2015 Townsville Blackhawks season
2015 Townsville Blackhawks season | ||||
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Intrust Super Cup Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Runners up | |||
record | Wins: 19; draws: 1; losses: 3 | |||
Points scored | For: 870; against: 363 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Justin Wilkins | |||
Coach | Kristian Woolf | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | Jack Manski Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Zac Santo (31) | |||
Goals | Kyle Feldt (63) | |||
Points | Kyle Feldt (190) | |||
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The 2015 Townsville Blackhawks season was the first in the club's history. Coached by Kristian Woolf and captained by Daniel Beasley, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup. The club won the minor premiership before losing in the grand final 20-32 to the Ipswich Jets.
Season summary
[edit]The Blackhawks played their first Intrust Super Cup game against the Mackay Cutters in Townsville, winning 30-16. They received their first loss the following week, losing 24-36 to the Ipswich Jets. The club then went on an 8-game winning streak before losing to the PNG Hunters at home. The Blackhawks finished the regular season as the minor premiers, winning 19 games. They qualified for the grand final, losing to the Ipswich Jets.
Milestones
[edit]- Round 1: The club played their first Intrust Super Cup game.
- Round 1: The club recorded their first Intrust Super Cup win.
- Round 1: Jahrome Hughes scored the club's first try.
- Round 2: The club recorded their first Intrust Super Cup loss.
- Round 4: Rhyse Martin became the first Blackhawks' player to score 4 tries in a game.
- Round 9: Kyle Feldt became the first Blackhawks' player to score 3 tries in a game.
- Round 10: The club recorded their longest winning streak with their 8th straight win.
- Round 25: The club defeated Redcliffe to secure their first minor premiership.
- Finals Week 2: The club defeated the PNG Hunters to qualify for their first grand final.
Squad List
[edit]Source:[1]
2015 squad
[edit]First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 16 October 2014 |
Fixtures
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Saturday, 7 February | Trial 1 | ![]() |
Stan Williams Park | 14 – 38 | Kelleher, Seri, Smith | Seri (1) |
Saturday, 14 February | Trial 2 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 12 – 24 | Parker-Walshe, Seri | Seri (2) |
Saturday, 21 February | Trial 3 | ![]() |
Barlow Park | 38 – 16 | Reuben (2), Costigan, Hall, Humble, Magey, Mua, Pangai | Feldt (1), Humble (1), Seri (1) |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Regular season
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Saturday, 7 March | Round 1 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 16 | Martin (2), Feldt, Hughes, Parker-Walshe, Santo | Feldt (2), Humble (1) |
Sunday, 15 March | Round 2 | ![]() |
North Ipswich Reserve | 24 – 36 | Humble, Matsen, Pangai, Santo, Ulugia | Humble (2) |
Sunday, 22 March | Round 3 | ![]() |
Barlow Park | 52 – 10 | Reuben (2), Santo (2), Hall, Hughes, Humble, McLean, Pangai, Thompson | Lui (5), Humble (1) |
Sunday, 28 March | Round 4 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 50 – 12 | Martin (4), Costigan, Hughes, Humble, Pangai, Santo | Lui (6), Feldt (1) |
Saturday, 4 April | Round 5 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 28 – 16 | Feldt, Humble, Parker-Walshe, Santo, Underwood | Feldt (4) |
Sunday, 12 April | Round 6 | ![]() |
Davies Park | 46 – 20 | Reuben (2), Costigan, Hall, Hughes, Lui, Ma'afu, Martin, Parker-Walshe | Feldt (4), Lui (1) |
Sunday, 19 April | Round 7 | ![]() |
Dolphin Oval | 40 – 10 | Santo (2), Reuben (2), Hughes, Mitchell, Pangai, Parker-Walshe, Thompson | Lui (1), Reuben (1) |
Saturday, 25 April | Round 8 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 40 – 12 | Pangai (2), Feldt, Hall, Lui, Parker-Walshe, Santo | Feldt (3), Lui (3) |
Saturday, 9 May | Round 9 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 78 – 6 | Feldt (3), Norford (2), Reuben (2), Santo (2), Hall, Jensen, Lui, Mitchell, Parker-Walshe | Lui (7), Feldt (4) |
Saturday, 17 May | Round 10 | ![]() |
Piggabeen Sports Complex | 28 – 0 | Lui, Mitchell, Pangai, Santo, Tanginoa | Feldt (4) |
Saturday, 23 May | Round 11 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 16 – 22 | Feldt, Pangai, Underwood | Feldt (2) |
Round 12 | Bye | |||||
Friday, 5 June | Round 13 | ![]() |
Stadium Mackay | 14 – 12 | Parker-Walshe, Santo | Feldt (3) |
Saturday, 13 June | Round 14 | ![]() |
