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

Losses

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

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 FebruaryTrial 1 CQ CaprasNational Football Stadium30 – 12
Saturday, 29 FebruaryTrial 2 Northern PrideBarlow Park24 – 36
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 15 MarchRound 1 Souths Logan MagpiesDavies Park32-30Wapi 3, Appo 2Boas 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.
  3. ↑ "Sport: Queensland Cup suspended, PNG Hunters to return home". 18 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wigmen duo make final cut- Pacific Star Limited". thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ↑ Sukina, Fidelis. "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".
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