The 2009 Mackay Cutters season was the second in the club's history. Coached by Shane Muspratt and captained by Jardine Bobongie, they competed in the QRL's Wizard Cup.Jardine Bobongie returns The club finished the season in 14th, last place, winning the wooden spoon.
Season summary The 2009 season started strongly for the Cutters, with three straight wins before a run of nine straight losses sunk them to the bottom of the table. A 10–34 loss to the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the final game of the regular season saw them finish last on points differential. Local junior Jardine Bobongie joined the club in 2009 and won their Player of the Year award after spending the 2008 season playing for the St George Illawarra Dragons' New South Wales Cup side. He would go on to play an influential role in their maiden premiership four years later, captaining the side in the Grand Final victory. 2009 saw the Cutters have their first Queensland Residents representative, with North Queensland Cowboys contracted prop Dayne Weston being selected in the side.Weston linking with Bears The Australian 19 November 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2022
Milestones Round 3: The club recorded their sixth straight win, the club's longest winning streak.
Squad List 2009 squad
The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2009: Mitchell Achurch, Ben Farrar, Ben Harris, Shannon Hegarty, Antonio Kaufusi, Donald Malone, Anthony Perkins, Steve Rapira, Grant Rovelli, Anthony Watts and Dayne Weston.
Squad movement Gains Player Signed From Until end of Notes Daniel Abraham North Queensland Cowboys Roy Baira Townsville Brothers Jardine Bobongie St George Illawarra Dragons Craig Bowering Melbourne Storm Chance Bunce Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Craig Chapman Souths Logan Magpies Kaylib Gray Ipswich Jets Darren Griffiths Charters Towers Miners Quinton Mitchell Townsville Brothers Troy Paget Gold Coast Titans
Losses Player Signed To Until end of Notes Jamie McDonald Retired Shane Muspratt Retired Cody Norton Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Adam Schubert Released Kerrod Toby Retired
Fixtures Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Saturday, 14 MarchRound 1 Ipswich JetsBriggs Rd Sporting Complex18–16 Fielder, Griffiths, Lightning Abraham (3)Saturday, 21 MarchRound 2 Easts TigersMackay JRL Grounds34–18 Lightning (2), Abraham, Baira, Bobongie, Seymour Abraham (5) Saturday, 28 MarchRound 3 Sunshine Coast Sea EaglesStockland Park22–16 Perkins (2), Fielder, Lightning, Malone Abraham (1) Saturday, 4 AprilRound 4 Burleigh BearsPizzey Park6–15 Hegarty Abraham (1) Sunday, 12 AprilRound 5 Wynnum Manly SeagullsBMD Kougari Oval26–24 Bobongie, Farrar, Fielder, Griffiths, Perkins Abraham (3)Saturday, 18 AprilRound 6 Redcliffe DolphinsDolphin Oval12–22 Bobongie, Lightning Abraham (2)Saturday, 25 AprilRound 7 Norths DevilsMackay JRL Grounds12–28 Bunce, Lightning Abraham (2) Saturday, 2 MayRound 8 Central CometsBrowne Park6–50 Abraham Abraham (1)Saturday, 9 MayRound 9 Northern PrideBarlow Park16–34 Abraham, Bobongie, Watts Abraham (2) Saturday, 16 MayRound 10 Souths Logan MagpiesMackay JRL Grounds10–44 Malone, Paget Abraham (1) Saturday, 23 MayRound 11 Tweed Heads SeagullsMackay JRL Grounds20–26 Flynn, Harris, Malone, Perkins Abraham 2)Saturday, 30 MayRound 12 Ipswich JetsMackay JRL Grounds0–30 Saturday, 6 JuneRound 13 Easts TigersLanglands Park12–18 Bunce, Tass Abraham (2) Saturday, 20 JuneRound 14 Sunshine Coast Sea EaglesMackay JRL Grounds22–26 Tass (2), Perkins, Seymour Abraham (3) Saturday, 27 JuneRound 15 Burleigh BearsPizzey Park10–4 Flynn, Griffin Malone (1)Saturday, 10 JulyRound 16 Wynnum Manly SeagullsMackay JRL Grounds22–14 Moore, Perkins, Seymour, Tass Malone (3) Saturday, 18 JulyRound 17 Redcliffe DolphinsMackay JRL Grounds6–6 Griffin Malone (1) Sunday, 26 JulyRound 18 Norths DevilsBishop Park12–40 Bobongie, Rovelli Malone (2) Sunday, 2 AugustRound 19 Central CometsMackay JRL Grounds16–28 Fielder, Flynn, Weston Malone (2)Sunday, 9 AugustRound 20 Northern PrideMackay JRL Grounds17–16 Flynn, Perkins, Srama Chapman (2, 1 FG) Sunday, 16 AugustRound 21 Souths Logan MagpiesDavies Park6–40 Flynn Chapman (1)Saturday, 22 AugustRound 22 Tweed Heads SeagullsNed Byrne Field10–34 Malone, Perkins Malone (1) Legend:
Statistics *Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2009 season
NameTGFGPts328-68Roy Baira1--4Jardine Bobongie5--28Chance Bunce2--8Craig Chapman-3171--4Quinton Fielder4--16Daniel Flynn5--20Matt Griffin2---8Darren Griffiths2--81--41--46--24410-36Grant Moore1--4Troy Paget1--4Anthony Perkins8--32Josh Rovelli1--4Todd Seymour3--12Luke Srama1--4Dean Tass4--161--41--4 Totals 58 41 0 315
Honours Club Player of the Year: Jardine Bobongie Sponsor's Player of the Year: Jardine Bobongie Rookie of the Year: Darren Griffiths Club Person of the Year: Tony Gambie
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