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 Rank10th
2020 recordWins: 3; Draws: 0; Losses: 4
Points scoredFor: 175; Against: 169
Team information
CEOJeff Reibel
CoachPaul Green
Captain
StadiumQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Avg. Attend.22,459
High. Attend.22,459 (vs. Brisbane, Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (9)
GoalsKyle Feldt
Valentine Holmes (12)
PointsKyle Feldt (60)
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Season summary

Milestones

Squad
North Queensland Cowboys 2020 Squad
NRL squad Coaching Staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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
[2]
Connelly Lemuelu Canterbury Bulldogs
2021
[3]
Esan Marsters Wests Tigers
2022
[4]
Reece Robson St George Illawarra Dragons
2023
[5]

Losses
Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Carlin Anderson Townsville Blackhawks
2020
[6]
Kurt Baptiste Easts Tigers
2020
[7]
Logan Bayliss-Brow Easts Tigers
2020
[8]
Scott BoltonReleased
–
[6]
Javid Bowen Northern Pride
2020
[9]
Gideon Gela-Mosby Northern Pride
2020
[10]
Jordan Kahu Brisbane Broncos
2020
[11]
Te Maire MartinRetired
–
[12]
Matthew ScottRetired
–
[6]
Enari Tuala Newcastle Knights
2020
[6]
Kurt Wiltshire Wests Tigers Mackay
2020
[13]

Re-signings

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 7601015888+7012
2 Penrith Panthers 7511014398+4511
3 Sydney Roosters 7502020169+13210
4 Melbourne Storm 7502014883+6510
5 Newcastle Knights 74120169120+499
6 Wests Tigers 74030175140+358
7 Canberra Raiders 7403012897+318
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 74030117115+28
9 South Sydney Rabbitohs 73040144134+106
10 North Queensland Cowboys 73040175169+66
11 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 73040146148−26
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons 72050106146−404
13 Gold Coast Titans 7205096193−974
14 New Zealand Warriors 7205079182−1034
15 Brisbane Broncos 7205092209−1174
16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 7106076162−862

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.[14] On 9 April, the NRL announced that competition would re-commence on 28 May with a shortened 20-round regular season.[15] On 15 May, the draws for Rounds 3 and 4 were released, with the full draw being released on 21 May.[16][17]

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)
Friday, 3 JulyRound 8 Parramatta EelsBankwest Stadium
Thursday, 9 JulyRound 9 Sydney RoostersQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 19 JulyRound 10 Penrith PanthersTBA
Friday, 24 JulyRound 11 Manly Sea EaglesQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Saturday, 1 AugustRound 12 Canberra RaidersQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 9 AugustRound 13 Gold Coast TitansTBA
Saturday, 15 AugustRound 14 South Sydney RabbitohsQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 23 AugustRound 15 Newcastle KnightsTBA
Saturday, 29 AugustRound 16 Cronulla SharksTBA
Sunday, 6 SeptemberRound 17 St George Illawarra DragonsQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 13 SeptemberRound 18 Melbourne StormTBA
Friday, 18 SeptemberRound 19 Penrith PanthersQueensland Country Bank Stadium
Thursday, 24 SeptemberRound 20 Brisbane BroncosTBA
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts
John Asiata4----
Jake Clifford62--8
Gavin Cooper71--4
Reuben Cotter1----
Scott Drinkwater72--8
Mitchell Dunn6----
Kyle Feldt7912-60
Tom Gilbert2----
Jake Granville4----
Ben Hampton64--16
Coen Hess62--8
Peter Hola2----
Valentine Holmes5212-32
Corey Jensen2----
Connelly Lemuelu1----
Esan Marsters71--4
Josh McGuire6----
Jordan McLean6----
Francis Molo71--4
Michael Morgan2--11
Justin O'Neill74--16
Tom Opacic1----
Reece Robson72--8
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow31--4
Jason Taumalolo61--4
Shane Wright3----
Totals31251175

Representatives

References
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  2. "Cowboys sign Holmes on long-term deal". cowboys.com.au. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Cowboys sign Lemuelu". cowboys.com.au. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Cowboys sign Kiwi international Marsters". cowboys.com.au. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. "Cowboys sign Junior Kangaroo". cowboys.com.au. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. "Cowboys to farewell eight departing players". cowboys.com.au. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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  8. "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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  10. "Northern Pride secure ex-Cowboy Javid Bowen for 2020". cairnspost.com.au. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. <https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/11/01/kahu-set-to-return-to-broncos-after-short-stint-at-cowboys/
  12. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/01/12/martin-announces-immediate-retirement/
  13. https://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/wiltshire-puts-nrl-dream-on-hold-focus-is-tigers/3950834/
  14. https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/03/24/nrl-season-suspended-greenberg-vlandys-statements/
  15. https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/04/09/may-28-arl-commission-announces-date-for-nrl-to-restart/
  16. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/05/21/cowboys-full-2020-draw-released/
  17. https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/05/15/rivalries-and-intrigue-headline-round-three-draw-for-nrl-restart/

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