2013 North Queensland Cowboys season

19th season in the club history June 2020 August 2019 2013 navy white NRL NRL 8th 12 0 12 507 431 Lost Qualifying Final (v Cronulla Sharks, 18-20) CEO Peter Jourdain Coach Neil Henry Johnathan Thurston Matthew Scott 1300SMILES Stadium 14,112 19.510 (vs. Wests Tigers, Round 26) Antonio Winterstein (13) Johnathan Thurston (71) Johnathan Thurston (151) 2012 2014 The 2013 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 19th in the club's history. Coached by Neil Henry and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2013 Telstra Premiership. The Cowboys finished the season in 8th place and were knocked out in the first week of the finals by the Cronulla Sharks. Season summary The Cowboys entered the 2013 NRL season with high expectations and without their long time hooker and club legend Aaron Payne, who retired at the end of 2012. The side won their Round 1 game against the Canterbury Bulldogs but would only win five of their next 19 games, leaving them sitting in 15th place after 20 rounds. Tragedy struck the club on 29 April, when talented rookie Alex Elisala died at age 20. The Cowboys defeated the Parramatta Eels five days later, dedicating the game and the rest of the season to Elisala. On 29 July, coach Neil Henry had his contract terminated after re-signing until the end of 2014 in March. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/neil-henry-has-been-sacked-as-coach-of-the-north-queensland-cowboys/story-fni3g8pa-1226687517900 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130729215617/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/neil-henry-has-been-sacked-as-coach-of-the-north-queensland-cowboys/story-fni3g8pa-1226687517900 2013-07-29 Neil Henry has been sacked as coach of the North Queensland Cowboys thetelegraph.com.auhttp://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/neil-henry-re-signs-as-coach-of-north-queensland-cowboys/story-e6frf56c-1226597497767 Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips Henry stayed on as head coach until the end of 2013, as the Cowboys went on a six-game winning streak to finish in 8th place and qualify for the finals series. They were defeated 20–18 by the Cronulla Sharks in week 1 of the finals, in a game in which the Sharks scored a try on the 7th tackle of a set.http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/cronulla-sharks-score-on-controversial-seventh-tackle-in-elimination-final/story-fn2mcuj6-1226719132811 Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips On 1 October the club appointed former player Paul Green as their head coach for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/cowboys-appoint-paul-green-as-head-coach-11226/#dLyeP86crdzSmH6q.97 Cowboys appoint Paul Green as head coach NRL Zero Tackle www.zerotackle.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131004055325/http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/cowboys-appoint-paul-green-as-head-coach-11226/ 2013-10-04 At the end of the season, the Cowboys' had 13 players selected for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Milestones Round 1: Ashton Sims played his 50th game for the club. Round 1: Rory Kostjasyn and Scott Moore made their debuts for the club. Round 2: Ray Thompson played his 50th game for the club. Round 3: Ashley Graham played his 150th game for the club. Round 3: Johnathan Thurston played his 200th NRL game. Round 4: Glenn Hall played his 50th game for the club. Round 6: Clint Greenshields made his debut for the club. Round 7: Brent Tate played his 200th NRL game. Round 9: Matthew Scott played his 150th game for the club. Round 10: Glenn Hall played his 150th NRL game. Round 12: Ethan Lowe made his NRL debut. Round 17: Antonio Winterstein played his 50th game for the club. Round 17: Scott Bolton played his 100th game for the club. Round 21: Kyle Feldt made his NRL debut. Round 21: Ashton Sims played his 200th NRL game. Round 22: Brent Tate played his 50th game for the club. Round 24: Wayne Ulugia made his NRL debut. Round 25: Jayden Hodges made his NRL debut. Finals Week 1: Tariq Sims played his 50th game for the club. Finals Week 1: James Tamou played his 100th NRL game. Squad List North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2013 