2021 Papua New Guinea Hunters season | ||||
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Queensland Cup Rank | 10th | |||
2021 record | Wins: 6; losses: 11 | |||
Points scored | For: 386; against: 479 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Scott Barker | |||
Coach | Mathew Church | |||
Captain |
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Stadium | Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | 9 ( Junior Rau, Solo Wane) | |||
Goals | 21 (Charlie Simon, Ase Boas) | |||
Points | 46 (Charlie Simon, Ase Boas) | |||
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The Papua New Guinea Hunters is a professional rugby league club from Papua New Guinea that participates in the Queensland Cup in Australia. They have relocated to Runaway Bay, Gold Coast for the 2021 Intrust Super Cup Season. The 2021 Intrust Super Cup will be the PNG Hunters' eighth season in rugby league's Queensland Cup after securing their future with a four-year license from 2019 until 2022. [1] A 37-man train-on squad was announced for the pre season [2] before it was trimmed and the final squad finalized. [3] Doncaster RLFC agreed for Watson Boas to play with the Hunters squad until he was able to return to the United Kingdom. [4] In partnership with PacificAus Sports( Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League, PNG Hunters and QRL signed a three year agreement titled 'Growing and Supporting Rugby League in Papua New Guinea' [5] in February which will see the PacificAus Sports and QRL assisting to develop the sport in the country by creating pathways for emerging PNG players and also develop pathways for PNG teams like the PNG Hunters Under-19s and Papua New Guinea Hunters women's [6] [7] to take part in high-level Australian sporting competitions [8] The Hunters travelled with a 24-man squad to Queensland after six could not travel due to visa issues. Three consultants were recruited to join the coaching team in order to refine and up-skill the coaching staff through funding by PacificAus sports program. [9] [10]
Round | Player | Milestone |
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Round 1 | Jokadi Bire, Samuel Yegip, Edwin Ipape, Benji Kot, Emmanuel Waine, Sylvester Namo and Judah Rimbu | ISC debut |
Round 4 | Norman Brown | ISC debut |
Round 5 | Jeffrey Robert | ISC debut |
Round 6 | Tom Butterfield | Hunters debut |
Round 7 | Solo Wane | ISC debut |
Round 8 | Solomon Pokare | ISC debut |
Round 12 | Junior Rau | 50th Game |
Round 19 | Gilmo Paul | ISC Debut (Hunter #98) |
Round 17 | Enoch Maki | 100th Game |
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 13 January 2021 |
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Solomon Pokare | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Judah Rimbu | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Jokadi Bire |
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Benji Kot | Kimbe Cutters | 2021 |
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Samuel Yegip | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Jeffrey Robert | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Sylvester Namo | Lae Snax Tigers | 2021 |
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Edwin Ipape |
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Norman Brown | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Gilmo Paul | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Solo Wane | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Watson Boas | Doncaster RLFC (loan) | 2021 |
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Wartovo Puara | Barrow Raiders | 2021 |
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Shane Nigel | Port Moresby Vipers | 2021 |
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Joe Frank | Waghi Tumbe | 2021 |
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Patrick Morea | Hela Wigmen | 2021 |
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Rhadley Brawa | Enga Mioks | 2021 |
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Junior Rop | Lae Snax Tigers | 2021 |
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Steven Bruno | Rabaul Gurias | 2021 |
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Justin Yoka | Kimbe Cutters | 2021 |
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Nicky Oliver | Central Dabaris | 2021 |
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Francis Takai | Rabaul Gurias | 2021 |
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Roy Elison | Rabaul Gurias | 2021 |
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Casey Dickson | Lae Snax Tigers | 2021 |
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Stanley Olo | Lae Snax Tigers | 2021 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 |
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17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 521 | 320 | 201 | 30 |
2 |
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17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 513 | 374 | 139 | 24 |
3 |
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17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 457 | 342 | 115 | 24 |
4 |
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17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 458 | 384 | 74 | 22 |
5 |
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17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 450 | 397 | 53 | 22 |
6 |
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17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 517 | 446 | 71 | 21 |
7 |
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17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 468 | 361 | 107 | 19 |
8 |
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17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 448 | 390 | 58 | 18 |
9 |
