2014 North Queensland Cowboys season

2014 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultLost semi-final
(v Sydney Roosters, 30-31)
2014 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 596; against: 406
Team information
CEOPeter Jourdain
CoachPaul Green
Captain
Stadium1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. attendance14,752
High attendance25,120 (vs. Brisbane, Finals Week 1)
Top scorers
TriesAntonio Winterstein (15)
GoalsJohnathan Thurston (93)
PointsJohnathan Thurston (234)
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The 2014 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 20th in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2014 Telstra Premiership.

Season summary

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On February 16, the Cowboys won the first trophy in their club's history when they won the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament held at Eden Park in Auckland defeating the Brisbane Broncos, 16-7, in the final. They won the trophy and a prize money cheque of $370,000. Winger Kyle Feldt was awarded the Breakout Player of the Tournament award, while Gavin Cooper, Kane Linnett, James Tamou and Antonio Winterstein were named in the Team of the Tournament. The Cowboys finished the NRL season in 5th place, defeating the Brisbane Broncos in the first week of the finals. They were eliminated a week later by the Sydney Roosters.

Milestones

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Squad List

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North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2014
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • David Furner (assistant coach)
  • Terry Matterson (assistant coach)
  • Adrian Thomson (assistant coach)
  • Paul Bowman (High Performance Manager)
  • Steve Sartori (physiotherapist)
  • Andrew Croll (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • Mark Henry (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • Josh Carius (performance analyst)
Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 15 January 2014
Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2014


Squad Movement

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2014 Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
John Asiata Sydney Roosters
2015
[1]
Lachlan Coote Penrith Panthers
2016
[2]
Cameron King St George Illawarra Dragons
2015
[3]
Tautau Moga Sydney Roosters (mid-season)
2016
[4]
Hezron Murgha Northern Pride
2015
[5]
Ben Spina Northern Pride (mid-season)
2014
Matthew Wright Cronulla Sharks
2014
[6]

2014 Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Matt Bowen Wigan Warriors
2014
[7]
Kalifa Faifai Loa Gold Coast Titans
2015
[8]
Ashley Graham Retirement
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[9]
Clint Greenshields Retirement
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[10]
Chris Grevsmuhl South Sydney Rabbitohs
2015
[11]
Jayden Hodges Manly Sea Eagles
2016
[12]
Dallas Johnson Retirement
-
[13]
Felise Kaufusi Melbourne Storm
2014
[14]
Blake Leary Northern Pride
2014
[15]
Tyson Martin Mackay Cutters
2014
[16]
Scott Moore London Broncos
2014
[17]
Wayne Ulugia Hull Kingston Rovers
2015
[18]

Re-signings

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Player Club Until End of Notes
Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys
2017
[19]
Kyle Feldt North Queensland Cowboys
2017
[20]
Glenn Hall North Queensland Cowboys
2015
[21]
Sam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
2016
[22]
Rory Kostjasyn North Queensland Cowboys
2016
[23]
Robert Lui North Queensland Cowboys
2015
[24]
Brent Tate North Queensland Cowboys
2015
[25]
Matthew Wright North Queensland Cowboys
2016
[26]

Ladder

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2014 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters 24 16 0 8 2 615 385 +230 36
2 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 502 399 +103 36
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs (P) 24 15 0 9 2 585 361 +224 34
4 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 2 506 426 +80 34
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 14 0 10 2 596 406 +190 32
6 Melbourne Storm 24 14 0 10 2 536 460 +76 32
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 446 439 +7 30
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 549 456 +93 28
9 New Zealand Warriors 24 12 0 12 2 571 491 +80 28
10 Parramatta Eels 24 12 0 12 2 477 580 −103 28
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 469 528 −59 26
12 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 463 571 −108 24
13 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 420 631 −211 24
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 9 0 15 2 372 538 −166 22
15 Canberra Raiders 24 8 0 16 2 466 623 −157 20
16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 5 0 19 2 334 613 −279 14

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 8 February Trial 1 Brisbane Broncos Dolphin Oval 32 – 8 Sims (2), Kaufusi, King, Santo, Taumalolo Feldt (3), Coote (1) 12,000
Saturday, 22 February Trial 2 Gold Coast Titans Clive Berghofer Stadium 28 – 12 Hall, Morgan, Sims, Taumalolo, Winterstein Thurston (4) 8,532
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

NRL Auckland Nines

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Main article: 2014 NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2014 competition was played over two days on February 15 and 16 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Cowbous featured in Pool navy and played Canberra, Manly and the Warriors. The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter-finals.

