2017 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2017 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 23rd in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership. The club became just the second 8th-placed side to make the Grand Final, ultimately losing to the Melbourne Storm.
2017 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 8th | |||
Play-off result | Lost Grand Final | |||
2017 record | Wins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 11 | |||
Points scored | For: 467; Against: 443 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Greg Tonner | |||
Coach | Paul Green | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | 1300SMILES Stadium | |||
Avg. Attend. | 16,512 | |||
High. Attend. | 23,321 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 26) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Kyle Feldt (15) | |||
Goals | Ethan Lowe (47) | |||
Points | Ethan Lowe (102) | |||
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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.
- Finals Week 2: Kane Linnett played his 150th game for the club.
- Finals Week 2: John Asiata scored his first NRL try.
- Finals Week 3: Antonio Winterstein played his 150th game for the club.
- Finals Week 3: The club qualified for their third Grand Final.
Squad
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 6 March 2017 |
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Ben Hampton | ![]() | ||
Shaun Fensom | ![]() | ||
Corey Jensen | ![]() | ||
Blake Leary | ![]() | ||
Te Maire Martin | ![]() | ||
Shane Wright | ![]() |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Ben Hannant | Retired | ||
Jahrome Hughes | ![]() | ||
Rory Kostjasyn | ![]() | ||
Nick Lui-Toso | ![]() | ||
Tautau Moga | ![]() | ||
Brandon Smith | ![]() | ||
James Tamou | ![]() |
Re-signings
Player | Club | Until End of | Notes |
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John Asiata | ![]() | ||
Scott Bolton | ![]() | ||
Jake Clifford | ![]() | ||
Gavin Cooper | ![]() | ||
Kyle Feldt | ![]() | ||
Gideon Gela-Mosby | ![]() | ||
Shaun Hudson | ![]() | ||
Corey Jensen | ![]() | ||
Kyle Laybutt | ![]() | ||
Emry Pere | ![]() | ||
Matthew Scott | ![]() | ||
Murray Taulagi | ![]() | ||
Jason Taumalolo | ![]() | ||
Johnathan Thurston | ![]() | ||
Enari Tuala | ![]() |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 633 | 336 | +297 | 44 |
2 | ![]() |
24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 500 | 428 | +72 | 38 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 597 | 433 | +164 | 36 |
4 | ![]() |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 496 | 457 | +39 | 36 |
5 | ![]() |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 476 | 407 | +69 | 34 |
6 | ![]() |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 552 | 512 | +40 | 32 |
7 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 504 | 459 | +45 | 30 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 467 | 443 | +24 | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 533 | 450 | +83 | 28 |
10 | ![]() |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 497 | +61 | 26 |
11 | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 360 | 455 | −95 | 24 |
12 | ![]() |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 464 | 564 | −100 | 22 |
13 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 444 | 575 | −131 | 18 |
14 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 413 | 571 | −158 | 18 |
15 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 448 | 638 | −190 | 18 |
16 | ![]() |
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 | ||||
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Saturday, 4 February | 2:40pm | Round 1 | ![]() | Eden Park | 27 – 15 | Gela-Mosby (3), Morgan, O'Neill, Ponga | Thurston (1) | ||||
Saturday, 4 February | 4:35pm | Round 2 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Eden Park | 19 – 8 | Bowen (2), Hudson, Ponga | Ponga (1) | ||||
Sunday, 7 February | 2:30pm | Quarter-final | ![]() | Eden Park | 12 – 25 | Bowen, Gela-Mosby, Ponga | |||||
Legend: Win Loss |
Pre-season
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 11 February | Trial 1 | ![]() | BB Print Stadium | 11 – 10 | Leary, Tuala | Laybutt (1/2, 1 FG) | ||||
Friday, 17 February | Trial 2 | ![]() | Campbelltown Stadium | 18 – 16 | Hampton, Linnett, Morgan | Thurston (3/3) | ||||
Friday, 17 February | Trial 3 | ![]() | 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 | |||
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Saturday, 4 March | Round 1 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 20 – 16 | Bowen, Cooper, Coote, Hess | Thurston (2/4) | 17,548[28] | |||
Friday, 10 March | Round 2 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium | 21 – 20 | Granville, Hess, Morgan | Thurston (4/4, 1 FG) | 47,703 | |||
Saturday, 18 March | Round 3 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 8 – 30 | Granville | Thurston (2/2) | 14,763 | |||
Saturday, 25 March | Round 4 | ![]() | Cbus Super Stadium | 32 – 26 | Hess (2), Gela-Mosby, Ponga, Thurston | Thurston (6/7) | 17,647[29] | |||
Friday, 31 March | Round 5 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 20 – 6 | Fensom, Gela-Mosby, Morgan | Thurston (4/4) | 13,671 | |||
Saturday, 8 April | Round 6 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 16 – 26 | Hess (2), Taumalolo | Thurston (2/3) | 15,424 | |||
Saturday, 15 April | Round 7 | ![]() | WIN Stadium | 22 – 28 | Bolton, Gela-Mosby, Morgan, Spina | Feldt (3/4) | 13,886 | |||
Saturday, 22 April | Round 8 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 24 – 12 | Ponga (2), Cooper, Linnett | Lowe (2/2), Feldt (2/4) | 13,678 | |||
Friday, 28 April | Round 9 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 6 – 26 | Winterstein | Feldt (1/1) | 14,247 | |||
Thursday, 11 May | Round 10 | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 30 –14 | Hess (2), Feldt, Morgan, Spina | Lowe (4/5), Feldt (1/1) | 8,122 | |||
Thursday, 18 May | Round 11 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 20 – 8 | Feldt, Hess, Morgan | Feldt (4/6) | 14,612[30] | |||
Saturday, 10 June | Round 14 | ![]() | TIO Stadium | 32 – 6 | Feldt (2), Hess, Thurston, Winterstein | Thurston (6/7) | 11,968 | |||
Saturday, 17 June | Round 15 | ![]() | AAMI Park | 22 – 23 | Coote, Feldt, Linnett | Feldt (5/6) | 17,124 | |||
