CQ Capras: Hostplus Cup gains and losses for season 2023

Coming off one of their best seasons in Q-Cup history, the Capras are set for a big year in 2023. Check out which players have re-signed, who is joining and who is leaving the club.

The CQ Capras' men's squad for 2023.

There are positives aplenty for the CQ Capras as it prepares for the 2023 Q-Cup season.

The team is ready to keep the momentum going after one of its most successful seasons in 2022, making the finals for just the third time in the history of the statewide rugby league competition.

The Capras’ affiliation with NRL’s newest franchise, the Dolphins, also comes into effect in the New Year, though players have been reaping the benefits of the partnership since it was announced in December 2021.

The deal means as many as six players from the Dolphins’ top 30 could turn out in Capras’ colours each week, bolstering an already strong squad assembled by head coach Lionel Harbin and his staff.

Lachlan Hubner.

For the 2023 season, the Capras has re-signed a number of key players, including middle forwards Tyler Szepanowski, Lachlan Hubner and Bailey Butler who are doing a pre-season stint with the Dolphins.

It is also welcoming back local talent from other Q-Cup and NRL clubs including Aaron Moore, Larson Dale-Doyle and Tom Farr.

The team will be captained for the sixth straight year by halfback Jack Madden, who is recovering from hip surgery.

The Capras return to training on January 5 in preparation for their pre-season trial against the Dolphins on February 4 at Gladstone’s Marley Brown Oval.

Check out who is returning, who is joining and who is leaving the club below:

Staying at the club for 2023

Blake Moore

Brandon Roberts.

Brandon Roberts

Jack White

Trey Brown.

Trey Brown

Bailey Butler (doing Dolphins’ pre-season)

Nixon Putt.

Nixon Putt

Zev John

Cooper Marshall

Jack Madden.

Jack Madden (captain)

Lachlan Hubner (doing Dolphins’ pre-season)

Roarke Christensen

Riley Reid

Aaron Teroi

Herman Seumanufagai

Kurtis Farr

Thallon Peters.

Thallon Peters (rookie from under-21s)

Laish Salam (under-21s)

Tyler Szepanowski.

Tyler Szepanowski (doing Dolphins’ pre-season)

Mitchell Leard-Lamont (rookie from under-21s)

Ilami Buli (rookie from under-21s)

Sam Strohfeldt (rookie from under-21s)

Jackson Harris

New or returning to the club in 2023

Carsen Huth (returning from Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Larson Dale-Doyle.

Larson Dale-Doyle (returning from Bulldogs)

Tom Farr (returning from Wynnum Manly Seagulls)

Aaron Moore (returning from Townsville Blackhawks)

Jake Jackson (Yeppoon Seagulls)

Dylan Wall-Riley

Bob Tenza (PNG)

Harry Barham.

Harry Barham (Emu Park A-grade)

Kurt Donaghue (Newcastle Knights NSW Cup, doing Dolphins’ pre-season)

Isaiah Conway (Emu Park A-grade)

Jordan Heke

Ethan Jackson (Yeppoon Seagulls)

Leaving the club

Jesse Jennings (Souths Logan Magpies)

Radean Robinson (Souths Logan Magpies)

Jamie Hill.

Jamie Hill (Beerwah)

Harrison Leonard (North Sydney Bears)

Ethan O’Neill (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

Jonus Pearson

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McKenzie Yei (Featherstone Rovers, England)