1996 North Queensland Cowboys season

June 2020 August 2019 1996 navy white NRL ARL 17th 6 0 15 288 643 Missed finals Coach Graham Lowe Adrian Vowles Stockland Stadium 19,366 27,096 (vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs, Round 16) David Bouveng, Kris Tassell (8) Shane Howarth (21) Shane Howarth (49) 1995 1997 The 1996 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 2nd in the club's history. Coached by Graham Lowe and captained by Adrian Vowles, they competed in the Optus Cup. Season summary After finishing their debut season in last place, there was nowhere to go but up for the Cowboys in 1996. Under new head coach, former New Zealand, Queensland, Manly and Wigan boss Graham Lowe, the club recruited fairly strongly bringing in first grade regulars Jason Death (from Canberra) and Andrew Dunemann (from Gold Coast), former All Black Shane Howarth and New Zealand representatives Se'e Solomona and Whetu Taewa. Dunemann's signing would see him reunite with his brother Ian, the pair becoming the first siblings to play for the club. Due to the ongoing Super League war, the clubs affiliated with the breakaway competition refused to participate in their Round 1 games, with the Cowboys' opening fixture, against fellow Super League-aligned club the Canterbury Bulldogs, cancelled. After losing their first game of the year against the Sydney City Roosters, the Cowboys picked up their first win of the season a week later against the Sydney Tigers. Seven straight losses followed until a Round 11 victory over the Newcastle Knights was followed by a win over the Cronulla Sharks, the club's first ever back-to-back wins. After four straight losses, the Cowboys ended the season in their strongest form to date, with three wins from their final six games. That included a win over the St George Dragons at Kogarah Oval in Round 21, the club's first win in Sydney. The club would end their second season in 17th place, with six wins from 21 games, tripling their win total from the year before. Steve Edmed, a long time Balmain Tiger who joined the Cowboys for the 1996 season, was named Player of the Year after playing in all 21 games in his lone season with the club. The club made headlines during the season when Moranbah junior Josh Hannay was named to make his first grade debut at just 16-years old. The selection was later vetoed by the Australian Rugby League as Hannay was not 16 when the year began. Had he played, he would have been the second youngest player to make his senior debut in Australian rugby league history. Hannay would make his debut two years later and go onto play 150 games for the club over nine seasons.http://www.nrl.com/where-are-they-now-josh-hannay/tabid/10874/newsid/64399/default.aspx Where Are They Now: Josh Hannay 24 August 2011 20 August 2017 20 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170820155856/http://www.nrl.com/where-are-they-now-josh-hannay/tabid/10874/newsid/64399/default.aspx deadhttp://www.cowboys.com.au/about/club-history-home/club-history-1996.html Year 2 - 1996 - Cowboys 20 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170820121025/http://www.cowboys.com.au/about/club-history-home/club-history-1996.html 20 August 2017 dead Milestones Round 2: Jason Death, Steve Edmed, Martin Locke, Whetu Taewa and Kris Tassell made their debuts for the club. Round 2: Shane Howarth made his first grade debut. Round 3: Willie Poching made his debut for the club. Round 3: Scott Brown made his debut for the club. Round 6: Se'e Solomona made his debut for the club. Round 7: Andrew Dunemann made his debut for the club. Round 9: Andrew Bulmer made his first grade debut. Round 11: Michael Coorey made his first grade debut. Round 12: The club won back-to-back games for the first