2020 North Queensland Cowboys season

The 2020 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and captained by Michael Morgan, they compete in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership. The 2020 season is the club's first at their new home ground, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, after 25 seasons at Willows Sports Complex.[1]

2020 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank14th
2020 recordWins: 3; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 269; Against: 374
Team information
CEOJeff Reibel
CoachPaul Green (resigned on July 20)
Josh Hannay (interim)
Captain
StadiumQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Avg. Attend.22,459
High. Attend.22,459 (vs. Brisbane, Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (11)
GoalsKyle Feldt (23)
PointsKyle Feldt (90)
< 2019 2021 >

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

Squad
North Queensland Cowboys 2020 Squad
NRL squad Coaching Staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Aaron Payne (assistant coach)
  • David Tangata-Toa (Assistant Coach)
  • Paul Bowman (Head of Sports Science)
  • Michael Dobbin (Head of Performance)
  • Mark Henry (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach)
  • Ashley Graham (Elite Pathways Performance Coach)
  • Anthony Wood (Rehabilitation Manager)
  • Steve Sartori (Physiotherapist)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 24 November 2019
Source(s): NQ Cowboys

Squad movement

Gains
Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Valentine Holmes New York Jets
2025
[3]
Connelly Lemuelu Canterbury Bulldogs
2021
[4]
Esan Marsters Wests Tigers
2022
[5]
Reece Robson St George Illawarra Dragons
2023
[6]

Losses
Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Carlin Anderson Townsville Blackhawks
2020
[7]
Kurt Baptiste Easts Tigers
2020
[8]
Logan Bayliss-Brow Easts Tigers
2020
[9]
Scott BoltonReleased
–
[7]
Javid Bowen Northern Pride
2020
[10]
Gideon Gela-Mosby Northern Pride
2020
[11]
Jordan Kahu Brisbane Broncos
2020
[12]
Te Maire MartinRetired
–
[13]
Matthew ScottRetired
–
[7]
Enari Tuala Newcastle Knights
2020
[7]
Kurt Wiltshire Wests Tigers Mackay
2020
[14]

Re-signings
Player Club Until End of Notes
Mitchell Dunn North Queensland Cowboys
2022
[15]
Kyle Feldt North Queensland Cowboys
2024
[16]
Francis Molo North Queensland Cowboys
2021
[15]
Emry Pere North Queensland Cowboys
2022
[15]
Shane Wright North Queensland Cowboys
2021
[16]

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith Panthers 1412110350194+15625
2 Melbourne Storm 1412020374168+20624
3 Parramatta Eels 1411030298176+12222
4 Sydney Roosters 149050354198+15618
5 Canberra Raiders 149050268213+5518
6 Newcastle Knights 148150305232+7317
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 148060362306+5616
8 South Sydney Rabbitohs 148060309256+5316
9 Wests Tigers 146080314301+1312
10 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 146080237287−5012
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 145090262290−2810
12 New Zealand Warriors 145090201338−13710
13 Gold Coast Titans 1440100202367−1658
14 North Queensland Cowboys 1430110269374−1056
15 Brisbane Broncos 1430110186437−2516
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1420120188342−1544

Fixtures

NRL Nines
Main article: 2020 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
Pool 4
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
North Queensland Cowboys 2 2 0 0 27 18 +9 4
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2 1 0 1 25 14 +11 2
Brisbane Broncos 2 1 0 1 23 25 −2 2
Melbourne Storm 2 0 0 2 12 30 −18 0
Source:
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 14 February7:05pmRound 1 Brisbane BroncosHBF Park17 – 11Drinkwater (bonus try), Hess, Tabuai-FidowClifford (2)
Sunday, 15 Saturday1:45pmRound 2 Manly Sea EaglesHBF Park10 – 7Opacic, TaulagiDrinkwater (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss

Finals
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Newcastle Knights 7
Parramatta Eels 14
Parramatta Eels 6
St George Illawarra 8
St George Illawarra 17
Penrith Panthers 14
St George Illawarra 14
North Queensland 23
Gold Coast Titans 24
Manly Sea Eagles 0
Gold Coast Titans 10
North Queensland 19
North Queensland 20
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Sunday, 15 Saturday3:55pmQuarter South Sydney RabbitohsHBF Park20 – 6Drinkwater (bonus try), Hess (bonus try), Tabuai-FidowClifford (2), Feldt (1)
Sunday, 15 Saturday5:45pmSemi Gold Coast TitansHBF Park19 – 8Feldt (bonus try), Drinkwater, Tabuai-Fidow, WrightFeldt (1)
Sunday, 15 Saturday7:00pmFinal St George Illawarra DragonsHBF Park23 – 14Robson (bonus try), Clifford, Hess, Tabuai-FidowClifford (2), Drinkwater (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss

Pre-season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 22 FebruaryTrial 1 Brisbane BroncosBarlow Park18 – 16Cotter (2), Gilbert, LemueluClifford (1/4)–
Saturday, 29 FebruaryTrial 2 Melbourne StormCasey Fields14 – 22Feldt, Holmes, O'NeillHolmes (1/3)–
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the regular season was suspended after Round 2.[17] On 9 April, the NRL announced that competition would re-commence on 28 May with a shortened 20-round regular season.[18] On 21 May, the full revised draw was released[19][20] 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.

