2004 North Queensland Cowboys season

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
NRL Rank7th
Play-off resultLost preliminary final
2004 recordWins: 12; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 526; against: 514
Team information
CEODenis Keeffe
CoachGraham Murray
Captain
StadiumDairy Farmers Stadium
Avg. attendance17,334
High attendance25,986 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 6)
Top scorers
TriesTy Williams (15)
GoalsJosh Hannay (98)
PointsJosh Hannay (228)
← 2003 2005 →

Season summary

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Milestones

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Squad List

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North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2004
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


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



Squad Movement

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2004 Gains

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Player Signed From
Mark Dalle Cort   St George Illawarra Dragons
David Faiumu   Central Comets
Rod Jensen   Canberra Raiders
Travis Norton   Canterbury Bulldogs
Luke O'Donnell   Wests Tigers
Mitchell Sargent   Melbourne Storm
Shane Tronc   Redcliffe Dolphins
Hale Vaa'sa   Mt Albert Lions

2004 Losses

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Player Signed From
Jason Barsley   Easts Tigers
John Buttigieg Retired
Dane Campbell   Easts Tigers
Paul Dezolt   Warriors
George Gatis Released
Paul McNicholas   Hull F.C.
Chris Muckert   Parramatta Eels
Shane Muspratt   Parramatta Eels
Simon Phillips   Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Grant Reibel Retired
David Thompson   South Sydney Rabbitohs

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1   Sydney Roosters 24 19 0 5 2 710 368 +342 42
2   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (P) 24 19 0 5 2 760 491 +269 42
3   Brisbane Broncos 24 16 1 7 2 602 533 +69 37
4   Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 672 567 +105 34
5   St George Illawarra Dragons 24 14 0 10 2 624 415 +209 32
6   Melbourne Storm 24 13 0 11 2 684 517 +167 30
7   North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 1 11 2 526 514 +12 29
8   Canberra Raiders 24 11 0 13 2 554 613 −59 26
9   Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 509 534 −25 24
10   Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 516 617 −101 24
11   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 2 528 645 −117 24
12   Parramatta Eels 24 9 0 15 2 517 626 −109 22
13   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 9 0 15 2 615 754 −139 22
14   New Zealand Warriors 24 6 0 18 2 427 693 −266 16
15   South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 5 2 17 2 455 812 −357 16

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
13 March Round 1   Manly Sea Eagles Dairy Farmers Stadium 20 – 24 Bowman, Sheppard, Williams Hannay (4/5) 17,952
Round 2 Bye
27 March Round 3   Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 18 – 19 Fien, Morrison, Norton Hannay (3/5) 14,138
3 April Round 4   Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 8 – 18 Sargent Hannay (2/2) 11,238
10 April Round 5   Cronulla Sharks Toyota Park 36 – 10 M. Bowen (2), Hannay, Morrison, Myles, Payne Hannay (6/6) 9,242
17 April Round 6   Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 – 19 Campion, Morrison Hannay (2/3) 25,896
24 April Round 7   Melbourne Storm Olympic Park 6 – 28 Hannay Hannay (1/1) 6,875
1 May Round 8   Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 24 – 20 Norton (2), Myles, Sweeney Hannay (3/3), Sweeney (1/1) 8,277
8 May Round 9   Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 16 – 8 Williams (2), Fien Hannay (2/4) 13,062
15 May Round 10   South Sydney Rabbitohs Express Advocate Stadium 20 – 20 Bowman, Campion, Rauhihi Hannay (4/5) 10,138
22 May Round 11   Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium 18 – 22 Jensen, Morrison, Sweeney Hannay (3/5) 13,985
Round 12 Bye
5 June Round 13   St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 14 – 12 M. Bowen, Faiumu, Williams Hannay (1/3) 10,524
12 June Round 14   Newcastle Knights Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 – 6 McWilliams, Rauhihi, Sheppard, Sweeney, Tronc Hannay (5/7) 14,974
20 June Round 15   Warriors Ericsson Stadium 28 – 26 Sing (2), Myles, Sweeney Hannay (6/9) 6,793
26 June Round 16   Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium 18 – 32 Sing (2), M. Bowen Hannay (3/6) 20,207
3 July Round 17   Sydney Roosters Express Advocate Stadium 22 – 32 B. Bowen, Fien, Payne Hannay (5/6) 16,127
10 July Round 18   Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 28 – 32 M. Bowen, Hannay, Myles, Norton, Rauhihi Hannay (4/6) 8,771
17 July Round 19   Parramatta Eels Dairy Farmers Stadium 28 – 6 Williams (2), Jensen, Tronc Hannay (6/7) 13,872
25 July Round 20   Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium 28 – 24 Norton (2), Myles, Southern, Williams Hannay (4/5) 14,031
31 July Round 21   St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 34 – 10 M. Bowen (2), Williams (2), Bowman, Hannay Hannay (5/8) 17,262
8 August Round 22   Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Showground 16 – 36 Payne, Rauhihi, Williams Hannay (2/3) 10,988
13 August Round 23   South Sydney Rabbitohs Dairy Farmers Stadium 36 – 22 Hannay (2), M. Bowen, O'Donnell, Southern, Williams Hannay (6/8) 16,007
21 August Round 24   Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 6 – 56 Luck Hannay (1/1) 12,391
29 August Round 25   Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 24 – 12 M. Bowen, Hannay, Myles, Williams Hannay (4/5) 10,296
4 September Round 26   Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 36 – 20 Jensen (2), M. Bowen, Hannay, Payne, Williams Hannay (6/8) 21,674
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
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

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Name App T G FG Pts
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

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The 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
Matthew Bowen
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
Paul Bowman
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Queensland
Queensland
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Glenn Morrison
Country
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Travis Norton
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Queensland
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Paul Rauhihi
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New Zealand
Matt Sing
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Queensland
Queensland
Australia

Honours

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League

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Club

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Feeder Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ "NRL 2004 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project".

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