1995 North Queensland Cowboys season

1st season in the club history June 2020 August 2019 1995 #000080 #FFFFFF NRL ARL 20th 2 0 20 269 660 Missed finals CEO Kerry Boustead Coach Grant Bell Laurie Spina Stockland Stadium 21,670 24,855 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 5) David Bouveng, Justin Loomans (9) Jonathan Davies (19) Jonathan Davies (43) 1996 The 1995 North Queensland Cowboys season was the first in the club's history. Coached by Grant Bell and captained by Laurie Spina, they competed in the ARL Premiership. Season summary Two years after being admitted into Australia's premier rugby league competition, the North Queensland Cowboys played their first official premiership game on Saturday, March 11. Led by inaugural captain and Ingham local Laurie Spina, the club faced the Sydney Bulldogs in front of a crowd of 23,156 at Stockland Stadium. There was no fairy tale beginning for the club, as centre Adrian Vowles was sent off for a high shot six minutes into the match and the Bulldogs won the game 32-16.https://www.foxsports.com.au/breaking-news/incredible-stories-of-the-north-queensland-cowboys-early-years-that-set-the-club-up-for-success/news-story/1aecc116a033f6370ee70e5a9f372bb7?nk=e2907eaec6c4db621e780b3ceec71556-1503028861 Latest News Teenage fullback Damian Gibson, who was making his first grade debut, scored the club's first premiership try. The club found little success during their debut season in the premiership. They began the season with seven straight losses before picking up their first ever win against the Illawarra Steelers at Steelers Stadium in Round 8. A six-game losing streak followed, which was then snapped in Round 15, when the club recorded their first ever home win, defeating the Western Suburbs Magpies. It would be the last time the club enjoyed victory that season, as they ended the year with seven consecutive losses. The Cowboys finished 1995 in 20th place, winning the dreaded wooden spoon, with just two wins from 22 games. Former Eastern Suburbs Roosters prop Wayne Sing, who played 20 games, was named Player of the Year and Players' Player at the end of the season. The Cowboys would also have three players participate in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. Jonathan Davies (a former Welsh rugby union international) and Kevin Ellis (who spent the entire season in reserve grade) both represented Wales, while Robert Piva (a recruit from Wakefield Trinity) represented Western Samoa. Perhaps the one bright spot from the Cowboys' inaugural season was the debut of young Proserpine centre Paul Bowman. Bowman, who played seven games in 1995, would go onto captain the club and play 203 games over 13 seasons. Following his retirement in 2007, the club renamed their Player of the Year award the Paul Bowman Medal in his honour. He would join the club's coaching staff as an assistant coach and later their high performance manager, being on the staff for their NRL Premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides. Milestones Round 1: The club played their first premiership game (losing 16-32 to the Canterbury Bulldogs). Round 1: Damian Gibson scored the club's first try. Round 1: Damian Gibson and Ian Dunemann made their first grade debuts. Round 2: David Maiden made his first grade debut. Round 3: Glen Murphy made his first grade debut. Round 4: Steven Holmes and Justin Loomans made their first grade debuts. Round 5: Peter Jones made his first grade debut. Round 7: Justin Loomans became the first player to score two tries in a match for the club. Round 8: The club won their first game (def. Illawarra Steelers 14-10). Round 14: Michael Hogue made his first grade debut. Round 15: Faron Anderson and Reggie Cressbrook made their first grade debuts. Round 15: The club won their first home game, and scored 30 points in a match for the first time. Round 16: Paul Bowman made his first grade debut. Round 19: Ray Blackman made his first grade debut. Round 20: Aaron Ketchell made his first grade debut. Round 22: Andrew Meads and Noel Slade made their first grade debuts. Squad list