2014 Mackay Cutters season
2014 Mackay Cutters season | ||||
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Queensland Cup Rank | 9th | |||
Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
2014 record | Wins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 472; against: 546 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Glenn Ottaway | |||
Coach | Kim Williams | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Stadium Mackay | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Liam Taylor (13) | |||
Goals | Liam Taylor (52) | |||
Points | Liam Taylor (156) | |||
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The 2014 Mackay Cutters season was the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Kim Williams and captained by Tyson Martin, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1] The club were unable to defend their premiership, finishing ninth and missing the finals.
Season summary
The Cutters faced an uphill struggle to win back-to-back premierships after losing a number of their 2013 Grand Final-winning side. Tyson Andrews, Bureta Faraimo and Matt Minto were all signed by NRL clubs, captain Jardine Bobongie returned to local rugby league, while North Queensland Cowboys players Michael Morgan and Jason Taumalolo became regular first graders. Tyson Martin returned to the club full-time after being released by the Cowboys and was named the club's captain. The Cutters won 11 of their 24 games, finishing ninth. Cowboys-contracted fullback Zac Santo was named the club's Player of the Year at the end of the season.[2]
Squad List
2014 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
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Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Rohan Ahern | Year off | 2014 |
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Dan Beasley | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | 2014 |
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Josh Benjamin | File:Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras | 2014 |
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Hayden Crockett | File:Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders | 2014 |
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Mitch Day | File:Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles colours.png Queanbeyan Blues | 2014 |
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Doug Hewitt | File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers | 2014 |
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Tyson Martin | File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys | 2014 |
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Nicholas Mataia | File:Australian colours.svg Windsor Wolves | 2014 |
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Tom Rouse | File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights | 2014 |
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Justin Tavae | File:Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm | 2014 |
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James Uhatafe | File:New South Wales colours.svg Cabramatta Two Blues | 2014 |
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Brentt Warr | File:Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers | 2014 |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Tyson Andrews | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2014 |
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Jardine Bobongie | File:Balmain colours.svg Wests Tigers Mackay | 2014 |
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Joel Clinton | Retired | – |
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Michael Comerford | Retired | – |
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Matt Constantinou | File:Balmain colours.svg Sunbury Tigers | 2014 |
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Delane Edwards | File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Fremantle Roosters | 2014 |
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Bureta Faraimo | File:Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels | 2014 |
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Daniel Faumuina | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins | 2014 |
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David Milne | Retired | – |
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Matt Minto | File:Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights | 2014 |
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Luke Young | File:Balmain colours.svg Wests Tigers Mackay | 2014 |
Fixtures
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 1 March | Round 1 | File:Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers | Stadium Mackay | 12 – 40 | Hewitt, Tavae | Taylor (2) | ||||
Saturday, 8 March | Round 2 | File:Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters | Kalabond Oval | 16 – 24 | Beasley, Martin, Murphy | Taylor (2) | ||||
Round 3 | Bye | |||||||||
Saturday, 22 March | Round 4 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Stadium Mackay | 12 – 4 | Gesch, Petersen | Taylor (2) | ||||
Sunday, 30 March | Round 5 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 10 – 30 | Benjamin, Hewitt | Taylor (1) | ||||
Saturday, 5 April | Round 6 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls | Stadium Mackay | 8 – 12 | Santo, Ulugia | |||||
Sunday, 13 April | Round 7 | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 14 – 22 | Hall, Rona, Ulugia | Taylor (1) | ||||
