The Cowboys entered the new millennium with a renewed sense of hope, adding veterans Tim Brasher and Julian O'Neill from the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with Brasher becoming the club's fifth captain.
The competition started a month earlier due to the Sydney Olympics being held later that year. Because of this, the side played their first month away from home. It was a disastrous away trip, with the club losing their first three games. They managed a win on their final away game against Parramatta but were later stripped of the two competition points after fielding a fourteenth player for three minutes.
After two straight losses, back-to-back wins followed, which included the club's biggest ever victory at the time, a 50-10 win over the Northern Eagles. It was the first time the club had scored 50 points in a game. Five rounds later they recorded 50 points again, breaking their biggest winning margin record with a 50-4 victory over St George Illawarra. It would be one of the last bright spots of the season, as the club managed just two wins from the final 13 rounds and ended the season in last place.
Paul Green represented Queensland in State of Origin once again, and was joined by O'Neill and Paul Bowman, who made his first appearance for the Maroons. Brasher was selected for New South Wales, becoming the club's first Blues' representative.
Despite playing State of Origin, Green was sacked halfway through the season for allegedly negotiating with other clubs while still under contract. He would subsequently win an out-of-court settlement against the club. In a further blow to the club, homegrown halfback Scott Prince, who made his debut at 18 and played 53 games for the side, departed at the end of the season for rivals, the Brisbane Broncos.
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The 2000 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 6th in the club s history Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by new signing Tim Brasher they competed in the National Rugby League s 2000 Telstra Premiership finishing in last place 2000 North Queensland Cowboys seasonNRL Rank14thPlay off resultMissed finals2000 recordWins 7 Draws 0 Losses 19Points scoredFor 436 Against 612Team informationCoachTim SheensCaptainTim BrasherStadiumDairy Farmers StadiumAvg attendance15 511High attendance27 643 vs Brisbane Broncos Round 6 Top scorersTriesPaul Bowman 8 GoalsJulian O Neill 66 PointsJulian O Neill 144 lt 1999 2001 gt Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Milestones 2 Squad List 3 Squad Movement 3 1 2000 Gains 3 2 2000 Losses 4 Ladder 5 Fixtures 5 1 Regular season 6 Statistics 7 Representatives 8 Honours 8 1 Club 9 Feeder Clubs 9 1 NSWRL First Division 10 ReferencesSeason summary EditThe Cowboys entered the new millennium with a renewed sense of hope adding veterans Tim Brasher and Julian O Neill from the South Sydney Rabbitohs with Brasher becoming the club s fifth captain The competition started a month earlier due to the Sydney Olympics being held later that year Because of this the side played their first month away from home It was a disastrous away trip with the club losing their first three games They managed a win on their final away game against Parramatta but were later stripped of the two competition points after fielding a fourteenth player for three minutes After two straight losses back to back wins followed which included the club s biggest ever victory at the time a 50 10 win over the Northern Eagles It was the first time the club had scored 50 points in a game Five rounds later they recorded 50 points again breaking their biggest winning margin record with a 50 4 victory over St George Illawarra It would be one of the last bright spots of the season as the club managed just two wins from the final 13 rounds and ended the season in last place Paul Green represented Queensland in State of Origin once again and was joined by O Neill and Paul Bowman who made his first appearance for the Maroons Brasher was selected for New South Wales becoming the