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 13 MarchRound 1 Brisbane BroncosQueensland Country Bank Stadium21 – 28Cooper, Feldt, Hampton, HolmesFeldt (2/2), Holmes (0/2), Morgan (1 FG)22,459
Thursday, 19 MarchRound 2 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium24 – 16Drinkwater, Hampton, Hess, TaumaloloHolmes (4/5)0
Friday, 29 MayRound 3 Gold Coast TitansQueensland Country Bank Stadium36 – 6Hampton (2), Robson (2), Feldt, O'NeillHolmes (6/7)0
Saturday, 6 JuneRound 4 Cronulla SharksQueensland Country Bank Stadium16 – 26Feldt (2), O'NeillHolmes (2/3)0
Friday, 12 JuneRound 5 WarriorsCentral Coast Stadium26 – 37Feldt (2), Holmes, Molo, O'NeillFeldt (3/5)0
Saturday, 20 JuneRound 6 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium36 – 20Feldt (2), Drinkwater, MarstersClifford (1/2), Feldt (1/3)0
Saturday, 27 JuneRound 7 Newcastle KnightsQueensland Country Bank Stadium32 – 20Clifford, Feldt, Hess, O'Neill, Tabuai-FidowFeldt (6/6)1,853
Friday, 3 JulyRound 8 Parramatta EelsBankwest Stadium4 – 42OpacicFeldt (0/1)6,730
Thursday, 9 JulyRound 9 Sydney RoostersQueensland Country Bank Stadium16 – 42Robson (2), HessFeldt (2/4)6,478
Sunday, 19 JulyRound 10 Penrith PanthersPanthers Stadium10 – 22Asi, Tabuai-FidowFeldt (1/2)
Friday, 24 JulyRound 11 Manly Sea EaglesQueensland Country Bank Stadium12 – 24Feldt, MoloFeldt (2/2)7,127
Saturday, 1 AugustRound 12 Canberra RaidersQueensland Country Bank Stadium12 – 14Robson, TaumaloloFeldt (2/2)7,586
Sunday, 9 AugustRound 13 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium30 – 10Feldt, O'NeillFeldt (1/2)
Saturday, 15 AugustRound 14 South Sydney RabbitohsQueensland Country Bank Stadium30 – 31Morgan (2), Dunn, Lemuelu, Opacic, Tabuai-FidowFeldt (3/7)7,611
Sunday, 23 AugustRound 15 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium
Saturday, 29 AugustRound 16 Cronulla SharksNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
Sunday, 6 SeptemberRound 17 St George Illawarra DragonsQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 13 SeptemberRound 18 Melbourne StormSunshine Coast Stadium
Friday, 18 SeptemberRound 19 Penrith PanthersQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Thursday, 24 SeptemberRound 20 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts
Daejarn Asi21--4
John Asiata6----
Jake Clifford112--8
Gavin Cooper111--4
Reuben Cotter4----
Scott Drinkwater102--8
Mitchell Dunn111--4
Kyle Feldt141123-90
Tom Gilbert7----
Jake Granville6----
Ben Hampton124--16
Coen Hess133--12
Peter Hola4----
Valentine Holmes7212-32
Corey Jensen2----
Connelly Lemuelu61--4
Esan Marsters101--4
Josh McGuire12----
Jordan McLean9----
Francis Molo142--8
Michael Morgan42-19
Justin O'Neill125--20
Tom Opacic42--8
Emry Pere1----
Reece Robson145--20
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow93--12
Murray Taulagi2----
Jason Taumalolo132--8
Shane Wright8----
Totals49361269

Representatives
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References
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  2. "Green makes immediate exit from Cowboys". NRL. 20 July 2020.
  3. "Cowboys sign Holmes on long-term deal". cowboys.com.au. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "Cowboys sign Lemuelu". cowboys.com.au. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "Cowboys sign Kiwi international Marsters". cowboys.com.au. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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  8. https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/03/10/purcell-poised-to-pounce-with-easts-tigers/
  9. "Dolphins newbie to line up for Broncos against old club Capras". qrl.com.au. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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  12. <https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/11/01/kahu-set-to-return-to-broncos-after-short-stint-at-cowboys/
  13. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/01/12/martin-announces-immediate-retirement/
  14. https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/wiltshire-puts-nrl-dream-on-hold-focus-is-tigers/3950834/
  15. "Cowboys re-sign forward trio". NQ Cowboys. 31 July 2020.
  16. "Feldt, Wright re-sign with Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 3 June 2020.
  17. https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/03/24/nrl-season-suspended-greenberg-vlandys-statements/
  18. https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/09/may-28-arl-commission-announces-date-for-nrl-to-restart/
  19. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/05/21/cowboys-full-2020-draw-released/
  20. https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/15/rivalries-and-intrigue-headline-round-three-draw-for-nrl-restart/

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