2019_North_Queensland_Cowboys_season
The 2019 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 25th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and captained by Michael Morgan, they competed in the NRL's 2019 Telstra Premiership. Their first season since 2004 without club legend Johnathan Thurston, who retired at the end of 2018, the side finished 14th and missed the finals for the second straight year.
Quick Facts NRL Rank, Play-off result ...
| 2019 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRL Rank | 14th | |||
| Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
| 2019 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 378; against: 500 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jeff Reibel | |||
| Coach | Paul Green | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | 1300SMILES Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 13,658 | |||
| High attendance | 18,415 (vs. St George Illawarra, Round 1) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Kyle Feldt (11) | |||
| Goals | Jordan Kahu (40) | |||
| Points | Jordan Kahu (86) | |||
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Milestones
- Round 1: Jordan Kahu, Nene Macdonald, Josh McGuire and Tom Opacic made their debuts for the club.
- Round 1: Nene Macdonald scored his first try for the club.
- Round 2: Jordan Kahu scored his first try for the club.
- Round 4: The club played their 600th game.
- Round 4: Ben Hampton played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 4: Jordan McLean played his 100th NRL game.
- Round 5: Jordan Kahu played his 100th NRL game.
- Round 5: Kurt Baptiste made his debut for the club.
- Round 6: Josh McGuire played his 200th NRL game.
- Round 7: John Asiata played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 9: Tom Opacic scored his first try for the club.
- Round 10: Michael Morgan played his 150th game for the club.
- Round 10: Kyle Feldt played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 11: Justin O'Neill played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 13: Reuben Cotter made his NRL debut.
- Round 13: Francis Molo scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 15: Scott Drinkwater made his debut for the club.
- Round 15: Scott Drinkwater scored his first try for the club.
- Round 17: Gavin Cooper played his 300th NRL game.
- Round 17: Jake Clifford scored his first try for the club.
- Round 18: Murray Taulagi made his NRL debut.
- Round 18: Paul Green coached his 150th NRL game.
- Round 21: Peter Hola made his NRL debut.
- Round 21: Shane Wright scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 23: Murray Taulagi scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 24: Shane Wright scored the final try at 1300SMILES Stadium.
Squad
More information First team squad, Coaching staff ...
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Gains
More information Player, Signed From ...
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Baptiste |  Sydney Roosters | 2019 | |
| Ben Barba |  St. Helens | 2019 | |
| Scott Drinkwater |  Melbourne Storm (mid-season) | 2021 | |
| Jordan Kahu |  Brisbane Broncos | 2019 | |
| Nene Macdonald |  St George Illawarra Dragons | 2021 | |
| Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos | 2022 | |
| Tom Opacic | Brisbane Broncos | 2020 | |
| Dan Russell |  Souths Logan Magpies | 2020 |
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Losses
More information Player, Signed To ...
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Barba | Released (pre-season) | - | |
| Josh Chudleigh |  Townsville Blackhawks | 2019 | |
| Lachlan Coote | St. Helens | 2021 | |
| Shaun Fensom | Brisbane Broncos | 2019 | |
| Sam Hoare | Townsville Blackhawks | 2019 | |
| Shaun Hudson | Townsville Blackhawks | 2019 | |
| Kyle Laybutt | Townsville Blackhawks | 2019 | |
| Kane Linnett |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 2021 | |
| Ethan Lowe |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2019 | |
| Nene Macdonald | Released (mid-season) | - | |
| Johnathan Thurston | Retired | - | |
| Antonio Winterstein | Retired | - |
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Re-signings
More information Player, Club ...
| Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Clifford |  North Queensland Cowboys | 2021 | |
| Gavin Cooper | North Queensland Cowboys | 2020 | |
| Reuben Cotter | North Queensland Cowboys | 2020 | |
| Mitchell Dunn | North Queensland Cowboys | 2020 | |
| Tom Gilbert | North Queensland Cowboys | 2022 | |
| Ben Hampton | North Queensland Cowboys | 2021 | |
| Peter Hola | North Queensland Cowboys | 2022 | |
| Corey Jensen | North Queensland Cowboys | 2021 | |
| Murray Taulagi | North Queensland Cowboys | 2021 |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Storm |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 631 | 300 | +331 | 42 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 627 | 363 | +264 | 36 |
| 3 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 417 | +104 | 34 |
| 4 |  Canberra Raiders |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 524 | 374 | +150 | 32 |
| 5 |  Parramatta Eels |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 533 | 473 | +60 | 30 |
| 6 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 496 | 446 | +50 | 30 |
| 7 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 514 | 464 | +50 | 26 |
| 8 | Brisbane Broncos |
24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 432 | 489 | −57 | 25 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 475 | 486 | −11 | 24 |
| 10 |  Penrith Panthers |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 413 | 474 | −61 | 24 |
| 11 |  Newcastle Knights |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 485 | 522 | −37 | 22 |
| 12 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 326 | 477 | −151 | 22 |
| 13 |  New Zealand Warriors |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 433 | 574 | −141 | 21 |
| 14 | North Queensland Cowboys |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 378 | 500 | −122 | 20 |
| 15 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 427 | 575 | −148 | 18 |
| 16 |  Gold Coast Titans |
24 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 370 | 651 | −281 | 10 |
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Pre-season
More information Date, Round ...
