2017 North Queensland Cowboys season

2017 North Queensland Cowboys season
2017 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank	8th
2017 record	Wins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scored	For: 435; against: 409
Team information
CEO	Greg Tonner
Coach	Paul Green
Captain	Johnathan Thurston ; Matthew Scott;
Stadium	1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. attendance	15,893
High attendance	21,380 (vs. Melbourne Storm, Round 22)
Top scorers
Tries	Coen Hess (12)
Goals	Ethan Lowe (29)
Points	Kyle Feldt (70)

The 2017 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 23rd in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they compete in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership.

Season summary

Milestones

Round 1: Ben Hampton made his debut for the club.
Round 2: Johnathan Thurston scored his 2,000th point.
Round 3: Shaun Fensom made his debut for the club.
Round 3: Kane Linnett played his 150th NRL game.
Round 4: Kyle Feldt played his 50th game for the club.
Round 4: Gideon Gela-Mosby made his NRL debut.
Round 4: Gideon Gela-Mosby and Kalyn Ponga scored their first NRL tries.
Round 5: Shaun Fensom scored his first try for the club.
Round 7: Corey Jensen made his NRL debut.
Round 11: Ben Hampton scored his first try for the club.
Round 15: Kyle Laybutt made his NRL debut.
Round 16: Gavin Cooper played his 250th NRL game.
Round 17: Te Maire Martin made his debut for the club.
Round 17: Te Maire Martin scored his first try for the club.
Round 17: Shaun Fensom played his 150th NRL game.
Round 21: Braden Uele made his NRL debut.
Round 21: Paul Green coached his 100th NRL game.
Round 22: Lachlan Coote played his 150th NRL game.
Round 23: Patrick Mago made his NRL debut.
Round 23: Michael Morgan scored his 50th try for the club.
Round 24: Scott Bolton played his 200th game for the club.
Round 24: Enari Tuala and Shane Wright made their NRL debuts.

Squad

North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2017
First team squad								Coaching staff
John Asiata – PR, FE Scott Bolton – PR Javid Bowen – CE, WG Josh Chudleigh – HK Gavin Cooper – SR Lachlan Coote – FB Kyle Feldt – WG Shaun Fensom – LK, PR Gideon Gela-Mosby – WG Jake Granville – HK Ben Hampton – HB, HK Coen Hess – SR		Sam Hoare – PR Shaun Hudson – CE Corey Jensen – PR Marcus Jensen – WG Patrick Kaufusi – PR Kyle Laybutt – FE, HB Blake Leary – SR, HK Kane Linnett – CE, SR Ethan Lowe – SR Patrick Mago – SR Te Maire Martin – FE Michael Morgan – FE, HB		Justin O'Neill – CE Kalyn Ponga – FB Matthew Scott (c) – PR Ben Spina – LK, PR Jason Taumalolo – LK Ray Thompson – HK, HB Johnathan Thurston (c) – HB Enari Tuala – CE Braden Uele – PR Antonio Winterstein – WG, CE Shane Wright – SR				Head coach Paul Green Assistant coaches David Fairleigh (Assistant Coach) Todd Payten (Assistant Coach) Josh Hannay (Assistant Coach) Paul Bowman (High Performance Manager) Mark Henry (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Ashley Graham (Elite Pathways Performance Coach) Anthony Wood (Rehabilitation Manager) Steve Sartori (Physiotherapist) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 6 March 2017 Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2017

Squad movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Ben Hampton	Melbourne Storm	2019	^[1]
Shaun Fensom	Canberra Raiders	2018	^[2]
Corey Jensen	Townsville Blackhawks	2017	^[3]
Blake Leary	Manly Sea Eagles	2017	^[4]
Te Maire Martin	Penrith Panthers (mid-season)	2019	^[5]
Shane Wright	Gold Coast Titans	2018	^[6]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Ben Hannant	Retired	-	^[7]
Jahrome Hughes	Melbourne Storm	2018	^[8]
Rory Kostjasyn	Newcastle Knights	2018	^[9]
Nick Lui-Toso	Penrith Panthers	2017	^[10]
Tautau Moga	Brisbane Broncos	2018
Brandon Smith	Melbourne Storm	2019	^[11]
James Tamou	Penrith Panthers	2020	^[12]

