2011 Northern Pride RLFC season
2011 was the fourth competitive season for the Cairns based Skill360 Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They competed in the QRL state competition, the Intrust Super Cup. 12 clubs competed, with each club playing 22 matches (11 home and 11 away) over 25 weeks.
Club information | |||
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Full name | Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club | ||
Nickname(s) | The Pride | ||
Colours | Teal, Gold | ||
Founded | 2007 | ||
Website | northernpride.com.au | ||
Current details | |||
Ground(s) |
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CEO | Chris Sheppard (2011) | ||
Coach | David Maiden (2011) | ||
Captain | Ty Williams (2011) | ||
Competition | Intrust Super Cup | ||
2011 | 2nd | ||
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Current season | |||
Records | |||
Premierships | 2 (2010/2014) | ||
Runners-up | 1 (2009) | ||
Minor premiership | 2 (2013/2014) |
Between Round 14 of the 2010 season and Round 5 of the 2011 season, the Pride won 17 consecutive games, a Queensland Cup record. After a draw in Round 6 and a win in Round 7, the Pride were unbeaten after 19 matches. They finished the 2011 season in second place, but were eliminated after losing the semi-final 26–20 to Tweed Heads Seagulls at Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.
2011 Season – Skill360 Northern Pride
Staff
- Coach: David Maiden
- Assistant Coaches: David Westley & Cameron Miller
- Team Captain: Ty Williams
- Club Captain: Ben Laity
- Chief Executive: Chris Sheppard
- Chairman: Bob Fowler
- Competition: Intrust Super Cup
2011 Player awards
- Northern Pride Player of the Year – Jason Roos
- Most improved player – Ben Spina
- Best back player – Brett Anderson
- Best forward player – Luke Harlen
- Club Person of the Year – Chey Bird
- Australia Day Awards, 25 January 2011: Senior Sports Person Award – Chris Sheppard
2011 Player records
- (Records to end of the 2011 season)
- Most Games – Ben Laity 96, Mark Cantoni 89, Chey Bird 85, Jason Roos 81, Joel Riethmuller 67.
- Most Points – Chey Bird 542, Tom Humble 174, Rod Jensen 136, Ryan Stig 128, Brett Anderson 116.
- Most Tries – Rod Jensen 34, Brett Anderson 29, Mark Cantoni 25, Chey Bird 22, Tom Humble 20.
- Brett Anderson scored 15 tries this season – the highest try scorer for the Pride and the third highest in the Intrust Super Cup this season.
- Chey Bird scored 198 points this season – 4 tries and 91 goals. He was the second highest point scorer in the Intrust Super Cup this season.
2011 player gains
- Ty Williams from North Queensland Cowboys
- Aidan Day from North Queensland Cowboys
- Luke Harlen from Cronulla Sharks
- Lancen Joudo from Cronulla Sharks
- Ryan Ghietti from Redcliffe Dolphins
- Mick Wilson from Redcliffe Dolphins
- Shaun Nona from CDRL Tully Tigers
- Sheldon Powe-Hobbs from CDRL Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC
- Francis Mosby from CDRL Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC / Pride Academy
- Luke Saunders from CDRL Southern Suburbs
- Davin Crampton from Normanton
Player losses after 2010 season
- Chris Sheppard (Captain 2008–2010) retired
- Ryan Stig to NRL Newcastle Knights
- Jaiman Lowe to NRL South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Rod Griffin to Queensland Cup Tweed Heads Seagulls
- Nick Slyney to Queensland Cup Redcliffe Dolphins
- Jamie Frizzo retired to become coach of CDRL Ivanhoes Knights)
- Chris Riesen to CDRL Brothers (Cairns)
- Drew Campbell to CDRL Brothers (Cairns)
2011 Season Launch
- Public launch, Saturday 16 March 2011.
- Corporate launch, Monday 14 March 14, 2011, Cairns Colonial Club, Manoora.
Pre Season Boot Camp
- Djarragun Farm in the Goldsborough Valley – 18–19 December 2010. 110 players and coaching staff from all three squads (Intrust Super Cup, Under-18 and Under-16) attended the boot camp.
