2020 Papua New Guinea Hunters season

2020 Papua New Guinea Hunters season
Queensland Cup Rank6th
2020 recordWins: 1; losses: 0
Team information
CEOReatau Rau
CoachMathew Church
Captain
StadiumNational Football Stadium
Top scorers
Tries3 (Terry Wapi)
Goals6 (Ase Boas)
Points12 (Wapi, 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

PNG Hunters
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Gairo Kapana – WG
  • Roy Ellison – WG
  • Baundo Aba – LK

Head coach

  • Mathew Church

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 3 January 2020
Source(s): [4]


[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

  1. ^ "Hunters secure Intrust Super Cup future". Loop PNG. 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Wigmen duo make final cut- Pacific Star Limited". thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Sport: Queensland Cup suspended, PNG Hunters to return home". Radio New Zealand. 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Wigmen duo make final cut- Pacific Star Limited". thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Sukina, Fidelis (19 November 2019). "Church to Coach Hunters - EMTV Online". Emtv.com.pg. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ Longbut, Terry (19 December 2019). "Brawa back with Hunters -Loop PNG". www.looppng.com. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  7. ^ Sukina, Fidelis (18 January 2016). "Meninga A Blackhawk - EMTV Online". Emtv.com.pg. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  8. ^ Edwards, Colleen (17 March 2020). "Yei feeling at home". News Corporation. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. ^ "12 home games for Hunters – the National".