navy white white navy AUS SR Scott Bolton AUS FB Matthew Bowen AUS SR Gavin Cooper NZL HK Alex Elisala NZL WG Kalifa Faifai Loa AUS WG Kyle Feldt AUS WG Ashley Graham FRA FB Clint Greenshields AUS LK Chris Grevsmuhl AUS SR Glenn Hall AUS PR Sam Hoare AUS LK Dallas Johnson NZL PR Felise Kaufusi AUS HK Rory Kostjasyn AUS SR Blake Leary AUS CE Kane Linnett AUS SR Ethan Lowe AUS HB Robert Lui PNG SR Tyson Martin AUS HK Anthony Mitchell ENG HK Scott Moore AUS FE Michael Morgan ITA LK SR Joel Riethmuller NZL CE Curtis Rona AUS PR Matthew Scott y FJI PR Ashton Sims FJI PR Tariq Sims NZL PR James Tamou AUS CE Brent Tate NZL SR Jason Taumalolo PNG FE Ray Thompson NZL SR Ricky Thorby AUS HB Johnathan Thurston y NZL FB Wayne Ulugia NZL WG Antonio Winterstein Neil Henry Terry Matterson (assistant coach) Peter Ryan (assistant coach) Paul Bowman (High Performance Manager) Glen Murphy (head conditioner) Steve Hooper (strength & conditioning coach) Steve Sartori (physiotherapist) Squad Movement 2013 Gains Player Signed from Until end of Clint GreenshieldsCatalans 16 Catalans Dragons 2013 Rory KostjasynMelbourne 16 Melbourne Storm 2014 Ethan LoweNorthern Pride 16 Northern Pride 2013 Scott MooreHuddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants 2014 Curtis RonaSydney 16 Sydney Roosters 2014 2013 Losses Player Signed To Until end of Luke HarlenReleased - Dane HoganEasts Tigers 16 Easts Tigers 2014 Ben JonesNewtown 16 Newtown Jets 2013 Aaron PayneRetired - Cory PatersonHull KR 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 2014 Mosese PangaiPenrith 16 Penrith Panthers 2014 James SegeyaroPenrith Panthers 16 Penrith Panthers 2015 Ladder Fixtures Pre-season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance9 FebruaryTrial 1Brisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosAlex Inch Oval28 – 24Leary, Morgan, Munns, Thorby, UlugiaFeldt (2), Faifai Loa (1), Lowe (1)4,00016 FebruaryTrial 2St George Illawarra 16 St George Illawarra DragonsBarlow Park28 – 22 J Bowen, Greenshields, Morgan, Riethmuller, Taumalolo Morgan (3), Feldt (1) -23 FebruaryTrial 3Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansVirgin Australia Stadium10 – 28 Faifai Loa, A Sims Lui (1) - Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance25 MarchRound 1Canterbury 16 Canterbury BulldogsCentral Coast Stadium24 – 12 Graham (2), Cooper, Winterstein Thurston (4/6) 11,62716 MarchRound 2Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm1300SMILES Stadium10 – 32 Graham, Linnett Thurston (1/2) 19,28825 MarchRound 3Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsHunter Stadium6 – 34 Cooper Thurston (1/1) 15,7581 AprilRound 4New Zealand Warriors 16 WarriorsMt Smart Stadium18 – 20 Faifai Loa, Tate, Winterstein Thurston (3/4) 10,5725 AprilRound 5Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers1300SMILES Stadium30 – 0 Linnett (2), Faifai Loa, Lui, Winterstein Thurston (5/6) 12,34112 AprilRound 6Brisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium10 – 12 Graham, Greenshields Thurston (1/2) 42,55627 AprilRound 7Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders1300SMILES Stadium30 – 12 Bowen, Graham, Hall, Morgan, Tate Thurston (5/7) 13,2404 MayRound 8Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium14 – 10 Graham, Tate, Winterstein Thurston (1/3) 9,15710 MayRound 9South Sydney 16 South Sydney RabbitohsANZ Stadium10 – 28 Winterstein (2) Thurston (1/2) 15,97218 MayRound 10Sydney 16 Sydney Roosters1300SMILES Stadium8 – 12 Lui Thurston (2/3) 13,66624 MayRound 11Wests Tigers 16 Wests TigersLeichhardt Stadium20 – 22 Sims (2), Linnett, Winterstein Thurston (2/4) 7,1252 JuneRound 12Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast TitansSkilled Park12 – 31 Graham, Lowe, Winterstein Lui (0/2), Morgan (0/1) 12,7908 JuneRound 13Canterbury 16 Canterbury Bulldogs1300SMILES Stadium26 – 36 Greenshields, Johnson, Lui, Tate Lui (5/5) 12,77514 JuneRound 14St George Illawarra 16 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium22 – 16 Greenshields, Linnett, Tate, Winterstein Thurston (3/4) 9,035Round 15Bye30 JuneRound 16Cronulla 16 Cronulla Sharks1300SMILES Stadium24 – 4 Linnett, Cooper, Winterstein Thurston (4/5) 14,4347 JulyRound 17Canberra 16 Canberra RaidersCanberra Stadium18 – 26 Lui, Thurston, Winterstein