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The 2012 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 18th in the club's history. Coached by Neil Henry and captained by Johnathan Thurston, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season 5th (out of 16) to make the top eight play-off group. The Cowboys were then knocked out of contention during the finals by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the second year in a row.

Summary

North Queensland will be hoping to build on its 7th place finish in 2011, after a near-wooden spoon 2010 season only prevented by the Melbourne Storm salary cap breach, with a strong 2012 season.

North Queensland's 2012 season did not start well, producing one of its worst performances in almost ten years as they lost 18-0 to the Gold Coast Titans at home,[1][2] with a completion rate of only 35%, the worst on record.[3] In Round 2, the Cowboys defeated the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium, with Matthew Bowen scoring the match-winning try on his 30th birthday.

Round 3 saw the Cowboys defeat Parramatta 42–6 at home, its biggest ever win over the side.

Ladder

2012 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 18 0 6 2 568 369 +199 40
2 Melbourne Storm (P) 24 17 0 7 2 579 361 +218 38
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 2 559 438 +121 36
4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 16 0 8 2 497 403 +94 36
5 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 2 597 445 +152 34
6 Canberra Raiders 24 13 0 11 2 545 536 +9 30
7 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 12 1 11 2 445 441 +4 29
8 Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 481 447 +34 28
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 405 438 -33 26
10 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 2 506 551 -45 26
11 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 2 449 477 -28 24
12 Newcastle Knights 24 10 0 14 2 448 488 -40 24
13 Sydney Roosters 24 8 1 15 2 462 626 -164 21
14 New Zealand Warriors 24 8 0 16 2 497 609 -112 20
15 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 2 409 575 -166 20
16 Parramatta Eels 24 6 0 18 2 431 674 -243 16

Players

Squad

Although other players may play for the North Queensland Cowboys during the year, all NRL clubs are required to select a top 25 First Grade squad at the beginning of the season.

North Queensland Cowboys
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 29 July 2012
Source(s): Player Profiles, NRL Team,

Players who have also played this season who weren't in the squad named at the start of the year.

Player Movement

Squad changes from 2011 season.

Gains

Name From Details
Kane Linnett Sydney Roosters 2012–2013
Robert Lui Wests Tigers 2012–2013
Luke Harlen Northern Pride 2012–2012

Losses

Name Club Going To Details
Willie Tonga Parramatta Eels 2012–2013
Leeson Ah Mau St George Illawarra Dragons 2012–2013
Michael Bani Canberra Raiders 2012–2012
Will Tupou Western Force (Rugby Union)
Isaak Ah Mau Redcliffe Dolphins
Shannon Gallant Berkeley Valley
Jack Cooper Cairns Rugby League
Dylan Smith Released
Clint Amos Retired

Mid Season Transfers

Gains

Name From Details
Anthony Mitchell Sydney Roosters Rest of 2012 - 2013

Fixtures & Results

Trial matches

Trial Match
4 February 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 22 - 28 Brisbane Broncos



Telstra Premiership

Round 1
3 March 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 0 - 18 Gold Coast Titans
Bericht
 Tries:
Idris (2)
Michaels
Goals:
Prince (3/5)


Round 2
9 March 2012
Brisbane Broncos 26-28 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Beale
McGuire
Te'o
Yow Yeh
Goals:
Parker (5/5) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Bowen (2)
Johnson
Segeyaro
Tate
Goals:
Thurston (4/5)


Round 3
17 March 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 42 - 6 Parramatta Eels
Tries:
Graham (3)
Bowen
Cooper
Linnett
Scott
Taumalolo
Goals:
Thurston (5/8) 		Bericht
 Tries:
O'Hanlon
Goals:
Sandow (1/1)


Round 4
24 March 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 14 - 20 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries:
Bowen
Cooper
Graham
Goals:
Thurston (1/4) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Fifita
Gallen
Pomeroy
Goals:
Carney (4/4)


