The Cowboys entered the 2013 NRL season with high expectations and without their long time hooker and club legend Aaron Payne, who retired at the end of 2012. The side won their Round 1 game against the Canterbury Bulldogs but would only win five of their next 19 games, leaving them sitting in 15th place after 20 rounds. Tragedy struck the club on 29 April, when talented rookie Alex Elisala died at age 20. The Cowboys defeated the Parramatta Eels five days later, dedicating the game and the rest of the season to Elisala.
On 29 July, coach Neil Henry had his contract terminated after re-signing until the end of 2014 in March.[1][2] Henry stayed on as head coach until the end of 2013, as the Cowboys went on a six-game winning streak to finish in 8th place and qualify for the finals series. They were defeated 20-18 by the Cronulla Sharks in week 1 of the finals, in a game in which the Sharks scored a try on the 7th tackle of a set.[3]
On 1 October the club appointed former player Paul Green as their head coach for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[4]
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The 2013 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 19th in the club s history Coached by Neil Henry and co captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott they competed in the NRL s 2013 Telstra Premiership The Cowboys finished the season in 8th place and were knocked out in the first week of the finals by the Cronulla Sharks 2013 North Queensland Cowboys seasonNRL Rank8thPlay off resultLost Qualifying Final v Cronulla Sharks 18 20 2013 recordWins 12 draws 0 losses 12Points scoredFor 507 against 431Team informationCEOPeter JourdainCoachNeil HenryCaptainJohnathan Thurston Matthew ScottStadium1300SMILES StadiumAvg attendance14 112High attendance19 510 vs Wests Tigers Round 26 Top scorersTriesAntonio Winterstein 13 GoalsJohnathan Thurston 71 PointsJohnathan Thurston 151 2012 2014 Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Milestones 2 Squad List 3 Squad Movement 3 1 2013 Gains 3 2 2013 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 National Youth Competition 9 2 Queensland Cup 10 ReferencesSeason summary editThe Cowboys entered the 2013 NRL season with high expectations and without their long time hooker and club legend Aaron Payne who retired at the end of 2012 The side won their Round 1 game against the Canterbury Bulldogs but would only win five of their next 19 games leaving them sitting in 15th place after 20 rounds Tragedy struck the club on 29 April when talented rookie Alex Elisala died at age 20 The Cowboys defeated the Parramatta Eels five days later dedicating the game and the rest of the season to Elisala On 29 July coach Neil Henry had his contract terminated after re signing until the end of 2014 in March 1 2 Henry stayed on as head coach until the end of 2013 as the Cowboys went on a six game winning streak to finish in 8th place and qualify for the finals series They were defeated 20 18 by the Cronulla Sharks in week 1 of the finals in a game in which the Sharks scored a try on the 7th tackle of a set 3 On 1 October the club appointed former player Paul Green as their head coach for the 2014 and 2015 seasons 4 At the end of the season the Cowboys had 13 players selected for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Milestones edit Round 1 Ashton Sims played his 50th game for the club Round 1 Rory Kostjasyn and Scott Moore made their debuts for the club Round 2 Ray Thompson played his 50th game for the club Round 3 Ashley Graham played his 150th game for the club Round 3 Johnathan Thurston played his 200th NRL game Round 4 Glenn Hall played his 50th game for the club Round 6 Clint Greenshields made his debut for the club Round 7 Brent Tate played his 200th NRL game Round 9 Matthew Scott played his 150th game for the club Round 10 Glenn Hall played his 150th NRL game Round 12 Ethan Lowe made his NRL debut Round 17 Antonio Winterstein played his 50th game for the club Round 17 Scott Bolton played his 100th game for the club Round 21 Kyle Feldt made his NRL debut Round 21 Ashton Sims played his 200th NRL game Round 22 Brent Tate played his 50th game for the club Round 24 Wayne Ulugia made his NRL debut Round 25 Jayden Hodges made his NRL debut Finals Week 1 Tariq Sims played his 50th game for the club Finals Week 1 James Tamou played his 100th NRL game Squad