2011 Northern Pride RLFC season

Northern Pride

Club information

Full name

Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Pride

Website

northernpride.com.au

Colours

Teal, Gold

Founded

2007

Current details

Ground(s)

Barlow Park, Cairns (seating 1,700, standing 15,000)

CEO(s)

Chris Sheppard (2011)

Coach(s)

David Maiden (2011)

Captain(s)

Ty Williams (2011)

Competition

Intrust Super Cup

2011

2nd

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Records

Premierships

2 (2010/2014)

Runners-up

1 (2009)

Minor premiership

2 (2013/2014)

2011 was the fourth competitive season for the Cairns based Skill360 Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They competed in the QRL state competition, the Intrust Super Cup. 12 clubs competed, with each club playing 22 matches (11 home and 11 away) over 25 weeks.

Between Round 14 of the 2010 season and Round 5 of the 2011 season, the Pride won 17 consecutive games, a Queensland Cup record. After a draw in Round 6 and a win in Round 7, the Pride were unbeaten after 19 matches. They finished the 2011 season in second place, but were eliminated after losing the semi-final 26-20 to Tweed Heads Seagulls at Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.

Main article: Northern Pride RLFC

2011 Season - Skill360 Northern Pride

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Staff

Coach: David Maiden
Assistant Coaches: David Westley & Cameron Miller
Team Captain: Ty Williams
Club Captain: Ben Laity
Chief Executive: Chris Sheppard
Chairman: Bob Fowler

Competition: Intrust Super Cup

2011 Player awards

Northern Pride Player of the Year - Jason Roos
Most improved player - Ben Spina
Best back player - Brett Anderson
Best forward player - Luke Harlen
Club Person of the Year - Chey Bird
Australia Day Awards, 25 January 2011: Senior Sports Person Award - Chris Sheppard

2011 Player records

(Records to end of the 2011 season)

Most Games - Ben Laity 96, Mark Cantoni 89, Chey Bird 85, Jason Roos 81, Joel Riethmuller 67.
Most Points - Chey Bird 542, Tom Humble 174, Rod Jensen 136, Ryan Stig 128, Brett Anderson 116.
Most Tries - Rod Jensen 34, Brett Anderson 29, Mark Cantoni 25, Chey Bird 22, Tom Humble 20.

Brett Anderson scored 15 tries this season - the highest try scorer for the Pride and the third highest in the Intrust Super Cup this season.
Chey Bird scored 198 points this season - 4 tries and 91 goals. He was the second highest point scorer in the Intrust Super Cup this season.

2011 player gains

Ty Williams from North Queensland Cowboys
Aidan Day from North Queensland Cowboys
Luke Harlen from Cronulla Sharks
Lancen Joudo from Cronulla Sharks
Ryan Ghietti from Redcliffe Dolphins
Mick Wilson from Redcliffe Dolphins
Shaun Nona from CDRL Tully Tigers
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs from CDRL Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC
Francis Mosby from CDRL Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC / Pride Academy
Luke Saunders from CDRL Southern Suburbs
Davin Crampton from Normanton

Player losses after 2010 season

Chris Sheppard (Captain 2008-2010) retired
Ryan Stig to NRL Newcastle Knights
Jaiman Lowe to NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs
Rod Griffin to Queensland Cup Tweed Heads Seagulls
Nick Slyney to Queensland Cup Redcliffe Dolphins
Jamie Frizzo retired to become coach of CDRL Ivanhoes Knights)
Chris Riesen to CDRL Brothers (Cairns)
Drew Campbell to CDRL Brothers (Cairns)

2011 Season Launch

Public launch, Saturday 16 March 2011.
Corporate launch, Monday 14 March 14, 2011, Cairns Colonial Club, Manoora.

Pre Season Boot Camp

Djarragun Farm in the Goldsborough Valley - 18–19 December 2010. 110 players and coaching staff from all three squads (Intrust Super Cup, Under-18 and Under-16) attended the boot camp.

