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2012 North Queensland Cowboys season

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2012 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank5th
Play-off resultLost Semi Final
(v Manly Sea Eagles, 12-22)
2012 recordWins: 15; draws: 0; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 597; against: 445
Team information
CEOPeter Jourdain
CoachNeil Henry
Captain
StadiumDairy Farmers Stadium
Avg. attendance14,637
High attendance21,307 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Finals Week 1)
Top scorers
TriesAshley Graham (21)
GoalsJohnathan Thurston (90)
PointsJohnathan Thurston (192)
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 18th in the club's history. Coached by Neil Henry and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership. They finished the regular season in 5th place and were knocked out in the second week of the finals by the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, for the second year in a row.

Season summary

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The Cowboys were aiming 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.

The season did not start well, with the Cowboys producing one of their worst performances in almost ten years as they lost 18-0 to the Gold Coast Titans at home, with a completion rate of only 35%, the worst on record.[1][2][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.

Despite the opening loss, the Cowboys went on to produce a consistent, never once dropping out of the top eight from Round 3 onwards. They records big victories over the Parramatta Eels in Round 3 (42-6), the Sydney Roosters in Round 7 (50-12), the St George Illawarra Dragons in Round 9 (30-6), the Canberra Raiders in Round 16 (40-18) and the Warriors in Round 23 (52-12). They ended the regular season on four game winning streak, finishing in 5th place, their highest finish since 2007.

In Week 1 of the finals, the Cowboys defeated the Brisbane Broncos 33-16, with Michael Morgan scoring a hat-trick, the first halfback to do so in a finals game. It was their third win over Brisbane in 2012. A week later they were eliminated by Manly in controversial circumstances.

Club legend Aaron Payne announced his retirement at the end of the 2012 season, he became a life member at the club after playing his 200th game for the Cowboys. Earlier in the season, Matthew Bowen became the first player to play 250 NRL games for North Queensland.

Milestones

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Squad List

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North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2012
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches


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

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


Squad Movement

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2012 Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of
Luke Harlen Northern Pride
2012
Kane Linnett Sydney Roosters
2013
Robert Lui Wests Tigers
2013
Anthony Mitchell Sydney Roosters (mid-season)
2013

2012 Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of
Isaak Ah Mau Redcliffe Dolphins
2013
Leeson Ah Mau St George Illawarra Dragons
2013
Clint Amos Retired
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Michael Bani Canberra Raiders
2012
Jack Cooper Cairns District Rugby League
2012
Shannon Gallant Berkeley Eagles
2012
Dylan Smith Mackay Cutters
2012
Willie Tonga Parramatta Eels
2013
Will Tupou Western Force
2013

Ladder

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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

