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The '''2001 [[North Queensland Cowboys]] season''' was the 7th in the club's history. They competed in the [[National Rugby League]]'s [[2001 Telstra Premiership]] and finished second last.
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year = 2001
| team_colour = navy
| font_colour = white
| league = NRL
| league_link = [[2001 NRL season|NRL]]
| league_rank = 13th
| league_wins = 6
| league_draws = 2
| league_losses = 18
| points_for = 514
| points_against = 771
| playoff_result = Missed finals
| CEO_title = CEO
| CEO =
| coach_title = Coach
| coach = [[Tim Sheens]] (resigned on 25 May)<br>[[Murray Hurst]]
| captain = [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]
| stadium = [[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]
| avg_attendance = 13,133
| high_attendance = 21,729 (vs. [[Brisbane Broncos]], Round 1)
| top_tries = [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]] (13)
| top_goals = [[Julian O'Neill]] (56)
| top_points = [[Julian O'Neill]] (156)
| prev_season = [[2000 North Queensland Cowboys season|2000]]
| next_season = [[2002 North Queensland Cowboys season|2002]]
}}


The '''2001 North Queensland Cowboys season''' was the 7th in [[North Queensland Cowboys|the club]]'s history. Coached by [[Tim Sheens]] and captained by [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]], they competed in the [[National Rugby League|NRL]]'s [[2001 NRL season|2001 Telstra Premiership]].
Also in 2001 [[News Limited]] took over the club as it was on the verge of collapse.


Following a mid-season club taker over by [[News Limited]], Sheens resigned as head coach on 25 May and was replaced by his assistant, [[Murray Hurst]].
===Ladder===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
== Season summary ==
2001 was another season that started with high hopes but ended in disaster for the club. It got off to an awful start before a ball was even kicked, when club captain [[Tim Brasher]] injured his knee in the pre-season, resulting in a complete reconstruction and ruling him out for the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/rugby-leagues-top-eight-freak-offfield-injuries-to-the-stars-of-the-game/news-story/c9eabeddec1ccfb829a3d07e51c9f37a|title = Eight freak off-field NRL injuries|newspaper = Daily Telegraph|date = 20 March 2014}}</ref> The club struggled to replace the outgoing [[Scott Prince]] in the halves and Brasher at fullback, winning just two games after 11 games to sit in last place on the ladder.

Their Round 6 win over the [[Wests Tigers]] was shrouded in controversy when Tigers' winger [[John Hopoate]], in an attempt to unsettle several of his opponents, inserted his finger in three players' [[Human anus|anuses]], the first occurring during the seventh minute of play. Hopoate was subsequently suspended for 12 games.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Willacy|first1=Mark|title=Rugby league bottoms out again|url=http://www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s268812.htm|date=29 March 2001|website=abc.net.au|accessdate=7 May 2017}}</ref>

Following the Round 11 loss to the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]], [[Tim Sheens]] took a period of stress-leave and later resigned from the club on 25 May after [[News Limited]] took full control of the club.<ref>{{cite news|format=fee required|publisher=AAP Sports News (Australia)|title=Sheens and staff quit Cowboys| url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-44766754.html|accessdate=18 April 2008|date=25 May 2001}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was replaced by his assistant, former [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tongan]] national team coach [[Murray Hurst]].

The change did little to alter the fortunes of the side, winning just four of their last 15 games. A win in Round 26 over the [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]] in [[Auckland, New Zealand|Auckland]] spared the side of a second straight wooden spoon, finishing ahead of the [[Penrith Panthers]] on points differential.

