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 | ||||
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| NRL Rank | 7th | |||
| Play-off result | Lost preliminary final | |||
| 2004 record | Wins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 526; against: 514 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Denis Keeffe | |||
| Coach | Graham Murray | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Dairy Farmers Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 17,334 | |||
| High attendance | 25,986 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 6) | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Ty Williams (15) | |||
| Goals | Josh Hannay (98) | |||
| Points | Josh Hannay (228) | |||
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Season summary
editMilestones
edit- Round 1: Rod Jensen, Travis Norton, Luke O'Donnell and Mitchell Sargent made their debuts for the club.
- Round 3: Chris Sheppard played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 7: Shane Tronc made his NRL debut.
- Round 8: Ty Williams played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 8: Josh Hannay played his 100th game for the club.
- Round 11: David Faiumu made his NRL debut.
- Round 14: Steve Southern made his NRL debut.
- Round 15: Matt Sing played his 50th game for the club.
- Round 19: Matthew Scott made his NRL debut.
- Round 19: Leigh McWilliams played his 50th game for the club.
- Finals Week 3: David Myles played his 50th game for the club.
Squad List
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Squad Movement
edit2004 Gains
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2004 Losses
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Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Sydney Roosters
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24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 710 | 368 | +342 | 42 |
| 2 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P)
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24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 760 | 491 | +269 | 42 |
| 3 |  Brisbane Broncos
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24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 602 | 533 | +69 | 37 |
| 4 |  Penrith Panthers
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24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 672 | 567 | +105 | 34 |
| 5 |  St George Illawarra Dragons
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 624 | 415 | +209 | 32 |
| 6 |  Melbourne Storm
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 684 | 517 | +167 | 30 |
| 7 |  North Queensland Cowboys
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 526 | 514 | +12 | 29 |
| 8 |  Canberra Raiders
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 613 | −59 | 26 |
| 9 |  Wests Tigers
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 509 | 534 | −25 | 24 |
| 10 |  Newcastle Knights
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 516 | 617 | −101 | 24 |
| 11 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 528 | 645 | −117 | 24 |
| 12 |  Parramatta Eels
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 517 | 626 | −109 | 22 |
| 13 |  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 615 | 754 | −139 | 22 |
| 14 |  New Zealand Warriors
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24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 427 | 693 | −266 | 16 |
| 15 |  South Sydney Rabbitohs
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24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 455 | 812 | −357 | 16 |
Fixtures
editRegular season
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Finals
edit| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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| 11 September | Qualifying Final | Canterbury Bulldogs |
Telstra Stadium | 30 – 22 | Sing (3), M. Bowen, O'Donnell | Hannay (5/7) | 18,371 | |||
| 18 September | Semi-final | Brisbane Broncos |
Dairy Farmers Stadium | 10 – 0 | Myles | Hannay (3/3) | 24,989 | |||
| 26 September | Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters |
Telstra Stadium | 16 – 19 | Williams (2), Bowman | Hannay (2/3) | 43,048 | |||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
Statistics
edit| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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| Brenton Bowen | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Matthew Bowen | 23 | 11 | - | - | 44 |
| Paul Bowman | 21 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Kevin Campion | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| David Faiumu | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Nathan Fien | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Josh Hannay | 27 | 8 | 98 | - | 228 |
| Rod Jensen | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Jaiman Lowe | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Micheal Luck | 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Jamie McDonald | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Leigh McWilliams | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Glenn Morrison | 14 | 4 | - | - | - |
| David Myles | 26 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Travis Norton | 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 |
| Luke O'Donnell | 26 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Aaron Payne | 25 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Paul Rauhihi | 25 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| Mitchell Sargent | 27 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Matthew Scott | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Sheppard | 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Matt Sing | 12 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| Daniel Sorbello | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Southern | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Daniel Strickland | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Neil Sweeney | 15 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 |
| Shane Tronc | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Ty Williams | 25 | 15 | - | - | 60 |
| Totals | 98 | 99 | - | 582 |
Source:[1]
Representatives
editThe following players played a representative match in 2004.
| City vs Country | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Tri-Nations | |
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| Matthew Bowen | - |
Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
Australia
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| Paul Bowman | - |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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| Glenn Morrison | Country |
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| Travis Norton | - |
Queensland |
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| Paul Rauhihi | - |
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New Zealand
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| Matt Sing | - |
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Queensland |
Queensland |
Australia
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Honours
editLeague
edit- Dally M Prop of the Year: Paul Rauhihi
Club
edit- Player of the Year: Luke O'Donnell
- Players' Player: Paul Rauhihi
- Club Person of the Year: Dave Roberts
Feeder Clubs
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North Queensland Young Guns - 7th, missed finals