Sunshine Coast Falcons

Hunters slide down to seventh spot

After six rounds, the Hunters have collected eight points from four wins and two losses.

Points for and against is what has pushed the Hunters out of the top six.

The Norths Devils, Souths Logan Magpies, Townsville Blackhawks and the Hunters are all tied on eight points, but points for and against of nil has moved the Hunters down to seventh spot.

The top 6:

Redcliffe Dolphins (10), Sunshine Coast Falcons (9), Easts Tigers (9), Norths Devils (8), Souths Logan Magpies (8), Townsville Blackhawks (8).

Olam features in Falcons 38-14 win over Hunters

Alex Bishop put the home side in front after only three minutes when he crossed over.

Guy Hamilton kicked a penalty in the 22nd minute to extend the lead by more than a converted try.

The Falcons pushed further in front after former Hunter Justin Olam scored in the 26th minute.

Hamilton added the extras to make it 14-0 from a successful conversion.

The Hunters hit back just before the 30 minute mark through Bland Abavu.

Both teams went to break with the score at 14-4.

One change made for this weekend

Coach, Michal Marum said Lawrence Tu’u comes in for Ismael Balkawa for the round six clash.

“Ismael will be out of this weekend’s game and we allowed Lawrence to come back in after he pulled out at the last minute last weekend.

“Until we travel, this is the 17 man squad we’ll probably go with,” said Marum.

Meanwhile, captain of the Hunters, Ase Boas will play his 50th game this weekend. Boas is Hunter #32 and debuted back in 2015.

Named in the extended squad is David Loko, Wawa Paul and U20 academy player, Muka Peter Kula.

Locke signs with Sunshine Coast in Queensland Cup

Locke signed with the club despite having a trial with Manly in November.

The club confirmed the deal on Facebook

"The Vantage Homes SC Falcons have signed former Warriors and NZ flyer Kevin Locke on a 1 year deal," the post read.

"The SC Falcons are committed to helping Kevin return to his best football and hopefully a return to the NRL.

"A big thanks to SC Falcons Major Sponsors South East Civil who have helped to make this deal happen.

"Welcome Kev we look forward to seeing you at Sunshine Coast Stadium in the New Year!"

Hunters lose 18-12 to Falcons in elimination final

The Falcons took a 6-4 lead at half-time and had to defend their lead right to the last second to win the game and also become the first team this season to beat the Hunters at home.

The Hunters were starved of possession early in the second half and had to do a lot of defending.

The Falcons lead was pushed out to 10-4 in the 55th minute when quick hands sent Samuel Wright flying over on the wing.

The Falcons found the try line again just after the restart through Ryley Jacks who was put through a gap and ran away to score under the posts.

Critical game for PNG SP Hunters this Sunday

On the match report, the Falcons will travel without some of their best players, including Eddie Tautali, Curtis Scott, Richard Kennar, Mark Nicholls and Joe Stimson. They haven’t been named in the Falcons side to take on PNG, with their finals spot cemented.

This will be an advantage to the home side, moreover, taking advantage of PNG’s all-time rowdy crowd to claim victory.

The Hunters are unbeaten at home this season and will have no problem getting past a weakened Falcons side, which could be focusing on the same match-up in the finals in a week’s time.

Hunters loss see them slip to third spot

This is after their 28-20 loss to the Sunshine Coast Falcons yesterday at the Sunshine Coast Stadium, Australia.

The Hunters are still on 6 competitions points after three consecutive wins and one loss.

After 4 rounds, the top 6 stands at:

Townsville Blackhawks (8), Burleigh Bears (6), PNG Hunters (6), CQ Capras (6), Sunshine Coast Falcons (6), Easts Tigers (5).