Townsville Blackhawks

Townsville & Districts Blackhawks
Club information
Full name Townsville & Districts Blackhawks Rugby League Football Club
Colours      Green
     Black
     White
Founded 10 September 2014
Website blackhawkstsv.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEO Justin Wilkins
Coach Aaron Payne
Captain Andrew Niemoeller
Competition Intrust Super Cup
2018 3rd
Current season
Records
Runners-up 1 (2015)
Minor premiership 1 (2015)
Most capped 72 - Anthony Mitchell
Highest points scorer 282 - Jonathon Reuben

The Townsville & Districts Blackhawks are an Australian semi-professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in September 2014, first competing in the 2015 season.[1] The side plays their home games at Jack Manski Oval.

History

Souths vs Townsville 12 April 2015, Intrust Super Cup, Davies Park

The beginnings of a Townsville team's bid to return to the Queensland Cup date back to 2007, when the Townsville-based North Queensland Young Guns folded at the end of the season. Before the Young Guns entered the competition in 2002, Townsville was represented in the Queensland Cup by the Townsville Stingers, who only lasted one season in 1998. In 2008, the Queensland Cup expanded to Cairns with the Northern Pride and Mackay with the Mackay Cutters. Both clubs became feeder sides for the Townsville-based NRL club, the North Queensland Cowboys.

In 2012, the Townsville Brothers League club sent a letter to Townsville & Districts Rugby League (TDRL) chairman Ross Anderson outlining their interest in joining the Queensland Cup.[2]

On 10 September 2014, Queensland Rugby League chairman Peter Betros announced that the Brothers-led Townsville Blackhawks bid had been successful and the side would compete in the 2015 competition. The club will be backed by the North Queensland Cowboys, who will use the Blackhawks as one of their feeder sides, along with the Pride and the Cutters.

On 29 September 2014, former North Queensland Cowboys Under 20s head coach and Brisbane Broncos assistant coach Kristian Woolf was announced as the inaugural head coach of the Blackhawks.

On 16 October 2014, the Blackhawks announced their first six signings for their inaugural season. They included former NRL players Tom Humble, Anthony Mitchell and Ricky Thorby, former North Queensland Cowboys Under 20s players Corey Jensen and Chris McLean, and United States international Taylor Welch.

On 28 February 2015, Daniel Beasley was named inaugural club captain at the team's season launch.

On 7 March 2015, the Blackhawks played their first Queensland Cup game, defeating the Mackay Cutters 30-16 at Jack Manski Oval. Jahrome Hughes scored the club's first try.[3]

The Blackhawks finished their inaugural season as minor premiers and runners-up in the Grand Final, losing to the Ipswich Jets.

On November 9 2015, it was announced that Townsville’s Cyril Connell (under-16) and Mal Meninga (under-18) Cup sides, formerly known as the Townsville Stingers, will now be known as the Townsville & Districts Blackhawks in their respective competitions.[4]

On September 28 2018, Aaron Payne was announced as the club's second head coach, after inaugural coach Kristian Woolf joined the Newcastle Knights NRL side as an assistant coach.[5]

2019 squad

Foundation player Ricky Thorby
Townsville Blackhawks
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 28 September 2018
Source(s): Blackhawks

Emblems and colours

Despite being backed by the Townsville Brothers League Club, the bid team adopted a new name, logo and colour scheme for the club. The Blackhawks moniker was chosen after Matt Cocker, a local firefighter at Townsville Airport, won a "name the team" competition in 2012.[6] The city of Townsville has a military history and is home to an RAAF Base. The club's primary colours are green, black and white and their major sponsor is Mendi Construction, who are based in Townsville.[7]

Honours

  • Runners Up: 1
2015
  • Minor Premiership: 1
2015

Statistics and Records

Biggest Wins

MarginOpponentScoreVenueDate
72Burleigh Bears78-6Jack Manski Oval9 May 2015
62Central Queensland Capras74-12Alec Inch Oval23 July 2016
50Tweed Heads Seagulls62-12Flinders Sports Ground22 July 2018

Biggest Losses

MarginOpponentScoreVenueDate
38PNG Hunters4-42National Football Stadium28 May 2017
26Sunshine Coast Falcons16-42Sunshine Coast Stadium26 August 2017
20Northern Pride6-26Jack Manski Oval24 March 2018

Most Consecutive Wins

  • 8, 22 March 2015 - 17 May 2015
  • 6, 7 April 2018 - 20 May 2018
  • 6, 23 July 2016 - 4 September 2016

Most Consecutive Losses

  • 3, 4 August 2018 - 18 August 2018
  • 3, 17 March 2018 - 31 March 2018
  • 3, 12 August 2017 - 3 September 2017

Most Games for Club

  • 72, Anthony Mitchell (2015-2017)
  • 70, Jonathon Reuben (2015-2018)
  • 61, Michael Parker-Walshe (2015-2017)
  • 55, Corey Jensen (2015-2018)
  • 51, Andrew Niemoeller (2016-2018)

Most Tries for Club

  • 70, Jonathon Reuben (2015-2018)
  • 34, Michael Parker-Walshe (2015-2017)
  • 34, Zac Santo (2015, 2018)
  • 27, Mosese Pangai (2015-2016)
  • 25, Carlin Anderson (2017-2018)

Most tries in a match

Most Goals in a Match

Most Points in a Match

Most Tries in a Season

Most Points in a Season

  • 220 (20 tries, 70 goals), Carlin Anderson in 2017

Sponsors

  • Mendi Constructions (Major)
  • Phoenix Constructions
  • QDP Trenchless
  • Parry NQ
  • Allara Learning
  • KFC
  • Bartercard
  • The Lancini Group
  • VCV Townsville
  • Power100
  • Townsville Bulletin
  • Brothers Leagues Club
  • Kirwan Sports Club

See also

References

  1. ↑ "QRL announces Townsville's entry". Qrl.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Intrust Super Cup: Rd 1 report". Cowboys.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Stingers turn into Blackhawks". Townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ↑ http://blackhawkstsv.com.au/2018/09/28/more-payne-more-gain/
  6. ↑ "@phillutton78 @VinceRugari credit on the name to Matt Cocker local fire fighter at the airport won a "name the team" comp back in 2012". Twitter. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Lutton, Phil (11 September 2014). "Props to the Blackhawks, who finally win the name game". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

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