2014 Northern Pride RLFC season

2014 was the seventh competitive season for the Cairns based Sea Swift Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They were one of 13 clubs that played in the nineteenth season of Queensland's top rugby league competition, QRL's Intrust Super Cup, with each team playing 12 home games and 12 away games over 26 weeks between March and August.

Northern Pride
Club information
Full nameNorthern Pride Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Pride
Colours Black, teal and gold
Founded2007
Websitenorthernpride.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)
CEOBrock Schaefer (2013–2014)
CoachJason Demetriou (2013–2014)
CaptainBrett Anderson & Jason Roos (2014–2015)
CompetitionIntrust Super Cup
20141st
Home jersey
Home colours
Away jersey
Away colours
Records
Premierships2 (2010, 2014)
Runners-up1 (2009)
Minor premierships3 (2013, 2014, 2024)

This season the competition expanded to the 13 teams with the inclusion of the PNG Hunters.[1] The Hunters first game was a pre-season trial against the Pride in Cairns.[2] The Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles returned to their original name (Sunshine Coast Falcons) and black and gold colour scheme now that their association with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles had ended, and Souths Logan Magpies became the first QCup team to take advantage of a new rule permitting unselected players from NSW NRL clubs to be play for ISC teams under a secondary affiliation when they linked with the Canberra Raiders.[3]

The Pride gained a new naming rights sponsor, Sea Swift, a north Australian shipping company wholly owned by the Queensland Government Insurance Fund. The Pride made several changes to the game-day experience after surveying their 1,500 members and talking to the local NBL side, the Cairns Taipans. Annual memberships were offered for $110, entry prices were reduced, catering at the ground was cheaper, allocated seating for members was reinstated, there was a big screen showing the game action with replays, a bouncy castle for kids, fireworks, pyrotechnics, Pride Wildcat cheer leaders from Awesome Cheerleading Cairns, and a new mascot, 'Barlow the lion'. Barlow Park was called 'The Jungle'. Average crowds for the year was 2,300, with 4,390 people watching the Round 18 clash against the Hunters, a ground record for a QCup match.[4]

Based on the success of last year's Round 4 match, when the Tweed Heads Seagulls home game was moved to Innisfail with financial assistance from Cassowary Coast Regional Council, this year the Round 6 Norths Devils home game was moved to Innisfail with assistance from Innisfail Brothers Rugby League Football Club.[5] The QCup match preceded a CDRL local game with a Pride connection between the KGC Innisfail Leprechauns captain-coached by Ty Williams and Cairns Brothers captain-coached by Chey Bird. This was the fifth time the Pride had played a QCup match in a regional area (2011 Round 20 in Bamaga, 2012 Round 17 Country Week in Mt Isa, 2013 Round 4 in Innisfail and Round 20 Country Week in Yarrabah.)

The Pride won 20 games out of 24 in the regular season, finishing on top of the ladder as minor-premiers for the second time in their history.[6] They played Easts Tigers four times this year, twice in the regular season, and, twice in the finals series. In the regular season the Pride's Round 7 home match against the Tigers was postponed due to Cyclone Ita. They beat the Tigers 44-20 in the Round 16 away match at Langlands Park, then lost to the Tigers 4-16 three weeks later in the postponed Round 7 match which was played at Davies Park Mareeba. The Pride had several young players in this game, having lost five experienced players and the coach to representative duties. The Pride got a bye in week one of the finals while the Tigers defeated Wynnum Manly. The major semi-final saw the Pride beat the Tigers 8-7 in a tight game. The victory earned the Pride another week off, while the Tigers eliminated Wynnum Manly in the Preliminary Final, setting up a rematch against the Pride in the Grand Final. This was played at Suncorp Stadium in front of a crowd of 7,135, with the Pride winning convincingly 36–4, their second premiership.[7]

The Pride went on to beat the Penrith Panthers in the first NRL State Championship at ANZ Stadium. Javid Bowen was named Man of the Match.

This season the Pride finalised a 12-month governance review led by chief executive Brock Schaefer, chairman Bob Fowler and consultant Andrew Griffiths, which recommended a new skills-driven board with specific portfolios of sponsorship, football, government, community, legal, financial and a chairman. A new board was appointed in May 2014.[8]

2014 Season - Sea Swift Northern Pride

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Staff

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Coaches/Trainers

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  • Coach: Jason Demetriou
  • Assistant coach: Joe O'Callaghan
  • Mal Meninga Cup U-18s coach: Chey Bird (JCU Academy), Cameron 'Spilla' Miller
  • Cyril Connell Cup U-16s coach: Shane O'Flanagan (JCU Academy) – won their first Grand Final in 2014.
  • Strength and conditioning coach: Patrick Ranasinghe
  • Physiotherapist: Tim Laycock
  • Trainer: Deb Gallop

Captains

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Managers

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  • Team manager: Rob White
  • Club captain:
  • Development Officer: Blake Leary
  • Administration Manager: Kerri Neil
  • 'Take Pride' Program Manager: Rod Jensen
  • Mascot: Barlow the Lion (Peter Spooner)
  • Chief executive: Brock Schaefer
  • Chairman: Bob Fowler
  • Board of Directors: Re/Max Cairns owner Tony Williamson (sponsorship), Moore Developments director John Moore, Families and Responsibilities Commission registrar Rob White (football), Sergeant Stephen Tillett (community), Sea Swift chief executive Fred White (government), Omega lawyers principal Anthony Mirotsos (legal), NQEA financial controller Gail Andrejic (finance).

2014 Squad

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The Pride used 33 players this season. Sixteen players from last year signed with the club again, and five of the Cowboys allocation players from last year were assigned to the Pride again this year. Twelve new players made their debut this season; eight were new signings (Ben Jeffries, Jack Svendsen, Jared Allen, Latu Fifita, Linc Port, Menmuny Murgha, PJ Webb and Tyrone McCarthy), and four were new Cowboys allocation players (Cameron King*, Javid Bowen*, Matthew Wright* and Patrick Kaufusi*). Blake Leary was released by the Cowboys and signed with the Pride.

2014 player gains

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Player From League From Club Notes
Latu Fifita Knock-On Effect NSW Cup   North Sydney Bears [12]
Linc Port Intrust Super Cup   Norths Devils
Blake Leary NRL Telstra Premiership   North Queensland Cowboys [13]
Jack Svendsen NRL U-20s   North Queensland Cowboys [14]
Sheldon Powe Hobbs NRL U-20s   Melbourne Storm
Tyrone McCarthy English RFL Super League   Warrington Wolves [15]
Trent Barnard CDRL   Ivanhoes Knights [16]
Pete Tognolini CDRL   Brothers Cairns [17]

Player losses after 2013 season

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Player To League To Club
  Ty Williams (c) Retired to CDRL   Captain-coach CDRL Innisfail Leprachauns
  Hezron Murgha NRL Telstra Premiership   North Queensland Cowboys
  Noel Underwood NSW Cup   Newcastle Knights
  Steve Snitch English RFL Betfred Championship   Doncaster RLFC
  Nick Dorante Intrust Super Cup   Redcliffe Dolphins
  Jordan Tighe Intrust Super Cup   Ipswich Jets
  Ben Laity Retired
  Aiden Smith Resigned

Cowboys no longer allocated to the Pride

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Player To League To Club
  Scott Moore* English RFL Super League   London Broncos
  Wayne Ulugia* English RFL Super League   Hull Kingston Rovers
  Felise Kaufusi Intrust Super Cup   Easts Tigers

2014 season launch

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  • Cairns induction day: 16 November 2013.
  • Pre-season training: 18 November 2013.[18]
  • Pre-Season Boot Camp: Lake Tinaroo, Atherton Tablelands, 21–23 February 2014, and training with the Atherton Roosters at Atherton Stadium.
  • 2014 Season Launch: ?

2014 player awards

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8 October 2014, Brothers World of Entertainment, Manunda

2014 player records

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  Blake Leary
  Davin Crampton
  Shaun Nona
  Ben Spina
  Javid Bowen.

