2020 Mackay Cutters season
The 2020 Mackay Cutters season was the 13th in the club's history. Coached by Michael Crawley and captained by Jayden Hodges, they competed in the QRL's Intrust Super Cup.[1][2] The Cutters played just one game in 2020 after the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Mackay Cutters season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Maurie Fatnowna | |||
Coach | Michael Crawley | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | BB Print Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Reuben Cotter (2) | |||
Goals | Cooper Bambling (2) | |||
Points | Reuben Cotter (8) | |||
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Season summary
Mackay entered 2020 with a new head coach, former long-time NRL assistant Michael Crawley, and a hosts of new recruits, including former NRL player and Tongan international Mafoa'aeata Hingano.[3] The Cutters lost their opening game of the season, 23–22 to the Norths Devils.[4]
On 17 March, two days after the completion of Round One, the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) announced a 10-week suspension of the competition until 5 June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On 27 March, ten days after the suspension, the QRL confirmed the cancellation of the competition for the 2020 season.[6][7]
Squad List
2020 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 22 January 2020 |
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Elijah Anderson | ![]() | 2020 | |
Luke Dolbel | ![]() | 2020 | |
Bayley Gill | ![]() | 2020 | |
Mafoa'aeata Hingano | ![]() | 2020 | |
Zev John | ![]() | 2020 | |
Michael Molo | ![]() | 2020 | |
Luke Polselli | ![]() | 2020 | |
Josh Tuilagi | ![]() | 2020 |
Losses
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Sam Cook | ![]() | 2020 | |
Alex Gerrard | ![]() | 2020 | |
Jack Hickson | ![]() | 2020 | |
Lloyd White | ![]() | 2020 | |
Fetuli Talanoa | ![]() | 2020 |
Fixtures
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 14 March | Round 1 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 22 – 23 | Cotter (2), Bowie, Polselli | Bambling (2), Bowie (1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
* | Denotes player contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2020 season |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Elijah Anderson | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Cooper Bambling | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
Ross Bella | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Yamba Bowie | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
Jack Brock | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Rayden Burns | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Paul Byrnes | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Reuben Cotter* | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Luke Dolbel | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Mafoa'aeata Hingano | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jayden Hodges | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Michael Molo | 1 | - | - | - | - |
John O'Brien | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Emry Pere* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Luke Polselli | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Daniel Russell* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Shane Wright* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
References
- "Mackay Cutters announce new head coach". Queensland Rugby League. 3 October 2019.
- dick, callum. "Crawley makes call on Cutters captaincy". Daily Mercury.
- "Cutters sign experienced international Hingano". QRL. 16 December 2019.
- "Norths Devils pip Mackay Cutters in a thriller". QRL. 14 March 2020.
- https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/05/18/qrl-coronavirus-updates/%5B%5D
- "Four QRL statewide competitions cancelled for 2020". 27 March 2020.
- "NRL 2020: Second-tier competitions shutdown for the 2020 season - QRL". 27 March 2020.