The Cowboys started the 2007 NRL season strongly, winning their first four games. By the halfway point of the season, they were placed inside the top four, despite losing key forward Luke O'Donnell for the season in Round 4.
In August, News Limited sold its majority stake in the club to the Cowboys Leagues Club for just over $2 million. News Limited took over the club in late 2001, helping it through a turbulent and difficult era.
Following five losses from seven games, the Cowboys dropped to 8th place in Round 20. A strong finish to the regular season, in which they won their final five games, saw them finish in 3rd, their highest ever placing at the time. Their first two finals games were played at home, defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs (20–18) and the New Zealand Warriors (49–12), to move within one game of the Grand Final. The Cowboys' season ended the following week, losing to Manly in the preliminary final.
Club legend Paul Bowman retired at the end of the 2007 season. The last foundation player from the club's inaugural season, Bowman played 203 games for the Cowboys over 13 seasons. The club's Player of the Year medal was named in his honour following his retirement. He became an assistant coach with the club in 2008. 2007 also saw the debut of 19-year-old Scott Bolton, who would go on to play over 150 games for the Cowboys and be a member of their 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides.
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The 2007 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 13th in the club s history Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Johnathan Thurston they competed in the NRL s Telstra Premiership They finished the regular season in 3rd place falling one game short of the Grand Final after losing to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 2007 North Queensland Cowboys seasonNRL Rank3rdPlay off resultLost Preliminary Final v Manly Sea Eagles 6 28 recordWins 15 Draws 0 Losses 9Points scoredFor 547 Against 618Team informationCEOPeter ParrCoachGraham MurrayCaptainJohnathan ThurstonStadiumDairy Farmers StadiumAvg attendance20 108High attendance25 926 vs Brisbane Broncos Round 18 Top scorersTriesMatthew Bowen 22 GoalsJohnathan Thurston 78 PointsJohnathan Thurston 196 lt 2006 2008 gt Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Milestones 2 Squad List 3 Squad Movement 3 1 2007 Gains 3 2 2007 Losses 4 Ladder 5 Fixtures 5 1 Pre season 5 2 Regular season 5 3 Finals 6 Statistics 7 Representatives 8 Honours 8 1 League 8 2 Club 9 Feeder Clubs 9 1 Queensland Cup 10 References 11 External linksSeason summary EditThe Cowboys started the 2007 NRL season strongly winning their first four games By the halfway point of the season they were placed inside the top four despite losing key forward Luke O Donnell for the season in Round 4 In August News Limited sold its majority stake in the club to the Cowboys Leagues Club for just over 2 million News Limited took over the club in late 2001 helping it through a turbulent and difficult era Following five losses from seven games the Cowboys dropped to 8th place in Round 20 A strong finish to the regular season in which they won their final five games saw them finish in 3rd their highest ever placing at the time Their first two finals games were played at home defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs 20 18 and the New Zealand Warriors 49 12 to move within one game of the Grand Final The Cowboys season ended the following week losing to Manly in the preliminary final Club legend Paul Bowman retired at the end of the 2007 season The last foundation player from the club s inaugural season Bowman played 203 games for the Cowboys over 13 seasons The club s Player of the Year medal was named in his honour following his retirement He became an assistant coach with the club in 2008 2007 also saw the debut of 19 year old Scott Bolton who would go on to play over 150 games for the Cowboys and be a member of their 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides Milestones Edit Round 1 Sione Faumuina and Jason Smith made their debuts for the club Round 3 Justin Smith played his 50th game for the club Round 4 Scott Bolton made his NRL debut for the club Round 6 Ben Vaeau made his debut for the club Round 7 Johnathan Thurston played his 50th game for the club Round 7 Scott Minto made their debuts for the club Round 7 Ben Farrar made his