Players signed to first-tier teams

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Player To League To Club
  Shaun Nona NRL Telstra Premiership   Melbourne Storm
  Blake Leary NRL Telstra Premiership   Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
  Ben Spina NRL Telstra Premiership   North Queensland Cowboys
  Davin Crampton NRL Telstra Premiership   Gold Coast Titans
  Tyrone McCarthy English RFL Super League   Hull Kingston Rovers
  Latu Fifita English RFL Kingstone Press Championship   Workington Town

2014 Sponsors

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2014 Jerseys

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Trial Matches

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Pre-season Trial 1
Saturday
1 February 2014
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   24 – 20   NYC NQ Cowboys U-20s
Tries:<r />Jaseon Roos 1
Jared Allen 1
Menmuny Murgha 1
Alex Starmer 1
Goals:
Justin Castellaro (4 from 4) 4
Pride Preview
Cowboys Preview
Pride Report
Cowboys Report
Pride photos
YouTube
Tries:
1 Schulte
1 Solari
1 Munro
1 Grant
Goals:
2 Jensen (2 from 4)
Stan Williams Park
(Behan St, Manunda, Cairns, QLD)
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Jordan Biondi-Odo FB 2. Josh Mene WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Justin Castellaro CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Jared Allen FE 7. Ryan Ghietti HB 8. Alex Starmer PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Aidan Smith PR 11. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs SR 12. Tom Hancock SR 13. Keelan White LK
Unlimited Interchange: 14. Jayden Gil, 15. Taha Tutavake, 16. Brent Oosen, 17. Latu Fifita, 18. Trey Kemp, 19. Menmuny Murgha.
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Davin Crampton and Noel Underwood (both selected to play for the First Nation Goannas at Hunter Stadium on 8 February against Newcastle Knights).
NYC U20s North Queensland Cowboys: 1. Alex Grant, 2. Kurt Perry, 3. Hayden Crowley, 4. Scott Schulte, 5. Jonico Hardwick, 6. Aaron Solari, 7. James Redman, 8. David Munro, 9. Chris Law, 10. Jack Brock, 11. Bill Cullen, 12. Corey Jensen, 13. Kieran Quabba.
Interchange: 14. Sam Pau, 15. Dan Clarke, 16. Michael Barclay, 17. Ben Mathiou, 18. Andrew Niemoeller, 19. Yamba Bowie, 20. Bill Kikau.

Pre-season Trial 2
Sunday
9 February 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   18 – 26   PNG Hunters
Tries:
Semi Tadulala 1
Justin Castellaro 1
Tyrone McCarthy 1
Blake Leary 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (1 from 4) 1
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YouTube 1
YouTube 2
Tries:
1 Israel Eliab 2
1 Thompson Teteh
2 Adex Wera

Goals:
3 Roger Laka (3 from 5)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Peter Gough
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Jordan Biondi-Odo FB 2. Josh Mene WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Justin Castellaro CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Ryan Ghietti HB 8. Alex Starmer PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Aidan Smith PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Unlimited Interchange: 14. Keelan White, 15. Tom Hancock, 16. Brent Oosen, 19. Menmuny Murgha, 20. Jack Svendsen, 21. Latu Fifita, 22. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Davin Crampton and Noel Underwood (both selected to play for the 'First Nation Goannas' at Hunter Stadium on 8 February against Newcastle Knights), Sam Obst (minor injury), Jared Allen (minor injury).
SP PNG Hunters: Adex Wera, Albert Patak, Adam Korave, Brandy Peter, David Loko, Edward Goma, Esau Siune, Garry Lo, George Benson, Gonzela Urakusie, Israel Eliab (c), Joe Bruno, Lawrence Tu'u, Noel Joel, Noel Zemming, Roger Laka, Sebastian Pandia, Thompson Teteh, Biuku (Tiger) Emere, Timothy Lomai, Wartovo Puara, William Minoga.
Coach: Michael Marum.

Pre-season Trial 3
Saturday
15 February 2014
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   22 – 20   Mackay Cutters
Tries:
Justin Castellaro 1
Davin Crampton 1
Ben Spina 1
Blake Leary 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (3 from 4) 3
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Daily Mercury Preview
Cowboys Preview
Pride Report
Cowboys Report
Gladstone Observer Report
Tries:
1 Hayden Crockett
1 Chris Ulugia
1 James Uhatafe
1 Josh Benjamin
Goals:
1 John Asiata
1 Liam Taylor
Townsville Centrals ASA RLFC Oval
(Anne St, Aitkenvale, Townsville, QLD)
Referee: Liam Kennedy.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Matthew Wright* FB 2. Menmuny Murgha WG 3. Justin Castellaro CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Alex Starmer PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Scott Bolton* PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Unlimited Interchange: 14. Cameron King*, 15. Ethan Lowe*, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Patrick Kaufusi*, 18. Tom Hancock, 19. Jared Allen, 20. Noel Underwood.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Javid Bowen* and Kyle Feldt* selected to play for the North Queensland Cowboys at the NRL Auckland Nines.
Absolute Enterprises Mackay Cutters: Liam Taylor, Chris Ulugia, Josh Benjamin, Michael Koko, Aaron Fairweather, Dan Murphy, Tom Rouse, Sam Hoare, Dave Petersen, Karl Davies, Dean Webster, Chris Gesch, Jason Schirnack, Doug Hewitt, Aleki Falipaini, Ashton Sims, Hayden Crockett, Glenn Hall, John Asiata, Dan Beasley, Mitch Day, James Uhatafe, Justin Tavae, Ryan Kinleyside, Rohan Ahern, Pulou Vaituutuu.

Intrust Super Cup matches

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ROUND 1: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
1 March 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   36 – 0   Sunshine Coast Falcons
Tries:
Justin Castellaro 3
Cameron King* 1
Davin Crampton 1
Tyrone McCarthy 1
Ricky Thorby* 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (4 from 7) 4
Half-time:12 – 0
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Logan Reporter
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Cairns Post Preview
Cairn Post Report
Sunshine Coast Daily Review
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Tries:





Goals:
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Michael Gordon
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Matthew Wright* FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Javid Bowen* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Alex Starmer PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Ricky Thorby* PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Cameron King*, 15. Blake Leary, 21. Latu Fifita, 17. Brent Oosen.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Lachlan Coote* (ACL injury at NRL Auckland Nines), Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee), Aidan Smith (resigned to work in the mines in WA), Noel Underwood (signed with Newcastle Knights to play NSW Cup). Smith and Underwood were replaced by Brent Oosen and Jack Svendsen.
SC Falcons: 1. Kyle Van Klaveren 2. Samuel Wright 3. Callum Klein 4. Rowan Klein 5. Dale Middleton 6. Brett Doherty 7. David Oakes 8. Mitch Ebdon 9. Jay Lobwein 10. Ryan Hansen (c) 11. Rueben Baillie 12. Jacob Samoa 13. Kristian Wanka.
Interchange: 14. Kai Busiko 15. Brenton Stonier 16. Beau Walker 18. Dalton Harry 17. Travis Long.
Coach: Ivan Henjak
Position Round 1 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 1 1 1 0 0 0 36 0 2

ROUND 2: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
8 March 2014
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)
CQ Capras   26 – 38   Northern Pride
Tries:
Rhys Williams 2
Marlon Doak 1
Marco Delapena 1
Sam Pierce 1
Goals:
Theeran Pearson 3
Penalty Goal:
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Tries:
2 Shaun Nona
2 Cameron King*
1 Davin Crampton
1 Ben Spina
Goals:
6 Shaun Nona (6 from 6)
Penalty Goal:
1 Shaun Nona
Browne Park
(Wandal, Rockhampton, QLD)
Referee: Rob Gallacher
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Jordan Biondi-Odo FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Alex Starmer PR 9. Cameron King* HK 10. Ricky Thorby* PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Jason Roos (c) 15. Blake Leary, 21. Latu Fifita, 17. Brent Oosen.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Aidan Smith (resigned), Noel Underwood (signed with Newcastle Knights NSW Cup side), Lachlan Coote* (ACL injury at NRL Auckland Nines), Matthew Wright* (hand laceration).
CQ Capras: 1. Marlon Doak, 2. Mitch Zornig, 3. Marco Delapena, 4. Smith Samau, 5. Rhys Williams, 6. Mark Johnstone, 7. Theeran Pearson, 8. Arlin Paki, 9. Reece Baker, 10. Sebastien Martins, 11. Andrew Dale, 12. Guy Williams (c), 13. Peter Gallen.
Interchange: 14. Grant Rogers, 15. Brent Williams, 16. Sam Pierce, 17. John Clayton, 18. Liam Pickersgill, 19. Ha'ofanga Rabakewa, 20. Hayden Buckman, 21. Matt Mizzi, 22. Ian Webster.
Coach: Jason Hetherington.
Position Round 2 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 2 2 0 0 0 74 26 48 4

