2021 Mackay Cutters season
Rugby league team season
- Ross Bella
← 2020 | 2022 → |
The 2021 Mackay Cutters season was the 14th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Crawley and captained by Ross Bella, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup.
The 2021 season marked the return of the Cutters after the 2020 season was cancelled after just one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Aidan Beard, Michael Bell, Ben Condon, Brandon Finnegan, Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy, Jaymon Moore, Sean Mullany, Blake Paskins, Jack Quinn, Josh Smith, Matiu Stone-Dunn and Murray Taulagi made their debuts for the club.
- Round 1: Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy, Blake Paskins, Josh Smith and Matiu Stone-Dunn scored their first tries for the club.
- Round 2: Luke Webley made his debut for the club.
- Round 3: Kane Bradley and Morgan McWhirter made their debuts for the club.
- Round 3: Michael Bell and Kane Bradley scored their first tries for the club.
- Round 4: Shaun Edwards made his debut for the club.
- Round 4: Brandon Finnegan and Sean Mullany scored their first tries for the club.
- Round 6: Jake Riley made his debut for the club.
- Round 7: Paul Bryan and Keanu Wainohu-Kemp made their debuts for the club.
- Round 8: Daejarn Asi and Brenton Baira made their debuts for the club.
- Round 8: Brenton Baira and Keanu Wainohu-Kemp scored their first tries for the club.
- Round 9: Jake Riley scored his first try for the club.
- Round 10: Jesse Dee scored his first try for the club.
- Round 11: Jack Quinn scored his first try for the club.
- Round 13: Bayley Gill and Jake Thornton made their debuts for the club.
- Round 13: Kellen Jenner scored his first try for the club.
- Round 12: Adam Cook, Kai O'Donnell and Beaudan Dixon made their debuts for the club.
- Round 12: Bayley Gill scored his first try for the club.
- Round 12: Hayden Brownsey made his debut for the club.
- Round 16: Laitia Moceidreke made his debut for the club.
- Round 16: Laitia Moceidreke scored his first try for the club.
2021 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 20 July 2021 |
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Adam Cook | ![]() | 2021 | [1] |
Beaudan Dixon | ![]() | 2021 | [2] |
Shaun Edwards | ![]() | 2021 | [3] |
Brandon Finnegan | ![]() | 2021 | |
Sean Mullany | ![]() | 2021 | [4] |
Kai O'Donnell | ![]() | 2021 | [5] |
Jack Quinn | ![]() | 2021 | [6] |
Jake Riley | ![]() | 2021 | [7] |
Garrett Smith | ![]() | 2021 | |
Matiu Stone-Dunn | ![]() | 2021 | [8] |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Elijah Anderson | ![]() | 2021 | [9] |
Cooper Bambling | ![]() | 2021 | [10] |
Jayden Batchelor | ![]() | 2021 | [11] |
Luke Dolbel | ![]() | 2021 | [12] |
Mafoa'aeata Hingano | ![]() | 2021 | [13] |
Jayden Hodges | ![]() | 2021 | [14] |
Ash Little | ![]() | 2021 | [15] |
Michael Molo | ![]() | 2021 | [16] |
John O'Brien | ![]() | 2021 | [17] |
Kai O'Donnell | ![]() | 2021 | |
Luke Polselli | ![]() | 2021 | [18] |
Fixtures
Pre-season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, 20 February | Trial 1 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 44 – 16 | Beard, Brownsey, Condon, Dalton, Jenner, Kennedy, Moore, Paskins | Bell (4), Kennedy (2) | ||||
Saturday, 6 March | Trial 2 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 18 – 24 | Bell, Condon, Mullany | Quinn (3) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Regular season
Due COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions in Queensland throughout the season, Round 12 was postponed and played after Rounds 13 and 14. Rounds 15 and 18 were cancelled and Rounds 16 and 17 were postponed and played after Round 19. [19]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 20 March | Round 1 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 28 – 30 | Krisanski-Kennedy, Paskins, Pere, Smith, Stone-Dunn | Krisanski-Kennedy (2), Quinn (2) | ||||
Saturday, 27 March | Round 2 | ![]() | Pizzey Park | 14 – 28 | Smith (2), Wright | Krisanski-Kennedy (2) | ||||
Saturday, 10 April | Round 3 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 14 – 26 | Bell, Bradley, Krisanski-Kennedy | Hingano (1) | ||||
Saturday, 17 April | Round 4 | ![]() | Browne Park | 28 – 20 | Mullany (2), Bella, Finnegan, Smith | Quinn (3), Krisanski-Kennedy (1) | ||||
Saturday, 24 April | Round 5 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 60 | Paskins, Stone-Dunn | Quinn (1) | ||||
Sunday, 9 May | Round 6 | ![]() | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 10 – 58 | Stone-Dunn, Smith | Quinn (2) | ||||