2011 Jerseys
- 2011 Home
- 2011 Away
- 2011 NAIDOC special
- 2011 NPA
Special playing strips
- 2011: NAIDOC Week green jersey worn in Round 15, Friday 8 July 2010 at Barlow Park for the game against the Burleigh Bears.
- 2011: Special NPA indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan for the Round 20 game played on Saturday 20 August 2011 at Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga, Queensland against Souths Logan Magpies. The design incorporates:
- The five communities of the NPA Region: Injinoo, Umagico, Bamaga, New Mapoon and Seisia, the communities are represented on the five dots on the boomerang.
- The five tribes the Traditional Owners of the NPA Anggamuthi, Atambaya, Wuthati, Yadhaykenu and Gudang. The tribes are depicted through the five rivers that stream from the bottom of the boomerang.
- The main centrepiece of the design the Torres Strait Headress (Dhari) traditionally known as a Dhibal, is from Saibai Island, which makes up the majority of the TSI population in the NPA which migrated to the NPA throughout the 1940s. The Dhari as a significant importance in TSI culture, the initiation of young men into warriors, celebrated through dance and ceremonies.
- The boomerang represents the Aboriginal peoples of the NPA, used in hunting and gathering and significant ceremonies
Trial Matches
Pre-season Trial 1 Saturday 19 February 2011, 7.00pm |
Northern Pride | 40–8 | Innisfail Leprechauns |
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Venue: Callendar Park, Innisfail |
Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Ty Williams (c), 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Lancen Joudo, 10. Aisea Namoa, 11. Noel Underwood, 12. Luke Saunders, 13. Ben Spina |
Interchange: 14. Jason Roos, 15. Brett Anderson, 16. Rod Jensen, 17. Mark Dalle Cort, 18. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 19. Francis Mosby, 20. Aidan Day |
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Pre-season Trial 2 Saturday 26 February 2011, 5.30pm |
Northern Pride | 4–24 | NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20s |
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Tries: Ty Williams Goals: – |
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Team: North Queensland Cowboys Kalifa Faifai Loa, James Segeyaro, Lancen Joudo, Blake Leary, Clint Amos plus the Pride's Joel Riethmuller, Ryan Ghietti, Shaun Nona, Mark Cantoni, Ty Williams (c) |
Interchange: |
Unavailable: Rod Jensen (ribs) |
Notes: This match was the opening game for the NRL trial between the North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans. |
Pre-season Trial 3a Saturday 5 March 2011 5.515pm |
Northern Pride | 42–14 | Centrals Tigers |
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Venue: Rugby Park, Ayr |
Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Nathan Kepa, 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Aidan Day, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity (c), 11. Luke Harlen, 12. Tom Hancock, 13. Ben Spina |
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Clint Amos, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Mark Dalle Cort |
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs) |
Notes: The Pride had hoped to play this trial against the PNG Kumuls or a Townsville team. |
Pre-season Trial 3b Saturday 5 March 2011 7.00pm |
Northern Pride | 62–16 | Burdekin Roosters |
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Venue: Rugby Park, Ayr |
Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Francis Mosby, 3. Mark Dalle Cort, 4. Ty Williams, 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Theeran Pearson, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Lancen Joudo, 10. Noel Underwood, 11. Jack Cooper, 12. Luke Saunders, 13. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs |
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Tom Hancock, 16. Davin Crampton, 17. Aidan Day, 18. Ben Spina, 19. Nathan Kepa |
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs) |
Intrust Super Cup matches
Round 1 Saturday 19 March 2011, 6:00pm |
Central Comets | 10–36 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Tyron Haynes Darren Mapp Goals: Nat Bowman |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: James Segeyaro 2 Chey Bird Kalifa Faifai Loa Joel Riethmuller Blake Leary Goals: Chey Bird 6 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Rod Jensen (ribs), Mick Wilson (groin) |
Notes: Six North Queensland Cowboys played in this match – Kalifa Faifai Loa, Blake Leary, Joel Riethmuller, Jack Cooper, Clint Amos, James Segeyaro. Following the retirement of halfback and captain Chris Sheppard at the end of last season, Ty Williams captained the team and Ryan Ghietti played at number 7. At half-time the Pride were up 12–0 and in the second half the Pride led 36–0. |
Position | Round 1 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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1 | Northern Pride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 2 |
Round 2 Saturday 26 March 2011, 5:30pm |
Northern Pride | 29–6 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
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Tries: Hezron Murgha Joel Riethmuller Mark Cantoni Blake Leary Luke Harlen Goals: Chey Bird 4 Field goals: Clint Amos |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Shea Moylan Goals: Matt Seamark |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Michael Bani, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Jack Cooper, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs), Mick Wilson (groin) |
Notes: Six North Queensland Cowboys played in this match – Michael Bani, Blake Leary, Joel Riethmuller, Jack Cooper, Clint Amos, Ricky Thorby. Bay FM Radio (100.3) commentary team Mike Higgison and Troy Robbins called the match live from Cairns. |
