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The 2007 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 13th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished 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]

Contents

[edit] Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne 24 21 0 3 1 627 277 +350 44
2 Manly colours.svg Manly-Warringah 24 18 0 6 1 597 377 +220 38
3 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 24 15 0 9 1 547 618 -71 32
4 New Zealand colours.svg Warriors 24 13 1 10 1 593 434 +159 29
5 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta 24 13 0 11 1 573 481 +92 28
6 Canterbury colours.svg Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 1 575 528 +47 26
7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 24 12 0 12 1 408 399 +9 26
8 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane 24 11 0 13 1 511 476 +35 24
9 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 541 561 -20 24
10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney 24 10 1 13 1 445 610 -165 23
11 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland 24 10 0 14 1 463 403 +60 22
12 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast 24 10 0 14 1 409 559 -150 22
13 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra 24 9 0 15 1 431 509 -78 20
14 Canberra colours.svg Canberra 24 9 0 15 1 522 650 -128 20
15 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle 24 9 0 15 1 418 708 -290 20
16 Penrith colours.svg Penrith 24 8 0 16 1 539 607 -68 18

[edit] 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

[edit] Player Movement

Squad changes from 2006 season.

[edit] 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

[edit] Draw & Results

Round 1
March 16, 2007
Brisbane Broncos Brisbane colours.svg 16 - 23 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 50,416
Referee: Steven Clark
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)
Round 2
March 24, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 43 - 6 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 21,396
Referee: Gavin Badger
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)
Round 3
March 31, 2007
St. George Illawarra Dragons St. George Illawarra colours.svg 18 - 22 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
Tries:
Williams (2)
MacDougall (1)
Report Tries:
Graham (1)
B. Bowen (1)
Bowman (1)
Thurston (1)
Goals:
Thurston (3/3)
Round 4
April 7, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 25 - 24 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 21, 879
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
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)
Round 5
April 15, 2007
New Zealand Warriors New Zealand colours.svg 34 - 14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, NZ
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Tony Archer
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)
Round 6
April 23, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 6 - 10 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 17,678
Referee: Ben Cummins
Tries:
Bowman (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/1)
Report Tries:
Hegarty (1)
Merritt (1)
Goals:
Williams
Round 7
April 28, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 30 - 26 Manly colours.svg Manly Sea Eagles Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 18,682
Referee: Steven Clark
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)
Round 8
May 7, 2007
Gold Coast Titans Gold Coast Titans colours.svg 10 - 24 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 17,806
Referee: Ben Cummins
Tries:
Rogers (2)
Goals:
Rogers (1/1)
Delaney (0/1)
Report Tries:
M. Bowen (1)
Bowman (1)
Jensen (1)
Goals:
Thurston (6/6)
Round 9
May 12, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 12 - 22 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 17,393
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
Tries:
Bolton (1)
Anderson (1)
Goals:
Thurston (2/2)
Report Tries:
Clinton (1)
Lewis (1)
Pritchard (1)
Worth (1)
Goals:
Gordon (3/5)
Round 10
May 19, 2007
Parramatta Eels Parramatta colours.svg 44 - 14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Shayne Hayne
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
May 25, 2007
Canterbury Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg 16 - 26 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 15,412
Referee: Tony Archer
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)
Round 12
June 2, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 26 - 16 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Jason Robinson
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
June 9, 2007
Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 64 - 30 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: Gavin Badger
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)
Round 14
June 16, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 12 - 58 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
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)
Round 15
June 2, 2007
Canberra Raiders Canberra colours.svg 24 - 28 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Tony De Las Heras
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)
Round 16
BYE
' ' '
Round 17
July 7, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 18 - 12 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Tony Archer
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
June 13, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 16 - 24 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Sean Hampstead
Tries:
Graham (2)
Bowen (1)
Goals:
Graham (2/3)
Report Tries:
Carlaw (1)
Hunt (1)
Michaels (1)
Parker (1)
Goals:
Parker (4/4)
Round 19
July 22, 2007
South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg 20 - 14 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 10,002
Referee: Steven Clark
Tries:
Luke (1)
Rogers (1)
Paea (1)
Goals:
Merritt (4/5)
Report Tries:
M. Bowen (1)
Graham (1)
Minto (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/3)
Round 20
July 30, 2007
Wests Tigers Wests Tigers colours.svg 54 - 10 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,101
Referee: Shayne Hayne
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)
Round 21
August 4, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 28 - 22 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 15,791
Referee: Tony Archer
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)
Round 22
August 13, 2007
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 26 - 30 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Penrith Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
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)
Round 23
August 18, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 24 - 14 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St. George Illawarra Dragons Penrith Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 18,721
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
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)
Round 24
August 24, 2007
Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg 18 - 34 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle
Referee: Jarred Maxwell
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)
Round 25
August 31, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 38 - 32 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 24,050
Referee: Shayne Hayne
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)

[edit] Finals Series

Qualifying Final
September 8, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 20 - 18 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: Paul Simpkins
Tries:
Thurston (2)
Bowman (1)
Goals:
Thurston (4/4)
Report Tries:
Millard (1)
Patten (1)
Tonga (1)
Goals:
El Masri (3/4)
Semi Final
September 16, 2007
North Queensland Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg 49 - 12 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Tony Archer
Report
Preliminary Final
September 22, 2007
Manly Sea Eagles Manly colours.svg 28 - 6 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Paul Simpkins
Tries:
Bell (1)
Lyon (1)
Stewart (1)
Watmough (1)
Williamson (1)
Goals:
Orford (4/7)
Report Tries:
Lillyman (1)
Goals:
Thurston (1/1)

[edit] Statistics

Name P T G FG Pts
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
  • Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench
  • Key: P = Played, T = Tries, G = Goals, FG = Field Goals, Pts = Points

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ross, Livermore (2007). "Australian Rugby Football League Annual Report 2007" (pdf). Australian Rugby League Limited. pp. 11. http://www.australianrugbyleague.com.au/files/ARL_2007_Annrep_1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-15. 

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