2017 Mackay Cutters season
Rugby league team season
2017 Mackay Cutters season Queensland Cup Rank8th Play-off result Missed finals 2017 record Wins: 10; draws: 2; losses: 11 Points scored For: 531; against: 566 CEO Troy Rovelli Coach Steve Sheppard Captain Stadium BB Print Stadium Tries Yamba Bowie (14) Goals Jack Joass (33) Points Nicho Hynes Jack Joass (86)
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
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
2017 squad
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
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice-captain(s)
Squad movement
Gains
Losses
Fixtures
Regular season
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
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
Club
Player of the Year: Andrew Davey
Players' Player: Nick Brown
Rookie of the Year: Cooper Bambling
Club Person of the Year: Jodie Grosskreutz
References