Sunday, 16 May | Round 7 | ![]() | Jack Manski Oval | 18 – 24 | Bell, Pere, Smith | Quinn (3) | ||||
Saturday, 22 May | Round 8 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 22 | Baira, Bell, Smith, Wainohu-Kemp | Quinn (2) | ||||
Saturday, 5 June | Round 9 | ![]() | BMD Kougari Oval | 16 – 40 | Bella, Mullany, Riley | Hingano (1), Quinn (1) | ||||
Saturday, 12 June | Round 10 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 16 – 24 | Bella, Dee, Stone-Dunn | Hingano (1), Quinn (1) | ||||
Sunday, 20 June | Round 11 | ![]() | Davies Park | 20 – 38 | Finnegan, Quinn, Riley, Stone-Dunn | Asi (1), Quinn (1) | ||||
Saturday, 10 July | Round 13 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 18 | Dee, Jenner, Smith | Quinn (3), Finnegan (1) | ||||
Saturday, 17 July | Round 14 | ![]() | Hickey Oval | 16 – 40 | Atherton, Bella, Smith | Quinn (2) | ||||
Saturday, 24 July | Round 12 | ![]() | Bycroft Oval | 40 – 30 | Bella (2), Rawhiti (2), Stone-Dunn (2), Gill | Quinn (6) | ||||
Saturday, 31 July | Round 15 | ![]() | Moreton Daily Stadium | Cancelled | ||||||
Saturday, 21 August | Round 18 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | Cancelled | ||||||
Saturday, 28 August | Round 19 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 10 – 28 | Riley, Smith | Quinn (1) | ||||
Saturday, 7 August | Round 16 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 36 – 26 | Moceidreke (2), Atherton, Cook, Dee, Finnegan, Quinn | Quinn (4) | ||||
Saturday, 14 August | Round 17 | ![]() | Totally Workwear Stadium | 14 – 44 | Finnegan, Krisanski-Kennedy, Riley | Quinn (1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
* | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2021 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daejarn Asi* | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Blake Atherton | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Brenton Baira* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Aidan Beard | 10 | - | - | - | - |
Michael Bell* | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Ross Bella | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Kane Bradley* | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jack Brock | 13 | - | - | - | - |
Hayden Brownsey | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Paul Bryan* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Rayden Burns* | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Ben Condon* | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Adam Cook | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jesse Dee | 17 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Beaudan Dixon | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Shaun Edwards | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Brandon Finnegan | 16 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 |
Bayley Gill | 6 | 1 | – | - | 4 |
Mafoa'aeata Hingano | 10 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
Kellen Jenner | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Kyle Krisanski-Kennedy | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | 20 |
Morgan McWhirter* | 11 | - | - | - | - |
Laitia Moceidreke* | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Jaymon Moore | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Sean Mullany | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Kai O'Donnell | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Blake Paskins | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Emry Pere* | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Jack Quinn | 16 | 2 | 32 | - | 72 |
Buchanan Rawhiti | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Jake Riley | 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Garrett Smith | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Josh Smith* | 16 | 10 | - | - | 40 |
Matiu Stone-Dunn | 15 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
Murray Taulagi* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jake Thornton | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Keanu Wainohu-Kemp | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Luke Webley | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Shane Wright* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Totals | 62 | 41 | 0 | 330 |
Honours
Club
- Player of the Year: Ross Bella
- Players' Player: Matiu Stone-Dunn
- Rookie of the Year: Josh Smith
- Club Person of the Year: Marco Peters
References
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