Despite the issues on and off the field, there were a number of bright spots throughout the season, including the emergence of [[Matthew Bowen]]. Bowen, who made his debut in Round 2, would go onto play 270 games, scoring 130 tries, and representing [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] and [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] during his 13-year career at the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/matt-bowen-announces-retirement-20130830-2suu5.html|title=Matt Bowen announces retirement|date=29 August 2013}}</ref> Another positive was the selection of four players in the victorious [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] squad for the [[2001 State of Origin series]], the most for the club at the time. All four players selected ([[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]], [[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|John Buttigieg]], [[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]] and [[Nathan Fien]]) were local products who came through the junior ranks of the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nrl.com/news/2011/07/06/where-are-they-now-john-buttigieg-maroons-hard-head/|title = Where Are They Now? John Buttigieg: Maroons hard-head|date = 6 July 2011|access-date = 24 October 2018|archive-date = 15 November 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171115201137/http://www.nrl.com/where-are-they-now-john-buttigieg-maroons-hard-head/tabid/10874/newsid/63668/default.aspx|url-status = dead}}</ref>

=== Milestones ===
* '''Round 1:''' [[Tim Maddison]] and [[Lee Oudenryn]] made their debuts for the club.
* '''Round 1:''' [[Matthew Bowen]] and [[Trent Leis]] made their NRL debuts.
* '''Round 4:''' [[Adam Nable]] made his debut for the club.
* '''Round 4:''' [[Tarin Bradford]] and [[Chris Sheppard (rugby league)|Chris Sheppard]] made their NRL debuts.
* '''Round 7:''' [[Chris Muckert]] made his NRL debut.
* '''Round 10:''' [[Micheal Luck]] made his NRL debut.
* '''Round 11:''' [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Peter Jones]] became the first player to play 100 games for the club.
* '''Round 13:''' [[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]] played his 50th game for the club.
* '''Round 19:''' [[George Gatis]] made his NRL debut.
* '''Round 13:''' [[Josh Hannay]] played his 50th game for the club.
* '''Round 25:''' [[Danny Moore]] made his debut for the club.

== Squad List ==
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|list1a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=John Andrews}}
|list1b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Geoff Bell (rugby league)|Geoff Bell]]}}
|list1c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=[[Matthew Bowen]]}}
|list1d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]|captain=y}}
|list1e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Tarin Bradford]]}}
|list1f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=[[Tim Brasher]]}}
|list1g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|John Buttigieg]]}}
|list1h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Adam Connelly]]}}
|list1i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Paul Dezolt]]}}
|list1j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Darrien Doherty]]}}
|list1k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]]}}
|list1l={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=[[Nathan Fien]]}}

|list2a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[George Gatis]]}}
|list2b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Josh Hannay]]}}
|list2c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Brett Hetherington]]}}
|list2d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Brian Jellick]]}}
|list2e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Peter Jones]]}}
|list2f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Naipolioni Kuricibi]]}}
|list2g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=[[Denny Lambert (rugby league)|Denny Lambert]]}}
|list2h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Trent Leis]]}}
|list2i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Micheal Luck]]}}
|list2j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Tim Maddison]]}}
|list2k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Bruce Mamando]]}}
|list2l={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[John Manning (rugby league)|John Manning]]}}

|list3a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Jamie McDonald (rugby league)|Jamie McDonald]]}}
|list3b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HB|name=Justin McKay}}
|list3c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Leigh McWilliams]]}}
|list3d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Danny Moore]]}}
|list3e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=LK|name=[[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]]}}
|list3f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Chris Muckert]]}}
|list3g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Shane Muspratt]]}}
|list3h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=HK|name=[[Adam Nable]]}}
|list3i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FB|name=[[Julian O'Neill]]}}
|list3j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Lee Oudenryn]]}}
|list3k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Nick Paterson]]}}
|list3l={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Paul Pensini]]}}

|list4a={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Grant Reibel]]}}
|list4b={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=PR|name=[[Robert Relf (rugby league)|Robert Relf]]}}
|list4c={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=LK|name=John Rowbotham}}
|list4d={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=FE|name=[[Chris Sheppard (rugby league)|Chris Sheppard]]}}
|list4e={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Mark Shipway]]}}
|list4f={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Damien Smith (rugby league)|Damien Smith]]}}
|list4g={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Daniel Strickland]]}}
|list4h={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Shaun Valentine]]}}
|list4i={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=SR|name=[[Kyle Warren]]}}
|list4j={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=CE|name=[[Scott Whiting]]}}
|list4k={{Rls player|nat=AUS|pos=WG|name=[[Ty Williams]]}}

