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]

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
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

Round Opponent Result Nth.Qld Opp. Date Venue Attendance
1Brisbane BroncosLoss1629 13 Mar Suncorp Stadium 43,488
2Canterbury Bulldogs Win2412 18 Mar Dairy Farmers Stadium 21,138
3New Zealand WarriorsWin3222 27 Mar Ericsson Stadium 13,888
4Newcastle Knights Win5218 2 Apr Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,347
5Cronulla Sharks Loss 638 9 Apr Toyota Park 17,323
6Wests Tigers Win 4420 16 Apr Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,361
7Penrith Panthers Win3622 24 Apr CUA Stadium 17,998
8Sydney Roosters Win 3818 30 April Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,476
9Parramatta Eels Loss 1250 8 May Parramatta Stadium 8,051
10Brisbane Broncos Loss 623 14 May Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,477
11BYE
12Canterbury BulldogsWin4812 27 May Carrara Stadium 21,012
13Cronulla SharksWin5614 4 June Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,843
14St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss434 12 June Oki Jubilee Stadium 15,260
15BYE
16Canberra RaidersLoss2223 25 June Canberra Stadium 9,129
17New Zealand WarriorsWin2416 2 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 20,078
18Newcastle KnightsLoss1822 10 July EnergyAustralia Stadium 11,864
19South Sydney RabbitohsLoss1416 16 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 17,038
20Penrith PanthersWin3818 23 July Dairy Farmers Stadium 18,932
21Manly Sea EaglesWin2624 31 July Brookvale Oval 13,118
22St. George Illawarra DragonsLoss16365 August Dairy Farmers Stadium 21,021
23Wests TigersLoss1628 14 August Campbelltown Stadium 20,527
24Canberra Raiders Win3128 20 August Dairy Farmers Stadium 17,893
25South Sydney Rabbitohs Win3016 28 August Central Coast Stadium 13,079
26Melbourne StormWin3024 3 September Dairy Farmers Stadium 22,471

Final Series

Qualifying Finals
9 September 2005
Wests Tigers 50 - 6 North Queensland Cowboys
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)
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 26,463
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins
Semi Finals
17 September 2005
Melbourne Storm 16 - 24 North Queensland Cowboys
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)
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,810
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins
Preliminary Finals
25 September 2005
Parramatta Eels 0 - 29 North Queensland Cowboys
Report Tries:
Bowen (1)
Jensen (1)
Firman (1)
Williams (1)
Hannay (1)
Goals:
Hannay (4/6)
Field Goals:
Thurston (1/1)
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 44,327
Referee/s: Steven Clark
Grand Final
2 October 2005
Wests Tigers 30 - 16 North Queensland Cowboys
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)
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,453
Referee/s: Tim Mander

References

  1. ↑ Honours Archived 30 October 2011 at WebCite at cowboys.com.au
  2. ↑ "Queensland Sport Awards Winners 1995-2008" (PDF). qsport.org.au. QSport. Retrieved 2009-12-05.

Coordinates: 19°18′58″S 146°42′43″E / 19.31611°S 146.71194°E / -19.31611; 146.71194 (Willow Sports Complex)

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