# 2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season

The 2020 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 54th in the club's history. The team was coached by John Morris and captained by Wade Graham. The team competed in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership. This season marked the first since 2001 without club legend Paul Gallen, who retired at the end of the 2019 season.

## Milestones

* Round 1: Connor Tracey made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
* Round 1: Toby Rudolf made his NRL debut for the club.
* Round 2: Billy Magoulias scored his 1st career try.
* Round 3: William Kennedy scored his 1st career try.
* Round 4: Siosifa Talakai made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
* Round 5: Mawene Hiroti scored his 1st try for the club.
* Round 6: Royce Hunt made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the Canberra Raiders.
* Round 8: Royce Hunt scored his 1st career try.
* Round 9: Nene Macdonald made his debut for the club, after previously playing for the North Queensland Cowboys and scored his 1st try for the club.
* Round 11: Teig Wilton made his NRL debut for the club.
* Round 12: Aaron Woods played his 200th career game.
* Round 12: Jackson Ferris made his NRL debut and scored his 1st career try for the club.
* Round 12: Braydon Trindall made his NRL debut for the club.
* Round 12: Siosifa Talakai scored his 1st try for the club.
* Round 12: Connor Tracey scored his 1st career try.
* Round 13: Josh Dugan played his 200th career game.
* Round 13: Jesse Ramien played his 50th career game.
* Round 13: Wade Graham played his 200th game for the club.
* Round 14: Matt Moylan kicked his 1st goal for the club.
* Round 16: Braydon Trindall kicked his 1st career goal.
* Round 17: Josh Dugan played his 50th game for the club.
* Round 17: Bryson Goodwin kicked his 1st goal for the club.
* Round 18: Toby Rudolf scored his 1st career try.
* Round 19: Sione Katoa kicked his 1st career goal.
* Round 20: Daniel Vasquez made his NRL debut for the club.
* Round 20: Mawene Hiroti kicked his 1st career goal.

## Harvey Norman Women's Premiership
### Regular season

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals |
| 19 July | 1 | Wentworthville Magpies | Ringrose Park, Sydney | Win | 28-14 | Robinson (2), Cherrington, Cowan, Penitani | Studdon 4/5 |
| Team Details FB 1 Tiana Penitani WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jaime Chapman CE 4 Kiana Takairangi WG 5 Lynda Howarth FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 10 Analei Netzler SR 11 Georgia Page SR 12 Talei Holmes LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 14 Jade Etherden IC 16 Brandi-Lee Stainton Payne IC 17 Kennedy Cherrington IC 18 Tia Hinds Reserves: RE 19 Zali Fay Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
| 25 July | 2 | North Sydney Bears | Cronulla High School, Sydney | Win | 18-10 | Penitani, McGregor, Metzler, Chapman | McGregor 1/4 |
| Team Details FB 1 Tiana Penitani WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jaime Chapman CE 4 Kiana Takairangi WG 5 Lynda Howarth FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 9 Keeley Davis PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 20 Jade Etherden PR 10 Analei Netzler SR 11 Georgia Page SR 12 Talei Holmes LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 14 Jamie-Anne Wright IC 15 Tegan Dymock IC 17 Kennedy Cherrington IC 18 Tia Hinds Reserves: RE 7 Maddie Studdon RE 19 Zali Fay Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
| | 3 | Bye | | | | | |
| 8 August | 4 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Cronulla High School, Sydney | Win | 16-0 | Fay (2), Robinson, Holmes | Studdon 0/4 |
| Team Details FB 1 Jaime Chapman WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jamie-Anne Wright CE 4 Kiana Takairangi WG 5 Zali Fay FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Analei Netzler HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 10 Georgie Brooker SR 15 Jade Etherden SR 12 Georgia Page LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 14 Tia Hinds IC 16 Kennedy Cherrington IC 17 Tegan Dymock IC 18 Lavinia Taukamo Reserves: RE 11 Talei Holmes Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
| 15 August | 5 | Wests Tigers | Cronulla High School, Sydney | Win | 16-4 | Fay, Chapman, Wright, Takairangi | Studdon 0/4 |
| Team Details FB 1 Jaime Chapman WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jamie-Anne Wright CE 4 Kiana Takairangi WG 5 Zali Fay FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 10 Analei Netzler SR 11 Georgia Page SR 12 Talei Holmes LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 15 Lavinia Taukamo IC 18 Ariel George IC 20 Brandi-Lee Stainton Payne IC 21 Emma Walters Reserves: RE 14 Tegan Dymock RE 17 Kennedy Cherrington RE 19 Tia Hinds Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
| 22 August | 6 | Central Coast Roosters | Cronulla High School, Sydney | Loss | 22-6 | Davis | Studdon 1/1 |
| Team Details FB 1 Jaime Chapman WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jamie-Anne Wright CE 4 Kiana Takairangi WG 5 Zali Fay FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 17 Kennedy Cherrington SR 11 Georgia Page SR 12 Talei Holmes LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 10 Oneata Schwalger IC 14 Tegan Dymock IC 15 Lavinia Taukamo IC 19 Emma Walters Reserves: RE 16 Brandi-Lee Stainton Payne Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
| 29 August | 7 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Hammondville Oval, Sydney | Win | 14-8 | Cherrington, Holmes, Wright | Studdon 1/3 |
| Team Details FB 1 Andie Robinson WG 19 Alexandra Weir CE 3 Jamie-Anne Wright CE 4 Talei Holmes WG 5 Zali Fay FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 14 Tegan Dymock SR 11 Georgia Page SR 12 Kennedy Cherrington LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 2 Emma Walters IC 15 Lavinia Taukamo IC 16 Brandi-Lee Stainton Payne IC 18 Ariel George Reserves: RE 10 Oneata Schwalger RE 17 Tia Hinds Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||

