2016 is the ninth competitive season for the Cairns based Sea Swift Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They played in the QRL state competition, the Intrust Super Cup. 14 clubs competed, with each club playing 23 matches (12 home and 11 away) over 25 rounds.
Head coach: Joe O'Callaghan
Assistant coach (Defence): Shane O'Flanagan
Assistant coach (Attack): Leon Hallie
Assistant coach / Head trainer (Positional/CDRL Allocation Players): Darren Ferricks
Chief Executive Officer: Rod Jensen
Chairman: Bob Fowler (stepped down 10 December 2015).
Interim Chairman: Terry Mackenroth (December 2015-2016)
Club Director: Tony Williamson
Team manager: Alan Marsh
Assistant manager (Home): Kev Anderson
Assistant manager (Away Crew): Murray Stalley
Head first aid officer: Deb Gallop
Medical (Away crew): Max Conroy
Welfare officer: Michael White
Club Sports Science Consultant: Dr Stephen Bird
High Performance Manager: Matt Di Salvo
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Scott Sudale
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Peter Nash
Rehab Coordinator: Megan Harding
Physiotherapist: Tim Lowcock
Sports Dietician: Mitchell Smith
Mental Edge Coach: Robert Gronbeck
Team Captain: Ryan Ghietti
Brayden Torpy (half-back) from the NRL Gold Coast Titans Under-20s.
Rajan Opetaia-Halls (backrow) from Queensland Cup Central Queensland Capras.
Khan Ahwang (backrow) from Queensland Cup Burleigh Bears.
Akeripa Tia Kilifi (centre) from the NRL North Queensland Cowboys Under-20s.
Ben Reuter from CDRL Innisfail Leprechauns.
Colin Wilkie from CDRL Innisfail Leprechauns.
Ned Blackman from CDRL Atherton Rooster
Ben Schell from CDRL Cairns Brothers.
Daniel Tatipata from CDRL Edmonton Storm.
Fred Koraba from CDRL Innisfail Brothers.
Jared Verney from CDRL Ivanhoe Knights.
Sam Pau from CDRL Kangaroos.
Ian King from CDRL Mareeba Gladiators.
Shawn Bowen from CDRL Mossman-Port Douglas Sharks.
Jack Brock from CDRL Southern Suburbs.
Greg Miglio from CDRL Tully Tigers.
Menmuny Murgha from CDRL Yarrabah Seahawks.
Brett Anderson retired.
Jason Roos retired.
Alex Starmer retired.
Semi Tadulala retired.
Sam Obst retired.
Hezron Murgha to Queensland Cup side Townsville Blackhawks
Graham Clark to the NRL Canterbury Bulldogs
Codey Kennedy to Queensland Cup side Tweed Heads Seagulls
Regan Verney Queensland Cup side Mackay Cutters
Nathan Wales released to go traveling.
Brent Oosen released due to work commitments.
Maddie Oosen released.
Dean McGilvray released.
Travis Peeters released.
P J Webb released for personal reasons.
Jared Verney released.
Bradley Stephen released.
Cairns Induction Day: Saturday 31 October 2015.
Training for the 2016 season started on Monday 2 November 2015.
2016 Corporate Launch:
2016 ISC Season Launch: Friday, 4 March 2016 at the Treasury Casino’s Hotel Courtyard, Brisbane, hosted by Channel 9 commentators Scott Sattler and Peter Psaltis, guests heard from QRL Managing Director Robert Moore, Chairman Peter Betros and Intrust Super CEO Brendan O’Farrell.
2016 Northern Pride jerseys
Naming rights sponsor:
Sea Swift
Jersey sponsor:
Sea Swift
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Emu Sportswear
Jersey sponsor (back of jersey):
Sponsorship of individual players available from $6,500
Sleeve sponsor:
Rivers Insurance Brokers & L J Hooker
Shorts sponsor:
Cairns Regional Council
Intrust Super
Playing strip manufacturer:
Emu Sportswear
Other sponsors: Brothers World of Entertainment; Calanna Pharmacy; BDO; James Cook University; CDRL; hm Health Management; Queensland Country Credit Union; Phoenix Dynamic Sports Entertainment; Cairns Colonial Club Resort; First Response; ASN; Cairns Sports Performance Clinic; Kennards Hire; Proarch Podiatry; Brilliant Technologies; Cairns Total Physio; Queensland COuntry Health Fund; Pacific Toyota; Ransom Specialty Coffee Roasters; Cairns Hardware; Visual Imaging; Devenish Law.
Media partners: Sea FM; WIN Television; Cairns Post.
In August 2012 as part of the historic $1 billion five-year broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports, the Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed that Intrust Super Cup matches would be televised by Channel 9 until 2018. One match a week is shown live across Queensland at 2.00pm (AEST) on Sunday afternoons on Channel 9 (or GEM), on WIN Television (RTQ) in regional areas and on Imparja Television in remote areas. The match is also broadcast in Papua New Guinea on Kundu 2 TV. The 2015 commentary team is Peter Psaltis, Scott Sattler and Mathew Thompson.
2016 Northern Pride televised games - Channel 9, WIN Television (RTQ), Imparja Television and Kundu 2 TV.
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