ROUND 3: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
15 March 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   20 – 12   Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries:
Justin Castellaro 1
Jack Svendsen 1
Jason Roos 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (3 from 3) 3
Penalty Goal:
Shaun Nona 1
QRL Report
QRL Preview
Cairns Post Report
Cairns Post Report
QRL Video
Dolphin TV
Tries:
1 James Ackerman
1 Aaron Whitchurch

Goals:
2 Adrian Davis (2 from 2)
Penalty Goal:
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Chris Anderson.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Matthew Wright* FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Javid Bowen* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Alex Starmer PR 9. Cameron King* HK 10. Jack Svendsen PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Ethan Lowe* SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Jason Roos (c) 15. Tyrone McCarthy, 16. Joel Riethmuller*, 21. Latu Fifita.
Interchange: 14. Jason Roos (co-captain), 15. Tyrone McCarthy, 16. Joel Riethmuller*, 21. Latu Fifita.
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Semi Tadulala (pectoral injury), Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee).
Redcliffe Dolphins: 1. Stewart Mills, 2. Monikura Tikinau, 3. Aaron Whitchurch, 4. Marty Hatfield (c), 5. Brett Coutts, 6. Zach Strasser, 7. Adrian Davis, 8. Jon Green (c), 9. Cameron Cullen, 10. James Ackerman, 11. Sarafu Fatiaki, 12. Jake Marketo, 13 Tom Geraghty.
Interchange: 14. Tui Samoa, 15. Joe Bradley, 16. Taylor Brown, 17. David Hala.
Coach: Troy Lindsay
Position Round 3 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 3 3 0 0 0 94 38 +56 6

ROUND 4: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
22 March 2014
14:30 PNG Pacific Time (UTC+10)
PNG Hunters   18 – 34   Northern Pride
Tries:
Garry Lo1
George Benson 1
David Loko 1


Goals:
Noel Zemming (3 from 3) 3
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PNG Edge Report
Cairns Post Report
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QRL Video
KVG Kumul Video
Tries:
1 Justin Castellaro
2 Tyrone McCarthy
1 Davin Crampton
1 Javid Bowen*
1 Shaun Nona
Goals:
5 Shaun Nona (5 from 6)
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Matthew Wright* FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Javid Bowen* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Alex Starmer PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Jack Svendsen PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Ethan Lowe* SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Tyrone McCarthy, 21. Joel Riethmuller*, 18. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Semi Tadulala (pectoral injury), Cameron King* (knee), Ricky Thorby* (knee), Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Murgha (knee).
SP PNG Hunters: 1. Adex Wera, 2. Garry Lo, 3. Thompson Teteh, 4. Albert Patak, 5. George Benson, 6. Israel Eliab (c), 7. Noel Zemming, 8. Joe Bruno, 9. Wartovo Puara, 10. Gonzela Urakusie, 11. David Loko, 12. Brandy Peter, 13. Sebastian Pandia.
Interchange: 14. Tiger Emere, 15. Willie Minoga, 16. Lawrence Tu'u, 17. Mark Mexico, 18. Edward Goma.
Coach: Michael Marum
  • Note: This was the Pride's first overseas QCup game.
    This was Alex Starmer's 100th game for the Pride. He became the third Pride player to reach the 100 game milestone for the club, after Jason Roos (118 matches so far) and Ben Laity (117 matches so far).
Position Round 4 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 4 4 0 0 0 128 56 +72 8

ROUND 5: Intrust Super Cup 2014
29–30 March 2014
Northern Pride   BYE
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Position Round 5 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 4 4 0 0 1 128 56 +72 10

ROUND 6: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
5 April 2014
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Norths Devils   22 – 24   Northern Pride
Tries:
James Sharkie 1
Rogan Dean 2
Dylan Galloway 1
Goals:
Todd Murphy (3 from 4) 3
Penalty Goals:
Half-time:
16 – 6
QRL Report
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Cairns Post Report
QRL Video
YouTube
Tries:
2 Brett Anderson
1 Blake Leary
1 Ben Spina
Goals:
3 Shaun Nona (3 from 4)
Penalty Goals:
1 Shaun Nona (1 from 2)
Billy Slater Oval
(Callendar Park, Innisfail, QLD)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Peter Gough
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 20. Kyle Feldt* FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Javid Bowen* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 22. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Blake Leary, 16. Jack Svendsen, 17. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Semi Tadulala (pectoral injury), Cameron King* (knee), Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee).
Norths Devils: 1. Shaun Carney, 2. Rogan Dean, 3. Tristan Lumley, 4. Dylan Galloway, 5. Kainga Turner, 6. Todd Murphy, 7. Sam Foster, 8. Jamie Muller, 9. Krys Freeman, 10. Jared Blanke, 11. Chris Faust, 12. Brendon Gibb (c), 13. James Sharkie.
Interchange: 14. Byron Creighton, 15. Patrick McPherson, 16. James Geurtjens, 18. Dean Sheppard, 19. Brad McKee, 20. Zach Koitka.
Coach: Mark Gliddon.
  • Note: This Devils home game was relocated to Innisfail with financial assistance from Innisfail Brothers Leagues Club.
Position Round 6 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 5 5 0 0 1 152 78 +74 12

ROUND 7: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
12 April 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   POSTPONED   Easts Tigers
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Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Sea Swift Northern Pride: POSTPONED - 1. Javid Bowen* FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Kyle Feldt* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Jack Svendsen PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR

12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK

Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Blake Leary, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 21. Latu Fifita. (One to be omitted).
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Semi Tadulala (pectoral injury), Cameron King* (knee), Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee).
Easts Tigers: POSTPONED - 1. Eddie Tautali, 2. Jarrod McInally, 3. Shane Neumann, 4. Hymel Hunt, 5. Richie Kennar, 6. Cody Walker, 7. Liam Tyson, 8. Steven Thorpe (c), 9. Tom Butterfield, 10. Felise Kaufusi, 11. Dane Hogan, 12. Troy Giess, 13. Jacob Ling.
Interchange: 14. Liam McDonald, 15. George Rose, 16. Foisa Peni, 17. Joel Romelo.
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen.
  • Note: Match postponed by QRL due to Cyclone Ita.
    QRL Competitions Manager Jamie O'Connor said "Although there was high anticipation for this match, Mother Nature has had other plans. Cyclone Ita is bearing down on the region and the decision was made to postpone the match until July 6. These decisions are never easy, we always try to consider all options with the safety and welfare of the clubs our first priority. One of those alternatives was bringing the Northern Pride to Brisbane this weekend, however we felt that it was more important for the players and coaching staff to remain with their families. The match will now be played on Sunday, July 6 at Barlow Park in Cairns, a bye round for all other clubs due to the annual Residents match between Queensland and New South Wales on July 9.
Position Round 7 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
2   Northern Pride 5 5 0 0 1 152 78 +74 12

ROUND 8: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
19 April 2014
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Ipswich Jets   24 – 18   Northern Pride
Tries:
Brendon Marshall 2
Javarn White 1
Sam Martin 1
Goals:
Wes Conlon (4 from 4) 4
Half-time:
0 – 18
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Sunshine Coast Daily Report
Tries:
1 Jason Roos
1 Ethan Lowe*
1 Cameron King*
Goals:
3 Shaun Nona (3 from 3)
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Javid Bowen* FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Menmuny Murgha WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Cameron King*, 15. Blake Leary, 16. Jack Svendsen, 17. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Semi Tadulala (pectoral injury), Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee), Kyle Feldt* (called up to play for the Cowboys).
Ipswich Jets: 1. Javarn White, 2. Kurt Capewell, 3. Nemani Valekapa, 4. Brendon Marshall, 5. Tautalatasi Tasi, 6. Josh Cleeland, 7. Dane Phillips, 8. Kurtis Lingwoodock, 9. Troy O'Sullivan, 10. Rod Griffin, 11. Josh Seage, 12. Sam Martin, 13. Keiron Lander (c).
Interchange: 14. Tariki Peneha, 17. Marmin Barba, 19. Wes Conlon, 22. Matt Parcell.
Coach: Shane Walker and Ben Walker.
  • Note: The Pride had only played one game in the last three weeks because of the Bye and Postponed game.
    The Pride were 18-0 at half-time, but surrendered their lead in the second half to lose their first game of the year.
    This was the Pride debut for Jack Svendsen (Pride Player 102), and Menmuny Murgha, who came off injured with a head knock and could not remember much of the match (Pride Player 105).
    The game was called live on Phoenix Radio, Ipswich's only community based radio station.
Position Round 8 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
2   Northern Pride 6 5 0 1 1 170 102 +68 12

