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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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2005 North Queensland Cowboys Season

The 2004 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 11th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Travis Norton, they competed in the NRL's 2005 Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season in 5th and played in their first Grand Final, which they lost to the Wests Tigers.

Season summary

Milestones

Squad List

North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2005
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



Squad Movement

2005 Gains

Player Signed From
Jason Barsley Easts Tigers
Gavin Cooper Redcliffe Dolphins
Brett Firman Sydney Roosters (mid-season)
Keiran Kerr St George Illawarra Dragons
Brent McConnell Burleigh Bears
Shane Muspratt Parramatta Eels
Justin Smith South Sydney Rabbitohs
Johnathan Thurston Canterbury Bulldogs
Carl Webb Brisbane Broncos

2005 Losses

Player Signed From
Kevin Campion Retired
Nathan Fien Warriors
Steven Goodhew Easts Tigers
Keiran Kerr Widnes Vikings (mid-season)
Ben Laity Released
Jamie McDonald Melbourne Storm
Michael Meigan Balmain Tigers
Aaron Morgan Norths Devils
Glenn Morrison Parramatta Eels
Chris Sheppard St George Illawarra Dragons (mid-season)
Daniel Sorbello Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Hale Vaa'sa Easts Tigers
Derrick Watkins Brisbane Broncos

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 24 16 0 8 2 704 456 +248 36
2 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 16 0 8 2 655 510 +145 36
3 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 597 484 +113 34
4 Wests Tigers (P) 24 14 0 10 2 676 575 +101 32
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 639 563 +76 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 640 462 +178 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 0 12 2 550 564 -14 28
8 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 12 0 12 2 554 632 -78 28
9 Sydney Roosters 24 11 0 13 2 488 487 +1 26
10 Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 554 554 0 26
11 New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 515 528 -13 24
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 9 1 14 2 472 670 -198 23
13 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 1 14 2 482 700 -218 23
14 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 2 465 606 -141 22
15 Newcastle Knights 24 8 0 16 2 467 667 -200 20

