North Queensland Cowboys season 2005
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The 2005 season was the 11th season for North Queensland Cowboys and 8th in the National Rugby League competition in Australia.
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[edit] Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Parramatta |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 704 | 456 | +248 | 36 |
| 2 |  St George Illawarra |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 655 | 510 | +145 | 36 |
| 3 |  Brisbane |
24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 597 | 484 | +113 | 34 |
| 4 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 676 | 575 | +101 | 32 |
| 5 |  North Queensland |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 639 | 563 | +76 | 32 |
| 6 |  Melbourne |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 640 | 462 | +178 | 30 |
| 7 |  Cronulla |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 550 | 564 | -14 | 28 |
| 8 |  Manly |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 554 | 632 | -78 | 28 |
| 9 |  Sydney |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 488 | 487 | +1 | 26 |
| 10 |  Penrith |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 554 | 554 | =0 | 26 |
| 11 |  New Zealand |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 515 | 528 | -13 | 24 |
| 12 |  Bulldogs |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 472 | 670 | -198 | 23 |
| 13 |  South Sydney |
24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 482 | 700 | -218 | 23 |
| 14 |  Canberra |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 465 | 606 | -141 | 22 |
| 15 |  Newcastle |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 467 | 667 | -200 | 20 |
[edit] Squad & Statistics
| Name | P | T | G | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Barsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenton Bowen | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Matthew Bowen | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Paul Bowman | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| David Faiumu | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brett Firman | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Hannay | 21 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 152 |
| Rod Jensen | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Jacob Lillyman | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jaiman Lowe | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Luck | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leigh McWilliams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Myles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Travis Norton* | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Luke O'Donnell | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Aaron Payne | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Paul Rauhihi* | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchell Sargent | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Shepherd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Sing | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Justin Smith | 25 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
| Steve Southern | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Neil Sweeney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Johnathan Thurston | 26 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 78 |
| Shane Tronc | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carl Webb | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ty Williams | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
(*) Both players captained the team at some point during the season
[edit] Draw and Results
[edit] Final Series
| Qualifying Finals September 9, 2005 |
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| Wests Tigers |
50 - 6 | North Queensland Cowboys |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 26,463 Referee: Paul Simpkins |
| Tries: Hodgson (3) Elford (1) Fitzhenry (1) Whatuira (1) Fulton (1) Richards (1) Goals: Hodgson (9/9) |
Report | Tries: Sing (1) Goals: Hannay (1/1) |
| Semi Finals September 17, 2005 |
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| Melbourne Storm |
16 - 24 | North Queensland Cowboys |
Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 16,810 Referee: Paul Simpkins |
| Tries: Bell (1) Orford (1) King (1) Goals: Orford (1/2) Smith (1/1) |
Report | Tries: Williams (2) Faiumu (1) Goals: Hannay (2/3) Thurston (2/2) |
| Preliminary Finals September 25, 2005 |
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| Parramatta Eels |
0 - 29 | North Queensland Cowboys |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 44,327 Referee: Steven Clark |
| Report | Tries: Bowen (1) Jensen (1) Firman Williams (1) Hannay (1) Goals: Hannay (4/6) Field Goals: Thurston (1/1) |
| Grand Final October 2, 2005 |
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| Wests Tigers |
30 - 16 | North Queensland Cowboys |
Telstra Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 82,453 Referee: Tim Mander |
| Tries: Gibbs (1) Richards (1) Laffranchi (1) Fitzhenry (1) Payten (1) Goals: Hodgson (5/6) |
Report | Tries: Norton (1) Sing (1) Bowen (1) Goals: Hannay (2/3) |
