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{{Short description|1st season in the club history}}
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 [[ARL season 1995|1995 Winfield Cup]] premiership, finishing in last place.
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year = 1995
| team_colour = #000080
| font_colour = #FFFFFF
| league = NRL
| league_link = [[1995 ARL season|ARL]]
| league_rank = 20th
| league_wins = 2
| league_draws = 0
| league_losses = 20
| points_for = 269
| points_against = 660
| playoff_result = Missed finals
| CEO_title = CEO
| CEO = [[Kerry Boustead]]
| coach_title = Coach
| coach = [[Grant Bell]]
| captain = [[Laurie Spina]]
| stadium = [[Stockland Stadium]]
| avg_attendance = 21,670
| high_attendance = 24,855 (vs. [[Brisbane Broncos]], Round 5)
| top_tries = [[David Bouveng]], [[Justin Loomans]] (9)
| top_goals = [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Jonathan Davies]] (19)
| top_points = [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Jonathan Davies]] (43)
| prev_season =
| next_season = [[1996 North Queensland Cowboys season|1996]]
}}


The '''1995 North Queensland Cowboys season''' was the first in [[North Queensland Cowboys|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Grant Bell]] and captained by [[Laurie Spina]], they competed in the [[1995 ARL season|ARL Premiership]].
==Season Ladder==

== Season summary ==
Two years after being admitted into Australia's premier [[ARL Premiership|rugby league competition]], the North Queensland Cowboys played their first official premiership game on Saturday, March 11. Led by inaugural captain and [[Ingham, Queensland|Ingham]] local [[Laurie Spina]], the club faced the [[Sydney Bulldogs]] in front of a crowd of 23,156 at [[Stockland Stadium]]. There was no fairy tale beginning for the club, as centre [[Adrian Vowles]] was sent off for a high shot six minutes into the match and the Bulldogs won the game 32-16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/incredible-stories-of-the-north-queensland-cowboys-early-years-that-set-the-club-up-for-success/news-story/1aecc116a033f6370ee70e5a9f372bb7?nk=e2907eaec6c4db621e780b3ceec71556-1503028861|title = Latest News}}</ref> Teenage fullback [[Damian Gibson]], who was making his first grade debut, scored the club's first premiership try.

The club found little success during their debut season in the premiership. They began the season with seven straight losses before picking up their first ever win against the [[Illawarra Steelers]] at [[WIN Stadium|Steelers Stadium]] in Round 8. A six-game losing streak followed, which was then snapped in Round 15, when the club recorded their first ever home win, defeating the [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]. It would be the last time the club enjoyed victory that season, as they ended the year with seven consecutive losses. The Cowboys finished 1995 in 20th place, winning the dreaded [[Wooden spoon (award)|wooden spoon]], with just two wins from 22 games.

Former [[Eastern Suburbs Roosters]] prop [[Wayne Sing]], who played 20 games, was named Player of the Year and Players' Player at the end of the season. The Cowboys would also have three players participate in the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup]]. [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Jonathan Davies]] (a former [[Wales national rugby union team|Welsh rugby union]] international) and [[Kevin Ellis (rugby)|Kevin Ellis]] (who spent the entire season in reserve grade) both represented [[Wales national rugby league team|Wales]], while [[Robert Piva]] (a recruit from [[Wakefield Trinity]]) represented [[Samoa national rugby league team|Western Samoa]].

Perhaps the one bright spot from the Cowboys' inaugural season was the debut of young [[Proserpine, Queensland|Proserpine]] centre [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]. Bowman, who played seven games in 1995, would go onto captain the club and play 203 games over 13 seasons. Following his retirement in 2007, the club renamed their Player of the Year award the Paul Bowman Medal in his honour. He would join the club's coaching staff as an assistant coach and later their high performance manager, being on the staff for their [[2015 NRL Grand Final|NRL Premiership]] and [[2016 World Club Challenge]] winning sides.

=== Milestones ===
* '''Round 1:''' The club played their first premiership game (losing 16-32 to the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]).
* '''Round 1:''' [[Damian Gibson]] scored the club's first try.
* '''Round 1:''' [[Damian Gibson]] and [[Ian Dunemann]] made their first grade debuts.
* '''Round 2:''' [[David Maiden]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 3:''' [[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Glen Murphy]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 4:''' [[Steven Holmes (rugby league)|Steven Holmes]] and [[Justin Loomans]] made their first grade debuts.
* '''Round 5:''' [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Peter Jones]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 7:''' [[Justin Loomans]] became the first player to score two tries in a match for the club.
* '''Round 8:''' The club won their first game (def. [[Illawarra Steelers]] 14-10).
* '''Round 14:''' [[Michael Hogue]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 15:''' [[Faron Anderson]] and [[Reggie Cressbrook]] made their first grade debuts.
* '''Round 15:''' The club won their first home game, and scored 30 points in a match for the first time.
* '''Round 16:''' [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 19:''' [[Ray Blackman]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 20:''' [[Aaron Ketchell]] made his first grade debut.
* '''Round 22:''' [[Andrew Meads]] and [[Noel Slade]] made their first grade debuts.