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 23 February | Trial 1 | Gold Coast Titans | Sunshine Coast Stadium | 22 – 16 | Clifford (3), Martin | Clifford (3/4) | 10,680 | |||
| Saturday, 2 March | Trial 2 | Melbourne Storm | BB Print Stadium | 14 – 6 | Cooper, Hampton, O'Neill | Kahu (1/3) | 10,000 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
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Regular season
More information Date, Round ...
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More information Name, App ...
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Asiata | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Kurt Baptiste | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Bolton | 18 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Javid Bowen | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jake Clifford | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 49 |
| Gavin Cooper | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Reuben Cotter | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Drinkwater | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Mitchell Dunn | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Feldt | 16 | 11 | 2 | - | 48 |
| Gideon Gela-Mosby | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Granville | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Ben Hampton | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Coen Hess | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Peter Hola | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Corey Jensen | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Kahu | 19 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 86 |
| Nene Macdonald | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Te Maire Martin | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Josh McGuire | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan McLean | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Francis Molo | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Michael Morgan | 20 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Justin O'Neill | 8 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Tom Opacic | 19 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Matthew Scott | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Murray Taulagi | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jason Taumalolo | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Enari Tuala | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Shane Wright | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Totals | 63 | 61 | 4 | 378 |
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The following players have played a representative match in 2019.
More information Residents match, State of Origin 1 ...
| Residents match | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Prime Minister's XIII | Oceanic Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Asiata | – | – | – | – | – | Tonga |
| Kurt Baptiste | – | – | – | – | – | Papua New Guinea |
| Tom Gilbert | Queensland | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kyle Feldt | Queensland | – | – | – | Prime Minister's XIII | – |
| Corey Jensen | Queensland | – | – | – | – | – |
| Josh McGuire | – | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | – | – |
| Michael Morgan | – | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | – | – |
| Daniel Russell | – | – | – | – | – | Papua New Guinea |
| Jason Taumalolo | – | – | – | – | – | Tonga |
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Club
- Paul Bowman Medal: Jason Taumalolo
- Players' Player: Jordan McLean
- Coach's Award: Francis Molo
- Member's Player of the Year: Jason Taumalolo
- Club Person of the Year: Ben Hampton
- Rookie of the Year: Shane Wright
- Townsville Bulletin Fan's Choice Award: Kyle Feldt
Queensland Cup
Mackay Cutters - 11th, missed finals
Northern Pride - 12th, missed finals
Townsville Blackhawks - 4th, lost preliminary final
- "Four more signings for Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Ben Barba set to return to NRL with North Queensland Cowboys". nrl.com. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Cowboys fill final roster spot". cowboys.com.au. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "Kahu signs with Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Macdonald to join Cowboys". cowboys.com.au. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Brisbane Broncos lock Josh McGuire making immediate switch to North Queensland Cowboys". nrl.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Club statement". North Queensland Cowboys. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Former Cowboys prop Sam Hoare set to make comeback from knee injury". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "Cowboys to farewell departing players". NQ Cowboys. 13 September 2018.
- "Broncos Add Experience With New Signing Fensom". Brisbane Broncos. 7 January 2019.
- "Laybutt Prepared to Fight for NRL Berth". News-Mail. 6 October 2018.
- "Experienced NRL Grand Final player Kane Linnett signs". Hull KR. 14 November 2018.
- "Cowboys release Lowe". NQ Cowboys. 26 February 2019.
- "Statement: Nene Macdonald". NQ Cowboys. 5 July 2019.
- "NRL 2018: Johnathan Thurston retiring tribute, Roosters liken him to Arthur Beetson – Fox Sports". www.foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Cowboys winger Antonio Winterstein announces retirement, effective immediately". nrl.com. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Clifford signs contract extension". NQ Cowboys. 16 December 2019.
- "Veteran inks new deal: Cowboys re-sign Cooper for 2020". NRL. 30 August 2019.
- "Cowboys re-sign local duo". NQ Cowboys. 4 September 2019.
- "Cowboys re-sign 2019 Q-Cup Rookie of the Year". NQ Cowboys. 29 November 2019.
- "Hampton agrees to contract extension". NQ Cowboys. 17 September 2019.
- "Hola joins Cowboys top 30". NQ Cowboys. 19 February 2019.
- "Cowboys re-sign Jensen". NQ Cowboys. 2 September 2019.
- "Taulagi signs contract extension". NQ Cowboys. 5 April 2019.