2020 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
Rugby league team season
- Ase Boas
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The 2020 Intrust Super Cup was the PNG Hunters seventh season in the Queensland Cup after securing their future with a four year license from 2019 until 2022.[1] A 28 man squad was announced for the season.[2] However the 2020 QRL season was suspended on 17 March after Round 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[3]
Season Summary
2020 squad
| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach
Assistant coach
Updated: 3 January 2020 | |||||||||
[5]
Squad movement
Gains
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhadley Brawa |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2020 | [6] |
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Meninga |  Townsville Blackhawks | 2020 | [7] |
| McKenzie Yei |  Central Queensland Capras | 2020 | [8] |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Easts Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 40 | 2 |
| 2 |  Burleigh Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 2 |
| 3 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Townsville Blackhawks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 |  Papua New Guinea Hunters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Norths Devils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Mackay Cutters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 0 |
| 9 |  Souths Logan Magpies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 0 |
| 11 |  Northern Pride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 |
| 12 |  Ipswich Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 |
| 13 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | -28 | 0 |
| 14 | Central Queensland Capras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | -40 | 0 |
- The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership
- Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
- The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon
Fixtures
Pre-season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 February | Trial 1 | CQ Capras | National Football Stadium | 30 – 12 | ||||||
| Saturday, 29 February | Trial 2 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 24 – 36 | ||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
Regular season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 15 March | Round 1 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | 32-30 | Wapi 3, Appo 2 | Boas 6/6 | ||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
[9]
Statistics
Honours
References
- ^ "Hunters secure Intrust Super Cup future". Loop PNG. 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Wigmen duo make final cut- Pacific Star Limited". thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sport: Queensland Cup suspended, PNG Hunters to return home". Radio New Zealand. 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Wigmen duo make final cut- Pacific Star Limited". thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Sukina, Fidelis (19 November 2019). "Church to Coach Hunters - EMTV Online". Emtv.com.pg. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Longbut, Terry (19 December 2019). "Brawa back with Hunters -Loop PNG". www.looppng.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Sukina, Fidelis (18 January 2016). "Meninga A Blackhawk - EMTV Online". Emtv.com.pg. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Colleen (17 March 2020). "Yei feeling at home". News Corporation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "12 home games for Hunters – the National".
