2015 North Queensland Cowboys season 21st season in the club history
The 2015 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 21st in the club 's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott , they competed in the NRL 's 2015 Telstra Premiership . The Cowboys celebrated 20 years as a club in 2015 and played in the first all-Queensland grand final , defeating the Brisbane Broncos 17–16 in golden point to win their first premiership.
Season summary
After going through their pre-season trials undefeated, the Cowboys started their 2015 season with three straight losses. The side hit back with three consecutive wins on Monday Night Football over the Melbourne Storm , Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs , on their way to a club record 11 game winning streak. The Cowboys finished in 3rd place, winning 17 games, giving the club their most successful regular season in its history.
Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
Milestones
Squad List
2015 NRL Squad
North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2015
First team squad
Coaching staff
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice-captain(s)
Updated: 16 February 2015 Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2015
Squad Movement
2015 Gains
2015 losses
Re-signings
Ladder
Fixtures
NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs. The 2015 competition was played over two days on January 31 and February 1 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The Cowboys featured in the Waiheke pool and played Melbourne , Penrith and South Sydney . The top two teams of each pool qualified for the quarter-finals. The Cowboys, who were the defending champions, were knocked out in the quarter-finals.
Pool Play
Date
Time (Local)
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Saturday, 31 January
1:20pm
Round 1
Melbourne Storm
Eden Park
17 – 8
Lowe (bonus try), O'Neill , Wright
Wright (2)
Saturday, 31 January
5:40pm
Round 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Eden Park
12 – 19
O'Neill (2), Cooper
-
Sunday, 1 February
12:25pm
Round 3
Penrith Panthers
Eden Park
14 – 8
Feldt , Moga , Taumalolo
Lui (1)
Sunday, 1 February
2:30pm
Quarter-final
Parramatta Eels
Eden Park
11 – 17
Granville (bonus try), O'Neill
Morgan (1)
Legend : Win Loss
Pre-season
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Saturday, 7 February
Trial 1
Brisbane Broncos
Stadium Mackay
18 – 6
Feldt , Granville , Lui
Feldt (3)
-
Saturday, 14 February
Trial 2
Townsville Blackhawks
Jack Manski Oval
24 – 12
Bowen, Feldt , Kikau, King , Niemoeller
Bambling (1), Feldt (1)
-
Saturday, 21 February
Trial 3
Gold Coast Titans
Barlow Park
30 – 10
Moga (2), Cooper , Granville , Tanginoa , Wright
Thurston (3)
-
Legend : Win Loss Draw
Regular season
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Saturday, 7 March
Round 1
Sydney Roosters
1300SMILES Stadium
4 – 28
O'Neill
Thurston (0/1)
17,123
Saturday, 14 March
Round 2
Newcastle Knights
1300SMILES Stadium
14 – 16
Lowe , Scott
Thurston (3/3), Feldt (0/1)
13,006
Friday, 20 March
Round 3
Brisbane Broncos
Suncorp Stadium
22 – 44
Feldt (2), Morgan , O'Neill
Thurston (3/4)
40,047
Monday, 30 March
Round 4
Melbourne Storm
1300SMILES Stadium
18 – 17
Winterstein (2), Wright
Thurston (2/3, 2 FG)
11,609
Monday, 6 April
Round 5
Penrith Panthers
Sportingbet Stadium
30 – 10
Wright (3), Coote , Lowe
Thurston (5/6)
8,409