Position | Round 2 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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1 | Northern Pride | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 4 |
Round 3 Saturday 2 April 2011, 3:00pm |
Easts Tigers | 16–26 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Kevin Stephensen 2 Matt Zgrajewski Goals: Matt Minto 2 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Brett Anderson Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti Jason Roos Luke Harlen Goals: Chey Bird 3 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Michael Bani, 6. Clint Amos, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Rod Jensen, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin) |
Position | Round 3 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 32 | +59 | 6 |
Round 4 Sunday 10 April 2011, 2:00pm |
Burleigh Bears | 6–30 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Anthony Don Goals: Nick Parfitt |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Rod Jensen 2 Brett Anderson Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti Alex Starmer Goals: Chey Bird 3 |
Venue: Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. , 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer, Clint Amos |
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin). Late change: Clint Amos was ill and started from the bench, so Ty Williams was switched to five-eighth. |
Notes: This was Ben Laity's 150th Queensland Cup game |
Position | Round 4 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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1 | Northern Pride | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 38 | +83 | 8 |
Round 5 Saturday, 16 April, 5.30pm |
Northern Pride | 60–10 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles |
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Tries: Mark Dalle Cort 2 Mark Cantoni 2 Brett Anderson Rod Jensen Ryan Ghietti Luke Harlen Lancen Joudo Noel Underwood Goals: Chey Bird 10 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Malcolm Congoo 2 Goals: Malcolm Congoo |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Will Tupou, 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Clint Amos, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin) |
Note: This was the Pride's 17th successive victory – a Queensland Cup record previously held by the Burleigh Bears and North Queensland Young Guns with 16 consecutive wins. |
Position | Round 5 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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1 | Northern Pride | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 48 | +133 | 10 |
Round 6 Saturday 23 April 2011, 2:00pm |
Ipswich Jets | 12–12 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Marshall Chalk Joseph Tomane Goals: Brendon Lindsay 2 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Joel Riethmuller Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 2 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Clint Amos, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin) |
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright. |
Position | Round 6 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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3 | Northern Pride | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 60 | +133 | 11 |
Round 7 – Split Round Week 2 Sunday 8 May 2011, 2.00pm |
Northern Pride | 36–28 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
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Tries: Lancen Joudo 2 Brett Anderson Davin Crampton Blake Leary Jason Roos Goals: Chey Bird 6 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Justin Hunt 2 Hayden Topliss Joe Bond Troy Giess Goals: Liam Georgetown 3 Hayden Topliss |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin) |
Notes: This was Brett Anderson's 50th Queensland Cup game. This was the Pride's 19th consecutive undefeated game. |
Position | Round 7 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 88 | +141 | 13 |
Round 8 Sunday 15 May 2011, 3:00pm |
Mackay Cutters | 22–18 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Michael Comerford Zac Dalton Clinton Amos 2 Goals: Liam Taylor 3 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Brett Anderson Blake Leary Luke Harlen Goals: Chey Bird 3 |
Venue: Shark Park, Mackay |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin), Ben Spina (called up to play for the North Queensland Cowboys). |
Notes: The Pride and Cutters wore red socks to raise money for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. This was the Pride's |
Position | Round 8 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 247 | 110 | +137 | 13 |
Round 9 Saturday 21 May 2011, 5:30pm |
Northern Pride | 36–6 | Souths Logan Magpies |
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Tries: Chey Bird Rod Jensen Brett Anderson Ty Williams Ryan Ghietti Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 6 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Ben Cronin Goals: Mick Picker |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin) |
Notes: Ty Williams left the field in the second half with a bicep injury. The Magpies led 6–0 at half-time, but conceded six tries to nil in the second half. |
Position | Round 9 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 283 | 116 | +167 | 15 |
Round 10 Saturday 28 May 2011, 5:30pm |
Northern Pride | 24–18 | Norths Devils |
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Tries: Brett Anderson Mark Dalle Cort Ryan Ghietti Joel Riethmuller Goals: Chey Bird 4 from 4 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Javarn White Daniel Ogden Troyden Watene Goals: Troyden Watene 3 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Mick Wilson (groin) |
