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2009 Mackay Cutters season

The 2009 Mackay Cutters season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Shane Muspratt and captained by Jardine Bobongie, they competed in the QRL's Wizard Cup.[1][2] The club finished the season in 14th, last place, winning the wooden spoon.[3]

2009 Mackay Cutters season
Queensland Cup Rank12th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2009 recordWins: 7; draws: 1; losses: 14
Points scoredFor: 315; against: 541
Team information
CoachShane Muspratt
Captain
  • Jardine Bobongie
StadiumMackay Junior Rugby League Grounds
Top scorers
TriesAnthony Perkins (8)
GoalsDaniel Abraham (28)
PointsDaniel Abraham (68)
← 2008 2010 →

Season summary edit

The 2009 season started strongly for the Cutters, with three straight wins before a run of nine straight losses sunk them to the bottom of the table. A 10–34 loss to the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the final game of the regular season saw them finish last on points differential. Local junior Jardine Bobongie joined the club in 2009 and won their Player of the Year award after spending the 2008 season playing for the St George Illawarra Dragons' New South Wales Cup side. He would go on to play an influential role in their maiden premiership four years later, captaining the side in the Grand Final victory. 2009 saw the Cutters have their first Queensland Residents representative, with North Queensland Cowboys contracted prop Dayne Weston being selected in the side.[4]

Milestones edit

  • Round 3: The club recorded their sixth straight win, the club's longest winning streak.

Squad List edit

2009 squad edit

Mackay Cutters
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Daniel Abraham – FE
  • Roy Baira – HK
  • Tony Beaumont – SR
  • Jardine Bobongie (c) – LK
  • Craig Bowering – PR
  • Chance Bunce – FB
  • Craig Chapman – HB
  • Michael Comerford – WG
  • Quinton Fielder – PR
  • Daniel Flynn – FB
  • Chris Giumelli – WG
  • Sam Granville – CE
  • Kaylib Gray – SR
  • Matt Griffin – FB, HB
  • Darren Griffiths – SR
  • Peter Hassall – CE
  • Dan Hill – SR
  • Regan Hyde – PR
  • Jerome Iakimo – LK
  • Royston Lightning – CE, LK
  • Quinton Mitchell – SR
  • Grant Moore – LK
  • Kelvin Nielsen – SR
  • Troy Paget – CE
  • Tom Parker – SR
  • Josh Rovelli – PR
  • Todd Seymour – HB, FE
  • Bennett Smith – SR
  • Luke Srama – HK
  • Dean Tass – CE, WG
  • Dean Vogel – PR
  • Adam Walker – PR
  • Luke Young – FE, FB

Head coach


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



The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2009: Mitchell Achurch, Ben Farrar, Ben Harris, Shannon Hegarty, Antonio Kaufusi, Donald Malone, Anthony Perkins, Steve Rapira, Grant Rovelli, Anthony Watts and Dayne Weston.

Squad movement edit

Gains edit

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Daniel Abraham   North Queensland Cowboys
2009
[1]
Roy Baira   Townsville Brothers
2009
Jardine Bobongie   St George Illawarra Dragons
2009
[1]
Craig Bowering   Melbourne Storm
2009
[1]
Chance Bunce   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
2009
[5]
Craig Chapman   Souths Logan Magpies
2009
[6]
Kaylib Gray   Ipswich Jets
2009
[7]
Darren Griffiths   Charters Towers Miners
2009
[7]
Quinton Mitchell   Townsville Brothers
2009
[7]
Troy Paget   Gold Coast Titans
2009
[7]

Losses edit

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Jamie McDonald Retired
–
[7]
Shane Muspratt Retired
–
[7]
Cody Norton   Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
2009
[7]
Adam Schubert Released
–
[7]
Kerrod Toby Retired
–
[7]