### Finals series

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals |
| | 1 | Bye | | | | | |
| 12 September | 2 | Central Coast Roosters | Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12-13 | McGregor, Fay | Studdon 2/2 |
| Team Details FB 1 Jaime Chapman WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jamie-Anne Wright CE 5 Zali Fay WG 17 Lynda Howarth FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 10 Analei Netzler SR 11 Talei Holmes SR 12 Kennedy Cherrington LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 14 Tegan Dymock IC 15 Jade Etherden IC 18 Lavinia Taukamo IC 20 Tia Hinds Reserves: RE 4 Kiana Takairangi RE 16 Brandi-Lee Stainton Payne Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
| 19 September | 3 | North Sydney Bears | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Loss | 10-16 | Cherrington, Robinson | Studdon 1/2 |
| Team Details FB 1 Jaime Chapman WG 2 Andie Robinson CE 3 Jamie-Anne Wright CE 5 Zali Fay WG 17 Lynda Howarth FE 6 Corban McGregor (c) HB 7 Maddie Studdon PR 8 Georgie Brooker HK 9 Keeley Davis PR 12 Kennedy Cherrington SR 11 Talei Holmes SR 15 Georgia Page LK 13 Kaarla Cowan Interchange: IC 10 Analei Netzler IC 14 Tegan Dymock IC 18 Lavinia Taukamo IC 19 Jade Etherden Reserves: RE 4 Kiana Takairangi RE 19 Tia Hinds Coach: Glenn Brailey ||||||||||
* At the end of Round 1, the NSWRL announced the immediate suspension of the Harvey Norman Women's Premiership due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later announced that the season would resume and the competition restarted from 18 July.

## Jersey Flegg Cup (U20)
### Regular season

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Report |
| 15 March | 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Redfern Oval, Sydney | Loss | 30-32 | Pele (2), Lualua, Talagi, Longmuir | Broadhurst 5/5 | | |
| Team Details FB 1 Jonaiah Lualua WG 2 Eliah Veikoso CE 3 James Coyne CE 4 Vito Tevaga WG 5 Marco Talagi FE 6 Kai Broadhurst HB 7 Angus Ernst PR 8 Franklin Pele HK 9 Isaac Longmuir (c) PR 10 Jesse Colquhoun SR 11 Kai Parker SR 12 Jack Boyling (c) LK 13 Damon Smith Interchange: IC 14 Thomas Giles IC 15 Elijah Ieriko IC 16 Nic Barlow IC 18 Kyle Pickering Reserves: RE 17 Rhys Dakin RE 19 Zane Jegers RE 20 Kane Ball Coach: Daniel Holdsworth ||||||||||
* On 27 March, the 2020 Jersey Flegg Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Canterbury Cup NSW (Newtown Jets)
### Regular season

