2020 Northern Pride RLFC season
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Black, teal and gold| Club information | |
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| Full name | Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname | The Pride |
| Colours | Black, teal and gold |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Website | northernpride.com.au |
| Current details | |
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| CEO | Mark Quinn (2018–2020) |
| Coach | Ty Williams (2017–2023) |
| Captain | Javid Bowen (2020) |
| Competition | Intrust Super Cup |
 Home colours | |
 Current season | |
| Records | |
| Premierships | 2 (2010, 2014) |
| Runners-up | 1 (2009) |
| Minor premierships | 3 (2013, 2014, 2024) |
2020 was the thirteenth competitive season for the Cairns based Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They were one of 14 clubs that competed in the twenty-fifth season of Queensland's top rugby league competition, QRL's Hostplus Cup. The Northern Pride were due to play 12 home games and 11 away games over 23 rounds between March and August, but the season was cancelled after Round One due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before the season was cancelled, the Pride played three pre-season trials, two of which attracted large crowds - the trial against the Blackhawks was a curtain-raiser to the NRL Cowboys v Broncos pre-season trial, and the Pride's trial against the Hunters attracted a large ex-pat following.
Coach Ty Williams named a new six-man 'leadership group' composed of Javid Bowen, Rod Griffin, Matolu Laumea, Patrick Gallen, Tom McGrath, and new recruit Josh Stuckey.[1] From this group Williams chose Javid Bowen as captain, and Rod Griffin as vice-captain.
A new three-year naming rights sponsor, Kenfrost Homes was announced in December 2019. The Pride had been without a major sponsor since the Sea Swift sponsorship ended in 2017.[2] The Pride are one of five QCup sides that do not have the financial backing of a major leagues club.
Before Round One, the QRL adopted the NRL's COVID-19 guidelines, which included a 'no fans' policy, meaning the games would be played before empty grandstands.[3]
On 17 March, two days after the completion of Round One, QRL announced the competition would be suspended for ten weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] It was hoped QCup would resume with Round 12 in June, but the rapidly deteriorating situation with the pandemic meant on 26 March the Queensland Government announced Stage 1 Restrictions on movements across the Queensland border, which would affect NSW club Tweed Heads Seagulls, PNG club SP Hunters, and the feeder arrangements that Easts Tigers and SC Falcons had with the Melbourne Storm and the Ipswich Jets had with Newcastle Knights. Consequently, the next day QRL cancelled the competition for the 2020 season.[5] QRL managing director Robert Moore stated, "by making this announcement now, it provides our clubs with the opportunity to re-set and turn their attention towards the 2021 season".[6] The Pride reduced to a staff of three, with the CEO, Coach and Commercial Manager Alannah Giuffrida retained on reduced wages.[7] Many of the Pride's New Zealand players returned home before the NZ border closed.
In the absence of football, the Cairns Post ran a series ranking the top fifty Northern Pride players from the last 12 seasons.[8]
As the year progressed, there was talk of staging some games, with the Pride, Blackhawks, Cutters and CQ Capras playing a Northern Championship, but travel costs were prohibitive and the idea was abandoned.[9]
In August the 'Kenfrost Homes Lightning Challenge' was held between two CDRL clubs (Brothers Cairns and Tully Tigers), and two teams from the Pride. The Pride combined their ISC side with their HDC U-20s side to make the 'Pride Giants' and 'Pride Reef Kings'. Games were played in Cairns and Tully over six rounds.[10] Pride coach Ty Williams took a back seat, leaving the coaching to Bevan Walker, Pride's ISC assistant coach, and Dave Scott, Pride's HDC U-20 coach.[11] Controversially, two of Brothers Cairns games were abandoned when match officials were abused.[12] The 'Pride Reef Kings' were undefeated and won the competition.[13]
At the end of the season, Northern Pride football operations manager Chey Bird resigned.[14] CEO Tony Williamson also resigned.
Staff
- Competition: Intrust Super Cup
- Sponsor: Kenfrost Homes.[15]
- Jersey supplier: ISC.
Coaches/Trainers
- Coach: Ty Williams.
- Assistant coach: Sam Obst.
- Assistant coach: Bevan Walker.
- Hastings Deering Colts U-20 coach: Dave Scott.[16]
- Mal Meninga Cup U-18 coach: Bobby Berg.
- Strength and Conditioning Coach: Scott Callaghan.
