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.

2005 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultLost Grand Final
2005 recordWins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 639; Against: 563
Team information
CEODenis Keeffe
CoachGraham Murray
Captain
StadiumDairy Farmers Stadium
Avg. Attend.20,590
High. Attend.22,477 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 10)
Top scorers
TriesMatthew Bowen (20)
GoalsJosh Hannay (62)
PointsJosh Hannay (152)
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Season summary

Milestones
  • Round 1: Justin Smith, Johnathan Thurston and Carl Webb made their debuts for the club.
  • Round 4: Paul Rauhihi played his 50th game for the club.
  • Round 8: Paul Bowman scored his 50th try for the club.
  • Round 9: Jaiman Lowe played his 50th game for the club.
  • Round 9: Paul Bowman played his 150th game for the club.
  • Round 9: Matt Sing scored his 50th try for the club.
  • Round 16: Matthew Bowen scored his 50th try for the club.
  • Round 18: Aaron Payne played his 50th game for the club.
  • Round 20: Brett Firman made his debut for the club.
  • Round 21: Ty Williams scored his 50th try for the club.
  • Round 23: Matthew Bowen played his 100th game for the club.
  • Finals Week 2: Luke O'Donnell played his 50th game for the club.

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 CampionRetired
Nathan Fien Warriors
Steven Goodhew Easts Tigers
Keiran Kerr Widnes Vikings (mid-season)
Ben LaityReleased
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
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta 2416082704456+24836
2 St George Illawarra 2416082655510+14536
3 Brisbane 2415092597484+11334
4 Wests Tigers 24140102676575+10132
5 North Queensland 24140102639563+7632
6 Melbourne 24130112640462+17830
7 Cronulla 24120122550564-1428
8 Manly 24120122554632-7828
9 Sydney 24110132488487+126
10 Penrith 24110132554554=026
11 New Zealand 24100142515528-1324
12 Bulldogs 2491142472670-19823
13 South Sydney 2491142482700-21823
14 Canberra 2490152465606-14122
15 Newcastle 2480162467667-20020

Fixtures

Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
13 MarchRound 1 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium16 – 29M. Bowen, Jensen, WilliamsHannay (2/3)43,488
18 MarchRound 2 Canterbury BulldogsDairy Farmers Stadium24 – 12M. Bowen, Hannay, Webb, WilliamsHannay (4/7)21,138
27 MarchRound 3 WarriorsEricsson Stadium32 – 22Jensen (2), M. Bowen, Southern, WilliamsHannay (5/7), Thurston (1/1)13,888
2 AprilRound 4 Newcastle KnightsDairy Farmers Stadium52 – 18Hannay (2), Sing (2), M. Bowen, Smith, Southern, Thurston, WilliamsHannay (5/7), Smith (2/2), Myles (1/1)22,347
9 AprilRound 5 Cronulla SharksToyota Park6 – 38WebbHannay (1/1)17,323
16 AprilRound 6 Wests TigersDairy Farmers Stadium44 – 20Sing (3), B. Bowen (2), Bowman, Jensen, LoweThurston (5/7), Rauhihi (1/1)20,361
23 AprilRound 7 Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium36 – 22M. Bowen (2), Jensen (2), B. Bowen, LuckHannay (6/6)17,998
30 AprilRound 8 Sydney RoostersDairy Farmers Stadium38 – 18Bowman (2), M. Bowen, Faiumu, Hannay, O'Donnell, SmithHannay (5/9)22,476
8 MayRound 9 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium12 – 50Faiumu, SingHannay (2/2)8,051
14 MayRound 10 Brisbane BroncosDairy Farmers Stadium6 – 23M. BowenHannay (1/2)22,477
Round 11Bye
27 MayRound 12 Canterbury BulldogsCarrara Stadium48 – 12Williams (2), M. Bowen, Lillyman, Payne, Southern, Thurston, TroncSmith (4/4), Thurston (4/4)21,012
4 JuneRound 13 Cronulla SharksDairy Farmers Stadium56 – 14Bowman (2), Sing (2), Smith (2), B. Bowen, M. Bowen, Payne, WebbSmith (4/5), Thurston (4/5)20,843
12 JuneRound 14 St George Illawarra DragonsOki Jubilee Stadium4 – 34BarsleyHannay (0/1)15,260
Round 15Bye
25 JuneRound 16 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium22 – 23M. Bowen, Bowman, ThurstonThurston (3/4)9,129
2 JulyRound 17 WarriorsDairy Farmers Stadium24 – 16Jensen (2), Sweeney (2), FaiumuHannay (2/5)20,078
10 JulyRound 18 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium18 – 22B. Bowen, Bowman, Sing, WilliamsHannay (1/4)11,864
16 JulyRound 19 South Sydney RabbitohsDairy Farmers Stadium14 – 16Sing, Smith, WilliamsThurston (1/3)17,038
23 JulyRound 20 Penrith PanthersDairy Farmers Stadium38 – 18Hannay (2), M. Bowen, Firman, Thurston, WilliamsHannay (6/7), Thurston (1/1)18,932
31 JulyRound 21 Manly Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval26 – 24Williams (3), Jensen, PayneHannay (3/5)13,118
5 AugustRound 22 St George Illawarra DragonsDairy Farmers Stadium16 – 36M. Bowen, Bowman, JensenHannay (2/3)21,021
14 AugustRound 23 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium16 – 28M. Bowen, Sargent, WilliamsThurston (2/3)20,527
20 AugustRound 24 Canberra RaidersDairy Farmers Stadium31 – 28Payne (2), M. Bowen, Thurston, WilliamsHannay (5/5), Thurston (1 FG)17,893
28 AugustRound 25 South Sydney RabbitohsCentral Coast Stadium30 – 16Sing (3), Faiumu, Norton, O'DonnellHannay (3/7)13,079
3 SeptemberRound 26 Melbourne StormDairy Farmers Stadium30 – 24M. Bowen (2), Bowman, Sing, WilliamsThurston (5/6)22,471
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
9 SeptemberQualifying Final Wests TigersTelstra Stadium6 – 50SingHannay (1/1)26,463
17 SeptemberSemi Final Melbourne StormAussie Stadium24 – 16Williams (2), M. Bowen, FaiumuHannay (2/3), Thurston (2/2)16,810
25 SeptemberPreliminary Final Parramatta EelsTelstra Stadium29 – 0M. Bowen, Firman, Hannay, Jensen, WilliamsHannay (4/6), Thurston (1 FG)44,327
2 OctoberGrand Final Wests TigersTelstra Stadium16 – 30M. Bowen, Bowman, SingHannay (2/3)82,453
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts
Jason Barsley1----
Brenton Bowen105--20
Matthew Bowen2521--84
Paul Bowman259--36
David Faiumu215--20
Brett Firman112--8
Josh Hannay21762-152
Rod Jensen2311--44
Jacob Lillyman121--4
Jaiman Lowe81--4
Micheal Luck91--4
Leigh McWilliams7----
David Myles7-1-2
Travis Norton172--8
Luke O'Donnell262--8
Aaron Payne285--20
Paul Rauhihi26-1-2
Mitchell Sargent191--4
Matthew Scott3----
Chris Sheppard5----
Matt Sing2516--64
Justin Smith25510-40
Steve Southern273--12
Neil Sweeney32--8
Johnathan Thurston265282-78
Shane Tronc271--4
Carl Webb163--12
Ty Williams2318--72
Totals1271022714

Source:[1]

Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2005.

ANZAC TestCity vs CountryState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Tri-Nations
Matthew Bowen
-
-
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

Queensland Cup

References
  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2005/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html

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