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Report |
| 15 March | 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Metricon High Performance Centre, Sydney | Win | 32-12 | Hunt, Demetriou, Ferris, Milne, Wilton | Trindall 6/6 | | |
| Team Details FB 1 Tyla Tamou WG 2 Jackson Ferris CE 3 Addison Demetriou CE 14 Jenson Taumoepeau WG 17 John Olive FE 20 Billy Magoulias (c) HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Wesley Lolo HK 9 Zac Woolford PR 21 Royce Hunt SR 11 Teig Wilton SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Jayson Bukuya Interchange: IC 10 Daniel Vasquez IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 16 Brock Gray IC 23 Kayleb Milne Reserves: RE 6 Matt Stimson RE 21 Tom Hazelton RE 24 Tom Caughlan Coach: Greg Matterson ||||||||||
* On 27 March, the 2020 Canterbury Cup NSW was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals |
| 14 February | 2020 NRL Nines Pool Match | St. George Illawarra Dragons | HBF Park, Perth | Loss | 5-27 | Katoa (Bonus Zone Try) | Townsend 0/1 |
| Team Details SR 1 Wade Graham (c) LK 3 Jack Williams PR 4 Aaron Woods HK 5 Blayke Brailey CE 6 Josh Morris CE 7 Jesse Ramien HB 8 Chad Townsend FE 9 Shaun Johnson WG 10 Ronaldo Mulitalo Interchange: IC 2 Briton Nikora IC 11 William Kennedy IC 12 Sione Katoa IC 13 Connor Tracey IC 16 Scott Sorensen Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 15 February | 2020 NRL Nines Pool Match | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | HBF Park, Perth | Win | 27-4 | Morris (3), Tracey (Bonus Zone Try), Mulitalo | Johnson 2/5 |
| Team Details SR 2 Briton Nikora PR 4 Aaron Woods CE 6 Josh Morris CE 7 Jesse Ramien HB 8 Chad Townsend FE 9 Shaun Johnson WG 10 Ronaldo Mulitalo WG 12 Sione Katoa HB 13 Connor Tracey Interchange: IC 11 William Kennedy IC 14 Billy Magoulias IC 15 Toby Rudolf IC 17 Teig Wilton IC 18 Braydon Trindall Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 23 February | Trial Match | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby | Loss | 18-30 | Kennedy, Katoa, Trindall, Tracey | Trindall 1/4 |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Jackson Ferris CE 4 Vito Tevaga WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Cameron King PR 10 Royce Hunt SR 11 Scott Sorensen SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Billy Magoulias Interchange: IC 14 Teig Wilton IC 15 Kyle Paterson IC 16 Kayleb Milne IC 17 Connor Luhan IC 18 Franklin Pele IC 19 Tom Hazelton IC 20 Wesley Lolo IC 21 Jonaiah Lualua IC 22 Lorenzo Mulitalo IC 23 Brock Gray Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 2 March | Trial Match | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Win | 28-16 | Tracey (2), Morris, Rudolf, Pele | Townsend 2/3, Hiroti 2/2 |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Morris CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 21 Jackson Ferris FE 14 Connor Tracey HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 6 Braydon Trindall IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Toby Rudolf IC 17 Scott Sorensen IC 18 Billy Magoulias IC 19 Siosifa Talakai IC 20 Royce Hunt IC 11 Teig Wilton IC 24 Jensen Taumoepeau IC 25 Mawene Hiroti IC 1 Vito Tevaga IC 10 Franklin Pele IC 13 Kayleb Milne Coach: John Morris ||||||||||