Fixtures

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
13 March Round 1 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 16 – 29 M. Bowen, Jensen, Williams Hannay (2/3) 43,488
18 March Round 2 Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 – 12 M. Bowen, Hannay, Webb, Williams Hannay (4/7) 21,138
27 March Round 3 Warriors Ericsson Stadium 32 – 22 Jensen (2), M. Bowen, Southern, Williams Hannay (5/7), Thurston (1/1) 13,888
2 April Round 4 Newcastle Knights Dairy Farmers Stadium 52 – 18 Hannay (2), Sing (2), M. Bowen, Smith, Southern, Thurston, Williams Hannay (5/7), Smith (2/2), Myles (1/1) 22,347
9 April Round 5 Cronulla Sharks Toyota Park 6 – 38 Webb Hannay (1/1) 17,323
16 April Round 6 Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 44 – 20 Sing (3), B. Bowen (2), Bowman, Jensen, Lowe Thurston (5/7), Rauhihi (1/1) 20,361
23 April Round 7 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 36 – 22 M. Bowen (2), Jensen (2), B. Bowen, Luck Hannay (6/6) 17,998
30 April Round 8 Sydney Roosters Dairy Farmers Stadium 38 – 18 Bowman (2), M. Bowen, Faiumu, Hannay, O'Donnell, Smith Hannay (5/9) 22,476
8 May Round 9 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 12 – 50 Faiumu, Sing Hannay (2/2) 8,051
14 May Round 10 Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 6 – 23 M. Bowen Hannay (1/2) 22,477
Round 11 Bye
27 May Round 12 Canterbury Bulldogs Carrara Stadium 48 – 12 Williams (2), M. Bowen, Lillyman, Payne, Southern, Thurston, Tronc Smith (4/4), Thurston (4/4) 21,012
4 June Round 13 Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 56 – 14 Bowman (2), Sing (2), Smith (2), B. Bowen, M. Bowen, Payne, Webb Smith (4/5), Thurston (4/5) 20,843
12 June Round 14 St George Illawarra Dragons Oki Jubilee Stadium 4 – 34 Barsley Hannay (0/1) 15,260
Round 15 Bye
25 June Round 16 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 22 – 23 M. Bowen, Bowman, Thurston Thurston (3/4) 9,129
2 July Round 17 Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 – 16 Jensen (2), Sweeney (2), Faiumu Hannay (2/5) 20,078
10 July Round 18 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium 18 – 22 B. Bowen, Bowman, Sing, Williams Hannay (1/4) 11,864
16 July Round 19 South Sydney Rabbitohs Dairy Farmers Stadium 14 – 16 Sing, Smith, Williams Thurston (1/3) 17,038
23 July Round 20 Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium 38 – 18 Hannay (2), M. Bowen, Firman, Thurston, Williams Hannay (6/7), Thurston (1/1) 18,932
31 July Round 21 Manly Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 26 – 24 Williams (3), Jensen, Payne Hannay (3/5) 13,118
5 August Round 22 St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 16 – 36 M. Bowen, Bowman, Jensen Hannay (2/3) 21,021
14 August Round 23 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 16 – 28 M. Bowen, Sargent, Williams Thurston (2/3) 20,527
20 August Round 24 Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 31 – 28 Payne (2), M. Bowen, Thurston, Williams Hannay (5/5), Thurston (1 FG) 17,893
28 August Round 25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Central Coast Stadium 30 – 16 Sing (3), Faiumu, Norton, O'Donnell Hannay (3/7) 13,079
3 September Round 26 Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 – 24 M. Bowen (2), Bowman, Sing, Williams Thurston (5/6) 22,471
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
9 September Qualifying Final Wests Tigers Telstra Stadium 6 – 50 Sing Hannay (1/1) 26,463
17 September Semi Final Melbourne Storm Aussie Stadium 24 – 16 Williams (2), M. Bowen, Faiumu Hannay (2/3), Thurston (2/2) 16,810
25 September Preliminary Final Parramatta Eels Telstra Stadium 29 – 0 M. Bowen, Firman, Hannay, Jensen, Williams Hannay (4/6), Thurston (1 FG) 44,327
2 October Grand Final Wests Tigers Telstra Stadium 16 – 30 M. Bowen, Bowman, Sing Hannay (2/3) 82,453
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

Name App T G FG Pts
Jason Barsley 1 - - - -
Brenton Bowen 10 5 - - 20
Matthew Bowen 25 21 - - 84
Paul Bowman 25 9 - - 36
David Faiumu 21 5 - - 20
Brett Firman 11 2 - - 8
Josh Hannay 21 7 62 - 152
Rod Jensen 23 11 - - 44
Jacob Lillyman 12 1 - - 4
Jaiman Lowe 8 1 - - 4
Micheal Luck 9 1 - - 4
Leigh McWilliams 7 - - - -
David Myles 7 - 1 - 2
Travis Norton 17 2 - - 8
Luke O'Donnell 26 2 - - 8
Aaron Payne 28 5 - - 20
Paul Rauhihi 26 - 1 - 2
Mitchell Sargent 19 1 - - 4
Matthew Scott 3 - - - -
Chris Sheppard 5 - - - -
Matt Sing 25 16 - - 64
Justin Smith 25 5 10 - 40
Steve Southern 27 3 - - 12
Neil Sweeney 3 2 - - 8
Johnathan Thurston 26 5 28 2 78
Shane Tronc 27 1 - - 4
Carl Webb 16 3 - - 12
Ty Williams 23 18 - - 72
Totals 127 102 2 714

Source:

Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2005.

ANZAC Test City vs Country State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Tri-Nations
Matthew Bowen
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-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
Paul Bowman
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
David Faiumu
-
-
-
-
-
New Zealand
Luke O'Donnell
City
-
-
-
-
Australia
Paul Rauhihi
New Zealand
-
-
-
-
New Zealand
Matt Sing
Australia
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
Johnathan Thurston
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
Carl Webb
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
-
-
Ty Williams
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-

Honours

League

Club

Feeder Clubs

References

  1. ^ "NRL 2005 – North Queensland Cowboys – Rugby League Project".

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