Re-signings

Player	Club	Until End of	Notes
John Asiata	North Queensland Cowboys	2020	^[13]
Scott Bolton	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[14]
Jake Clifford	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[15]
Gavin Cooper	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[16]
Kyle Feldt	North Queensland Cowboys	2020	^[17]
Shaun Hudson	North Queensland Cowboys	2018	^[18]
Corey Jensen	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[19]
Emry Pere	North Queensland Cowboys	2018	^[20]
Matthew Scott	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[21]
Murray Taulagi	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[22]
Jason Taumalolo	North Queensland Cowboys	2027	^[23]
Johnathan Thurston	North Queensland Cowboys	2018	^[24]
Enari Tuala	North Queensland Cowboys	2019	^[25]

Ladder

2017 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne Storm (P)	24	20	0	4	2	633	336	+297	44
2	Sydney Roosters	24	17	0	7	2	500	428	+72	38
3	Brisbane Broncos	24	16	0	8	2	597	433	+164	36
4	Parramatta Eels	24	16	0	8	2	496	457	+39	36
5	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	24	15	0	9	2	476	407	+69	34
6	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	24	14	0	10	2	552	512	+40	32
7	Penrith Panthers	24	13	0	11	2	504	459	+45	30
8	North Queensland Cowboys	24	13	0	11	2	467	443	+24	30
9	St. George Illawarra Dragons	24	12	0	12	2	533	450	+83	28
10	Canberra Raiders	24	11	0	13	2	558	497	+61	26
11	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	24	10	0	14	2	360	455	−95	24
12	South Sydney Rabbitohs	24	9	0	15	2	464	564	−100	22
13	New Zealand Warriors	24	7	0	17	2	444	575	−131	18
14	Wests Tigers	24	7	0	17	2	413	571	−158	18
15	Gold Coast Titans	24	7	0	17	2	448	638	−190	18
16	Newcastle Knights	24	5	0	19	2	428	648	−220	14

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs.

Pool Play

Date	Time (Local)	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 4 February	2:40pm	Round 1	Sydney Roosters	Eden Park	27 – 15	Gela-Mosby (3), Morgan, O'Neill, Ponga	Thurston (1)
Saturday, 4 February	4:35pm	Round 2	Canberra Raiders	Eden Park	35 – 6	Gela-Mosby (2), Ponga (2), Bowen, Feldt	Bowen (1), Morgan (1), Ponga (1), Thurston (1)
Sunday, 5 February	11:05am	Round 3	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Eden Park	19 – 8	Bowen (2), Hudson, Ponga	Ponga (1)
Sunday, 7 February	2:30pm	Quarter-final	Melbourne Storm	Eden Park	12 – 25	Bowen, Gela-Mosby, Ponga
Legend: Win Loss

Pre-season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 11 February	Trial 1	Sydney Roosters	BB Print Stadium	11 – 10	Leary, Tuala	Laybutt (1/2, 1 FG)
Friday, 17 February	Trial 2	Wests Tigers	Campbelltown Stadium	18 – 16	Hampton, Linnett, Morgan	Thurston (3/3)
Friday, 17 February	Trial 3	Townsville Blackhawks	Jack Manski Oval	44 – 8	Ponga (3), Traill (2), Gahan, Slade-Roycroft, Pere	-
Legend: Win Loss Draw