### Regular season

Source:
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals |
| 14 March | 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 18-22 | Katoa (2), Graham | Johnson 3/4 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Morris CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Toby Rudolf IC 17 Scott Sorensen Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Royce Hunt RE 21 Jackson Ferris Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 21 March | 2 | Melbourne Storm | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 10-12 | Magoulias | Johnson 3/3 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Morris CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 17 Scott Sorensen SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Toby Rudolf IC 18 Billy Magoulias Reserves: RE 11 Briton Nikora RE 19 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Royce Hunt RE 21 Josh Dugan Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 30 May | 3 | Wests Tigers | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 16-28 | Dugan (2), Kennedy | Johnson 2/3 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 10 Aaron Woods HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 16 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 17 Scott Sorensen IC 18 Billy Magoulias IC 19 Matt Moylan Reserves: RE 8 Andrew Fifita RE 14 Connor Tracey RE 20 Royce Hunt RE 21 Siosifa Talakai Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 6 June | 4 | North Queensland Cowboys | Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville | Win | 26-16 | Ramien (2), Mulitalo (2), Nikora | Johnson 3/6 | Johnson 0/1 |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Toby Rudolf HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Scott Sorensen Reserves: RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 19 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Royce Hunt RE 21 Teig Wilton Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 14 June | 5 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 30-16 | Hiroti, Katoa, Graham | Johnson 2/3 | |
| Team Details FB 19 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Mawene Hiroti FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 16 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 13 Jack Williams IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 17 Scott Sorensen Reserves: RE 1 Matt Moylan RE 18 Siosifa Talakai RE 20 Royce Hunt RE 21 Jackson Ferris Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 21 June | 6 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Bankwest Stadium, Sydney | Win | 20-18 | Katoa (3), Goodwin | Johnson 2/4 | |
| Team Details FB 21 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 20 Bryson Goodwin FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 10 Aaron Woods HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 8 Andrew Fifita IC 14 Toby Rudolf IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 1 William Kennedy RE 5 Mawene Hiroti RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Connor Tracey Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 28 June | 7 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Central Coast Stadium, Central Coast | Win | 40-22 | Katoa (2), Hamlin-Uele, Ramien, Dugan, Goodwin, Brailey | Johnson 6/7 | |
| Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Bryson Goodwin FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 10 Aaron Woods HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 8 Andrew Fifita IC 14 Toby Rudolf IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 William Kennedy RE 21 Jackson Ferris Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 4 July | 8 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast | Win | 40-10 | Hamlin-Uele, Fifita, Nikora, Brailey, Townsend, Hunt, Goodwin | Johnson 6/7 | |
| Team Details FB 1 Matt Moylan WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Bryson Goodwin FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 10 Aaron Woods HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 8 Andrew Fifita IC 14 Toby Rudolf IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 William Kennedy RE 21 Nene Macdonald Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 11 July | 9 | Penrith Panthers | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 24-56 | Nikora, Brailey, Ramien, Macdonald | Johnson 4/4 | |
| Team Details FB 1 Josh Dugan WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Bryson Goodwin CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 21 Nene Macdonald FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Andrew Fifita HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 13 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 14 Toby Rudolf IC 15 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Connor Tracey RE 20 William Kennedy Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 19 July | 10 | New Zealand Warriors | Central Coast Stadium, Central Coast | Win | 46-10 | Ramien (2), Katoa (2), Hamlin-Uele, Kennedy, Mulitalo, Johnson | Johnson 7/8 | |
