The 2019 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters sixth season in the Queensland Cup after securing their future for the next four years until 2022. Adex Wera was the captain of the team and he was assisted by his deputy Moses Meninga. The Hunters only won four of their games and drew one with a record eighteen losses for the season. 18 new players made their debuts while poor form and discipline let the team down. Five Hunters players were named in the Papua New Guinea Kumuls squad for the 2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league) Pool B Ox & Palm Pacific Invitational Tests against Toa Samoa and Fiji Bati and also for the match against the touring Great Britain Lions .
Season summary
2019 squad
Squad movement Gains Player Signed from Until end of NotesAse Boas Featherstone Rovers (released)Brendon Gotuno Penrith Panthers (visa issues)
Losses Player Signed to Until end of NotesThompson Teteh Featherstone RoversWatson Boas Featherstone RoversStargroth Amean Barrow RaidersWartovo Puara Barrow RaidersWillie Minoga Barrow RaidersEdene Gebbie Wynnum Manly SeagullsRhadley Brawa Wynnum Manly SeagullsNixon Put Norths Devils
Ladder PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1 Sunshine Coast Falcons2321 1 1 0544166310432 Wynnum Manly Seagulls2318 0 5 0453170283363 Burleigh Bears2317 0 6 0384234150344 Townsville Blackhawks2317 0 6 0296198 98345 Norths Devils2315 0 8 0377288 89306 Tweed Heads Seagulls2314 0 9 0262244 18287 Redcliffe Dolphins2313 010 0298284 14268 Easts Tigers2310 112 0268365 -97219 Ipswich Jets23 9 113 0257288 -311910 Souths Logan Magpies23 7 115 0254298 -441511 Mackay Cutters23 7 016 0206349 -1431412 Northern Pride23 5 018 0186386 -2001013 Papua New Guinea Hunters23 4 118 0315750 -435914 Central Queensland Capras23 1 121 0196498-3023
The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon
Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSunday, 10 MarchRound 1 Tweed Heads SeagullsPiggabeen Sports Complex0-10 Sunday, 17 MarchRound 2 Northern PrideNational Football Stadium0-24 Sunday, 24 MarchRound 3 Sunshine Coast FalconsNational Football Stadium 26-28 Joshua 3, Rau, Yoka Simon 3/5 Saturday, 30 MarchRound 4 Easts TigersLanglands Park 14-30 Rau 2, Simon Boas 1/2 Saturday, 6 AprilRound 5 Norths DevilsBishop Park 6-28 Gotuno Boas 1/2 Saturday, 13 AprilRound 6 CQ CaprasMcIndoe Park Emerald 28-10 Gotuno, Rop, Abavu, Simon, Meninga Boas 4/5 Saturday, 20 AprilRound 7 Ipswich JetsNational Football Stadium 10-28 Nima, Kawage Boas 1/2 Thursday, 25 AprilRound 8 Burleigh BearsPizzey Park 4-56 Nima Sunday, 5 MayRound 9 Townsville BlackhawksNational Football Stadium 14-24 Abavu, Nima, Gotuno Simon 1/2 Sunday, 19 MayRound 10 Wynnum Manly SeagullsNational Football Stadium 6-28 Abavu Boas 1/1 Saturday, 25 MayRound 11 Souths Logan MagpiesNational Football Stadium 24-22 Kapana, Wapi, Meninga, Rau Hasu 4/5 Saturday, 1 JuneRound 12 Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin Park 8-48 Kapana, Wapi Sunday, 9 JuneRound 13 Mackay CuttersNational Football Stadium 26-34 Wera 2, Nima 2, Morea Boas 1/2 Hasu 2/4 Saturday, 15 JuneRound 14 Tweed Heads SeagullsNational Football Stadium 20-16 Meninga, Rau, Wapi, Nima Hasu 2/4 Saturday, June 29Round 15 Northern PrideBarlow Park 14-34 Tapol, Haro, Appo Boas 1/3 Sunday, 7 JulyRound 16 Norths DevilsNational Football Stadium 18-30 Rau, Hasu, Nima Boas 2/2 Hasu 1/1 Sunday, 14 JulyRound 17 Sunshine Coast FalconsSunshine Coast Stadium 6-60 Nima Boas 1/1 Saturday, 20 JulyRound 18 Easts Tigers Aipus Oval, Wabag38-38 Kawage, Yoka, Elison, Gotuno, Maki, Wapi, Nima Boas 5/6 Hasu 0/1 Saturday, 3 AugustRound 19 Townsville BlackhawksJack Manski Oval 18-48 Hasu, Appo, Wapi Boas 3/3 Saturday, 10 AugustRound 20 Burleigh BearsNational Football Stadium 6-24 Lo Boas 1/1 Saturday, 17 AugustRound 21 Wynnum Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari Oval 4-60 Rau Saturday, 24 AugustRound 22 Redcliffe DolphinsNational Football Stadium 0-46 Saturday, August 31Round 23 Souths Logan MagpiesDavies Park 25-24 Wera, Gotuno, Paul, Rau, Meninga Hasu 2/2 Boas drop goal Legend:
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