2015 Townsville Blackhawks season

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2015 Townsville Blackhawks season
Intrust Super Cup Rank1st
Play-off resultRunners up
recordWins: 19; draws: 1; losses: 3
Points scoredFor: 870; against: 363
Team information
CEOJustin Wilkins
CoachKristian Woolf
Captain
  • Daniel Beasley
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.

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Season summary

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

Squad List

Source: [1]

2015 squad

Townsville Blackhawks
First team squadCoaching staff

Head coach

  • Kristian Woolf


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 16 October 2014
Source(s): Linkedin

Fixtures

Pre-season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Saturday, 7 FebruaryTrial 1 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Stan Williams Park 14 – 38 Kelleher, Seri, SmithSeri (1)
Saturday, 14 FebruaryTrial 2 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Jack Manski Oval 12 – 24 Parker-Walshe, SeriSeri (2)
Saturday, 21 FebruaryTrial 3 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans Under 20s Barlow Park 38 – 16 Reuben (2), Costigan, Hall, Humble, Magey, Mua, Pangai Feldt (1), Humble (1), Seri (1)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Saturday, 7 MarchRound 1 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters Jack Manski Oval 30 – 16 Martin (2), Feldt, Hughes, Parker-Walshe, Santo Feldt (2), Humble (1)
Sunday, 15 MarchRound 2 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 24 – 36 Humble, Matsen, Pangai, Santo, Ulugia Humble (2)
Sunday, 22 MarchRound 3 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Barlow Park 52 – 10 Reuben (2), Santo (2), Hall, Hughes, Humble, McLean, Pangai, Thompson Lui (5), Humble (1)
Sunday, 28 MarchRound 4 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras Jack Manski Oval 50 – 12 Martin (4), Costigan, Hughes, Humble, Pangai, Santo Lui (6), Feldt (1)
Saturday, 4 AprilRound 5 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 28 – 16 Feldt, Humble, Parker-Walshe, Santo, Underwood Feldt (4)
Sunday, 12 AprilRound 6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 46 – 20 Reuben (2), Costigan, Hall, Hughes, Lui, Ma'afu, Martin, Parker-Walshe Feldt (4), Lui (1)
Sunday, 19 AprilRound 7 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval 40 – 10 Santo (2), Reuben (2), Hughes, Mitchell, Pangai, Parker-Walshe, Thompson Lui (1), Reuben (1)
Saturday, 25 AprilRound 8 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Jack Manski Oval 40 – 12 Pangai (2), Feldt, Hall, Lui, Parker-Walshe, Santo Feldt (3), Lui (3)
Saturday, 9 MayRound 9 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 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 MayRound 10 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex 28 – 0 Lui, Mitchell, Pangai, Santo, Tanginoa Feldt (4)
Saturday, 23 MayRound 11 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Jack Manski Oval 16 – 22 Feldt, Pangai, Underwood Feldt (2)
Round 12 Bye
Friday, 5 JuneRound 13 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters Stadium Mackay 14 – 12 Parker-Walshe, Santo Feldt (3)
Saturday, 13 JuneRound 14 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras Browne Park 46 – 6 Santo (3), Parker-Walshe (2), Beasley, Feldt, Underwood Feldt (7)
Saturday, 20 JuneRound 15 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Jack Manski Oval 42 – 24 Santo (3), Parker-Walshe (2), Hughes, Humble, Pangai Humble (4), Jensen (1)
Saturday, 28 JuneRound 16 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Jack Manski Oval 20 – 0 The Falcons withdrew from the match. Townsville were awarded a 20-0 victory-
Saturday, 4 JulyRound 17 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 46 – 12 O'Neill (2), Feldt, Humble, Kelleher, Pangai, Reuben, Santo Feldt (7)
Saturday, 11 JulyRound 18 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Jack Manski Oval 50 – 6 Magey (2), Norford (2), Feldt, Humble, O'Neill, Pangai, Underwood Feldt (5), Humble (2)
Saturday, 19 JulyRound 19 Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers Tapout Energy Stadium 40 – 40 Parker-Walshe (3), Feldt, Hall, Santo, Thorby Feldt (6)
Sunday, 26 JulyRound 20 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Kalabond Oval 26 – 28 Beasley, Costigan, Parker-Walshe, Santo, Tanginoa Feldt (3)
Round 21 Bye
Saturday, 8 AugustRound 22 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 52 – 12 Feldt (3), Beasley, Hughes, Humble, O'Neill, Santo, Tanginoa Feldt (6), Lui (2)
Saturday, 15 AugustRound 23 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets Bill Lewis Oval 36 – 28 Feldt (2), Hughes, Lui, Ma'afu, Parker-Walshe, Tanginoa Feldt (2), Lui (2)
Saturday, 22 AugustRound 24 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 20 – 13 Martin, Mitchell, Santo, Tanginoa Lui (2)
Sunday, 30 AugustRound 25 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Jack Manski Oval 46 – 22 Martin (2), Santo (2), Costigan, Hall, Humble, Parker-Walshe Lui (7)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw  Bye

Finals

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Saturday, 12 SeptemberPreliminary Final Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Jack Manski Oval 26 – 12 Santo (4), Humble, Pangai Lui (1)
Sunday, 27 SeptemberGrand Final Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets Suncorp Stadium 20 – 32 Hughes, Humble, Lui, Santo Lui (2)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw  Bye

Statistics

*Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2015 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Daniel Beasley232--8
Neville Costigan 244--16
Kyle Feldt *171663-190
Glenn Hall *176--24
Jahrome Hughes 239--36
Tom Humble 211110-64
Corey Jensen1611-6
Jack Kelleher21--4
Robert Lui *17640-104
Lorenzo Ma'afu 232--8
Lenny Magey62--8
Rhyse Martin2210--40
Rhys Matsen51--4
Chris McLean161--4
Anthony Mitchell 244--16
Nathan Norford74--16
Samsen O'Neill104--16
Mosese Pangai 1611--44
Michael Parker-Walshe2118--72
Jonathon Reuben99--36
Zac Santo *2431--124
Mitchell Seri1---0
Kelepi Tanginoa *196--24
Ray Thompson *102--8
Ricky Thorby 201--4
Wayne Ulugia 21--4
Noel Underwood134--16
Totals1671140896

Honours

Club

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