| Year: | 2021 |
| Team Colour: | green |
| Font Colour: | white |
| League: | Queensland Cup |
| League Rank: | 7th |
| League Wins: | 9 |
| League Draws: | 1 |
| League Losses: | 7 |
| Points For: | 468 |
| Points Against: | 361 |
| Playoff Result: | Lost Elimination Final |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Justin Wilkins |
| Coach Title: | Coach |
| Top Tries: | Kalifa Faifai Loa (12) |
| Top Goals: | Shaun Nona (50) |
| Top Points: | Shaun Nona (108) |
| Next Season: | 2022 |
The 2021 Townsville Blackhawks season was the seventh in the club's history. Coached by Aaron Payne and captained by Sam Hoare, they competed in the Intrust Super Cup.
The 2021 season marked the return of the Blackhawks after the 2020 season was cancelled after just one round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bell | North Queensland Cowboys (mid-season) | |||
| Nick Brown | Redcliffe Dolphins | |||
| Luke Geary | St Marys Saints (mid-season) | |||
| Jordan Kenworthy | Mackay Cutters | |||
| Cameron King | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | |||
| Shaun Nona | Limoux Grizzlies |
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krys Freeman | Released | |||
| Jake Marketo | Released | |||
| Harry Mulligan | Released | |||
| Temone Power | Year off | |||
| Lachlan Taylor | Released | |||
| Nathan Traill | Released |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 27 February | Trial 1 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | 6 – 34 | Quabba | Asi (1) | |||||
| Saturday, 6 March | Trial 2 | Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | 24 – 18 | Hancock, Kenworthy, Laybutt, Murphy, Salam | Asi (2) | |||||
| Legend: | |||||||||||
Due COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions in Queensland throughout the season, Round 12 was postponed and played after Rounds 13 and 14. Rounds 15 and 18 were cancelled and Rounds 16 and 17 were postponed and played after Round 19.[1]
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20 March | Round 1 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 46 – 12 | Chudleigh (3), Boyce, Hoare, Laybutt, Neame, Salam | Asi (7) | |||||
| Sunday, 28 March | Round 2 | Brisbane Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | 30 – 0 | Nona (4), Anderson (1) | ||||||
| Saturday, 10 April | Round 3 | Norths Devils | Bishop Park | 22 – 30 | Marsters (2), Anderson, Hoffman | Nona (2), Anderson (1) | |||||
| Saturday, 17 April | Round 4 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | 26 – 30 | Marsters (2), Chudleigh, Faifai Loa, Nona | Nona (2), Anderson (1) | |||||
| Sunday, 25 April | Round 5 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Jack Manski Oval | 16 – 24 | Barrett (2), Anderson | Nona (2) | |||||
| Sunday, 9 May | Round 6 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Moreton Daily Stadium | 24 – 26 | Faifai Loa (2), Anderson, Caroll, Neame | Nona (2) | |||||
| Sunday, 16 May | Round 7 | Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | 24 – 18 | Faifai Loa (2), Barrett, Campagnolo, Laybutt | Anderson (2) | |||||
| Saturday, 29 May | Round 8 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | 18 – 22 | Barrett (2), Carroll | Nona (3) | |||||
| Saturday, 5 June | Round 9 | PNG Hunters | Bycroft Oval | 38 – 28 | Geary (3), Barrett, Carroll, Feeney, Meninga | Nona (5) | |||||
| Saturday, 12 June | Round 10 | CQ Capras | Jack Manski Oval | 48 – 16 | Kaufusi (3), Carroll (2), Jensen (2), Faifai Loa, Martin-Savage | Nona (6) | |||||
| Saturday, 19 June | Round 11 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 18 – 16 | Feeney (2), Carroll, Salam | Nona (1) | |||||
| Saturday, 10 July | Round 13 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 30 – 26 | Hoare, Kaufusi, Kenworthy, Murphy, Salam | Nona (5) | |||||
| Saturday, 17 July | Round 14 | Souths Logan Magpies | Charlie Wehlow Oval | 28 – 18 | Anderson, Faifai Loa, Hoffman, Laybutt, Nona, Salam | Nona (2) | |||||
| Sunday, 25 July | Round 12 | Norths Devils | Jack Manski Oval | 22 – 29 | Anderson, Kaufusi, Lousi, Martin-Savage | Faifai-Loa (1), Laybutt (1), Nona (1) | |||||
| Saturday, 31 July | Round 15 | Ipswich Jets | Jack Manski Oval | Cancelled | |||||||
| Saturday, 21 August | Round 18 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Jack Manski Oval | Cancelled | |||||||
| Saturday, 28 August | Round 19 | Mackay Cutters | BB Print Stadium | 28 – 10 | Bell, Faifai-Loa, Feeney, Hoffman, Laybutt | Nona (4) | |||||
| Saturday, 4 September | Round 16 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | 26 – 26 | Feeney, Hoffman, Price, Salam | Nona (5) | |||||
| Saturday, 11 September | Round 17 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | 24 – 30 | Carroll, Chudleigh, Faifai-Loa, Price | Anderson (2), Nona (2) | |||||
| Legend: | |||||||||||
| Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2021 season |
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin Anderson | 14 | 7 | 7 | - | 28 | |
| 4 | - | 7 | - | 14 | ||
| Nathan Barrett | 8 | 6 | - | - | 24 | |
| Michael Bell | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| Nick Brown | 3 | – | - | - | – | |
| Benn Campagnolo | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| Michael Carroll | 14 | 7 | - | - | 28 | |
| 15 | 6 | - | - | 24 | ||
| 16 | 12 | 1 | - | 50 | ||
| 13 | 6 | - | - | 24 | ||
| Luke Geary | 3 | 3 | - | - | 12 | |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tom Hancock | 9 | - | - | - | - | |
| 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| 7 | 7 | - | - | 28 | ||
| 13 | 5 | - | - | 20 | ||
| Jordan Kenworthy | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| 4 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 14 | 5 | 1 | - | 22 | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 3 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| Sam Martin-Savage | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| Cody Maughan | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| Aaron Moore | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Sam Murphy | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| Shaun Nona | 17 | 2 | 50 | - | 108 | |
| 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| Kieran Quabba | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| Bacho Salam | 9 | 5 | - | - | 20 | |
| Totals | 90 | 66 | 0 | 492 |