ROUND 9: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
26 April 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   24 – 22   Souths Logan Magpies
Tries:
Javid Bowen* 2
Robert Lui* 1
Kyle Feldt* 1

Goals:
Kyle Feldt* (4 from 4) 4
Half-time:
6 – 12
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Tries:
1 Rhys Jacks
1 Andrew Edwards
1 Jack Ahearn
1 Leon Panapa
Goals:
3 Jordan Rapana (3 from 4)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Rob Gallacher
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Jordan Biondi-Odo FB 22. Kyle Feldt* WG 3. Javid Bowen* CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 18. Semi Tadulala WG 19. Robert Lui* FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 21. Latu Fifita SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Cameron King*, 15. Blake Leary, 16. Jack Svendsen, 17. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee), Brett Anderson (ill).
Souths Logan Magpies: 1. Luke Archer, 2. Ramon Filipine, 3. Max Dudley, 4. Grant Cooke, 5. Jordan Rapana, 6. Jack Ahearn, 7. Rhys Jacks, 8. Zac Lemberg, 9. Kurt Baptiste, 10. Andrew Edwards, 11. Shane Duck, 12. Darcy Wright, 13. Phil Dennis (c).
Interchange: 14. Mitch Cronin, 15. Leon Panapa, 16. Rez Phillips, 17. Johnny Vuetibau, 18. Steve Liki.
Coach: Josh Hannay.
  • Note: This was the Pride's 150th QCup game (won 98, drawn 3, lost 49).
Position Round 9 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 7 6 0 1 1 194 124 +70 14

ROUND 10: Intrust Super Cup 2014 – XXXX Rivalry Round (Queensland Country Health Fund Cup)
Saturday
3 May 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   22 – 18   Mackay Cutters
Tries:
Ben Spina 1
Ethan Lowe* 1
Jason Roos 1
Blake Leary 1
Goals:
Kyle Feldt* (3 from 4) 3
Half-time:
10 – 4
Sin Bin:
Davin Crampton
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Tries:
2 John Asiata
1 Zac Santo
1 Liam Taylor

Goals:
1 Liam Taylor (1 from 4)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Jarrod Cole
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Davin Crampton FB 2. Semi Tadulala WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 5. Kyle Feldt* WG 6. Robert Lui* FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Cameron King*, 15. Blake Leary, 16. Joel Riethmuller*, 21. Latu Fifita.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Hezron Murgha (knee).
Absolute Enterprises Mackay Cutters: 1. Zac Santo, 2. Liam Taylor, 3. Tyson Martin (c), 4. Josh Benjamin, 5. James Uhatafe, 6. Brent Warr, 7. Tom Rouse, 8. Sam Hoare, 9. Anthony Mitchell, 10. Karl Davies, 11. John Asiata, 12. Chris Gesch, 13. Kelvin Nielsen.
Interchange: 14. Aleki Falepaini, 15. Rohan Ahern, 16. Ryan Kinlyside, 17. Mitch Day, 18. Dave Petersen, 19. Doug Hewitt, 20. Andy Gay.
Coach: Kim Williams.
Position Round 10 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 8 7 0 1 1 216 142 +74 16

ROUND 11: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
11 May 2014
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Tweed Heads Seagulls   29 – 26   Northern Pride
Tries:
Kalifa Faifai Loa 3
Tom Merritt 1
Cory Blair 1

Goals:
Blake Anderson 4
Field Goal:
Michael Burgess 1
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Tries:
2 Semi Tadulala
1 Davin Crampton
1 Kyle Feldt*
1 Ben Spina
Goals:
3 Kyle Feldt*
Field Goal:
Piggabeen Sports Complex
(Caramar Drive, Tweed Heads West, NSW)
Referee: Chris Anderson
Player of the Match: Kalifa Faifai Loa.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Davin Crampton FB 22. Semi Tadulala WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Jared Allen CE 5. Kyle Feldt* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 14. Justin Castellaro HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Jack Svendsen SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Blake Leary, 16. Joel Riethmuller*, 17. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Patrick Kaufusi* (pectoral), Javid Bowen*, Hezron Murgha (knee), Jason Roos.
Tweed Heads Seagulls: 1. Jamal Fogarty, 2. Kalifa Faifai Loa, 3. Luke Dumas, 4. Blake Anderson, 5. Tom Merritt, 6. Sam Irwin, 7. Michael Burgess, 8. Damian Sironen, 9. Matt King (c), 10. Pele Peletelese, 11. Cody Nelson, 12. Cory Blair, 13. Tom Kingston.
Interchange: 14. Matt Srama, 15. Sam Saville, 16. Chris Piper, 17. Reg Saunders, 18. Caleb Binge.
Coach: Aaron Zimmerle.
Position Round 11 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
3   Northern Pride 9 7 0 2 1 242 171 +71 16

ROUND 12: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
17 May 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   26 – 10   Burleigh Bears
Tries:
Hezron Murgha 1
Javid Bowen* 1
Blake Leary 1
Jason Roos 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (4 from 4) 4
Penalty Goal:
Shaun Nona 1
Half-time:
8 – 10
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Tries:
1 Brad Tighe
1 Zac Mackay


Goals:
1 Zac Mackay (1 from 2)
Penalty Goal:
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Tim Rutherford
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 5. Kyle Feldt* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 22. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 19. Ryan Ghietti HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Sam Obst (c)HK 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Jason Roos, 15. Joel Riethmuller*, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Alex Starmer.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Robert Lui*, Matthew Wright* and Ethan Lowe* playing for North Queensland Cowboys, Latu Fifita (knee).
Burleigh Bears: 1. Henare Wells, 2. Brad Tighe, 3. Steve Michaels, 4. Corbin Kiernan, 5. Zac Mackay, 6. Matt Beddow, 7. Ryley Jacks, 8. Mark Ioane, 9. Matt Keating, 10. Matt Bell, 11. James Dunley, 12. Kyle McConnell, 13. Darren Griffiths (c).
Interchange: 14. Nafe Seluini, 15. Siuatonga Likiliki, 16. Chris Kitching, 17. Nick Harrold, 18. Jesse Malcolm.
Coach: Jimmy Lenihan.
Position Round 12 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 10 8 0 2 1 268 181 +87 18

ROUND 13: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
24 May 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   36 – 24   Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Tries:
Justin Castellaro 2
Shaun Nona 1
Jason Roos 1
Blake Leary 1
Tyrone McCarthy 1
Davin Crampton 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (4 from 7) 4
Field Goal:
Shaun Nona (0 from 1)
Half-time:
30 – 6
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Tries:
1 Jordan Kahu
1 Ben Cronin
1 Matt Grieve
1 Dylan Smith


Goals:
4 Matt Seamark (4 from 4)
Field Goal:
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 20. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Jack Svendsen, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 18. Tom Hancock.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: The only Cowboys player available was Javid Bowen*. All the Cowboys allocation played in Townsville as Thurston, Tata, Tamou and Scott were selected for Origin I.
Wynnum Manly Seagulls: 1. Jeriah Goodrich, 2. Peter Gubb, 3. Matt Grieve, 4. Mitchell Buckett, 5. Jordan Kahu, 6. Ben Cronin, 7. Matt Seamark, 8. Ben Shea, 9. Mitchell Moore, 10. Tim Natusch (c), 11. Graham Clark, 12. John Te Reo, 13. Mitchell Frei.
Interchange: 14. Jon Grieve, 15. Stephen Coombe, 16. Tanu Wulf, 17. Dylan Smith.
Coach: Jon Buchanan.
Position Round 13 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 11 9 0 2 1 304 205 +99 20

ROUND 14: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
1 June 2014
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Redcliffe Dolphins   22 – 24   Northern Pride
Tries:
Oliver Regan 2
Liam Georgetown 1
Jon Green 1
Goals:
Adrian Davis (3 from 4) 3
Half-time:
6 – 18.
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Tries:
2 Davin Crampton
1 Joel Riethmuller*
1 Ben Spina
Goals:
4 Shaun Nona (4 from 4)
Dolphin Oval
(Klingner Road, Redcliffe, QLD)
Referee: Peter Gough
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Justin Castellaro WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 20. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs LK
Interchange: 13. Davin Crampton, 14. Ryan Ghietti, 17. Joel Riethmuller*, 21. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Redcliffe Dolphins: 1. Paul Byrnes, 2. Oliver Regan, 3. Aaron Whitchurch, 4. Marty Hatfield (c), 5. Liam Georgetown, 6. Zach Strasser, 7. Adrian Davis, 8. Martin Cordwell, 9. Cameron Cullen, 10. Jon Green (c), 11. Sarafu Fatiaki, 12. Joe Bradley, 13. James Ackerman.
Interchange: 14. Tom Rowles, 16. Tom Geraghty, 17. Caleb Hoffman.
Coach: Troy Lindsay.
  • Note: Semi Tadulala's 100th QCup game, having played for the Pride, Townsville, Wests and North. Tadulala's first QCup game was in 1998, and he is the second oldest player in the competition (after the Dolphin's Petero Civoniceva).
Position Round 14 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 12 10 0 2 1 328 227 +101 22

