2017 North Queensland Cowboys season

The 2017 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 23rd in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership. The club became just the second 8th-placed side to make the Grand Final, ultimately losing to the Melbourne Storm.

2017 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank8th
Play-off resultLost Grand Final
2017 recordWins: 13; Draws: 0; Losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 467; Against: 443
Team information
CEOGreg Tonner
CoachPaul Green
Captain
Stadium1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. Attend.16,512
High. Attend.23,321 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 26)
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (15)
GoalsEthan Lowe (47)
PointsEthan Lowe (102)
< 2016 2018 >

Season summary

Milestones

Squad
North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2017
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 6 March 2017
Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2017

Squad movement

Gains
Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Ben Hampton Melbourne Storm
2019
[1]
Shaun Fensom Canberra Raiders
2018
[2]
Corey Jensen Townsville Blackhawks
2017
[3]
Blake Leary Manly Sea Eagles
2017
[4]
Te Maire Martin Penrith Panthers (mid-season)
2019
[5]
Shane Wright Gold Coast Titans
2018
[6]

Losses
Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Ben HannantRetired
-
[7]
Jahrome Hughes Melbourne Storm
2018
[8]
Rory Kostjasyn Newcastle Knights
2018
[9]
Nick Lui-Toso Penrith Panthers
2017
[10]
Tautau Moga Brisbane Broncos
2018
Brandon Smith Melbourne Storm
2019
[11]
James Tamou Penrith Panthers
2020
[12]

Re-signings
Player Club Until End of Notes
John Asiata North Queensland Cowboys
2020
[13]
Scott Bolton North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[14]
Jake Clifford North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[15]
Gavin Cooper North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[16]
Kyle Feldt North Queensland Cowboys
2020
[17]
Gideon Gela-Mosby North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[18]
Shaun Hudson North Queensland Cowboys
2018
[19]
Corey Jensen North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[20]
Kyle Laybutt North Queensland Cowboys
2018
[21]
Emry Pere North Queensland Cowboys
2018
[22]
Matthew Scott North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[23]
Murray Taulagi North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[24]
Jason Taumalolo North Queensland Cowboys
2027
[25]
Johnathan Thurston North Queensland Cowboys
2018
[26]
Enari Tuala North Queensland Cowboys
2019
[27]

Ladder
2017 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Melbourne Storm (P) 2420042633336+29744
2 Sydney Roosters 2417072500428+7238
3 Brisbane Broncos 2416082597433+16436
4 Parramatta Eels 2416082496457+3936
5 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2415092476407+6934
6 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24140102552512+4032
7 Penrith Panthers 24130112504459+4530
8 North Queensland Cowboys 24130112467443+2430
9 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24120122533450+8328
10 Canberra Raiders 24110132558497+6126
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24100142360455−9524
12 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2490152464564−10022
13 New Zealand Warriors 2470172444575−13118
14 Wests Tigers 2470172413571−15818
15 Gold Coast Titans 2470172448638−19018
16 Newcastle Knights 2450192428648−22014

Fixtures

NRL Auckland Nines
Main article: 2017 NRL Auckland Nines

The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs.

Pool Play
Date Time (Local) Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals
Saturday, 4 February2:40 pmRound 1 Sydney RoostersEden Park27 – 15Gela-Mosby (3), Morgan, O'Neill, PongaThurston (1)
Saturday, 4 February4:35 pmRound 2 Canberra RaidersEden Park35 – 6Gela-Mosby (2), Ponga (2), Bowen, FeldtBowen (1), Morgan (1), Ponga (1), Thurston (1)
Sunday, 5 February11:05 amRound 3 South Sydney RabbitohsEden Park19 – 8Bowen (2), Hudson, PongaPonga (1)
Sunday, 7 February2:30 pmQuarter-final Melbourne StormEden Park12 – 25Bowen, Gela-Mosby, Ponga
Legend:   Win   Loss