Thurston (3/3) 10,51515 JulyRound 18Manly 16 Manly Sea Eagles1300SMILES Stadium14 – 34 Bowen, Morgan Lowe (3/3) 9,029Round 19ByeJuly 26Round 20Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos1300SMILES Stadium16 – 18 Bowen, Cooper, Faifai Loa Thurston (2/3) 17,7023 AugustRound 21South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs1300SMILES Stadium30 – 12 Linnett (2), Lui, T Sims, Tate Thurston (5/6) 13,04511 AugustRound 22Penrith 16 Penrith PanthersCentrebet Stadium36 – 4 Thompson (3), Feldt, Tate, Winterstein Thurston (6/6) 6,61117 AugustRound 23Gold Coast Titans 16 Gold Coast Titans1300SMILES Stadium22 – 10 Feldt (2), Cooper, Hall Thurston (3/4) 12,00324 AugustRound 24Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights1300SMILES Stadium26 – 6 Ulugia (2), Lui, Tate Thurston (5/6) 12,2081 SeptemberRound 25Cronulla 16 Cronulla SharksRemondis Stadium31 – 18 Cooper (2), Bowen, T Sims, Tate Thurston (5/6, 1 FG) 15,3137 SeptemberRound 26Wests Tigers 16 Wests Tigers1300SMILES Stadium50 – 22 Ulugia (3), Bowen (2), Lui, Taumalolo, Thurston, Winterstein Thurston (6/7), Bowen (1/2) 19,519 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #cfecec Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Finals Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance14 SeptemberQualifying FinalCronulla 16 Cronulla SharksAllianz Stadium18 – 20 Tate, Taumalolo, Ulugia Thurston (3/4) 32,747 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #cfecec Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Statistics NameAppTGFGPtsScott Bolton rugby league18----Matthew Bowen1961-26Gavin Cooper227--28Kalifa Faifai Loa73--12Kyle Feldt33--12Ashley Graham Ashley Graham (rugby league)147--28Clint Greenshields63--12Glenn Hall Glenn Hall (rugby league)252--8Jayden Hodges3----Dallas Johnson151--4Rory Kostjasyn20----Blake Leary1----Kane Linnett259--36Ethan Lowe213-10Robert Lui1675-38Anthony Mitchell Anthony Mitchell (rugby league)4----Scott Moore Scott Moore (rugby league)6----Michael Morgan Michael Morgan (rugby league b.1991)92--8Joel Riethmuller12----Matthew Scott Matthew Scott (rugby league)22----Ashton Sims17----Tariq Sims234--16James Tamou22----Brent Tate2310--40Jason Taumalolo142--8Ray Thompson Ray Thompson (rugby league)193--12Ricky Thorby8----Johnathan Thurston222711151Wayne Ulugia46--24Antonio Winterstein2413--52 Totals 91 80 1 525 Source:http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2013/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html NRL 2013 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project Representatives The following players have played a representative match in 2013 All Stars match City vs Country ANZAC Test Polynesian Cup State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Prime Minister's XIII World CupGavin Cooper - - - - - - - Prime Minister's XIII -Alex Elisala - - - Samoa - - - - -Kalifa Faifai Loa - - - Samoa - - - - -Clint Greenshields - - - - - - - - FranceRory Kostjasyn - - - - - - - - IrelandKane Linnett - - - - - - - - ScotlandJoel Riethmuller - - - Samoa - - - - ItalyMatthew Scott - - Australia - Queensland Queensland Queensland - AustraliaAshton Sims - - - - - - - - FijiTariq Sims - Country - - - - - - FijiJames Tamou NRL All Stars - Australia - New South Wales - New South Wales Prime Minister's XIII AustraliaBrent Tate - - - - Queensland Queensland Queensland Prime Minister's XIII AustraliaJason Taumalolo - - - Tonga - - - - TongaRay Thompson - - - - - - - - Papua New GuineaJohnathan Thurston Indigenous All Stars - Australia - Queensland Queensland Queensland - AustraliaAntonio Winterstein - - - Samoa - - - - Samoa Honours League Dally M Five-Eighth of the Year: Johnathan Thurston Club Paul Bowman Medal: Matthew Scott Player's Player: Matthew Scott Club Person of the Year: Kevin Marty Rookie of the Year: Kyle Feldt Most Improved: Joel Riethmuller NYC Player of the Year: Jayden Hodges Feeder Clubs National Youth Competition North Queensland 16 North Queensland Cowboys - 10th, missed finals Queensland Cup Mackay Cutters 16 Mackay Cutters - 2nd, won Grand Final Northern Pride 16 Northern Pride - 1st, lost Preliminary Final References 19 18 58 S 146 42 43 E Willow Sports Complex title Category:North Queensland Cowboys seasons North Queensland Cowboys season