2016 North Queensland Cowboys season

2016 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL	4th
2016 record	Wins: 8; Draws: 0; Losses: 4
Points scored	For: 308; Against: 172
Team information
CEO	Greg Tonner
Coach	Paul Green
Captain	Johnathan Thurston; Matthew Scott;
Stadium	1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. Attend.	16,837
High. Attend.	25,163 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 11)
Top scorers
Tries	Kyle Feldt (8)
Goals	Johnathan Thurston (48)
Points	Johnathan Thurston (101)

The 2016 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 22nd in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they compete in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership. The Cowboys enter the season as Premiers, having won the 2015 NRL Grand Final.

Season summary

Milestones

Round 1: Johnathan Thurston scored his 1,800th point in the NRL.
Round 3: Lachlan Coote scored his 50th try in the NRL.
Round 5: Javid Bowen made his NRL debut.
Round 5: James Tamou played his 150th game for the club.
Round 5: Javid Bowen scored his first NRL try.
Round 7: Justin O'Neill played his 100th NRL game.
Round 7: Johnathan Thurston scored his 1,000th point at 1300SMILES Stadium.
Round 9: Kane Linnett scored his 50th NRL try.
Round 10: Ethan Lowe played his 50th game for the club.
Round 11: Johnathan Thurston played his 250th game for the club.
Round 12: Jahrome Hughes made his debut for the club.
Round 12: Jahrome Hughes scored his first NRL try.

Squad List

North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2016

First team squad

Coaching staff

Shaun Hudson - CE, FB
Jahrome Hughes - FB, FE
Patrick Kaufusi - PR
Rory Kostjasyn - HK, LK
Kyle Laybutt - FE
Kane Linnett - CE
Ethan Lowe - SR
Patrick Mago - SR
Tautau Moga - CE, WG
Michael Morgan - FE, FB
Justin O'Neill - CE, WG

Head coach

Paul Green

Assistant coaches

Legend:

(c) Captain
(vc) Vice captain

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

Squad Movement

Gains

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Shaun Hudson	Gold Coast Titans	2017	^[1]
Jahrome Hughes	Townsville Blackhawks	2016	^[2]
Patrick Mago	Canberra Raiders	2016	^[3]

Losses

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Glenn Hall	Townsville Blackhawks	2016	^[4]
Viliame Kikau	Penrith Panthers	2017	^[5]
Cameron King	Parramatta Eels	2016	^[6]
Robert Lui	Salford Red Devils	2016	^[7]
Hezron Murgha	Townsville Blackhawks	2016	^[8]
Zac Santo	Canberra Raiders	2016	^[9]
Scott Schulte	Parramatta Eels	2016	^[10]
Kelepi Tanginoa	Parramatta Eels	2016	^[11]
Matthew Wright	Manly Sea Eagles (mid-season)	2018	^[12]

Re-signings

Player	Club	Until End of	Notes
Lachlan Coote	File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys	2018	^[13]
Jake Granville	File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys	2018	^[14]
Antonio Winterstein	File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys	2018	^[15]

Ladder

2016 NRL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	11	9	0	2	1	301	170	+131	20
2	Melbourne Storm	11	9	0	2	1	241	130	+111	20
3	Brisbane Broncos	12	8	0	4	0	312	155	+157	16
4	File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys	12	8	0	4	0	308	172	+136	16
5	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	12	7	0	5	0	261	208	+53	14
6	Canberra Raiders	12	6	1	5	0	299	247	+52	13
7	Penrith Panthers	11	5	0	6	1	222	225	−3	12
8	South Sydney Rabbitohs	11	5	0	6	1	238	243	−5	12
9	Gold Coast Titans	11	5	0	6	1	224	241	−17	12
10	St. George Illawarra Dragons	12	6	0	6	0	143	242	−99	12
11	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	11	4	0	7	1	190	246	−56	10
12	Wests Tigers	12	5	0	7	0	227	305	−78	10
13	New Zealand Warriors	11	4	0	7	1	220	300	−80	10
14	Sydney Roosters	11	2	0	9	1	193	265	−72	6
15	Newcastle Knights	12	1	1	10	0	132	395	−263	3
16	Parramatta Eels	12	7	0	5	0	210	177	+33	2¹

¹ Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points for gross long-term salary cap breaches.

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines

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

Pool Play

Rangitoto Pool v t e
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
File:North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys	3	2	0	1	55	36	+19	4
Newcastle Knights	3	2	0	1	48	58	–10	4
Penrith Panthers	3	1	0	2	48	37	+11	2
Wests Tigers	3	1	0	2	36	56	–20	2

Date	Time (Local)	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals
Saturday, 6 February	1:20pm	Round 1	Newcastle Knights	Eden Park	28 – 12	Cooper (3), Gela-Mosby (2), O'Neill	M. Bowen (1), Morgan (1)
Saturday, 6 February	5:40pm	Round 2	Wests Tigers	Eden Park	12 – 13	Gela-Mosby (2), Winterstein	-
Sunday, 7 February	11:50am	Round 3	Penrith Panthers	Eden Park	15 – 11	Cooper, Hess, Lowe	Coote (1)
Sunday, 7 February	2:30pm	Quarter-final	Melbourne Storm	Eden Park	6 – 14	Kostjasyn	Coote (1)
Legend: Win Loss

Pre-season

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

Regular season

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

Statistics

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
John Asiata	8	-	-	-	-
Scott Bolton	12	2	-	-	8
Javid Bowen	3	2	-	-	8
Gavin Cooper	12	6	-	-	24
Lachlan Coote	12	3	-	1	13
Kyle Feldt	12	8	-	-	32
Jake Granville	12	1	-	-	4
Ben Hannant	12	-	-	-	-
Coen Hess	1	-	-	-	-
Jahrome Hughes	1	1	-	-	4
Patrick Kaufusi	6	-	-	-	-
Rory Kostjasyn	11	-	-	-	-
Kane Linnett	10	3	-	-	12
Ethan Lowe	12	4	1	-	18
Michael Morgan	11	7	-	-	28
Justin O'Neill	11	7	-	-	28
Matthew Scott	11	1	-	-	4
James Tamou	11	-	-	-	-
Jason Taumalolo	12	2	-	-	8
Ray Thompson	1	-	-	-	-
Johnathan Thurston	11	1	48	1	101
Antonio Winterstein	12	4	-	-	16
Totals		52	49	2	308

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2016.

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

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v t e North Queensland Cowboys
Est. 1995 in Townsville, Queensland
The club	History Records Honours Players Coaches Representatives
Home ground	1300SMILES Stadium Townsville Stadium (future)
Culture	Kirwan Queensland derby
Important figures	Kerry Boustead Paul Bowman Matt Bowen Graham Murray Johnathan Thurston Matthew Scott Paul Green
League	ARL SL NRL
Titles	Premierships (1) 2015
Seasons (18)	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Other competitions	Present Holden Cup Auckland Nines Past New South Wales Cup
Affiliations	Current Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Townsville Blackhawks Past North Queensland Young Guns

2016 North Queensland Cowboys season

Contents

Season summary

Milestones

Squad List

Squad Movement

Gains

Losses

Re-signings

Ladder

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines

Pool Play

Pre-season

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Statistics

Representatives

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