ROUND 15: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
7 June 2014
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Sunshine Coast Falcons   14 – 15   Northern Pride
Tries:
Brett Doherty 2


Goals:
Ryan Hansen (2 from 2) 2
Penalty Goal:
Ryan Hansen 1
Field Goal:
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Tries:
1 Javid Bowen*
1 Blake Leary
1 Tyrone McCarthy
Goals:
1 Shaun Nona (1 from 3)
Penalty Goal:

Field Goal:
1 Sam Obst
Stockland Park
(Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Kawana Waters, QLD)
Referee: Brett Suttor
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 20. Kyle Feldt* WG 3. Justin Castellaro CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 21. Ricky Thorby* PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Jack Svendsen SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Tyrone McCarthy, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Joel Riethmuller*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
SC Falcons: 1. Callum Klein, 2. Joe Meninga, 3. Rowan Klein, 4. Rueben Baillie, 5. Kyle Van Klaveren, 6. Brett Doherty, 7. David Oakes, 8. Mboya Adams, 9. Jay Lobwein, 10. Ryan Hansen (c), 11. Jaz Nahu-Main, 12. Jacob Samoa, 13. Tom Murphy.
Interchange: 14. James Leavai, 15. Matt Gilliman, 16. Denman Ah-You, 17. Matthew Saunima'a.
Coach: Glen Dreger.
Position Round 15 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 13 11 0 2 1 343 241 +102 24

ROUND 16: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
15 June 2014
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Easts Tigers   20 – 44   Northern Pride
Tries:
Jarrod McInally 3
Donald Malone 1




Goals:
Donald Malone (2 from 3) 2
Half-time:
0 – 22.
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Tries:
2 Davin Crampton
1 Robert Lui*
1 Jack Svendsen
2 Blake Leary
1Brett Anderson
1 Kyle Feldt*
Goals:
6 Shaun Nona (6 from 8)
Langlands Park
(Stones Corner, Brisbane, QLD)
Referee: Peter Gough.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 18. Robert Lui* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 22. Kyle Feldt* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Jack Svendsen, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Joel Riethmuller*, 20. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Easts Tigers: 1. Eddie Tautali, 2. Dane Chang, 3. Shane Neumann, 4. Donald Malone, 5. Jarrod McInally, 6. Jacob Fauid, 7. Grant Giess, 8. Steven Thorpe (c), 9. Tom Butterfield, 10. Matthew Zgrajewski, 11. Dane Hogan, 12. Troy Giess, 13. Jacob Ling.
Interchange: 14. Liam McDonald, 15. Christian Welch, 16. Foisa Peni, 17. Liam Tyson.
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen.
Position Round 16 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 14 12 0 2 1 387 261 +126 26

ROUND 17: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
21 June 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   42 – 4   CQ Capras
Tries:
Javid Bowen* 2
Sam Obst 2
Kyle Feldt* 1
Jason Roos 1
Tyrone McCarthy 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (6 from 7) 6
Penalty Goal:
Kyle Feldt* 1
Half-time:
12 – 4
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Tries:
1 Gavin Hiscox




Goals:
Rhys Williams (0 from 1)
Penalty Goal:
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Nick Morel.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 5. Javid Bowen* WG 4. Davin Crampton CE 21. Latu Fifita CE 22. Kyle Feldt* WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Joel Riethmuller* LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Jack Svendsen, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Semi Tadulala.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Brett Anderson.
CQ Capras: 1. Reece Baker, 2. Hayden Buckman, 3. Hughie Stanley, 4. Smith Samau, 5. Rhys Williams, 6. Mark Johnstone, 7. Marlon Doak, 8. Andrew Dale, 9. Theeran Pearson, 10. Peter Gallen, 11. John Clayton, 12. Guy Williams, 13. Gavin Hiscox (c).
Interchange: 14. Tom McKenzie, 15. Joel Marama, 17. Sam Madden, 18. Tyson White.
Coach: Jason Hetherington.
Position Round 17 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 15 13 0 2 1 429 265 +164 28

ROUND 18: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
29 June 2014
14:10 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   36 – 18   Papua New Guinea Hunters
Tries:
Blake Leary 2
Hezron Murgha 1
Kyle Feldt* 1
Javid Bowen* 1
Shaun Nona 1
Tyrone McCarthy 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (4 from 7) 4
Half-time:
18 – 6
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Tries:
4 Garry Lo





Goals:
1 Noel Zemming (1 from 4)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Attendance: 4,390 (Record home crowd)
Referee: Michael Wise
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 22. Kyle Feldt* WG 3. Davin Crampton CE 4. Javid Bowen* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Jack Svendsen LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Ricky Thorby*, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 21. Latu Fifita.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Brett Anderson.
SP PNG Hunters: 1. Adex Wera, 2. Garry Lo, 3. Noel Zemming, 4. Israel Eliab (c), 5. Edward Goma, 6. Dion Aiye, 7. Roger Laka, 8. Willie Minoga, 9. Wartovo Puara Jr, 10. Esau Siune, 11. George Benson, 12. David Loko, 13. Adam Korave.
Interchange: 14. Lawrence Tu'u, 15. Buiku Tiger Emere, 16. Sebastian Pandia, 17. Jason Tali, 18. Brandy Peter.
Coach: Michael Marum.
Position Round 18 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 16 14 0 2 1 465 283 +182 30

DELAYED ROUND 7: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
5 July 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   4 – 16   Easts Tigers
Tries:
Brett Anderson 1
Goals:
Kyle Feldt (0 from 1) 0
Half-time:
4 – 16
Sin bin:
Kyle Feldt*
Joel Romelo
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Tries:
3 Marika Koroibete
Goals:
2 Donald Malone (2 from 3)
Davies Park
(Mareeba, QLD)
Referee: Chris Anderson
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 22. Kyle Feldt* WG 3. Justin Castellaro CE 4. Brett Anderson (c)CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Ryan Ghietti FE 7. Sam Obst HB 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 18. Menmuny Murgha11 PR 21. Latu Fifita SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Tom Hancock LK
Interchange: 14. Jordon Biondi-Odo, 15. Jack Svendsen, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. PJ Webb.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Javid Bowen*, Davin Crampton, Shaun Nona, Blake Leary selected for Queensland Residents (plus Jason Demetriou as Residents' coach). Ben Spina selected to play for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Easts Tigers: 1. Cameron Munster, 2. Eddie Tautali, 3. Jarrod McInally, 4. Donald Malone, 5. Marika Koroibete, 6. Jacob Fauid, 7. Liam Tyson, 8. Steven Thorpe (c), 9. Tom Butterfield, 10. Kenny Bromwich, 11. Tim Glasby, 12. Troy Giess, 13. Jacob Ling.
Interchange: 14. Liam McDonald, 15. Foisa Peni, 16. Matthew Zgrajewski, 17. Joel Romelo.
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen.
  • Note: This Round 7 match was due to be played on Saturday, 12 April 2014 at 5.30pm, but was postponed due to Cyclone Ita.
    This was the Pride debut for PJ Webb (Pride Player 104).
Position Round 7 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 17 14 0 3 1 469 299 +170 30

ROUND 19: Intrust Super Cup 2014
12–13 July 2014
Northern Pride   BYE
Position Round 19 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 17 14 0 3 2 469 299 +170 32

ROUND 20: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
20 July 2014
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   52 – 18   Norths Devils
Tries:
Blake Leary 2
Tyrone McCarthy 2
Davin Crampton 1
Shaun Nona 1
Ben Spina 1
Kyle Feldt* 1
Ricky Thorby* 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (8 from 9) 8
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3 Shaun Carney 3






