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.

2019 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank14th
2019 recordWins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 15
Points scoredFor: 378; Against: 500
Team information
CEOJeff Reibel
CoachPaul Green
Captain
Stadium1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. Attend.13,658
High. Attend.18,415 (vs. St George Illawarra, Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (11)
GoalsJordan Kahu (40)
PointsJordan Kahu (86)
< 2018 2020 >

Season summary

Milestones

Squad
North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2019
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 26 February 2019
Source(s): NQ Cowboys

Squad movement

Gains
Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Kurt Baptiste Sydney Roosters
2019
[1]
Ben Barba St. Helens
2019
[2]
Scott Drinkwater Melbourne Storm (mid-season)
2021
[3]
Jordan Kahu Brisbane Broncos
2019
[4]
Nene Macdonald St George Illawarra Dragons
2021
[5]
Josh McGuire Brisbane Broncos
2022
[6]
Tom Opacic Brisbane Broncos
2020
[1]
Dan Russell Souths Logan Magpies
2020
[1]

Losses
Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Ben BarbaReleased (pre-season)
-
[7]
Josh Chudleigh Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[8]
Lachlan Coote St. Helens
2021
[9]
Shaun Fensom Brisbane Broncos
2019
[10]
Sam Hoare Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[8]
Shaun Hudson Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[8]
Kyle Laybutt Townsville Blackhawks
2019
[11]
Kane Linnett Hull Kingston Rovers
2021
[12]
Ethan Lowe South Sydney Rabbitohs
2019
[13]
Nene MacdonaldReleased (mid-season)
-
[14]
Johnathan ThurstonRetired
-
[15]
Antonio WintersteinRetired
-
[16]

Re-signings
Player Club Until End of Notes
Jake Clifford North Queensland Cowboys
2021
[17]
Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys
2020
[18]
Reuben Cotter North Queensland Cowboys
2020
[19]
Mitchell Dunn North Queensland Cowboys
2020
[19]
Tom Gilbert North Queensland Cowboys
2022
[20]
Ben Hampton North Queensland Cowboys
2021
[21]
Peter Hola North Queensland Cowboys
2022
[22]
Corey Jensen North Queensland Cowboys
2021
[23]
Murray Taulagi North Queensland Cowboys
2021
[24]

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 2420041631300+33142
2 Sydney Roosters 2417071627363+26436
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2416081521417+10434
4 Canberra Raiders 2415091524374+15032
5 Parramatta Eels 24140101533473+6030
6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140101496446+5030
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24120121514464+5026
8 Brisbane Broncos 24111121432489−5725
9 Wests Tigers 24110131475486−1124
10 Penrith Panthers 24110131413474−6124
11 Newcastle Knights 24100141485522−3722
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24100141326477−15122
13 New Zealand Warriors 2491141433574−14121
14 North Queensland Cowboys 2490151378500−12220
15 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2480161427575−14818
16 Gold Coast Titans 2440201370651−28110

