1995 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 1995 North Queensland Cowboys season was the first in the club's history. Coached by Grant Bell and captained by Laurie Spina, they competed in the Australian Rugby League's 1995 Winfield Cup premiership, finishing in last place.
Season Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manly-Warringah |
22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 687 | 248 | +439 | 40 |
| 2 |  Canberra |
22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 634 | 255 | +379 | 40 |
| 3 |  Brisbane |
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 600 | 364 | +236 | 34 |
| 4 |  Cronulla-Sutherland |
22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 516 | 287 | +229 | 32 |
| 5 |  Newcastle |
22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 549 | 396 | +153 | 30 |
| 6 |  Sydney Bulldogs |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 468 | 352 | +116 | 28 |
| 7 |  St. George |
22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 583 | 382 | +201 | 26 |
| 8 |  North Sydney |
22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 542 | 331 | +211 | 24 |
| 9 |  Sydney City |
22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 466 | 406 | +60 | 24 |
| 10 |  Auckland |
22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 544 | 493 | +51 | 24 |
| 11 |  Western Reds |
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 361 | 549 | -188 | 22 |
| 12 |  Illawarra |
22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 519 | 431 | +88 | 21 |
| 13 |  Western Suburbs |
22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 459 | 534 | -75 | 20 |
| 14 |  Penrith |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 481 | 484 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 |  Sydney Tigers |
22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 309 | 591 | -282 | 14 |
| 16 |  South Queensland |
22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 303 | 502 | -199 | 13 |
| 17 |  Gold Coast |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 350 | 628 | -278 | 9 |
| 18 |  South Sydney |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 319 | 686 | -367 | 9 |
| 19 |  Parramatta |
22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 310 | 690 | -380 | 6 |
| 20 |  North Queensland |
22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 269 | 660 | -391 | 4 |
- Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in one game.
Squad
See also: List of North Queensland Cowboys players
Thirty nine players were used by the club in 1995.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Cowboys Debut | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spina, LaurieLaurie Spina |  | HB / FE | 11 March | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Gibson, DamianDamian Gibson | | FB / WG | 11 March | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Bouveng, DavidDavid Bouveng | | WG / CE | 11 March | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Vowles, AdrianAdrian Vowles | | CE / FE | 11 March | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Morganson, WillieWillie Morganson | | CE | 11 March | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Skardon, JohnJohn Skardon | | WG | 11 March | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Dunemann, IanIan Dunemann | | FE / HB | 11 March | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Bella, MartinMartin Bella | | PR | 11 March | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Schifilliti, DeanDean Schifilliti | | HK | 11 March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Whittington, AndrewAndrew Whittington | | PR / HK | 11 March | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sing, WayneWayne Sing | | SR | 11 March | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Russell, IanIan Russell | | SR | 11 March | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Galea, PaulPaul Galea | | LK / CE | 11 March | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Christensen, ShaneShane Christensen | | HK | 11 March | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Solomon, NoelNoel Solomon | | CE / FE | 11 March | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Bartlett, GeorgeGeorge Bartlett | | LK | 11 March | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Groves, LeighLeigh Groves | | LK / FE | 11 March | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Maiden, DavidDavid Maiden |  | PR | 19 March | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Sinclair, BruceBruce Sinclair | | PR | 19 March | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Morris, PaulPaul Morris | | SR | 19 March | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Mathiou, JamieJamie Mathiou | /  | PR | 19 March | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Murphey, GlenGlen Murphey | | WG | 26 March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Holmes, StevenSteven Holmes | | PR | 1 April | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Loomans, JustinJustin Loomans | | WG | 1 April | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 25 | Erba, JasonJason Erba | | HK | 1 April | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jones, PeterPeter Jones | | CE | 8 April | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Menkins, CraigCraig Menkins | | HK | 22 April | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Teitzel, CraigCraig Teitzel | | PR | 30 April | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Davies, JonathanJonathan Davies |  | CE | 20 May | 9 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 43 |
| 30 | Martin, JasonJason Martin | | HB | 4 June | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 31 | Piva, RobertRobert Piva |  | PR /SR | 4 June | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Hogue, MichaelMichael Hogue | | CE / LK | 1 July | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Anderson, FaronFaron Anderson | | CE | 8 July | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Cressbrook, ReggieReggie Cressbrook | | FE | 8 July | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 35 | Bowman, PaulPaul Bowman | | WG | 15 July | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | Blackman, RayRay Blackman | | CE / LK | 6 August | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Ketchell, AaronAaron Ketchell | | CE | 12 August | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Slade, NoelNoel Slade | | FE | 27 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Meads, AndrewAndrew Meads | | CE | 27 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All these players captained the team at some point during the season.
Laurie Spina (2), Paul Galea (1), Bruce Sinclair (4), Jason Martin (5), Jonathan Davies (3), Adrian Vowles (3)
Staff
- Chairman: Ron McLean
- Chief Executive Officer: Kerry Boustead
- Football Manager:
Coaching Staff
- Head Coach: Grant Bell
- Reserve Grade Coach:
- Coaching & Development Manager:
- U16 Grade Coach & Development Officer:
- U16 Grade Co-coach:
Statistics
- Won 2; Lost 20
- PF: 269; PA: 660
Club honours
- Player of the Year: Wayne Sing[1]
References
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Coordinates: 19°18′58″S 146°42′43″E / 19.31611°S 146.71194°E
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