Pool Play
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Pool navy
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
New Zealand Warriors 3 3 0 0 80 41 +39 6
North Qld Cowboys 3 1 0 2 55 45 +10 2
Canberra Raiders 3 1 0 2 32 53 -21 2
Manly Sea Eagles 3 1 0 2 25 53 -28 2
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 15 February 2:50pm Round 1 Manly Sea Eagles Eden Park 8 – 17 Feldt, Rona
Saturday, 15 Saturday 6:35pm Round 2 Canberra Raiders Eden Park 24 – 4 Bowen (bonus try), Cooper (bonus try), Linnett, Thompson Feldt (3)
Sunday, 16 February 1:45pm Round 3 New Zealand Warriors Eden Park 23 – 28 Winterstein (2), Santo (bonus try), Feldt, Linnett Feldt (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss
Finals
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Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Newcastle Knights 11
Brisbane Broncos 16
Brisbane Broncos 18
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14
Parramatta Eels 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 17
Brisbane Broncos 7
North Queensland Cowboys 16
New Zealand Warriors 17
South Sydney Rabbitohs 16
New Zealand Warriors 0
North Queensland Cowboys 8
Penrith Panthers 12
North Queensland Cowboys 22
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Sunday, 16 February 4:45pm Quarter Penrith Panthers Eden Park 22 – 12 Feldt (2), Morgan, Rona, Sims Feldt (1)
Sunday, 16 February 6:10pm Semi New Zealand Warriors Eden Park 8 – 0 Bowen, Feldt
Sunday, 16 February 7:30pm Final Brisbane Broncos Eden Park 16 – 7 Rona (2), Winterstein Lui (1), Morgan (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 8 March Round 1 Canberra Raiders 1300SMILES Stadium 28 – 22 Cooper, Feldt, Kostjasyn, Thurston, Winterstein Thurston (4/5) 12,121
Friday, 14 March Round 2 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 12 – 16 Cooper, Thurston Thurston (2/3) 42,303
Sunday, 22 March Round 3 New Zealand Warriors 1300SMILES Stadium 16 – 20 Feldt, Morgan, Winterstein Thurston (2/3) 12,738
Monday, 31 March Round 4 Gold Coast Titans Cbus Super Stadium 12 – 13 Scott, Thurston Thurston (2/2) 9,482
Monday, 7 April Round 5 Newcastle Knights 1300SMILES Stadium 28 – 2 Morgan (2), Tate, Thompson, Wright Thurston (4/5) 11,189
Saturday, 12 April Round 6 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 4 – 16 Tate Thurston (0/1) 6,456
Friday, 18 April Round 7 Manly Sea Eagles Central Coast Stadium 21 – 26 Tate (2), Feldt, Rona Thurston (2/3, FG), Feldt (0/2) 10,013
Saturday, 26 April Round 8 Parramatta Eels 1300SMILES Stadium 42 – 14 Linnett (2), Rona (2), Morgan, Scott, Thurston Thurston (7/7) 13,285
Friday, 9 May Round 9 Brisbane Broncos 1300SMILES Stadium 27 – 14 Kostjasyn, Linnett, Lowe, Scott Thurston (5/6, FG) 21,340
Saturday, 17 May Round 10 Sydney Roosters 1300SMILES Stadium 42 – 10 Linnett (3), T. Sims, Tate, Thurston, Wright Thurston (7/9) 15,361
Sunday, 25 May Round 11 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 42 – 12 Lowe, Rona Lowe (2/2) 8,412
Saturday, 31 May Round 12 Melbourne Storm 1300SMILES Stadium 22 – 0 Linnett, Morgan, Thurston, Winterstein Thurston (3/4) 12,392
Friday, 6 June Round 13 Parramatta Eels Pirtek Stadium 16 – 18 Morgan, Tamou, Winterstein Thurston (2/3) 10,142
Round 14 Bye
Monday, 23 June Round 15 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 28 – 36 Lui (2), Rona, T. Sims, Winterstein Thurston (4/5) 11,925
Saturday, 28 June Round 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1300SMILES Stadium 20 – 18 Wright (2), T. Sims, Winterstein Thurston (2/5) 15,897
Saturday, 5 July Round 17 St George Illawarra Dragons Kogarah Oval 24 – 27 Winterstein (2), Rona, T. Sims, Taumalolo Lowe (2/4), Wright (0/1) 12,082
Round 18 Bye
Friday, 18 July Round 19 Cronulla Sharks Remondis Stadium 36 – 18 Thurston (2), Hall, Morgan, T. Sims, Winterstein Thurston (6/7) 9,366