Regular season

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 4 March	Round 1	Canberra Raiders	1300SMILES Stadium	20 – 16	Bowen, Cooper, Coote, Hess	Thurston (2/4)	17,548
Friday, 10 March	Round 2	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium	21 – 20	Granville, Hess, Morgan	Thurston (4/4, 1 FG)	47,703
Saturday, 18 March	Round 3	Manly Sea Eagles	1300SMILES Stadium	8 – 30	Granville	Thurston (2/2)	14,763
Saturday, 25 March	Round 4	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium	32 – 26	Hess (2), Gela-Mosby, Ponga, Thurston	Thurston (6/7)	17,647
Friday, 31 March	Round 5	South Sydney Rabbitohs	1300SMILES Stadium	20 – 6	Fensom, Gela-Mosby, Morgan	Thurston (4/4)	13,671
Saturday, 8 April	Round 6	Wests Tigers	1300SMILES Stadium	16 – 26	Hess (2), Taumalolo	Thurston (2/3)	15,424
Saturday, 15 April	Round 7	St George Illawarra Dragons	WIN Stadium	22 – 28	Bolton, Gela-Mosby, Morgan, Spina	Feldt (3/4)	13,886
Saturday, 22 April	Round 8	Newcastle Knights	1300SMILES Stadium	24 – 12	Ponga (2), Cooper, Linnett	Lowe (2/2), Feldt (2/4)	13,678
Friday, 28 April	Round 9	Parramatta Eels	1300SMILES Stadium	6 – 26	Winterstein	Feldt (1/1)	14,247
Thursday, 11 May	Round 10	Canterbury Bulldogs	ANZ Stadium	30 –14	Hess (2), Feldt, Morgan, Spina	Lowe (4/5), Feldt (1/1)	8,122
Thursday, 18 May	Round 11	Cronulla Sharks	Southern Cross Group Stadium	14 – 18	Feldt, Hampton, Winterstein	Feldt (1/2), Lowe (0/2)	8,557
	Round 12	Bye
Saturday, 3 June	Round 13	Gold Coast Titans	1300SMILES Stadium	20 – 8	Feldt, Hess, Morgan	Feldt (4/6)	14,612
Saturday, 10 June	Round 14	Parramatta Eels	TIO Stadium	32 – 6	Feldt (2), Hess, Thurston, Winterstein	Thurston (6/7)	11,968
Saturday, 17 June	Round 15	Melbourne Storm	AAMI Park	22 – 23	Coote, Feldt, Linnett	Feldt (5/6)	17,124
Saturday, 24 June	Round 16	Penrith Panthers	1300SMILES Stadium	14 – 12	Feldt, Jensen	Lowe (3/3)	17,876
Saturday, 1 July	Round 17	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium	31 – 18	Martin (2), Morgan (2), Winterstein	Lowe (5/6), Coote (1 FG)	10,266
	Round 18	Bye
Sunday, 16 July	Round 19	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Barlow Park	23 – 10	Feldt, Granville, Hess, Taumalolo	Lowe (3/4), Coote (1 FG)	11,217
Saturday, 22 July	Round 20	Warriors	1300SMILES Stadium	24 – 12	Bowen (2), Lowe, O'Neill	Lowe (4/5)	16,080
Saturday, 29 July	Round 21	Sydney Roosters	Allianz Stadium	16 – 22	Feldt, Hess, Linnett	Lowe (2/3)	9,476
Friday, 4 August	Round 22	Melbourne Storm	1300SMILES Stadium	8 – 26	Granville	Lowe (2/2)	21,380
Saturday, 12 August	Round 23	Penrith Panthers	Pepper Stadium	16 – 24	Linnett, Morgan, Taumalolo	Lowe (2/3)	12,357
Saturday, 19 August	Round 24	Cronulla Sharks	1300SMILES Stadium	16 – 26	Lowe, Martin, Morgan	Lowe (2/3)	15,539
Friday, 25 August	Round 25	Wests Tigers	Campbelltown Stadium
Thursday, 31 August	Round 26	Brisbane Broncos	1300SMILES Stadium
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
John Asiata	22	-	-	-	-
Scott Bolton	22	1	-	-	4
Javid Bowen	10	3	-	-	12
Gavin Cooper	19	2	-	-	8
Lachlan Coote	15	2	-	2	10
Kyle Feldt	22	9	17	-	70
Shaun Fensom	15	1	-	-	4
Gideon Gela-Mosby	4	3	-	-	12
Jake Granville	18	4	-	-	16
Ben Hampton	20	1	-	-	4
Coen Hess	21	12	-	-	48
Sam Hoare	4	-	-	-	-
Corey Jensen	12	1	-	-	4
Patrick Kaufusi	9	-	-	-	-
Kyle Laybutt	2	-	-	-	-
Blake Leary	3	-	-	-	-
Kane Linnett	22	4	-	-	16
Ethan Lowe	22	2	29	-	66
Patrick Mago	2	-	-	-	-
Te Maire Martin	6	3	-	-	12
Michael Morgan	21	9	-	-	36
Justin O'Neill	17	1	-	-	4
Kalyn Ponga	7	3	-	-	12
Matthew Scott	2	-	-	-	-
Ben Spina	8	2	-	-	8
Jason Taumalolo	20	3	-	-	12
Ray Thompson	6	-	-	-	-
Johnathan Thurston	7	2	26	1	61
Enari Tuala	1	-	-	-	-
Braden Uele	1	-	-	-	-
Antonio Winterstein	13	4	-	-	16
Shane Wright	1	-	-	-	-
Totals		72	72	3	435

