Английская Википедия:2020 North Queensland Cowboys season
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The 2020 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and captained by Michael Morgan, they competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership. The 2020 season was the club's first at their new home ground, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, after 25 seasons at Willows Sports Complex.[1]
On 20 July, Green resigned as head coach after just three wins from the opening 10 games. He was replaced by assistant coach Josh Hannay, who took over as interim head coach until the end of the season.[2]
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Valentine Holmes, Esan Marsters and Reece Robson made their debuts for the club.
- Round 1: Valentine Holmes scored his first try for the club.
- Round 2: The club played the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the first match without fans in Australian first grade history.
- Round 3: Reece Robson scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 4: Tom Gilbert made his NRL debut.
- Round 5: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow made his NRL debut.
- Round 6: Connelly Lemuelu made his NRL debut.
- Round 6: Esan Marsters scored his first try for the club.
- Round 10: Daejarn Asi made his NRL debut.
- Round 10: Daejarn Asi scored his first NRL try.
- Round 11: Ben Hampton played his 100th NRL game.
- Round 13: Emry Pere made his NRL debut.
- Round 13: Francis Molo played his 50th NRL game.
- Round 14: Mitchell Dunn and Connelly Lemuelu scored their first NRL tries.
- Round 15: The club were held scoreless for the first time since Round 1, 2012.
- Round 19: Ben Condon made his NRL debut.
Squad
Squad movement
Gains
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin Anderson | Шаблон:Leagueicon Townsville Blackhawks | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Kurt Baptiste | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Logan Bayliss-Brow | Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts Tigers | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Scott Bolton | Retired | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Javid Bowen | Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Gideon Gela-Mosby | Шаблон:Leagueicon Northern Pride | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Jordan Kahu | Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Te Maire Martin | Retired | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Matthew Scott | Retired | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Enari Tuala | Шаблон:Leagueicon Newcastle Knights | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
| Kurt Wiltshire | Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests Tigers Mackay | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
Re-signings
Ladder
Fixtures
NRL Nines
The NRL Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2020 competition was played over two days on February 14 and 15 at HBF Park in Perth. The Cowboys finished first in Pool 4 and defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Gold Coast Titans and St George Illawarra Dragons on their way to winning the competition.
Pool Play
| Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 February | 7:05Шаблон:Nbsppm | Round 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos | HBF Park | 17 – 11 | Drinkwater (bonus try), Hess, Tabuai-Fidow | Clifford (2) | ||||
| Sunday, 15 Saturday | 1:45Шаблон:Nbsppm | Round 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly Sea Eagles | HBF Park | 10 – 7 | Opacic, Taulagi | Drinkwater (1) | ||||
| Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 | |||||||||||
Finals
| Date | Time (Local) | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 15 Saturday | 3:55Шаблон:Nbsppm | Quarter | Шаблон:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs | HBF Park | 20 – 6 | Drinkwater (bonus try), Hess (bonus try), Tabuai-Fidow | Clifford (2), Feldt (1) | ||||
| Sunday, 15 Saturday | 5:45Шаблон:Nbsppm | Semi | Шаблон:Leagueicon Gold Coast Titans | HBF Park | 19 – 8 | Feldt (bonus try), Drinkwater, Tabuai-Fidow, Wright | Feldt (1) | ||||
| Sunday, 15 Saturday | 7:00Шаблон:Nbsppm | Final | Шаблон:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons | HBF Park | 23 – 14 | Robson (bonus try), Clifford, Hess, Tabuai-Fidow | Clifford (2), Drinkwater (1) | ||||
| Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 | |||||||||||
Pre-season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 February | Trial 1 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos | Barlow Park | 18 – 16 | Cotter (2), Gilbert, Lemuelu | Clifford (1/4) | – | |||
| Saturday, 29 February | Trial 2 | Шаблон:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm | Casey Fields | 14 – 22 | Feldt, Holmes, O'Neill | Holmes (1/3) | – | |||
| Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 | ||||||||||
Regular season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the regular season was suspended after Round 2.[3] On 9 April, the NRL announced that competition would re-commence on 28 May with a shortened 20-round regular season.[4] On 21 May, the full revised draw was released[5][6] From Round 7 onward, the Cowboys were allowed to host fans at their home games, starting with a limit of 2,000, before eventually rising to 10,000 from Round 9.
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 14 | 3 | 1 | - | 20 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 19 | 23 | - | 122 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 15 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 65 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 14 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 14 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 67 | 49 | 2 | 368 |
Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2020.
Honours
Club
- Paul Bowman Medal: Jason Taumalolo[7]
- Players' Player: Josh McGuire[7]
- Coach's Award: Mitchell Dunn[7]
- Member's Player of the Year: Kyle Feldt[7]
- Club Person of the Year: John Asiata[7]
- Rookie of the Year: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow[7]
Feeder Clubs
Queensland Cup
The Cowboys' three feeder clubs, the Mackay Cutters, Northern Pride and Townsville Blackhawks, each played just one game before the 2020 Queensland Cup season was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
Women's team
QRL Women's Premiership
The Cowboys' women's team, the North Queensland Gold Stars, played just one game in the QRL Women's Premiership before the season was postponed and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
References
Шаблон:2020 in rugby league Шаблон:North Queensland Cowboys