|coach= [[Tim Sheens]]
|assistant=[[Murray Hurst]] (assistant coach)
}}

== Squad Movement ==

=== 2001 Gains ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:120px;"| Player
! style="width:210px;"| Signed From
|-
|-
| [[Trent Leis]] ||{{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
!width=20 abbr="Position" |
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF
!width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA
!width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Parramatta colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Parramatta Eels|Parramatta]]
|26||20||2||4||839||406||+433||'''42'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Canterbury colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Bulldogs (rugby league team)|Canterbury]]
|26||17||3||6||617||538||+49||'''37'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|3||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Newcastle colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Newcastle Knights|Newcastle]]
|26||16||1||9||782||639||+143||'''33'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|4||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Cronulla colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Cronulla Sharks|Cronulla]]
|26||15||2||9||594||513||+81||'''32'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|5||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Brisbane colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]]
|26||14||1||11||696||511||+185||'''29'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|6||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Sydney Roosters|Sydney]]
|26||13||1||12||647||589||+58||'''27'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|7||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:St. George Illawarra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[St George Illawarra Dragons|St. George Illawarra]]
|26||12||2||12||661||573||+88||'''26'''
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|8||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:New Zealand colours.svg|16x16px]] [[New Zealand Warriors|New Zealand]]
|26||12||2||12||638||629||+9||'''26'''
|-
|-
| [[Tim Maddison]] ||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]
|9||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Melbourne colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]]
|26||11||1||14||704||725||-21||'''23'''
|-
|-
| [[Danny Moore]] ||{{leagueicon|London Broncos|16}} [[London Broncos]]
|10||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Northern Eagles colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Northern Eagles]]
|26||11||1||14||603||750||-149||'''23'''
|-
|-
| [[Adam Nable]] ||{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]
|11||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Canberra colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Canberra Raiders|Canberra]]
|26||9||1||16||600||623||-23||'''19'''
|-
|-
| [[Lee Oudenryn]] ||{{leagueicon|Auckland|16}} [[Auckland Warriors]]
|12||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Wests Tigers colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Wests Tigers]]
|26||9||1||16||474||746||-272||'''19'''
|-
|-
| [[Scott Whiting]] ||{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers]]
|13||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:North Queensland colours.svg|16x16px]] [[North Queensland Cowboys|North Queensland]]
|}
|26||6||2||18||514||771||-257||'''14'''

=== 2001 Losses ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="width:120px;"| Player
! style="width:210px;"| Signed To
|-
|-
| [[Graham Appo]] ||{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants]]
|14||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Penrith colours.svg|16x16px]] [[Penrith Panthers|Penrith]]
|26||7||0||19||521||847||-326||'''14'''
|-
|-
| [[Greg Bourke]] ||{{leagueicon|Burleigh|16}} [[Burleigh Bears]]
|-
| [[Scott Donald]] ||{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|-
| [[Noel Goldthorpe]] ||Released
|-
| [[Paul Green (rugby league)|Paul Green]] ||{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]]
|-
| [[Chad Halliday]] ||{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]
|-
| [[Jason Nicol]] ||{{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} [[Salford City Reds]]
|-
| [[Scott Prince]] ||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]
|-
| [[Ben Rauter]] ||{{leagueicon|Wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]]
|}
|}