2011 Jerseys

2011 Skill360 Northern Pride jerseys
2011 Home
2011 Away
2011 NAIDOC special
2011 NPA

Special playing strips

2011: NAIDOC Week green jersey worn in Round 15, Friday 8 July 2010 at Barlow Park for the game against the Burleigh Bears.
2011: Special NPA indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan for the Round 20 game played on Saturday 20 August 2011 at Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga, Queensland against Souths Logan Magpies. The design incorporates:

The five communities of the NPA Region: Injinoo, Umagico, Bamaga, New Mapoon and Seisia, the communities are represented on the five dots on the boomerang.

The five tribes the Traditional Owners of the NPA Anggamuthi, Atambaya, Wuthati, Yadhaykenu and Gudang. The tribes are depicted through the five rivers that stream from the bottom of the boomerang.

The main centrepiece of the design the Torres Strait Headress (Dhari) traditionally known as a Dhibal, is from Saibai Island, which makes up the majority of the TSI population in the NPA which migrated to the NPA throughout the 1940’s. The Dhari as a significant importance in TSI culture, the initiation of young men into warriors, celebrated through dance and ceremonies.

The boomerang represents the Aboriginal peoples of the NPA, used in hunting and gathering and significant ceremonies

Trial Matches

Pre-season Trial 1
Saturday 19 February 2011, 7.00pm

Northern Pride	40 - 8	Innisfail Leprechauns
Tries: Goals:	Match Report	Tries: Goals:

Venue:
Callendar Park, Innisfail

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Ty Williams (c), 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Lancen Joudo, 10. Aisea Namoa, 11. Noel Underwood, 12. Luke Saunders, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Jason Roos, 15. Brett Anderson, 16. Rod Jensen, 17. Mark Dalle Cort, 18. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 19. Francis Mosby, 20. Aidan Day

Unavailable:

Pre-season Trial 2
Saturday 26 February 2011, 5.30pm

Northern Pride	4 - 24	NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20s
Tries: Ty Williams Goals: -	Match Report	Tries: Goals:

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: North Queensland Cowboys Kalifa Faifai Loa, James Segeyaro, Lancen Joudo, Blake Leary, Clint Amos plus the Pride's Joel Riethmuller, Ryan Ghietti, Shaun Nona, Mark Cantoni, Ty Williams (c)

Interchange:

Unavailable: Rod Jensen (ribs)

Notes: This match was the opening game for the NRL trial between the North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans.

Pre-season Trial 3a
Saturday 5 March 2011 5.515pm

Northern Pride	42 - 14	Centrals Tigers
Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Venue:
Rugby Park, Ayr

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Nathan Kepa, 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Aidan Day, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity (c), 11. Luke Harlen, 12. Tom Hancock, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Clint Amos, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Mark Dalle Cort

Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs)

Notes: The Pride had hoped to play this trial against the PNG Kumuls or a Townsville team.

Pre-season Trial 3b
Saturday 5 March 2011 7.00pm

Northern Pride	62 - 16	Burdekin Roosters
Tries: Goals:		Tries: Goals:

Venue:
Rugby Park, Ayr

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Francis Mosby, 3. Mark Dalle Cort, 4. Ty Williams, 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Theeran Pearson, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Lancen Joudo, 10. Noel Underwood, 11. Jack Cooper, 12. Luke Saunders, 13. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Tom Hancock, 16. Davin Crampton, 17. Aidan Day, 18. Ben Spina, 19. Nathan Kepa

Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs)

Intrust Super Cup matches

Round 1
Saturday 19 March 2011, 6:00pm

Central Comets	10 - 36	Northern Pride
Tries: Tyron Haynes Darren Mapp Goals: Nat Bowman	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: James Segeyaro 2 Chey Bird Kalifa Faifai Loa Joel Riethmuller Blake Leary Goals: Chey Bird 6

Venue:
Browne Park, Rockhampton

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Rod Jensen (ribs), Mick Wilson (groin)

Notes: Six North Queensland Cowboys played in this match - Kalifa Faifai Loa, Blake Leary, Joel Riethmuller, Jack Cooper, Clint Amos, James Segeyaro.
Following the retirement of halfback and captain Chris Sheppard at the end of last season, Ty Williams captained the team and Ryan Ghietti played at number 7.
At half-time the Pride were up 12-0 and in the second half the Pride led 36-0.

