Dolphins Football Club Mackay

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SarinaSaints Football Club, located in the Mackay Regional area, is a thriving sports club dedicated to providing a friendly and inclusive environment for individuals of all ages and abilities. As a community-based and volunteer-driven organisation, the club prides itself on being family-oriented and welcoming to all.

The club offers opportunities for boys, girls, men, and women to participate in the exciting sport of football. With a strong emphasis on fostering a sense of teamwork and sportsmanship, Sarina Saints FC strives to create a positive and supportive atmosphere for all its members.

One of the main pillars of Sarina Saints FC is its dedicated team of volunteers who play a crucial role in the smooth functioning of the club. The club strongly encourages individuals to lend a hand in any way they can, whether it be coaching or managing a team, sharing ideas, or assisting in the canteen. The club firmly believes that every contribution, no matter how small, makes a significant impact.

In terms of training, the club offers specific sessions for both junior and senior teams. Junior training takes place on Thursdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, allowing young players to develop their skills and build confidence in a fun and supportive environment. Senior teams have training sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, catering to both men and women.

For any inquiries, the club provides contact information for key individuals. Richard Love can be reached at 0403090360 for senior team-related queries, while Tracey Zunker welcomes calls at 0437635522 for all senior team inquiries. For junior team inquiries, Christine Gnanakan can be contacted at 0435043762, and Mark Ayles handles registration inquiries at 0458014013.

Sarina Saints FC is not just a football club; it is a tight-knit community that values camaraderie, personal growth, and the love of the game. With its welcoming and family-friendly environment, this club is an excellent choice for individuals who are looking to be a part of a supportive and inclusive sports community.

The Mackay Cutters are a semi-professional rugby league football club based in Mackay, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in 2007, alongside the Northern Pride, and first competed in the 2008 season.[1]

Since 2008, the club has appeared in two finals series, winning the Grand Final in 2013.[2] The team's management headquarters and home ground, Stadium Mackay, currently known as BB Print Stadium due to sponsorship rights, is located in the suburb of South Mackay.

Prior to the Cutters entry into the Queensland Cup in 2008, Mackay rugby league's only representation in the statewide competition was the Mackay Sea Eagles, who played in the inaugural season in 1996 before withdrawing from the competition. In September 2007, the Mackay Cutters and Northern Pride were granted provisional entry into the Queensland Cup for the 2008 season.[3] On 7 December 2007, their entry into the competition was confirmed by the Queensland Rugby League.[4]

Former North Queensland Cowboys and Parramatta Eels five-eighth Shane Muspratt was announced as captain-coach for the Cutters' inaugural season.[5] Among the first recruits to the club were former Queensland State of Origin representative John Doyle, Jamie McDonald, Luke Young and Adam Schubert.[6][7] Doyle would not play a game for the Cutters, retiring due to consistent knee injuries in January 2008.[8]

In 2010, former Souths Logan Magpies and Queensland Residents coach Paul Bramley joined the club, leading the Cutters to the finals for the first time.[11] They finished sixth, and eliminated the third-placed Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles before being knocked out by the Norths Devils, one game short of the Grand Final.[12]

The Cutters could not defend their premiership in 2014, losing six of their Grand Final winning side to NRL clubs and finishing in ninth place.[21] In 2015, Williams final year as head coach, the club missed the finals once again, finishing in eighth. Following the 2015 season, Williams became the head coach of the Central Queensland Capras.[22]

2016 proved to be a disastrous year for the Cutters, as they finished the season with their second wooden spoon. On 23 June 2016, new head coach David Simpson left the club after 14 games, in which the club won just one game. He was replaced by Jim Wilson, who served as interim head coach for the rest of the season.[23][24] Despite the poor year, Cowboys-contracted hooker Josh Chudleigh became the first Cutters player to win the Courier Mail Medal for Queensland Cup Player of the Year and was named at hooker in the 2016 Team of the Year.[25]

On 8 August 2016, North Queensland Cowboys under-20s assistant coach Steve Sheppard, was appointed as head coach of the Cutters on a two-year deal.[26] During Sheppard's three seasons at the helm, the club failed to make the finals, finishing 8th in 2017, last in 2018 and 11th in 2019.[27] On 30 August 2019, the club announced that Sheppard would leave the club at the end of the 2019 season.[28]

On 3 October 2019, veteran NRL assistant coach Michael Crawley was announced as the new Cutters head coach, signing a two-year deal. He had previously worked as an assistant at the Canberra Raiders, North Queensland Cowboys and Newcastle Knights.[29]

On 2 November 2007, the Daily Mercury unveiled the Cutters logo after holding a promotion inviting people to submit designs for the club's first crest. The winning design was submitted by Ashley Hanson of Townsville and was selected by Cutters' management from over 50 submissions.[32]

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