== Squad list ==
{{Rls
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|FC1=#ffffff
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|FC2=#000000
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|date=
|list1a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Faron Anderson]]}}
|list1b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[George Bartlett (rugby league)|George Bartlett]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Martin Bella]]}}
|list1d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Ray Blackman]]}}
|list1e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[David Bouveng]]}}
|list1f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]}}
|list1g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Shane Christensen]]}}
|list1h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=[[Reggie Cressbrook]]}}
|list1i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FE|name=[[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Jonathan Davies]]}}
|list1j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=[[Ian Dunemann]]}}
|list1k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=[[Kevin Ellis (rugby)|Kevin Ellis]]}}

|list2a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Jason Erba]]}}
|list2b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=LK|name=[[Paul Galea]]}}
|list2c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Damian Gibson]]}}
|list2d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Leigh Groves]]}}
|list2e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Michael Hogue]]}}
|list2f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=[[Steven Holmes (rugby league)|Steven Holmes]]}}
|list2g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FE|name=[[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Peter Jones]]}}
|list2h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Aaron Ketchell]]}}
|list2i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Justin Loomans]]}}
|list2j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[David Maiden]]}}
|list2k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=[[Jason Martin (rugby league)|Jason Martin]]}}

|list3a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Jamie Mathiou]]}}
|list3b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=LK|name=[[Andrew Meads]]}}
|list3c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Craig Menkins]]}}
|list3d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Willie Morganson]]}}
|list3e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Paul Morris (1990s rugby league)|Paul Morris]]}}
|list3f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Glen Murphy (rugby league)|Glen Murphy]]}}
|list3g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Robert Piva]]}}
|list3h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Ian Russell (rugby league)|Ian Russell]]}}
|list3i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Dean Schifilliti]]}}
|list3j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)|Bruce Sinclair]]}}
|list3k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Wayne Sing]]}}

|list4a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[John Skardon]]}}
|list4b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Noel Slade]]}}
|list4c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FE|name=[[Noel Solomon]]}}
|list4d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=[[Laurie Spina]]|captain=y}}
|list4e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Craig Teitzel]]}}
|list4f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Adrian Vowles]]}}
|list4g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Andrew Whittington]]}}

|coach= [[Grant Bell]]
}}

== Squad movement ==
=== 1995 Gains ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:120px;"| Player
! style="width:210px;"| Signed From
|-
| [[George Bartlett (rugby league)|George Bartlett]] ||{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} [[North Sydney Bears]]
|-
| [[Martin Bella]] ||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]]
|-
| [[David Bouveng]] ||{{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|-
| [[Shane Christensen]] ||{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
|-
| [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Jonathan Davies]] ||{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves]]
|-
| [[Kevin Ellis (rugby)|Kevin Ellis]] ||{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves]]
|-
| [[Jason Erba]] ||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
| [[Paul Galea]] ||{{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|-
| [[Damian Gibson]] ||{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
|-
| [[Leigh Groves]] ||{{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|-
| [[Jason Martin (rugby league)|Jason Martin]] ||{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]
|-
| [[Jamie Mathiou]] ||{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} [[North Sydney Bears]]
|-
| [[Craig Menkins]] ||{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]
|-
| [[Willie Morganson]] ||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
| [[Paul Morris (1990s rugby league)|Paul Morris]] ||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
| [[Robert Piva]] ||{{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[Ian Russell (rugby league)|Ian Russell]] ||{{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} [[Illawarra Steelers]]
|-
| [[Dean Schifilliti]] ||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|-
| [[Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)|Bruce Sinclair]] ||{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]
|-
| [[Wayne Sing]] ||{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Eastern Suburbs Roosters]]
|-
| [[John Skardon]] ||{{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|-
| [[Noel Solomon]] ||{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} [[North Sydney Bears]]
|-
| [[Laurie Spina]] ||{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Herbert River Crushers
|-
| [[Craig Teitzel]] ||{{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves]]
|-
| [[Adrian Vowles]] ||{{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|-
| [[Andrew Whittington]] ||{{leagueicon|Canada|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|}