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2017.

	All Stars match	ANZAC Test	Pacific Tests	Residents match	State of Origin 1	State Of Origin 2	State of Origin 3	World Cup
John Asiata	-	-	Samoa	-	-	-	-	-
Gavin Cooper	World All Stars	-	-	-	-	Queensland	Queensland	-
Coen Hess	-	-	-	-	-	Queensland	Queensland	-
Patrick Kaufusi	-	-	Tonga	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Laybutt	-	-	-	Queensland	-	-	-	-
Blake Leary	-	-	-	Queensland	-	-	-	-
Michael Morgan	-	Australia	-	-	Queensland	Queensland	Queensland	-
Justin O'Neill	-	-	-	-	Queensland	-	-	-
Johnathan Thurston	Indigenous All Stars	Australia	-	-	-	Queensland	-	-
Antonio Winterstein	-	-	Samoa	-	-	-	-	-

References

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^ "Club secures back-rower Fensom". NQ Cowboys. 24 February 2017.
^ "Cowboys announce three singings ahead of Bulldogs clash". Townsville Bulletin. 21 July 2016.
^ http://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2017/04/08/team_list_cowboys_v_.html
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^ "2017 Cowboys taking shape". NQ Cowboys. 7 November 2016.
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^ "Tuala moving up to Cowboys NRL". NQ Cowboys. 17 May 2017.

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[2] "Club secures back-rower Fensom". NQ Cowboys. 24 February 2017.

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[4] ttp://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2017/04/08/team_list_cowboys_v_.html

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[8] Badel, Peter (30 June 2016). "Storm trump Titans to sign youngster Hughes". The Courier Mail.

[9] Ryan, Nathan (14 September 2016). "Storm sign half, rookies land deals, Cowboys hooker leaves — NRL Market Watch".

[10] ttp://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/team/profiles/nick-lui-toso.html

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v t e North Queensland Cowboys
Est. 1995 in Townsville, Queensland
The club	History Records Honours Players Coaches Representatives
Home ground	1300SMILES Stadium (1995–2019) North Queensland Stadium (2020–)
Culture	Queensland derby
League	ARL SL NRL NRLW
Important Figures	Johnathan Thurston Matt Scott Matt Bowen
Titles	Premierships (1) 2015 NRL Nines (2) 2014 2020
Seasons (28)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Other competitions	Current NRL Nines Past NRL Under-20s New South Wales Cup
Affiliations	NRL Women's North Queensland Cowboys Women Queensland Cup (Current) Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Townsville Blackhawks Past Cairns Cyclones North Queensland Young Guns Townsville Stingers