2004 North Queensland Cowboys season

The 2004 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 10th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Travis Norton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2004 Telstra Premiership and made the finals for the first time, finishing 7th (out of 15). The Cowboys then came within one match of the grand final but lost to the Sydney Roosters. Luke O'Donnell was named the club's player of the year.[1]

Post-season Matt Bowen became the first Cowboys-developed player to be selected to represent Australia.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney 24 19 0 5 2 710 368 +342 42
2 Bulldogs 24 19 0 5 2 760 491 +269 42
3 Brisbane 24 16 1 7 2 602 533 +69 37
4 Penrith 24 15 0 9 2 672 567 +105 34
5 St George Illawarra 24 14 0 10 2 624 415 +209 32
6 Melbourne 24 13 0 11 2 684 517 +167 30
7 North Queensland 24 12 1 11 2 526 514 +12 29
8 Canberra 24 11 0 13 2 554 613 -59 26
9 Wests Tigers 24 10 0 14 2 509 534 -25 24
10 Newcastle 24 10 0 14 2 516 617 -101 24
11 Cronulla 24 10 0 14 2 528 645 -117 24
12 Parramatta 24 9 0 15 2 517 626 -109 22
13 Manly 24 9 0 15 2 615 754 -139 22
14 New Zealand 24 6 0 18 2 427 693 -266 16
15 South Sydney 24 5 2 17 2 455 812 -357 16

Squad

(*)Indicates player has captained the team in 2004.

Draw and Results

Round Opponent Result Nth.Qld Opp. Date Venue
1Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesLoss2024 Mar 13 Dairy Farmers Stadium
2BYE
3Canberra RaidersLoss1819 Mar 27 Dairy Farmers Stadium
4Wests Tigers Loss818 Apr 3 Dairy Farmers Stadium
5Cronulla SharksWin3610 Apr 11 Toyota Park
6Brisbane BroncosLoss1219 Apr 17 Dairy Farmers Stadium
7Melbourne Storm Loss628 Apr 25 Olympic Park
8Parramatta EelsWin2420 May 1 Parramatta Stadium
9New Zealand WarriorsWin168 May 8 Dairy Farmers Stadium
10South Sydney RabbitohsDraw2020 May 15 Express Advocate Stadium
11Penrith PanthersLoss2218 May 22 Dairy Farmers Stadium
12BYE
13St. George Illawarra DragonsWin1412 June 4 WIN Stadium
14Newcastle KnightsWin306 June 12 Dairy Farmers Stadium
15New Zealand WarriorsWin2826June 20Ericsson Stadium
16Canterbury BulldogsLoss1832 June 26 Dairy Farmers Stadium
17Sydney RoostersLoss3222 July 3 Express Advocate Stadium
18Canberra RaidersLoss2832 July 10 Canberra Stadium
19Parramatta EelsWin286 July 17 Dairy Farmers Stadium
20Newcastle KnightsWin2824 July 25 EnergyAustralia Stadium
21St. George Illawarra DragonsWin3410 July 31 Dairy Farmers Stadium
22Canterbury BulldogsLoss1636August 8 Sydney Showground
23South Sydney RabbitohsWin3622 August 14 Dairy Farmers Stadium
24Penrith PanthersLoss656 August 21 CUA Stadium
25Wests Tigers Win2412 August 29 Campbelltown Stadium
26Cronulla SharksWin3820 September 4 Dairy Farmers Stadium

Final Series

Qualifying Finals
September 11, 2004
North Queensland Cowboys 30 - 22 Canterbury Bulldogs
Report
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 18,371
Referee/s: Tim Mander
Semi Final
September 18, 2004
North Queensland Cowboys 10 - 0 Brisbane Broncos
Tries: David Myles (1)
Goals: Josh Hannay 3/3		 Report
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 24,989
Referee/s: Tim Mander
Preliminary Final
September 26, 2004
Sydney Roosters 19 - 16 North Queensland Cowboys
Tries: Ryan Cross (1)
Brad Fittler (1)
Goals: Craig Fitzgibbon 5/5
Field Goals: Brett Finch (1)		 Report Tries: Ty Williams (2)
Paul Bowman (1)
Goals: Josh Hannay 2/3
Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 43,048
Referee/s: Paul Simpkins

Season Statistics

References

  1. ↑ Honours Archived 2011-10-30 at WebCite at cowboys.com.au

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