Season Summary
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| 2019 Papua New Guinea Hunters season | ||||
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| Queensland Cup Rank | 13th | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Reatau Rau | |||
| Coach | Michael Marum | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | National Football Stadium | |||
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The 2019 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters sixth season in the Queensland Cup after securing their future for the next four years until 2022. [1] Adex Wera was the captain of the team and he was assisted by his deputy Moses Meninga [2] The Hunters only won four of their games and drew one with a record eighteen losses for the season. 18 new players made their debuts while poor form and discipline let the team down. [3] [4] Five Hunters players were named in the Papua New Guinea Kumuls squad for the 2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league) Pool B Ox & Palm Pacific Invitational Tests against Toa Samoa and Fiji Bati and also for the match against the touring Great Britain Lions . [5]
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| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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| Ase Boas |  Featherstone Rovers (released) | 2019 | |
| Brendon Gotuno |  Penrith Panthers (visa issues) | 2019 |
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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| Thompson Teteh | Featherstone Rovers | 2019 | |
| Watson Boas | Featherstone Rovers | 2019 | |
| Stargroth Amean |  Barrow Raiders | 2019 | |
| Wartovo Puara | Barrow Raiders | 2019 | |
| Willie Minoga | Barrow Raiders | 2019 | |
| Edene Gebbie |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2019 | |
| Rhadley Brawa | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2019 | |
| Nixon Put |  Norths Devils | 2019 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 544 | 166 | 310 | 43 |
| 2 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 453 | 170 | 283 | 36 |
| 3 |  Burleigh Bears | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 384 | 234 | 150 | 34 |
| 4 |  Townsville Blackhawks | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 296 | 198 | 98 | 34 |
| 5 | Norths Devils | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 377 | 288 | 89 | 30 |
| 6 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 262 | 244 | 18 | 28 |
| 7 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 298 | 284 | 14 | 26 |
| 8 |  Easts Tigers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 268 | 365 | -97 | 21 |
| 9 |  Ipswich Jets | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 257 | 288 | -31 | 19 |
| 10 |  Souths Logan Magpies | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 254 | 298 | -44 | 15 |
| 11 |  Mackay Cutters | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 206 | 349 | -143 | 14 |
| 12 |  Northern Pride | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 186 | 386 | -200 | 10 |
| 13 |  Papua New Guinea Hunters | 23 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 315 | 750 | -435 | 9 |
| 14 |  Central Queensland Capras | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 196 | 498 | -302 | 3 |
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