2007 North Queensland Cowboys season

The 2007 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 13th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Johnathan Thurston, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2007 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 3rd (out of 16) place. The Cowboys were the most successful of the three Queensland-based NRL clubs and drew strong crowds during the season, winning 11 of their 14 matches at Dairy Farmers stadium.[1] Matt Bowen was named the club's player of the year,[2] and was also the premiership's leading try-scorer.

Also during the season News Limited sold the football club to the Cowboys Leagues Club, ending a six-year period of ownership during which it helped the club through a difficult time.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne 2421031627277+35044
2 Manly-Warringah 2418061597377+22038
3 North Queensland 2415091547618-7132
4 Warriors 24131101593434+15929
5 Parramatta 24130111573481+9228
6 Bulldogs 24120121575528+4726
7 South Sydney 24120121408399+926
8 Brisbane 24110131511476+3524
9 Wests Tigers 24110131541561-2024
10 Sydney 24101131445610-16523
11 Cronulla-Sutherland 24100141463403+6022
12 Gold Coast 24100141409559-15022
13 St George Illawarra 2490151431509-7820
14 Canberra 2490151522650-12820
15 Newcastle 2490151418708-29020
16 Penrith 2480161539607-6818

Squad

Although other players may play for the North Queensland Cowboys during the year, all NRL clubs are required to select a top 25 First Grade squad at the beginning of the season. Below is a list of those 25 players listed alphabetically at the North Queensland Cowboys.

No. Position Player
Australia SR Matthew Bartlett
Australia SR Scott Bolton
Australia WG Brenton Bowen
Australia FB Matthew Bowen
Australia CE Paul Bowman
Australia PR Ray Cashmere
New Zealand HK David Faiumu
Australia CE Ben Farrar
New Zealand LK Sione Faumuina
Australia CE Ashley Graham
Australia CE Mark Henry
Australia SR Jacob Lillyman
Australia CE Scott Minto
No. Position Player
Australia FE Jackson Nicolau
Australia SR Luke O'Donnell
Australia HK Aaron Payne
Australia PR Matthew Scott
Australia FE Jason Smith
Australia LK Justin Smith
Australia SR Steve Southern
Australia WG Neil Sweeney
Australia HB Johnathan Thurston (c)
Australia PR Shane Tronc
Australia SR Carl Webb
Australia WG Ty Williams

Player Movement

Squad changes from 2006 season.

Gains

Name From
Jason Smith Canberra Raiders
Scott Minto Brisbane Broncos
Ben Vaeau Brisbane Broncos
Joe Clarke Brisbane Broncos
Jackson Nicolau Melbourne Storm
Ben Farrar Parramatta Eels
Colin Wilkie Melbourne Storm
John Frith Parramatta Eels
Karl Johnson North Sydney Bears
Jared Lindley Camira Cougars

