2024 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
The 2024 Hostplus Cup is the PNG Hunters' eleventh season in rugby league's Queensland Cup. The Papua New Guinea Hunters is a professional rugby league club from Papua New Guinea.
| 2024 Papua New Guinea Hunters season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland Cup Rank | 8 | |||
| 2024 record | Wins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 5 | |||
| Points scored | For: 292; against: 279 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Scott Barker | |||
| Coach | Paul Aiton[1] | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | PNG Football Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | 6 (Alex Max) | |||
| Goals | 17 (Jamie Mavoko) | |||
| Points | 46 (Clent Lama) | |||
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Season summary
Milestone games
| Round | Player | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Clent Lama, Roltinga, Mathias, W. Koi | Debutants (Hunters # 125-128) |
| Round 1 | Clent Lama, Weiyah Koi | First Q Cup tries |
| Round 2 | Talin, Finley Glare, Manasi Kai | Debutants (Hunters # 129-131) |
| Round 2 | Manasi Kai | First Q Cup try |
| Round 2 | Robert Mathias | First Q Cup try |
| Round 4 | Alex Max | Debutant (Hunters # 132) |
| Round 4 | Solo Wane, Judah Rimbu | 50th Q Cup match |
| Round 8 | Alex Max, Elijah Roltinga | First Q Cup tries |
| Round 9 | Gairo Voro | Debutant (Hunters # 133) |
2024 squad
| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 04 March 2024 | |||||||||
Squad movement
Gains
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koso Bandi | Rabaul Gurias | 2024 | |
| Bruce Bawase | Junior Kumuls | 2024 | |
| Finley Glare | Lae Tigers | 2024 | |
| Manisa Kai | Enga Mioks | 2024 | |
| Wendle Kipsy | Lae Tigers | 2024 | |
| Weiyah Koi | Valleys Brisbane | 2024 | |
| Clent Lama | Mendi Muruks | 2024 | |
| Robert Mathias | Lae Tigers | 2024 | |
| Alex Max | Rabaul Gurias | 2024 | |
| Jordan Pat | Rabaul Gurias | 2024 | |
| Valentine Richard | Central Queensland Capras | 2024 | |
| Elijah Roltinga | Kimbe Cutters | 2024 | |
| Zachariah Selu | Islands Zone | 2024 | |
| Junior Talin | Enga Mioks | 2024 | |
| Gairo Voro | Central Dabaris/Junior Kumuls | 2024 | |
| Anthony Worot | Hela Wigmen | 2024 |
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Moide | Port Moresby Vipers | [3] | |
| Rodrick Tai | Warrington Wolves | 2024 | [4] |
| Sherwin Tanabi | Released to study | [5] | |
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ila Alu | 9 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Koso Bandi | 7 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Bruce Bawa | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Finley Glare | 7 | 3 | 5 | - | 22 |
| Manasi Kai | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Seal Kalo | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Wendel Kipsy | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Weiyah Koi | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Sakias Komati | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Benji Kot | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Clent Lama | 6 | 4 | 15 | - | 42 |
| Joshua Lau | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Robert Mathias | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Jamie Mavoko | 5 | 2 | 17 | - | 42 |
| Alex Max | 7 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Joshua Mire | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Morea Morea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Nima | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Jordan Pat | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Valentine Richard | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Judah Rimbu | 9 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Elijah Roltinga | 8 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Junior Rop | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Zechariah Selu | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Trevor Solu | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Junior Talin | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Whallen Tau-Loi | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Gairo Voro | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Sanny Wabo | 9 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Solo Wane | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Anthony Worot | 5 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Totals | 54 | 38 | 0 | 292 |
Representatives
The following players played representative matches in 2024.
References
- "Hunters confirm 2024 Head Coach". PNG Hunters. 16 November 2023.
- "Squad Announcement". www.pnghunters.com. 2 March 2024.
- https://www.thenational.com.pg/ex-hunter-moide-to-join-vipers-this-season/
- https://warringtonwolves.com/news/2023/august/PNG-international-Tai-joins-the-Wire-for-2024/
- https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2024/03/09/png-hunters-cup-gains-and-losses-for-2024/
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