2017 PNG Hunters season
The 2017 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters fourth season in the Queensland Cup and they also won their first premiership title that year.[1]
2017 PNG Hunters season | ||||
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Queensland Cup Rank | 1st | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Reatau Rau | |||
Coach | Michael Marum | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | National Football Stadium | |||
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Season Summary
The PNG Hunters won their first ever minor premiership and went on to claim their maiden premiership edging out the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the grand final 12-10. They then advanced to the NRL State Championship final against the NSW Cup champions Penrith Panthers where they were beaten 42-18 in Sydney on NRL Grand final day.[2] Ten of their players were selected in the 23-man PNG Kumuls squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[3]
2017 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Wellington Albert | ![]() | ||
Stanton Albert | ![]() | ||
Israel Eliab | ![]() | ||
Willie Minoga | ![]() |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Thompson Teteh | ![]() | [9] |
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gollark: Should I set up a countdown timer?
gollark: How mysterious. I wonder what that returns.
gollark: So where does 72000 come from?!
gollark: And... milliseconds are thousandths of a second... not 72000ths or something.
References
- Wenzel, Murray (24 September 2017). "PNG Hunters win Intrust Super Cup grand final in last minute". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Bungard, Matt (1 October 2017). "NRL grand final 2017: Penrith Panthers far too strong for PNG Hunters in State Championship". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-12-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Taule, Troy (5 January 2017). "2017 Hunters squad revealed". Loop PNG.
- "Albert Brothers ready to let loose". Loop PNG.
- {{cite web|url=http://www.looppng.com/sport/albert-brothers-ready-let-loose-50115|title=Albert Brothers ready to let loose|publisher=Loop PNG}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/eliab-returning-form|title=Eliab returning to form|publisher=Pacific Star Limited}}
- Layne, Max (16 December 2016). "Willie Minoga Returns to the PNG Hunters".
- "Teteh signs on with the Redcliffe Dolphins". News Limited. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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