==Squad==
== Ladder ==
{{Nrl2001ladder}}
*[[Geoff Bell (rugby league)|Geoff Bell]]
*[[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]] (C)
*[[Tarin Bradford]]
*[[Tim Brasher]]
*[[John Buttigieg]]
*[[Adam Connelly]]
*[[Paul Dezolt]]
*[[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]]
*[[Nathan Fien]]
*[[George Gatis]]
*[[Josh Hannay]]
*[[Brett Hetherington]]
*[[Brian Jellick]]
*[[Peter Jones (rugby league)|Peter Jones]]
*[[Naipolioni Kuricibi]]
*[[Michael Luck]]
*[[Tim Maddison]]
*[[Bruce Mamando]]
*[[John Manning]]
*[[Jamie McDonald]]
*[[Leigh McWilliams]]
*[[Danny Moore]]
*[[Glenn Morrison]]
*[[Chris Muckert]]
*[[Shane Muspratt]]
*[[Adam Nable]]
*[[Julian O'Neill]]
*[[Lee Oudenryn]]
*[[Nick Paterson]]
*[[Paul Pensini]]
*[[Scott Prince]]
*[[Grant Reibel]]
*[[Robert Relf (rugby league)|Robert Relf]]
*[[Chris Sheppard]]
*[[Mark Shipway]]
*[[Damien Smith (rugby league)|Damien Smith]]
*[[Daniel Stickland]]
*[[Shaun Valentine]]
*[[Kyle Warren]]
*[[Scott Whiting]]


==Draw and Results==
== Fixtures ==
{{Expand|section|date=April 2008}}


=== Regular season ===
==Statistics==
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*Won: 6, Drawn: 2, Lost: 18, Byes: 0
WIN = #CCFFCC
*For: 514
LOSS = #FFBBBB
*Against: 771
DRAW = #FFFFCC
*Points: 14, Difference: -257
-->


