2003 North Queensland Cowboys season

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The 2003 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 9th in the club's history. coached by Graham Murray and captained by Paul Bowman, they competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership, finishing 11th (out of 15). Paul Rauhihi was named the club's player of the year.[1]

The 2003 season saw the emergence of this mostly unknown Cowboys squad, with Matthew Bowen making his State of Origin debut in the second game at 21 years of age. The Cowboys spent two weeks in the top eight, in Rounds 3 and 12, but faltered to finish 11th at the end of the season.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 +132 40
2 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 +235 38
3 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 +283 36
4 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 +157 36
5 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 +78 34
6 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 +35 34
7 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 -3 32
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 +33 28
9 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 -12 26
10 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 -45 26
11 16x16px North Queensland 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 -23 24
12 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 -207 20
13 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 -128 18
14 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly 24 7 0 17 2 470 791 -234 18
15 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 -301 10

Squad

Draw and Results

Round Opponent Result Nth.Qld Opp. Date Venue
1 Canberra Raiders Loss 14 46 Mar 15 Dairy Farmers Stadium
2 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 30 20 Mar 22 Dairy Farmers Stadium
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 27 20 Mar 30 Aussie Stadium
4 Brisbane Broncos Loss 24 32 Apr 5 Dairy Farmers Stadium
5 Sydney Roosters Loss 0 32 Apr 12 Dairy Farmers Stadium
6 New Zealand Warriors Loss 24 30 Apr 21 Ericsson Stadium
7 Melbourne Storm Win 32 12 Apr 26 Dairy Farmers Stadium
8 BYE
9 Brisbane Broncos Loss 12 38 May 11 ANZ Stadium
10 Wests Tigers Win 26 8 May 17 Dairy Farmers Stadium
11 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Win 31 20 May 24 Brookvale Oval
12 St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 36 16 June 1 Oki Jubilee Stadium
13 Penrith Panthers Loss 24 28 June 7 Dairy Farmers Stadium
14 Sydney Roosters Loss 14 15 June 15 Aussie Stadium
15 Parramatta Eels Loss 22 24 June 21 Parramatta Stadium
16 Cronulla Sharks Loss 28 34 June 28 Dairy Farmers Stadium
17 New Zealand Warriors Win 30 10 July 5 Dairy Farmers Stadium
18 Melbourne Storm Loss 16 22 July 12 Olympic Park Stadium
19 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 16 36 July 19 Dairy Farmers Stadium
20 Canterbury Bulldogs Loss 22 42 July 27 Sydney Showground
21 BYE
22 Newcastle Knights Loss 24 60 August 9 Dairy Farmers Stadium
23 Canberra Raiders Win 34 28 August 16 Canberra Stadium
24 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 60 8 August 23 Dairy Farmers Stadium
25 Wests Tigers Win 34 14 August 31 Campbelltown Stadium
26 Newcastle Knights Loss 26 34 September 7 EnergyAustralia Stadium

References

  1. ↑ Honours at cowboys.com.au

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