Saturday, 24 June | Round 16 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 14 – 12 | Feldt, Jensen | Lowe (3/3) | 17,876 | |||
Saturday, 1 July | Round 17 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Barlow Park | 23 – 10 | Feldt, Granville, Hess, Taumalolo | Lowe (3/4), Coote (1 FG) | 11,217 | |||
Saturday, 22 July | Round 20 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 24 – 12 | Bowen (2), Lowe, O'Neill | Lowe (4/5) | 16,080 | |||
Saturday, 29 July | Round 21 | ![]() | Allianz Stadium | 16 – 22 | Feldt, Hess, Linnett | Lowe (2/3) | 9,476 | |||
Friday, 4 August | Round 22 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 8 – 26 | Granville | Lowe (2/2) | 21,380 | |||
Saturday, 12 August | Round 23 | ![]() | Pepper Stadium | 16 – 24 | Linnett, Morgan, Taumalolo | Lowe (2/3) | 12,357 | |||
Saturday, 19 August | Round 24 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 16 – 26 | Lowe, Martin, Morgan | Lowe (2/3) | 15,539 | |||
Friday, 25 August | Round 25 | ![]() | Campbelltown Stadium | 22 – 14 | Feldt (2), Martin, Morgan | Lowe (3/4) | 9,436 | |||
Thursday, 31 August | Round 26 | ![]() | 1300SMILES Stadium | 10 – 20 | Cooper, Feldt | Lowe (1/2) | 23,321 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Finals
Qualifying / Elimination finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||
QF1: 9 Sep, AAMI Park | |||||||||||||||||
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16 | SF1: 16 Sep, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||||
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EF1: 10 Sep, Allianz Stadium | ![]() |
24 | PF1: 22 Sep, AAMI Park | ||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
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15 | ![]() |
0 | GF: 1 Oct, ANZ Stadium | ||||||||||||
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34 | ||||||||||||||||
EF2: 9 Sep, Allianz Stadium | PF2: 23 Sep, Allianz Stadium | ![]() |
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22 | SF2: 15 Sep, Suncorp Stadium | ![]() |
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QF2: 8 Sep, Allianz Stadium | ![]() |
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3 | ![]() |
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Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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Sunday, 10 September | Elimination Final | ![]() | Allianz Stadium | 15 – 14 | Feldt, Taumalolo | Lowe (3/4), Morgan (1 FG) | 16,115 |
Saturday, 16 September | Semi Final | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 24 – 16 | Asiata, Feldt, Hess, Morgan | Lowe (4/4) | 41,287 |
Saturday, 23 September | Preliminary Final | ![]() | Allianz Stadium | 29 – 16 | Bolton, Feldt, Linnett, Martin | Lowe (6/6), Morgan (1 FG) | 28,108 |
Sunday, 1 October | Grand Final | ![]() | ANZ Stadium | 6 – 34 | Martin | Lowe (1/1) | 79,722 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Statistics
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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John Asiata | 28 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Scott Bolton | 28 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Javid Bowen | 13 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Gavin Cooper | 25 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Lachlan Coote | 21 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 |
Kyle Feldt | 28 | 15 | 17 | - | 94 |
Shaun Fensom | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Gideon Gela-Mosby | 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Jake Granville | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Ben Hampton | 26 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Coen Hess | 27 | 13 | - | - | 52 |
Sam Hoare | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Corey Jensen | 18 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Patrick Kaufusi | 9 | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Laybutt | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Blake Leary | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Kane Linnett | 28 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Ethan Lowe | 28 | 2 | 47 | - | 102 |
Patrick Mago | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Te Maire Martin | 12 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
Michael Morgan | 27 | 11 | - | 2 | 46 |
Justin O'Neill | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Kalyn Ponga | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Matthew Scott | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Ben Spina | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Jason Taumalolo | 26 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Ray Thompson | 6 | - | - | - | - |
Johnathan Thurston | 7 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 61 |
Enari Tuala | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Braden Uele | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Antonio Winterstein | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Shane Wright | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Totals | 89 | 90 | 3 | 541 |
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 | |
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John Asiata | ||||||||
Gavin Cooper | ||||||||
Coen Hess | ||||||||
Patrick Kaufusi | ||||||||
Kyle Laybutt | ||||||||
Blake Leary | ||||||||
Te Maire Martin | ||||||||
Michael Morgan | ||||||||
Justin O'Neill | ||||||||
Jason Taumalolo | ||||||||
Johnathan Thurston | ||||||||
Antonio Winterstein |
Honours
League
- Dally M Halfback of the Year: Michael Morgan
- Dally M Try of the Year: Kyle Feldt
- Dally M NYC Player of the Year: Jake Clifford
- NYC Team of the Year: Jake Clifford, Kalyn Ponga
Club
- Paul Bowman Medal: Jason Taumalolo
- Players' Player: Michael Morgan and Jason Taumalolo
- Coach's Award: Michael Morgan
- Member's Player of the Year: Michael Morgan
- Club Person of the Year: Scott Bolton and Ray Thompson
- Rookie of the Year: Corey Jensen
- NYC Player of the Year: Kurt Wiltshire
- Townsville Bulletins' Fan Choice Award: Michael Morgan
Feeder Clubs
National Youth Competition
North Queensland Cowboys - 5th, lost elimination final
Queensland Cup
Mackay Cutters - 8th, missed finals Northern Pride - 12th, missed finals Townsville Blackhawks - 6th, lost elimination final
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