2020 was the thirteenth competitive season for the Cairns based Kenfrost Homes Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club.
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.
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.
[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.
[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".
[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.
Javid Bowen (c) Rod Griffin (vc) Bernard Lewis Brad Lupi Cephas Chinfat Chris Ostwald Gideon Gela-Mosby Jack Campagnolo Joe Eichner Josh Stuckey Nick Lui-Toso Patrick Gallen Rod Griffin Matt Egan Denzel King Evan Child Ewan Moore Mat Laumea Matthew Musumeci Pio Seci Quinlyn Cannon Shawn Bowen Steven Tatipata Taulata Fakalelu Terrence Casey-Douglas Tom McGrath Beau Berg Curtly Hope-Hodgetts Gabriel Bon Heilum Luki Jacob McCarthy Mark Rosendale Matthew Gibuma Stanley Anau Ben Condon* (NYC Development) Connelly Lemuelu* Jake Clifford* Peter Hola* Wiremu Greig* (NYC Development) Trial Match only: Ben Hampton* Allocated but did not play for the Pride in 2020: Coen Hess Gavin Cooper Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow Jordan McLean Reece Robson 10.
Whyatt Barnes In the absence of football during the pandemic, Rowan Sparkes, sports writer at the Cairns Post published an article ranking the top fifty Northern Pride players from the last 12 seasons.