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;"
==References==
|-
! style="width:75px;"| Date
! style="width:75px;"| Round
! style="width:170px;"| Opponent
! style="width:115px;"| Venue
! style="width:50px;"| Score
! style="width:300px;"| Tries
! style="width:170px;"| Goals
! style="width:60px;"| Attendance
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|17 February||style="text-align:center;"|Round 1||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|17 – 18|| [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (4/5), [[Nathan Fien|Fien]] (1 FG) ||style="text-align:center;"|21,729
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|24 February||style="text-align:center;"|Round 2||{{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]||[[Colonial Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|32 – 28|| [[Daniel Strickland|Strickland]] (2), [[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|Buttigieg]], [[Nathan Fien|Fien]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[Robert Relf (rugby league)|Relf]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (4/7) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,321
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|3 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 3||{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|8 – 32|| [[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|Buttigieg]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (0/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|19,263
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|10 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 4||{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Cazaly's Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|18 – 32|| [[Josh Hannay|Hannay]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Robert Relf (rugby league)|Relf]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (3/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|13,500
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|17 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 5||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Shark Park|Toyota Park]]||style="text-align:center;"|16 – 24|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Robert Relf (rugby league)|Relf]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (2/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|10,250
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|24 March||style="text-align:center;"|Round 6||{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|24 – 10|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|Buttigieg]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (4/6) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,357
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|1 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 7||{{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]||[[WIN Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|12 – 48|| [[Nathan Fien|Fien]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (2/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|9,583
|- style="background:#FFFFCC
|7 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 8||{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 14|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|Buttigieg]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (1/4) ||style="text-align:center;"|12,949
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|15 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 9||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Bruce Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|26 – 34|| [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]], [[John Doyle (rugby league)|Doyle]], [[Trent Leis|Leis]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (3/4), [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (0/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|7,191
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|22 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 10||{{leagueicon|Northern Eagles|16}} [[Northern Eagles]]||[[Cazaly's Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|22 – 24|| [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]], [[Nathan Fien|Fien]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (5/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|6,113
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|28 April||style="text-align:center;"|Round 11||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|14 – 26|| [[Brian Jellick|Jellick]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (3/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|9,820
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|13 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 12||{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]||[[Marathon Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|34 – 42|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]] (2), [[Brian Jellick|Jellick]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Nick Paterson|Paterson]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (4/4), [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (1/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|18,039
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|20 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 13||{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|35 – 18|| [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (2), [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Nathan Fien|Fien]], [[Micheal Luck|Luck]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (3/6), [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (2/3), [[Nathan Fien|Fien]] (1 FG) ||style="text-align:center;"|10,819
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|27 May||style="text-align:center;"|Round 14||{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]]||[[Queen Elizabeth II Park|ANZ Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|6 – 50|| [[Nathan Fien|Fien]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (1/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|14,714
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|2 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 15||{{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|24 – 38|| [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (3), [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (4/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|10,987
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|16 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 16||{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]]||[[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|SFS]]||style="text-align:center;"|24 – 50|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[Mark Shipway|Shipway]], [[Kyle Warren|Warren]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (1/2), [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (1/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|6,432
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|23 June||style="text-align:center;"|Round 17||{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]]||[[Penrith Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|26 – 20|| [[John Doyle (rugby league)|Doyle]], [[Josh Hannay|Hannay]], [[Micheal Luck|Luck]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (5/5) ||style="text-align:center;"|7,326
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|7 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 18||{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla Sharks]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|6 – 36|| [[Tim Maddison|Maddison]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (1/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|13,494
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|14 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 19||{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}} [[Wests Tigers]]||[[Leichhardt Oval]]||style="text-align:center;"|18 – 20|| [[Brian Jellick|Jellick]], [[Trent Leis|Leis]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (1/4) ||style="text-align:center;"|4,724
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|21 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 20||{{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St George Illawarra Dragons]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|34 – 10|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Josh Hannay|Hannay]], [[Brian Jellick|Jellick]], [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]], [[Trent Leis|Leis]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]] || [[Trent Leis|Leis]] (5/7) ||style="text-align:center;"|14,293
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|29 July||style="text-align:center;"|Round 21||{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} [[Parramatta Eels]]||[[Parramatta Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|0 – 62|| || ||style="text-align:center;"|13,192
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|4 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 22||{{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|10 – 29|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (1/2) ||style="text-align:center;"|11,261
|- style="background:#FFFFCC
|12 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 23||{{leagueicon|Northern Eagles|16}} [[Northern Eagles]]||[[Brookvale Oval]]||style="text-align:center;"|24 – 24|| [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]] (2), [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]], [[Brian Jellick|Jellick]], [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (2/5), [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]] (0/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|8,009
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|18 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 24||{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]||[[Sydney Showground Stadium|Sydney Showground]]||style="text-align:center;"|22 – 30|| [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]], [[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Bowman]], [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Jones]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (4/5), [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]] (1/1) ||style="text-align:center;"|6,715
|- style="background:#FFBBBB
|25 August||style="text-align:center;"|Round 25||{{leagueicon|Newcastle|16}} [[Newcastle Knights]]||[[Dairy Farmers Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|18 – 34|| [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Morrison]], [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]], [[Robert Relf (rugby league)|Relf]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (3/3) ||style="text-align:center;"|14,147
|- style="background:#CCFFCC
|2 September||style="text-align:center;"|Round 26||{{leagueicon|New Zealand Warriors|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors|Warriors]]||[[Mount Smart Stadium|Ericsson Stadium]]||style="text-align:center;"|30 – 18|| [[George Gatis|Gatis]] (2), [[Matthew Bowen|Bowen]], [[Robet Relf (rugby league)|Relf]] || [[Julian O'Neill|O'Neill]] (7/8) ||style="text-align:center;"|24,568
|-
! 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;"
|-
!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
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Geoff|Bell|Geoff Bell (rugby league)}}||10||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Matthew|Bowen}}||15||6||1||-||26
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Bowman|Paul Bowman (rugby league)}}||25||12||-||-||48
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tarin|Bradford}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Buttigieg|John Buttigieg (rugby league)}}||15||4||-||-||16
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Adam|Connelly}}||7||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Dezolt}}||5||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Doyle|John Doyle (rugby league)}}||11||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nathan|Fien}}||26||5||-||2||22
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|George|Gatis}}||8||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Josh|Hannay}}||12||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brett|Hetherington}}||7||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Brian|Jellick}}||17||5||-||-||20
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Peter|Jones|Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)}}||24||3||-||-||12
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Naipolioni|Kuricibi}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Trent|Leis}}||17||5||21||-||62
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Micheal|Luck}}||16||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tim|Maddison}}||19||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Bruce|Mamando}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|John|Manning|John Manning (rugby league)}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Jamie|McDonald|Jamie McDonald (rugby league)}}||13||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Leigh|McWilliams}}||3||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Danny|Moore}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Glenn|Morrison|dab=rugby league}}||23||13||-||-||52
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Muckert}}||10||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shane|Muspratt}}||12||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Adam|Nable}}||1||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Julian|O'Neill}}||23||11||56||-||156
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lee|Oudenryn}}||3||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Nick|Paterson}}||12||1||-||-||4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Paul|Pensini}}||2||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Robert|Relf|Robert Relf (rugby league)}}||21||5||-||-||20
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Chris|Sheppard|dab=rugby league}}||17||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Mark|Shipway}}||17||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Damien|Smith|Damien Smith (rugby league)}}||3||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Daniel|Strickland}}||17||2||-||-||8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shaun|Valentine}}||7||-||-||-||-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Kyle|Warren}}||17||5||-||-||20
|- class="sortbottom"
! Totals !! !! 89 !! 78 !! 2 !! 514
|}
''Source:''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2001/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html|title = NRL 2001 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project}}</ref>