Position	Round 1 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
1	Northern Pride	1	1	0	0	36	10	+26	2

Round 2
Saturday 26 March 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride	29 - 6	Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Tries: Hezron Murgha Joel Riethmuller Mark Cantoni Blake Leary Luke Harlen Goals: Chey Bird 4 Field goals: Clint Amos	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Shea Moylan Goals: Matt Seamark

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Michael Bani, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Jack Cooper, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs), Mick Wilson (groin)

Notes: Six North Queensland Cowboys played in this match - Michael Bani, Blake Leary, Joel Riethmuller, Jack Cooper, Clint Amos, Ricky Thorby.
Bay FM Radio (100.3) commentary team Mike Higgison and Troy Robbins called the match live from Cairns.

Position	Round 2 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
1	Northern Pride	2	2	0	0	65	16	+49	4

Round 3
Saturday 2 April 2011, 3:00pm

Easts Tigers	16 - 26	Northern Pride
Tries: Kevin Stephensen 2 Matt Zgrajewski Goals: Matt Minto 2	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Brett Anderson Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti Jason Roos Luke Harlen Goals: Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane

Interchange: 14. Rod Jensen, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin)

Position	Round 3 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	3	3	0	0	91	32	+59	6

Round 4
Sunday 10 April 2011, 2:00pm

Burleigh Bears	6 - 30	Northern Pride
Tries: Anthony Don Goals: Nick Parfitt	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Rod Jensen 2 Brett Anderson Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti Alex Starmer Goals: Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. , 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer, Clint Amos

Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin). Late change: Clint Amos was ill and started from the bench, so Ty Williams was switched to five-eighth.

Notes: This was Ben Laity's 150th Queensland Cup game

Position	Round 4 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
1	Northern Pride	4	4	0	0	121	38	+83	8

Round 5
Saturday, 16 April, 5.30pm

Northern Pride	60 - 10	Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
Tries: Mark Dalle Cort 2 Mark Cantoni 2 Brett Anderson Rod Jensen Ryan Ghietti Luke Harlen Lancen Joudo Noel Underwood Goals: Chey Bird 10	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Malcolm Congoo 2 Goals: Malcolm Congoo

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Will Tupou, 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Clint Amos, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin)

Note: This was the Pride’s 17th successive victory – a Queensland Cup record previously held by the Burleigh Bears and North Queensland Young Guns with 16 consecutive wins.

Position	Round 5 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
1	Northern Pride	5	5	0	0	181	48	+133	10

Round 6
Saturday 23 April 2011, 2:00pm

Ipswich Jets	12 - 12	Northern Pride
Tries: Marshall Chalk Joseph Tomane Goals: Brendon Lindsay 2	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Joel Riethmuller Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 2

Venue:
North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Clint Amos, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin)

Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport’s Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.

Position	Round 6 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
3	Northern Pride	6	5	1	0	193	60	+133	11

Round 7 - Split Round Week 2
Sunday 8 May 2011, 2.00pm

Northern Pride	36 - 28	Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries: Lancen Joudo 2 Brett Anderson Davin Crampton Blake Leary Jason Roos Goals: Chey Bird 6	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Justin Hunt 2 Hayden Topliss Joe Bond Troy Giess Goals: Liam Georgetown 3 Hayden Topliss

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin)

Notes: This was Brett Anderson's 50th Queensland Cup game.
This was the Pride's 19th consecutive undefeated game.

Position	Round 7 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	7	6	1	0	229	88	+141	13

Round 8
Sunday 15 May 2011, 3:00pm

Mackay Cutters	22 - 18	Northern Pride
Tries: Michael Comerford Zac Dalton Clinton Amos 2 Goals: Liam Taylor 3	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Brett Anderson Blake Leary Luke Harlen Goals: Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Shark Park, Mackay

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin), Ben Spina (called up to play for the North Queensland Cowboys).

Notes: The Pride and Cutters wore red socks to raise money for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
This was the Pride's

Position	Round 8 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	8	6	1	1	247	110	+137	13

Round 9
Saturday 21 May 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride	36 - 6	Souths Logan Magpies
Tries: Chey Bird Rod Jensen Brett Anderson Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 6	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Ben Cronin Goals: Mick Picker

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin)

Notes: Ty Williams left the field in the second half with a bicep injury.
The Magpies led 6-0 at half-time, but conceded six tries to nil in the second half.