Draw & Results

Round 1
16 March 2007
Brisbane Broncos 16 - 23 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Carlaw (1)
Hunt (1)
Moon (1)
Goals:
Lockyer (2/4)		 Report Tries:
Graham (2)
Henry (1)
M. Bowen (1)
Goals:
Thurston (3/5)
Field Goals:
M. Bowen (1)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 50,416
Referee/s: Steven Clark
Round 2
24 March 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 43 - 6 Sydney Roosters
Tries:
Thurston (2)
B. Bowen (2)
M. Bowen (2)
O'Donnell (1)
Goals:
Thurston (6/6)
Graham (1/1)
Field Goals:
Payne (1)		 Report Tries:
Paea (1)
Goals:
Fitzgibbon (1/1)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 21,396
Referee/s: Gavin Badger
Round 3
31 March 2007
St. George Illawarra Dragons 18 - 22 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Williams (2)
MacDougall (1)		 Report Tries:
Graham (1)
B. Bowen (1)
Bowman (1)
Thurston (1)
Goals:
Thurston (3/3)
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 4
7 April 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 25 - 24 Wests Tigers
Tries:
Graham (2)
Sweeney (1)
M. Bowen (1)
Goals:
Thurston (4/4)
Field Goals:
M. Bowen (1)		 Report Tries:
Farah (1)
Collis (1)
Fitzhenry (1)
Whatuira (1)
Goals:
Marshall (4/5)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 21, 879
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 5
15 April 2007
New Zealand Warriors 34 - 14 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Bryne (1)
Price (1)
Witt (1)
Rovelli (1)
Fien (1)
Vatuvei (1)
Goals:
Martin (5/6)		 Report Tries:
B. Bowen (1)
Thurston (1)
M. Bowen (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/3)
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Attendance: 11,260
Referee/s: Tony Archer
Round 6
23 April 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 6 - 10 South Sydney Rabbitohs
Tries:
Bowman (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/1)		 Report Tries:
Hegarty (1)
Merritt (1)
Goals:
Williams
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 17,678
Referee/s: Ben Cummins
Round 7
28 April 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 30 - 26 Manly Sea Eagles
Tries:
M. Bowen (2)
Farrar (1)
B. Bowen (1)
Jason Smith (1)
Goals:
Thurston (5/6)		 Report Tries:
Hicks (2)
Lyon (1)
Halden (1)
Bryant (1)
Goals:
Lyon (3/5)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 18,682
Referee/s: Steven Clark
Round 8
7 May 2007
Gold Coast Titans 10 - 24 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Rogers (2)
Goals:
Rogers (1/1)
Delaney (0/1)		 Report Tries:
M. Bowen (1)
Bowman (1)
Jensen (1)
Goals:
Thurston (6/6)
Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 17,806
Referee/s: Ben Cummins
Round 9
12 May 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 12 - 22 Penrith Panthers
Tries:
Bolton (1)
Anderson (1)
Goals:
Thurston (2/2)		 Report Tries:
Clinton (1)
Lewis (1)
Pritchard (1)
Worth (1)
Goals:
Gordon (3/5)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 17,393
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 10
19 May 2007
Parramatta Eels 44 - 14 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Burt (2)
Cannings (1)
Mateo (1)
Riddell (1)
Robinsion (1)
Smith
Goals:
Burt (8/9)		 Report Tries:
Faumuina (1)
Graham (1)
Minto (1)
Goals:
Graham (1/3)
Round 11
25 May 2007
Canterbury Bulldogs 16 - 26 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
El Masri (1)
Emelion (1)
Ryan (1)
Goals:
El Masri (2/3)		 Report Tries:
M. Bowen (2)
Faumuina (1)
Tronc (1)
Goals:
Thurston (5/5)
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 15,412
Referee/s: Tony Archer
Round 12
2 June 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 26 - 16 Cronulla Sharks
Tries:
Williams (2)
Minto (1)
Scott (1)
Sweeney (1)
Goals:
Thurston (3/5)		 Report Tries:
Bird (2)
de Gois (1)
Pomeroy (1)
Goals:
Covell (4/4)
Round 13
9 June 2007
Sydney Roosters 64 - 30 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Kenny-Dowall (3)
Monaghan (2)
Perrett (1)
Shackleton (1)
Tupou(1)
Williams (1)
Wing (1)
Goals:
Fitzgibbon (9/10)
Roberts (1/1)		 Report Tries:
M. Bowen (2)
Southern (1)
Tronc (1)
Bartlett (1)
Goals:
Graham (5/5)
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 4,186
Referee/s: Gavin Badger
Round 14
16 June 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 12 - 58 Melbourne Storm
Tries:
B. Bowen (1)
M. Bowen (1)
Williams (1)
Goals:
Thurston (0/3)		 Report Tries:
Inglis (2)
King (2)
Cronk (1)
Geyer (1)
Newton (1)
J. Smith (1)
Tagataese (1)
Turner (1)
Goals:
C. Smith (9/10)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 15
2 June 2007
Canberra Raiders 24 - 28 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Campese (2)
Chalk (2)
Milne (1)
Goals:
Dobson (2/5)		 Report Tries:
B. Bowen (2)
M. Bowen (2)
Thurston (1)
Goals:
Thurston (4/5)
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee/s: Tony De Las Heras
Round 16
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Round 17
7 July 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 18 - 12 New Zealand Warriors
Tries:
Faumuina (1)
Graham (1)
Webb (1)
Goals:
Thurston (2/2)
Graham (1/1)		 Report Tries:
Ah Van (1)
Vatuvei (1)
Goals:
Witt (2/2)
Round 18
13 June 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 16 - 24 Brisbane Broncos
Tries:
Graham (2)
Bowen (1)
Goals:
Graham (2/3)		 Report Tries:
Carlaw (1)
Hunt (1)
Michaels (1)
Parker (1)
Goals:
Parker (4/4)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee/s: Sean Hampstead
Round 19
22 July 2007
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 - 14 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Luke (1)
Rogers (1)
Paea (1)
Goals:
Merritt (4/5)		 Report Tries:
M. Bowen (1)
Graham (1)
Minto (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/3)
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,002
Referee/s: Steven Clark
Round 20
30 July 2007
Wests Tigers 54 - 10 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Harrison (2)
Farah (1)
Fitzhenry (1)
Galea (1)
Halatau (1)
Heighington (1)
Hodgson (1)
Morris (1)
Tuiaki (1)
Goals:
Marshall (4/7)
Hodgson (2/3)
Farah (1/1)		 Report Tries:
Bartlett (1)
Smith (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/2)
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,101
Referee/s: Shayne Hayne
Round 21
4 August 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 28 - 22 Canberra Raiders
Tries:
Farrar (2)
Graham (2)
M. Bowen (1)
Thurston (1)
Goals:
Graham (2/5)
Thurston (0/1)		 Report Tries:
Picker (2)
Carney (1)
Bickerstaff (1)
Goals:
Dobson (3/4)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 15,791
Referee/s: Tony Archer
Round 22
13 August 2007
Penrith Panthers 26 - 30 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Jennings (2)
Clinton (1)
Daniela (1)
Pritchard (1)
Goals:
Gordon (3/5)		 Report Tries:
Graham (3)
B. Bowen (1)
M. Bowen (1)
Justin Smith (1)
Goals:
Thurston (3/5)
Penrith Stadium, Sydney
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 23
18 August 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 24 - 14 St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tries:
M. Bowen (1)
Bowman (1)
Cashmere (1)
Jason Smith (1)
Goals:
Thurston (4/4)		 Report Tries:
Cooper (2)
Hornby (1)
Goals:
Soward (1/3)
Penrith Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 18,721
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 24
24 August 2007
Newcastle Knights 18 - 34 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Bailey (1)
Paterson (1)
Vuna (1)
Goals:
Gidley (3/3)		 Report Tries:
Graham (2)
M. Bowen (1)
Sweeney (1)
Thurston (1)
Williams (1)
Goals:
Thurston (5/6)
Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle
Referee/s: Jarred Maxwell
Round 25
31 August 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 38 - 32 Canterbury Bulldogs
Tries:
Farrar (2)
Williams (2)
Justin Smith (1)
Thurston (1)
Goals:
Thurston (7/7)		 Report Tries:
Patten (2)
Millard (1)
Ryan (1)
Tonga (1)
Williams (1)
Goals:
El Masri (4/6)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 24,050
Referee/s: Shayne Hayne

