2011 North Queensland Cowboys season
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The 2011 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 17th season in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...

's 2011 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 7th (out of 16) to make the play-offs. The Cowboys were then knocked out in their first finals match against eventual premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...

.

Squad

Although other players may play for the North Queensland Cowboys during the year, all NRL clubs are required to select a top 25 First Grade squad at the beginning of the season.


Players who have also played this season who weren't in the squad named at the start of the year.
  • Cory Paterson
    Cory Paterson
    Cory Paterson is an Australian professional rugby league player. He currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He previously played 77 NRL matches for the Newcastle Knights...

  • Jason Taumalolo
    Jason Taumalolo
    Jason Taumalolo is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League competition.-Biography:...


Gains

Name From Details
Antonio Winterstein
Antonio Winterstein
Antonio Winterstein is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL. A speedy outside back who played under-20s with the Roosters in 2008, his usual position is on the wing...

 
Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

 
2011–2013
Brent Tate
Brent Tate
Brent Tate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...

 
New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...

 
2011–2013
Tariq Sims
Tariq Sims
Tariq Sims is an Australian rugby league player. He plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...

 
Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

 
2011–2012
Ashton Sims
Ashton Sims
Ashton Sims is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League . A Fiji international representative forward, he previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Brisbane Broncos...

 
Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...

 
2011–2012
Kalifa Faifai Loa  St. George Illawarra Dragons  2011–2012
Ricky Thorby
Ricky Thorby
Ricky Thorby is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.His positions of choice are in the second-row or at Prop....

 
St. George Illawarra Dragons  2011–2012
Blake Leary  Melbourne Storm
Melbourne Storm
The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the city of Melbourne. They are the first fully professional rugby league team based in the Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria....

 
2011–2012
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is currently in his second spell with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans...

 
Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...

 
2011–2012
Dallas Johnson
Dallas Johnson
Dallas Johnson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League and formerly the Melbourne Storm and Catalans Dragons. He plays primarily as a lock forward.Between 2007 and 2009, Johnson played in four consecutive NRL grand finals...

 
Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...

 
2011–2013
Tyson Martin  Mackay Cutters
Mackay Cutters
The Mackay Cutters RLFC are a semi-professional rugby league football club founded in 2007 based in Mackay, Queensland. They, along with the Northern Pride, will be one of two expansion teams for the 2008 season of the Queensland Cup. Their home ground will be at the Mackay & District Junior Rugby...

 
2011–2012
Ben Jones
Ben Jones (rugby league born 1990)
Ben Jones is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition...

 
Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...

 
2011–2012
Glenn Hall  Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

 
2011–2012
Joel Riethmuller
Joel Riethmuller
Joel Riethmuller is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.-Playing career:Riethmuller played his junior football for the Tully Tigers...

 
Northern Pride
Northern Pride RLFC
The Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...

 
2011 - 2011

Promoted From the U20 Squad

  • Jack Cooper
  • Michael Morgan
    Michael Morgan (rugby league b.1991)
    Michael Morgan is an Australian rugby league player, who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...

  • James Segeyaro
    James Segeyaro
    James Segeyaro is a professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

  • Dylan Smith
  • Ray Thompson
    Ray Thompson (rugby league)
    Ray Thompson , is an Indigenous Australian rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He plays as a Five-eighth. He has been named in the Papua New Guinea side to take on Australia PM's 13 to be played in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 25 September 2011.-External links:*...


Losses

Name Club Going To Details
Luke O'Donnell
Luke O'Donnell
Luke O'Donnell is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently playing for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative back-rower, he previously played for the Balmain Tigers and Wests...

 
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....

 
2011–2014
Willie Mason
Willie Mason
William Marshall "Willie" Mason is an Australian professional rugby union footballer for Toulon in the Top 14 competition, having previously being a rugby league footballer for Hull KR in the European Super League.Mason signed a 3-year contract with Hull KR in September 2010, pending a successful...

 
Hull KR
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...

 
2011–2013
Anthony Watts
Anthony Watts (rugby league)
Anthony Watts born 12 September 1986 in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia is a rugby league player for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.Anthony Watts' position of choice is as a half-back and he can also play as a hooker...

 
Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...

 
2011–2013
Steve Rapira
Steve Rapira
Steve Rapira is a New Zealand professional rugby league player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League competition. He plays in the Second Row...

 
New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...