== Representatives ==
The following players played a representative match in 2001.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! !! [[City vs Country Origin|City vs Country]] !! [[2001 State of Origin series|State of Origin 1]] !! [[2001 State of Origin series|State of Origin 2]] !! [[2001 State of Origin series|State of Origin 3]]
|-
|[[Paul Bowman (rugby league)|Paul Bowman]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|Queensland}}
|-
|[[John Buttigieg (rugby league)|John Buttigieg]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}}
|-
|[[John Doyle (rugby league)|John Doyle]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}}
|-
|[[Nathan Fien]]|| {{center|-}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|Queensland}} || {{center|-}}
|-
|[[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]]|| {{center|Country}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|-}} || {{center|-}}
|}

== Honours ==

=== Club ===
* '''Player of the Year:''' [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]]
* '''Players' Player:''' [[Glenn Morrison (rugby league)|Glenn Morrison]]
* '''Club Person of the Year:''' [[Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)|Peter Jones]]

== Feeder Clubs ==

=== [[Canterbury Cup NSW|NSWRL First Division]] ===
* {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} [[North Queensland Cowboys]] - 4th, lost semi final

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 14 April 2024

2001 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank13th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2001 recordWins: 6; draws: 2; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 514; against: 771
Team information
CoachTim Sheens (resigned on 25 May)
Murray Hurst
Captain
StadiumDairy Farmers Stadium
Avg. attendance13,133
High attendance21,729 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 1)
Top scorers
TriesGlenn Morrison (13)
GoalsJulian O'Neill (56)
PointsJulian O'Neill (156)
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 7th in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by Paul Bowman, they competed in the NRL's 2001 Telstra Premiership.

Following a mid-season club taker over by News Limited, Sheens resigned as head coach on 25 May and was replaced by his assistant, Murray Hurst.

Season summary

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2001 was another season that started with high hopes but ended in disaster for the club. It got off to an awful start before a ball was even kicked, when club captain Tim Brasher injured his knee in the pre-season, resulting in a complete reconstruction and ruling him out for the year.[1] The club struggled to replace the outgoing Scott Prince in the halves and Brasher at fullback, winning just two games after 11 games to sit in last place on the ladder.

Their Round 6 win over the Wests Tigers was shrouded in controversy when Tigers' winger John Hopoate, in an attempt to unsettle several of his opponents, inserted his finger in three players' anuses, the first occurring during the seventh minute of play. Hopoate was subsequently suspended for 12 games.[2]

Following the Round 11 loss to the Canterbury Bulldogs, Tim Sheens took a period of stress-leave and later resigned from the club on 25 May after News Limited took full control of the club.[3] He was replaced by his assistant, former Tongan national team coach Murray Hurst.

The change did little to alter the fortunes of the side, winning just four of their last 15 games. A win in Round 26 over the Warriors in Auckland spared the side of a second straight wooden spoon, finishing ahead of the Penrith Panthers on points differential.