North Queensland Cowboys ARL Squad 1995 #000080 #ffffff #c0c0c0 #000000 AUS WG Faron Anderson AUS SR George Bartlett AUS PR Martin Bella AUS WG Ray Blackman AUS WG David Bouveng AUS CE Paul Bowman AUS HK Shane Christensen AUS FB Reggie Cressbrook AUS FE Jonathan Davies AUS HB Ian Dunemann AUS HB Kevin Ellis AUS HK Jason Erba AUS LK Paul Galea AUS WG Damian Gibson AUS SR Leigh Groves AUS PR Michael Hogue AUS FB Steven Holmes AUS FE Peter Jones AUS SR Aaron Ketchell AUS WG Justin Loomans AUS CE David Maiden AUS HB Jason Martin AUS PR Jamie Mathiou AUS LK Andrew Meads AUS HK Craig Menkins AUS CE Willie Morganson AUS WG Paul Morris AUS SR Glen Murphy AUS PR Robert Piva AUS SR Ian Russell AUS HK Dean Schifilliti AUS PR Bruce Sinclair AUS SR Wayne Sing AUS HK John Skardon AUS SR Noel Slade AUS FE Noel Solomon AUS HB Laurie Spina y AUS PR Craig Teitzel AUS CE Adrian Vowles AUS PR Andrew Whittington Grant Bell Squad movement 1995 Gains Player Signed from George Bartlett North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Martin Bella Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs David Bouveng Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Shane Christensen Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Jonathan Davies Warrington 16 Warrington Wolves Kevin Ellis Warrington 16 Warrington Wolves Jason Erba Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Paul Galea Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Damian Gibson Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Leigh Groves Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Jason Martin Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights Jamie Mathiou North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Craig Menkins Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies Willie Morganson Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Paul Morris Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos Robert Piva Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity Ian Russell Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers Dean Schifilliti South Sydney 16 South Sydney Rabbitohs Bruce Sinclair Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters Wayne Sing Eastern Suburbs 16 Eastern Suburbs Roosters John Skardon Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Noel Solomon North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears Laurie Spina Balmain 16 Herbert River Crushers Craig Teitzel Warrington 16 Warrington Wolves Adrian Vowles Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Andrew Whittington Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast Seagulls Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 16x16px Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles22 2002687248+439 402 16x16px Canberra Raiders222002634255+379403 16x16px Brisbane Broncos221705600364+236344 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks221606516287+229325 16x16px Newcastle Knights221507549396+153306 16x16px Sydney Bulldogs (P)221408468352+116287 16x16px St. George Dragons221309583382+201268 16x16px North Sydney Bears221129542331+211249 16x16px Sydney City Roosters2212010466406+602410 16x16px Auckland Warriors221309544493+512411 16x16px Western Reds2211011361549-1882212 16x16px Illawarra Steelers2210111519431+882113 16x16px Western Suburbs Magpies2210012459534-752014 16x16px Penrith Panthers229013481484-31815 16x16px Sydney Tigers227015309591-2821416 16x16px South Queensland Crushers226115303502-1991317 16x16px Gold Coast Seagulls224117350628-278918 16x16px South Sydney Rabbitohs224117319686-367919 16x16px Parramatta Eels223019310690-380620 16x16px North Queensland Cowboys222020269660-3914 Auckland Warriors were stripped of 2 competition points due to exceeding the replacement limit in round 3. Fixtures Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance11 MarchRound 1Canterbury 16 Sydney BulldogsStockland Stadium16 – 32 Gibson, Groves Dunemann (3/4), Gibson (1/1) 23,15619 MarchRound 2Eastern Suburbs 16 Sydney City RoostersSydney Football Stadium16 – 34 Bouveng, Galea, Mathiou Duneman (2/3) 6,58526 