time. Round 13: John Buttigieg made his first grade debut. Round 15: Marshall Miller and Graham White made their first grade debuts. Round 17: Liam Johnson made his first grade debut. Squad list North Queensland Cowboys ARL Squad 1996 navy white #c0c0c0 black AUS WG Faron Anderson AUS SR George Bartlett AUS WG David Bouveng AUS CE Paul Bowman AUS FE Scott Brown AUS SR Andrew Bulmer AUS PR John Buttigieg AUS SR Michael Coorey AUS FB Reggie Cressbrook AUS HK Jason Death AUS FE Andrew Dunemann AUS HB Ian Dunemann AUS PR Steve Edmed AUS SR Paul Galea AUS WG Damian Gibson AUS PR Leigh Groves AUS FB Shane Howarth AUS SR Liam Johnson AUS LK Peter Jones AUS SR Aaron Ketchell AUS PR Martin Locke AUS WG Justin Loomans AUS HB Jason Martin AUS PR Jamie Mathiou AUS WG Marshall Miller AUS CE Willie Morganson AUS SR Glen Murphy AUS SR Willie Poching AUS SR Ian Russell AUS LK Dean Schifilliti AUS SR Wayne Sing AUS WG John Skardon AUS PR Se'e Solomona AUS CE Whetu Taewa AUS WG Kris Tassell AUS CE Adrian Vowles y AUS PR Graham White Graham Lowe Mark Graham (assistant coach) Squad movement 1996 Gains Player Signed from Scott Brown Cronulla 16 Cronulla Sharks Jason Death Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders Andrew Dunemann Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Chargers Steve Edmed Balmain 16 Sydney Tigers Shane Howarth Newtown 16 Auckland RU Martin Locke South Queensland 16 South Queensland Crushers Willie Poching Auckland 16 Auckland Warriors Se'e Solomona Auckland 16 Auckland Warriors Whetu Taewa Auckland 16 Auckland Warriors Kris Tassell Canterbury 16 Canterbury Bulldogs 1996 Losses Player Signed To Martin Bella Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Chargers Jonathan Davies New South Wales 16 Cardiff RFC Kevin Ellis Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast Chargers Jason Erba Sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles Michael Hogue psg 16 Paris Saint-Germain David Maiden cairns cyclones 16 Cairns Cyclones Andrew Meads Balmain 16 Sydney Tigers Craig Menkins psg 16 Paris Saint-Germain Ian Russell psg 16 Paris Saint-Germain (mid-season) Laurie Spina Retired Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (P)22 1804549191+358362 16x16px Brisbane Broncos211704607263+344343 16x16px North Sydney Bears221525598325+273324 16x16px Sydney City Roosters221516521321+200315 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks211425399268+131306 16x16px Canberra Raiders211317538384+154277 16x16px St. George Dragons211218443360+83278 16x16px Western Suburbs Magpies221219394434−40259 16x16px Newcastle Knights2110110416388+282310 16x16px Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2111010375378−32211 16x16px Auckland Warriors2110011412427−152212 16x16px Sydney Tigers2211011319459−1402213 16x16px Parramatta Eels219111404415−112114 16x16px Illawarra Steelers228014403444−411615 16x16px Penrith Panthers217113363464−1011516 16x16px Western Reds216114313420−1071317 16x16px North Queensland Cowboys216015288643−3551218 16x16px Gold Coast Chargers225116359521−1621119 16x16px South Sydney Rabbitohs225116314634−3201120 16x16px South Queensland Crushers213018220496−2768 Fixtures Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance23 MarchRound 1Canterbury 16 Canterbury BulldogsStockland Stadium Cancelled due to Super League clubs refusing to play 30 MarchRound 2Eastern Suburbs 16 Sydney City RoostersStockland Stadium2 – 40 Howarth (1/1) 16,1866 AprilRound 3Balmain 16 Sydney TigersStockland Stadium17 – 2 Tassell (2), Peter Jones Cressbrook (2/4), Howarth (1 FG) 15,91214 AprilRound 4Canberra 16 Canberra RaidersBruce Stadium10 – 66 Bartlett, Taewa Howarth (1/2) 9,11521 AprilRound 5Brisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosANZ Stadium14 – 58 