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2016 North Queensland Cowboys season

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2016 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank4th
2016 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 584; against: 355
Team information
CEOGreg Tonner
CoachPaul Green
Captain
Stadium1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. attendance16,692
High attendance25,163 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 11)
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (15)
GoalsJohnathan Thurston (98)
PointsJohnathan Thurston (201)
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The 2016 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 22nd in the club's history and their first as defending premiers. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. In the pre-season the Cowboys competed in the 2016 Auckland Nines tournament, reaching the quarter-finals. The team finished the regular season in 4th, losing in the preliminary final to the eventual premiers, the Cronulla Sharks.

Season summary

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Milestones

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Squad List

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First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 10 October 2015
Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2016


Squad Movement

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Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Shaun Hudson Gold Coast Titans
2017
Jahrome Hughes Townsville Blackhawks
2016
Patrick Mago Canberra Raiders
2016

Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Glenn Hall Townsville Blackhawks
2016
Viliame Kikau Penrith Panthers
2017
Cameron King Parramatta Eels
2016
Robert Lui Salford Red Devils
2016
Hezron Murgha Townsville Blackhawks
2016
Zac Santo Canberra Raiders
2016
Scott Schulte Parramatta Eels
2016
Kelepi Tanginoa Parramatta Eels
2016
Matthew Wright Manly Sea Eagles (mid-season)
2018

Re-signings

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Player Club Until End of Notes
Javid Bowen North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Josh Chudleigh North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Lachlan Coote North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Jake Granville North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Sam Hoare North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Patrick Kaufusi North Queensland Cowboys
2017
Kane Linnett North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Ethan Lowe North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Justin O'Neill North Queensland Cowboys
2018
Antonio Winterstein North Queensland Cowboys
2018

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm 24 19 0 5 2 563 302 +261 42
2 Canberra Raiders 24 17 1 6 2 688 456 +232 39
3 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (P) 24 17 1 6 2 580 404 +176 39
4 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 584 355 +229 34
5 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 2 554 434 +120 34
6 Penrith Panthers 24 14 0 10 2 563 463 +100 32
7 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 14 0 10 2 506 448 +58 32
8 Gold Coast Titans 24 11 1 12 2 508 497 +11 27
9 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 499 607 −108 26
10 New Zealand Warriors 24 10 0 14 2 513 601 −88 24
11 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 10 0 14 2 341 538 −197 24
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 9 0 15 2 473 549 −76 22
13 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 8 0 16 2 454 563 −109 20
14 Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 2 298 324 −26 181
15 Sydney Roosters 24 6 0 18 2 443 576 −133 16
16 Newcastle Knights 24 1 1 22 2 305 800 −495 7

1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

Fixtures

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NRL Auckland Nines

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The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The Cowboys, whose side featured a returning Matthew Bowen, finished first in their pool before being eliminated by the Melbourne Storm in the quarter-finals.

Pool Play

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Rangitoto Pool
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
North Queensland Cowboys 3 2 0 1 55 36 +19 4
Newcastle Knights 3 2 0 1 48 58 −10 4
Penrith Panthers 3 1 0 2 48 37 +11 2
Wests Tigers 3 1 0 2 36 56 −20 2
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 6 February 1:20pm Round 1 Newcastle Knights Eden Park 28 – 12 Cooper (3), Gela-Mosby (2), O'Neill M. Bowen (1), Morgan (1)
Saturday, 6 February 5:40pm Round 2 Wests Tigers Eden Park 12 – 13 Gela-Mosby (2), Winterstein -
Sunday, 7 February 11:50am Round 3 Penrith Panthers Eden Park 15 – 11 Cooper, Hess, Lowe Coote (1)
Sunday, 7 February 2:30pm Quarter-final Melbourne Storm Eden Park 6 – 14 Kostjasyn Coote (1)
Legend:   Win   Loss

Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 6 February Trial 1 Brisbane Broncos Salter Oval 26 – 48 Chudleigh, Creith, Hughes, Mago, Ponga Laybutt (3/5) 8,122
Thursday, 11 February Trial 2 Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval 18 – 16 Cooper, Morgan, O'Neill Thurston (3/3) -
Sunday, 21 February Trial 3 Leeds Rhinos Headingley Stadium 38 – 4 O'Neill (2), Coote, Feldt, Linnett, Morgan, Thurston Thurston (5/7) 19,778
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 5 March Round 1 Cronulla Sharks 1300SMILES Stadium 20 – 14 Linnett, Lowe, O'Neill Thurston (4/4) 15,519
Saturday, 12 March Round 2 Parramatta Eels Pirtek Stadium 16 – 20 Lowe, O'Neill, Taumalolo Thurston (2/3) 12,194
Thursday, 17 March Round 3 Sydney Roosters 1300SMILES Stadium 40 – 0 Bolton, Coote, Feldt, Linnett, Morgan, Taumalolo, Winterstein Thurston (6/7) 8,099
Friday, 25 March Round 4 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 20 – 21 Granville, Morgan, Lowe Thurston (4/4) 46,176
Saturday, 2 April Round 5 St George Illawarra Dragons 1300SMILES Stadium 36 – 0 Feldt (2), Bolton, Bowen, Cooper, O'Neill Thurston (6/6) 17,444
Saturday, 9 April Round 6 Penrith Panthers Pepper Stadium 23 – 18 Bowen, Cooper, Feldt, O'Neill Thurston (3/4), Coote (1 FG) 13,725
Friday, 15 April Round 7 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1300SMILES Stadium 44 – 18 O'Neill (2), Cooper, Feldt, Lowe, Morgan, Thurston, Winterstein Thurston (6/8) 15,487
Saturday, 23 April Round 8 Parramatta Eels 1300SMILES Stadium 32 – 16 Morgan (2), Cooper, Coote, Winterstein Thurston (6/7) 19,308
Saturday, 30 April Round 9 Manly Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 34 – 18 Feldt (2), Cooper, Linnett, Morgan, Winterstein Thurston (5/6) 11,734
Saturday, 14 May Round 10 Melbourne Storm Suncorp Stadium 14 – 15 Cooper, Morgan Thurston (3/3) 52,347
Friday, 20 May Round 11 Brisbane Broncos 1300SMILES Stadium 19 – 18 Coote, O'Neill, Scott Thurston (3/3, 1 FG) 25,163
Saturday, 28 May Round 12 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 10 – 14 Feldt, Hughes Lowe (1/2) 10,032
Saturday, 4 June Round 13 Newcastle Knights 1300SMILES Stadium 46 – 16 Feldt (2), Ray Thompson (2), Cooper, Granville, Kostjasyn, Winterstein Thurston (7/8) 14,651
Monday, 13 June Round 14 Cronulla Sharks Southern Cross Group Stadium 10 – 13 Winterstein Thurston (3/3) 13,119
Round 15 Bye
Monday, 27 June Round 16 Manly Sea Eagles 1300SMILES Stadium 30 – 26 Taumalolo (2), Coote, Tamou, Winterstein Thurston (5/5) 15,584
Sunday, 3 July Round 17 South Sydney Rabbitohs Barlow Park 20 – 0 Bowen, Scott, Thurston Thurston (4/5) 14,923
Monday, 11 July Round 18 Canberra Raiders GIO Stadium 12 – 26 Chudleigh, Hess Lowe (2/2) 8,328
Round 19 Bye
Thursday, 21 July Round 20 Canterbury Bulldogs 1300SMILES Stadium 36 – 0 Winterstein (3), O'Neill (2), Bowen, Lowe Lowe (2/3), Thurston (2/4) 11,260
Saturday, 30 July Round 21 Melbourne Storm 1300SMILES Stadium 8 – 16 Winterstein Lowe (2/2) 20,256
Sunday, 7 August Round 22 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 14 – 26 Linnett, Lowe Thurston (3/3) 14,246
Sunday, 14 August Round 23 Sydney Roosters Allianz Stadium 10 – 22 Linnett, Lowe Thurston (1/2) 8,760
Saturday, 20 August Round 24 New Zealand Warriors 1300SMILES Stadium 34 – 6 Feldt (2), Morgan, O'Neill, Taumalolo, Ray Thompson Thurston (5/6) 15,676
Thursday, 25 August Round 25 Canterbury Bulldogs Belmore Sports Ground 24 – 16 Lowe (2), Hess, Taumalolo Thurston (4/5) 10,144
Saturday, 3 September Round 26 Gold Coast Titans 1300SMILES Stadium 32 – 16 Cooper (2), O'Neill, Tamou, Winterstein Thurston (6/6) 21,495
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 10 September Qualifying Final Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 16 – 10 Feldt, Winterstein Thurston (1/2) 21,233
Friday, 16 September Semi-final Brisbane Broncos 1300SMILES Stadium 26 – 20 O'Neill (2), Hess, Morgan Thurston (5/6) 23,804
Friday, 23 September Preliminary Final Cronulla Sharks Allianz Stadium 32 –20 Feldt (2), Coote, Hess Thurston (2/4) 36,717
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
John Asiata 19 - - - -
Scott Bolton 27 2 - - 8
Javid Bowen 10 4 - - 16
Josh Chudleigh 1 1 - - 4
Gavin Cooper 26 9 - - 36
Lachlan Coote 27 5 - 1 21
Kyle Feldt 24 15 - - 60
Jake Granville 25 2 - - 8
Ben Hannant 24 - - - -
Coen Hess 8 4 - - 16
Jahrome Hughes 1 1 - - 4
Patrick Kaufusi 12 - - - -
Rory Kostjasyn 26 1 - - 4
Kane Linnett 22 5 - - 20
Ethan Lowe 25 9 7 - 50
Tautau Moga 1 - - - -
Michael Morgan 22 9 - - 36
Justin O'Neill 25 13 - - 52
Kalyn Ponga 2 - - - -
Matthew Scott 23 2 - - 8
Ben Spina 2 - - - -
James Tamou 25 2 - - 8
Jason Taumalolo 27 6 - - 24
Ray Thompson 7 3 - - 12
Johnathan Thurston 24 2 96 1 201
Antonio Winterstein 24 13 - - 52
Totals 108 103 2 640

