The Ben Campbell Building Group Seagulls will have two of their first seven Intrust Super Cup matches telecast live on television by Channel Nine during the upcoming 2019 season.
And, in a contrast to last season when the Gulls were at Piggabeen Sports Complex just once in the first six rounds, the new season provides a much better early-season draw, starting with the clash at Piggabeen against PNG Hunters on Sunday, March 10.
The next match – the clash of the coaching brothers – will be played at 12.10pm and be broadcast by Nine. Tweed Heads take on Townsville Blackhawks which pitches Seagulls coach Ben Woolf against is older brother Kristian, who is also the Tongan national coach, again at Piggabeen.
The tough start to the season continues in round three, in the local derby against arch-rivals Burleigh Bears at Pizzey Park, which means Seagulls supporters won’t have to travel far to see their side in action in the first three weeks of the competition.
After a trip to Rockhampton to take on the CQ Cutters in round four, the Battle of the Birds happens when Wynnum Manly Seagulls cross the border. The following weekend Tweed head off to Mackay to oppose the Cutters.
Then it’s TV time again, with the tussle against the always-strong Redcliffe Dolphins being telecast from 1pm from Dolphin Stadium.
“It’s a tough draw in that we play four of last year’s top five in the first seven rounds but it’s great to have three of the first five games at home, with one of the away games up the road at Pizzey Park,” said Seagulls CEO Paul Stephenson.
“We’re one of five teams who get two televised matches in the first seven rounds which gives us good exposure and last year some of our best performances were in televised matches when we were the underdogs.”
This is the Seagulls start to the ISC season:
Rd 1 (Sunday, March 10) v PNG Hunters (2pm) at Piggabeen
Rd 2 (Sunday, March 17) v Townsville Blackhawks (12.10pm) at Piggabeen
Rd 3 (Sunday, March 24) v Burleigh Bears (2pm) at Pizzey Park
Rd 4 (Saturday, March 30) v CQ Capras (7pm) at Browne Park (Rockhampton)
Rd 5 (Sunday April 7) v Wynnum Manly Seagulls (2pm) at Piggabeen
Rd 6 (Saturday April 13) v Mackay Cutters (6pm) at BP Print Stadium (Mackay)
Rd 7 (Sunday April 21) v Redcliffe Dophins (1.10pm) at Dolphin Stadium
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