2019 North Queensland Cowboys season
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| 2019 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
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| NRL | 14th | |||
| Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
| 2019 record | Wins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 15 | |||
| Points scored | For: 378; Against: 500 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jeff Reibel | |||
| Coach | Paul Green | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | 1300SMILES Stadium | |||
| Avg. Attend. | 13,658 | |||
| High. Attend. | 18,415 (vs. St George Illawarra, Round 1) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Kyle Feldt (11) | |||
| Goals | Jordan Kahu (40) | |||
| Points | Jordan Kahu (86) | |||
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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.
Contents
Season summary
Milestones
- Round 1: Jordan Kahu, Nene Macdonald, Josh McGuire and Tom Opacic made their debuts for the club.
- Round 1: Nene Macdonald scored his first try for the club.
- Round 2: Jordan Kahu scored his first try for the club.
- Round 4: The club played their 600th game.
- Round 4: Ben Hampton played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 4: Jordan McLean played his 100th NRL game.
- Round 5: Jordan Kahu played his 100th NRL game.
- Round 5: Kurt Baptiste made his debut for the club.
- Round 6: Josh McGuire played his 200th NRL game.
- Round 7: John Asiata played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 9: Tom Opacic scored his first try for the club.
- Round 10: Michael Morgan played his 150th game for the club.
- Round 10: Kyle Feldt played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 11: Justin O'Neill played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 13: Reuben Cotter made his NRL debut.
- Round 13: Francis Molo scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 15: Scott Drinkwater made his debut for the club.
- Round 15: Scott Drinkwater scored his first try for the club.
- Round 17: Gavin Cooper played his 300th NRL game.
- Round 17: Jake Clifford scored his first try for the club.
- Round 18: Murray Taulagi made his NRL debut.
- Round 18: Paul Green coached his 150th NRL game.
- Round 21: Peter Hola made his NRL debut.
- Round 21: Shane Wright scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 23: Murray Taulagi scored his first try in the NRL.
- Round 24: Shane Wright scored the final try at 1300SMILES Stadium.
Squad
Squad movement
Gains
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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| Kurt Baptiste |  Sydney Roosters |
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| Ben Barba | File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens |
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| Scott Drinkwater |  Melbourne Storm (mid-season) |
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| Jordan Kahu |  Brisbane Broncos |
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| Nene Macdonald |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
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| Josh McGuire | Brisbane Broncos |
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| Tom Opacic | Brisbane Broncos |
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| Dan Russell |  Souths Logan Magpies |
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Losses
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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| Ben Barba | Released (pre-season) |
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| Josh Chudleigh | [[Image:|16px|]] Townsville Blackhawks |
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| Lachlan Coote | File:Saintscolours.svg St. Helens |
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| Shaun Fensom | Brisbane Broncos |
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| Sam Hoare | [[Image:|16px|]] Townsville Blackhawks |
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| Shaun Hudson | [[Image:|16px|]] Townsville Blackhawks |
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| Kyle Laybutt | [[Image:|16px|]] Townsville Blackhawks |
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| Kane Linnett |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
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| Ethan Lowe |  South Sydney Rabbitohs |
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| Nene Macdonald | Released (mid-season) |
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| Johnathan Thurston | Retired |
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| Antonio Winterstein | Retired |
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Re-signings
Ladder
Fixtures
Pre-season
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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| Saturday, 23 February | Trial 1 |  Gold Coast Titans |
Sunshine Coast Stadium | 22 – 16 | Clifford (3), Martin | Clifford (3/4) | 10,680 | |||
| Saturday, 2 March | Trial 2 | Melbourne Storm |
BB Print Stadium | 14 – 6 | Cooper, Hampton, O'Neill | Kahu (1/3) | 10,000 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
Regular season
Statistics
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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| John Asiata | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Kurt Baptiste | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Bolton | 18 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Javid Bowen | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jake Clifford | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 49 |
| Gavin Cooper | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Reuben Cotter | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Drinkwater | 10 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Mitchell Dunn | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Feldt | 16 | 11 | 2 | - | 48 |
| Gideon Gela-Mosby | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Granville | 24 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Ben Hampton | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Coen Hess | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Peter Hola | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Corey Jensen | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan Kahu | 19 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 86 |
| Nene Macdonald | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Te Maire Martin | 7 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Josh McGuire | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| Jordan McLean | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Francis Molo | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Michael Morgan | 20 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Justin O'Neill | 8 | 8 | - | - | 32 |
| Tom Opacic | 19 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Matthew Scott | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Murray Taulagi | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Jason Taumalolo | 18 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Enari Tuala | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| Shane Wright | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Totals | 63 | 61 | 4 | 378 |
Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2019.
| Residents match | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Prime Minister's XIII | Oceanic Cup | |
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| Kyle Feldt |
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| Josh McGuire |
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| Michael Morgan |
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Honours
Club
- Paul Bowman Medal: Jason Taumalolo
- Players' Player: Jordan McLean
- Coach's Award: Francis Molo
- Member's Player of the Year: Jason Taumalolo
- Club Person of the Year: Ben Hampton
- Rookie of the Year: Shane Wright
- Townsville Bulletin Fan's Choice Award: Kyle Feldt
Feeder Clubs
Queensland Cup
- File:Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters - 11th, missed finals
- File:Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride - 12th, missed finals
- [[Image:|16px|]] Townsville Blackhawks - 4th, lost preliminary final
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