Notes: This was a rematch of last year's Grand Final. The Pride's win meant they had now been undefeated at home for 15 consecutive matches. |
Position | Round 10 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 307 | 134 | +173 | 17 |
Round 11 Saturday 4 June 2011, 2:00pm |
Tweed Heads Seagulls | 26–12 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Daniel Bartlett Mitch Zornig Dallas Williams Tevita Latu Tim Glasby Goals: Nat Bowman 4 Field goals: Nat Bowman Ian Webster |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Chey Bird Davin Crampton Goals: Chey Bird 2 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Lancen Joudo, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina |
Interchange: 14. , 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Blake Leary (knee), Hezron Murgha (shoulder) |
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright – top of the table clash between Tweed Heads Seagulls (won all 10 games so far this season) and the Pride (won 8, drawn 1) Alex Starmer played his 50th game for the Pride. |
Position | Round 11 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 319 | 160 | +159 | 17 |
Round 12 Friday 10 June 2011, 7:00pm |
Northern Pride | 22–30 | Central Comets |
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Tries: James Segeyaro Davin Crampton Mark Dalle Cort Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 3 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
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Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ricky Thorby, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep) |
Notes: This was the first Friday night game this season. Joel Riethmuller played his 100th Queensland Cup game (Ipswich Jets and Pride). |
Position | Round 12 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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3 | Northern Pride | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 341 | 190 | +151 | 17 |
Round 13 Saturday 18 June 2011, 2.00pm |
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | 30–28 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Jake Granville Shea Moylan Jason Moon John Te Reo Kurtis Lingwoodock Goals: Josh Jerome 5 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Hezron Murgha Mick Wilson Ryan Ghietti Lancen Joudo Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 4 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ricky Thorby, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Lancen Joudo |
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro, 15. Ben Spina, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep) |
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright. The Pride led 16–0 at half-time. |
Position | Round 13 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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3 | Northern Pride | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 369 | 220 | +149 | 17 |
Round 14 Saturday 25 June 2011, 5.30pm |
Northern Pride | 32–16 | Easts Tigers |
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Tries: Brett Anderson 4 Hezron Murgha Cory Paterson Goals: Chey Bird 4 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Dane Chisholm Fred Pakutoa Lance Morris Goals: Adam Breen 2 |
Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Cory Paterson, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Davin Crampton (knee) |
Notes: Noel Underwood played his 50th Queensland Cup match. North Queensland Cowboy Cory Paterson debuted for the Pride after knee surgery. The Pride led 16–0 at half-time. |
Position | Round 14 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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3 | Northern Pride | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 401 | 236 | +165 | 17 |
Round 15 Friday 8 July 2011, 7:00pm |
Northern Pride | 25–25 | Burleigh Bears |
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Tries: Rod Jensen 2 Ben Spina Luke Saunders Goals: Chey Bird 4 Field goals: Hezron Murgha |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Nick Parfitt Joe Vickery Shaun Spring Louis Fanenetries Goals: Nick Parfitt 4 Field goals: Nick Parfitt |
Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Lancen Joudo, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina |
Interchange: 14. Luke Saunders, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep) |
Note: The Pride wore a special green NAIDOC jersey. This was the Pride's second Friday night match this season. |
Position | Round 15 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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3 | Northern Pride | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 261 | +165 | 20 |
Round 16 Friday 15 July 2011, 7:30pm |
Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 10–20 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Mitchell Buckett Wiremu Ratana Goals: Hughie Stanley |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Lancen Joudo 2 Hezron Murgha Mark Dalle Cort Goals: Chey Bird 2 |
Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Chey Bird (c), 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Luke Saunders, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Brett Anderson (shoulder) |
Position | Round 16 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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3 | Northern Pride | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 446 | 271 | +175 | 22 |
Round 17 – Split Round Saturday 30 July, 5.30pm |
Northern Pride | 36–20 | Ipswich Jets |