 
2011–2012
Arana Taumata
Arana Taumata
Arana Taumata is a New Zealand rugby league footballer, playing for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and primarily in the five-eighth position.-Playing career:...

 
Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...

 
2011 - 2011
Ty Williams
Ty Williams
Ty Williams is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition.-Cowboys:...

 
Northern Pride
Northern Pride RLFC
The Northern Pride RLFC is a Queensland rugby league club founded in 2007. Based in Cairns, Queensland they compete in the Queensland Cup.-History:...

 
Carl Webb
Carl Webb
Carl Webb , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys...

 
Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...

 
2011–2012
John Williams
John Williams (rugby league)
John Williams is an Australian professional Rugby League footballer currently playing for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League....

 
Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...

 
2011 - 2011
Steve Southern
Steve Southern
Steve Southern is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently playing for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of Super League...

 
Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

 
2011 - 2011
Donald Malone
Donald Malone
Donald Malone is an Australian Rugby League Player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.He made his NRL debut in Round 22, 2009.Malone, a former Ipswich Jet, predominantly plays on the wing....

 
Ipswich Jets
Ipswich Jets
The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...

 
Obe Geia
Obe Geia
Obadiah "Obe" Geia, born 12 February 1989 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . His usual position is on the wing....

 
Released
Ben Harris
Ben Harris
Ben Harris is an Australian former rugby league player. He is the first player in the history of the sport to have won grand finals in each hemisphere over consecutive seasons. He played in the National Rugby League for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 2004 premiership, and...

 
Retired
Nick Slyney
Nick Slyney
Nick Slyney is an Australian rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos. He plays in the Back Row....

 
Redcliffe Dolphins
Redcliffe Dolphins
The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup....

 
Grant Rovelli
Grant Rovelli
Grant Rovelli is an Australian rugby league player. From 2006 to 2010 he played in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys. He is of Italian descent and has represented Italy's national rugby league team...

 
Mackay Cutters
Mackay Cutters
The Mackay Cutters RLFC are a semi-professional rugby league football club founded in 2007 based in Mackay, Queensland. They, along with the Northern Pride, will be one of two expansion teams for the 2008 season of the Queensland Cup. Their home ground will be at the Mackay & District Junior Rugby...

 
Mitchell Achurch  Released

Gains

Name From Details
Cory Paterson
Cory Paterson
Cory Paterson is an Australian professional rugby league player. He currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He previously played 77 NRL matches for the Newcastle Knights...

 
Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...

 
Rest of 2011 - 2013

Trial matches







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Finals Series

Statistics

Updated: 18 September 2011
NamePTGFGPts
Isaak Ah Mau
Isaak Ah Mau
Isaak Ah Mau is a rugby league player who played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League . He plays in the front-row. He is the brother of Leeson Ah Mau....

0 (1) 0 0 0 0
Leeson Ah Mau
Leeson Ah Mau
Leeson Ah Mau is a New Zealand rugby league player in the National Rugby League . He is signed to play for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2012, having previously played in the NRL for the North Queensland Cowboys and the New Zealand Warriors. He is a forward...

3 (12) 1 0 0 4
Clint Amos
Clint Amos
Clint Amos is a former Australian professional rugby league player. He played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Gold Coast Titans in the Australian National Rugby League competition...

1 (0) 0 0 0 0
Michael Bani
Michael Bani
Michael Bani is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league player. He has played for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League...

2 (0) 1 0 0 4
Scott Bolton
Scott Bolton
Scott Bolton is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League ....

3 (12) 1 0 0 4
Matthew Bowen 25 (0) 8 12/19 0 56
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper
Gavin Cooper is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is currently in his second spell with the Cowboys, having also played in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans...

22 (2) 6 1/4 0 26
Jack Cooper 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Kalifa Faifai Loa 22 (0) 10 0 0 40
Shannon Gallant
Shannon Gallant
Shannon Gallant , is an Australian rugby league player. He has played in the National Rugby League for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers...

0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Ashley Graham
Ashley Graham (rugby league)
Ashley Graham is an Australian rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. He plays mainly as a winger....

25 (0) 12 0/1 0 48
Glenn Hall 20 (3) 5 0 0 20
Dane Hogan
Dane Hogan
Dane Hogan is a professional rugby league footballer, who currently plays for North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He plays primarily as a lock forward....

0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Dallas Johnson
Dallas Johnson
Dallas Johnson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League and formerly the Melbourne Storm and Catalans Dragons. He plays primarily as a lock forward.Between 2007 and 2009, Johnson played in four consecutive NRL grand finals...

