2020 Mackay Cutters season
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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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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.
Season summary
[edit]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
[edit]2020 squad
[edit]First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Assistant coaches
Updated: 22 January 2020 |
Squad movement
[edit]Gains
[edit]Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Elijah Anderson | Central Queensland Capras | 2020 |
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Luke Dolbel | Wyong Roos | 2020 |
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Bayley Gill | Currumbin Eagles | 2020 |
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Mafoa'aeata Hingano | Canberra Raiders | 2020 |
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Zev John | Redcliffe Dolphins | 2020 |
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Michael Molo | Norths Devils | 2020 |
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Luke Polselli | Newtown Jets | 2020 |
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Josh Tuilagi | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2020 |
Losses
[edit]Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Sam Cook | Wests Tigers Mackay | 2020 |
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Alex Gerrard | Leigh Centurions | 2020 |
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Jack Hickson | Souths Logan Magpies | 2020 |
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Lloyd White | Toulouse Olympique | 2020 |
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Fetuli Talanoa | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 2020 |
Fixtures
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 14 March | Round 1 | Norths Devils | BB Print Stadium | 22 – 23 | Cotter (2), Bowie, Polselli | Bambling (2), Bowie (1) | ||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
[edit]* | 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
[edit]- ^ "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/[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Four QRL statewide competitions cancelled for 2020". 27 March 2020.
- ^ "NRL 2020: Second-tier competitions shutdown for the 2020 season - QRL". 27 March 2020.