2005 North Queensland Cowboys season

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]

Contents

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 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
Michael 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

Round Opponent Result Nth.Qld Opp. Date Venue Attendance
1 Brisbane Broncos Loss 16 29 13 Mar Suncorp Stadium 43,488
2 Canterbury Bulldogs Win 24 12 18 Mar Dairy Farmers Stadium 21,138
3 New Zealand Warriors Win 32 22 27 Mar Ericsson Stadium 13,888
4 Newcastle Knights Win 52 18 2 Apr Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,347
5 Cronulla Sharks Loss 6 38 9 Apr Toyota Park 17,323
6 Wests Tigers Win 44 20 16 Apr Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,361
7 Penrith Panthers Win 36 22 24 Apr CUA Stadium 17,998
8 Sydney Roosters Win 38 18 30 April Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,476
9 Parramatta Eels Loss 12 50 8 May Parramatta Stadium 8,051
10 Brisbane Broncos Loss 6 23 14 May Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,477
11 BYE
12 Canterbury Bulldogs Win 48 12 27 May Carrara Stadium 21,012
13 Cronulla Sharks Win 56 14 4 June Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,843
14 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 4 34 12 June Oki Jubilee Stadium 15,260
15 BYE
16 Canberra Raiders Loss 22 23 25 June Canberra Stadium 9,129
17 New Zealand Warriors Win 24 16 2 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,078
18 Newcastle Knights Loss 18 22 10 July EnergyAustralia Stadium 11,864
19 South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 14 16 16 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 17,038
20 Penrith Panthers Win 38 18 23 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 18,932
21 Manly Sea Eagles Win 26 24 31 July Brookvale Oval 13,118
22 St. George Illawarra Dragons Loss 16 36 5 August Dairy Farmers Stadium 21,021
23 Wests Tigers Loss 16 28 14 August Campbelltown Stadium 20,527
24 Canberra Raiders Win 31 28 20 August Dairy Farmers Stadium 17,893
25 South Sydney Rabbitohs Win 30 16 28 August Central Coast Stadium 13,079
26 Melbourne Storm Win 30 24 3 September Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,471

Final Series

Qualifying Finals
9 September 2005		 Wests Tigers 50 - 6 North Queensland Cowboys Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 26,463
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins
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 North Queensland Cowboys Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,810
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins
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 North Queensland Cowboys Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 44,327
Referee/s: Steven Clark
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 North Queensland Cowboys Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,453
Referee/s: Tim Mander
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

  1. ^ Honours at cowboys.com.au
  2. ^ "Queensland Sport Awards Winners 1995-2008". qsport.org.au. QSport. http://www.qsport.org.au/Qld%20Sport%20Awards%20Award%20Winners%201995-2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-05.