Goals:
3 Darren Nicholls (3 from 3)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Tim Rutherford
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Javid Bowen* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 22. Kyle Feldt* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs 20. Ricky Thorby* 21. Latu Fifita
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Jack Svendsen (knee), Justin Castellaro (leg).
Norths Devils: 1. Shaun Carney, 2. Michael Lucas, 3. Joel Bailey, 4. Tristan Lumley, 5. Kainga Turner, 6. Todd Murphy, 7. Darren Nicholls, 8. Mark Vaiao, 9. Krys Freeman, 10. Brendon Gibb (c), 11. Chris Faust, 12. Jai Ingram, 13. James Sharkie.
Interchange: 14. Sam Foster, 16. Troyden Watene, 15. Josh Jaggle, 18. Byron Creighton.
Coach: Mark Gliddon.
Position Round 20 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 18 15 0 3 2 521 317 +204 34

ROUND 21: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
27 July 2014
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Wynnum Manly Seagulls   20 – 28   Northern Pride
Tries:
Mitchell Buckett 2
Peter Gubb 1
Chris McLean 1

Goals:
Matt Seamark (2 from 4) 2
Penalty Goal:
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Tries:
1 Javid Bowen*
2 Kyle Feldt*
1 Hezron Murgha
2 Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
Goals:
1 Shaun Nona (1 from 6)
Penalty Goal:
1 Shaun Nona (1 from 1)
BMD Kougari Oval
(Manly West, Brisbane, QLD)
Referee: Clayton Sharpe.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Javid Bowen* WG 19. Linc Port CE 22. Kyle Feldt* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Tom Hancock, 21. Latu Fifita.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Brett Anderson (hamstring), Jack Svendsen (knee), Justin Castellaro (leg).
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls: 1. Daniel Ogden, 2. Peter Gubb, 3. Matt Grieve, 4. Mitchell Buckett, 5. Benaiah Bowie, 6. Ben Cronin, 7. Matt Seamark, 8. Tanu Wulf, 9. Alehana Mara, 10. Timothy Natusch (c), 11. Jon Grieve, 12. Graham Clark, 13. Mitchell Frei.
Interchange: 14. John Te Reo, 15. Stephen Coombe, 16. Chris Mclean, 17. Dylan Smith.
Coach: Jon Buchanan.
  • Note: This was the Pride debut for Linc Port (Pride Player 106).
Position Round 21 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 19 16 0 3 2 549 337 +212 36

ROUND 22: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Sunday
3 August 2014
12:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   22 – 18   Tweed Heads Seagulls
Tries:
Davin Crampton 2
Linc Port 1
Sam Obst 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (3 from 4) 3
Half-time:
18 – 6
Sin Bin:
Jason Roos
Matt King
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Tries:
1 Cory Blair
1 Ayden Lee
1 Damian Sironen
Goals:
3 Jamal Fogarty (3 from 3)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Attendance: 11,750
Referee: Clayton Sharpe
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 19. Ben Jeffries FB 2. Linc Port WG 3. Javid Bowen* CE 22. Kyle Feldt* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ben Spina PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Alex Starmer PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 15. Jack Svendsen, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Tom Hancock, 20. Ethan Lowe*.
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Brett Anderson (hamstring), Hezron Murgha (hamstring), Latu Fifita (head knock), Ryan Ghietti, Justin Castellaro (leg).
Tweed Heads Seagulls: 1. Jamal Fogarty, 2. Blake Anderson, 3. Luke Dumas, 4. James Wood (c), 5. Tom Merritt, 6. Sam Irwin, 7. Michael Burgess, 8. Pele Peletelese, 9. Matt King (c), 10. Damian Sironen, 11. Cory Blair, 12. Tom Kingston, 13. Sam Saville.
Interchange: 14. Ricardo Parata, 15. Trent Richardson, 16. Lee, 17. Reg Saunders, 18. Caleb Binge.
Coach: Aaron Zimmerle
Position Round 22 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 20 17 0 3 2 571 355 +216 38

ROUND 23: Intrust Super Cup 2014 – Country Week
Saturday
9 August 2014
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Souths Logan Magpies   8 – 30   Northern Pride
Tries:
Patrick Mago 1




Goals:
Patrick Mago (1 from 1) 1

Penalty Goal:
Patrick Mago 1
Half-time:
8 – 8
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Tries:
2 Kyle Feldt*
1 Linc Port
1 Brett Anderson
1 Davin Crampton
1 Sam Obst
Goals:
3 Kyle Feldt* (3 from 3)
0 Shaun Nona (0 from 3)
Penalty Goal:
Davies Park
(Mareeba QLD)
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Linc Port WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 22. Kyle Feldt* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Joel Riethmuller* PR 11. Ethan Lowe* SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Jack Svendsen, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Tom Hancock.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle), Javid Bowen* (ribs), Ben Jeffries (arm), Justin Castellaro (leg).
Souths Logan Magpies: 1. Ihaka Watene, 2. Luke Archer, 3. Dallas Anderson, 4. Tim Brooks, 5. Ramon Filipine, 6. Phil Dennis (c), 7. Ben Jackson, 8. Luke Page, 9. Mitch Cronin, 10. Andrew Edwards, 11. Darcy Wright, 12. Patrick Mago, 13. Luke Bateman.
Interchange: 14. Herschel Gideon, 15. Leon Panapa, 16. Rez Phillips, 17. Zac Lemberg.
Coach: Josh Hannay.
Position Round 23 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 21 18 0 3 2 601 363 +238 40

ROUND 24: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
16 August 2014
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Mackay Cutters   16 – 18   Northern Pride
Tries:
Santo 1
Liam Taylor 1
Mitch Day 1
Goals
Liam Taylor (2 from 3) 2
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Tries:
1 Kyle Feldt*
1 Latu Fifita
1 Davin Crampton
Goals:
3 Shaun Nona (3 from 3)
Virgin Australia Stadium
(Bridge Road, South Mackay, QLD)
Referee: Chris Anderson
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Linc Port WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 22. Kyle Feldt* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 21. Latu Fifita PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Jack Svendsen PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Tom Hancock LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Davin Crampton, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle), Javid Bowen* (ribs), Ben Jeffries (arm), Ben Spina (hand), Justin Castellaro (leg).
Absolute Enterprises Mackay Cutters: 1. Zac Santo, 2. Liam Taylor (c), 3. Chris Ulugia, 4. Curtis Rona, 5. Justin Tavae, 6. Doug Hewitt, 7. Brentt Warr, 8. Dan Beasley, 9. Anthony Mitchell, 10. Karl Davies, 11. Kelvin Nielsen, 12. Chris Gesch, 13. Mitch Day.
Interchange: 15. Aleki Falepaini, 16. Josh Osborne, 17. Nico Mataia, 18. Dave Petersen, 19. Pulou Vaituutuu, 20. Ryan Kinlyside.
Coach: Kim Williams.
Position Round 24 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 22 19 0 3 2 619 379 +240 42

ROUND 25: Intrust Super Cup 2014
Saturday
23 August 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   30 – 6   Ipswich Jets
Tries:
Hezron Murgha 1
Jason Roos 1
Blake Leary 1
Davin Crampton 1
Javid Bowen* 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (5 from 5) 5
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Tries:
1 Nemani Valekapa




Goals:
1 Wes Conlon (1 from 1)
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Clayton Sharpe
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 18. Javid Bowen* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 22. Ethan Lowe* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Jack Svendsen PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Davin Crampton LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Tom Hancock, 16. Patrick Kaufusi*, 17. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle), Ben Jeffries (arm), Ben Spina (hand), Justin Castellaro (leg).
Ipswich Jets: 1. Javarn White, 2. Kurt Capewell, 3. Nemani Valekapa, 4. Brendon Marshall, 5. Carlin Anderson, 6. Josh Cleeland, 7. Dane Phillips, 8. Kurtis Lingwoodock, 9. Troy O`Sullivan, 10. Rod Griffin, 11. Joshua Seage, 12. Sam Martin, 13. Keiron Lander (c).
Interchange: 14. Billy McConnachie, 18. Marmin Barba, 19. Wes Conlon, 22. Matt Parcell.
Coach: Ben Walker and Shane Walker.
Position Round 25 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 23 20 0 3 2 649 385 +264 44