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Tries: Ricky Thorby 2 Michael Bani Mick Wilson Ryan Ghietti Jason Roos Goals: Chey Bird 6 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Donald Malone 2 Luke Capewell Michael Fisher Goals: Brendon Lindsay 2 |
Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Chey Bird (c), 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Michael Bani, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Scott Bolton, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Ben Spina, 15. Mark Dalle Cort, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Brett Anderson (shoulder) |
Position | Round 17 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
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2 | Northern Pride | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 482 | 291 | +191 | 24 |
Round 18 Sunday 7 August 2011, 2.00 pm |
Redcliffe Dolphins | 0–14 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: – Goals: – |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Ty Williams Ricky Thorby Goals: Chey Bird 3 |
Team: 1. Ty Williams (c), 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Scott Bolton, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Ben Spina, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: |
Notes: Rod Jensen played his 50th Queensland Cup game for the Pride (and his 69th overall including his time at the North Queensland Cowboys). Jensen has also played more than 100 ARL/NRL games for the Adelaide Rams, Canberra Raiders and North Queensland Cowboys, and 29 games for the Huddersfield Giants. |
Position | Round 18 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Northern Pride | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 496 | 291 | +205 | 26 |
Round 19 Saturday 13 August 2011, 5:30pm |
Northern Pride | 30–10 | Mackay Cutters |
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Tries: Brett Anderson Mark Dalle Cort Mick Wilson Ryan Ghietti Mark Cantoni Goals: Chey Bird 5 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Ben Jones Michael Comerford Goals: Chad Grintell |
Team: 1. Ty Williams (c), 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: |
Notes: Chey Bird (playing in the centres rather than his usual position of fullback) scored 5 goals, meaning he has scored 500 points for the club. |
Position | Round 19 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Northern Pride | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 526 | 301 | +225 | 28 |
Round 20 Saturday 20 August 2011, 4:00pm |
Souths Logan Magpies | 44–22 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Drury Low 2 Andrew Edwards 2 Mitch Cronin Ben Cronin Mark Ioane Goals: Corey Thompson 6 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Brett Anderson Mark Dalle Cort Cory Paterson Ben Laity Goals: Chey Bird 3 |
Venue: Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga |
Team: 1. Davin Crampton, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird (c), 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby, 17. Alex Starmer, Scott Bolton, Cory Paterson |
Unavailable: Ty Williams |
Notes:: The Pride wore a special NPA (Northern Peninsula Area) indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan which incorporated:
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Position | Round 20 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Northern Pride | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 548 | 341 | +207 | 28 |
Round 21 Sunday 28 August 2011, 3:00pm |
Norths Devils | 22–32 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Daniel Ogden 2 Dylan Galloway Matt Smith Goals: Joel Bailey 3 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Chey Bird Brett Anderson Ty Williams Joel Riethmuller Cory Paterson Ben Spina Goals: Chey Bird 4 |
Venue: Bishop Park, Nundah |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams(c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Cory Paterson, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby |
Unavailable: |
Position | Round 21 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Northern Pride | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 580 | 363 | +217 | 30 |
Round 22 Friday 2 September 2011, 7:00pm |
Northern Pride | 16–10 | Tweed Heads Seagulls |
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Tries: Michael Bani Brett Anderson Goals: Chey Bird 4 |
Match Report Video Highlights |
Tries: Nat Barnes Matt King Goals: Brad Davis |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Aidan Day, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: |
Notes: This was the first game streamed live through the Pride's website. Aidan Day made his Queensland Cup debut. Chey Bird scored 198 points this season. This was Ty Williams' 50th Queensland Cup game (he has also played for North Queensland Young Guns and Cairns Cyclones). |
Position | Round 22 – 2011 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Northern Pride | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 596 | 373 | +223 | 32 |
Ladder
2011 Queensland Cup | ||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
1 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 578 | 288 | 290 | 41 | |
2 | Northern Pride | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 596 | 373 | 223 | 32 | |
3 | Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 555 | 427 | 128 | 31 | |
4 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 514 | 368 | 146 | 29 | |
5 | Ipswich Jets | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 560 | 386 | 174 | 26 | |
6 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls (P) | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 488 | 461 | 27 | 21 | |
7 | Burleigh Bears | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 382 | 460 | -78 | 18 | |
