2015 North Queensland Cowboys season

2015 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL 4th
2015 record Wins: 5; Draws: 0; Losses: 3
Points scored For: 172; Against: 175
Team information
CEO Greg Tonner
Coach Paul Green
Captain
Stadium 1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. Attend. 14,444
High. Attend. 17,123 (vs. Sydney Roosters, Round 1)
Top scorers
Tries Justin O'Neill (5)
Goals Johnathan Thurston (25)
Points Johnathan Thurston (60)
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The 2015 North Queensland Cowboys season will be the 21st in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they will compete in the NRL's 2015 Telstra Premiership. The Cowboys will celebrate 20 years as a club in 2015.

Season summary

After going through their pre-season trials undefeated, the Cowboys started their 2015 season with three straight losses. The side hit back with three consecutive wins on Monday Night Football over the Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Milestones

Squad List

2015 NRL Squad

North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2015
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 16 February 2015
Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2015

Squad Movement

2015 Gains

Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Josh Chudleigh North Qld Cowboys NYC
2015
[1]
Jake Granville Brisbane Broncos
2016
[2]
Ben Hannant Brisbane Broncos
2015
[3]
Justin O'Neill Melbourne Storm
2016
[4]
Kelepi Tanginoa Parramatta Eels
2016
[5]

2015 Losses

Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Anthony MitchellTownsville Blackhawks
2016
[6]
Curtis Rona Canterbury Bulldogs
2016
[7]
Ashton Sims Warrington Wolves
2016
[8]
Tariq Sims Newcastle Knights
2016
[9]
Brent TateRetired
-
[10]
Ricky ThorbyTownsville Blackhawks
2016
[11]
Joel RiethmullerReleased
-
[12]

Re-signings

Player Club Until End of Notes
Coen Hess North Queensland Cowboys
2018
[13]
Michael Morgan North Queensland Cowboys
2018
[14]
Jason Taumalolo North Queensland Cowboys
2017
[15]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane Broncos 86020170138+3212
2 St. George Illawarra Dragons 8602011286+2612
3 Melbourne Storm 85030158116+4210
4 North Queensland Cowboys 85030172175-310
5 Wests Tigers 84040175149+268
6 South Sydney Rabbitohs 84040168162+68
7 Gold Coast Titans 84040178177+18
8 Penrith Panthers 84040154156-28
9 Newcastle Knights 84040138149-118
10 Canberra Raiders 84040155168-138
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 84040156175-198
12 Sydney Roosters 83050166129+376
13 New Zealand Warriors 83050175182-76
14 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 83050140148-86
15 Parramatta Eels 83050165199-346
16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 82060108181-734

Fixtures

Pre-season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 7 FebruaryTrial 1 Brisbane BroncosStadium Mackay18 – 6Feldt, Granville, LuiFeldt (3)-
Saturday, 14 FebruaryTrial 2Townsville BlackhawksJack Manski Oval24 – 12Bowen, Feldt, Kikau, King, NiemoellerBambling (1), Feldt (1)-
Saturday, 21 FebruaryTrial 3 Gold Coast TitansBarlow Park30 – 10Moga (2), Cooper, Granville, Tanginoa, WrightThurston (3)-
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw

NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on January 31 and February 1 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Cowboys featured in the Waiheke pool and played Melbourne, Penrith and South Sydney. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter finals. The Cowboys, who were the defending champions, were knocked out in the quarter-finals.

Pool Play
Waiheke pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
South Sydney Rabbitohs 33005420+346
North Qld Cowboys 32014335+84
Melbourne Storm 31023245-132
Penrith Panthers 30031645-290
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 31 January1:20pmRound 1 Melbourne StormEden Park17 – 8Lowe (bonus try), O'Neill, WrightWright (2)
Saturday, 31 January5:40pmRound 2 South Sydney RabbitohsEden Park12 – 19O'Neill (2), Cooper-
Sunday, 1 February12:25pmRound 3 Penrith PanthersEden Park14 – 8Feldt, Moga, TaumaloloLui (1)
Sunday, 1 February2:30pmQuarter-final Parramatta EelsEden Park11 – 17Granville (bonus try), O'NeillMorgan (1)
Legend:       Win       Loss

