# 2010 Mackay Cutters season

The 2010 Mackay Cutters season was the third in the club's history. Coached by Paul Bramley and captained by Jardine Bobongie, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup. The club qualified for the finals for the first time in their history, falling one game short of the Grand Final.

## Season summary

Paul Bramley, formerly of the Souths Logan Magpies, became the Cutters second head coach after the departure of Shane Muspratt. Muspratt, who retired as a player at the end of 2008, returned to the club as a player in 2010. Key signings for the club included Welsh international Neil Budworth, former Queensland representative Josh Hannay and North Sydney Bears New South Wales Cup utility Justin Hunt.
The club enjoyed their best season to date in 2010, winning 11 games in the regular season and finishing in sixth place, qualifying for the finals for the first time. In their first finals game, the Cutters upset the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles 14–4 before losing to the Norths Devils 12–56 in the preliminary final. Prop Liam McDonald, a new recruit from Souths Logan, was named the club's Player of the Year, while North Queensland Cowboys contracted centre Donald Malone was selected for the Queensland Residents side.

### Milestones

* Round 13: The club scored 50 points for the first time.
* Round 22: The club qualified for their first finals series.

## Squad List
### 2010 squad

The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2010: Mitchell Achurch, Isaak Ah Mau, Leeson Ah Mau, Shannon Gallant, Obe Geia, Ben Harris, Antonio Kaufusi, Donald Malone, Grant Rovelli and Arana Taumata.

## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Neil Budworth | Celtic Crusaders | 2010 |
| Zac Dalton | Central Coast Storm | 2010 |
| Luke Fatnowna | Central Comets | 2010 |
| Josh Hannay | Celtic Crusaders | 2010 |
| Justin Hunt | North Sydney Bears | 2010 |
| Tyson Martin | North Queensland Cowboys | 2010 |
| Liam McDonald | Souths Logan Magpies | 2010 |
| Shane Muspratt | Retirement | 2010 |
| Peter Quinn | Canberra Raiders | 2010 |
| Todd Titmus | Central Comets | 2010 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Daniel Abraham | Central Coast Centurions | 2010 |
| Roy Baira | Townsville Brothers | 2010 |
| Chance Bunce | Released | – |
| Quinton Fielder | Released | – |
| Sam Granville | Released | – |
| Peter Hassall | Released | – |
| Quinton Mitchell | Townsville Brothers | 2010 |
| Troy Paget | Released | – |

## Fixtures
### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 13 March | Round 1 | Central Comets | Browne Park | 10 – 20 | Achurch, Geia | Hunt (1) |
| Saturday, 1 May* | Round 2 | Easts Tigers | Mackay JRL Grounds | 18 – 16 | Bobongie, Fatnowna, Hunt | Hunt (3) |
| Sunday, 28 March | Round 3 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Mackay JRL Grounds | 18 – 25 | L. Ah Mau, Gallant, Hunt | Hunt (3) |
| Saturday, 3 April | Round 4 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 24 – 54 | Flynn, Giumelli, Griffiths, Rovelli | Hunt (4) |
| Saturday, 10 April | Round 5 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 36 – 10 | Martin (2), Achurch, Griffiths, Malone, Muspratt | Hunt (6) |
| Saturday, 17 April | Round 6 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 16 – 20 | Hunt, Malone, Rovelli | Hunt (2) |
| Saturday, 24 April | Round 7 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Mackay JRL Grounds | 26 – 16 | Comerford, Giumelli, Griffiths, Hunt, Kaufusi | Hunt (3) |
| Sunday, 9 May | Round 8 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 18 – 28 | Hunt (2), Griffiths | Hunt (3) |
| Saturday, 15 May | Round 9 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Ned Byrne Field | 30 – 36 | Comerford, Griffiths, Hunt, Martin, Meigan | Hunt (5) |
| Saturday, 22 May | Round 10 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 20 – 6 | Martin (2), Bobongie, Seymour | Hunt (1), Seymour (1) |
| Sunday, 30 May | Round 11 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Mackay JRL Grounds | 40 – 26 | Rovelli (2), Comerford, Fatnowna, Martin, Malone, Quinn | Gallant (5), Seymour (1) |
| Sunday, 6 June | Round 12 | Central Comets | Mackay JRL Grounds | 48 – 12 | Hunt (2), Malone (2), Seymour (2), Bobongie, Comerford, Giumelli | Hunt (6) |
| Saturday, 12 June | Round 13 | Easts Tigers | Langlands Park | 50 – 20 | Comerford (2), Hunt (2), Malone (2), Geia, Rovelli, Seymour | Hunt (7) |
| Saturday, 19 June | Round 14 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | 22 – 16 | Martin (2), Fatnowna, Rovelli | Hunt (3) |
| Sunday, 4 July | Round 15 | Norths Devils | Mackay JRL Grounds | 26 – 28 | I. Ah Mau, Ahwang, Comerford, Griffiths, Taumata | Hannay (3) |
| Saturday, 10 July | Round 16 | Burleigh Bears | Mackay JRL Grounds | 28 – 22 | Malone (2), Giumelli, Meigan, Seymour | Hunt (4) |
| Sunday, 18 July | Round 17 | Northern Pride | Mackay JRL Grounds | 16 – 22 | Fatnowna, Giumelli, Hunt | Hunt (2) |
| Sunday, 25 July | Round 18 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | 28 – 16 | I. Ah Mau, Gallant, Giumelli, Rovelli, Seymour | Hannay (4) |
| Sunday, 1 August | Round 19 | Souths Logan Magpies | Mackay JRL Grounds | 10 – 34 | Comerford, Griffiths | Hannay (1) |
| Saturday, 14 August | Round 20 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Mackay JRL Grounds | 18 – 18 | Malone (2), Muspratt | Hannay (3) |
| Saturday, 21 August | Round 21 | Ipswich Jets | Mackay JRL Grounds | 30 – 6 | Fatnowna (2), Giumelli, Griffiths, Seymour | Hannay (5) |
| Sunday, 29 August | Round 22 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Stockland Park | 12 – 40 | Giumelli, Muspratt | Hannay (2) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

### Finals

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
| Saturday, 4 September | Semi Final | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Stockland Park | 14 – 4 | Comerford, Malone, Martin | Hannay (1) |
| Saturday, 11 September | Preliminary Final | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 12 – 56 | Giumelli, Harris | Hannay (2) |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |||||||

## Statistics

| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2010 season |
| Name | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Mitchell Achurch | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Isaak Ah Mau | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Leeson Ah Mau | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Khan Ahwang | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jardine Bobongie | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Michael Comerford | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Luke Fatnowna | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Daniel Flynn | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Shannon Gallant | 2 | 5 | - | 18 |
| Obe Geia | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Chris Giumelli | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Darren Griffiths | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Josh Hannay | - | 21 | - | 42 |
| Ben Harris | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Justin Hunt | 12 | 53 | - | 154 |
| Antonio Kaufusi | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Donald Malone | 12 | - | - | 48 |
| Tyson Martin | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Michael Meigan | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Shane Muspratt | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Peter Quinn | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Grant Rovelli | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Todd Seymour | 7 | 2 | - | 32 |
| Arana Taumata | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Totals | 102 | 81 | 0 | 570 |

## Honours
### Club

* Player of the Year: Liam McDonald
* Sponsor's Player of the Year: Neil Budworth
* Rookie of the Year: Tyson Martin
* Club Person of the Year: Carolyn Craig