Round 5
2 April 2012
Canberra Raiders 6 - 22 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Mataora
Goals:
Croker (1/1) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Graham (2)
Tate
Thompson
Goals:
Thurston (3/4)


Round 6
8 April 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 16 - 42 Melbourne Storm
Tries:
Bowen
Cooper
Tamou
Goals:
Thurston (6/7) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Chambers (2)
Duffie (2)
Proctor (2)
Hinchcliffe
Ryles
Goals:
Smith (5/8)


Round 7
14 April 2012
Sydney Roosters 12 - 56 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Kenny-Dowall
Leilua
Goals:
Anasta (2/2) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Bowen (2)
Taumalolo (2)
Winterstein (2)
Faifai-Loa
Graham
Thompson
Goals:
Thurston (6/8)
Bowen (1/1)
TIO Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 10,008
Referee: Ashley Klein & Gavin Morris


Round 8
28 April 2012
South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Inglis
Luke
Taylor
Goals:
Reynolds (4/4) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Graham (2)
Segeyaro
Goals:
Thurston (2/3)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 12,213
Referee: Steve Lyons & Henry Perenara


Round 9
4 May 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 30-6 St. George Illawarra Dragons
Tries:
Bowen
Linnett
T. Sims
Tate
Thompson
Goals:
Thurston (3/6)
Bowen (2/2) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Morris
Goals:
Soward (1/1)


Round 10
12 May 2012
Newcastle Knights 12-32 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Houston
Sa'u
Goals:
Tyrone Roberts (2/2) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Graham (2)
Cooper
Morgan
Thompson
Goals:
Thurston (6/6)
Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Attendance: 18,191
Referee: Matt Cecchin & Gavin Morris


Round 11
19 May 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 30-28 Penrith Panthers
Tries:
Bowen
Cooper
Graham
A. Sims
Winterstein
Goals:
Bowen (5/7) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Burns
Coote
Mansour
Newton
Tighe
Goals:
Austin (3/3)
Walsh (1/2)


Round 12
27 May 2012
Wests Tigers 26-18 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Moltzen (2)
Marhsall
Tuqiri
Goals:
Marshall (5/5) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Graham
Hall
Winterstein
Goals:
Thurston (3/3)


Round 13
1 June 2012
Gold Coast Titans 28-12 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Champion (2)
Bird
Gordon
Harrison
Goals:
Prince (4/5) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Paterson
Taumalolo
Goals:
Thurston (2/2)
Skilled Park, Gold Coast
Attendance: 12,092
Referee: Shayne Hayne & Alan Shortall


Round 14
BYE
v


Round 15
15 June 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 12-0 Brisbane Broncos
Tries:
Cooper
Linnett
Goals:
Thurston (2/2) 		Bericht


Round 16
23 June 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 40-18 Canberra Raiders
Tries:
Hall (2)
Graham
Winterstein
Thompson
Linnett
Bolton
Goals:
Thurston (5/6)
Bowen (1/1) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Croker
Dugan
Ferguson
Goals:
Croker (3/3)


Round 17
1 July 2012
New Zealand Warriors 35-18 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Henry (2)
Brown
Friend
Hurrell
Lillyman
Goals:
Maloney (5/6)
Field Goals:
Maloney 		Bericht
 Tries:
Cooper
Graham
Linnett
Goals:
Bowen (3/3)


Round 18
BYE
v


Round 19
14 July 2012
Melbourne Storm 16-20 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Duffie
Quinn
Widdop
Goals:
Smith (2/3) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Linnett (2)
Tate
Goals:
Thurston (4/4)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Tony Archer & Gavin Morris


Round 20
23 July 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 29-16 Wests Tigers
Tries:
Cooper
Faifai-Loa
Hall
Mitchell
Tate
Goals:
Thurston (4/5)
Field Goals:
Bowen 		Bericht
 Tries:
Farah
Fulton
Iosefa
Goals:
Marshall (2/3)
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 12,357
Referee: Matt Cecchin & Gavin Badger
Player of the Match: Matthew Bowen