== Ladder ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="Position×" |
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Position×"|
!width=175 |Team
! Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
! abbr="Played"|Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
! abbr="Won"|W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
! abbr="Drawn"|D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
! abbr="Lost"|L
!width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF
! abbr="Points for"|PF
!width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA
! abbr="Points against"|PA
!width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD
! abbr="Points difference"|PD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
! abbr="Points"|Pts
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|1||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles|Manly-Warringah]]
|1||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]]
|22 ||20||0||2||687||248||+439 ||'''40'''
|22 ||20||0||2||687||248||+439 ||'''40'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|2||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Canberra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
|2||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Canberra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canberra Raiders]]
|22||20||0||2||634||255||+379||'''40'''
|22||20||0||2||634||255||+379||'''40'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|3||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Brisbane colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|3||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Brisbane colours.svg|16x16px]] [[1995 Brisbane Broncos season|Brisbane Broncos]]
|22||17||0||5||600||364||+236||'''34'''
|22||17||0||5||600||364||+236||'''34'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|4||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Cronulla colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla-Sutherland]]
|4||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Cronulla colours.svg|16x16px]] [[1995 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season|Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]]
|22||16||0||6||516||287||+229||'''32'''
|22||16||0||6||516||287||+229||'''32'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|5||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Newcastle colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]]
|5||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Newcastle colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Newcastle Knights]]
|22||15||0||7||549||396||+153||'''30'''
|22||15||0||7||549||396||+153||'''30'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|6||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Canterbury colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Sydney Bulldogs]]
|6||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Canterbury colours.svg|16x16px]] [[1995 Sydney Bulldogs season|Sydney Bulldogs]] '''(P)'''
|22||14||0||8||468||352||+116||'''28'''
|22||14||0||8||468||352||+116||'''28'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|7||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:St. George colours.svg|16x16px]] [[St. George Dragons|St. George]]
|7||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:St. George colours.svg|16x16px]] [[St. George Dragons]]
|22||13||0||9||583||382||+201||'''26'''
|22||13||0||9||583||382||+201||'''26'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|8||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:North Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] [[North Sydney Bears|North Sydney]]
|8||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:North Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] [[North Sydney Bears]]
|22||11||2||9||542||331||+211||'''24'''
|22||11||2||9||542||331||+211||'''24'''
|-
|-
|9||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney City]]
|9||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney City Roosters]]
|22||12||0||10||466||406||+60||'''24'''
|22||12||0||10||466||406||+60||'''24'''
|-
|-
|10||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Auckland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors|Auckland]]
|10||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Auckland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[1995 Auckland Warriors season|Auckland Warriors]]
|22||13||0||9||544||493||+51||'''24'''
|22||13||0||9||544||493||+51||'''24'''
|-
|-
|11||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Western Reds colours.svg|16x16px]] [[WA Reds|Western Reds]]
|11||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Western Reds colours.svg|16x16px]] [[WA Reds|Western Reds]]
|22||11||0||11||361||549||-188||'''22'''
|22||11||0||11||361||549||-188||'''22'''
|-
|-
|12||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Illawarra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Illawarra Steelers|Illawarra]]
|12||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Illawarra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Illawarra Steelers]]
|22||10||1||11||519||431||+88||'''21'''
|22||10||1||11||519||431||+88||'''21'''
|-
|-
|13||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Western Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]]
|13||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Western Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]
|22||10||0||12||459||534||-75||'''20'''
|22||10||0||12||459||534||-75||'''20'''
|-
|-
|14||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Penrith colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
|14||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Penrith colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Penrith Panthers]]
|22||9||0||13||481||484||-3||'''18'''
|22||9||0||13||481||484||-3||'''18'''
|-
|-
|15||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Balmain colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Balmain Tigers|Sydney Tigers]]
|15||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Balmain colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Balmain Tigers|Sydney Tigers]]
|22||7||0||15||309||591||-282||'''14'''
|22||7||0||15||309||591||-282||'''14'''
|-
|-
|16||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:South Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[South Queensland Crushers|South Queensland]]
|16||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:South Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[South Queensland Crushers]]
|22||6||1||15||303||502||-199||'''13'''
|22||6||1||15||303||502||-199||'''13'''
|-
|-
|17||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast]]
|17||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Seagulls]]
|22||4||1||17||350||628||-278||'''9'''
|22||4||1||17||350||628||-278||'''9'''
|-
|-
|18||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:South Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|18||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:South Sydney colours.svg|16x16px]] [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]
|22||4||1||17||319||686||-367||'''9'''
|22||4||1||17||319||686||-367||'''9'''
|-
|-
|19||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Parramatta colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]]
|19||style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Parramatta colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Parramatta Eels]]
|22||3||0||19||310||690||-380||'''6'''
|22||3||0||19||310||690||-380||'''6'''
|-
|-
|20||style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:North Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
|20||style="text-align:left;"| '''[[File:North Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] North Queensland Cowboys'''
|22||2||0||20||269||660||-391||'''4'''
|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.
* Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in round 3.