Position	Round 9 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	9	7	1	1	283	116	+167	15

Round 10
Saturday 28 May 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride	24 - 18	Norths Devils
Tries: Brett Anderson Mark Dalle Cort Ryan Ghietti Joel Riethmuller Goals: Chey Bird 4 from 4	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Javarn White Daniel Ogden Troyden Watene Goals: Troyden Watene 3

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Mick Wilson (groin)

Notes: This was a rematch of last year's Grand Final. The Pride's win meant they had now been undefeated at home for 15 consecutive matches.

Position	Round 10 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	10	8	1	1	307	134	+173	17

Round 11
Saturday 4 June 2011, 2:00pm

Tweed Heads Seagulls	26 - 12	Northern Pride
Tries: Daniel Bartlett Mitch Zornig Dallas Williams Tevita Latu Tim Glasby Goals: Nat Bowman 4 Field goals: Nat Bowman Ian Webster	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Chey Bird Davin Crampton Goals: Chey Bird 2

Venue:
Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Lancen Joudo, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. , 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Blake Leary (knee), Hezron Murgha (shoulder)

Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport’s Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright - top of the table clash between Tweed Heads Seagulls (won all 10 games so far this season) and the Pride (won 8, drawn 1)
Alex Starmer played his 50th game for the Pride.

Position	Round 11 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	11	8	1	2	319	160	+159	17

Round 12
Friday 10 June 2011, 7:00pm

Northern Pride	22 - 30	Central Comets
Tries: James Segeyaro Davin Crampton Mark Dalle Cort Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 3	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Goals:

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ricky Thorby, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep)

Notes: This was the first Friday night game this season.
Joel Riethmuller played his 100th Queensland Cup game (Ipswich Jets and Pride).

Position	Round 12 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
3	Northern Pride	12	8	1	3	341	190	+151	17

Round 13
Saturday 18 June 2011, 2.00pm

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	30 - 28	Northern Pride
Tries: Jake Granville Shea Moylan Jason Moon John Te Reo Kurtis Lingwoodock Goals: Josh Jerome 5	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Hezron Murgha Mick Wilson Ryan Ghietti Lancen Joudo Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 4

Venue:
BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ricky Thorby, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Lancen Joudo

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Ben Spina, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep)

Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport’s Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
The Pride led 16-0 at half-time.

Position	Round 13 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
3	Northern Pride	13	8	1	4	369	220	+149	17

Round 14
Saturday 25 June 2011, 5.30pm

Northern Pride	32 - 16	Easts Tigers
Tries: Brett Anderson 4 Hezron Murgha Cory Paterson Goals: Chey Bird 4	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Dane Chisholm Fred Pakutoa Lance Morris Goals: Adam Breen 2

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Cory Paterson, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Davin Crampton (knee)

Notes: Noel Underwood played his 50th Queensland Cup match.
North Queensland Cowboy Cory Paterson debuted for the Pride after knee surgery.
The Pride led 16-0 at half-time.

Position	Round 14 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
3	Northern Pride	14	9	1	4	401	236	+165	17

Round 15
Friday 8 July 2011, 7:00pm

Northern Pride	25 - 25	Burleigh Bears
Tries: Rod Jensen 2 Ben Spina Luke Saunders Goals: Chey Bird 4 Field goals: Hezron Murgha	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Nick Parfitt Joe Vickery Shaun Spring Louis Fanenetries Goals: Nick Parfitt 4 Field goals: Nick Parfitt

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Lancen Joudo, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Luke Saunders, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep)

Note: The Pride wore a special green NAIDOC jersey.
This was the Pride's second Friday night match this season.

