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2017 Mackay Cutters season

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2017 Mackay Cutters season
Queensland Cup Rank8th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2017 recordWins: 10; draws: 2; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 531; against: 566
Team information
CEOTroy Rovelli
CoachSteve Sheppard
Captain
StadiumBB Print Stadium
Top scorers
TriesYamba Bowie (14)
GoalsJack Joass (33)
PointsNicho Hynes
Jack Joass (86)
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The 2017 Mackay Cutters season was the tenth in the club's history. Coached by Steve Sheppard and captained by Andrew Davey and Setaimata Sa, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1][2] The club missed the finals for the fourth consecutive season, finishing eighth.

Season summary

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Following a wooden spoon season in 2016, the Cutters underwent a major roster overhaul, led by new head coach Steve Sheppard. The club's key signings included former Samoa and New Zealand international Setaimata Sa and former NRL player Jayden Hodges. Sa was awarded the co-captaincy of the team, alongside second-rower Andrew Davey. Hodges first season with Mackay was short lived after he tore his ACL in the team's first trial in February, ruling him out for the season.[3]

The Cutters did not find much success in the first half of the season, winning just four of their first 12 games. Six wins, and two draws, from their final 11 games saw them fight for a finals spot but they finished short, four points outside of the Top 6 in eighth spot. Co-captain Andrew Davey was named the club's Player of the Year at the end of the season. In 2017, the Cutters used just two North Queensland Cowboys-contracted players, the least in club history.

Squad List

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2017 squad

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Mackay Cutters
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Blake Atherton CE
  • Cooper Bambling FE
  • Jayden Batchelor CE
  • Jack Blagbrough PR
  • Aaron Booth HK
  • Yamba Bowie FB, WG
  • Daniel Boyd FE
  • Nick Brown PR
  • Andrew Davey (c)SR
  • Jake Eden SR
  • Johnny Faletagoa'i WG

Head coach

  • Steve Sheppard



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



Squad movement

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Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Cooper Bambling North Queensland Cowboys
2017
Yamba Bowie Cairns Brothers
2017
Nick Brown North Queensland Cowboys
2017
Jake Eden Souths Logan Magpies
2017
Jayden Hodges Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2017
Nicho Hynes Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
2017
Jack Joass Souths Logan Magpies
2017
Lona Kaifoto Townsville Blackhawks
2017
Tom Murphy Sunshine Coast Falcons
2017
Setaimata Sa Widnes Vikings
2017
Kouma Samson Glenora Bears
2017
Nathan Saumalu Canterbury Bulls
2017
Semisi Tyrell Warriors
2017

Losses

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Delayne Ashby Illawarra Cutters
2017
Joss Boyton Released
Jack Creith Easts Tigers
2017
Andrew Gay West Wales Raiders
2017
Ryan Kinlyside Released
Nicholas Mataia Released
Kelvin Nielsen Released
John Papalii Released
Michael Pearsall Norths Devils
2017
Jordan Pereira St George Illawarra (mid-season)
2017
Steve Rapira Released
Tone Susuga Released
Liam Taylor Released
Regan Verney Ivanhoes Knights
2017