Fixtures

Pre-season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 23 FebruaryTrial 1 Gold Coast TitansSunshine Coast Stadium22 – 16Clifford (3), MartinClifford (3/4)10,680
Saturday, 2 MarchTrial 2 Melbourne StormBB Print Stadium14 – 6Cooper, Hampton, O'NeillKahu (1/3)10,000
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 16 MarchRound 1 St George Illawarra Dragons1300SMILES Stadium24 – 12Bowen, Macdonald, Martin, Morgan, O'NeillKahu (2/4), Martin (0/1)18,415
Friday, 22 MarchRound 2 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium10 – 29Kahu, O'NeillKahu (1/2)45,023
Saturday, 30 MarchRound 3 Cronulla Sharks1300SMILES Stadium16 –42Cooper, Martin, McLeanKahu (2/3)11,610
Saturday, 6 AprilRound 4 Canberra Raiders1300SMILES Stadium12 – 30Asiata, CooperKahu (2/2)11,750
Friday, 12 AprilRound 5 Melbourne Storm1300SMILES Stadium12 – 18Hampton, MartinKahu (2/3)14,130
Saturday, 20 AprilRound 6 WarriorsMt Smart Stadium17 – 10Hess, O'NeillKahu (4/4), Morgan (1 FG)11,395
Friday, 26 AprilRound 7 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium12 – 24Hampton, O'NeillKahu (2/3)6,711
Friday, 3 MayRound 8 Gold Coast Titans1300SMILES Stadium28 – 14Asiata, Granville, O'Neill, TaumaloloKahu (6/6)10,655
Sunday, 12 MayRound 9 South Sydney RabbitohsSuncorp Stadium16 – 32O'Neill (2), OpacicKahu (2/3)34,564
Saturday, 18 MayRound 10 Parramatta Eels1300SMILES Stadium17 – 10Feldt, Opacic, ScottKahu (2/4, 1 FG)12,493
Saturday, 25 MayRound 11 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium22 – 16Feldt, O'Neill, OpacicKahu (5/6)14,647
Sunday, 2 JuneRound 12 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium6 – 4TaumaloloKahu (1/1)11,226
Saturday, 8 JuneRound 13 Manly Sea Eagles1300SMILES Stadium20 – 22Feldt, Molo, OpacicClifford (4/4)13,314
Friday, 14 JuneRound 14 Wests Tigers1300SMILES Stadium26 – 27Feldt (2), Bowen, MorganClifford (5/6)11,692
Friday, 28 JuneRound 15 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium14 – 22Opacic (2), DrinkwaterKahu (1/3), Clifford (0/1)7,008
Round 16Bye
Sunday, 14 JulyRound 17 Sydney RoostersCentral Coast Stadium15 – 12Asiata, CliffordClifford (2/2, 1 FG), Kahu (1/2)14,668
Saturday, 20 JulyRound 18 South Sydney Rabbitohs1300SMILES Stadium18 – 30Drinkwater, Feldt, OpacicClifford (3/6)16,638
Thursday, 25 JulyRound 19 Cronulla SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium14 – 16Drinkwater, Molo, ScottClifford (1/3)6,144
Thursday, 1 AugustRound 20 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval4 – 24FeldtClifford (0/1)10,016
Thursday, 8 AugustRound 21 Brisbane Broncos1300SMILES Stadium14 – 18Clifford, WrightClifford (3/3)17,530
Saturday, 17 AugustRound 22 Newcastle KnightsMcDonald Jones Stadium6 – 42CliffordKahu (1/1)16,752
Friday, 23 AugustRound 23 Penrith Panthers1300SMILES Stadium24 – 10Feldt (2), Taulagi, TaumaloloKahu (4/4)10,523
Thursday, 29 AugustRound 24 Canterbury Bulldogs1300SMILES Stadium15 – 8Feldt, WrightKahu (2/2, 1 FG), Bolton (1/1)15,141
Friday, 6 SeptemberRound 25 Melbourne StormAAMI Park16 – 24Cooper, Feldt, TaulagiFeldt (2/2), Kahu (0/1)12,085
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts
John Asiata243--12
Kurt Baptiste9----
Scott Bolton18-1-2
Javid Bowen72--8
Jake Clifford15318149
Gavin Cooper243--12
Reuben Cotter5----
Scott Drinkwater103--12
Mitchell Dunn9----
Kyle Feldt16112-48
Gideon Gela-Mosby3----
Jake Granville241--4
Ben Hampton82--8
Coen Hess221--4
Peter Hola5----
Corey Jensen6----
Jordan Kahu19140286
Nene Macdonald51--4
Te Maire Martin73--12
Josh McGuire17----
Jordan McLean221--4
Francis Molo242--8
Michael Morgan202-19
Justin O'Neill88--32
Tom Opacic197--28
Matthew Scott172--8
Murray Taulagi62--8
Jason Taumalolo183--12
Enari Tuala7----
Shane Wright142--8
Totals63614378

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2019.

Residents matchState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Oceanic Cup
John Asiata
–
–
–
–
Tonga
Kurt Baptiste
–
–
–
–
Papua New Guinea
Tom Gilbert
Queensland
–
–
–
–
Corey Jensen
Queensland
–
–
–
–
Josh McGuire
–
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
–
Michael Morgan
–
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
–
Daniel Russell
–
–
–
–
Papua New Guinea
Jason Taumalolo
–
–
–
–
Tonga

Honours

Club

Feeder Clubs

Queensland Cup
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