| Team Details FB 20 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 1 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 3 Bryson Goodwin RE 18 Jack Williams RE 19 Billy Magoulias RE 21 Nene Macdonald Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 25 July | 11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Win | 28-24 | Williams, Katoa, Johnson, Kennedy, Woods | Johnson 4/5 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 4 Jesse Ramien CE 19 Bryson Goodwin WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Siosifa Talakai SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 16 Teig Wilton IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 3 Josh Dugan RE 18 Billy Magoulias RE 20 Daniel Vasquez RE 21 Braydon Trindall Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 31 July | 12 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Win | 36-26 | Mulitalo, Talakai, Ferris, Katoa, Tracey, Hamlin-Uele | Johnson 6/6 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 14 Siosifa Talakai CE 20 Jackson Ferris WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Shaun Johnson HB 19 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Jack Williams Interchange: IC 7 Connor Tracey IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 16 Teig Wilton IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 3 Josh Dugan RE 4 Jesse Ramien RE 18 Bryson Goodwin RE 21 Billy Magoulias Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 9 August | 13 | Parramatta Eels | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 12-14 | Mulitalo (2), Ramien | Johnson 0/3 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Siosifa Talakai SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 18 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 16 Teig Wilton IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 15 Jack Williams RE 19 Briton Nikora RE 20 Braydon Trindall RE 21 Bryson Goodwin Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 15 August | 14 | Gold Coast Titans | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Win | 30-18 | Dugan, Talakai, Katoa, Graham, Williams | Johnson 3/3, Moylan 2/2 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 7 Shaun Johnson PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Siosifa Talakai SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 18 Teig Wilton RE 19 Briton Nikora RE 20 Braydon Trindall RE 21 Bryson Goodwin Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 21 August | 15 | Penrith Panthers | Panthers Stadium | Loss | 12-38 | Ramien, Tracey | Moylan 2/2 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Matt Moylan HB 20 Braydon Trindall PR 10 Aaron Woods HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 13 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Siosifa Talakai SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 16 Jack Williams IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 7 Shaun Johnson RE 18 Teig Wilton RE 19 Briton Nikora RE 21 Bryson Goodwin Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 29 August | 16 | North Queensland Cowboys | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Win | 28-12 | Nikora, Katoa, Hamlin-Uele, Talakai, Tracey | Trindall 4/5 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 23 Braydon Trindall PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 14 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt IC 21 Andrew Fifita Reserves: RE 7 Shaun Johnson RE 16 Jack Williams RE 18 Teig Wilton RE 19 Bryson Goodwin RE 20 Matt Moylan Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 4 September | 17 | Newcastle Knights | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | Loss | 10-38 | Mulitalo, Tracey | Goodwin 1/1, Trindall 0/1 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 19 Bryson Goodwin FE 6 Braydon Trindall HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 15 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 13 Toby Rudolf IC 14 Connor Tracey IC 16 Siosifa Talakai IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 2 Sione Katoa RE 18 Jack Williams RE 20 Teig Wilton RE 21 Andrew Fifita Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 13 September | 18 | New Zealand Warriors | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Win | 22-14 | Mulitalo (2), Katoa, Rudolf | Johnson 3/5 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Shaun Johnson (c) PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 14 Teig Wilton IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Royce Hunt Reserves: RE 18 Scott Sorensen RE 19 Bryson Goodwin RE 20 Braydon Trindall RE 21 Billy Magoulias RE 24 Mawene Hiroti Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 19 September | 19 | Sydney Roosters | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Loss | 18-34 | Talakai, Mulitalo, Hamlin-Uele | Johnson 2/2, Katoa 1/1 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Shaun Johnson (c) PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Siosifa Talakai LK 13 Toby Rudolf Interchange: IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Royce Hunt IC 18 Scott Sorensen Reserves: RE 14 Teig Wilton RE 19 Bryson Goodwin RE 20 Braydon Trindall RE 21 Billy Magoulias Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
| 26 September | 20 | Canberra Raiders | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney | Loss | 28-38 | Nikora (2), Mulitalo, Graham, Goodwin | Hiroti 4/5 | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Nene Macdonald CE 3 Mawene Hiroti CE 19 Bryson Goodwin WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Wade Graham (c) HB 7 Connor Tracey PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 20 Braydon Trindall PR 10 Aaron Woods SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 17 Teig Wilton LK 14 Scott Sorensen Interchange: IC 15 Jack Williams IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 18 Billy Magoulias IC 21 Daniel Vasquez Reserves: RE 4 Jesse Ramien RE 9 Blayke Brailey RE 12 Siosifa Talakai RE 13 Toby Rudolf Coach: John Morris ||||||||||
* From Round 2, the NRL announced that matches would be played behind closed doors until further notice due to the ongoing and escalating COVID-19 situation. At the end of the round however the NRL ceded to the dangers of the pandemic, announcing the immediate and indefinite suspension of the 2020 NRL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was announced to be reinstated from 28 May and matches were redrawn due to the resulting shortened season.