==Squad ==
== Fixtures ==
=== Regular season ===
{{ see also| List of North Queensland Cowboys players}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;"
|-
! style="width:75px;"| Date
! style="width:55px;"| Round
! style="width:170px;"| Opponent
! style="width:135px;"| Venue
! style="width:50px;"| Score
! style="width:300px;"| Tries
! style="width:170px;"| Goals
! style="width:60px;"| Attendance
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|11 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 1||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Sydney Bulldogs]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 32|| [[Damian Gibson|Gibson]], [[Leigh Groves|Groves]] || [[Ian Dunemann|Dunemann]] (3/4), [[Damian Gibson|Gibson]] (1/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|23,156
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|19 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 2||{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Sydney City Roosters]]||[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 34|| [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]], [[Paul Galea|Galea]], [[Jamie Mathiou|Mathiou]] || [[Ian Dunemann|Duneman]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|6,585
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|26 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 3||{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers|Sydney Tigers]]||[[Parramatta Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 38|| [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]], [[Paul Galea|Galea]], [[Willie Morganson|Morganson]] || [[Ian Dunemann|Duneman]] (2/4) ||style="text-align:center;"|5,424
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|1 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 4||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|8 – 14|| [[George Bartlett (rugby league)|Bartlett]], [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]] || [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] (0/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|23,561
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|8 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 5||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|12 – 20|| [[Paul Galea|Galea]], [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]], [[Laurie Spina|Spina]] || [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]] (0/1), [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] (0/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|24,855
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|16 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 6||{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} [[North Sydney Bears]]||[[North Sydney Oval]]||style="text-align:center;"|6 – 60|| [[Willie Morganson|Morganson]] || [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] (1/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|6,707
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|22 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 7||{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly Sea Eagles]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 36|| [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]] (2), [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]] || [[Steven Holmes (rugby league)|Holmes]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|22,167
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|30 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 8||{{leagueicon|Illawarra|16}} [[Illawarra Steelers]]||[[WIN Stadium|Steelers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 10|| [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]] (2), [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] || [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] (1/2), [[Steven Holmes (rugby league)|Holmes]] (0/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|8,914
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|6 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 9||{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]||[[Parramatta Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|4 – 20|| [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]] || [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] (0/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|4,145
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|20 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 10||{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|16}} [[Sydney City Roosters]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 20|| [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]] (2), [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (2/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|20,860
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|4 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 11||{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]||[[Marathon Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 44|| [[Shane Christensen|Christensen]], [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]], [[Damian Gibson|Gibson]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|15,577
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|10 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 12||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Caltex Field]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 34|| [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]], [[Jason Martin (rugby league)|Martin]] || [[Steven Holmes (rugby league)|Holmes]] (1/1), [[Willie Morganson|Morganson]] (0/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|5,128
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|24 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 13||{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers|Sydney Tigers]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 28|| [[Ian Dunemann|Dunemann]], [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (3/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|20,113
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|1 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 14||{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Penrith Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 40|| [[David Bouveng|Bouveng]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (3/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|5,774
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|8 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 15||{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} [[Western Suburbs Magpies]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|31 – 12|| [[George Bartlett (rugby league)|Bartlett]], [[Ian Dunemann|Dunemann]], [[Damian Gibson|Gibson]], [[Jason Martin (rugby league)|Martin]], [[John Skardon|Skardon]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (5/6, 1 FG) ||style="text-align:center;"|18,112
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|15 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 16||{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]||[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 30|| [[Justin Loomans|Loomans]] (2), [[Paul Galea|Galea]] || [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]] (1/1), [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|4,225
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|22 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 17||{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Seagulls|16}} [[Gold Coast Seagulls]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|8 – 10|| [[Jason Martin (rugby league)|Martin]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (2/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|20,067
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|29 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 18||{{leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[Auckland Warriors]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 28|| [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]], [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (1/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|23,521
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|6 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 19||{{leagueicon|South Queensland|16}} [[South Queensland Crushers]]||[[Suncorp Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|6 – 22|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]] || [[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Davies]] (1/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|17,105
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|12 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 20||{{leagueicon|Western Reds|16}} [[Western Reds]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 12|| [[Ray Blackman|Blackman]], [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]] || [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|19,675
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|20 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 21||{{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St George Dragons]]||[[Stockland Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 50|| [[John Skardon|Skardon]], [[Adrian Vowles|Vowles]] || [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]] (3/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|22,283
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|27 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 22||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Sydney Bulldogs]]||[[Belmore Oval]]||style="text-align:center;"|4 – 66|| [[John Skardon|Skardon]] || [[Reggie Cressbrook|Cressbrook]] (0/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|18,818
|-
! colspan="11" | '''Legend''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#cfecec|Bye|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}


== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!No.!!style="width:10em"|Name!!Nationality!!Position!!Cowboys Debut!![[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|T!!style="width:3em"|G!!style="width:3em"|FG!!style="width:3em"|Pts
|-
|-
!style="width:10em"|Name!!style="width:3em"|[[Cap (sport)|App]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Try (rugby)|T]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Goal (sport)#Rugby league and rugby union|G]]!!style="width:3em"|[[Drop goal|FG]]!!style="width:3em"|Pts
| 1||align=left|{{sortname|Laurie|Spina}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||HB / FE||11 March||13||1||0||0||4
|-
|-
| 2||align=left|{{sortname|Damian|Gibson}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||FB / WG||11 March||20||3||1||0||14
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Faron|Anderson}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 3||align=left|{{sortname|David|Bouveng}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||WG / CE||11 March||16||9||0||0||36
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|George|Bartlett|George Bartlett (rugby league)}}||21||2||-||-||8
|-
|-
| 4||align=left|{{sortname|Adrian|Vowles}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE / FE||11 March||20||3||2||0||16
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Martin|Bella}}||14||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 5||align=left|{{sortname|Willie|Morganson}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE||11 March||8||2||0||0||8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ray|Blackman}}||3||1||-||-||4
|-
|-
| 6||align=left|{{sortname|John|Skardon}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||WG||11 March||16||3||0||0||12
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|David|Bouveng}}||16||9||-||-||36
|-
|-
| 7||align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Dunemann}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||FE / HB||11 March||13||2||7||0||22
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Bowman|Paul Bowman (rugby league)}}||7||1||-||-||4
|-
|-
| 8||align=left|{{sortname|Martin|Bella}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||PR||11 March||14||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shane|Christensen}}||10||1||-||-||4
|-
|-
| 9||align=left|{{sortname|Dean|Schifilliti}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||HK||11 March||1||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Reggie|Cressbrook}}||8||-||5||-||10
|-
|-
| 10||align=left|{{sortname|Andrew|Whittington}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||PR / HK||11 March||11||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jonathan|Davies|Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)}}||9||1||19||1||43
|-
|-
| 11||align=left|{{sortname|Wayne|Sing}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||SR||11 March||20||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ian|Dunemann}}||13||2||7||-||22
|-
|-
| 12||align=left|{{sortname|Ian|Russell|Ian Russell (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||SR||11 March||11||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Erba}}||5||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 13||align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Galea}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||LK / CE||11 March||19||4||0||0||16
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Galea}}||19||4||-||-||16
|-
|-
| 14||align=left|{{sortname|Shane|Christensen}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||HK||11 March||10||1||0||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Damian|Gibson}}||20||3||1||-||14
|-
|-
| 15||align=left|{{sortname|Noel|Solomon}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE / FE||11 March||6||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Leigh|Groves}}||17||1||-||-||4
|-
|-
| 16||align=left|{{sortname|George|Bartlett|George Bartlett (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||LK||11 March||21||2||0||0||8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Michael|Hogue}}||4||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 17||align=left|{{sortname|Leigh|Groves}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||LK / FE||11 March||17||1||0||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Steven|Holmes|Steven Holmes (rugby league)}}||5||-||2||-||4
|-
|-
| 18||align=left|{{sortname|David|Maiden}}||{{sort flagicon|SCO}}||PR||19 March||2||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Peter|Jones|Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)}}||12||2||-||-||8
|-
|-
| 19||align=left|{{sortname|Bruce|Sinclair|Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||PR||19 March||11||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Aaron|Ketchell}}||3||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 20||align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Morris|Paul Morris (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||SR||19 March||2||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Justin|Loomans}}||16||9||-||-||36
|-
|-
| 21||align=left|{{sortname|Jamie|Mathiou}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}} / {{flagicon|IRE}}||PR||19 March||7||1||0||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|David|Maiden}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 22||align=left|{{sortname|Glen|Murphey}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||WG||26 March||1||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jason|Martin|Jason Martin (rugby league)}}||8||3||-||-||12
|-
|-
| 23||align=left|{{sortname|Steven|Holmes|Steven Holmes (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||PR||1 April||5||0||2||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jamie|Mathiou}}||7||1||-||-||4
|-
|-
| 24||align=left|{{sortname|Justin|Loomans}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||WG||1 April||16||9||0||0||36
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Meads}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 25||align=left|{{sortname|Jason|Erba}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||HK||1 April||5||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Craig|Menkins}}||4||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 26||align=left|{{sortname|Peter|Jones|Peter Jones (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE||8 April||12||2||0||0||8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Willie|Morganson}}||8||2||-||-||8
|-
|-
| 27||align=left|{{sortname|Craig|Menkins}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||HK||22 April||4||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Morris|Paul Morris (1990s rugby league)}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 28||align=left|{{sortname|Craig|Teitzel}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||PR||30 April||12||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Glen|Murphy|Glen Murphy (rugby league)}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 29||align=left|{{sortname|Jonathan|Davies|Jonathan Davies (rugby player born 1962)}}||{{sort flagicon|WAL}}||CE||20 May||9||1||19||1||43
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Robert|Piva}}||9||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 30||align=left|{{sortname|Jason|Martin|Jason Martin (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||HB||4 June||8||3||0||0||12
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Ian|Russell|Ian Russell (rugby league)}}||11||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 31||align=left|{{sortname|Robert|Piva}}||{{sort flagicon|NZL}}||PR /SR||4 June||9||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Dean|Schifilliti}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 32||align=left|{{sortname|Michael|Hogue}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE / LK||1 July||4||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Bruce|Sinclair|Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)}}||11||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 33||align=left|{{sortname|Faron|Anderson}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE||8 July||2||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Wayne|Sing}}||20||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 34||align=left|{{sortname|Reggie|Cressbrook}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||FE||8 July||8||0||5||0||10
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Skardon}}||16||3||-||-||12
|-
|-
| 35||align=left|{{sortname|Paul|Bowman|Paul Bowman (rugby league)}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||WG||15 July||7||1||0||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Noel|Slade}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 36||align=left|{{sortname|Ray|Blackman}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE / LK||6 August||3||1||0||0||4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Noel|Solomon}}||6||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 37||align=left|{{sortname|Aaron|Ketchell}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE||12 August||3||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Laurie|Spina}}||13||1||-||-||4
|-
|-
| 38||align=left|{{sortname|Noel|Slade}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||FE||27 August||1||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Craig|Teitzel}}||12||-||-||-||-
|-
|-
| 39||align=left|{{sortname|Andrew|Meads}}||{{sort flagicon|AUS}}||CE||27 August||1||0||0||0||0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Adrian|Vowles}}||20||3||2||-||16
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|Whittington}}||11||-||-||-||-
|- class="sortbottom"
! Totals !! !! 49 !! 36 !! 1 !! 269
|}
|}
''Source:''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/arl-1995/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html|title = ARL 1995 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project}}</ref>