Skardon, Tassell, Vowles Howarth (1/3) 18,60927 AprilRound 6North Sydney 16 North Sydney BearsStockland Stadium6 – 50 Skardon Howarth (1/2) 20,8645 MayRound 7Manly 16 Manly Sea EaglesBrookvale Oval4 – 46 Edmed Cressbrook (0/1) 5,22711 MayRound 8Illawarra 16 Illawarra SteelersStockland Stadium8 – 24 Tassell (2) Cressbrook (0/2) 15,28925 MayRound 9Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsStockland Stadium12 – 26 Loomans, Tassell Cressbrook (1/2), Poching (1/1) 12,0889 JuneRound 10Eastern Suburbs 16 Sydney City RoostersSFS14 – 38 I. Dunemann, Tassell, Vowles Poching (1/3) 9,28715 JuneRound 11Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsStockland Stadium26 – 10 Loomans (2), Death, Murphy, Tassell Cressbrook (3/3), I. Dunemann (0/1), Poching (0/2) 14,15322 JuneRound 12Cronulla 16 Cronulla SharksStockland Stadium16 – 10 Bouveng, Cressbrook, Gibson Cressbrook (2/3) 22,01429 JuneRound 13Balmain 16 Sydney TigersParramatta Stadium16 – 18 Coorey, A. Dunemann, Gibson Cressbrook (2/2), Poching (0/1) 4,2576 JulyRound 14Penrith 16 Penrith PanthersStockland Stadium0 – 21 25,06814 JulyRound 15Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs MagpiesCampbelltown Stadium32 – 40 Miller (2), Cressbrook, A. Dunemann, Loomans, Morganson Cressbrook (2/3), Vowles (2/2), Poching (0/1) 5,28120 JulyRound 16South Sydney 16 South Sydney RabbitohsStockland Stadium20 – 22 Bowman, I. Dunemann, Loomans Howarth (3/3), Vowles (1/1) 27,09626 JulyRound 17Gold Coast Chargers 16 Gold Coast ChargersCarrara Stadium24 – 14 Bowman, Howarth, Loomans Howarth (6/6) 5,7773 AugustRound 18Auckland 16 Auckland WarriorsEricsson Stadium6 – 52 Death Howarth (1/1) 14,6009 AugustRound 19South Queensland 16 South Queensland CrushersStockland Stadium11 – 6 Miller (2) Howarth (1/3, 1 FG) 24,98917 AugustRound 20Western Reds 16 Western RedsWACA4 – 30 Taewa Howarth (0/1) 5,88925 AugustRound 21St George 16 St George DragonsKogarah Oval24 – 20 Gibson (2), Johnson, Loomans Howarth (3/4, 1 FG), A. Dunemann (1 FG) 9,0621 SeptemberRound 22Canterbury 16 Canterbury BulldogsBelmore Oval22 – 50 Death, Locke, Loomans, Morganson Howarth (3/4) 6,595 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #cfecec Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Statistics NameAppTGFGPtsFaron Anderson1----George Bartlett George Bartlett (rugby league)61--4David Bouveng51--4Paul Bowman Paul Bowman (rugby league)62--8Scott Brown Scott Brown (rugby league)6----Andrew Bulmer1----John Buttigieg John Buttigieg (rugby league)9----Michael Coorey111--4Reggie Cressbrook15212-32Jason Death203--12Andrew Dunemann162-19Ian Dunemann132--8Steve Edmed211--4Paul Galea5----Damian Gibson114--16Leigh Groves2----Shane Howarth12121349Liam Johnson Liam Johnson (rugby league, born 1977)61--4Peter Jones Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)191--4Aaron Ketchell6----Martin Locke111--4Justin Loomans218--32Jason Martin Jason Martin (rugby league)12----Jamie Mathiou4----Marshall Miller64--16Willie Morganson42--8Glen Murphy Glen Murphy (rugby league)151--4Willie Poching16-2-4Ian Russell Ian Russell (rugby league)1----Dean Schifilliti10----Wayne Sing15----John Skardon32--8Se'e Solomona4----Whetu Taewa122--8Kris Tassell98--32Adrian Vowles2123-14Graham White Graham White (rugby league)1---- Totals 52 38 4 288 Source:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/arl-1996/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html ARL 1996 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project Honours Club Player of the Year: Steve Edmed Players' Player: Steve Edmed Club Person of the Year: Martin Locke References 19 18 58 S 146 42 43 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Willow Sports Complex Category:North Queensland Cowboys seasons North Queensland Cowboys