Browne Park | 46 – 6 | Santo (3), Parker-Walshe (2), Beasley, Feldt, Underwood | Feldt (7) |
Saturday, 20 June | Round 15 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 42 – 24 | Santo (3), Parker-Walshe (2), Hughes, Humble, Pangai | Humble (4), Jensen (1) |
Saturday, 28 June | Round 16 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 20 – 0 | The Falcons withdrew from the match. Townsville were awarded a 20-0 victory | - |
Saturday, 4 July | Round 17 | ![]() |
Pizzey Park | 46 – 12 | O'Neill (2), Feldt, Humble, Kelleher, Pangai, Reuben, Santo | Feldt (7) |
Saturday, 11 July | Round 18 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 50 – 6 | Magey (2), Norford (2), Feldt, Humble, O'Neill, Pangai, Underwood | Feldt (5), Humble (2) |
Saturday, 19 July | Round 19 | ![]() |
Tapout Energy Stadium | 40 – 40 | Parker-Walshe (3), Feldt, Hall, Santo, Thorby | Feldt (6) |
Sunday, 26 July | Round 20 | ![]() |
Kalabond Oval | 26 – 28 | Beasley, Costigan, Parker-Walshe, Santo, Tanginoa | Feldt (3) |
Round 21 | Bye | |||||
Saturday, 8 August | Round 22 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 52 – 12 | Feldt (3), Beasley, Hughes, Humble, O'Neill, Santo, Tanginoa | Feldt (6), Lui (2) |
Saturday, 15 August | Round 23 | ![]() |
Bill Lewis Oval | 36 – 28 | Feldt (2), Hughes, Lui, Ma'afu, Parker-Walshe, Tanginoa | Feldt (2), Lui (2) |
Saturday, 22 August | Round 24 | ![]() |
Sunshine Coast Stadium | 20 – 13 | Martin, Mitchell, Santo, Tanginoa | Lui (2) |
Sunday, 30 August | Round 25 | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 46 – 22 | Martin (2), Santo (2), Costigan, Hall, Humble, Parker-Walshe | Lui (7) |
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Saturday, 12 September | Preliminary Final | ![]() |
Jack Manski Oval | 26 – 12 | Santo (4), Humble, Pangai | Lui (1) |
Sunday, 27 September | Grand Final | ![]() |
Suncorp Stadium | 20 – 32 | Hughes, Humble, Lui, Santo | Lui (2) |
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
[edit]* | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2015 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Daniel Beasley | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Neville Costigan | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Kyle Feldt* | 17 | 16 | 63 | - | 190 |
Glenn Hall* | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Jahrome Hughes | 23 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Tom Humble | 21 | 11 | 10 | - | 64 |
Corey Jensen | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
Jack Kelleher | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Robert Lui* | 17 | 6 | 40 | - | 104 |
Lorenzo Ma'afu | 23 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Lenny Magey | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Rhyse Martin | 22 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
Rhys Matsen | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Chris McLean | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Anthony Mitchell | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Nathan Norford | 7 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Samsen O'Neill | 10 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Mosese Pangai | 16 | 11 | - | - | 44 |
Michael Parker-Walshe | 21 | 18 | - | - | 72 |
Jonathon Reuben | 9 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Zac Santo* | 24 | 31 | - | - | 124 |
Mitchell Seri | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
Kelepi Tanginoa* | 19 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Ray Thompson* | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Ricky Thorby | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Wayne Ulugia | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Noel Underwood | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Totals | 167 | 114 | 0 | 896 |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Player of the Year: Neville Costigan[2]
- Players' Player: Jahrome Hughes
- Back of the Year: Jahrome Hughes
- Forward of the Year: Daniel Beasley
League
[edit]- Fullback of the Year: Jahrome Hughes[3]
- Centre of the Year: Kyle Feldt
- Halfback of the Year: Michael Parker-Walshe
- Prop of the Year: Daniel Beasley
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profiles". Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks RFLC. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Award Winners - Presentation Night 2015". Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks RFLC. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Templeman wins Courier Mail Medal". Queensland Rugby League. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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