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 7 MarchRound 1 Sydney Roosters1300SMILES Stadium 4 – 28 O'Neill Thurston (0/1)17,123
Saturday, 14 MarchRound 2 Newcastle Knights1300SMILES Stadium14 – 16 Lowe, Scott Thurston (3/3), Feldt (0/1) 13,006
Friday, 20 MarchRound 3 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium22 – 44Feldt (2), Morgan, O'NeillThurston (3/4)40,047
Monday, 30 MarchRound 4 Melbourne Storm1300SMILES Stadium18 – 17Winterstein (2), WrightThurston (2/3, 2 FG)11,609
Monday, 6 AprilRound 5 Penrith PanthersSportingbet Stadium30 – 10Wright (3), Coote, LoweThurston (5/6)8,409
Monday, 13 AprilRound 6 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium30 – 12Thurston (2) Granville, O'Neill, WintersteinThurston (5/6)13,866
Saturday, 18 AprilRound 7 New Zealand Warriors1300SMILES Stadium28 – 24Granville (3), Coote, LinnettThurston (4/5)16,038
Saturday, 25 AprilRound 8 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium26 – 24O'Neill (2), Bolton, Coote, MorganThurston (3/5)15,518
Saturday, 9 MayRound 9 Canterbury Bulldogs1300SMILES Stadium
Friday, 15 MayRound 10 Brisbane Broncos1300SMILES Stadium
Saturday, 23 MayRound 11 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium
Saturday, 30 MayRound 12 Manly Sea Eagles1300SMILES Stadium
Monday, 8 JuneRound 13 Parramatta EelsPirtek Stadium
Round 14Bye
Saturday, 20 JuneRound 15 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium
Saturday, 27 JuneRound 16 Cronulla Sharks1300SMILES Stadium
Saturday, 4 JulyRound 17 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium
Round 18Bye
Monday, 20 JulyRound 19 Manly Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval
Monday, 27 JulyRound 20 Parramatta Eels1300SMILES Stadium
TBARound 21 Canberra Raiders1300SMILES Stadium
TBARound 22 Cronulla SharksRemondis Stadium
TBARound 23 South Sydney Rabbitohs1300SMILES Stadium
TBARound 24 New Zealand WarriorsMt Smart Stadium
TBARound 25 Melbourne StormAAMI Park
TBARound 26 Gold Coast Titans1300SMILES Stadium
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw       Bye

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
Asiata, JohnJohn Asiata5----
Bolton, ScottScott Bolton81--4
Cooper, GavinGavin Cooper8----
Coote, LachlanLachlan Coote63--12
Feldt, KyleKyle Feldt22--8
Granville, JakeJake Granville84--16
Hall, GlennGlenn Hall1----
Hannant, BenBen Hannant8----
Kostjasyn, RoryRory Kostjasyn7----
Linnett, KaneKane Linnett81--4
Lowe, EthanEthan Lowe82--8
Lui, RobertRobert Lui2----
Moga, TautauTautau Moga6----
Morgan, MichaelMichael Morgan82--8
O'Neill, JustinJustin O'Neill65--20
Scott, MatthewMatthew Scott81--4
Tamou, JamesJames Tamou8----
Tanginoa, KelepiKelepi Tanginoa2----
Taumalolo, JasonJason Taumalolo8----
Thompson, RayRay Thompson1----
Thurston, JohnathanJohnathan Thurston8225260
Winterstein, AntonioAntonio Winterstein63--12
Wright, MatthewMatthew Wright44--16
Totals 30 25 2 172

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2015

All Stars
Jason Taumalolo
NRL All Stars
Ray Thompson
Indigenous
Johnathan Thurston
Indigenous
Antonio Winterstein
NRL All Stars

References

  1. ↑ "Chudleigh signs first NRL contract | NRL". North Queensland Cowboys. 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Granville signs on with the Cowboys; NRL". North Queensland Cowboys. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Hannant signs on with the Cowboys; NRL". North Queensland Cowboys. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  4. ↑ "O'Neill to return to the north; NRL". North Queensland Cowboys. 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  5. ↑ "Tanginoa to join the Toyota Cowboys". North Queensland Cowboys. 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Cutters’ Mitchell going home; NRL". Daily Mercury. 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  7. ↑ "Bulldogs sign Curtis Rona; NRL". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  8. ↑ "Warrington sign Fiji forward Sims | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  9. ↑ "Knights sign Tariq Sims | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  10. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2014/09/03/inspirational_tate_says_farewell_to_nrl.html/ |title=Inspirational Tate says farewell; NRL |publisher=North Queensland Cowboys |date=2014-09-03 |accessdate=2015-02-16}}
  11. ↑ "Townsville Blackhawks make first signings; NRL". RLW. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  12. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.nrl.com/cowboys-allow-glasby-to-stay-at-storm/tabid/10874/newsid/82449/default.aspx/ |title=Cowboys allow Glasby to stay at Storm; NRL |publisher=NRL |date=2014-10-08 |accessdate=2015-02-16}}
  13. ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2015/03/19/hess_extends_cowboys.html
  14. ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2015/03/12/morgan_re_signs_to_2.html
  15. ↑ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2015/02/27/taumalolo_extends_co.html

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