Despite the issues on and off the field, there were a number of bright spots throughout the season, including the emergence of Matthew Bowen. Bowen, who made his debut in Round 2, would go onto play 270 games, scoring 130 tries, and representing Australia and Queensland during his 13-year career at the club.[4] Another positive was the selection of four players in the victorious Queensland squad for the 2001 State of Origin series, the most for the club at the time. All four players selected (Paul Bowman, John Buttigieg, John Doyle and Nathan Fien) were local products who came through the junior ranks of the club.[5]

Milestones

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Squad List

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North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2001
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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



Squad Movement

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2001 Gains

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Player Signed From
Trent Leis Redcliffe Dolphins
Tim Maddison Cronulla Sharks
Danny Moore London Broncos
Adam Nable Wests Tigers
Lee Oudenryn Auckland Warriors
Scott Whiting Wests Panthers

2001 Losses

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Player Signed To
Graham Appo Huddersfield Giants
Greg Bourke Burleigh Bears
Scott Donald Parramatta Eels
Noel Goldthorpe Released
Paul Green Sydney Roosters
Chad Halliday Parramatta Eels
Jason Nicol Salford City Reds
Scott Prince Brisbane Broncos
Ben Rauter Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Ladder

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2001 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Parramatta Eels 26 20 2 4 839 406 +433 42
2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 26 17 3 6 617 568 +49 37
3 Newcastle Knights (P) 26 16 1 9 782 639 +143 33
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 15 2 9 594 513 +81 32
5 Brisbane Broncos 26 14 1 11 696 511 +185 29
6 Sydney Roosters 26 13 1 12 647 589 +58 27
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 26 12 2 12 661 573 +88 26
8 New Zealand Warriors 26 12 2 12 638 629 +9 26
9 Melbourne Storm 26 11 1 14 704 725 -21 23
10 Northern Eagles 26 11 1 14 603 750 -147 23
11 Canberra Raiders 26 9 1 16 600 623 -23 19
12 Wests Tigers 26 9 1 16 474 746 -272 19
13 North Queensland Cowboys 26 6 2 18 514 771 -257 14
14 Penrith Panthers 26 7 0 19 521 847 -326 14

Fixtures

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Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
17 February Round 1 Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 17 – 18 Morrison, O'Neill O'Neill (4/5), Fien (1 FG) 21,729
24 February Round 2 Melbourne Storm Colonial Stadium 32 – 28 Strickland (2), Buttigieg, Fien, O'Neill, Relf O'Neill (4/7) 12,321
3 March Round 3 Sydney Roosters Dairy Farmers Stadium 8 – 32 Buttigieg, Morrison O'Neill (0/2) 19,263
10 March Round 4 Penrith Panthers Cazaly's Stadium 18 – 32 Hannay, Morrison, Relf O'Neill (3/3) 13,500
17 March Round 5 Cronulla Sharks Toyota Park 16 – 24 Bowman, Morrison, Relf O'Neill (2/3) 10,250
24 March Round 6 Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 – 10 Bowman, Buttigieg, O'Neill, Shipway O'Neill (4/6) 12,357
1 April Round 7 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 12 – 48 Fien, Warren O'Neill (2/2) 9,583
7 April Round 8 Parramatta Eels Dairy Farmers Stadium 14 – 14 Bowman, Buttigieg, Warren O'Neill (1/4) 12,949
15 April Round 9 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium 26 – 34 Bowen, Doyle, Leis, Morrison, Warren Leis (3/4), O'Neill (0/1) 7,191
22 April Round 10 Northern Eagles Cazaly's Stadium 22 – 24 Bowen, Fien, O'Neill O'Neill (5/5) 6,113
28 April Round 11 Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium 14 – 26 Jellick, Morrison O'Neill (3/3) 9,820
13 May Round 12 Newcastle Knights Marathon Stadium 34 – 42 Bowman (2), Jellick, Morrison, Paterson, Warren Leis (4/4), O'Neill (1/2) 18,039
20 May Round 13 Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 35 – 18 Leis (2), Bowman, Fien, Luck, Morrison Leis (3/6), O'Neill (2/3), Fien (1 FG) 10,819
27 May Round 14 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium 6 – 50 Fien Leis (1/1) 14,714
2 June Round 15 Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 – 38 O'Neill (3), Bowen Leis (4/5) 10,987
16 June Round 16 Sydney Roosters SFS 24 – 50 Bowman, Morrison, O'Neill, Shipway, Warren Leis (1/2), O'Neill (1/3) 6,432
23 June Round 17 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 26 – 20 Doyle, Hannay, Luck, O'Neill O'Neill (5/5) 7,326
7 July Round 18 Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 6 – 36 Maddison O'Neill (1/1) 13,494
14 July Round 19 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 18 – 20 Jellick, Leis, Morrison, O'Neill O'Neill (1/4) 4,724
21 July Round 20 St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 34 – 10 Bowman, Hannay, Jellick, Jones, Leis, Morrison Leis (5/7) 14,293
29 July Round 21 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 0 – 62 13,192
4 August Round 22 Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 10 – 29 Bowman, Jones O'Neill (1/2) 11,261
12 August Round 23 Northern Eagles Brookvale Oval 24 – 24 Bowman (2), Bowen, Jellick, Morrison O'Neill (2/5), Bowen (0/1) 8,009
18 August Round 24 Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Showground 22 – 30 Bowen, Bowman, Jones O'Neill (4/5), Bowen (1/1) 6,715
25 August Round 25 Newcastle Knights Dairy Farmers Stadium 18 – 34 Morrison, O'Neill, Relf O'Neill (3/3) 14,147
2 September Round 26 Warriors Ericsson Stadium 30 – 18 Gatis (2), Bowen, Relf O'Neill (7/8) 24,568
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