Saturday, 19 April | Round 8 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins | Stadium Mackay | 22 – 12 | Santo, Schirnack, Tavae, Uhatafe, Ulugia | Asiata (1) | ||||
Friday, 25 April | Round 9 | File:Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras | Browne Park | 34 – 28 | Taylor (2), Gesch, Hoare, Martin, Warr | Taylor (5) | ||||
Saturday, 3 May | Round 10 | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 18 – 22 | Asiata (2), Santo, Taylor | Taylor (1) | ||||
Saturday, 10 May | Round 11 | File:Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons | Stadium Mackay | 22 – 12 | Benjamin, Day, Hoare, Taylor | Taylor (3) | ||||
Sunday, 18 May | Round 12 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 22 – 42 | Asiata, Hewitt, Hoare, Taylor | Taylor (3) | ||||
Sunday, 25 May | Round 13 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets | Stadium Mackay | 12 – 36 | Santo, Ulugia | Taylor (2) | ||||
Sunday, 1 June | Round 14 | File:Balmain colours.svg Easts Tigers | Langlands Park | 14 – 22 | Taylor (2), Tavae | Taylor (1) | ||||
Sunday, 8 June | Round 15 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls | BMD Kougari Oval | 18 – 16 | Rona (2), Gesch | Taylor (3) | ||||
Saturday, 14 June | Round 16 | File:Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg PNG Hunters | Stadium Mackay | 20 – 4 | Taylor (2), Day, Mitchell | Taylor (2) | ||||
Round 17 | Bye | |||||||||
Saturday, 28 June | Round 18 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils | Stadium Mackay | 28 – 4 | Ulugia (2), Murphy, Santo, Warr | Taylor (4) | ||||
Saturday, 12 July | Round 19 | File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears | Stadium Mackay | 20 – 28 | Tavae (2), Hewitt, Santo | Taylor (2) | ||||
Saturday, 19 July | Round 20 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies | Stadium Mackay | 24 – 22 | Taylor (2), Tavae, Ulugia | Taylor (4) | ||||
Sunday, 27 July | Round 21 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Oval | 30 – 20 | Osborne (2), Mitchell, Santo, Tavae | Taylor (5) | ||||
Saturday, 2 August | Round 22 | File:Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 10 – 62 | Asiata, Rona | Taylor (1) | ||||
Saturday, 9 August | Round 23 | File:Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons | Daryl Burke Oval | 28 – 20 | Hewitt (2), Utahafe (2), Mitchell | Santo (4) | ||||
Saturday, 16 August | Round 24 | File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride | Stadium Mackay | 16 – 18 | Day, Santo, Taylor | Taylor (2) | ||||
Saturday, 23 August | Round 25 | File:Central Comets colours.svg CQ Capras | Stadium Mackay | 40 – 20 | Rona (2), Tavae (2), Asiata, Gesch, Santo | Taylor (6) | ||||
Sunday, 31 August | Round 26 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 22 – 26 | Davies, Gesch, Mataia, Rona, Santo | Warr (1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2014 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Rohan Ahern | 10 | - | - | - | - |
John Asiata | 18 | 5 | 1 | - | 22 |
Dan Beasley | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Ross Bella | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Josh Benjamin | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Zac Dalton | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Karl Davies | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Mitch Day | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Aleki Falepaini | 15 | - | - | - | - |
Chris Gesch | 23 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Glenn Hall | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Doug Hewitt | 20 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Sam Hoare | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Ryan Kinlyside | 8 | - | - | - | - |
Michael Koko | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tyson Martin | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Nicholas Mataia | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Anthony Mitchell | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Dan Murphy | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Kelvin Nielsen | 20 | - | - | - | - |
Josh Osborne | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Dave Petersen | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Curtis Rona | 13 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
Tom Rouse | 8 | - | - | - | - |
Zac Santo | 22 | 10 | 4 | - | 48 |
Jason Schirnack | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Justin Tavae | 14 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Liam Taylor | 22 | 13 | 52 | - | 156 |
James Uhatafe | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Chris Ulugia | 14 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
Pulou Vaituutuu | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Brentt Warr | 19 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
Dean Webster | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 89 | 58 | 0 | 472 |
Honours
Club
- Player of the Year: Zac Santo
- Players' Player: Dan Beasley
- Sponsor's Player of the Year: Dan Beasley
- Rookie of the Year: Mitch Day
- Spirit of the Cutters award: Chris Gesch
- Club Person of the Year: Ben Miles
References
- ↑ "Tyson Martin will make his debut as Cutters captain". News Mail. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ↑ "The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), October 7, 2014". Archived from the original on 23 October 2015.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 "Intrust Super Cup gains & losses". QRL Media. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.