The 2003 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 9th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Paul Bowman, they competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership. Although the club once again finished 11th, they recorded their highest number of wins (10) and competition points (24) in a season.[1]
The rebuild continued for the Cowboys heading into the 2003 season, with 12 players leaving the club. Their key signings included premiership-winning back rower Kevin Campion, New Zealand international prop Paul Rauhihi and journeyman utility David Myles. All three would eventually help the club to their first finals appearance a year later.
Following a solid end to the 2002 season, the new year started brightly for the club, as they won six games from the first 12 rounds to sit inside the Top 8. They picked up three straights win from Rounds 10-12, their first three-game winning streak since 1998. A mid-season slump would soon follow, with eight losses from their next nine fixtures.
The season ended strongly once again, with three wins from their final four games to secure a second consecutive 11th place finish, four competition points outside the Top 8. During the season Matt Sing became the first Cowboy to represent Australia, when selected for their July Test match against New Zealand.
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The 2003 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 9th in the club s history Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Paul Bowman they competed in the NRL s 2003 Telstra Premiership Although the club once again finished 11th they recorded their highest number of wins 10 and competition points 24 in a season 1 2003 North Queensland Cowboys seasonNRL Rank11thPlay off resultMissed finals2003 recordWins 10 draws 0 losses 14Points scoredFor 606 against 629Team informationCEODenis KeeffeCoachGraham MurrayCaptainPaul BowmanStadiumDairy Farmers StadiumAvg attendance14 892High attendance25 242 vs Brisbane Broncos Round 4 Top scorersTriesMatt Sing 21 GoalsJosh Hannay 95 PointsJosh Hannay 230 2002 2004 Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Milestones 2 Squad List 3 Squad Movement 3 1 2003 Gains 3 2 2003 Losses 4 Ladder 5 Fixtures 5 1 Regular season 6 Statistics 7 Representatives 8 Honours 8 1 Club 9 Feeder Clubs 9 1 Queensland Cup 10 ReferencesSeason summary editThe rebuild continued for the Cowboys heading into the 2003 season with 12 players leaving the club Their key signings included premiership winning back rower Kevin Campion New Zealand international prop Paul Rauhihi and journeyman utility David Myles All three would eventually help the club to their first finals appearance a year later Following a solid end to the 2002 season the new year started brightly for the club as they won six games from the first 12 rounds to sit inside the Top 8 They picked up three straights win from Rounds 10 12 their first three game winning streak since 1998 A mid season slump would soon follow with eight losses from their next nine fixtures The season ended strongly once again with three wins from their final four games to secure a second consecutive 11th place finish four competition points outside the Top 8 During the season Matt Sing became the first Cowboy to represent Australia when selected for their July Test match against New Zealand Milestones edit Round 1 Kevin Campion Paul McNicholas David Myles and Paul Rauhihi made their debuts for the club Round 2 Brenton Bowen made his NRL debut Round 6 Neil Sweeney made his debut for the club Round 13 Jason Barsley made his NRL debut Round 13 John Buttigieg played his 100th game for the club Round 14 Matthew Bowen played his 50th game for the club Round 15 Aaron Morgan made his NRL debut Round 18 Daniel Sorbello made his NRL debut Round 19 Micheal Luck played his 50th game for the club Round 22 Jacob Lillyman made his NRL debut Round 22 Daniel Strickland played his 50th game for the club Round 23 Shane Muspratt played his 50th game for the club Squad List editNorth Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2003 First team squad Coaching staff Jason Barsley CE Brenton Bowen WG Matthew Bowen FB Paul Bowman c CE John Buttigieg PR Dane Campbell HB Kevin Campion LK Paul Dezolt HK Nathan Fien HB George Gatis HK Steven Goodhew HK Josh Hannay CE Ben Laity PR Jacob Lillyman SR Dean Limpus PR Jaiman Lowe PR Micheal Luck SR Jamie McDonald PR Paul McNicholas PR Leigh McWilliams HK Michael Meigan CE Aaron Morgan WG Glenn Morrison LK Chris Muckert SR Shane Muspratt HK David Myles FE Aaron Payne HK Simon Phillips WG Paul Rauhihi PR Grant Reibel PR Matthew Scott PR Chris Sheppard FE Matt Sing WG Daniel Sorbello FB Daniel Strickland SR Neil Sweeney WG David Thompson PR Derrick Watkins LK Scott Whiting CE Ty Williams WG Head coach Graham Murray Assistant coach Neil Henry assistant coach Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Squad Movement edit2003 Gains edit Player Signed From Jason Barsley nbsp Central Comets Dane Campbell nbsp Redcliffe Dolphins Kevin Campion nbsp Warriors Paul McNicholas nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Michael Meigan nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs Aaron Morgan nbsp Wests Panthers David Myles nbsp Warriors Paul Rauhihi nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs Neil Sweeney nbsp Newcastle Knights 2003 Losses edit Player Signed From Ashley Alberts nbsp Brisbane Broncos Tevita Amone Released Tarin Bradford Retired Tim Brasher Retired John Doyle Retired Peter Jones Retired Tim Maddison nbsp Pia Donkeys John Manning nbsp Melbourne Storm Ken McGuinness Retired Justin McKay nbsp Wests Tigers Shaun Valentine RetiredLadder edit2003 NRL seasonvte Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Penrith Panthers P 24 18 0 6 2 659 527 132 40 2 nbsp Sydney Roosters 24 17 