2020 Townsville Blackhawks season
Appearance
2020 Townsville Blackhawks season | ||||
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Team information | ||||
CEO | Justin Wilkins | |||
Coach | Aaron Payne | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Jack Manski Oval | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Daejarn Asi Jake Marketo (1) | |||
Goals | Kyle Laybutt (2) | |||
Points | Three players (4) | |||
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The 2020 Townsville Blackhawks season will be the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Aaron Payne and captained by Sam Hoare, they will compete in the Intrust Super Cup.
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Josh Hoffman and Moses Meninga made their debuts for the club.
2020 squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 6 February 2020 |
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Carlin Anderson | North Queensland Cowboys | ||
Tom Hancock | Northern Pride | ||
Josh Hoffman | Parramatta Eels | ||
Patrick Kaufusi | St George Illawarra Dragons | ||
Moses Meninga | PNG Hunters | ||
Harry Mulligan | Terrigal Sharks |
Losses
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Dan Beasley | Retired | ||
Adam Cook | Canberra Raiders | ||
Campbell Duffy | Sunshine Coast Falcons | ||
Jack Glossop | Tweed Heads Seagulls | ||
Rod Griffin | Northern Pride | ||
Marshall Hudson | Released | ||
Chippie Korostchuk | Released | ||
Ryan Lloyd | Released | ||
Michael Parker-Walshe | Retired | ||
Tom McCagh | Souths Logan Magpies | ||
Shaun Nona | Limoux Grizzlies | ||
Zac Santo | Limoux Grizzlies | ||
Jayden Stephens | Released |
Fixtures
Pre-season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 15 February | Trial 1 | Mackay Cutters | Denison Park | 24 – 12 | ||||||
Saturday, 22 February | Trial 2 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | 34 – 6 | ||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Regular season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | ||||
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Saturday, 14 March | Round 1 | Ipswich Jets | North Ipswich Reserve | 16 – 10 | Asi, Marketo | Laybutt (2), Anderson (1), Taulagi (1) | ||||
Sunday, 22 March | Round 2 | PNG Hunters | National Football Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 28 March | Round 3 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Piggabeen Sports Complex | |||||||
Saturday, 4 April | Round 4 | Norths Devils | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Thursday, 9 April | Round 5 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 18 April | Round 6 | Easts Tigers | Langlands Park | |||||||
Sunday, 26 April | Round 7 | Northern Pride | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 2 May | Round 8 | Souths Logan Magpies | Davies Park | |||||||
Saturday, 9 May | Round 9 | Burleigh Bears | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 23 May | Round 10 | CQ Capras | Browne Park | |||||||
Saturday, 30 May | Round 11 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Friday, 5 June | Round 12 | Mackay Cutters | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 13 June | Round 13 | Redcliffe Dolphins | Dolphin Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 27 June | Round 14 | Burleigh Bears | Pizzey Park | |||||||
Saturday, 4 July | Round 15 | Ipswich Jets | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 11 July | Round 16 | Northern Pride | Barlow Park | |||||||
Sunday, 19 July | Round 17 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | TBA | |||||||
Saturday, 25 July | Round 18 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Sunday, 2 August | Round 19 | Souths Logan Magpies | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 8 August | Round 20 | Norths Devils | Pathion Park | |||||||
Saturday, 15 August | Round 21 | Easts Tigers | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
Sunday, 23 August | Round 22 | Sunshine Coast Falcons | Sunshine Coast Stadium | |||||||
Friday, 28 August | Round 23 | PNG Hunters | Jack Manski Oval | |||||||
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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Carlin Anderson | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Daejarn Asi* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Joe Boyce | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Josh Chudleigh | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Kalifa Faifai Loa | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jaelen Feeney | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tom Gilbert* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Josh Hoffman | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Laybutt | 1 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
Sione Lousi | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Jake Marketo | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Moses Meninga | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Sam Murphy | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tom Opacic* | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Temone Power | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Kieran Quabba | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Murray Taulagi* | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Totals | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
Honours
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2020/02/18/hoffman-strengthens-blackhawks-squad/
- ^ "Tom Hancock embraces new challenge with Townsville Blackhawks". Townsville Blackhawks. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Patrick Kaufusi signs with Mendi Blackhawks". Townsville Blackhawks. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "PNG muscle Moses Meninga fronts up for Townsville Blackhawks". Townsville Bulletin. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Retiring club stalwart Daniel Beasley believes future still bright for Blackhawks in Queensland Cup". Townsville Blackhawks. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Raiders Jersey Flegg Training Squad Named". Canberra Raiders. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ https://www.tweedheadsseagulls.com.au/wembley-winner-heads-seagulls-new-faces/
- ^ "Pride kick off 2020 campaign with first pre-season session". Cairns Post. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Shaun Nona keen to return for Blackhawks after French stint". Townsville Bulletin. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.