== Representatives ==
*All these players captained the team at some point during the season.
The following players played a representative match in 1995.
Laurie Spina (2), Paul Galea (1), Bruce Sinclair (4), Jason Martin (5), Jonathan Davies (3), Adrian Vowles (3)


{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
==Staff==
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
*Chairman: Ron McLean
! !! [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]]
*Chief Executive Officer: [[Kerry Boustead]]
|-
*Football Manager:
|[[Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)|Jonathan Davies]]|| {{center|Wales}}
===Coaching Staff===
|-
*Head Coach: [[Grant Bell]]
|[[Kevin Ellis (rugby)|Kevin Ellis]]|| {{center|Wales}}
*Reserve Grade Coach:
|-

|[[Robert Piva]]|| {{center|Western Samoa}}
*Coaching & Development Manager:
|}
*U16 Grade Coach & Development Officer:
*U16 Grade Co-coach:

==Statistics==
*Won 2; Lost 20
*PF: 269; PA: 660


==Club honours==
== Honours ==
=== Club ===
*Player of the Year: [[Wayne Sing]]<ref>[http://www.cowboys.com.au/default.aspx?s=honours Honours] at cowboys.com.au</ref>
* '''Player of the Year:''' [[Wayne Sing]]
* '''Players' Player:''' [[Wayne Sing]]
* '''Club Person of the Year:''' [[Paul Galea]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 10 March 2024

1995 North Queensland Cowboys season
ARL Rank20th
Play-off resultMissed finals
1995 recordWins: 2; draws: 0; losses: 20
Points scoredFor: 269; against: 660
Team information
CEOKerry Boustead
CoachGrant Bell
Captain
StadiumStockland Stadium
Avg. attendance21,670
High attendance24,855 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 5)
Top scorers
TriesDavid Bouveng, Justin Loomans (9)
GoalsJonathan Davies (19)
PointsJonathan Davies (43)
1996 →

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 ARL Premiership.

