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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Club: North Queensland Cowboys [Club Headlines]

Squad: Clint Amos, Scott Bolton, Matt Bowen, Travis Burns, Ben Farrar, Ben Harris, Shannon Hegarty, Antonio Kaufusi, Manase Manuokafoa, Luke O'Donnell, Aaron Payne, Beau Scott, Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga, Shane Tronc, Carl Webb, Ty Williams
Gains Ben Cronin (Roosters), Sam Hoare (CQ), Troyden Watene (Broncos under 20s), Mitchell Zornig (Comets), Clint Amos (Titans), Mitchell Achurch (Wests Tigers), Steve Rapira (Warriors), James Tamou (Roosters), Donald Malone (Ipswich Jets), Jared Kahu (Broncos), Willie Tonga (Bulldogs), Manase Manuokafoa (Souths), Ron Alovilli (Gold Coast, Aust Schoolboys), Antonio Kaufusi (Storm)
Losses: Jacob Lillyman (Warriors), Ray Cashmere (Salford), Sione Faumuina (Castleford), Mark Henry (Salford), Justin Smith (retired), David Faiumu (Huddersfield), Ryan Carr (Wests Tigers), Ben Vaeau (released), Sam Faust (released), Daniel Backo (released), Keiron Lander (released), John Frith (released), Jackson Nicolau (released).
Coach: Neil Henry
Club Season Index: North Queensland Cowboys [Season Matches Review]