### Finals series

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Report |
| 3 October | 1 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium, Canberra | Loss | 20-32 | Mulitalo, Brailey, Katoa | Townsend 4/5 | | |
| Team Details FB 1 William Kennedy WG 2 Sione Katoa CE 3 Josh Dugan CE 4 Jesse Ramien WG 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo FE 6 Connor Tracey HB 7 Chad Townsend PR 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele HK 9 Blayke Brailey PR 13 Toby Rudolf SR 11 Briton Nikora SR 12 Wade Graham (c) LK 14 Siosifa Talakai Interchange: IC 10 Aaron Woods IC 15 Scott Sorensen IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Jack Williams Reserves: RE 18 Teig Wilton RE 19 Braydon Trindall RE 20 Mawene Hiroti RE 21 Bryson Goodwin Coach: John Morris ||||||||||

### Ladder

2020 NRL seasonvte :
| 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 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 268 | 624 | −356 | 6 |

## Squad

| No | Player | 1st Position | 2nd Position | Age | Height | Weight | NRL Games | Previous 1st Grade Club |
| 1 | William Kennedy | Fullback | | 23 | 183 | 88 | 19 | None |
| 2 | Sione Katoa | Wing | | 23 | 180 | 88 | 35 | None |
| 3 | Josh Morris Mid-season loss | Centre | Wing | 34 | 182 | 98 | 304 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 4 | Jesse Ramien | Centre | | 23 | 184 | 98 | 58 | Newcastle Knights |
| 5 | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Wing | | 20 | 190 | 95 | 24 | None |
| 6 | Shaun Johnson | Five-Eighth | Halfback | 30 | 179 | 91 | 196 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 7 | Chad Townsend | Halfback | | 29 | 181 | 89 | 176 | New Zealand Warriors |
| 8 | Andrew Fifita | Prop | | 31 | 194 | 118 | 223 | Wests Tigers |
| 9 | Blayke Brailey | Hooker | | 21 | 180 | 80 | 35 | None |
| 10 | Aaron Woods | Prop | | 29 | 194 | 111 | 209 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
| 11 | Briton Nikora | Second Row | | 22 | 185 | 94 | 40 | None |
| 12 | Wade Graham (c) | Second Row | Five-Eighth | 29 | 186 | 96 | 248 | Penrith Panthers |
| 13 | Jack Williams | Lock | Prop | 24 | 184 | 98 | 45 | None |
| 14 | Connor Tracey | Five-Eighth | | 24 | 183 | 87 | 18 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 15 | Braden Hamlin-Uele | Prop | | 25 | 191 | 115 | 44 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 16 | Toby Rudolf | Lock | Prop | 24 | 190 | 106 | 20 | None |
| 17 | Scott Sorensen | Lock | Second Row | 27 | 183 | 99 | 39 | Canberra Raiders |
| 18 | Billy Magoulias | Lock | | 23 | 179 | 99 | 5 | None |
| 19 | Josh Dugan | Centre | Fullback | 30 | 189 | 102 | 207 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| 20 | Matt Moylan | Fullback | Five-Eighth | 29 | 185 | 90 | 132 | Penrith Panthers |
| 21 | Siosifa Talakai | Second Row | Centre | 23 | 178 | 100 | 27 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 22 | Mawene Hiroti | Wing | Centre | 21 | 187 | 95 | 7 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 23 | Bryson Goodwin Mid-season gain | Wing | Centre | 34 | 186 | 98 | 183 | Warrington Wolves |
| 24 | Royce Hunt | Prop | | 25 | 192 | 112 | 15 | Canberra Raiders |
| 25 | Nene Macdonald Mid-season gain | Wing | Centre | 26 | 192 | 108 | 98 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| 26 | Teig Wilton | Second Row | | 20 | 186 | 98 | 5 | None |
| 27 | Braydon Trindall | Halfback | Five-Eighth | 21 | 180 | 90 | 5 | None |
| 28 | Jackson Ferris | Centre | | 22 | 178 | 93 | 1 | None |
| 29 | Daniel Vasquez | Lock | Prop | 23 | 189 | 107 | 1 | None |
| | Jayson Bukuya Mid-season loss | Second Row | Lock | 31 | 190 | 95 | 186 | New Zealand Warriors |
| | Josh Carr | Second Row | Lock | 22 | 196 | 101 | 0 | None |
| | Cameron King | Hooker | | 28 | 180 | 90 | 43 | Featherstone Rovers |
| | Kayleb Milne | Second Row | | 21 | 193 | 103 | 0 | None |
| | Kyle Paterson | Hooker | | 21 | 178 | 83 | 0 | None |
| | Franklin Pele | Prop | | 19 | 190 | 132 | 0 | None |
| | Jensen Taumoepeau | Centre | Fullback | 20 | 189 | 102 | 0 | None |
| | Cruz Topai-Aveai Mid-season loss | Prop | | 21 | 192 | 112 | 0 | None |
| | Jack A Williams | Five-Eighth | Halfback | 23 | 188 | 97 | 0 | None |
| | Bronson Xerri Provisionally suspended via ASADA | Centre | | 20 | 187 | 99 | 22 | None |

## Player movements

Source:

## Representative honours

The following players have played a first grade representative match in 2020. (C) = Captain
| Player | 2020 All Stars match | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | International Rugby League tests |
| Andrew Fifita | -$^1$ | - | - | - | - |
| Wade Graham | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - |
| Briton Nikora | Māori All Stars | - | - | - | - |
| Jesse Ramien | Indigenous All Stars | - | - | - | - |
$^1$ – Andrew Fifita was originally selected to play, but was subsequently forced to withdraw following injury.

## Squad statistics

Statistics Source:
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Blayke Brailey | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Josh Dugan | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jackson Ferris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrew Fifita | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryson Goodwin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Wade Graham | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Braden Hamlin-Uele | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Mawene Hiroti | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Royce Hunt | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shaun Johnson | 16 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 120 |
| Sione Katoa | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| William Kennedy | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Nene Macdonald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Magoulias | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Moylan | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo Mulitalo | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Briton Nikora | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jesse Ramien | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Toby Rudolf | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Sorensen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siosifa Talakai | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Chad Townsend | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Connor Tracey | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Braydon Trindall | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Williams | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Teig Wilton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Woods | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 Players used | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |