
| Sunday, 5 August | Round 19 | Souths Logan Magpies | Virgin Australia Stadium | 40 – 20 | Jones (3), Minto (2), Faraimo, Rovelli | Taylor (6) |
| Saturday, 11 August | Round 20 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Virgin Australia Stadium | 36 – 22 | Faraimo (2), Bobongie, Minto, Rovelli, Schirnack | Taylor (6) |
| Sunday, 19 August | Round 21 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 24 – 40 | Faraimo (2), Gay, Minto, Taylor | Taylor (2) |
| Saturday, 25 August | Round 22 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Virgin Australia Stadium | 6 – 32 | Koolstra | Koolstra (1) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2012 season |
| Name | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Tyson Andrews | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Lewis Balcomb | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jardine Bobongie | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Michael Comerford | - | 4 | - | 8 |
| Bureta Faraimo | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Andrew Gay | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Glenn Hall | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Dane Hogan | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Ben Jones | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Damon Koolstra | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Tyson Martin | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| David Milne | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Matt Minto | 8 | 25 | - | 82 |
| Michael Morgan | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Kelvin Nielsen | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Mosese Pangai | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Grant Rovelli | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Jason Schirnack | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Liam Taylor | 8 | 36 | - | 104 |
| Michael Thomas | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Lee Williams | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Luke Young | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Totals | 89 | 66 | 0 | 488 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Grant Rovelli
* Sponsor's Player of the Year: Grant Rovelli
* Most Consistent: Jardine Bobongie
* Rookie of the Year: Tyson Andrews
* Club Person of the Year: Kerri Proctor