2024 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
| 2024 Papua New Guinea Hunters season | ||||
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| Queensland Cup Rank | 5 | |||
| Play-off result | 4 | |||
| 2024 record | Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 8 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Scott Barker | |||
| Coach | Paul Aiton[1] | |||
| Captain |
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| Stadium | PNG Football Stadium | |||
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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.
Season summary
Milestone games
| Round | Player | Milestone |
|---|
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Redcliffe Dolphins
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20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 616 | 414 | +202 | 32 | Finals series |
| 4 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons
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20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 546 | 387 | +159 | 30 | |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea Hunters
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20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 602 | 595 | +7 | 30 | |
| 6 |  Central Queensland Capras
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20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 474 | 452 | +22 | 28 | |
| 7 |  Burleigh Bears
|
20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 542 | 404 | +138 | 27 |
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 |
Losses
| Player | Signed to | Until end of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrick Tai | Warrington Wolves | 2024 |
[3] |
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ila Alu | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Koso Bandi | 18 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Finley Glare | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Manisa Kai | 7 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Seal Kalo | 10 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Sakias Komati | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Weiyah Koi | 7 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| Benji Kot | 20 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Clent Lama | 15 | 6 | 6 | - | 36 |
| Joshua Lau | 20 | 8 | - | 1 | 33 |
| Jamie Mavoko | 17 | 2 | 68 | - | 144 |
| Alex Max | 17 | 13 | - | - | 52 |
| Joshua Mire | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Morea Morea | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Brandon Nima | 23 | 14 | - | - | 56 |
| Jordan Pat | 20 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Valentine Richard | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Elijah Roltinga | 15 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
| Judah Rimbu | 23 | 16 | - | - | 64 |
| Junior Rop | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Trevor Solu | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Whallen Tau-Loi | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Gairo Voro|1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Sanny Wabo|22 | 13 | - | - | 52 | |
| Solo Wane | 23 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Anthony Worot | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 124 | 91 | 1 | 679 |
Representatives
The following players played representative matches in 2024.
| PNG Prime Minister's XIII | 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships | |
|---|---|---|
| Ila Alu | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
PNG Kumuls
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| Valentine Richard | PNG Kumuls
| |
| Benji Kot | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Alex Max | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Jamie Mavoko | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Finley Glare | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Jordan Pat | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Sakias Komati | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Brandon Nima | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
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| Morea Morea | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
PNG Kumuls
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| Koso Bandi | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
PNG Kumuls
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| Judah Rimbu | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
PNG Kumuls
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| Elijah Roltinga | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
PNG Kumuls
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| Sanny Wabo | PNG Prime Minister's XIII
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| Rob Mathias | PNG Prime Minister's XIII |
PNG Kumuls
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References
- ^ "Hunters confirm 2024 Head Coach". PNG Hunters. 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Squad Announcement". www.pnghunters.com. 2 March 2024.
- ^ https://warringtonwolves.com/news/2023/august/PNG-international-Tai-joins-the-Wire-for-2024/