Nickname(s) The Hunters Website www.pnghunters.com Coach Michael Marum | Short name PNG Hunters CEO Bob Cutmore Founded 2013 Premiership 0 | |
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Colours Red Black Gold Grounds Lloyd Robson Oval, Kalabond Oval | ||
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The Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are a professional rugby league football club based in PNG. They were formed in 2013 and currently compete in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup which is the second tier of Rugby League in Australia, although there is no direct promotion to the National Rugby League (NRL). The Hunters are the second Papua New Guinean side to enter the Intrust Super Cup following the Port Moresby Vipers who competed for two seasons in 1996 and 1997. Every Hunters match is shown live on national free to air television. The Hunters' home ground is the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby and their team colours are red, black and gold.
Contents
- Png hunters vs cq capras isc rnd 1 2017
- 2014 Season
- 2015 Season
- Kalabond Oval
- Lloyd Robson Oval
- Notable Players
- References
2014 Season
On 12 December 2013 head coach Michael Marum announced a 25-man squad for the Hunters' inaugural season. included were Wellington Albert, Israel Eliab, Roger Laka, Enoch Maki, Mark Mexico, Joe Bruno and Sebastien Pandia who were all members of the Kumuls squad that competed at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The squad was impacted when Wellington Albert signed with the Penrith Panthers in Australia. The Hunters won their debut match away at Redcliffe Dolphins 24-18 with captain Israel Eliab scoring the clubs first ever try, and by the end of the season having lost only twice at home, missed out on the end of season play-offs by just 1 point finishing 6th. Gary Lo finished as the competitions leading try scorer with 24, while Roger Laka was an ever present. The club used only 23 players during whole the season.
2015 Season
For their second campaign the squad changed very little. The major losses were Gary Lo, Jason Tali, David Loko and Joe Bruno who joined the coaching staff following his retirement. The main gains being Kato Otio, Nickson Borana and John Ragi. The season began with the Hunters losing 3 of their opening 6 fixtures, but they then went on an unbeaten run of 17 games to the end of the regular season securing 2nd place in the league, missing out on top spot by 1 point. Ipswich Jets ended their season in the preliminary final. Off the field Head Coach Michael Marum was voted coach of the year, and during the season ceo Brad Tassell was forced to resign
Kalabond Oval
The Kalabond Oval which is in the town of Kokopo and has a capacity of 7,000 was the Hunters first home ground. The first ever home match in the Intrust Super Cup was against the defending champions Mackay Cutters on 8 March which the Hunters won 24-16. The ground was used for the clubs first 2 seasons.
Lloyd Robson Oval
The Lloyd Robson Oval or as its sometimes referred to as "The National Football Stadium" is in the capital city Port Moresby and after undergoing a major refurbishment it was announced in February 2016 that the Hunters would move to the ground for the 2016 season, after they'd played one match their during the 2015 season against Souths Logan Magpies on 13 June winning 34-12.
Notable Players
