2005 North Queensland Cowboys season
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The 2005 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 National Rugby League's 2005 Telstra Premiership and finished 5th (out of 15), reaching the play-offs for the second consecutive year. The Cowboys then went on to appear in the 2005 NRL grand final, their first, which they lost to the Wests Tigers.
Johnathan Thurston received the Dally M Medal and was also named the club's player of the year.[1]
The Cowboys were named "Queensland Sport Team of the Year" at the Queensland Sport Awards.[2]
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Parramatta | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 704 | 456 | +248 | 36 |
2 | St George Illawarra | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 655 | 510 | +145 | 36 |
3 | Brisbane | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 484 | +113 | 34 |
4 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 676 | 575 | +101 | 32 |
5 | 16x16px North Queensland | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 639 | 563 | +76 | 32 |
6 | Melbourne | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 462 | +178 | 30 |
7 | Cronulla | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 550 | 564 | -14 | 28 |
8 | Manly | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 554 | 632 | -78 | 28 |
9 | Sydney | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 488 | 487 | +1 | 26 |
10 | Penrith | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 554 | =0 | 26 |
11 | New Zealand | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 515 | 528 | -13 | 24 |
12 | Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 472 | 670 | -198 | 23 |
13 | South Sydney | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 482 | 700 | -218 | 23 |
14 | Canberra | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 465 | 606 | -141 | 22 |
15 | Newcastle | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 467 | 667 | -200 | 20 |
Squad & Statistics
Name | P | T | G | FG | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Barsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brenton Bowen | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Matthew Bowen | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Paul Bowman | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
David Faiumu | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Brett Firman | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Josh Hannay | 21 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 152 |
Rod Jensen | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Jacob Lillyman | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jaiman Lowe | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Micheal Luck | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Leigh McWilliams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Myles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Travis Norton* | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Luke O'Donnell | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Aaron Payne | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Paul Rauhihi* | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mitchell Sargent | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Matthew Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Shepherd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Sing | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Justin Smith | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
Steve Southern | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Neil Sweeney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Johnathan Thurston | 26 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 78 |
Shane Tronc | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Carl Webb | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Ty Williams | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
(*) Both players captained the team at some point during the season
Draw and Results
Final Series
Qualifying Finals
9 September 2005 |
Wests Tigers | 50 - 6 | 16px North Queensland Cowboys |
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Tries: Hodgson (3) Elford (1) Fitzhenry (1) Whatuira (1) Fulton (1) Richards (1) Goals: Hodgson (9/9) |
Report | Tries: Sing (1) Goals: Hannay (1/1) |
Semi Finals
17 September 2005 |
Melbourne Storm | 16 - 24 | 16px North Queensland Cowboys |
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Tries: Bell (1) Orford (1) King (1) Goals: Orford (1/2) Smith (1/1) |
Report | Tries: Bowen (1), Williams (2), Faiumu (1) Goals: Hannay (2/3) Thurston (2/2) |
Preliminary Finals
25 September 2005 |
Parramatta Eels | 0 - 29 | 16px North Queensland Cowboys |
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Report | Tries: Bowen (1) Jensen (1) Firman (1) Williams (1) Hannay (1) Goals: Hannay (4/6) Field Goals: Thurston (1/1) |
Grand Final
2 October 2005 |
Wests Tigers | 30 - 16 | 16px North Queensland Cowboys |
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Tries: Gibbs (1) Richards (1) Laffranchi (1) Fitzhenry (1) Payten (1) Goals: Hodgson (5/5) |
Report | Tries: Norton (1) Sing (1) Bowen (1) Goals: Hannay (2/3) |
References
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