club s first Blues representative Despite playing State of Origin Green was sacked halfway through the season for allegedly negotiating with other clubs while still under contract He would subsequently win an out of court settlement against the club In a further blow to the club homegrown halfback Scott Prince who made his debut at 18 and played 53 games for the side departed at the end of the season for rivals the Brisbane Broncos Milestones Edit Round 1 Tim Brasher Glenn Morrison Jason Nicol Julian O Neill and Robert Relf made their debuts for the club Round 1 Nathan Fien made his NRL debut Round 3 Graham Appo made his debut for the club Round 4 Jeremy Schloss made his debut for the club Round 5 Paul Bowman played his 50th game for the club Round 6 Martin Locke played his 50th game for the club Round 7 Des Clark made his debut for the club Round 11 John Buttigieg played his 50th game for the club Round 12 Grant Reibel made his NRL debut Round 16 Shane Kenward made his debut for the club Round 16 Naipolioni Kuricibi made his NRL debut Round 18 Jamie McDonald made his debut for the club Round 18 Daniel Strickland made his NRL debut Round 23 Scott Prince played his 50th game for the club Round 25 Bruce Mamando made his debut for the club Squad List EditNorth Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2000 First team squad Coaching staffJimmy Ahmat FB Graham Appo WG Geoff Bell CE Greg Bourke WG Paul Bowman CE Brett Boyd HK Tim Brasher c FB John Buttigieg PR Des Clark PR Adam Connelly WG Paul Dezolt HK Darrien Doherty PR Scott Donald WG John Doyle HK Nathan Fien HB Noel Goldthorpe HB Paul Green FE Chad Halliday CE Josh Hannay CE Brett Hetherington PR Brian Jellick WG Peter Jones LK Shane Kenward FB Naipolioni Kuricibi WG Denny Lambert HB Martin Locke PR Jamie McDonald PR Leigh McWilliams HK Bruce Mamando PR John Manning SR Glenn Morrison SR Shane Muspratt FE Jason Nicol SR Julian O Neill CE Nick Paterson PR Paul Pensini PR Scott Prince FE Ben Rauter SR Grant Reibel PR Robert Relf SR Jeremy Schloss LK Mark Shipway SR Damien Smith WG Daniel Strickland SR Shaun Valentine PR Kyle Warren SR Head coach Tim SheensAssistant coach Murray Hurst Assistant Coach Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Squad Movement Edit2000 Gains Edit Player Signed FromGraham Appo Sydney RoostersTim Brasher South Sydney RabbitohsDes Clark St HelensShane Kenward Wakefield Trinity WildcatsJamie McDonald Adelaide RamsBruce Mamando Adelaide RamsGlenn Morrison North Sydney BearsJason Nicol South Sydney RabbitohsJulian O Neill South Sydney RabbitohsRobert Relf Canterbury BulldogsJeremy Schloss South Sydney Rabbitohs2000 Losses Edit Player Signed ToScott Asimus Northern EaglesJody Gall Penrith PanthersJohn Lomax Melbourne StormGlen Murphy RetiredNoa Nadruku RetiredCraig Smith Wests PanthersKris Tassell Salford City RedsScott Whiting Wests PanthersGeorge Wilson Redcliffe DolphinsLadder Edit2000 NRL seasonvtePos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Brisbane Broncos P 26 18 2 6 696 388 308 382 Sydney Roosters 26 16 0 10 601 520 81 323 Newcastle Knights 26 15 1 10 686 532 154 314 Canberra Raiders 26 15 0 11 506 479 27 305 Penrith Panthers 26 15 0 11 573 562 11 306 Melbourne Storm 26 14 1 11 672 529 143 297 Parramatta Eels 26 14 1 11 476 456 20 298 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 26 13 0 13 570 463 107 269 St George Illawarra Dragons 26 12 0 14 576 656 80 2410 Wests Tigers 26 11 2 13 519 642 123 2411 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 26 10 1 15 469 553 84 2112 Northern Eagles 26 9 0 17 476 628 152 1813 Auckland Warriors 26 8 2 16 426 662 236 1814 North Queensland Cowboys 26 7 0 19 436 612 176 1211 North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4 Fixtures EditRegular season Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance7 February Round 1 Penrith Panthers Penrith Stadium 6 19 Brasher O Neill 1 3 10 62312 February Round 2 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 6 12 Bowman O Neill 1 1 6 02419 February Round 3 Sydney Roosters SFS 12 32 Bowman