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Round 1 - Mar 13-16
Fri: Brisbane Broncos 19 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Date: Friday March 13, 2009
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 45,022
Table Position: 10
Tries (3): Matt Bowen, Willie Tonga, Carl Webb
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 3)
Round 2 - Mar 20-23
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 42 d. Wests Tigers 14
Date: Saturday March 21, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 19,879
Table Position: 4
Tries (7): Matt Bowen, Travis Burns, Antonio Kaufusi, Aaron Payne, Carl Webb, John Williams, Ty Williams
Goals (7): Johnathan Thurston (7 from 7)
Round 3 - Mar 27-30
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Melbourne Storm 26
Date: Saturday March 28, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 21,849
Table Position: 10
Tries (2): Scott Bolton, John Williams
Goals (2): Johnathan Thurston (2 from 2)
Round 4 - Apr 3-6
Mon: Canberra Raiders 23 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Date: Monday April 6, 2009
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Bruce, Canberra (ACT)
Crowd: 12,198
Table Position: 13
Tries (3): Travis Burns, Ben Farrar, John Williams
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 3)
Round 5 - Apr 10-13
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 10 l. Gold Coast Titans 14
Date: Saturday April 11, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 18,123
Table Position: 14
Tries (2): Shannon Hegarty, Johnathan Thurston
Goals (1): Johnathan Thurston (1 from 2)
Round 6 - Apr 17-20
Sun: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide (SA)
Crowd: 8,547
Table Position: 10
Tries (6): Matt Bowen, Ben Farrar, Shannon Hegarty, Luke O'Donnell, Willie Tonga, Shane Tronc
Goals (5): Johnathan Thurston (5 from 6)
Round 7 - Apr 24-27
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 26 d. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 12
Date: Saturday April 25, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 16,153
Table Position: 10
Tries (4): Matt Bowen 2, Scott Bolton, Ben Farrar
Goals (5): Johnathan Thurston (5 from 5)
Round 8 - May 1-3
Fri: Parramatta Eels 28 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Date: Friday May 1, 2009
Venue: Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 8,104
Table Position: 11
Tries (3): Ben Farrar, Steve Southern, James Tamou
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 3)
Round 9 - May 9-11
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. St George Illawarra Dragons 20
Date: Saturday May 9, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 16,031
Table Position: 11
Tries (4): Johnathan Thurston 3, James Tamou
Goals (4): Johnathan Thurston (4 from 5)
Round 10 - May 15-18
Sun: New Zealand Warriors 12 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Date: Sunday May 17, 2009
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose, Auckland (NZ)
Crowd: 16,345
Table Position: 9
Tries (6): Matt Bowen, Ben Farrar, Ashley Graham, Luke O'Donnell, Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga
Goals (5): Johnathan Thurston (5 from 6)
Round 11 - May 22-25
Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 36 d. Newcastle Knights 10
Date: Monday May 25, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 11,892
Table Position: 9
Tries (6): Travis Burns, Antonio Kaufusi, Luke O'Donnell, Steve Southern, Johnathan Thurston, John Williams
Goals (6): Johnathan Thurston (6 from 7)
Round 12 - May 29-Jun 1
North Queensland Cowboys bye
Round 13 - Jun 5-8
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 46 d. South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
Date: Saturday June 6, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 16,568
Table Position: 6
Tries (9): Ashley Graham 2, John Williams 2, Scott Bolton, Matt Bowen, Aaron Payne, Matthew Scott, Ty Williams
Goals (5): Johnathan Thurston (5 from 9)
Round 14 - Jun 12-15
Sun: St George Illawarra Dragons 32 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Date: Sunday June 14, 2009
Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong (NSW)
Crowd: 11,374
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Luke O'Donnell, Willie Tonga, Ty Williams
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 3)
Round 15 - Jun 19-22
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. Sydney Roosters 22
Date: Saturday June 20, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 13,486
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Travis Burns, Aaron Payne, Steve Southern, Carl Webb
Goals (4): John Williams (4 from 4)
Round 16 - Jun 26-29
Fri: Bulldogs 30 d. North Queensland Cowboys 18
Date: Friday June 26, 2009
Venue: ANZ Stadium (Sydney), Homebush Bay, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 13,461
Table Position: 6
Tries (3): Aaron Payne, Anthony Watts, John Williams
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 3)
Round 17 - Jul 3-6
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 24 d. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4
Date: Saturday July 4, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 17,283
Table Position: 5
Tries (4): Matt Bowen 2, John Williams, Ty Williams
Goals (4): Johnathan Thurston (4 from 5)
Round 18 - Jul 10-13
North Queensland Cowboys bye
Round 19 - Jul 17-20
Sat: Wests Tigers 34 d. North Queensland Cowboys 14
Date: Saturday July 18, 2009
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 18,804
Table Position: 6
Tries (2): Matt Bowen, Carl Webb
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 3)
Round 20 - Jul 24-27
Sat: North Queensland Cowboys 20 l. Penrith Panthers 28
Date: Saturday July 25, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 14,274
Table Position: 8
Tries (4): Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga, Carl Webb, John Williams
Goals (2): Johnathan Thurston (2 from 4)
Round 21 - Jul 31-Aug 3
Fri: Gold Coast Titans 18 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
Date: Friday July 31, 2009
Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD)
Crowd: 20,315
Table Position: 6
Tries (6): Matt Bowen 2, Michael Bani, Steve Rapira, Willie Tonga, John Williams
Goals (5): Johnathan Thurston (5 from 6)
Round 22 - Aug 7-10
Fri: Melbourne Storm 20 d. North Queensland Cowboys 8
Date: Friday August 7, 2009
Venue: Olympic Park, Melbourne (VIC)
Crowd: 10,510
Table Position: 6
Tries (2): Willie Tonga 2
Goals (0): Johnathan Thurston (0 from 2)
Round 23 - Aug 14-17
Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 12 l. Bulldogs 22
Date: Friday August 14, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 18,199
Table Position: 11
Tries (2): Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga
Goals (2): Johnathan Thurston (2 from 2)
Round 24 - Aug 21-24
Sat: Newcastle Knights 32 d. North Queensland Cowboys 26
Date: Saturday August 22, 2009
Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW)
Crowd: 15,408
Table Position: 11
Tries (5): Johnathan Thurston 2, Michael Bani, Willie Tonga, Anthony Watts
Goals (3): Johnathan Thurston (3 from 5)
Round 25 - Aug 28-31
Fri: North Queensland Cowboys 10 l. Brisbane Broncos 16
Date: Friday August 28, 2009
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)
Crowd: 24,332
Table Position: 12
Tries (2): Luke O'Donnell, Willie Tonga
Goals (1): Johnathan Thurston (1 from 2)
Round 26 - Sep 4-6
Sun: Sydney Roosters 16 l. North Queensland Cowboys 32
Date: Sunday September 6, 2009
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)
Crowd: 10,277
Table Position: 12
Tries (6): Ashley Graham, Donald Malone, Johnathan Thurston, Willie Tonga, Shane Tronc, Ty Williams
Goals (4): Johnathan Thurston (4 from 6)

Position: 12
Played: 24 (Home 12, Away 12)
Won: 11, Drawn: 0, Lost: 13, Byes: 2
For: 558 (98 tries, 83 goals, 0 fgoals)
Against: 474 (83 tries, 70 goals, 2 fgoals)
Points: 26, Difference: 84