NRL debut for the club and scored his first NRL try Round 9 Brett Anderson made his debut for the club Round 9 Scott Bolton scored his first NRL try Round 10 Sam Faust made his NRL debut for the club Round 11 John Frith made his NRL debut for the club Round 13 Ty Williams played his 100th game for the club Round 13 Matthew Bartlett made his debut for the club Round 13 Jackson Nicolau made his NRL debut for the club Round 18 Aaron Payne played his 100th game for the club Round 20 Matthew Bowen played his 150th game for the club Round 22 Carl Webb played his 50th game for the club Round 25 Paul Bowman played his 200th game for the club the first player to do so Finals Week 2 Jacob Lillyman played his 50th game for the club Squad List EditNorth Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2007 First team squad Coaching staffBrett Anderson CE Matthew Bartlett SR Scott Bolton SR Brenton Bowen WG Matthew Bowen FB Paul Bowmane CE Ray Cashmere PR David Faiumu HK Ben Farrar CE Sione Faumuina LK Sam Faust PR John Frith PR Ashley Graham WG Mark Henry CE Rod Jensen CE Karl Johnson CE Jacob Lillyman PR Scott Minto WG Shane Muspratt FE Jackson Nicolau FE Luke O Donnell LK Aaron Payne HK Matthew Scott PR Jason Smith FE Justin Smith FE Steve Southern SR Neil Sweeney WG Johnathan Thurston c HB Shane Tronc PR Ben Vaeau PR Carl Webb PR Colin Wilkie CE Ty Williams WG Head coach Graham MurrayAssistant coaches Ian Millward Assistant Coach Grant Bell Assistant Coach Kelly Egan Football Manager Glen Murphy Strength amp Conditioning Coach Steve Hooper Strength amp Conditioning Trainer Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Squad Movement Edit2007 Gains Edit Player Signed FromBrett Anderson Parramatta EelsMatthew Bartlett Melbourne StormBen Farrar Parramatta EelsSione Faumuina WarriorsKarl Johnson North Sydney BearsScott Minto Brisbane BroncosJackson Nicolau Melbourne StormJason Smith Canberra RaidersBen Vaeau Brisbane BroncosColin Wilkie Melbourne Storm2007 Losses Edit Player Signed ToClint Amos Gold Coast TitansJason Barsley ReleasedGavin Cooper Gold Coast TitansMark Dalle Cort Celtic CrusadersBrett Firman Penrith PanthersJosh Hannay Cronulla SharksBen Lowe South Sydney RabbitohsBrent McConnell Brisbane BroncosTravis Norton RetiredMitchell Sargent Newcastle KnightsMatt Sing Hull F C Daniel Strickland University Saints RLFCRobert Tanielu RetiredLadder Edit2007 NRL seasonvtePos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts1 Melbourne Storm 24 21 0 3 1 627 277 350 442 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 18 0 6 1 597 377 220 383 North Queensland Cowboys 24 15 0 9 1 547 618 71 324 New Zealand Warriors 24 13 1 10 1 593 434 159 295 Parramatta Eels 24 13 0 11 1 573 481 92 286 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 12 0 12 1 575 528 47 267 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 12 0 12 1 408 399 9 268 Brisbane Broncos 24 11 0 13 1 511 476 35 249 Wests Tigers 24 11 0 13 1 541 561 20 2410 Sydney Roosters 24 10 1 13 1 445 610 165 2311 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 10 0 14 1 463 403 60 2212 Gold Coast Titans 24 10 0 14 1 409 559 150 2213 St George Illawarra Dragons 24 9 0 15 1 431 509 78 2014 Canberra Raiders 24 9 0 15 1 522 650 128 2015 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 418 708 290 2016 Penrith Panthers 24 8 0 16 1 539 607 68 18Fixtures EditPre season Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance17 February Trial 1 Canberra Raiders Browne Park 10 28 24 February Trial 2 Warriors Leprechaun Park 32 14 B Bowen 2 Bolton M Bowen Payne Lillyman Thurston 4 6 3 March Trial 3 Manly Sea Eagles Barlow Park 10 14 Bolton Justin Smith Thurston 2 2 Regular season Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance16 March Round 1 Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 23 16 Graham 2 M Bowen Henry Thurston 3 5 M Bowen 1 FG 50 41624 March Round 2 Sydney Roosters Dairy Farmers Stadium 43 6 B Bowen 2 M Bowen 2 Thurston 2 O Donnell Thurston 6 6 Graham 1 1 Payne 1 FG 21 39631 March Round 3 St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 22 18 B Bowen Bowman Graham Thurston Thurston 3 4 10 2327 April Round 4 Wests Tigers Dairy Farmers Stadium 25 24 Graham 2 M Bowen Sweeney Thurston 4 4 M Bowen 1 FG 21 87915 April Round 5 Warriors Mt Smart Stadium 14 34 B Bowen M Bowen Thurston Thurston 1 3 11 26023 April Round 6 South Sydney Rabbitohs Dairy Farmers Stadium 6 10 Bowman Thurston 1 1 17 