Monday, 13 April
Round 6
South Sydney Rabbitohs
ANZ Stadium
30 – 12
Thurston (2) Granville , O'Neill , Winterstein
Thurston (5/6)
13,866
Saturday, 18 April
Round 7
New Zealand Warriors
1300SMILES Stadium
28 – 24
Granville (3), Coote , Linnett
Thurston (4/5)
16,038
Saturday, 25 April
Round 8
Newcastle Knights
Hunter Stadium
26 – 24
O'Neill (2), Bolton , Coote , Morgan
Thurston (3/5)
15,518
Saturday, 9 May
Round 9
Canterbury Bulldogs
1300SMILES Stadium
23 – 16
Morgan (2), Cooper , Wright
Thurston (3/5, 1 FG)
15,794
Friday, 15 May
Round 10
Brisbane Broncos
1300SMILES Stadium
31 – 20
Morgan (3), Cooper , Lowe
Thurston (4/5), Coote (1 FG)
24,531
Saturday, 23 May
Round 11
Wests Tigers
Campbelltown Stadium
8 – 0
Winterstein
Lowe (2/2)
8267
Saturday, 30 May
Round 12
Manly Sea Eagles
1300SMILES Stadium
18 – 14
Scott (2), Cooper
Thurston (3/3)
14,196
Monday, 8 June
Round 13
Parramatta Eels
Pirtek Stadium
36 – 30
Cooper (3), Linnett , Morgan , Wright
Thurston (6/6)
9812
Round 14
Bye
Saturday, 20 June
Round 15
Canberra Raiders
GIO Stadium
21 – 20
Cooper , Winterstein , Wright
Thurston (4/5, 1 FG)
10,170
Saturday, 27 June
Round 16
Cronulla Sharks
1300SMILES Stadium
18 – 24
Granville , O'Neill , Winterstein
Lowe (3/4)
18,826
Saturday, 4 July
Round 17
St George Illawarra Dragons
WIN Stadium
18 – 12
Linnett (2), Granville
Lowe (3/4)
11,183
Round 18
Bye
Monday, 20 July
Round 19
Manly Sea Eagles
Brookvale Oval
30 – 12
Winterstein (2), Granville , Linnett , Morgan
Thurston (5/6)
7,643
Monday, 27 July
Round 20
Parramatta Eels
1300SMILES Stadium
46 – 4
Taumalolo (2), Coote , Kostjasyn , Linnett , Winterstein , Wright
Thurston (7/8)
13,767
Saturday, 1 August
Round 21
Canberra Raiders
1300SMILES Stadium
32 – 24
Winterstein (2), Cooper , Granville , Morgan
Thurston (6/7)
16,207
Saturday, 8 August
Round 22
Cronulla Sharks
Remondis Stadium
18 – 30
Linnett , Winterstein , Wright
Thurston (3/4)
13,878
Thursday, 13 August
Round 23
South Sydney Rabbitohs
1300SMILES Stadium
18 – 31
Coote , Morgan , O'Neill
Thurston (3/3)
16,685
Saturday, 22 August
Round 24
New Zealand Warriors
Mt Smart Stadium
50 – 16
Feldt (3), O'Neill (2), Hess , Linnett , Spina , Thurston
Thurston (7/9)
14,412
Saturday, 29 August
Round 25
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park
6 – 14
Feldt
Thurston (1/1)
15,214
Saturday, 5 September
Round 26
Gold Coast Titans
1300SMILES Stadium
42 – 12
Linnett (2), Winterstein (2), Cooper , Coote , Granville , Tamou , Thompson
Thurston (2/4), Feldt (1/3), Lowe (0/2)
16,977
Legend : Win Loss Draw Bye
Finals
Date
Round
Opponent
Venue
Score
Tries
Goals
Attendance
Saturday, 12 September
Qualifying Final
Brisbane Broncos
Suncorp Stadium
16 – 12
Thurston , Winterstein
Thurston (2/3)
50,388
Saturday, 19 September
Semi-final
Cronulla Sharks
1300SMILES Stadium
39 – 0
Michael Morgan (2), Bolton , Feldt , Lowe , O'Neill , Winterstein
Thurston (5/8, 1 FG)
21,683
Saturday, 26 September
Preliminary Final
Melbourne Storm
AAMI Park
32 –12
Cooper (2), Michael Morgan (2), O'Neill (2)
Thurston (4/6)
29,315
Sunday, 4 October
Grand Final
Brisbane Broncos
ANZ Stadium
17 – 16
Feldt , O'Neill , Tamou
Thurston (2/3, 1 FG)
82,758
Legend : Win Loss Draw
Statistics
Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2015
Honours
League
Club
Feeder Clubs
References
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Other competitions Affiliations
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