MarchRound 3Balmain 16 Sydney TigersParramatta Stadium16 – 38 Bouveng, Galea, Morganson Duneman (2/4) 5,4241 AprilRound 4Canberra 16 Canberra RaidersStockland Stadium8 – 14 Bartlett, Bouveng Vowles (0/2) 23,5618 AprilRound 5Brisbane 16 Brisbane BroncosStockland Stadium12 – 20 Galea, Loomans, Spina Jones (0/1), Vowles (0/3) 24,85516 AprilRound 6North Sydney 16 North Sydney BearsNorth Sydney Oval6 – 60 Morganson Vowles (1/1) 6,70722 AprilRound 7Manly 16 Manly Sea EaglesStockland Stadium14 – 36 Loomans (2), Bouveng Holmes (1/3) 22,16730 AprilRound 8Illawarra 16 Illawarra SteelersSteelers Stadium14 – 10 Bouveng (2), Vowles Vowles (1/2), Holmes (0/2) 8,9146 MayRound 9Parramatta 16 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium4 – 20 Bouveng Vowles (0/1) 4,14520 MayRound 10Eastern Suburbs 16 Sydney City RoostersStockland Stadium16 – 20 Loomans (2), Bouveng Davies (2/5) 20,8604 JuneRound 11Newcastle 16 Newcastle KnightsMarathon Stadium14 – 44 Christensen, Davies, Gibson Davies (1/3) 15,57710 JuneRound 12Cronulla 16 Cronulla SharksCaltex Field10 – 34 Loomans, Martin Holmes (1/1), Morganson (0/1) 5,12824 JuneRound 13Balmain 16 Sydney TigersStockland Stadium14 – 28 Dunemann, Loomans Davies (3/5) 20,1131 JulyRound 14Penrith 16 Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium10 – 40 Bouveng Davies (3/3) 5,7748 JulyRound 15Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs MagpiesStockland Stadium31 – 12 Bartlett, Dunemann, Gibson, Martin, Skardon Davies (5/6, 1 FG) 18,11215 JulyRound 16South Sydney 16 South Sydney RabbitohsSydney Football Stadium16 – 30 Loomans (2), Galea Cressbrook (1/1), Davies (1/3) 4,22522 JulyRound 17Gold Coast Seagulls 16 Gold Coast SeagullsStockland Stadium8 – 10 Martin Davies (2/2) 20,06729 JulyRound 18Auckland 16 Auckland WarriorsStockland Stadium10 – 28 Jones, Vowles Davies (1/2) 23,5216 AugustRound 19South Queensland 16 South Queensland CrushersSuncorp Stadium6 – 22 Bowman Davies (1/2) 17,10512 AugustRound 20Western Reds 16 Western RedsStockland Stadium10 – 12 Blackman, Jones Cressbrook (1/3) 19,67520 AugustRound 21St George 16 St George DragonsStockland Stadium14 – 50 Skardon, Vowles Cressbrook (3/3) 22,28327 AugustRound 22Canterbury 16 Sydney BulldogsBelmore Oval4 – 66 Skardon Cressbrook (0/1) 18,818 Legend: #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFBBBB Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #cfecec Bye 1px solid #AAAAAA Statistics NameAppTGFGPtsFaron Anderson2----George Bartlett George Bartlett (rugby league)212--8Martin Bella14----Ray Blackman31--4David Bouveng169--36Paul Bowman Paul Bowman (rugby league)71--4Shane Christensen101--4Reggie Cressbrook8-5-10Jonathan Davies Jonathan Davies (rugby, born 1962)9119143Ian Dunemann1327-22Jason Erba5----Paul Galea194--16Damian Gibson2031-14Leigh Groves171--4Michael Hogue4----Steven Holmes Steven Holmes (rugby league)5-2-4Peter Jones Peter Jones (rugby league, born 1972)122--8Aaron Ketchell3----Justin Loomans169--36David Maiden2----Jason Martin Jason Martin (rugby league)83--12Jamie Mathiou71--4Andrew Meads1----Craig Menkins4----Willie Morganson82--8Paul Morris Paul Morris (1990s rugby league)2----Glen Murphy Glen Murphy (rugby league)1----Robert Piva9----Ian Russell Ian Russell (rugby league)11----Dean Schifilliti1----Bruce Sinclair Bruce Sinclair (rugby league)11----Wayne Sing20----John Skardon163--12Noel Slade1----Noel Solomon6----Laurie Spina131--4Craig Teitzel12----Adrian Vowles2032-16Andrew Whittington rugby league11---- Totals 49 36 1 269 Source:http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/arl-1995/north-queensland-cowboys/summary.html ARL 1995 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project Representatives The following players played a representative match in 1995. World CupJonathan Davies Wales Kevin Ellis Wales Robert Piva Western Samoa Honours Club Player of the Year: Wayne Sing Players' Player: Wayne Sing Club Person of the Year: Paul Galea References 19 18 58 S 146 42 43 E Willow Sports Complex type:event_region:AU-QLD title Category:North Queensland Cowboys seasons North Queensland Cowboys