8 | Easts Tigers | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 428 | 524 | -96 | 17 | |
9 | Mackay Cutters | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 369 | 473 | -104 | 17 | |
10 | Norths Devils | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 432 | 560 | -128 | 14 | |
11 | Central Comets | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 425 | 634 | -209 | 14 | |
12 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 350 | 723 | -373 | 4 |
Finals Series
Finals Week 1 – Preliminary Final Saturday 10 September, 5:30pm |
Northern Pride | 30–6 | Ipswich Jets |
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Tries: Chey Bird Jason Roos Rod Jensen 2 Ben Spina Goals: Chey Bird 5 |
Match Preview Match Report Ty Williams video interview |
Tries: Ian Lacey Goals: Brendon Lindsay |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: |
Notes: Luke Harlen played his 50th Queensland Cup game (for Northern Pride and North Queensland Cowboys) and Brett Anderson played his 50th game for the Pride (and 64th Queensland Cup game, having previously played for North Queensland Cowboys). The game was streamed live through the Pride's website. |
Finals Week 2 – Semi-Final Saturday 17 September 2011, 2:00pm |
Tweed Heads Seagulls | 26–20 | Northern Pride |
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Tries: Tim Maccan 2 Nathanael Barnes Tom Merritt Goals: Brad Davis 5 |
Match Preview Match Report |
Tries: Hezron Murgha Noel Underwood Goals: Chey Bird |
Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Hezron Murgha, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller |
Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer |
Unavailable: Mark Dalle Cort (ankle) |
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright. |
2011 Northern Pride players
Pride players | 2011 Appearances | 2011 Tries | 2011 Goals | 2011 Field Goals | 2011 Points scored | |
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Alex Starmer | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Ben Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ben Laity | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Ben Spina | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Brett Anderson | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Chey Bird | 17 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 216 | |
Davin Crampton | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Hezron Murgha | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
Jason Roos | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Joel Riethmuller | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
Lancen Joudo | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Mark Cantoni | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
Mark Dalle Cort | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
Mick Wilson | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
Noel Underwood | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Rod Jensen | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
Ryan Ghietti | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
Shaun Nona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ty Williams | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
Aisea Namoa | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brenton Bowen | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Francis Mosby | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nathan Kepa | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Theeran Pearson | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Hancock | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Northern Pride in 2011
Cowboys players | 2011 Appearances | 2011 Tries | 2011 Goals | 2011 Field Goals | 2011 Points scored | |
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Aidan Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Blake Leary | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Clint Amos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Cory Paterson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Jack Cooper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
James Segeyaro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Kalifa Faifai Loa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Luke Harlen | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
Luke Saunders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Michael Bani | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Ricky Thorby | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Scott Bolton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Will Tupou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Clint Amos and Will Tupou were switched from being allied to the Northern Pride to the Mackay Cutters after Round 6 as part of the North Queensland Cowboys feeder agreement.
2011 Televised Games
In 2011 games were televised by ABC TV and shown live across Queensland through the ABC1 channel at 2.00pm (AEST) on Saturday afternoons. The commentary team was Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
- 1: Northern Pride drew 12–12 : Round 6, Saturday 23 April 2011 against Ipswich Jets from North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
- 2: Northern Pride lost 12–26 : Round 11, Saturday 4 June 2011 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads
- 3: Northern Pride lost 28–30 : Round 13, Saturday 18 June 2011 against Wynnum-Manly Seagulls from BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
- 4: Northern Pride lost 20–26 : Semi-Final, Saturday 17 September 2011 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe
References
External links
- Northern Pride Official site
- Northern Pride Facebook Page
- Northern Pride Twitter Page
- Northern Pride YouTube Page
- 2011 Northern Pride match video highlights