Season summary

[edit]

Two years after being admitted into Australia's premier rugby league competition, the North Queensland Cowboys played their first official premiership game on Saturday, March 11. Led by inaugural captain and Ingham local Laurie Spina, the club faced the Sydney Bulldogs in front of a crowd of 23,156 at Stockland Stadium. There was no fairy tale beginning for the club, as centre Adrian Vowles was sent off for a high shot six minutes into the match and the Bulldogs won the game 32-16.[1] Teenage fullback Damian Gibson, who was making his first grade debut, scored the club's first premiership try.

The club found little success during their debut season in the premiership. They began the season with seven straight losses before picking up their first ever win against the Illawarra Steelers at Steelers Stadium in Round 8. A six-game losing streak followed, which was then snapped in Round 15, when the club recorded their first ever home win, defeating the Western Suburbs Magpies. It would be the last time the club enjoyed victory that season, as they ended the year with seven consecutive losses. The Cowboys finished 1995 in 20th place, winning the dreaded wooden spoon, with just two wins from 22 games.

Former Eastern Suburbs Roosters prop Wayne Sing, who played 20 games, was named Player of the Year and Players' Player at the end of the season. The Cowboys would also have three players participate in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Jonathan Davies (a former Welsh rugby union international) and Kevin Ellis (who spent the entire season in reserve grade) both represented Wales, while Robert Piva (a recruit from Wakefield Trinity) represented Western Samoa.

Perhaps the one bright spot from the Cowboys' inaugural season was the debut of young Proserpine centre Paul Bowman. Bowman, who played seven games in 1995, would go onto captain the club and play 203 games over 13 seasons. Following his retirement in 2007, the club renamed their Player of the Year award the Paul Bowman Medal in his honour. He would join the club's coaching staff as an assistant coach and later their high performance manager, being on the staff for their NRL Premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.

Milestones

[edit]

Squad list

[edit]
North Queensland Cowboys ARL Squad 1995
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach


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



Squad movement

[edit]

1995 Gains

[edit]
Player Signed From
George Bartlett North Sydney Bears
Martin Bella Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
David Bouveng Gold Coast Seagulls
Shane Christensen Newcastle Knights
Jonathan Davies Warrington Wolves
Kevin Ellis Warrington Wolves
Jason Erba Brisbane Broncos
Paul Galea Gold Coast Seagulls
Damian Gibson Newcastle Knights
Leigh Groves Gold Coast Seagulls
Jason Martin Newcastle Knights
Jamie Mathiou North Sydney Bears
Craig Menkins Western Suburbs Magpies
Willie Morganson Brisbane Broncos
Paul Morris Brisbane Broncos
Robert Piva Wakefield Trinity
Ian Russell Illawarra Steelers
Dean Schifilliti South Sydney Rabbitohs
Bruce Sinclair Eastern Suburbs Roosters
Wayne Sing Eastern Suburbs Roosters
John Skardon Gold Coast Seagulls
Noel Solomon North Sydney Bears
Laurie Spina Herbert River Crushers
Craig Teitzel Warrington Wolves
Adrian Vowles Gold Coast Seagulls
Andrew Whittington Gold Coast Seagulls

Ladder

[edit]
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22 20 0 2 687 248 +439 40
2 Canberra Raiders 22 20 0 2 634 255 +379 40
3 Brisbane Broncos 22 17 0 5 600 364 +236 34
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 22 16 0 6 516 287 +229 32
5 Newcastle Knights 22 15 0 7 549 396 +153 30
6 Sydney Bulldogs (P) 22 14 0 8 468 352 +116 28
7 St. George Dragons 22 13 0 9 583 382 +201 26
8 North Sydney Bears 22 11 2 9 542 331 +211 24
9 Sydney City Roosters 22 12 0 10 466 406 +60 24
10 Auckland Warriors 22 13 0 9 544 493 +51 24
11 Western Reds 22 11 0 11 361 549 -188 22
12 Illawarra Steelers 22 10 1 11 519 431 +88 21
13 Western Suburbs Magpies 22 10 0 12 459 534 -75 20
14 Penrith Panthers 22 9 0 13 481 484 -3 18
15 Sydney Tigers 22 7 0 15 309 591 -282 14
16 South Queensland Crushers 22 6 1 15 303 502 -199 13
17 Gold Coast Seagulls 22 4 1 17 350 628 -278 9
18 South Sydney Rabbitohs 22 4 1 17 319 686 -367 9
19 Parramatta Eels 22 3 0 19 310 690 -380 6
20 North Queensland Cowboys 22 2 0 20 269 660 -391 4
  • Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in round 3.

