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2018 North Queensland Cowboys season

The 2018 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 24th in the club's history. This rugby league team is based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2018 Telstra Premiership. The team finished the regular season in 13th position and did not qualify for the finals.[1]

2018 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank13th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2018 recordWins: 8; draws: 0; losses: 16
Points scoredFor: 449; against: 521
Team information
CEOGreg Tonner
CoachPaul Green
Captain
Stadium1300SMILES Stadium
Avg. attendance15,417
High attendance25,095 (vs. Parramatta Eels, Round 24)
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (14)
GoalsJohnathan Thurston (77)
PointsJohnathan Thurston (166)
← 2017 2019 →

Season summary

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Milestones

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Squad

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North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2018
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 9 June 2018
Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2018

Squad movement

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Gains

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Player Signed From Until End of Notes
Carlin Anderson Townsville Blackhawks
2019
Jordan McLean Melbourne Storm
2020
Francis Molo Townsville Blackhawks
2018

Losses

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Player Signed To Until End of Notes
Corey Horsburgh Canberra Raiders
2019
Marcus Jensen Townsville Brothers
2018
Patrick Kaufusi Melbourne Storm
2019
Blake Leary Burleigh Bears
2018
Patrick Mago Brisbane Broncos
2018
Kalyn Ponga Newcastle Knights
2022
Ben Spina Herbert River Crushers
2018
Ray ThompsonRetired
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Braden Uele Cronulla Sharks
2019

Re-signings

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Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Sydney Roosters (M, P) 24 16 0 8 1 542 361 +181 34 Advance to finals series
2 Melbourne Storm 24 16 0 8 1 536 363 +173 34
3 South Sydney Rabbitohs 24 16 0 8 1 582 437 +145 34
4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24 16 0 8 1 519 423 +96 34
5 Penrith Panthers 24 15 0 9 1 517 461 +56 32
6 Brisbane Broncos 24 15 0 9 1 556 500 +56 32
7 St. George Illawarra Dragons 24 15 0 9 1 519 472 +47 32
8 New Zealand Warriors 24 15 0 9 1 472 447 +25 32
9 Wests Tigers 24 12 0 12 1 377 460 −83 26
10 Canberra Raiders 24 10 0 14 1 563 540 +23 22
11 Newcastle Knights 24 9 0 15 1 414 607 −193 20
12 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24 8 0 16 1 428 474 −46 18
13 North Queensland Cowboys 24 8 0 16 1 449 521 −72 18
14 Gold Coast Titans 24 8 0 16 1 472 582 −110 18
15 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24 7 0 17 1 500 622 −122 16
16 Parramatta Eels (W) 24 6 0 18 1 374 550 −176 14
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2018. Source: 2018 NRL Ladder
(M) Minor premiers; (P) Premiers; (W) Wooden spoon

Fixtures

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Pre-season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Saturday, 17 FebruaryTrial 1 Wests TigersBarlow Park30 – 16Asiata, Clifford, HessClifford (2/2), Lowe (0/1)-
Friday, 23 FebruaryTrial 2 Melbourne StormSuncorp Stadium16 – 14Feldt (3), ThurstonLowe (0/2), Cooper (0/1), Feldt (0/1)25,000[19]
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw

Regular season

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Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
Friday, 9 MarchRound 1 Cronulla Sharks1300SMILES Stadium20 – 14Cooper, Feldt, Hess, O'NeillThurston (2/5)15,900[20]
Friday, 16 MarchRound 2 Brisbane BroncosSuncorp Stadium20 – 24Cooper, Granville, McLeanThurston (4/4)46,080
Thursday, 22 MarchRound 3 Melbourne StormAAMI Park14 – 30Hess (2)Thurston (3/3)12,866
Thursday, 29 MarchRound 4 Penrith Panthers1300SMILES Stadium14 – 33Feldt (2), WintersteinThurston (1/3)11,907
Saturday, 7 AprilRound 5 WarriorsMt Smart Stadium12 – 22Feldt, HamptonThurston (2/2)25,600
Saturday, 14 AprilRound 6 Canterbury Bulldogs1300SMILES Stadium10 – 27Feldt, HamptonThurston (1/2)14,434
Saturday, 21 AprilRound 7 Gold Coast Titans1300SMILES Stadium26 – 14Feldt, Hampton, Hess, TaumaloloThurston (5/7)12,885
Saturday, 28 AprilRound 8 Canberra Raiders1300SMILES Stadium8 – 18CooperThurston (2/2)14,004
Friday, 4 MayRound 9 Penrith PanthersCarrington Park26 – 20Cooper, Hampton, Morgan, ThurstonThurston (5/6)10,289
Thursday, 10 MayRound 10 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval12 – 20Martin, WintersteinThurston 2/2)13,127
Saturday, 19 MayRound 11 South Sydney Rabbitohs1300SMILES Stadium19 – 20Winterstein (2)Thurston (5/5); Morgan (1 FG)14,270
Friday, 25 MayRound 12 Melbourne Storm1300SMILES Stadium6 – 7FeldtThurston (1/1)16,003
Thursday, 31 MayRound 13 Manly Sea EaglesLottoland26 – 12Winterstein (2), Taumalolo, TualaThurston (5/6)6,172
Saturday, 9 JuneRound 14 Parramatta EelsTIO Stadium20 – 14Feldt, Scott, TualaThurston (1/3)8,393
Friday, 15 JuneRound 15 Warriors1300SMILES Stadium16 – 23Feldt (2), BowenThurston (2/4)11,062
Sunday, 1 JulyRound 16 South Sydney RabbitohsBarlow Park21 – 20Cooper, Coote, WintersteinThurston (4/4)7,651
Round 17Bye
Saturday, 14 JulyRound 18 Canberra RaidersGIO Stadium12 – 38Coote, CooperThurston (2/2)11,471
Saturday, 21 JulyRound 19 St George Illawarra Dragons1300SMILES Stadium10 – 24CooperThurston (3/4)18,068
Friday, 27 JulyRound 20 Newcastle Knights1300SMILES Stadium20 – 18Cooper, Hess, O'Neill, ThurstonThurston (2/4)11,709
Saturday, 4 AugustRound 21 Sydney RoostersAllianz Stadium20 – 26Cooper, Taumalolo, ThurstonThurston (4/5)9,721
Thursday, 9 AugustRound 22 Brisbane Broncos1300SMILES Stadium34 – 30Cooper, Feldt, Gela-Mosby, Hess, TaumaloloThurston (7/8), Feldt (1/1)19,663
Saturday, 18 AugustRound 23 Cronulla SharksSouthern Cross Group Stadium16 – 28Cooper, Hess, McLeanThurston (2/4)12,270
Friday, 24 AugustRound 24 Parramatta Eels1300SMILES Stadium44 – 6Feldt (3), Hampton (2), Cooper Gela-MosbyThurston (6/6)25,095
Saturday, 1 SeptemberRound 25 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium30 –26Hampton (2), Cooper, Fensom, Gela-MosbyThurston (5/5)26,681
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

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Representatives

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The following players have played a representative match in 2018.

Pacific TestDenver TestState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3Prime Minister's XIIIOctober Tests
Jake Clifford
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Prime Minister's XIII
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Gavin Cooper
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Coen Hess
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
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Kyle Laybutt
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Papua New Guinea
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Te Maire Martin
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New Zealand
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Jordan McLean
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Prime Minister's XIII
Australia
Michael Morgan
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Queensland
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Jason Taumalolo
Tonga
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Tonga
Enari Tuala
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Prime Minister's XIII
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Honours

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League

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Club

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Feeder Clubs

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Queensland Cup

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References

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  1. ↑ "2018 NRL ladder". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Arnold, Rikki-Lee (10 March 2018). "JT Riding High in the Saddle". The Courier-Mail. pp. 84–85.
  3. ↑ "Anderson inks deal with Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "McLean to join Cowboys from 2018". NQ Cowboys. 20 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Patrick Kaufusi set to join Storm". NRL. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Why Brisbane Broncos win from Adam Blair's money move". Fox Sports Australia. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cowboys coach confirms Kalyn Ponga will join Knights". NQ Cowboys. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ray Thompson to retire at season's end". NRL. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "7th Tackle: Sharks snare Cowboys wrecking ball". Yahoo. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Granville extends stay with Cowboys". NRL. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cowboys extend young star's contract with eye on post-JT era". NRL. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Hess extends stay with Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  14. ↑ "Molo extends stay with Cowboys". Cowboys. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Cowboys re-sign Morgan on five-year deal". NRL. 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "O'Neill reveals he penned three-year extension with Cowboys". Zero Tackle. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Pere re-signs as a Cowboy". NQ Cowboys. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Building young stock – Wright, Clifford re-sign". NQ Cowboys. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "NRL Trial: Storm v Cowboys". Austadiums. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "NRL: Cowboys v Sharks". Austadiums. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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