List editNorth Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2013 First team squad Coaching staff Scott Bolton SR Matthew Bowen FB Gavin Cooper SR Alex Elisala HK Kalifa Faifai Loa WG Kyle Feldt WG Ashley Graham WG Clint Greenshields FB Chris Grevsmuhl LK Glenn Hall SR Sam Hoare PR Dallas Johnson LK Felise Kaufusi PR Rory Kostjasyn HK Blake Leary SR Kane Linnett CE Ethan Lowe SR Robert Lui HB Tyson Martin SR Anthony Mitchell HK Scott Moore HK Michael Morgan FE Joel Riethmuller LK SR Curtis Rona CE Matthew Scott c PR Ashton Sims PR Tariq Sims PR James Tamou PR Brent Tate CE Jason Taumalolo SR Ray Thompson FE Ricky Thorby SR Johnathan Thurston c HB Wayne Ulugia FB Antonio Winterstein WG Head coach Neil Henry Assistant coaches Terry Matterson assistant coach Peter Ryan assistant coach Paul Bowman High Performance Manager Glen Murphy head conditioner Steve Hooper strength amp conditioning coach Steve Sartori physiotherapist Legend c Captain s vc Vice captain s Squad Movement edit2013 Gains edit Player Signed From Until End of Clint Greenshields nbsp Catalans Dragons 2013 Rory Kostjasyn nbsp Melbourne Storm 2014 Ethan Lowe nbsp Northern Pride 2013 Scott Moore nbsp Huddersfield Giants 2014 Curtis Rona nbsp Sydney Roosters 2014 2013 Losses edit Player Signed To Until End of Luke Harlen Released Dane Hogan nbsp Easts Tigers 2014 Ben Jones nbsp Newtown Jets 2013 Aaron Payne Retired Cory Paterson nbsp Hull Kingston Rovers 2014 Mosese Pangai nbsp Penrith Panthers 2014 James Segeyaro nbsp Penrith Panthers 2015Ladder edit2013 NRL seasonvte Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Sydney Roosters P 24 18 0 6 2 640 325 315 40 2 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 18 0 6 2 588 384 204 40 3 nbsp Melbourne Storm 24 16 1 7 2 589 373 216 37 4 nbsp Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 24 15 1 8 2 588 366 222 35 5 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 24 14 0 10 2 468 460 8 32 6 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 24 13 0 11 2 529 463 66 30 7 nbsp Newcastle Knights 24 12 1 11 2 528 422 106 29 8 nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 24 12 0 12 2 507 431 76 28 9 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 24 11 0 13 2 500 518 18 26 10 nbsp Penrith Panthers 24 11 0 13 2 495 532 37 26 11 nbsp New Zealand Warriors 24 11 0 13 2 495 554 59 26 12 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 24 10 1 13 2 434 477 43 25 13 nbsp Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 2 434 624 190 24 14 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons 24 7 0 17 2 379 530 151 18 15 nbsp Wests Tigers 24 7 0 17 2 386 687 301 18 16 nbsp Parramatta Eels 24 5 0 19 2 326 740 414 14Fixtures editPre season edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance 9 February Trial 1 nbsp Brisbane Broncos Alex Inch Oval 28 24 Leary Morgan Munns Thorby Ulugia Feldt 2 Faifai Loa 1 Lowe 1 4 000 16 February Trial 2 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Barlow Park 28 22 J Bowen Greenshields Morgan Riethmuller Taumalolo Morgan 3 Feldt 1 23 February Trial 3 nbsp Gold Coast Titans Virgin Australia Stadium 10 28 Faifai Loa A Sims Lui 1 Legend Win Loss Draw Regular season edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance 25 March Round 1 nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs Central Coast Stadium 24 12 Graham 2 Cooper Winterstein Thurston 4 6 11 627 16 March Round 2 nbsp Melbourne Storm 1300SMILES Stadium 10 32 Graham Linnett Thurston 1 2 19 288 25 March Round 3 nbsp Newcastle Knights Hunter Stadium 6 34 Cooper Thurston 1 1 15 758 1 April Round 4 nbsp Warriors Mt Smart Stadium 18 20 Faifai Loa Tate Winterstein Thurston 3 4 10 572 5 April Round 5 nbsp Penrith Panthers 1300SMILES Stadium 30 0 Linnett 2 Faifai Loa Lui Winterstein Thurston 5 6 12 341 12 April Round 6 nbsp Brisbane Broncos Suncorp Stadium 10 12 Graham Greenshields Thurston 1 2 42 556 27 April Round 7 nbsp Canberra Raiders 1300SMILES Stadium 30 12 Bowen Graham Hall Morgan Tate Thurston 5 7 13 240 4 May Round 8 nbsp Parramatta Eels Parramatta Stadium 14 10 Graham Tate Winterstein Thurston 1 3 9 157 10 May Round 9 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs ANZ Stadium 10 28 Winterstein 2 Thurston 1 2 15 972 18 May Round 10 nbsp Sydney Roosters 1300SMILES Stadium 8 12 Lui Thurston 2 3 13 666 24 May Round 11 nbsp Wests Tigers Leichhardt Stadium 20 22 