2022 Townsville Blackhawks season

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2022 Townsville Blackhawks season
Queensland Cup Rank8th
2022 recordWins: 7; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 384; against: 320
Team information
CEOJustin Wilkins
Coach Aaron Payne
Captain
Stadium Jack Manski Oval
Top scorers
Tries Kalifa Faifai Loa (12)
GoalsShaun Nona (29)
PointsShaun Nona (66)
  2021 2023 

The 2022 Townsville Blackhawks season is the eighth in the club's history. Coached by Aaron Payne and captained by Josh Chudleigh, they competed in the Hostplus Cup. [1]

Contents

Season summary

Milestones

2022 squad

Townsville Blackhawks
First team squadCoaching staff
  • Adam Mitchell SR
  • Aaron Moore HB
  • Jaymon Moore PR
  • Faron Morris PR
  • Sam Murphy HK, LK
  • Andrew Niemoeller LK, SR
  • Shaun Nona FE, HB
  • Jordon Remfrey CE
  • Hamilton Taia PR
  • Dylan White FB

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Allan Petersen (Assistant coach)
  • Adrian Thomson (Team Manager)
  • Matthew Ham (Strength & Conditioning coach)
  • Christian Quabba (Strength & Conditioning coach)
  • Daniel Strickland (Strength & Conditioning coach)

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

Updated: 27 July 2022
Source(s): Blackhawks

Squad movement

Gains

PlayerSigned fromUntil end ofNotes
Oscar Carter Balmain colours.svg Herbert River Crushers
2022
[2]
John Cullen Scotland colours.svg Townsville Brothers
2022
[2]
Justin Frain Illawarra colours.svg Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
2022
[2]
Edene Gebbie Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
2022
[2]
Mitchell Grimes Balmain colours.svg Herbert River Crushers
2022
[2]
Robert Lui Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
2022
[2]
Kayleb Milne Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2022
[2]
Jaymon Moore Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters
2022
[2]
Faron Morris Scotland colours.svg Townsville Brothers
2022
[2]
Jordon Remfrey Wellington colours.svg Mounties RLFC
2022
[2]

Losses

PlayerSigned toUntil end ofNotes
Carlin AndersonWork commitments
[2]
Nick BrownReleased
[2]
Benn Campagnolo South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
2022
[3]
Sam Hoare Retired
[2]
Josh Hoffman Released
[2]
Cameron King Retired
[2]
Sione Lousi Retired
[2]
Sam Martin-SavageYear off
[2]
Cody MaughanReleased
[2]
Kieran QuabbaWork commitments
[2]
Bacho Salam Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers
2022
[2]

Fixtures

Pre-season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Saturday, 5 MarchTrial 1 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Barlow Park 6 – 22 --
Saturday, 12 MarchTrial 2 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters Denison Park 24 – 18 Chudleigh (2), Feeney, Lipp Bell (4)
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw  Bye

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoals
Saturday, March 20Round 1 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Jack Manski Oval 14 – 8 Chester, Chudleigh, Faifai Loa Chudleigh (1)
Saturday, March 26Round 2 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Jack Manski Oval 22 – 26 Faifai Loa, Feeney, Price, Sadrugu Bell (3)
Friday, April 1Round 3 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 28 – 12 Faifai Loa, Kaufusi, Lipp, A Moore, Pere K Laybutt (4)
Saturday, April 9Round 4 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Barlow Park 22 – 12 Faifai Loa (2), Baleiwairiki, BellBell (3)
Sunday, April 24Round 5 Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 17 – 4 Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Lui Bell (2, 1 FG)
Saturday, April 30Round 6 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium 29 – 28 Bell (2), Baleiwairiki, Chudleigh, Sadrugu Bell (4, 1 FG)
Round 7 Bye
Friday, May 13Round 8 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Jack Manski Oval 20 – 42 Feeney, Lipp, A Moore, Sadrugu Bell (2)
Saturday, May 21Round 9 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 40 – 10 Feeney (3), Lipp (2), Boyce, FrainNona (5), Bell (1)
Saturday, June 4Round 10 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters Jack Manski Oval 18 – 28 Faifai Loa, Feeney, K Laybutt Nona (2), K Laybutt (1)
Saturday, June 11Round 11 Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras Browne Park 16 – 22 Nona (2), Faifai Loa Nona (2)
Saturday, June 18Round 12 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers Jack Manski Oval 30 – 18 Baleiwairiki, Boyce, Faifai Loa, Z Laybutt, Pua'avase Nona (5)
Saturday, July 2Round 13 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 18 – 28 Carroll (2), McMinn Z Laybutt (3)
Saturday, July 9Round 14 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies Jack Manski Oval 72 – 0 Chester (3), Faifai Loa (2), Z Laybutt (2), Bell, Gebbie, Hampson, K Laybutt, Maloney, Pere Nona (10)
Saturday, July 16Round 15 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 16 – 30 Faifai Loa, Lui, Sadrugu Nona (2)
Saturday, July 23Round 16 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins Burdekin RL Park 22 – 22 Sadrugu (2), Bourke, Z Laybutt (2)Nona (3)
Saturday, August 6Round 17 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride Jack Manski Oval
Saturday, August 13Round 18 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters Bycroft Oval
Saturday, August 20Round 19 Tweedheadscolours.png Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex
Saturday, August 27Round 20 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils Bishop Park
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw  Bye

Statistics

*Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2022 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Iosefi Baleiwairiki *73--12
Nathan Barrett 8----
Michael Bell 11415248
Jake Bourke *31--4
Joe Boyce 112--8
Michael Carroll 22--8
Oscar Carter 3----
Tom Chester *104--16
Josh Chudleigh 831-14
Kalifa Faifai Loa 1512--48
Jaelen Feeney 86--24
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki *1----
Justin Frain 51--4
Edene Gebbie 21--4
Eddie Hampson 31--4
Tom Hancock 15----
Patrick Kaufusi 121--4
Jordan Kenworthy 1----
Kyle Laybutt 1425-18
Zac Laybutt *643-22
Jordan Lipp *114--16
Robert Lui 102--8
Cade Maloney 141--4
Zac McMinn 91--4
Kayleb Milne 5----
Aaron Moore 112--8
Jaymon Moore 1----
Shaun Nona 7229-66
Emry Pere *112--8
Riley Price *141--4
D'Jazirhae Pua'avase *51--4
Taniela Sadrugu *126--24
Totals69532384

References

  1. "2022 Mendi Blackhawks season launch". Townsville Blackhawks. 14 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Townsville Blackhawks: Cup gains and losses for 2022". QRL. 16 March 2022.
  3. "Rabbitohs Pathways squads for Rd 17 matches against Knights". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 5 July 2022.