0 7 2 680 445 235 38 3 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 16 0 8 2 702 419 283 36 4 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 16 0 8 2 620 463 157 36 5 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 15 0 9 2 564 486 78 34 6 nbsp New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 2 545 510 35 34 7 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 14 0 10 2 632 635 3 32 8 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 12 0 12 2 497 464 33 28 9 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 11 0 13 2 570 582 12 26 10 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 24 11 0 13 2 548 593 45 26 11 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 10 0 14 2 606 629 23 24 12 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 8 0 16 2 497 704 207 20 13 nbsp Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 470 598 128 18 14 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 2 557 791 234 18 15 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 3 0 21 2 457 758 301 10Fixtures editRegular season edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance 15 March Round 1 nbsp Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 14 46 Sing 2 Hannay Hannay 1 3 15 421 22 March Round 2 nbsp Manly Sea Eagles Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 20 Lowe 2 McNicholas Sing Hannay 7 8 10 937 31 March Round 3 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Aussie Stadium 27 20 B Bowen Muckert Sheppard Hannay 7 8 Sheppard 1 FG 9 422 5 April Round 4 nbsp Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 32 B Bowen Morrison Myles McWilliams Hannay 4 4 B Bowen 0 1 25 242 12 April Round 5 nbsp Sydney Roosters Dairy Farmers Stadium 0 32 12 089 21 April Round 6 nbsp Warriors Ericsson Stadium 24 30 Sing 2 Hannay McWilliams Hannay 4 4 19 722 26 April Round 7 nbsp Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium 32 12 Sing 3 Hannay Williams Hannay 6 6 12 023 Round 8 Bye 11 May Round 9 nbsp Brisbane Broncos ANZ Stadium 12 38 M Bowen Myles Hannay 2 2 13 197 17 May Round 10 nbsp Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 26 8 Sing 2 Luck Muspratt Hannay 5 6 10 783 24 May Round 11 nbsp Manly Sea Eagles Brookvale Oval 31 20 Sing 2 Hannay Morrison Myles Hannay 5 6 Morrison 0 1 Sheppard 1 FG 7 028 1 June Round 12 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Oki Jubilee Stadium 36 16 Sing 2 Bowman Morrison Sheppard Williams Hannay 6 7 13 517 7 June Round 13 nbsp Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 28 Barsley Hannay Myles Williams Hannay 4 5 17 012 15 June Round 14 nbsp Sydney Roosters Aussie Stadium 14 15 Morrison Myles Hannay 3 4 9 123 21 June Round 15 nbsp Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 22 24 Morgan Morrison Myles Sweeney Hannay 3 5 9 027 28 June Round 16 nbsp Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 28 34 Williams 2 M Bowen Morrison Hannay 6 7 13 598 5 July Round 17 nbsp Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 10 Hannay Morrison Sing Williams Hannay 7 9 16 028 12 July Round 18 nbsp Melbourne Storm Olympic Park 16 22 Dezolt Morgan Myles Morrison 2 4 7 643 19 July Round 19 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 16 38 M Bowen Bowman Sing Morrison 2 3 Hannay 0 1 16 542 27 July Round 20 nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs Sydney Showground 22 42 Hannay Myles McDonald Sing Hannay 3 5 7 091 Round 21 Bye 9 August Round 22 nbsp Newcastle Knights Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 60 M Bowen Muckert Rauhihi Williams Hannay 4 4 15 072 16 August Round 23 nbsp Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 34 28 B Bowen Bowman Hannay Myles Payne Williams Hannay 5 7 8 074 23 August Round 24 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs Dairy Farmers Stadium 60 8 M Bowen 3 Hannay Muckert Myles Payne Rauhihi Sing Williams Hannay 10 12 13 872 31 August Round 25 nbsp Wests Tigers Campbelltown Stadium 34 14 Williams 3 Sing 2 Hannay Muckert Hannay 3 6 M Bowen 0 1 6 158 7 September Round 26 nbsp Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium 26 34 M Bowen Myles Sing M Bowen 5 7 18 244 Legend Win Loss Draw ByeStatistics editName App T G FG Pts Jason Barsley 3 1 4 Brenton Bowen 6 3 12 Matthew Bowen 20 9 5 46 Paul Bowman 16 3 12 John Buttigieg 8 Kevin Campion 24 Paul Dezolt 9 1 4 Nathan Fien 2 George Gatis 1 Josh Hannay 23 10 95 230 Jacob Lillyman 3 Jaiman Lowe 24 2 8 Micheal Luck 22 1 4 Jamie McDonald 11 1 4 Paul McNicholas 7 1 4 Leigh McWilliams 14 2 8 Aaron Morgan 2 2 8 Glenn Morrison 22 7 4 36 Chris Muckert 23 4 16 Shane Muspratt 21 1 4 David Myles 24 11 44 Aaron Payne 4 2 8 Chris Sheppard 22 2 2 10 Matt Sing 20 21 84 Daniel Sorbello 1 Daniel Strickland 17 Neil Sweeney 7 1 4 David Thompson 6 Derrick Watkins 1 Scott Whiting 2 Ty Williams 22 12 48 Totals 99 104 2 606 Source 2 Representatives editThe following players played a representative match in 2003 City vs Country State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 July Test October Test Ashes Series Matthew Bowen Queensland Queensland Paul Bowman Queensland Josh Hannay Queensland Glenn Morrison Country Paul Rauhihi New Zealand Matt Sing Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Australia AustraliaHonours editClub edit Player of the Year Paul Rauhihi Players Player Matt Sing Club Person of the Year Ty WilliamsFeeder Clubs editQueensland Cup edit nbsp North Queensland Young Guns 7th missed finalsReferences edit Honours Archived 2011 10 12 at the Wayback Machine at cowboys com au NRL 2003 North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League Project 19 18 58 S 146 42 43 E 19 31611 S 146 71194 E 19 31611 146 71194 Willow Sports Complex Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 North Queensland Cowboys season amp oldid 1218949651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