Sims 2 Linnett Winterstein Thurston 2 4 7 125 2 June Round 12 nbsp Gold Coast Titans Skilled Park 12 31 Graham Lowe Winterstein Lui 0 2 Morgan 0 1 12 790 8 June Round 13 nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs 1300SMILES Stadium 26 36 Greenshields Johnson Lui Tate Lui 5 5 12 775 14 June Round 14 nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium 22 16 Greenshields Linnett Tate Winterstein Thurston 3 4 9 035 Round 15 Bye 30 June Round 16 nbsp Cronulla Sharks 1300SMILES Stadium 24 4 Linnett Cooper Winterstein Thurston 4 5 14 434 7 July Round 17 nbsp Canberra Raiders Canberra Stadium 18 26 Lui Thurston Winterstein Thurston 3 3 10 515 15 July Round 18 nbsp Manly Sea Eagles 1300SMILES Stadium 14 34 Bowen Morgan Lowe 3 3 9 029 Round 19 Bye July 26 Round 20 nbsp Brisbane Broncos 1300SMILES Stadium 16 18 Bowen Cooper Faifai Loa Thurston 2 3 17 702 3 August Round 21 nbsp South Sydney Rabbitohs 1300SMILES Stadium 30 12 Linnett 2 Lui T Sims Tate Thurston 5 6 13 045 11 August Round 22 nbsp Penrith Panthers Centrebet Stadium 36 4 Thompson 3 Feldt Tate Winterstein Thurston 6 6 6 611 17 August Round 23 nbsp Gold Coast Titans 1300SMILES Stadium 22 10 Feldt 2 Cooper Hall Thurston 3 4 12 003 24 August Round 24 nbsp Newcastle Knights 1300SMILES Stadium 26 6 Ulugia 2 Lui Tate Thurston 5 6 12 208 1 September Round 25 nbsp Cronulla Sharks Remondis Stadium 31 18 Cooper 2 Bowen T Sims Tate Thurston 5 6 1 FG 15 313 7 September Round 26 nbsp Wests Tigers 1300SMILES Stadium 50 22 Ulugia 3 Bowen 2 Lui Taumalolo Thurston Winterstein Thurston 6 7 Bowen 1 2 19 519 Legend Win Loss Draw Bye Finals edit Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance 14 September Qualifying Final nbsp Cronulla Sharks Allianz Stadium 18 20 Tate Taumalolo Ulugia Thurston 3 4 32 747 Legend Win Loss Draw ByeStatistics editName App T G FG Pts Scott Bolton 18 Matthew Bowen 19 6 1 26 Gavin Cooper 22 7 28 Kalifa Faifai Loa 7 3 12 Kyle Feldt 3 3 12 Ashley Graham 14 7 28 Clint Greenshields 6 3 12 Glenn Hall 25 2 8 Jayden Hodges 3 Dallas Johnson 15 1 4 Rory Kostjasyn 20 Blake Leary 1 Kane Linnett 25 9 36 Ethan Lowe 2 1 3 10 Robert Lui 16 7 5 38 Anthony Mitchell 4 Scott Moore 6 Michael Morgan 9 2 8 Joel Riethmuller 12 Matthew Scott 22 Ashton Sims 17 Tariq Sims 23 4 16 James Tamou 22 Brent Tate 23 10 40 Jason Taumalolo 14 2 8 Ray Thompson 19 3 12 Ricky Thorby 8 Johnathan Thurston 22 2 71 1 151 Wayne Ulugia 4 6 24 Antonio Winterstein 24 13 52 Totals 91 80 1 525 Source 5 Representatives editThe following players have played a representative match in 2013 All Stars match City vs Country ANZAC Test Pacific Test State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Prime Minister s XIII World Cup Gavin Cooper Prime Minister s XIII Alex Elisala Samoa Kalifa Faifai Loa Samoa Clint Greenshields France Rory Kostjasyn Ireland Kane Linnett Scotland Joel Riethmuller Samoa Italy Matthew Scott Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Ashton Sims Fiji Tariq Sims Country Fiji James Tamou NRL All Stars Australia New South Wales New South Wales Prime Minister s XIII Australia Brent Tate Queensland Queensland Queensland Prime Minister s XIII Australia Jason Taumalolo Tonga Tonga Ray Thompson Papua New Guinea Johnathan Thurston Indigenous All Stars Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Australia Antonio Winterstein Samoa SamoaHonours editLeague edit Dally M Five Eighth of the Year Johnathan Thurston Club edit Paul Bowman Medal Matthew Scott Player s Player Matthew Scott Club Person of the Year Kevin Marty Rookie of the Year Kyle Feldt Most Improved Joel Riethmuller NYC Player of the Year Jayden HodgesFeeder Clubs editNational Youth Competition edit nbsp North Queensland Cowboys 10th missed finals Queensland Cup edit nbsp Mackay Cutters 2nd won Grand Final nbsp Northern Pride 1st lost Preliminary FinalReferences edit Neil Henry has been sacked as coach of the North Queensland Cowboys thetelegraph com au Archived from the original on 29 July 2013 Motorsport Video Motorsport Highlights Replays News Clips Motorsport Video Motorsport Highlights Replays News Clips Cowboys appoint Paul Green as head coach NRL Zero Tackle www zerotackle com Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 NRL 2013 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 2013 North Queensland Cowboys season amp oldid 1198328654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