Position	Round 15 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
3	Northern Pride	15	9	2	4	426	261	+165	20

Round 16
Friday 15 July 2011, 7:30pm

Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles	10 - 20	Northern Pride
Tries: Mitchell Buckett Wiremu Ratana Goals: Hughie Stanley	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Lancen Joudo 2 Hezron Murgha Mark Dalle Cort Goals: Chey Bird 2

Venue:
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Chey Bird (c), 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Luke Saunders, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Brett Anderson (shoulder)

Position	Round 16 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
3	Northern Pride	16	10	2	4	446	271	+175	22

Round 17 - Split Round
Saturday 30 July, 5.30pm

Northern Pride	36 - 20	Ipswich Jets
Tries: Ricky Thorby 2 Michael Bani Mick Wilson Ryan Ghietti Jason Roos Goals: Chey Bird 6	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Donald Malone 2 Luke Capewell Michael Fisher Goals: Brendon Lindsay 2

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Chey Bird (c), 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Michael Bani, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Scott Bolton, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Ben Spina, 15. Mark Dalle Cort, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Brett Anderson (shoulder)

Position	Round 17 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	17	11	2	4	482	291	+191	24

Round 18
Sunday 7 August 2011, 2.00 pm

Redcliffe Dolphins	0 - 14	Northern Pride
Tries: - Goals: -	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Ty Williams Ricky Thorby Goals: Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe

Team: 1. Ty Williams (c), 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Scott Bolton, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Ben Spina, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable:

Notes: Rod Jensen played his 50th Queensland Cup game for the Pride (and his 69th overall including his time at the North Queensland Cowboys). Jensen has also played more than 100 ARL/NRL games for the Adelaide Rams, Canberra Raiders and North Queensland Cowboys, and 29 games for the Huddersfield Giants.

Position	Round 18 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	18	12	2	4	496	291	+205	26

Round 19
Saturday 13 August 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride	30 - 10	Mackay Cutters
Tries: Brett Anderson Mark Dalle Cort Mick Wilson Ryan Ghietti Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 5	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Ben Jones Michael Comerford Goals: Chad Grintell

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Ty Williams (c), 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable:

Notes: Chey Bird (playing in the centres rather than his usual position of fullback) scored 5 goals, meaning he has scored 500 points for the club.

Position	Round 19 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	19	13	2	4	526	301	+225	28

Round 20
Saturday 20 August 2011, 4:00pm

Souths Logan Magpies	44 - 22	Northern Pride
Tries: Drury Low 2 Andrew Edwards 2 Mitch Cronin Ben Cronin Mark Ioane Goals: Corey Thompson 6	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Brett Anderson Mark Dalle Cort Cory Paterson Ben Laity Goals: Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga

Team: 1. Davin Crampton, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird (c), 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer, Scott Bolton, Cory Paterson

Unavailable: Ty Williams

Notes:: The Pride wore a special NPA (Northern Peninsula Area) indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan which incorporated:

The five communities of the NPA Region: Injinoo, Umagico, Bamaga, New Mapoon and Seisia, the communities are represented on the five dots on the boomerang.
The five tribes the Traditional Owners of the NPA Anggamuthi, Atambaya, Wuthati, Yadhaykenu and Gudang. The tribes are depicted through the five rivers that stream from the bottom of the boomerang.
The main centrepiece of the design the Torres Strait Headress (Dhari) traditionally known as a Dhibal, is from Saibai Island, which makes up the majority of the TSI population in the NPA which migrated to the NPA throughout the 1940’s. The Dhari as a significant importance in TSI culture, the initiation of young men into warriors, celebrated through dance and ceremonies.
The boomerang represents the Aboriginal peoples of the NPA, used in hunting and gathering and significant ceremonies.

Position	Round 20 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	20	13	2	5	548	341	+207	28

Round 21
Sunday 28 August 2011, 3:00pm

Norths Devils	22 - 32	Northern Pride
Tries: Daniel Ogden 2 Dylan Galloway Matt Smith Goals: Joel Bailey 3	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Chey Bird Brett Anderson Ty Williams Joel Riethmuller Cory Paterson Ben Spina Goals: Chey Bird 4

Venue:
Bishop Park, Nundah

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams(c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Cory Paterson, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby

Unavailable:

Position	Round 21 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	21	14	2	5	580	363	+217	30

Round 22
Friday 2 September 2011, 7:00pm

Northern Pride	16 - 10	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Tries: Michael Bani Brett Anderson Goals: Chey Bird 4	Match Report Video Highlights	Tries: Nat Barnes Matt King Goals: Brad Davis

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Aidan Day, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable:

Notes: This was the first game streamed live through the Pride's website.
Aidan Day made his Queensland Cup debut.
Chey Bird scored 198 points this season.
This was Ty Williams' 50th Queensland Cup game (he has also played for North Queensland Young Guns and Cairns Cyclones).

