2020 Papua New Guinea Hunters season

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]

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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Season Summary edit

2020 squad edit

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]


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Squad movement edit

Gains edit

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Rhadley Brawa   Wynnum Manly Seagulls
2020

Losses edit

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Moses Meninga   Townsville Blackhawks
2020
McKenzie Yei   Central Queensland Capras
2020

Ladder edit

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 edit

Pre-season edit

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 edit

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

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Statistics edit

Honours edit

References edit

  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".