A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2020 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 14th | |||
| Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
| 2020 record | Wins: 5; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 368; against: 520 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jeff Reibel | |||
| Coach | Paul Green (resigned on July 20) Josh Hannay (interim) | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 6,712[1] | |||
| High attendance | 22,459 (vs. Brisbane, Round 1) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Kyle Feldt (19) | |||
| Goals | Valentine Holmes (24) | |||
| Points | Kyle Feldt (122) | |||
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The 2020 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 26th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and captained by Michael Morgan, they competed in the NRL's 2020 Telstra Premiership. The 2020 season was the club's first at their new home ground, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, after 25 seasons at Willows Sports Complex.[2]
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.[3]
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Valentine Holmes, Esan Marsters and Reece Robson made their debuts for the club.
- Round 1: Valentine Holmes scored his first try for the club.
- Round 2: The club played the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the first match without fans in Australian first grade history.
- Round 3: Reece Robson scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 4: Tom Gilbert made his NRL debut.
- Round 5: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow made his NRL debut.
- Round 6: Connelly Lemuelu made his NRL debut.
- Round 6: Esan Marsters scored his first try for the club.
- Round 10: Daejarn Asi made his NRL debut.
- Round 10: Daejarn Asi scored his first NRL try.
- Round 11: Ben Hampton played his 100th NRL game.
- Round 13: Emry Pere made his NRL debut.
- Round 13: Francis Molo played his 50th NRL game.
- Round 14: Mitchell Dunn and Connelly Lemuelu scored their first NRL tries.
- Round 15: The club were held scoreless for the first time since Round 1, 2012.
- Round 19: Ben Condon made his NRL debut.
Squad
Squad movement
Gains
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine Holmes |  New York Jets |
2025 |
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| Connelly Lemuelu |  Canterbury Bulldogs |
2021 |
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| Esan Marsters |  Wests Tigers |
2022 |
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| Reece Robson |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
2023 |
Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin Anderson |  Townsville Blackhawks |
2020 |
|
| Kurt Baptiste |  Easts Tigers |
2020 |
|
| Logan Bayliss-Brow | Easts Tigers |
2020 |
|
| Scott Bolton | Retired | – |
|
| Javid Bowen |  Northern Pride |
2020 |
|
| Gideon Gela-Mosby | Northern Pride |
2020 |
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| Jordan Kahu |  Brisbane Broncos |
2020 |
|
| Te Maire Martin | Retired | – |
|
| Matthew Scott | Retired | – |
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| Enari Tuala |  Newcastle Knights |
2020 |
|
| Kurt Wiltshire | Wests Tigers Mackay |
2020 |
Re-signings
| Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Cotter |  North Queensland Cowboys |
2022 |
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| Mitchell Dunn | North Queensland Cowboys |
2022 |
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| Kyle Feldt | North Queensland Cowboys |
2024 |
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| Francis Molo | North Queensland Cowboys |
2021 |
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| Emry Pere | North Queensland Cowboys |
2022 |
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| Shane Wright | North Queensland Cowboys |
2021 |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Penrith Panthers
|
20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 537 | 238 | +299 | 37 |
| 2 |  Melbourne Storm (P)
|
20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 534 | 276 | +258 | 32 |
| 3 |  Parramatta Eels
|
20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 392 | 288 | +104 | 30 |
| 4 |  Sydney Roosters
|
20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 552 | 322 | +230 | 28 |
| 5 |  Canberra Raiders
|
20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 445 | 317 | +128 | 28 |
| 6 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
|
20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 521 | 352 | +169 | 24 |
| 7 | Newcastle Knights
|
20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 421 | 374 | +47 | 23 |
| 8 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
|
20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 480 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 |  Gold Coast Titans
|
20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 346 | 463 | −117 | 18 |
| 10 |  New Zealand Warriors
|
20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 343 | 458 | −115 | 16 |
| 11 | Wests Tigers
|
20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 440 | 505 | −65 | 14 |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons
|
20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 378 | 452 | −74 | 14 |
| 13 |  Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
|
20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 375 | 509 | −134 | 14 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys
|
20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 368 | 520 | −152 | 10 |
| 15 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
|
20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 504 | −222 | 6 |
| 16 | Brisbane Broncos
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20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |
Fixtures
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