24 (0) 0 0 0 0
Ben Jones
Ben Jones (rugby league born 1990)
Ben Jones is an Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition...

6 (2) 3 0 0 12
Blake Leary 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Tyson Martin 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (rugby league b.1991)
Michael Morgan is an Australian rugby league player, who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...

3 (1) 0 0 0 0
Corey Paterson 0 (7) 3 0/2 0 12
Aaron Payne
Aaron Payne
Aaron Payne is an Australian rugby league player. He has played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition throughout his professional career. His preferred position is hooker....

22 (1) 2 0 0 8
Joel Riethmuller
Joel Riethmuller
Joel Riethmuller is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.-Playing career:Riethmuller played his junior football for the Tully Tigers...

0 (4) 1 0 0 4
Matthew Scott
Matthew Scott
Matthew Scott is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and current co-captain for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

22 (0) 0 0 0 0
James Segeyaro
James Segeyaro
James Segeyaro is a professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

2 (17) 5 0 0 20
Ashton Sims
Ashton Sims
Ashton Sims is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League . A Fiji international representative forward, he previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Brisbane Broncos...

4 (20) 1 0 0 4
Tariq Sims
Tariq Sims
Tariq Sims is an Australian rugby league player. He plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...

10 (10) 5 0 0 20
Dylan Smith 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
James Tamou
James Tamou
James Tamou is a New Zealand rugby league prop who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is contracted to the club until the end of the 2013 season.-Playing career:...

19 (5) 2 0 0 8
Brent Tate
Brent Tate
Brent Tate is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League...

9 (0) 4 0 0 16
Jason Taumalolo
Jason Taumalolo
Jason Taumalolo is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League competition.-Biography:...

0 (3) 2 0 0 8
Ray Thompson
Ray Thompson (rugby league)
Ray Thompson , is an Indigenous Australian rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He plays as a Five-eighth. He has been named in the Papua New Guinea side to take on Australia PM's 13 to be played in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 25 September 2011.-External links:*...

25 (0) 1 0 0 4
Ricky Thorby
Ricky Thorby
Ricky Thorby is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons.His positions of choice are in the second-row or at Prop....

0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Johnathan Thurston
Johnathan Thurston
Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...

17 (0) 10 61/78 0 162
Willie Tonga
Willie Tonga
Willie Tonga is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL...

20 (0) 10 0 0 40
Will Tupou
Will Tupou
Will Tupou is a New Zealand rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys. He plays in the Back Row and on the Wing.-Early Days:...

8 (1) 3 0 0 12
Antonio Winterstein
Antonio Winterstein
Antonio Winterstein is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL. A speedy outside back who played under-20s with the Roosters in 2008, his usual position is on the wing...

9 (0) 2 0 0 8
Total 325 (100) 98 74/104 0 540
  • Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench
  • Key: P = Played, T = Tries, G = Goals, FG = Field Goals, Pts = Points

Representative Honours

The following players have played a representative match during the 2011 NRL Season.

NRL All Stars
  • Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and current co-captain for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...



Indigenous All Stars
  • Matthew Bowen
  • Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...

  • Willie Tonga
    Willie Tonga
    Willie Tonga is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL...



Queensland Origin
  • Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and current co-captain for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

  • Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...

  • Willie Tonga
    Willie Tonga
    Willie Tonga is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL...



Australia Train-on Squad
  • Matthew Bowen
  • Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and current co-captain for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

  • Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...

  • Willie Tonga
    Willie Tonga
    Willie Tonga is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL...



New Zealand Train-on Squad
  • Kalifa Faifai Loa
  • James Tamou
    James Tamou
    James Tamou is a New Zealand rugby league prop who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League . He is contracted to the club until the end of the 2013 season.-Playing career:...



Australia
  • Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott
    Matthew Scott is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and current co-captain for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

  • Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Thurston
    Johnathan Dean Thurston is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer in the NRL with the North Queensland Cowboys whom he co-captains...



Papua New Guinea
  • James Segeyaro
    James Segeyaro
    James Segeyaro is a professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...

  • Ray Thompson
    Ray Thompson (rugby league)
    Ray Thompson , is an Indigenous Australian rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He plays as a Five-eighth. He has been named in the Papua New Guinea side to take on Australia PM's 13 to be played in Lae, Papua New Guinea in 25 September 2011.-External links:*...

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