ROUND 26: Intrust Super Cup 2014 – Turn to Me Round
Sunday
31 August 2014
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Burleigh Bears   29 – 28   Northern Pride
Tries:
Henare Wells 1
Francis Veukiso 1
Jared Te'o 1
Daniel Schwass 1
Khan Ahwang 1
Goals:
Khan Ahwang (4 from 5) 4
Field Goal
Khan Ahwang 1
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Tries:
1 Brett Anderson
1 Davin Crampton
1 Shaun Nona
1 Jason Roos
1 Jack Svendsen
Goals:
4 Shaun Nona (4 from 5)
Field Goal
UAA Park
(Miami, Gold Coast, QLD)
Referee: Michael Gordon
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Javid Bowen* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 22. Davin Crampton CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 20. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Jack Svendsen PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Patrick Kaufusi* LK
Interchange: 15. Tom Hancock, 16. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 21. Latu Fifita, 22. Ethan Lowe*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle), Ben Spina (hand), Justin Castellaro (leg).
Burleigh Bears: 1. Henare Wells, 2. Corbin Kiernan, 3. Dimitri Pelo, 21. Francis Veukiso, 5. Jared Te'o, 6. Daniel Schwass, 7. Tyler Chadburn, 8. Chris Kitching, 9. Nafe Seluini, 10. Matt Bell, 11. Shane Gray, 12. Louis Fanene, 13. Darren Griffiths (c).
Interchange: 15. Jamie Anderson, 16. Jake Hughes, 17. Tim Wolens, 18. Khan Ahwang.
Coach: Jim Lenihan.
Position Round 26 – 2014 P W D L B For Against Diff Pts
1   Northern Pride 24 20 0 4 2 677 414 +263 44

2014 ladder

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Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Northern Pride 24 20 0 4 2 677 414 263 44
2   Wynnum Manly Seagulls 24 17 0 7 2 690 400 290 38
3   Easts Tigers 24 16 1 7 2 667 409 258 37
4   Tweed Heads Seagulls 24 15 1 8 2 617 511 106 35
5   Ipswich Jets 24 15 0 9 2 642 514 128 34
6   Papua New Guinea Hunters 24 14 1 9 2 648 557 91 33
7   Burleigh Bears 24 11 1 12 2 549 599 -50 27
8   Norths Devils 24 11 0 13 2 572 544 28 26
9   Mackay Cutters 24 11 0 13 2 472 546 -74 26
10   Souths Logan Magpies 24 10 0 14 2 535 620 -85 24
11   Redcliffe Dolphins 24 8 1 15 2 566 617 -51 21
12   Central Queensland Capras 24 4 1 19 2 415 773 -358 13
13   Sunshine Coast Falcons 24 1 0 23 2 230 776 -546 6

Northern Pride (regular season 2014)

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  • Win = 20 (11 of 12 home games, 9 of 12 away games)
  • Loss = 4 (1 of 12 home games, 3 of 12 away games)
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
ResultWWWWBWPLWWLWWWWWWWLBWWWWWWL
GroundHAHABAPAHHAHHAAAHHHBHAHAAHA
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20120916041305/http://www.qrl.com.au/
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postpone

Finals Series

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Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1  Northern Pride8  Northern Pride36
  Easts7  Easts4
2  Wynnum Manly12  Easts30
3  Easts18  Wynnum Manly12
  Wynnum Manly34
  Ipswich22
4  Tweed Heads10
5  Ipswich28


Finals Week 2 – Major Semi-Final
Saturday
13 September 2014
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   8 – 7   Easts Tigers
Tries:
Brett Anderson 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (1 from 1) 1
Field Goal:

Penalty Goals:
Shaun Nona (1 from 1) 1
Half-time:
6 – 7
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Tries:
1 Shane Neumann
Goals:
1 Liam Tyson (1 from 1)
Field Goal:
1 Cody Walker
Penalty Goals:
Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Javid Bowen* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Jack Svendsen PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 18. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Ethan Lowe*, 17. Joel Riethmuller*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle), Ben Jeffries (arm).
Easts Tigers: 1. Cameron Munster, 2. Jarrod McInally, 3. Shane Neumann, 4. Hymel Hunt, 5. Richie Kennar, 6. Liam Tyson, 7. Cody Walker, 8. Steven Thorpe (c), 9. Tommy Butterfield, 10. Mitchell Garbutt, 11. Kenny Bromwich, 12. Troy Giess, 13. Jacob Ling.
Interchange: 14. Liam McDonald, 15. Felise Kaufusi, 16. Donald Malone, 17. Joel Romelo.
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen.

Grand Final

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Finals Week 4 – Grand Final
Sunday
28 September 2014
15:55 AEST (UTC+10)
Northern Pride   36 – 4   Easts Tigers
Tries:
Javid Bowen 2
Brett Anderson 1
Davin Crampton 1
Kyle Feldt 1
Ryan Ghietti 1
Goals:
Shaun Nona (6 from 6) 6
1st: 18 – 0
2nd: 18 – 4
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Sin Bin:
Ricky Thorby*
Ethan Lowe*
Joel Riethmuller
Kenny Bromwich
Steve Thorpe
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Tries:
1 Jarrod McInally




Goals:
0 from 1
Suncorp Stadium
(Milton, Brisbane, QLD)
Attendance: 7,135
Referee: Clayton Sharpe.
Player of the Match:
Duncan Hall Man of the Match: Shaun Nona.
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Javid Bowen* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 20. Kyle Feldt* CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Ethan Lowe* PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 4. Davin Crampton, 14. Ryan Ghietti 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs 16. Joel Riethmuller*.
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle).
Easts Tigers: 1. Cameron Munster, 2. Jarrod McInally, 3. Shane Neumann, 4. Donald Malone, 5. Richie Kennar, 6. Liam Tyson, 7. Cody Walker, 8. Steven Thorpe (c), 9. Tom Butterfield, 10. Mitch Garbutt, 11. Dane Hogan, 12. Troy Giess, 13. Jacob Ling.
Interchange: 14. Liam McDonald, 15. Felise Kaufusi, 16. Matthew Zgrajewski, 17. Kenny Bromwich, 18. Hymel Hunt.
Coach: Craig Ingebrigtsen
Northern Pride Position Easts Tigers
Hezron Murgha FB Cameron Munster
Javid Bowen WG Jarrod McInally
Brett Anderson (c) CE Shane Neumann
Kyle Feldt CE Hymel Hunt
Semi Tadulala WG Richie Kennar
Shaun Nona FE Liam Tyson
Sam Obst HB Cody Walker
Ricky Thorby PR Felise Kaufusi
Jason Roos (c) HK Tom Butterfield
Ethan Lowe PR Matthew Zgrajewski
Blake Leary SR Dane Hogan
Tyrone McCarthy SR Troy Giess
Ben Spina LK Kenny Bromwich
Davin Crampton Bench Donald Malone
Ryan Ghietti Bench Steven Thorpe (c)
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs Bench Mitch Garbutt
Joel Riethmuller Bench Liam McDonald
Jason Demetriou Coach Craig Ingebrigtsen

The Northern Pride dominated the regular season, winning 16 games as they won their second consecutive minor premiership. They defeated Easts 8–7 in the major semi final to qualify for their third Grand Final. Easts, who finished third, defeated Wynnum Manly in the first week of the finals before their one-point loss to the Pride. A week later, they again faced Wynnum Manly, winning 30–12 to qualify for their second consecutive Grand Final and their fourth overall.

First half

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The Northern Pride opened the scoring in the 15th minute when centre Kyle Feldt crossed after a set play to the right. They added another try five minutes later when Hezron Murgha sent Javid Bowen over with a short ball. They went into the half time break with an 18–0 lead after Davin Crampton scored next to the posts in the 35th minute.

Second half

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The Pride started the second half as they ended the first, when Shaun Nona caught his own rebounded kick and found his captain Brett Anderson, who scored in the corner. The lead jumped to 30 in the 51st minute when Ryan Ghietti scored thanks to a Blake Leary line break. After 65 minutes, the Tigers finally got on the scoreboard after winger Jarrod McInally scored a consolation try. The Pride wrapped up the win with their sixth try of the game, after Bowen crossed out wide for his second in the 79th minute. Shaun Nona converted to bring the final score to 36–4, the biggest winning margin in a Queensland Cup Grand Final (as of 2019).[19] Nona was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal for man of the match.[20]

North Queensland Cowboys-contracted Pride players Kyle Feldt and Ethan Lowe would go onto to play in the Cowboys' 2015 NRL Grand Final win over the Brisbane Broncos, while Pride head coach Jason Demetriou joined the Cowboys as an assistant coach in 2015 and was on the coaching staff for the Grand Final win.

NRL State Championship

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2014 (2014) NRL State Championship  ()
12 Total
1612 28
1616 32
Date5 October 2014
StadiumANZ Stadium
LocationSydney
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters

Penrith Panthers (NSW) v Northern Pride (QLD).

Penrith were minor premiers in the New South Wales Cup, with only four losses out of 21 games this season. They won all their matches in the finals series, defeating the Newcastle Knights 48–12 in the Grand Final.