Fixtures edit

Regular season edit

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 14 March Round 1   Ipswich Jets Briggs Rd Sporting Complex 18 – 16 Fielder, Griffiths, Lightning Abraham (3)
Saturday, 21 March Round 2   Easts Tigers Mackay JRL Grounds 34 – 18 Lightning (2), Abraham, Baira, Bobongie, Seymour Abraham (5)
Saturday, 28 March Round 3   Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Stockland Park 22 – 16 Perkins (2), Fielder, Lightning, Malone Abraham (1)
Saturday, 4 April Round 4   Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 6 – 15 Hegarty Abraham (1)
Sunday, 12 April Round 5   Wynnum Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval 26 – 24 Bobongie, Farrar, Fielder, Griffiths, Perkins Abraham (3)
Saturday, 18 April Round 6   Redcliffe Dolphins Dolphin Oval 12 – 22 Bobongie, Lightning Abraham (2)
Saturday, 25 April Round 7   Norths Devils Mackay JRL Grounds 12 – 28 Bunce, Lightning Abraham (2)
Saturday, 2 May Round 8   Central Comets Browne Park 6 – 50 Abraham Abraham (1)
Saturday, 9 May Round 9   Northern Pride Barlow Park 16 – 34 Abraham, Bobongie, Watts Abraham (2)
Saturday, 16 May Round 10   Souths Logan Magpies Mackay JRL Grounds 10 – 44 Malone, Paget Abraham (1)
Saturday, 23 May Round 11   Tweed Heads Seagulls Mackay JRL Grounds 20 – 26 Flynn, Harris, Malone, Perkins Abraham 2)
Saturday, 30 May Round 12   Ipswich Jets Mackay JRL Grounds 0 – 30
Saturday, 6 June Round 13   Easts Tigers Langlands Park 12 – 18 Bunce, Tass Abraham (2)
Saturday, 20 June Round 14   Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Mackay JRL Grounds 22 – 26 Tass (2), Perkins, Seymour Abraham (3)
Saturday, 27 June Round 15   Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park 10 – 4 Flynn, Griffin Malone (1)
Saturday, 10 July Round 16   Wynnum Manly Seagulls Mackay JRL Grounds 22 – 14 Moore, Perkins, Seymour, Tass Malone (3)
Saturday, 18 July Round 17   Redcliffe Dolphins Mackay JRL Grounds 6 – 6 Griffin Malone (1)
Sunday, 26 July Round 18   Norths Devils Bishop Park 12 – 40 Bobongie, Rovelli Malone (2)
Sunday, 2 August Round 19   Central Comets Mackay JRL Grounds 16 – 28 Fielder, Flynn, Weston Malone (2)
Sunday, 9 August Round 20   Northern Pride Mackay JRL Grounds 17 – 16 Flynn, Perkins, Srama Chapman (2, 1 FG)
Sunday, 16 August Round 21   Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park 6 – 40 Flynn Chapman (1)
Saturday, 22 August Round 22   Tweed Heads Seagulls Ned Byrne Field 10 – 34 Malone, Perkins Malone (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics edit

* Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2009 season
Name T G FG Pts
Daniel Abraham 3 28 - 68
Roy Baira 1 - - 4
Jardine Bobongie 5 - - 28
Chance Bunce 2 - - 8
Craig Chapman - 3 1 7
Ben Farrar 1 - - 4
Quinton Fielder 4 - - 16
Daniel Flynn 5 - - 20
Matt Griffin 2- - - 8
Darren Griffiths 2 - - 8
Ben Harris 1 - - 4
Shannon Hegarty 1 - - 4
Royston Lightning 6 - - 24
Donald Malone 4 10 - 36
Grant Moore 1 - - 4
Troy Paget 1 - - 4
Anthony Perkins 8 - - 32
Josh Rovelli 1 - - 4
Todd Seymour 3 - - 12
Luke Srama 1 - - 4
Dean Tass 4 - - 16
Anthony Watts 1 - - 4
Dayne Weston 1 - - 4
Totals 58 41 0 315

Honours edit

Club edit

  • Player of the Year: Jardine Bobongie
  • Sponsor's Player of the Year: Jardine Bobongie
  • Rookie of the Year: Darren Griffiths
  • Club Person of the Year: Tony Gambie

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Signs good for Cutters in 2009 The Courier Mail. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2022
  2. ^ Jardine Bobongie returns [dead link]
  3. ^ Boxall, By Sally (23 August 2009). "Wooden spoon for Cutters". The Courier Mail.
  4. ^ Weston linking with Bears The Australian 19 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2022
  5. ^ Charles Payne. "Signs good for Cutters in 2009". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Chance for Chapman". The Courier Mail. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "QLD Cup formguide". 11 March 2009.
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