Round 21
28 July 2012
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-18 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Barba (3)
Inu
Perrett
Goals:
Inu (6/6) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Linnett
Thurston
Winterstein
Goals:
Thurston (3/3)
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Shayne Hayne & Gerard Sutton


Round 22
4 August 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 6-8 Manly Sea Eagles
Tries:
Linnett
Goals:
Thurston (1/1) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Foran
Goals:
Lyon (2/2)




Round 25
24–27 August 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 22-14 Newcastle Knights
Tries:
Thurston
Bowen
Tate
Goals:
Thurston (5/5) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Tahu (2)
Gagai
Goals:
Roberts (1/3)


Round 26
2 September 2012
Cronulla Sharks 22-36 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Best
De Gois
Fifita
Gallen
Goals:
Carney (3/4) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Graham (2)
Cooper
Segeyaro
Tate
Taumalolo
Goals:
Thurston (6/7)
Toyota Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,829
Referee: Ben Cummins & Ashley Klein

Finals Series

Qualifying Final
8 September 2012
North Queensland Cowboys 33-16 Brisbane Broncos
Tries:
Morgan (3)
Bowen
Tate
Goals:
Thurston (6/7)
Field Goals:
Bowen 		Bericht
 Tries:
Copley
Norman
Thaiday
Goals:
Wallace (2/3)
Semi Final
14 September 2007
Manly Sea Eagles 22 - 12 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries:
Oldfield (2)
B. Stewart
Taufua
Goals:
Lyon (3/5) 		Bericht
 Tries:
Tamou
Winterstein
Goals:
Thurston (2/2)

Statistics

Updated: 16 February 2013

Name P T G FG Pts
Scott Bolton 0 (14) 1 0 0 4
Matthew Bowen 26 (0) 13 12/14 2 78
Gavin Cooper 26 (0) 10 0 0 40
Kalifa Faifai Loa 6 (0) 2 0 0 8
Ashley Graham 24 (0) 21 0 0 84
Glenn Hall 20 (3) 4 0 0 16
Luke Harlen 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Sam Hoare 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Dane Hogan 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Dallas Johnson 26 (0) 1 0 0 4
Ben Jones 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Blake Leary 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
Kane Linnett 24 (0) 12 0 0 48
Robert Lui 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
Tyson Martin 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Anthony Mitchell 1 (6) 1 0 0 4
Michael Morgan 11 (3) 4 0 0 16
Mosese Pangai 1 (0) 0 0 0 0
Corey Paterson 2 (1) 1 0 0 4
Aaron Payne 24 (1) 1 0 0 4
Joel Riethmuller 0 (10) 0 0 0 0
Matthew Scott 18 (0) 1 0 0 4
James Segeyaro 2 (12) 3 0 0 12
Ashton Sims 7 (18) 1 0 0 4
Tariq Sims 5 (1) 1 0 0 4
James Tamou 23 (1) 2 0 0 8
Brent Tate 23 (0) 9 0 0 36
Jason Taumalolo 0 (18) 5 0 0 20
Ray Thompson 16 (2) 5 0 0 20
Ricky Thorby 2 (13) 0 0 0 0
Johnathan Thurston 24 (0) 3 90/109 0 192
Wayne Ulugia 0 (0) 0 0 0 0
Antonio Winterstein 26 (0) 8 0 0 32
Total 338 (104) 110 102/123 2 642
  • Appearances in brackets () denote games off interchange/repl bench
  • Key: P = Played, T = Tries, G = Goals, FG = Field Goals, Pts = Points

Representative Honours

The following players have played a representative match during the 2012 NRL Season.

NRL All Stars

Indigenous All Stars

Australien

Country Origin

Queensland

New South Wales

References

  1. ^ Titans punish sloppy Cowboys - ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  2. ^ Woeful Cowboys thrashed by Titans | NRL, Rugby League, NRL Scores, NRL Ladder | Fox Sports
  3. ^ Cowboys on lowest rung after horror handling performance against Titans | The Courier-Mail
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