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
4 February Trial 1 Brisbane Broncos Dolphin Oval 22 – 28 Bolton, Segeyaro, Thompson, Ulugia Foster (2/2), Faifai Loa (1/2) 4,500
11 February Trial 2 St George Illawarra Dragons NIB Stadium 18 – 12 Cooper, Graham, Linnett, Winterstein Graham (1) 8,588
18 February Trial 3 Gold Coast Titans Virgin Australia Stadium 28 – 36 Faifai Loa (2), Pangai (2), Thurston Thurston (3/4), Cooper (1/1) -
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
3 March Round 1 Gold Coast Titans Dairy Farmers Stadium 0 – 18 - - 16,311
9 March Round 2 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 26 – 28 Bowen (2), Johnson, Segeyaro, Tate Thurston (4/5) 43,171
17 March Round 3 Parramatta Eels Dairy Farmers Stadium 42 – 6 Graham (3), Bowen, Cooper, Linnett, Scott, Taumalolo Thurston (5/8) 8,239
24 March Round 4 Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 14 – 20 Bowen, Cooper, Graham Thurston (1/4) 11,364
2 April Round 5 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 22 – 6 Graham (2), Tate, Thompson Thurston (3/4) 12,135
8 April Round 6 Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium 18 – 42 Bowen, Cooper, Tamou Thurston (3/3) 20,206
14 April Round 7 Sydney Roosters TIO Stadium 50 – 12 Bowen (2), Taumalolo (2), Winterstein (2), Faifai Loa, Graham, Thompson Thurston (6/8), Bowen (1/1) 10,008
28 April Round 8 South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 16 – 20 Graham (2), Segeyaro Thurston (2/3) 12,213
4 May Round 9 St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 – 6 Bowen, Linnett, T Sims, Tate, Thompson Thurston (3/6), Bowen (2/2) 15,006
12 May Round 10 Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 32 – 12 Graham (2), Cooper, Morgan, Thompson Thurston (6/6) 18,191
19 May Round 11 Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 – 28 Bowen, Cooper, Ashley Graham, A Sims, Winterstein Bowen (5/7) 11,648
27 May Round 12 Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 18 – 26 Ashley Graham, Glenn Hall, Winterstein Thurston (3/3) 13,059
1 June Round 13 Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park 12 – 28 Paterson, Taumalolo Thurston (2/2) 12,092
Round 14 Bye
15 June Round 15 Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 – 0 Cooper, Linnett Thurston (2/2) 20,367
23 June Round 16 Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 40 – 18 Hall (2), Bolton, Graham, Linnett, Thompson, Winterstein Thurston (5/6), Bowen (1/1) 14,344
1 July Round 17 Warriors Mt Smart Stadium 18 – 35 Cooper, Graham, Linnett Bowen (3/3) 15,374
Round 18 Bye
14 July Round 19 Melbourne Storm AAMI Park 20 – 16 Linnett (2), Tate Thurston (4/4) 10,688
23 July Round 20 Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 29 – 16 Cooper, Faifai Loa, Hall, Mitchell, Tate Thurston (4/5), Bowen (1 FG) 12,357
28 July Round 21 Canterbury Bulldogs ANZ Stadium 18 – 32 Linnett, Thurston, Winterstein Thurston (3/3) 18,652
4 August Round 22 Manly Sea Eagles Dairy Farmers Stadium 6 – 8 Linnett Thurston (1/1) 14,401
11 August Round 23 Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 52 – 12 Graham (3), Bowen, Cooper, Linnett, Payne, Tate, Winterstein Thurston (8/9) 13,616
20 August Round 24 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 32 – 22 Linnett (2), Bowen, Graham, Thurston Thurston (6/6) 9,245
25 August Round 25 Newcastle Knights Dairy Farmers Stadium 22 – 14 Bowen, Tate, Thurston Thurston (5/5) 15,119
2 September Round 26 Cronulla Sharks Toyota Stadium 36 – 22 Graham (2), Cooper, Segeyaro, Tate, Taumalolo Thurston (6/7) 16,829
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
8 September Qualifying Final Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 33 – 16 Morgan (3), Bowen, Tate Thurston (6/7), Bowen (1 FG) 21,307
14 September Semi Final Manly Sea Eagles Allianz Stadium 22 – 12 Tamou, Winterstein Thurston (2/2) 16,678
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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Name App T G FG Pts
Scott Bolton 14 1 - - 4
Matthew Bowen 26 13 12 2 78
Gavin Cooper 26 10 - - 40
Kalifa Faifai Loa 6 2 - - 8
Ashley Graham 24 21 - - 84
Glenn Hall 23 4 - - 16
Dallas Johnson 26 1 - - 4
Blake Leary 1 - - - -
Kane Linnett 24 12 - - 48
Robert Lui 1 - - - -
Anthony Mitchell 8 1 - - 4
Michael Morgan 13 4 - - 16
Mosese Pangai 1 - - - -
Cory Paterson 3 1 - - 4
Aaron Payne 25 1 - - 4
Joel Riethmuller 10 - - - -
Matthew Scott 18 1 - - 4
James Segeyaro 14 3 - - 12
Ashton Sims 25 1 - - 4
Tariq Sims 7 1 - - 4
James Tamou 24 2 - - 8
Brent Tate 23 9 - - 36
Jason Taumalolo 17 5 - - 20
Ray Thompson 18 5 - - 20
Ricky Thorby 15 - - - -
Johnathan Thurston 24 3 90 - 192
Antonio Winterstein 26 8 - - 32
Totals 109 102 2 642

Source:[4]

Representatives

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The following players have played a representative match in 2012

All Stars match City vs Country ANZAC Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3
Matthew Bowen
Indigenous All Stars
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Cory Paterson
Indigenous All Stars
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-
-
-
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Aaron Payne
NRL All Stars
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-
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-
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Matthew Scott
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Tariq Sims
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Country
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-
-
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James Tamou
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Australia
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
Brent Tate
NRL All Stars
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Johnathan Thurston
Indigenous All Stars
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Australia
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland

Honours

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League

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Club

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Feeder Clubs

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References

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  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
  4. ^ "NRL 2012 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project".

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