2005 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 5th | |||
Play-off result | Lost Grand Final | |||
2005 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10 | |||
Points scored | For: 639; against: 563 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Denis Keeffe | |||
Coach | Graham Murray | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Dairy Farmers Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 20,590 | |||
High attendance | 22,477 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 10) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Matthew Bowen (20) | |||
Goals | Josh Hannay (62) | |||
Points | Josh Hannay (152) | |||
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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.
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Player | Signed From |
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Kevin Campion | Retired |
Nathan Fien | ![]() |
Steven Goodhew | ![]() |
Keiran Kerr | ![]() |
Ben Laity | Released |
Jamie McDonald | ![]() |
Michael Meigan | ![]() |
Aaron Morgan | ![]() |
Glenn Morrison | ![]() |
Chris Sheppard | ![]() |
Daniel Sorbello | ![]() |
Hale Vaa'sa | ![]() |
Derrick Watkins | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 704 | 456 | +248 | 36 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 655 | 510 | +145 | 36 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 484 | +113 | 34 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 676 | 575 | +101 | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 639 | 563 | +76 | 32 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 462 | +178 | 30 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 550 | 564 | -14 | 28 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 554 | 632 | -78 | 28 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 488 | 487 | +1 | 26 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 554 | 0 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 515 | 528 | -13 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 472 | 670 | -198 | 23 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 482 | 700 | -218 | 23 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 465 | 606 | -141 | 22 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 467 | 667 | -200 | 20 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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9 September | Qualifying Final | ![]() |
Telstra Stadium | 6 – 50 | Sing | Hannay (1/1) | 26,463 | |||
17 September | Semi Final | ![]() |
Aussie Stadium | 24 – 16 | Williams (2), M. Bowen, Faiumu | Hannay (2/3), Thurston (2/2) | 16,810 | |||
25 September | Preliminary Final | ![]() |
Telstra Stadium | 29 – 0 | M. Bowen, Firman, Hannay, Jensen, Williams | Hannay (4/6), Thurston (1 FG) | 44,327 | |||
2 October | Grand Final | ![]() |
Telstra Stadium | 16 – 30 | M. Bowen, Bowman, Sing | Hannay (2/3) | 82,453 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Jason Barsley | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Brenton Bowen | 10 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Matthew Bowen | 25 | 21 | - | - | 84 |
Paul Bowman | 25 | 9 | - | - | 36 |
David Faiumu | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Brett Firman | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Josh Hannay | 21 | 7 | 62 | - | 152 |
Rod Jensen | 23 | 11 | - | - | 44 |
Jacob Lillyman | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jaiman Lowe | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Micheal Luck | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Leigh McWilliams | 7 | - | - | - | - |
David Myles | 7 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Travis Norton | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Luke O'Donnell | 26 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Aaron Payne | 28 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Paul Rauhihi | 26 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Mitchell Sargent | 19 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Matthew Scott | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Chris Sheppard | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Matt Sing | 25 | 16 | - | - | 64 |
Justin Smith | 25 | 5 | 10 | - | 40 |
Steve Southern | 27 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Neil Sweeney | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Johnathan Thurston | 26 | 5 | 28 | 2 | -78 |
Shane Tronc | 27 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Carl Webb | 16 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Ty Williams | 23 | 18 | - | - | 72 |
Totals | 127 | 102 | 2 | 714 |
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The following players played a representative match in 2005.
ANZAC Test | City vs Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Tri-Nations | |
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Matthew Bowen | - |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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Paul Bowman | - |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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David Faiumu | - |
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New Zealand
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Luke O'Donnell | City |
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Australia
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Paul Rauhihi | New Zealand |
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New Zealand
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Matt Sing | Australia |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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Johnathan Thurston | - |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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Carl Webb | - |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
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Ty Williams | - |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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