2004 North Queensland Cowboys season

The 2004 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 10th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Travis Norton, they competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership. It was the first time the club had made the finals, finishing the regular season in 7th, falling one game short of the Grand Final.

2004 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank7th
Play-off resultLost Preliminary Final
2004 recordWins: 12; Draws: 1; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 526; Against: 514
Team information
CEODenis Keeffe
CoachGraham Murray
Captain
StadiumDairy Farmers Stadium
Avg. Attend.17,334
High. Attend.25,986 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 6)
Top scorers
TriesTy Williams (15)
GoalsJosh Hannay (98)
PointsJosh Hannay (228)
< 2003 2005 >

Season summary

Milestones

Squad List
North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2004
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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

Squad Movement

2004 Gains
Player Signed From
Mark Dalle Cort St George Illawarra Dragons
David Faiumu Central Comets
Rod Jensen Canberra Raiders
Travis Norton Canterbury Bulldogs
Luke O'Donnell Wests Tigers
Mitchell Sargent Melbourne Storm
Shane Tronc Redcliffe Dolphins
Hale Vaa'sa Mt Albert Lions

2004 Losses
Player Signed From
Jason Barsley Easts Tigers
John ButtigiegRetired
Dane Campbell Easts Tigers
Paul Dezolt Warriors
George GatisReleased
Paul McNicholas Hull F.C.
Chris Muckert Parramatta Eels
Shane Muspratt Parramatta Eels
Simon Phillips Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Grant ReibelRetired
David Thompson South Sydney Rabbitohs

Ladder
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney 2419052710368+34242
2 Bulldogs 2419052760491+26942
3 Brisbane 2416172602533+6937
4 Penrith 2415092672567+10534
5 St George Illawarra 24140102624415+20932
6 Melbourne 24130112684517+16730
7 North Queensland 24121112526514+1229
8 Canberra 24110132554613-5926
9 Wests Tigers 24100142509534-2524
10 Newcastle 24100142516617-10124
11 Cronulla 24100142528645-11724
12 Parramatta 2490152517626-10922
13 Manly 2490152615754-13922
14 New Zealand 2460182427693-26616
15 South Sydney 2452172455812-35716

Fixtures

Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
13 MarchRound 1 Manly Sea EaglesDairy Farmers Stadium20 – 24Bowman, Sheppard, WilliamsHannay (4/5)17,952
Round 2Bye
27 MarchRound 3 Canberra RaidersDairy Farmers Stadium18 – 19Fien, Morrison, NortonHannay (3/5)14,138
3 AprilRound 4 Wests TigersDairy Farmers Stadium8 – 18SargentHannay (2/2)11,238
10 AprilRound 5 Cronulla SharksToyota Park36 – 10M. Bowen (2), Hannay, Morrison, Myles, PayneHannay (6/6)9,242
17 AprilRound 6 Brisbane BroncosDairy Farmers Stadium12 – 19Campion, MorrisonHannay (2/3)25,896
24 AprilRound 7 Melbourne StormOlympic Park6 – 28HannayHannay (1/1)6,875
1 MayRound 8 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium24 – 20Norton (2), Myles, SweeneyHannay (3/3), Sweeney (1/1)8,277
8 MayRound 9 WarriorsDairy Farmers Stadium16 – 8Williams (2), FienHannay (2/4)13,062
15 MayRound 10 South Sydney RabbitohsExpress Advocate Stadium20 – 20Bowman, Campion, RauhihiHannay (4/5)10,138
22 MayRound 11 Penrith PanthersDairy Farmers Stadium18 – 22Jensen, Morrison, SweeneyHannay (3/5)13,985
Round 12Bye
5 JuneRound 13 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium14 – 12M. Bowen, Faiumu, WilliamsHannay (1/3)10,524
12 JuneRound 14 Newcastle KnightsDairy Farmers Stadium30 – 6McWilliams, Rauhihi, Sheppard, Sweeney, TroncHannay (5/7)14,974
20 JuneRound 15 WarriorsEricsson Stadium28 – 26Sing (2), Myles, SweeneyHannay (6/9)6,793
26 JuneRound 16 Canterbury BulldogsDairy Farmers Stadium18 – 32Sing (2), M. BowenHannay (3/6)20,207
3 JulyRound 17 Sydney RoostersExpress Advocate Stadium22 – 32B. Bowen, Fien, PayneHannay (5/6)16,127
10 JulyRound 18 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium28 – 32M. Bowen, Hannay, Myles, Norton, RauhihiHannay (4/6)8,771
17 JulyRound 19 Parramatta EelsDairy Farmers Stadium28 – 6Williams (2), Jensen, TroncHannay (6/7)13,872
25 JulyRound 20 Newcastle KnightsEnergyAustralia Stadium28 – 24Norton (2), Myles, Southern, WilliamsHannay (4/5)14,031
31 JulyRound 21 St George Illawarra DragonsDairy Farmers Stadium34 – 10M. Bowen (2), Williams (2), Bowman, HannayHannay (5/8)17,262
8 AugustRound 22 Canterbury BulldogsSydney Showground16 – 36Payne, Rauhihi, WilliamsHannay (2/3)10,988
13 AugustRound 23 South Sydney RabbitohsDairy Farmers Stadium36 – 22Hannay (2), M. Bowen, O'Donnell, Southern, WilliamsHannay (6/8)16,007
21 AugustRound 24 Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium6 – 56LuckHannay (1/1)12,391
29 AugustRound 25 West TigersCampbelltown Stadium24 – 12M. Bowen, Hannay, Myles, WilliamsHannay (4/5)10,296
4 SeptemberRound 26 Cronulla SharksDairy Farmers Stadium36 – 20Jensen (2), M. Bowen, Hannay, Payne, WilliamsHannay (6/8)21,674
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
11 SeptemberQualifying Final Canterbury BulldogsTelstra Stadium30 – 22Sing (3), M. Bowen, O'DonnellHannay (5/7)18,371
18 SeptemberSemi Final Brisbane BroncosDairy Farmers Stadium10 – 0MylesHannay (3/3)24,989
26 SeptemberPreliminary Final Sydney RoostersTelstra Stadium16 – 19Williams (2), BowmanHannay (2/3)43,048
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts
Brenton Bowen61--4
Matthew Bowen2311--44
Paul Bowman214--16
Kevin Campion152--8
David Faiumu131--4
Nathan Fien233--12
Josh Hannay27898-228
Rod Jensen174--16
Jaiman Lowe6----
Micheal Luck111--4
Jamie McDonald10----
Leigh McWilliams201--4
Glenn Morrison144---
David Myles267--28
Travis Norton216--24
Luke O'Donnell262--8
Aaron Payne254--16
Paul Rauhihi254--16
Mitchell Sargent271--4
Matthew Scott1----
Chris Sheppard72--8
Matt Sing127--28
Daniel Sorbello1----
Steve Southern162--8
Daniel Strickland8----
Neil Sweeney1541-18
Shane Tronc182--8
Ty Williams2515--60
Totals9899-582

Source:[1]

Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2004.

City vs CountryState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Tri-Nations
Matthew Bowen
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
Paul Bowman
-
Queensland
Queensland
-
-
Glenn Morrison
Country
-
-
-
-
Travis Norton
-
Queensland
-
-
-
Paul Rauhihi
-
-
-
-
New Zealand
Matt Sing
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Australia

Honours

League

Club

Feeder Clubs

Queensland Cup
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References
  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2004/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html

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