Position	Round 22 - 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Points
2	Northern Pride	22	15	2	5	596	373	+223	32

Ladder

2011 Queensland Cup season
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Tweed Heads Seagulls	22	20	1	1	578	288	290	41
2	Northern Pride	22	15	2	5	596	373	223	32
3	Souths Logan Magpies	22	15	1	6	555	427	128	31
4	Redcliffe Dolphins	22	14	1	7	514	368	146	29
5	Ipswich Jets	22	11	4	7	560	386	174	26
6	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	22	10	1	11	488	461	27	21
7	Burleigh Bears	22	8	2	12	382	460	-78	18
8	Easts Tigers	22	8	1	13	428	524	-96	17
9	Mackay Cutters	22	8	1	13	369	473	-104	17
10	Norths Devils	22	7	0	15	432	560	-128	14
11	Central Comets	22	7	0	15	425	634	-209	14
12	Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles	22	2	0	20	350	723	-373	4

Finals Series

Finals Week 1 - Preliminary Final
Saturday 10 September, 5:30pm

Northern Pride	30 - 6	Ipswich Jets
Tries: Chey Bird Jason Roos Rod Jensen 2 Ben Spina Goals: Chey Bird 5	Match Preview Match Report Ty Williams video interview	Tries: Ian Lacey Goals: Brendon Lindsay

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns
Attendance: 3,000+

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable:

Notes: Luke Harlen played his 50th Queensland Cup game (for Northern Pride and North Queensland Cowboys) and Brett Anderson played his 50th game for the Pride (and 64th Queensland Cup game, having previously played for North Queensland Cowboys).
The game was streamed live through the Pride's website.

Finals Week 2 - Semi-Final
Saturday 17 September 2011, 2:00pm

Tweed Heads Seagulls	26 - 20	Northern Pride
Tries: Tim Maccan 2 Nathanael Barnes Tom Merritt Goals: Brad Davis 5	Match Preview Match Report	Tries: Hezron Murgha Noel Underwood Goals: Chey Bird

Venue:
Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Hezron Murgha, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer

Unavailable: Mark Dalle Cort (ankle)

Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport’s Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.

2011 Northern Pride players

Pride players	2011 Appearances	2011 Tries	2011 Goals	2011 Field Goals	2011 Points scored
Alex Starmer	16	1	0	0	4
Ben Fitzpatrick	2	0	0	0	0
Ben Laity	24	1	0	0	4
Ben Spina	16	3	0	0	12
Brett Anderson	22	15	0	0	60
Chey Bird	17	5	97	0	216
Davin Crampton	12	3	0	0	12
Hezron Murgha	16	5	0	1	21
Jason Roos	24	4	0	0	16
Joel Riethmuller	19	5	0	0	20
Lancen Joudo	13	6	0	0	24
Mark Cantoni	24	8	0	0	32
Mark Dalle Cort	16	7	0	0	28
Mick Wilson	12	3	0	0	21
Noel Underwood	16	2	0	0	8
Rod Jensen	20	8	0	0	32
Ryan Ghietti	24	8	0	0	32
Shaun Nona	3	0	0	0	0
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs	3	0	0	0	0
Ty Williams	15	5	0	0	20
Aisea Namoa	Trial game	0	0	0	0
Brenton Bowen	Trial game	0	0	0	0
Francis Mosby	Trial game	0	0	0	0
Nathan Kepa	Trial game	0	0	0	0
Theeran Pearson	Trial game	0	0	0	0
Tom Hancock	Trial game	0	0	0	0

North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Northern Pride in 2011

Cowboys players	2011 Appearances	2011 Tries	2011 Field Goals	2011 Points scored
Aidan Day	1	0	0	0
Blake Leary	9	4	0	16
Clint Amos	6	0	1	1
Cory Paterson	3	3	0	12
Jack Cooper	6	0	0	0
James Segeyaro	3	3	0	12
Kalifa Faifai Loa	1	1	0	4
Luke Harlen	24	4	0	16
Luke Saunders	2	1	0	4
Michael Bani	10	2	0	8
Ricky Thorby	19	3	0	12
Scott Bolton	3	0	0	0
Will Tupou	1	0	0	0

Clint Amos and Will Tupou were switched from being allied to the Northern Pride to the Mackay Cutters after Round 6 as part of the North Queensland Cowboys feeder agreement.