Saturday, 26 July Round 20 Canterbury Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 20 – 12 Wright (2), Winterstein Thurston (4/5) 9,873
Saturday, 2 August Round 21 Gold Coast Titans 1300SMILES Stadium 28 – 8 Cooper, Linnett, Moga, Morgan, Thurston Thurston (4/6) 14,487
Saturday, 9 August Round 22 Wests Tigers 1300SMILES Stadium 64 – 6 Wright (3), Moga (2), Taumalolo (2), Winterstein (2), Linnett, Morgan, T. Sims Thurston (8/12) 12,317
Monday, 18 August Round 23 Penrith Panthers Sportingbet Stadium 23 – 22 Hall, Linnett, Lui, Winterstein Thurston (3/4) 7,276
Saturday, 23 August Round 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 22 –10 Feldt (2), Taumalolo, Winterstein Thurston (3/5) 17,171
Monday, 1 September Round 25 Cronulla Sharks 1300SMILES Stadium 20 – 19 Taumalolo (2), Thurston Thurston (3/3, 2 FG) 11,712
Saturday, 6 September Round 26 Manly Sea Eagles 1300SMILES Stadium 30 – 16 Feldt (2), Linnett, Lui, Winterstein Thurston (5/6) 22,521
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 13 September Qual. Final Brisbane Broncos 1300SMILES Stadium 32 – 20 Cooper (2), Linnett, Lui, Morgan Thurston (6/6) 25,120
Saturday, 13 September Semi-final Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 30 – 31 Cooper, Lowe, Lui, Scott, Thurston Thurston (5/5) 18,355
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
John Asiata 6 - - - -
Scott Bolton 26 - - - -
Gavin Cooper 17 6 - - 24
Kyle Feldt 10 7 - - 28
Glenn Hall 24 2 - - 8
Sam Hoare 6 - - - -
Cameron King 2 - - - -
Rory Kostjasyn 25 2 - - 8
Kane Linnett 25 12 - - 48
Ethan Lowe 10 3 4 - 20
Robert Lui 25 6 - - 24
Anthony Mitchell 4 - - - -
Tautau Moga 11 3 - - 12
Michael Morgan 26 10 - - 40
Joel Riethmuller 6 - - - -
Curtis Rona 7 6 - - 24
Zac Santo 1 - - - -
Matthew Scott 20 4 - - 16
Ashton Sims 25 - - - -
Tariq Sims 21 6 - - 24
Ben Spina 1 - - - -
James Tamou 21 1 - - 4
Brent Tate 12 5 - - 20
Jason Taumalolo 25 6 - - 24
Ray Thompson 22 1 - - 4
Johnathan Thurston 24 11 93 4 234
Antonio Winterstein 23 15 - - 60
Matthew Wright 17 9 - - 32
Totals 115 97 4 658

Source:[27]

Representatives

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The following players have played a representative match in 2014

City vs Country ANZAC Test Four Nations Qualifier State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Prime Minister's XIII Four Nations
Michael Morgan
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-
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Prime Minister's XIII
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Tautau Moga
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Samoa
Matthew Scott
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
-
-
-
Ashton Sims
-
-
Fiji
-
-
-
-
-
Tariq Sims
Country
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
James Tamou
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Australia
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New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
-
-
Brent Tate
-
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
-
-
-
Jason Taumalolo
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-
-
-
-
-
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New Zealand
Johnathan Thurston
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Antonio Winterstein
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-
-
-
-
-
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Samoa

Honours

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League

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Club

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Feeder Clubs

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National Youth Competition

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Queensland Cup

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References

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