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 4 March Round 1 Northern Pride BB Print Stadium 4 – 24 Saumaulu
Saturday, 11 March Round 2 Tweed Heads Seagulls BB Print Stadium 38 – 6 Bowie (2), Bambling, Booth, Pereira, Saumalu, Uele Hynes (5)
Saturday, 18 March Round 3 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval 12 – 60 Pereira, Uele Hynes (2)
Saturday, 25 March Round 4 Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval 22 – 18 Uele (2), Bowie, Pereira Hynes (3)
Saturday, 1 April Round 5 PNG Hunters BB Print Stadium 16 – 36 Faletagoa'i, Hynes, Pereira Hynes (2)
Saturday, 8 April Round 6 Central Queensland Capras Browne Park 38 – 22 Saumalu (3), Davey (2), Faletagoa'i, Sa, Uele Hynes (3)
Sunday, 16 April Round 7 Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 24 – 42 Joass (2), Bambling, Saumalu, Uele Hynes (2)
Saturday, 22 April Round 8 Easts Tigers BB Print Stadium 33 – 10 Bambling, Bowie, Davey, Sa, Saumalu, Uele Bambling (4, 1 FG)
Sunday, 30 April Round 9 Norths Devils BB Print Stadium 10 – 34 Bambling, Saumalu Bambling (1)
Saturday, 13 May Round 10 Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval 6 – 14 Pereira Bambling (1)
Saturday, 20 May Round 11 Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 18 – 28 Bowie, Hynes, Tyrell Hynes (3)
Saturday, 27 May Round 12 Burleigh Bears BB Print Stadium 28 – 34 Saumalu (2), Booth, Davey, Hynes Booth (4)
Saturday, 3 June Round 13 Wynnum Manly Seagulls BB Print Stadium 20 – 14 Bowie (2), Hynes, Uele Hynes (2)
Saturday, 10 June Round 14 Townsville Blackhawks BB Print Stadium 20 – 20 Bambling, Bowie, Faletagoa'i, Pereira Hynes (2)
Round 15 Bye
Sunday, 25 June Round 16 Norths Devils Bishop Park 52 – 4 Bambling (2), Faletagoa'i (2), Hynes (2), Pereira (2), Joass, Uele Joass (4), Bambling (1), Hynes (1)
Sunday, 2 July Round 17 Northern Pride Barlow Park 26 – 18 Bowie (2), Bambling, Booth Joass (5)
Saturday, 8 July Round 18 Easts Tigers Suzuki Stadium 10 – 34 Hynes, Kaifoto Joass (1)
Saturday, 15 July Round 19 Central Queensland Capras BB Print Stadium 38 – 20 Joass (2), Booth, Davey, Faletagoa'i, Saumalu, Uele Joass (5)
Saturday, 22 July Round 20 PNG Hunters National Football Stadium 22 – 22 Bowie (2), Faletagoa'i, Wright Joass (3)
Round 21 Bye
Saturday, 5 August Round 22 Sunshine Coast Falcons BB Print Stadium 30 – 26 Bambling, Bowie, Brown, Davey, Saumalu Joass (5)
Saturday, 12 August Round 23 Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 16 – 28 Uele, Leslie Joass (2)
Saturday, 19 August Round 24 Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 30 – 20 Bowie, Davey, Hynes, Leslie, Samson Joass (5)
Saturday, 26 August Round 25 Souths Logan Magpies BB Print Stadium 18 – 32 Boyd, Hynes, Saumalu Joass (3)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2017 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Blake Atherton 3 - - - -
Cooper Bambling 23 9 7 1 51
Jayden Batchelor 1 - - - -
Jack Blagbrough 12 - - - -
Aaron Booth 22 4 4 - 24
Yamba Bowie 23 14 - - 56
Daniel Boyd 1 1 - - 4
Nick Brown 23 1 - - 4
Andrew Davey 21 7 - - 28
Jake Eden 9 - - - -
Johnny Faletagoa'i 18 7 - - 28
Alex Farrell 2 - - - -
Leonati Feiloakitau 7 - - - -
Tyler Gardiner 1 - - - -
Nicho Hynes 21 9 25 - 86
Kellen Jenner 5 - - - -
Jack Joass 22 5 33 - 86
Lona Kaifoto 18 1 - - 4
Yosepha Kepa 1 - - - -
Bennett Leslie 10 2 - - 8
Gareth Moore 9 - - - -
Tom Murphy 11 - - - -
Jordan Pereira 15 8 - - 32
Jacob Pottinger 10 - - - -
Isaac Richardson 9 - - - -
Setaimata Sa 20 2 - - 8
Kouma Samson 17 1 - - 4
Nathan Saumalu 17 13 - - 52
Eliki Taufahema 1 - - - -
Semisi Tyrell 6 1 - - 4
Braden Uele 21 12 - - 48
Shane Wright 12 1 - - 4
Totals 98 69 1 531

Honours

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Club

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  • Player of the Year: Andrew Davey
  • Players' Player: Nick Brown
  • Rookie of the Year: Cooper Bambling
  • Club Person of the Year: Jodie Grosskreutz

References

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  1. ^ "Cutters appoint 2017 coach". QRL. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ madolynpeters (22 January 2017). "Cutters announce captains for 2017". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ madolynpeters (12 February 2017). "Hodges goes down in his debut game for Cutters". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Gains and Losses: Mackay Cutters". QRL. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.