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17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 376 | 387 | -11 | 18 |
10 |
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17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 386 | 479 | -93 | 12 |
11 |
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17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 364 | 456 | -92 | 9 |
12 |
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17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 330 | 556 | -226 | 8 |
13 |
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17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 365 | 561 | -196 | 7 |
14 |
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17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 303 | 503 | -200 | 4 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals |
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 20 March | Round 1 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 18-20 | Bire, Wapi, Puara | Simon 3 goals | ||||
Saturday, 27 March | Round 2 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 44-22 | Gotuno 3, Kapinias 2, Wapi, Bire, Ipape | Simon 6 goals | ||||
Saturday, 10 April | Round 3 |
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BB Print Stadium | 26-14 | Yegip, Namo, Rau, W.Boas, Ipape | Simon 3 goals | ||||
Saturday, 17 April | Round 4 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 32-12 | Kot 2, Brown 2, Wapi, Yegip | Simon 4 goals | ||||
Saturday, 24 April | Round 5 |
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Pizzey Park | 18-25 | Bire, Brown, Nima, Wapi | Simon goal | ||||
Sunday, 9 May | Round 6 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 12-40 | Bire, Brown | Simon 2 goals | ||||
Sunday, 16 May | Round 7 |
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Davies Park | 14-48 | Waine, Wane ,Bire | Pokare goal | ||||
Saturday, 29 May | Round 8 |
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Moreton Daily Stadium | 12-24 | Rau 2, Kot | |||||
Saturday, 5 June | Round 9 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 28-38 | Bire 2, Appo 2, Nima, Kot | Ase Boas 2 goals | ||||
Saturday, 12 June | Round 10 |
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Bishop Park | 22-38 | Wane, Kot, Bire, Appo | Ase Boas 3 goals | ||||
Sunday, 20 June | Round 11 |
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Cbus Super Stadium | 6-40 | Rau | Ase Boas goal | ||||
Saturday, 10 July | Round 13 |
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Sunshine Coast Stadium | 12-26 | Kot 2 | Ase Boas 2 goals | ||||
Saturday, 17 July | Round 14 |
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Atherton Stadium, Artheton | 34-22 | Wane 3, Nima, Rau, Simon | Ase Boas 4 , Simon goals | ||||
Saturday, 24 July | Round 12 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 30-40 | Rau 3, Gotuno 2, Wane | Ase Boas 3 goals | ||||
Saturday, 31 July | Round 15 |
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Eskdale Park, Maryborough | Round 15 cancelled [15] | ||||||
Saturday, 21 August | Round 18 |
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Totally Workwear Stadium | Round 18 cancelled [16] | ||||||
Sunday, 29 August | Round 19 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 26-32 | Wapi 2, Puara, Yegip, Waine | Ase Boas 3 goals | ||||
Saturday, 4 Sept. | Round 16 |
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Browne Park | 22-20 | Wane 2, Rimbu, Rau, Ipape | Simon goal | ||||
Saturday, 11 Sept. | Round 17 |
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Bycroft Oval, Gold Coast | 30-18 | Waine 2, Gilmo, Kapinias, Wane, Ase Boas | Ase Boas 3 goals | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
* | Denotes player contracted to the Doncaster RLFC for the 2021 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Stanton Albert | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Ila Alu | 15 | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Appo | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Jokadi Bire | 10 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
Ase Boas | 9 | 1 | 21 | - | 46 |
Watson Boas* | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Norman Brown | 8 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Tommy Butterfield | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Brendon Gotuno | 6 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Edwin Ipape | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Dilbert Isaac | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Joe Joshua | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Epel Kapinias | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Benji Kot | 15 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
Enoch Maki | 10 | - | - | - | 0 |
Sylvester Namo | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Brandon Nima | 15 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Jordan Pat | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Gilmo Paul | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Mark Piti | 7 | - | - | - | - |
Solomon Pokare | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Wartovo Puara | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Junior Rau | 16 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Judah Rimbu | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jeffrey Robert | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Charlie Simon | 14 | 1 | 21 | - | 46 |
Emmanuel Waine | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Solo Wane | 9 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
Terry Wapi | 11 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Samuel Yegip | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Totals | 74 | 43 | 0 | 386 |
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