Representatives

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The following players have played a representative match in 2016.

All Stars match ANZAC Test Polynesian Cup City vs Country Residents match State of Origin 1 State Of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Four Nations
John Asiata
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Samoa
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Gavin Cooper
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Queensland
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Jahrome Hughes
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Queensland
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Patrick Kaufusi
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Tonga
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Rory Kostjasyn
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Country
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Kane Linnett
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Country
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Michael Morgan
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
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Australia
Justin O'Neill
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
Matthew Scott
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
James Tamou
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Australia
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New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
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Jason Taumalolo
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
Johnathan Thurston
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Australia
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
Antonio Winterstein
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Samoa
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Matthew Wright
World All Stars
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Honours

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League

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Club

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Feeder Clubs

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References

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  10. ^ Eels, Parra (21 October 2015). "Eels sign trio for 2016". Parramatta Eels.
  11. ^ Eels, Parra (21 October 2015). "Eels sign trio for 2016". Parramatta Eels.
  12. ^ Sea Eagles, Manly (22 April 2016). "Matthew Wright to join Manly". Manly Sea Eagles. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Cowboys re-sign young NRL talent". August 2016.
  14. ^ "Josh Chudleigh".
  15. ^ "Coote re-signs with Cowboys". 27 April 2016.
  16. ^ "Granville extends time at Cowboys". 27 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Cowboys re-sign young NRL talent". August 2016.
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  19. ^ "Linnett to remain in Cowboys stable". 26 May 2016.
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