2022 Townsville Blackhawks season

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]

2022 Townsville Blackhawks season
Queensland Cup Rank8th
2022 recordWins: 7; draws: 1; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 384; against: 320
Team information
CEOJustin Wilkins
CoachAaron Payne
Captain
StadiumJack Manski Oval
Top scorers
TriesKalifa Faifai Loa (12)
GoalsShaun Nona (29)
PointsShaun Nona (66)
← 2021 2023 →

Season summary

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Milestones

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2022 squad

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Townsville Blackhawks
First team squad Coaching 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

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Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Oscar Carter   Herbert River Crushers
2022
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John Cullen   Townsville Brothers
2022
Justin Frain   Ryde-Eastwood Hawks
2022
Edene Gebbie   Wests Tigers
2022
Mitchell Grimes   Herbert River Crushers
2022
Robert Lui   Leeds Rhinos
2022
Kayleb Milne   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2022
Jaymon Moore   Mackay Cutters
2022
Faron Morris   Townsville Brothers
2022
Jordon Remfrey   Mounties RLFC
2022

Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Carlin Anderson Work commitments
Nick Brown Released
Benn Campagnolo   South Sydney Rabbitohs
2022
Sam Hoare Retired
Josh Hoffman Released
Cameron King Retired
Sione Lousi Retired
Sam Martin-Savage Year off
Cody Maughan Released
Kieran Quabba Work commitments
Bacho Salam   Brisbane Tigers
2022

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 5 March Trial 1   Northern Pride Barlow Park 6 – 22 - -
Saturday, 12 March Trial 2   Mackay Cutters Denison Park 24 – 18 Chudleigh (2), Feeney, Lipp Bell (4)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, March 20 Round 1   Norths Devils Jack Manski Oval 14 – 8 Chester, Chudleigh, Faifai Loa Chudleigh (1)
Saturday, March 26 Round 2   Burleigh Bears Jack Manski Oval 22 – 26 Faifai Loa, Feeney, Price, Sadrugu Bell (3)
Friday, April 1 Round 3   Wynnum Manly Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 28 – 12 Faifai Loa, Kaufusi, Lipp, A Moore, Pere K Laybutt (4)
Saturday, April 9 Round 4   Northern Pride Barlow Park 22 – 12 Faifai Loa (2), Baleiwairiki, Bell Bell (3)
Sunday, April 24 Round 5   Tweed Heads Seagulls Jack Manski Oval 17 – 4 Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Lui Bell (2, 1 FG)
Saturday, April 30 Round 6   Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium 29 – 28 Bell (2), Baleiwairiki, Chudleigh, Sadrugu Bell (4, 1 FG)
Round 7 Bye
Friday, May 13 Round 8   PNG Hunters Jack Manski Oval 20 – 42 Feeney, Lipp, A Moore, Sadrugu Bell (2)
Saturday, May 21 Round 9   Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve 40 – 10 Feeney (3), Lipp (2), Boyce, Frain Nona (5), Bell (1)
Saturday, June 4 Round 10   Mackay Cutters Jack Manski Oval 18 – 28 Faifai Loa, Feeney, K Laybutt Nona (2), K Laybutt (1)
Saturday, June 11 Round 11   CQ Capras Browne Park 16 – 22 Nona (2), Faifai Loa Nona (2)
Saturday, June 18 Round 12   Brisbane Tigers Jack Manski Oval 30 – 18 Baleiwairiki, Boyce, Faifai Loa, Z Laybutt, Pua'avase Nona (5)
Saturday, July 2 Round 13   Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium 18 – 28 Carroll (2), McMinn Z Laybutt (3)
Saturday, July 9 Round 14   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 16 Round 15   Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 16 – 30 Faifai Loa, Lui, Sadrugu Nona (2)
Saturday, July 23 Round 16   Redcliffe Dolphins Burdekin RL Park 22 – 22 Sadrugu (2), Bourke, Z Laybutt (2) Nona (3)
Saturday, August 6 Round 17   Northern Pride Jack Manski Oval
Saturday, August 13 Round 18   PNG Hunters Bycroft Oval
Saturday, August 20 Round 19   Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex
Saturday, August 27 Round 20   Norths Devils Bishop Park
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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* Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2022 season
Name App T G FG Pts
Iosefi Baleiwairiki* 7 3 - - 12
Nathan Barrett 8 - - - -
Michael Bell 11 4 15 2 48
Jake Bourke* 3 1 - - 4
Joe Boyce 11 2 - - 8
Michael Carroll 2 2 - - 8
Oscar Carter 3 - - - -
Tom Chester* 10 4 - - 16
Josh Chudleigh 8 3 1 - 14
Kalifa Faifai Loa 15 12 - - 48
Jaelen Feeney 8 6 - - 24
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki* 1 - - - -
Justin Frain 5 1 - - 4
Edene Gebbie 2 1 - - 4
Eddie Hampson 3 1 - - 4
Tom Hancock 15 - - - -
Patrick Kaufusi 12 1 - - 4
Jordan Kenworthy 1 - - - -
Kyle Laybutt 14 2 5 - 18
Zac Laybutt* 6 4 3 - 22
Jordan Lipp* 11 4 - - 16
Robert Lui 10 2 - - 8
Cade Maloney 14 1 - - 4
Zac McMinn 9 1 - - 4
Kayleb Milne 5 - - - -
Aaron Moore 11 2 - - 8
Jaymon Moore 1 - - - -
Shaun Nona 7 2 29 - 66
Emry Pere* 11 2 - - 8
Riley Price* 14 1 - - 4
D'Jazirhae Pua'avase* 5 1 - - 4
Taniela Sadrugu* 12 6 - - 24
Totals 69 53 2 384

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Mendi Blackhawks season launch". Townsville Blackhawks. 14 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "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.