2020 Townsville Blackhawks season

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.

2020 Townsville Blackhawks season

Team information

CEO

Justin Wilkins

Coach

Sam Hoare

Stadium

Jack Manski Oval

Top scorers

Tries

Daejarn Asi
Jake Marketo (1)

Goals

Kyle Laybutt (2)

Points

Three players (4)

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Season summary

Milestones

Round 1: Josh Hoffman and Moses Meninga made their debuts for the club.

2020 squad

Townsville Blackhawks
First team squad								Coaching staff
Carlin Anderson - FB, WG Nathan Barrett - SR Joe Boyce - LK, PR Michael Carroll - WG Josh Chudleigh - HK Kalifa Faifai Loa - WG Jaelen Feeney - HB, FE Krys Freeman - HK Tom Hancock - PR Josh Hoffman - FB, WG		Sam Hoare (c) - PR Patrick Kaufusi - SR, PR Kyle Laybutt - HB, FE Sione Lousi - PR Jake Marketo - SR Sam Martin-Savage - FE Moses Meninga - PR Harry Mulligan - FB Sam Murphy - HK Andrew Niemoeller - LK		Temone Power - SR Kieran Quabba - LK Bacho Salam - CE, WG Lachlan Taylor - HK Nathan Traill - WG, FB				Head coach Aaron Payne Assistant coaches Allan Petersen (Assistant Coach) Adrian Thomson (Team Manager) Jason Tassell (Trainer) Christian Quabba (Trainer) Daniel Strickland (Trainer) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Updated: 6 February 2020 Source(s): Blackhawks

Squad movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Carlin Anderson	North Queensland Cowboys	2020	[1]
Tom Hancock	Northern Pride	2020	[2]
Josh Hoffman	Parramatta Eels	2020	[1]
Patrick Kaufusi	St George Illawarra Dragons	2020	[3]
Moses Meninga	PNG Hunters	2020	[4]
Harry Mulligan	Terrigal Sharks	2020	[1]

Losses

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Dan Beasley	Retired	–	[5]
Adam Cook	Canberra Raiders	2020	[6]
Campbell Duffy	Sunshine Coast Falcons	2020	[1]
Jack Glossop	Tweed Heads Seagulls	2020	[7]
Rod Griffin	Northern Pride	2020	[8]
Marshall Hudson	Released	–	[1]
Chippie Korostchuk	Released	–	[1]
Ryan Lloyd	Released	–	[1]
Michael Parker-Walshe	Retired	–	[1]
Tom McCagh	Souths Logan Magpies	–	[1]
Shaun Nona	Limoux Grizzlies	2020	[9]
Zac Santo	Limoux Grizzlies	2020	[9]
Jayden Stephens	Released	–	[1]

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
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
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
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

References

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.
"Shaun Nona keen to return for Blackhawks after French stint". Townsville Bulletin. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

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