Captain
- Captain: Javid Bowen.
- Vice-captain: Rod Griffin.
Managers
- Football operations manager: Chey Bird.
- Commercial manager: Alannah Giuffrida.
- Chief executive: Mark Quinn.
- Chairman: Tony Williamson.
- Board Members: Peter Parr (replaced by Micheal Luck), Stephen Devenish, Gail Andrejic, Stephen Tillett, Colin Moore, Ian Lydiard, Terry Medhurst.
2020 squad
The Pride used 17 players in the one match they played this season. Eight of these players played for the Pride last season, and two of the Cowboys' allocation players had already played for the club. Seven players made their debut this season; four were new signings (Bernard Lewis, Chris Ostwald, Josh Stuckey and Nick Lui-Toso), and three were new Cowboys allocation players (Ben Condon*, Connelly Lemuelu* and Wiremu Greig*). Former Cowboys allocation players Gideon Gela-Mosby and Javid Bowen signed to the Pride for this season.
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Beau Berg |
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Player gains
Player losses after 2019 season
| Player | To League | To Club |
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| Tom Hancock | Intrust Super Cup |  Townsville Blackhawks |
| Connor Jones | English RFL Championship |  Featherstone Rovers |
| Dave Murphy | CDRL |  Ivanhoes |
| James Dempsey | CDRL | Ivanhoes |
| Hugh Sedger | CDRL | Ivanhoes |
| Jordan Biondi Odo | CDRL |  Brothers Cairns |
| Jared Allen | CDRL |  Kangaroos RLFC |
| Will Bugden | Retired (concussion) | |
| Maurice Blair | Retired | |
| Bradley Stephen | Released | |
| Cameron Torpy | Released | |
| Brayden Torpy | Released | |
Cowboys no longer allocated to the Pride
2020 season launch
- Pre-Season Training: 4 November 2019, West Barlow Park.
- Pre-Season Boot Camp: Daradgee Environmental Education Centre, Innisfail, 17–19 January 2020.[19]
- Professional Development Weekend with NRL coach Anthony Griffin: Daradgee Environmental Education Centre, Innisfail, 8–9 February 2020.[20]
- Season launch: 9 February 2020, Mount Sheridan Plaza, Mount Sheridan.
- Season launch: 7 March 2020, The Pier Bar, Cairns $30.
2020 player records
- Most Points: Jake Clifford* (6).
- Most Tries: Jake Clifford* (1), Connelly Lemuelu* (1).
Jerseys
2020 primary Jersey
Trial matches
| Round | Opponent | Score | Date | Venue |
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| Trial 1 | Cairns Foley Shield side |
32 – 16 | Saturday, 15 February 2020 | Petersen Park, Edmonton |
| Trial 2 | Townsville Blackhawks |
6 – 34 | Saturday, 22 February 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns |
| Trial 3 |  PNG Hunters |
36 – 24 | Saturday 29 February 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns |
Pre-season Trial 1 Saturday, 15 February 2020 |
| Northern Pride |
32 – 16 | Cairns Foley Shield side |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Josh Stuckey 1 Steven Tatipata 1 Bernard Lewis 1 Goals: ?? |
Tries: ?? Goals: ?? |
Petersen Park (Edmonton, QLD) |
| Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride: 1. Cephas Chinfat – FB 2. Matthew Musumeci – WG 3. Steven Tatipata – CE 4. Raymon Tuaimalo-Vaega – CE 5. Bernard Lewis – WG 6. Matthew Egan – FE 7. Jack Campagnolo – HB 8. Matolu Laumea – PR 9. Patrick Gallen – HK 10. Taulata Fakalelu – PR 11. Heilum Luki – SR 12. Josh Stuckey – SR 13. Joe Eichner – LK |
| Unlimited Interchange: 14. Jacob Wallace, 15. Beau Berg, 16. Terrence Casey-Douglas, 17. Brad Lupi, 18. Jacob McCarthy, 19. Ewan Moore, 20. Gideon Gela-Mosby, 21. Mark Rosendale, 22. Gabriel Bon. |
| * = Cowboys allocation. |
| Coach: Ty Williams. |
| Cairns Marlins Foley Shield Squad: 1. Kienan Grogan-Hayes – FB 2. Linton Enoch – WG 3. Bradley Stephen – CE 4. Dallas Skardon – CE 5. Ronald Ambrym – WG 6. Nathan Curcio – FE 7. Ned Blackman – HB 8. Mitch Ebden – PR 9. Ty Millard – HK 10. Joel Marama – PR 11. Johann Turner – SR 12. Graham Clark Jr – SR 13. Wyatt Barnes – LK |
