Английская Википедия:2013 Mackay Cutters season
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The 2013 Mackay Cutters season was the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Kim Williams and captained by Jardine Bobongie and Joel Clinton, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1] The club enjoyed their most successful season, finishing the regular season in second place and defeating the Easts Tigers 27–20 in the Grand Final to win their first premiership.[2]
Season summary
After the departure of head coach Anthony Seibold at the end of 2012, the Cutters hired former Melbourne Storm SG Ball Cup coach Kim Williams as his replacement.[3] The club's biggest off-season recruit was former Australian international and NRL premiership winning-prop Joel Clinton, who was returning to Australia after three seasons with Hull Kingston Rovers.[4] He was named co-captain of the club, alongside veteran Jardine Bobongie.
On 28 April 2013, just hours after a 22–22 draw with the Tweed Heads Seagulls, North Queensland Cowboys contracted hooker Alex Elisala was found unconscious and not breathing after jumping from a hotel balcony. He died in hospital the following day.[5] In honour of Elisala, the Cutters retired his number 14 jersey for the rest of the season.[6] Despite the tragedy, the Cutters pushed forward and finished the season in second on the ladder, their highest ever finish (as of the 2019 season).[7] In Week 1 of the finals, they suffered a 18–31 loss to the Easts Tigers before bouncing back to defeat the Ipswich Jets and Northern Pride to qualify for their first Grand Final and set up a rematch with the Tigers.[8]
On 28 September 2013, the Cutters defeated Easts 27–20 in the Grand Final at North Ipswich Reserve to claim their maiden Queensland Cup premiership.[2] Prop Tyson Andrews was named the club's Player of the Year, while Cowboys contracted players, Sam Hoare and Curtis Rona, were selected for the Queensland Residents side.[9]
Squad List
2013 squad
The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2013: Alex Elisala, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Clint Greenshields, Chris Grevsmuhl, Sam Hoare, Rory Kostjasyn, Tyson Martin, Anthony Mitchell, Michael Morgan, Curtis Rona, Zac Santo, Tariq Sims and Jason Taumalolo.
Squad movement
Gains
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Clinton | Шаблон:Leagueicon Hull Kingston Rovers | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Matt Constantinou | Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Jake Cooley | Шаблон:Leagueicon Nelson Bays RU | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Karl Davies | Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Delane Edwards | Шаблон:Leagueicon Fremantle Roosters | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Michael Koko | Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Sam Miles | Шаблон:Leagueicon Emerald Tigers | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Dan Murphy | Шаблон:Leagueicon Warwick Cowboys | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Jason Netherton | Шаблон:Leagueicon Hull Kingston Rovers | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Dave Petersen | Шаблон:Leagueicon Hull Kingston Rovers | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Chris Ulugia | Шаблон:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels (mid-season) | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Pulou Vaituutuu | Шаблон:Leagueicon Mounties RLFC | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Ahern | Released | Шаблон:Center | |
| Lewis Balcomb | Retired | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Neil Budworth | Retired | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Trevor Exton | Released | Шаблон:Center | |
| Luke Fatnowna | Retired | Шаблон:Center | |
| Damon Koolstra | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | Шаблон:Center | |
| Jason Netherton | Шаблон:Leagueicon Hull KR (mid-season) | Шаблон:Center | |
| Grant Rovelli | Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths Sharks Mackay | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Michael Thomas | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | Шаблон:Center | |
| Andrew Ward | Released | Шаблон:Center |
Fixtures
Regular season
Finals
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 8 September | Elimination Final | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | Virgin Australia Stadium | 18 – 31 | Koko (2), Hoare | Taylor (3) | ||||
| Saturday, 14 September | Semi Final | Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Jets | Virgin Australia Stadium | 27 – 16 | Faraimo (2), Faifai Loa, Taylor | Taylor (3), Minto (2, 1 FG) | ||||
| Sunday, 22 September | Preliminary Final | Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride | Langlands Park | 20 – 16 | Faifai Loa, Faraimo, Taumalolo, Taylor | Taylor (2) | ||||
| Sunday, 29 September | Grand Final | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | North Ipswich Reserve | 27 – 20 | Faraimo (2), Milne, Mitchell, Morgan | Milne (1), Minto (1, 1 FG), Taylor (1) | ||||
| Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 | ||||||||||
Mackay Cutters' Grand Final winning side: 1 Liam Taylor, 2 Bureta Faraimo, 15 Michael Morgan, 4 Kalifa Faifai Loa, 5 David Milne, 6 Dan Murphy, 7 Matt Minto, 8 Tyson Andrews, 9 Anthony Mitchell, 10 Sam Hoare, 17 Jason Taumalolo, 12 Chris Gesch, 13 Jardine Bobongie (c). Interchange: 11 Dean Webster, 16 Karl Davies, 18 Kelvin Nielsen, 20 Jason Schirnack. Coach: Kim Williams.[10]
Statistics
| * | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2013 season |
| Name | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Jardine Bobongie | 3 | 1 | - | 14 |
| Michael Comerford | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 9 | 6 | - | 48 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | - | - | 68 |
| Chris Gesch | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Michael Koko | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 16 | 1 | - | 66 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 18 | 3 | 59 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Dan Murphy | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | - | - | 48 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Liam Taylor | 11 | 63 | - | 170 |
| Chris Ulugia | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Dean Webster | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Totals | 122 | 89 | 3 | 669 |
Honours
Club
- Player of the Year: Tyson Andrews
- Players' Player: Bureta Faraimo
- Sponsor's Player of the Year: Jardine Bobongie
- Rookie of the Year: Karl Davies
- Club Person of the Year: Chris Fraser
References
