2020 Mackay Cutters season
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| 2020 Mackay Cutters season | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ]| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.