| Unlimited Interchange: 14. Rhy Young, 15. Minjiluk McInnes, 16. Richard Joinbee, 17. Masi Nona. |
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| Northern Pride |
6 – 34 | Townsville Blackhawks |
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| Tries: Steven Tatipata 1 Goals: Jack Campagnolo 1 |
Tries: 1 Jacob Kiraz 1 Kyle Laybutt 1 Jake Marketo 1 Carlin Anderson 1 Kalifa Fai Fai Loa 1 Jaelen Feeney Goals: 5 Carlin Anderson |
| Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride: 1. Cephas Chinfat – FB 2. Bernard Lewis – WG 3. Javid Bowen – CE 4. Gideon Gela-Mosby – CE 5. Matthew Musumeci – WG 6. Matthew Egan – FE 7. Jack Campagnolo – HB 8. Wiremu Greig* – PR 9. Chris Ostwald – HK 10. Nick Lui-Toso – PR 11. Ben Condon* – SR 12. Tom McGrath – SR 13. Rod Griffin – LK |
| Unlimited Interchange: 14. Denzel King, 15. Shawn Bowen, 16. Steven Tatipata, 17. Patrick Gallen, 18. Matolu Laumea, 19. Taulata Fakalelu, 20. Ewan Moore, 21. Josh Stuckey, 22. Brad Lupi, 23. Terrence Casey-Douglas. |
| * = Cowboys allocation (2 players allocated for this match). |
| Townsville and District Mendi Blackhawks: ? |
| Coach: Terry Campese. |
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| Northern Pride |
36 – 24 | PNG Hunters |
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| Tries: Chris Ostwald 2 Goals: Jack Campagnolo (4 from 7) 4 |
Tries: ?? Goals: ?? |
| Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride: 1. Cephas Chinfat – FB 2. Shawn Bowen – WG 3. Javid Bowen – CE 4. Gideon Gela-Mosby – CE 5. Bernard Lewis – WG 6. Ben Hampton* – FE 7. Jack Campagnolo – HB 8. Wiremu Greig* – PR 9. Chris Ostwald – HK 10. Nick Lui Toso – PR 11. Ben Condon* – SR 12. Josh Stuckey – SR 13. Peter Hola* – LK |
| Unlimited Interchange: 14. Patrick Gallen, 15. Tom McGrath, 16. Joe Eichner, 17. Matthew Musumeci, 18. Matolu Laumea, 19. Rod Griffin, 20. Brad Lupi, |
| * = Cowboys allocation (4 players allocated for this match). |
| SP PNG Hunters: 1. Terry Wapi – FB 2. Junior Rau – WG 3. Joe Joshua – CE 4. Brendan Nima – CE 5. Brandon Gotuno – WG 6. Charlie Simon – FE 7. Ase Boas (c) – HB 8. Enock Maki – PR 9. Nicky Hasu – HK 10. Junior Rop – PR 11. Epel Kapinias – SR 12. Keven Appo – SR 13. Ila Alu – LK |
| Unlimited Interchange: 14. Stanely Olo, 15. Rhadley Brawa, 16. Mark Piti, 17. Stanton Albert, 18. Joe Frank, 19. Shane Nigel, 20. Francis Takai. |
Hostplus Cup matches
Tweed Heads Seagulls  |
16 – 10 | Northern Pride |
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| Tries: Fetuli Talanoa (5') 1 Lee Turner (26') 1 Kody Parsons (72') 1 Goals: Lindon McGrady (1 from 3) 1 Penalty Goals Lindon McGrady 1 |
Half-time: 8 – 10 Penalties: 8 – 8 QRL Report |
Tries: 1 Jake Clifford* (0') 1 Connelly Lemuelu* (14') Goals: 1 Jake Clifford* (1 from 2) Penalty Goals 0 |
| Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride: 1. Cephas Chinfat – FB 2. Gideon Gela-Mosby – WG 3. Javid Bowen (c) – CE 4. Connelly Lemuelu* – CE 5. Bernard Lewis – WG 6. Jack Campagnolo – FE 7. Jake Clifford* – HB 8. Nick Lui-Toso – PR 9. Chris Ostwald – HK 10. Wiremu Greig* – PR 11. Ben Condon* – SR 12. Josh Stuckey – SR 13. Peter Hola* – LK |
| Interchange: 14. Patrick Gallen, 15. Joe Eichner, 16. Rod Griffin (vc), 17. Brad Lupi. |
| Reserve: 18. Matthew Egan, 19. Denzel King, 20. Mat Laumea, 21. Matthew Musumeci. |
| (* = Cowboys allocation - 5 players allocated for this match). |
| Tweed Heads Seagulls: 1. Lindon McGrady – FB 2. Ryland Jacobs – WG 3. Lee Turner – CE 4. Fetuli Talanoa – CE 5. Caleb Hodges – WG 6. Will Brimson – FE 7. Blake Goodman – HB 8. Bayley Faull – PR 9. Brent Woolf – HK 10. Stuart Mason – PR 11. Lamar Manuel-Liolevave (c) – SR 12. Kody Parsons – SR 13. Jamie Hill – LK |
| Interchange: 14. Liam Hampson, 15. Ioane Seiuli, 16. Rory Lillisayer, 17. Fabien Paletua-Kiri. |