[edit]
Name App T G FG Pts
Geoff Bell 10 - - - -
Matthew Bowen 15 6 1 - 26
Paul Bowman 25 12 - - 48
Tarin Bradford 2 - - - -
John Buttigieg 15 4 - - 16
Adam Connelly 7 - - - -
Paul Dezolt 5 - - - -
John Doyle 11 2 - - 8
Nathan Fien 26 5 - 2 22
George Gatis 8 2 - - 8
Josh Hannay 12 3 - - 12
Brett Hetherington 7 - - - -
Brian Jellick 17 5 - - 20
Peter Jones 24 3 - - 12
Naipolioni Kuricibi 1 - - - -
Trent Leis 17 5 21 - 62
Micheal Luck 16 2 - - 8
Tim Maddison 19 1 - - 4
Bruce Mamando 1 - - - -
John Manning 1 - - - -
Jamie McDonald 13 - - - -
Leigh McWilliams 3 - - - -
Danny Moore 2 - - - -
Glenn Morrison 23 13 - - 52
Chris Muckert 10 - - - -
Shane Muspratt 12 - - - -
Adam Nable 1 - - - -
Julian O'Neill 23 11 56 - 156
Lee Oudenryn 3 - - - -
Nick Paterson 12 1 - - 4
Paul Pensini 2 - - - -
Robert Relf 21 5 - - 20
Chris Sheppard 17 - - - -
Mark Shipway 17 2 - - 8
Damien Smith 3 - - - -
Daniel Strickland 17 2 - - 8
Shaun Valentine 7 - - - -
Kyle Warren 17 5 - - 20
Totals 89 78 2 514

Source:[6]

Representatives

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The following players played a representative match in 2001.

City vs Country State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3
Paul Bowman
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
John Buttigieg
-
Queensland
-
Queensland
John Doyle
-
Queensland
-
Queensland
Nathan Fien
-
-
Queensland
-
Glenn Morrison
Land
-
-
-

Honours

[edit]

Club

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Feeder Clubs

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NSWRL First Division

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Eight freak off-field NRL injuries". Daily Telegraph. 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ Willacy, Mark (29 March 2001). "Rugby league bottoms out again". abc.net.au. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Sheens and staff quit Cowboys" (fee required). AAP Sports News (Australia). 25 May 2001. Retrieved 18 April 2008.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Matt Bowen announces retirement". 29 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Where Are They Now? John Buttigieg: Maroons hard-head". 6 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ "NRL 2001 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project".

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