76828 April Round 7 Manly Sea Eagles Dairy Farmers Stadium 30 26 M Bowen 2 B Bowen Farrar Ja Smith Thurston 5 6 18 6827 May Round 8 Gold Coast Titans Carrara Stadium 24 10 M Bowen Bowman Jensen Thurston 6 6 17 80612 May Round 9 Penrith Panthers Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 22 Anderson Bolton Thurston 2 2 17 39319 May Round 10 Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 14 44 Faumuina Graham Minto Graham 1 3 10 18225 May Round 11 Canterbury Bulldogs Suncorp Stadium 26 16 M Bowen 2 Faumuina Tronc Thurston 5 5 15 4122 June Round 12 Cronulla Sharks Dairy Farmers Stadium 26 24 Williams 2 Minto Scott Sweeney Thurston 3 5 20 0759 June Round 13 Sydney Roosters Aussie Stadium 30 64 M Bowen 2 Bartlett Southern Tronc Graham 5 5 4 18616 June Round 14 Melbourne Storm Dairy Farmers Stadium 12 58 B Bowen M Bowen William Thurston 0 3 20 02323 June Round 15 Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 28 24 B Bowen 2 M Bowen 2 Thurston Thurston 4 5 11 263Round 16 Bye7 July Round 17 Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 18 12 Sione Faumuina Graham Webb Thurston 2 2 Graham 1 1 19 86413 July Round 18 Brisbane Broncos Dairy Farmers Stadium 16 24 Graham 2 M Bowen Graham 2 3 25 92622 July Round 19 South Sydney Rabbitohs Telstra Stadium 14 20 M Bowen Graham Minto Thurston 1 3 10 02230 July Round 20 Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval 10 54 Bartlet Ju Smith Thurston 1 2 17 1014 August Round 21 Canberra Raiders Dairy Farmers Stadium 28 22 Farrar 2 Graham M Bowen Thurston Graham 2 5 Thurston 0 1 15 79113 August Round 22 Penrith Panthers CUA Stadium 30 26 Graham 3 B Bowen M Bowen Ju Smith Thurston 3 5 7 61818 August Round 23 St George Illawarra Dragons Dairy Farmers Stadium 24 14 M Bowen Bowman Cashmere Ja Smith Thurston 4 4 18 72124 August Round 24 Newcastle Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium 34 18 Graham 2 M Bowen Sweeney Thurston Williams Thurston 5 6 12 26431 August Round 25 Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium 38 32 Farrar Williams Ju Smith Thurston Thurston 7 7 24 050Legend Win Loss Draw ByeFinals Edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance8 September Qualifying Final Canterbury Bulldogs Dairy Farmers Stadium 20 18 Thurston 2 Bowman Thurston 4 4 24 00416 September Semi Final Warriors Dairy Farmers Stadium 49 12 Farrar 2 M Bowen Cashmere Graham Henry Ja Smith Williams Thurston 7 7 Bowman 1 1 M Bowen 1 FG 21 48722 September Preliminary Final Manly Sea Eagles SFS 6 28 Lillyman Thurston 1 1 32 611Legend Win Loss Draw ByeStatistics EditName App T G FG PtsBrett Anderson 1 1 4Matthew Bartlett 13 2 8Scott Bolton 6 1 4Brenton Bowen 16 9 36Matthew Bowen 27 22 3 91Paul Bowman 21 5 1 22Ray Cashmere 24 2 8David Faiumu 20 Ben Farrar 11 7 28Sione Faumuina 18 3 12Sam Faust 13 John Frith 1 Ashley Graham 22 18 12 96Mark Henry 10 2 8Rod Jensen 6 1 4Jacob Lillyman 21 1 4Scott Minto 14 3 12Shane Muspratt 3 Jackson Nicolau 1 Luke O Donnell 4 1 4Aaron Payne 27 1 1Matthew Scott 23 1 4Jason Smith 20 3 12Justin Smith 24 3 12Steve Southern 19 1 4Neil Sweeney 11 3 12Johnathan Thurston 25 10 78 196Shane Tronc 17 2 8Ben Vaeau 8 Carl Webb 18 1 4Ty Williams 15 7 28Totals 109 91 4 622Source 1 Representatives EditThe following players played a representative match in 2007 ANZAC Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Trans Tasman TestMatthew Bowen Queensland David Faiumu New Zealand New ZealandJacob Lillyman Queensland Queensland Johnathan Thurston Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Carl Webb Queensland Queensland Honours EditLeague Edit Dally M Medal Johnathan Thurston Dally M Fullback of the Year Matthew Bowen Dally M Halfback of the Year Johnathan Thurston Rugby League Week Player of the Year Matthew Bowen Rugby League Week Player of the Year Johnathan ThurstonClub Edit Paul Bowman Medal Matthew Bowen Player s Player Matthew Bowen Club Person of the Year Tim Nugent and Nicole Balanzategui Rookie of the Year Sam Faust Most Improved Ashley Graham and Ray CashmereFeeder Clubs EditQueensland Cup Edit North Queensland Young Guns 1st lost preliminary finalReferences Edit NRL 2007 North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League Project External links EditOfficial North Queensland Cowboys Website Coordinates 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 2007 North Queensland Cowboys season amp oldid 1100430287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