| (* = Gold Coast Titans allocation). |
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| Position | Round 1 – 2020 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
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| 11 | Northern Pride |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | -16 | 2 |
2020 ladder
| 2020 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 |  Easts Tigers |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | +40 | 2 | |
| 2 |  Burleigh Bears |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 2 | |
| 3 | Tweed Heads Seagulls |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Townsville Blackhawks |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Redcliffe Dolphins |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea Hunters |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Norths Devils |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Mackay Cutters |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Souths Logan Magpies |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 0 | |
| 10 |  Sunshine Coast Falcons |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 0 | |
| 11 | Northern Pride |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 | |
| 12 |  Ipswich Jets |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 0 | |
| 13 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | -28 | 0 | |
| 14 |  Central Queensland Capras |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 44 | -40 | 0 | |
QCup matches cancelled due to COVID-19
| Round | Date | Venue | Home | Away |
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| Round 2 | Saturday 21 March 2020 | Pathion Park, Brisbane | Norths Devils |
Northern Pride |
| Round 3 | Saturday 28 March 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Suzuki Brisbane Tigers |
| Round 4 | Saturday 4 April 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
CQ Capras |
| Round 5 | Sunday 12 April 2020 | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | SP PNG Hunters |
Northern Pride |
| Round 6 | Sunday 19 April 2020 | CDJRL Grounds, Jones Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Mackay Cutters |
| Round 7 | Sunday 26 April 2020 | Jack Manski Oval, Townsville | Townsville Blackhawks |
Northern Pride |
| Round 8 | Sunday 3 May 2020 | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast | SC Falcons |
Northern Pride |
| Round 9 | Saturday 9 May 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Round 10 | Sunday 24 May 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Ipswich Jets |
| Round 11 | Saturday 30 May 2020 | BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
Northern Pride |
| Round 12 | Sunday 7 June 2020 | Davies Park, Brisbane | Souths Logan Magpies |
Northern Pride |
| Round 13 | Saturday 13 June 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
SP PNG Hunters |
| Round 14 | Saturday 27 June 2020 | Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane | Redcliffe Dolphins |
Northern Pride |
| Round 15 | Saturday 4 July 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Tweed Seagulls |
| Round 16 | Saturday 11 July 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Townsville Blackhawks |
| Round 17 | Saturday 18 July 2020 | TBA (Country Week) | Northern Pride |
Burleigh Bears |
| Round 18 | Saturday 25 July 2020 | Totally Workwear Stadium, Brisbane | Suzuki Brisbane Tigers |
Northern Pride |
| Round 19 | Saturday 1 August 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
SC Falcons |
| Round 20 | Saturday 8 August 2020 | Browne Park, Rockhampton | CQ Capras |
Northern Pride |
| Round 21 | Saturday 15 August 2020 | BB Print Stadium, Mackay | Mackay Cutters |
Northern Pride |
| Round 22 | Saturday 22 August 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
| Round 23 | Saturday 29 August 2020 | Barlow Park, Cairns | Northern Pride |
Norths Devils |