Pre-season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 11 FebruaryTrial 1 Sydney RoostersBB Print Stadium11 – 10Leary, TualaLaybutt (1/2, 1 FG)
Friday, 17 FebruaryTrial 2 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium18 – 16Hampton, Linnett, MorganThurston (3/3)
Friday, 17 FebruaryTrial 3 Townsville BlackhawksJack Manski Oval44 – 8Ponga (3), Traill (2), Gahan, Slade-Roycroft, Pere-
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season
Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 4 MarchRound 1 Canberra Raiders1300SMILES Stadium20 – 16Bowen, Cooper, Coote, HessThurston (2/4)17,548[28]
Friday, 10 MarchRound 2 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium21 – 20Granville, Hess, MorganThurston (4/4, 1 FG)47,703
Saturday, 18 MarchRound 3 Manly Sea Eagles1300SMILES Stadium8 – 30GranvilleThurston (2/2)14,763
Saturday, 25 MarchRound 4 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium32 – 26Hess (2), Gela-Mosby, Ponga, ThurstonThurston (6/7)17,647[29]
Friday, 31 MarchRound 5 South Sydney Rabbitohs1300SMILES Stadium20 – 6Fensom, Gela-Mosby, MorganThurston (4/4)13,671
Saturday, 8 AprilRound 6 Wests Tigers1300SMILES Stadium16 – 26Hess (2), TaumaloloThurston (2/3)15,424
Saturday, 15 AprilRound 7 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium22 – 28Bolton, Gela-Mosby, Morgan, SpinaFeldt (3/4)13,886
Saturday, 22 AprilRound 8 Newcastle Knights1300SMILES Stadium24 – 12Ponga (2), Cooper, LinnettLowe (2/2), Feldt (2/4)13,678
Friday, 28 AprilRound 9 Parramatta Eels1300SMILES Stadium6 – 26WintersteinFeldt (1/1)14,247
Thursday, 11 MayRound 10 Canterbury BulldogsANZ Stadium30 –14Hess (2), Feldt, Morgan, SpinaLowe (4/5), Feldt (1/1)8,122
Thursday, 18 MayRound 11 Cronulla SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium14 – 18Feldt, Hampton, WintersteinFeldt (1/2), Lowe (0/2)8,557
Round 12Bye
Saturday, 3 JuneRound 13 Gold Coast Titans1300SMILES Stadium20 – 8Feldt, Hess, MorganFeldt (4/6)14,612[30]
Saturday, 10 JuneRound 14 Parramatta EelsTIO Stadium32 – 6Feldt (2), Hess, Thurston, WintersteinThurston (6/7)11,968
Saturday, 17 JuneRound 15 Melbourne StormAAMI Park22 – 23Coote, Feldt, LinnettFeldt (5/6)17,124
Saturday, 24 JuneRound 16 Penrith Panthers1300SMILES Stadium14 – 12Feldt, JensenLowe (3/3)17,876
Saturday, 1 JulyRound 17 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium31 – 18Martin (2), Morgan (2), WintersteinLowe (5/6), Coote (1 FG)10,266
Round 18Bye
Sunday, 16 JulyRound 19 South Sydney RabbitohsBarlow Park23 – 10Feldt, Granville, Hess, TaumaloloLowe (3/4), Coote (1 FG)11,217
Saturday, 22 JulyRound 20 Warriors1300SMILES Stadium24 – 12Bowen (2), Lowe, O'NeillLowe (4/5)16,080
Saturday, 29 JulyRound 21 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium16 – 22Feldt, Hess, LinnettLowe (2/3)9,476
Friday, 4 AugustRound 22 Melbourne Storm1300SMILES Stadium8 – 26GranvilleLowe (2/2)21,380
Saturday, 12 AugustRound 23 Penrith PanthersPepper Stadium16 – 24Linnett, Morgan, TaumaloloLowe (2/3)12,357
Saturday, 19 AugustRound 24 Cronulla Sharks1300SMILES Stadium16 – 26Lowe, Martin, MorganLowe (2/3)15,539
Friday, 25 AugustRound 25 Wests TigersCampbelltown Stadium22 – 14Feldt (2), Martin, MorganLowe (3/4)9,436
Thursday, 31 AugustRound 26 Brisbane Broncos1300SMILES Stadium10 – 20Cooper, FeldtLowe (1/2)23,321
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Finals
  Qualifying / Elimination finals Semi-finals Preliminary finals Grand final
                                   