Relf O Neill 2 2 5 82028 February Round 4 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 26 18 Warren 2 Bell Smith O Neill 5 6 10 1104 March Round 5 Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 26 Appo Valentine O Neill 2 2 15 89011 March Round 6 Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 8 50 Warren Appo 1 1 O Neill 1 1 27 64319 March Round 7 Canterbury Bulldogs Stadium Australia 18 8 Brasher 2 Bowman O Neill 3 3 6 57225 March Round 8 Northern Eagles Dairy Farmers Stadium 50 10 Bell 2 Appo Bowman Boyd Green O Neill Smith O Neill 9 10 13 1641 April Round 9 Melbourne Storm Olympic Park 6 28 Doyle O Neill 1 2 13 6979 April Round 10 Newcastle Knights Marathon Stadium 6 28 Appo Appo 1 1 19 21015 April Round 11 Auckland Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 18 Smith O Neill 4 4 13 55722 April Round 12 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 18 8 Bell Green O Neill O Neill 3 5 7 51729 April Round 13 St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 50 4 Connelly 2 Bowman Brasher Green McWilliams Relf Schloss O Neill 9 10 13 7686 May Round 14 Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 32 Connelly Donald O Neill 2 4 15 59713 May Round 15 Canberra Raiders Bruce Stadium 10 17 Prince O Neill 3 4 7 11021 May Round 16 Newcastle Knights Dairy Farmers Stadium 10 18 Appo Prince Appo 1 3 15 73827 May Round 17 Parramatta Eels Dairy Farmers Stadium 6 20 Bowman O Neill 1 2 12 6573 June Round 18 Cronulla Sharks Toyota Park 6 42 Relf Prince 1 1 11 10110 June Round 19 Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium 16 26 Bell Manning Prince 4 4 10 45517 June Round 20 Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium 28 12 Connelly Morrison O Neill Prince O Neill 6 8 10 85125 June Round 21 Northern Eagles NorthPower Stadium 12 24 Jellick O Neill 1 1 Prince 1 1 8 2061 July Round 22 Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium 22 26 Prince 2 Jones Schloss O Neill 3 5 17 1929 July Round 23 Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 38 26 Bowman 2 Jones Manning Schloss Warren Prince 7 8 14 13415 July Round 24 Auckland Warriors Ericsson Stadium 12 44 Warren 2 O Neill 2 2 8 10522 July Round 25 Sydney Roosters Dairy Farmers Stadium 20 36 Fien Kuricibi Prince O Neill 4 5 14 89429 July Round 26 Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 14 28 Fien Manning O Neill 3 3 16 553Legend Win Loss Draw ByeStatistics EditName App T G FG PtsGraham Appo 15 4 3 2Geoff Bell 12 5 20Greg Bourke 3 Paul Bowman 20 8 32Brett Boyd 10 1 4Tim Brasher 16 4 16John Buttigieg 22 Des Clark 2 Adam Connelly 11 4 16Paul Dezolt 4 Darrien Doherty 1 Scott Donald 2 1 4John Doyle 3 1 4Nathan Fien 16 2 8Noel Goldthorpe 12 Paul Green 15 3 12Chad Halliday 4 Josh Hannay 5 Brett Hetherington 1 Brian Jellick 13 1 4Peter Jones 20 3 12Shane Kenward 2 Naipolioni Kuricibi 4 1 4Martin Locke 9 Jamie McDonald 2 Leigh McWilliams 12 1 4Bruce Mamando 1 John Manning 10 3 12Glenn Morrison 20 1 4Shane Muspratt 2 Jason Nicol 3 Julian O Neill 24 3 66 144Nick Paterson 1 Paul Pensini 4 Scott Prince 19 6 13 50Ben Rauter 6 Grant Reibel 2 Robert Relf 24 3 12Jeremy Schloss 18 3 12Mark Shipway 23 Damien Smith 15 3 12Daniel Strickland 6 Shaun Valentine 18 1 4Kyle Warren 18 6 24Totals 68 82 436Source 1 Representatives EditThe following players played a representative match in 2000 State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 World CupGeoff Bell ScotlandPaul Bowman Queensland Queensland Queensland Tim Brasher New South Wales New South Wales Paul Green Queensland Queensland Brian Jellick New ZealandBruce Mamando Papua New GuineaJulian O Neill Queensland Queensland Honours EditClub Edit Player s of the Year Paul Bowman and Julian O Neill Players Player Tim Brasher Club Person of the Year Cowboys Supporters TeamFeeder Clubs EditNSWRL First Division Edit North Queensland Cowboys UnknownReferences Edit NRL 2000 North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League Project Coordinates 19 18 58 S 146 42 43 E 19 31611 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