2011 Televised Games

In 2011 games were televised by ABC TV and shown live across Queensland through the ABC1 channel at 2.00pm (AEST) on Saturday afternoons. The commentary team was Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.

1: Northern Pride drew 12-12 : Round 6, Saturday 23 April 2011 against Ipswich Jets from North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
2: Northern Pride lost 12-26 : Round 11, Saturday 4 June 2011 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads
3: Northern Pride lost 28-30 : Round 13, Saturday 18 June 2011 against Wynnum-Manly Seagulls from BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
4: Northern Pride lost 20-26 : Semi-Final, Saturday 17 September 2011 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe

References

External links

Northern Pride RLFC

Est. 2007 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Former Cairns QRL representative club (1996-2000) Cairns Cyclones

The Club	Seasons Players Coaches

Home grounds	Barlow Park Pride Oval, Mooroobool

Important figures	Cairns Cyclones (1996–2000) Adrian Lam (Coach 2007) Andrew Dunemann (Coach 2008–09) David Maiden (Coach 2010–12) Jason Demetriou (Coach 2013) Chris Sheppard (Captain 2008–10 / CEO 2011–13) Ty Williams (Captain 2011–13) Rod Jensen Brett Anderson (Co-Captain 2014) Joel Riethmuller Mark Cantoni Tom Humble Luke Harlen Mark Dalle Cort Rod Griffin Clint Amos Michael Bani Scott Bolton Brenton Bowen Greg Byrnes Kalifa Faifai Loa George Gatis Luke Harlen Lancen Joudo Blake Leary Jaiman Lowe Saia Makisi Kaine Manihera Scott Moore Semi Tadulala Sam Obst Jessie Joe Parker Germaine Paulson James Segeyaro Steve Snitch Ryan Stig James Tamou

League	QRL

Competition	Intrust Super Cup Wizard Queensland Cup

Titles	Premiers (2) 2010 2014 Runners Up (1) 2009

Seasons (6)	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Affiliations	North Queensland Cowboys

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Competitions	International Origin Super League Results Grand Final RFL Championship Championship 1 Challenge Cup National League Cup

Teams	Bradford Bulls Castleford Tigers Catalans Dragons Crusaders Harlequins Huddersfield Giants Hull FC Hull KR Leeds Rhinos Salford City Reds St Helens Wakefield Wildcats Warrington Wolves Wigan Warriors

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Competitions	State of Origin 2011 NRL season Results Grand Final Toyota Cup Results Queensland Cup New South Wales Cup Legends of Origin charity match

By club	Brisbane Broncos Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canberra Raiders Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Gold Coast Titans Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne Storm Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers

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Federation	Queensland Rugby League

Representative Teams	Queensland Maroons Queensland Residents Queensland U-20 Queensland U-18 Queensland U-16 Queensland Women's

NRL clubs	Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998) South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)

Competitions	State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup Mal Meninga Cup (U18s) Cyril Connell Cup (U16s) Queensland City vs Country Origin Winfield State League (1982-1995) Other leagues: Masters Police Services Primary School Secondary School Universities Women's

Northern Division	Foley Shield Bowen Cairns Mackay Midwest Mount Isa Remote Areas Townsville

Central Division	Regions: Capricorn Region / South West Region / Wide Bay Region 47th Battalion Shield Balonne-Barwon Jr. Border Bundaberg Callide-Dawson Jr. Central Burnett Central Highlands Central West Fraser Coast Gladstone District Northern Districts Rockhampton District Roma Dictrict South Burnett Sunshine Coast-Gympie Toowoomba Warwick & District Jr. Western

South-East Division	Bulimba Cup Brisbane Brisbane A-Grade Brisbane Second Division Brisbane Women Ipswich Gold Coast Gold Coast Second Division FOGS Colts (U20's)

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