Round 1 [13 Mar 09] L 18-19 v Broncos (A)
Round 2 [21 Mar 09] W 42-14 v Tigers (H)
Round 3 [28 Mar 09] L 12-26 v Storm (H)
Round 4 [06 Apr 09] L 18-23 v Raiders (A)
Round 5 [11 Apr 09] L 10-14 v Titans (H)
Round 6 [19 Apr 09] W 34-10 v Sharks (A)
Round 7 [25 Apr 09] W 26-12 v Sea Eagles (H)
Round 8 [01 May 09] L 18-28 v Eels (A)
Round 9 [09 May 09] W 24-20 v Dragons (H)
Round 10 [17 May 09] W 34-12 v Warriors (A)
Round 11 [25 May 09] W 36-10 v Knights (H)
Round 12 North Queensland Cowboys bye
Round 13 [06 Jun 09] W 46-12 v Rabbitohs (H)
Round 14 [14 Jun 09] L 18-32 v Dragons (A)
Round 15 [20 Jun 09] W 24-22 v Roosters (H)
Round 16 [26 Jun 09] L 18-30 v Bulldogs (A)
Round 17 [04 Jul 09] W 24-4 v Sharks (H)
Round 18 North Queensland Cowboys bye
Round 19 [18 Jul 09] L 14-34 v Tigers (A)
Round 20 [25 Jul 09] L 20-28 v Panthers (H)
Round 21 [31 Jul 09] W 34-18 v Titans (A)
Round 22 [07 Aug 09] L 8-20 v Storm (A)
Round 23 [14 Aug 09] L 12-22 v Bulldogs (H)
Round 24 [22 Aug 09] L 26-32 v Knights (A)
Round 25 [28 Aug 09] L 10-16 v Broncos (H)
Round 26 [06 Sep 09] W 32-16 v Roosters (A)

Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile

Player	P	T	G	FG	Pts
Clint Amos	4 (4)	0	0	0	0
Michael Bani	9	2	0	0	8
Scott Bolton	24 (3)	3	0	0	12
Matt Bowen	20	12	0	0	48
Travis Burns	20 (4)	4	0	0	16
Ben Farrar	10	5	0	0	20
Ashley Graham	16	4	0	0	16
Ben Harris	8 (2)	0	0	0	0
Shannon Hegarty	5	2	0	0	8
Antonio Kaufusi	22 (10)	2	0	0	8
Donald Malone	2	1	0	0	4
Manase Manuokafoa	12 (6)	0	0	0	0
Luke O'Donnell	17	5	0	0	20
Aaron Payne	16	4	0	0	16
Steve Rapira	16 (14)	1	0	0	4
Grant Rovelli	13 (3)	0	0	0	0
Matthew Scott	23 (13)	1	0	0	4
Steve Southern	20 (7)	3	0	0	12
James Tamou	12 (12)	2	0	0	8
Ray Thompson	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
Johnathan Thurston	23	11	79/99	0	202
Willie Tonga	19	12	0	0	48
Shane Tronc	24 (1)	2	0	0	8
Anthony Watts	14 (10)	2	0	0	8
Carl Webb	22 (5)	5	0	0	20
Dayne Weston	2 (1)	0	0	0	0
John Williams	17	10	4/4	0	48
Ty Williams	17	5	0	0	20
28 players used

Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench

Crowd Information:
Total: Games 24 - 398434 (Average: 16,601)
Home: Games 12 - 208069 (Average: 17,339)
Away: Games 12 - 190365 (Average: 15,864)

Leading Point Scorers:
202: Johnathan Thurston (23)
48: Matt Bowen (20), Willie Tonga (19), John Williams (17)
20: Ben Farrar (10)

Leading Try Scorers:
12: Matt Bowen (20), Willie Tonga (19)
11: Johnathan Thurston (23)
10: John Williams (17)
5: Ben Farrar (10), Luke O'Donnell (17), Carl Webb (22), Ty Williams (17)
4: Travis Burns (20), Ashley Graham (16), Aaron Payne (16)
3: Scott Bolton (24), Steve Southern (20)
2: Michael Bani (9), Shannon Hegarty (5), Antonio Kaufusi (22), James Tamou (12), Shane Tronc (24), Anthony Watts (14)
1: Donald Malone (2), Steve Rapira (16), Matthew Scott (23)

Leading Goal Scorers:
79: Johnathan Thurston. Attempts: 79/99. Accuracy: 80% (23)
4: John Williams. Attempts: 4/4. Accuracy: 100% (17)

Numbers in brackets denote appearances

2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys

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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership North Queensland Cowboys

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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
North Queensland Cowboys