Finals Series

Qualifying Final
8 September 2007
North Queensland Cowboys 20 - 18 Canterbury Bulldogs
Tries:
Thurston (2)
Bowman (1)
Goals:
Thurston (4/4)		 Report Tries:
Millard (1)
Patten (1)
Tonga (1)
Goals:
El Masri (3/4)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 24,004
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins
Preliminary Final
22 September 2007
Manly Sea Eagles 28 - 6 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Bell (1)
Lyon (1)
Stewart (1)
Watmough (1)
Williamson (1)
Goals:
Orford (4/7)		 Report Tries:
Lillyman (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/1)

Statistics

NamePTGFGPts
Brett Anderson 1 1 0 0 4
Matthew Bartlett 11 (5) 2 0 0 8
Scott Bolton 6 (6) 1 0 0 4
Brenton Bowen 16 9 0 0 36
Matthew Bowen 25 21 0 2 86
Paul Bowman 19 5 0 0 20
Ray Cashmere 22 (12) 1 0 0 4
David Faiumu 18 (15) 0 0 0 0
Ben Farrar 9 (2) 5 0 0 20
Sione Faumuina 18 (7) 3 0 0 12
Sam Faust 11 (2) 0 0 0 0
John Frith 1 (1) 0 0 0 0
Ashley Graham 20 17 12/18 0 92
Mark Henry 8 1 0 0 4
Rod Jensen 6 (6) 1 0 0 4
Jacob Lillyman 19 (9) 1 0 0 4
Scott Minto 14 3 0 0 12
Shane Muspratt 3 (1) 0 0 0 0
Jackson Nicolau 1 (1) 0 0 0 0
Luke O'Donnell 4 1 0 0 4
Aaron Payne 25 (3) 0 0 1 1
Matthew Scott 21 (10) 1 0 0 4
Jason Smith 18 (6) 2 0 0 8
Justin Smith 22 (2) 3 0 0 12
Steve Southern 19 1 0 0 4
Neil Sweeney 11 3 0 0 12
Johnathan Thurston 23 10 71/89 0 182
Shane Tronc 17 (7) 2 0 0 8
Ben Vaeau 7 (5) 0 0 0 0
Carl Webb 17 1 0 0 4
Ty Williams 13 6 0 0 24
101 83/107 3 573

Injuries

Injuries hampered the Cowboy's season. Luke O'Donnell was lost early to injury, that kept him out for the rest of the season. Shane Tronc also succumbed to a season-ending injury.

Also, injuries to key men in Jason Smith, Ashley Graham, Matt Scott, Jacob Lillyman, Ben Farrar, Brenton Bowen, Paul Bowman, Carl Webb and Steve Southern, occurred during the course of the season.

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Livermore (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (pdf). Australian Rugby League Limited. p. 11. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Honours at cowboys.com.au

External links

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