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Wed January 25, 2012
Source: www.raiders.com.auThe Canberra Raiders are excited to announce the signing of former Manly Sea Eagles and North Queensland Cowboys flyer Michael Bani on a one year deal for 2012.
Bani's acquisition will add fantastic depth to the club's outside backs and in turn increase the competition for spots in first grade in several positions.
"He brings NRL experience to our outside backs which is what we're looking for. He's got speed to burn and more than enough ability to put pressure on the other players in his positions which is what we need here," Player Recruitment Officer David Hamilton said.
As he has missed most of the pre-season, Bani will be based with the club's affiliate side, Mounties in the New South Wales Cup. He has already joined the squad for training and will look to press for a first grade position as the season progresses.
"I'm really happy to join the club; it's a fantastic opportunity for my career. I'm going to be starting with Mounties and I'll be taking the opportunity with two hands to work my way up to first grade."
"I started training with Mounties last night and I was surprised with how good the facilities were there. I'm really looking forward to this season as I was unfortunate last year with injuries and the pressures of living away from my family who were based in Sydney."
Bani's manager, Sam Ayoub, is similarly happy about his client's decision to join the Raiders.
"I'm pleased that Michael has taken up the opportunity to join the Raiders. He's certainly a player with a wealth of experience and will certainly press for a first grade spot in the not too distant future."
Fri June 5, 2009
by Matthew O'Neill
North Queensland Coach Neil Henry held a media conference today where he spoke about Queensland's Origin win, Ty Williams returning to first grade, Michael Bani joining the Cowboys and Saturday's big game against South Sydney.
Bani has joined the Cowboys in a swap deal with Ben Farrar with Manly. Farrar will link up with the Sea Eagles after this weekend where it's expected that he'll fill the fullback position vacated by the long-term injury to Brett Stewart.
Travis Burns also held a press conference and he talks about his injury injury and what he expects from Saturday's clash against Souths.
Johnathan Thurston and Luke O'Donnell will be required to back up after Origin I if they come through the game injury-free. Matthew Scott is the Maroons' 18th man and will want to continue his recent good form to press claims for a spot in the Queensland 17 for State of Origin II. Travis Burns looks good to play after recovering from a knee injury sustained in the Cowboys' last win at home against Newcastle, but the home side has Grant Rovelli in reserve if Burns is unable to take the field.
Souths are backing up after a poor game against the Raiders on Monday and are also expecting Craig Wing and Michael Croker to return to the side after Origin duty. Croker appears to have the Midas touch as he is yet to taste defeat in a Souths jumper. Rabbitohs young guns Chris Sandow and Issac Luke will test the Cowboys defence and create space for their speed men, Nathan Merritt and Colin Best.
This game has a number of 'X' factors:
Can Souths back up from Monday night?
Will Origin duties affect both sides?
Can the Cowboys maintain their momentum after winning their last three games?
Audio: Neil HenryAudio: Travis BurnsSaturday June 6, 2009
North Queensland Cowboys vs South Sydney Rabbitohs at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
North Queensland Cowboys
1 Matt Bowen, 2 Ben Farrar, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Willie Tonga, 5 John Williams, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Shane Tronc, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Matthew Scott, 11 Carl Webb, 12 Scott Bolton, 13 Luke O'Donnell. Subs: 14 Anthony Watts, 15 Steve Southern, 16 Antonio Kaufusi, 17 James Tamou, 18 Steve Rapira, 19 Grant Rovelli, 20 Ty Williams.
South Sydney Rabbitohs
1 Luke Capewell, 2 Nathan Merritt, 3 Colin Best, 4 Beau Champion, 5 Fetuli Talanoa, 6 John Sutton, 7 Chris Sandow, 8 Luke Stuart, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Roy Asotasi (c), 11 Michael Crocker, 12 David Fa'alogo, 13 Craig Wing. Subs: 14 Eddy Pettybourne, 15 David Kidwell, 16 Shannan McPherson, 17 Scott Geddes, 18 Jaiman Lowe, 19 Beau Falloon.
Date: Sat June 6 2009, 7:30PM AEST GMT+10 [Sat June 6 2009, 9:30AM GMT]
Referees: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton
Predictions:
Dennis Righetti: Cowboys by 1
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 12
Paul Booth: Cowboys by 16
OVERALL:
Total Games: 18
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 8. [Pts: 439]
South Sydney Rabbitohs wins: 9. [Pts: 355]
Draws: 1
Biggest wins:
North Queensland Cowboys: 52 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat Aug 23: Cowboys 60 d. Souths 8 [Crowd: 13872]
South Sydney Rabbitohs: 14 pts: 1995 Australian Rugby League - Round 16 - [View] Sat Jul 15: Souths 30 d. Cowboys 16 [Crowd: 4225]
Biggest Crowd: 1996 Optus Cup - Round 16 - [View] Sat Jul 20: Cowboys 20 l. Souths 22 [Crowd: 27096]
Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
North Queensland Cowboys: LLLLWWWWDWLWWWLLLL
South Sydney Rabbitohs: WWWWLLLLDLWLLLWWWW
Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 16 - [View] Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 28 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 29 [Crowd: 15631]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 8 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 28 d. North Queensland Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 9818]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sun: South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14 [Crowd: 10022]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 6 l. South Sydney Rabbitohs 10 [Crowd: 17678]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Rabbitohs 12 l. Cowboys 34 [Crowd: 8914]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 17 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 16 d. Rabbitohs 14 [Crowd: 17506]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 25 - [View] Sun: Souths 16 l. Cowboys 30 [Crowd: 13079]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 19 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 14 l. Souths 16 [Crowd: 17038]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 23 - [View] Sat Aug 14: Cowboys 36 d. Souths 22 [Crowd: 16007]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 10 - [View] Sat May 15: Souths 20 drew Cowboys 20 [Crowd: 10138]
Audio: Neil HenryAudio: Travis BurnsNRL: Cowboys v Rabbitohs Scores & Stats
NYC: Cowboys v Rabbitohs Scores & Stats
Cowboys v Rabbitohs ThreadRleagueBetting.comAudio and Comments thanks to
www.cowboys.com.au
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 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
2 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 11] W 16-14 v Broncos (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 11] L 22-34 v Knights (H). [WG]
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2010 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
10 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 10] L 24-30 v Broncos (A). [WG]
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 10] W 28-20 v Panthers (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 10] L 8-33 v Dragons (A). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [23 Apr 10] L 18-24 v Eels (H). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 10] L 6-34 v Storm (H). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 10] W 32-14 v Roosters (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 10 [15 May 10] L 12-24 v Warriors (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [07 Jun 10] L 4-32 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 10] L 4-48 v Raiders (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 10] L 8-18 v Roosters (H). [WG]
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
9 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 09] L 12-34 v Bulldogs (A). [WG]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 09] L 24-26 v Warriors (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 09] L 10-12 v Panthers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [05 Apr 09] L 12-26 v Knights (A). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 09] W 23-10 v Tigers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 09] W 24-8 v Rabbitohs (A). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] L 12-26 v Cowboys (A). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [01 May 09] L 8-22 v Storm (H). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 09] W 22-20 v Broncos (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys
9 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 15 [20 Jun 09] W 24-22 v Roosters (H). [WG]
[View] Round 16 [26 Jun 09] L 18-30 v Bulldogs (A). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 24-4 v Sharks (H). [WG]
[View] Round 19 [18 Jul 09] L 14-34 v Tigers (A). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [25 Jul 09] L 20-28 v Panthers (H). [WG]
[View] Round 21 [31 Jul 09] W 34-18 v Titans (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [14 Aug 09] L 12-22 v Bulldogs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 09] L 26-32 v Knights (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [28 Aug 09] L 10-16 v Broncos (H). [WG]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
8 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 08] L 10-16 v Sharks (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] L 12-13 v Knights (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [31 Mar 08] W 52-6 v Warriors (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [06 Apr 08] W 20-2 v Rabbitohs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [11 Apr 08] L 4-26 v Storm (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [18 Apr 08] W 20-16 v Eels (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [26 Apr 08] W 30-22 v Bulldogs (H). [WG]
[View] Round 16 [28 Jun 08] W 28-12 v Knights (H). [WG]
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2007 VB NSWRL Premier League
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
2 tries, 8 points.
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 24 [26 Aug 07] L 14-36 v Warriors (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [02 Sep 07] W 28-24 v Dragons (H). [WG]
[View] Finals Week 3 [22 Sep 07] W 28-6 v Cowboys. [WG]
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