  QF1: 9 Sep, AAMI Park  
1   Melbourne 18  
4   Parramatta 16     SF1: 16 Sep, ANZ Stadium  
      Parramatta 16    
EF1: 10 Sep, Allianz Stadium       North Queensland 24       PF1: 22 Sep, AAMI Park
5   Cronulla-Sutherland 14         Melbourne 30  
8   North Queensland 15           Brisbane 0     GF: 1 Oct, ANZ Stadium
          Melbourne 34
  EF2: 9 Sep, Allianz Stadium       PF2: 23 Sep, Allianz Stadium       North Queensland 6
6   Manly-Warringah 10           Sydney 16  
7   Penrith 22     SF2: 15 Sep, Suncorp Stadium         North Queensland 29  
      Brisbane 13    
QF2: 8 Sep, Allianz Stadium       Penrith 6    
2   Sydney 24  
3   Brisbane 22  


Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Sunday, 10 SeptemberElimination Final Cronulla SharksAllianz Stadium15 – 14Feldt, TaumaloloLowe (3/4), Morgan (1 FG)16,115
Saturday, 16 SeptemberSemi Final Parramatta EelsANZ Stadium24 – 16Asiata, Feldt, Hess, MorganLowe (4/4)41,287
Saturday, 23 SeptemberPreliminary Final Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium29 – 16Bolton, Feldt, Linnett, MartinLowe (6/6), Morgan (1 FG)28,108
Sunday, 1 OctoberGrand Final Melbourne StormANZ Stadium6 – 34MartinLowe (1/1)79,722
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Statistics
NameAppTGFGPts
John Asiata281--4
Scott Bolton282--8
Javid Bowen133--12
Gavin Cooper253--12
Lachlan Coote212-210
Kyle Feldt281517-94
Shaun Fensom211--4
Gideon Gela-Mosby43--12
Jake Granville244--16
Ben Hampton261--4
Coen Hess2713--52
Sam Hoare4----
Corey Jensen181--4
Patrick Kaufusi9----
Kyle Laybutt2----
Blake Leary3----
Kane Linnett285--20
Ethan Lowe28247-102
Patrick Mago2----
Te Maire Martin126--24
Michael Morgan2711-246
Justin O'Neill201--4
Kalyn Ponga73--12
Matthew Scott2----
Ben Spina82--8
Jason Taumalolo264--16
Ray Thompson6----
Johnathan Thurston7226161
Enari Tuala1----
Braden Uele1----
Antonio Winterstein194--16
Shane Wright1----
Totals89903541

Representatives

The following players have played a representative match in 2017.

All Stars matchANZAC TestPacific TestsResidents matchState of Origin 1State Of Origin 2State of Origin 3World Cup
John Asiata
-
-
Samoa
-
-
-
-
-
Gavin Cooper
World All Stars
-
-
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
-
Coen Hess
-
-
-
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
-
Patrick Kaufusi
-
-
Tonga
-
-
-
-
-
Kyle Laybutt
-
-
-
Queensland
-
-
-
-
Blake Leary
-
-
-
Queensland
-
-
-
-
Te Maire Martin
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
New Zealand
Michael Morgan
-
Australia
-
-
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
Justin O'Neill
-
-
-
-
Queensland
-
-
-
Jason Taumalolo
-
New Zealand
-
-
-
-
-
Tonga
Johnathan Thurston
Indigenous All Stars
Australia
-
-
-
Queensland
-
-
Antonio Winterstein
-
-
Samoa
-
-
-
-
-

Honours

League

Club

Feeder Clubs

National Youth Competition

Queensland Cup

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