The Pride were minor premiers in the Queensland Cup, with only four losses games out of 24 this season. They also won all their matches in the finals series, beating Easts Tigers 36–4 in the Grand Final.[21]

Former Brisbane Broncos and Queensland State of Origin player Justin Hodges had endorsed the Northern Pride in a Cairns Post article before the match, stating, "They may be a Cowboys feeder team but everyone knows they are a Cairns team and a Queensland team. They are a strong side and are a classy side that is coached very well. They have been the benchmark of the Queensland competition for years so I know they'll go well. There is only them and the Broncos U-20s from up here playing on grand final day. So I reckon everyone in Queensland will be cheering them on."[22]

Sunday
5 October 2014
14:55 AEST (UTC+10)
15:55 AEDT (UTC+11)
Northern Pride,   32 – 28   Penrith Panthers,
Tries:
Blake Leary 1
Javid Bowen* 3
Semi Tadulala 1
Tyrone McCarthy 1
Goals:
Nona (1 from 3) 1
Javid Bowen* (2 from 3) 2
Penalty Goal:
Shaun Nona (1 from 1) 1
Half-time: 16 – 16
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Tries:
1 Luke Capewell
1 Eto Nabuli
1 Waqa Blake
1 Kierran Moseley
1 Kieren Moss
Goals:
4 Wes Naiqama (4 from 5)
Penalty Goal:
0
ANZ Stadium
(Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney NSW)
Referee: Adam Cassidy
Touch Judges: Liam Nichols and Clayton Sharpe
Video Referees: Steve Chiddy and Henry Perenara
Player of the Match: Javid Bowen*
Sea Swift Northern Pride: 1. Hezron Murgha FB 2. Javid Bowen* WG 3. Brett Anderson (c)CE 4. Davin Crampton CE 5. Semi Tadulala WG 6. Shaun Nona FE 7. Sam Obst HB 8. Ricky Thorby* PR 9. Jason Roos (c)HK 10. Ethan Lowe* PR 11. Blake Leary SR 12. Tyrone McCarthy SR 13. Ben Spina LK
Interchange: 14. Ryan Ghietti, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 17. Jack Svendsen, 18. Tom Hancock, 21. Patrick Kaufusi*. (One to be omitted).
* = Cowboys allocation
Unavailable: Alex Starmer (ankle), Justin Castellaro (leg), Joel Riethmuller* (suspension), Kyle Feldt* (personal reasons).
Penrith Panthers: 1. Kieren Moss, 2. Eto Nabuli, 3. Waqa Blake, 4. Kevin Naiqama, 5. Wes Naiqama, 6. Luke Capewell, 7. Tom Humble, 8. Sam Anderson, 9. Kevin Kingston (c), 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila, 12. Nathan Smith, 13. Ryan Simpkins.
Interchange: 14. Vaipuna Tia Kilifi, 15. Kierran Moseley, 16. Leilani Latu, 17. Andy Saunders.
Coach: Garth Brennan
Note: This match was played as the curtain raiser to the NRL grand final.
Broadcast live on Channel 9 with Matthew Thompson, Scott Sattler and Adrian Vowles as the commentary team.

2014 Northern Pride players

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Pride player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Pts
  Alex Starmer 19 0 0 0 0
  Ben Jeffries 1 0 0 0 0
  Ben Spina 22 6 0 0 24
  Blake Leary 25 12 0 0 48
  Brent Oosen 2 0 0 0 0
  Brett Anderson 21 8 0 0 32
  Davin Crampton 26 17 0 0 68
  Hezron Murgha 17 4 0 0 16
  Jack Svendsen 19 3 0 0 12
  Jared Allen 1 0 0 0 0
  Jason Roos 26 0 0 0 0
  Jordon Biondi-Odo 3 0 0 0 0
  Justin Castellaro 11 7 0 0 28
  Latu Fifita 12 1 0 0 4
  Linc Port 4 1 0 0 4
  Menmuny Murgha 2 0 0 0 0
  PJ Webb 1 0 0 0 0
  Ryan Ghietti 18 1 0 0 4
  Sam Obst 27 4 0 1 17
  Semi Tadulala 21 2 0 0 8
  Shaun Nona 24 7 89 0 206
  Sheldon Powe-Hobbs 23 2 0 0 8
  Tom Hancock 9 0 0 0 0
  Tyrone McCarthy 27 9 0 0 36

North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Pride in 2013

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Cowboys player Appearances Tries Goals Field Goals Pts
  Cameron King* 6 4 0 0 16
  Ethan Lowe* 14 2 0 0 8
  Javid Bowen* 22 12 0 0 48
  Joel Riethmuller* 12 1 0 0 4
  Kyle Feldt* 16 12 14 0 76
  Matthew Wright* 3 0 0 0 0
  Patrick Kaufusi* 2 0 0 0 0
  Ricky Thorby* 20 2 0 0 8
  Robert Lui* 3 2 0 0 8

2014 Televised Games

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Channel Nine

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In August 2012 as part of the historic $1 billion five-year broadcasting agreement with Nine and Fox Sports, the Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed that Intrust Super Cup matches would be televised by Channel 9 until 2018. One match a week was shown live across Queensland at 2.00pm (AEST) on Sunday afternoons on Channel 9 (or GEM), on WIN Television (RTQ) in regional areas and on Imparja Television in remote areas. The match was also broadcast in Papua New Guinea on Kundu 2 TV. The 2014 commentary team was Peter Psaltis, Scott Sattler and Mathew Thompson.

In 2014 the Pride appeared in five televised games

The inaugural NRL State Championship was shown nationally on the Nine Network with Matthew Thompson, Scott Sattler and Adrian Vowles as the commentary team. The game was immediately followed by the NRL Telstra Premiership grand final between Souths and the Bulldogs. commentary team.

Live Streaming

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From Round 1 2012 the Pride began live streaming their home games free to members via their website ($5 for non-members).[23] From Round 5 2012 away games were streamed through the website as well (Free to members, $5 to non-members).[24] In 2013, all matches (including pre-season trials but excluding matches broadcast live by Channel Nine) were streamed live through the Pride website, with access granted exclusively to Pride members.[25] Video production was by Studio Productions and the commentary team was Adam Jackson and Northern Pride Under-18s coach, Cameron 'Spiller' Miller.

References

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  1. ^ "Inside the PNG Hunters camp". 25 February 2014.
  2. ^ Flynn, Joe (5 February 2014). "Heads up on Hunters Irish recruit walks into tough test against PNG". Cairns Post. Cairns.
  3. ^ Malone, Paul (9 February 2014). "Magpies first to raid new NRL rule". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane.
  4. ^ Wenzel, Murray (16 January 2014). "Pride of the jungle Intrust Cup giant offers more on game day to faithful fans". Cairns Post. Cairns.
  5. ^ Flynn, John (19 March 2014). "FEAST OF FOOTY Economic boost tipped for Innisfail". Cairns Post. Cairns.
  6. ^ Garry, Chris (28 September 2014). "Northern Pride win Intrust Super Cup grand final over Easts Tigers with record margin". The Courier Mail.
  7. ^ Garry, Chris (10 September 2014). "Medal win a new chapter for Page". The Courier Mail.
  8. ^ Dalton, Nick (28 May 2014). "Skills take Pride of place". Cairns Post. Cairns.
  9. ^ "Pride select new captains for 2014".
  10. ^ "Northern Pride player profile: Alex Starmer". Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Northern Pride player profile: Ben Spina". Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Pride secure signing of powerhouse prop Fifita". Archived from the original on 15 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Pride sign star forward Leary from Cowboys". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Svendsen, Tognolini put pen to paper for 2014". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015.
  15. ^ "World Cup star McCarthy signs for Northern Pride". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  16. ^ "CDRL Gold Medal winner Barnard signs for 2014". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Svendsen, Tognolini put pen to paper for 2014". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015.
  18. ^ "Northern Pride officially kick off pre-season training". Cairns Post.
  19. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "2014 QLD Cup Grand Final Northern Pride 36 v Easts 4". YouTube.
  20. ^ "Nona: I want to thank my team". 28 September 2014.
  21. ^ "NRL State Championship preview: Penrith Panthers v Northern Pride". The Roar. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  22. ^ O'Neill, Rhys (4 October 2014). "State of Origin heroes back Northern Pride in NRL State Championship". The Cairns Post. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  23. ^ "QRL: Pride fans can watch every game via live stream". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  24. ^ "Live stream through northernpride.com.au". Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  25. ^ "QRL: Pride fans can watch every game via live stream". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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