Townsville Blackhawks

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Townsville & Districts Blackhawks
Townsville & Districts Blackhawks RLFC logo.png
Club information
Full nameTownsville & Districts Blackhawks Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)Blackhawks
Colours  Green
  Black
  White
Founded10 September 2014;10 years ago (2014-09-10)
Website blackhawkstsv.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOJustin Wilkins
Coach Terry Campese
Captain Josh Chudleigh
Competition Intrust Super Cup
2022 season 10th
Rugby football current event.png Current season
Records
Premierships (2nd grade)0
Runners-up (2nd grade)1 (2015)
Minor premierships (2nd grade) 1 (2015)
Wooden spoons (2nd grade) 0
Most capped84 – Kyle Laybutt
Highest points scorer310 – Carlin Anderson

The Townsville & Districts Blackhawks are an Australian semi-professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in September 2014, first competing in the 2015 season. [1] The side plays their home games at Jack Manski Oval.

Contents

History

Former Blackhawks player Noel Underwood, 2015 Souths vs Townsville 12 April 2015 04.JPG
Former Blackhawks player Noel Underwood, 2015

The beginnings of a Townsville team's bid to return to the Queensland Cup date back to 2007, when the Townsville-based North Queensland Young Guns folded at the end of the season. Before the Young Guns entered the competition in 2002, Townsville was represented in the Queensland Cup by the Townsville Stingers, who only lasted one season in 1998. In 2008, the Queensland Cup expanded to Cairns with the Northern Pride and Mackay with the Mackay Cutters. Both clubs became feeder sides for the Townsville-based NRL club, the North Queensland Cowboys.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, the Townsville Brothers League club sent a letter to Townsville & Districts Rugby League (TDRL) chairman Ross Anderson outlining their interest in joining the Queensland Cup. [2]

On 10 September 2014, Queensland Rugby League chairman Peter Betros announced that the Brothers-led Townsville Blackhawks bid had been successful and the side would compete in the 2015 competition. The club will be backed by the North Queensland Cowboys, who will use the Blackhawks as one of their feeder sides, along with the Pride and the Cutters.[ citation needed ]

On 29 September 2014, former North Queensland Cowboys Under 20s head coach and Brisbane Broncos assistant coach Kristian Woolf was announced as the inaugural head coach of the Blackhawks. [3]

On 16 October 2014, the Blackhawks announced their first six signings for their inaugural season. They included former NRL players Tom Humble, Anthony Mitchell and Ricky Thorby, former North Queensland Cowboys Under 20s players Corey Jensen and Chris McLean, and United States international Taylor Welch.

On 28 February 2015, Daniel Beasley was named inaugural club captain at the team's season launch.

On 7 March 2015, the Blackhawks played their first Queensland Cup game, defeating the Mackay Cutters 30-16 at Jack Manski Oval. Jahrome Hughes scored the club's first try. [4]

The Blackhawks finished their inaugural season as minor premiers and runners-up in the Grand Final, losing to the Ipswich Jets.

On 9 November 2015, it was announced that Townsville's Cyril Connell (under-16) and Mal Meninga (under-18) Cup sides, formerly known as the Townsville Stingers, will now be known as the Townsville & Districts Blackhawks in their respective competitions. [5]

On 28 September 2018, Aaron Payne was announced as the club's second head coach, after inaugural coach Kristian Woolf joined the Newcastle Knights NRL side as an assistant coach. [6]

Season summaries

P=Premiers, R=Runners-Up, M=Minor Premierships, F=Finals Appearance, W=Wooden Spoons
(brackets represent finals games)
CompetitionGames
Played		Games
Won		Games
Drawn		Games
Lost		Ladder
Position		PRMFWCoachCaptain(s)Details
23 (2)19 (1)13 (1)1 / 14
♦
♦
♦
Daniel Beasley
23 (2)16 (1)16 (1)3 / 14
♦
23 (1)1229 (1)6 / 14
♦
Daniel Beasley
23 (1)1508 (1)3 / 14
♦
Andrew Niemoeller
23 (2)17 (1)06 (1)4 / 14
♦
1100N/A [7]
17 (1)917 (1)7 / 14
♦

Coaches

The Blackhawks' current coach, Terry Campese, is the third in the club's history. Kristian Woolf is their longest serving coach.

NoCoachTenureMatchesWonDrawnLostWin %
1 Kristian Woolf 2015–2018986443065%
2 Aaron Payne 2019–2023442811564%
3 Terry Campese 2024–present

Emblems and colours

Despite being backed by the Townsville Brothers League Club, the bid team adopted a new name, logo and colour scheme for the club. The Blackhawks moniker was chosen after Matt Cocker, a local firefighter at Townsville Airport, won a "name the team" competition in 2012. [8] The city of Townsville has a military history and is home to an RAAF Base. The club's primary colours are green, black and white and their major sponsor is Mendi Construction, who are based in Townsville. [9]

Honours

2015
2015

Statistics and Records

Biggest Wins

MarginOpponentScoreVenueDate
72 Souths Logan Magpies 72–0 Jack Manski Oval 9 July 2022
72 Burleigh Bears 78–6 Jack Manski Oval 9 May 2015
62 Central Queensland Capras 74–12Alec Inch Oval23 July 2016
54 Northern Pride 60–6 Jack Manski Oval 14 July 2019

Biggest Losses

MarginOpponentScoreVenueDate
38 PNG Hunters 4–42 National Football Stadium 28 May 2017
26 Sunshine Coast Falcons 16–42 Sunshine Coast Stadium 26 August 2017
24 Norths Devils 14–38 Jack Manski Oval 20 March 2022
24 Sunshine Coast Falcons 10–34 Jack Manski Oval 19 May 2019

Most Consecutive Wins

Most Consecutive Losses

Most Games for Club

Most Tries for Club

Most tries in a match

Most Goals in a Match

Most Points in a Match

Most Tries in a Season

Most Points in a Season

Sponsors

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Heard the QLD Cup may be expanding". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Cultivate. "Kristian Woolf". St.Helens R.F.C. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Intrust Super Cup: Rd 1 report". Cowboys.com.au. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Stingers turn into Blackhawks". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "More Payne more gain". Blackhawks Media. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  7. ↑ The 2020 season was cancelled after Round 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  8. ↑ "@phillutton78 @VinceRugari credit on the name to Matt Cocker local fire fighter at the airport won a "name the team" comp back in 2012". Twitter . Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Lutton, Phil (11 September 2014). "Props to the Blackhawks, who finally win the name game". Brisbane Times . Retrieved 9 October 2017.

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