Fixtures

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
11 March Round 1 Sydney Bulldogs Stockland Stadium 16 – 32 Gibson, Groves Dunemann (3/4), Gibson (1/1) 23,156
19 March Round 2 Sydney City Roosters Sydney Football Stadium 16 – 34 Bouveng, Galea, Mathiou Duneman (2/3) 6,585
26 March Round 3 Sydney Tigers Parramatta Stadium 16 – 38 Bouveng, Galea, Morganson Duneman (2/4) 5,424
1 April Round 4 Canberra Raiders Stockland Stadium 8 – 14 Bartlett, Bouveng Vowles (0/2) 23,561
8 April Round 5 Brisbane Broncos Stockland Stadium 12 – 20 Galea, Loomans, Spina Jones (0/1), Vowles (0/3) 24,855
16 April Round 6 North Sydney Bears North Sydney Oval 6 – 60 Morganson Vowles (1/1) 6,707
22 April Round 7 Manly Sea Eagles Stockland Stadium 14 – 36 Loomans (2), Bouveng Holmes (1/3) 22,167
30 April Round 8 Illawarra Steelers Steelers Stadium 14 – 10 Bouveng (2), Vowles Vowles (1/2), Holmes (0/2) 8,914
6 May Round 9 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 4 – 20 Bouveng Vowles (0/1) 4,145
20 May Round 10 Sydney City Roosters Stockland Stadium 16 – 20 Loomans (2), Bouveng Davies (2/5) 20,860
4 June Round 11 Newcastle Knights Marathon Stadium 14 – 44 Christensen, Davies, Gibson Davies (1/3) 15,577
10 June Round 12 Cronulla Sharks Caltex Field 10 – 34 Loomans, Martin Holmes (1/1), Morganson (0/1) 5,128
24 June Round 13 Sydney Tigers Stockland Stadium 14 – 28 Dunemann, Loomans Davies (3/5) 20,113
1 July Round 14 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 10 – 40 Bouveng Davies (3/3) 5,774
8 July Round 15 Western Suburbs Magpies Stockland Stadium 31 – 12 Bartlett, Dunemann, Gibson, Martin, Skardon Davies (5/6, 1 FG) 18,112
15 July Round 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Football Stadium 16 – 30 Loomans (2), Galea Cressbrook (1/1), Davies (1/3) 4,225
22 July Round 17 Gold Coast Seagulls Stockland Stadium 8 – 10 Martin Davies (2/2) 20,067
29 July Round 18 Auckland Warriors Stockland Stadium 10 – 28 Jones, Vowles Davies (1/2) 23,521
6 August Round 19 South Queensland Crushers Suncorp Stadium 6 – 22 Bowman Davies (1/2) 17,105
12 August Round 20 Western Reds Stockland Stadium 10 – 12 Blackman, Jones Cressbrook (1/3) 19,675
20 August Round 21 St George Dragons Stockland Stadium 14 – 50 Skardon, Vowles Cressbrook (3/3) 22,283
27 August Round 22 Sydney Bulldogs Belmore Oval 4 – 66 Skardon Cressbrook (0/1) 18,818
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
Faron Anderson 2 - - - -
George Bartlett 21 2 - - 8
Martin Bella 14 - - - -
Ray Blackman 3 1 - - 4
David Bouveng 16 9 - - 36
Paul Bowman 7 1 - - 4
Shane Christensen 10 1 - - 4
Reggie Cressbrook 8 - 5 - 10
Jonathan Davies 9 1 19 1 43
Ian Dunemann 13 2 7 - 22
Jason Erba 5 - - - -
Paul Galea 19 4 - - 16
Damian Gibson 20 3 1 - 14
Leigh Groves 17 1 - - 4
Michael Hogue 4 - - - -
Steven Holmes 5 - 2 - 4
Peter Jones 12 2 - - 8
Aaron Ketchell 3 - - - -
Justin Loomans 16 9 - - 36
David Maiden 2 - - - -
Jason Martin 8 3 - - 12
Jamie Mathiou 7 1 - - 4
Andrew Meads 1 - - - -
Craig Menkins 4 - - - -
Willie Morganson 8 2 - - 8
Paul Morris 2 - - - -
Glen Murphy 1 - - - -
Robert Piva 9 - - - -
Ian Russell 11 - - - -
Dean Schifilliti 1 - - - -
Bruce Sinclair 11 - - - -
Wayne Sing 20 - - - -
John Skardon 16 3 - - 12
Noel Slade 1 - - - -
Noel Solomon 6 - - - -
Laurie Spina 13 1 - - 4
Craig Teitzel 12 - - - -
Adrian Vowles 20 3 2 - 16
Andrew Whittington 11 - - - -
Totals 49 36 1 269

Source:[2]

Representatives

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The following players played a representative match in 1995.

World Cup
Jonathan Davies
Wales
Kevin Ellis
Wales
Robert Piva
Western Samoa

Honours

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Club

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References

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  1. ^ "Latest News".
  2. ^ "ARL 1995 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project".

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