2009 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 12th | |||
Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
2009 record | Wins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 558; against: 474 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Peter Parr | |||
Coach | Neil Henry | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Dairy Farmers Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 17,309 | |||
High attendance | 24,332 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 25) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries |
Matthew Bowen (12) Willie Tonga (12) | |||
Goals | Johnathan Thurston (79) | |||
Points | Johnathan Thurston (202) | |||
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The 2009 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 15th season in the club's history. Coached by Neill Henry and captained by Johnathan Thurston, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 12th place, failing to reach the finals for the second consecutive year.
The 2009 season was an improvement on 2008 for the Cowboys, with 11 wins from 24 games. The closeness of the 2009 season meant the Cowboys finished 12th, just three points behind eventual Grand Finalists Parramatta, who finished 8th.
Neil Henry re-joined the club as head coach in 2009, taking over from interim head coach Ian Millward. Henry was an assistant coach at the club from 2002 to 2006, before moving to the Canberra Raiders in 2007 and winning the Dally M Coach of the Year award in 2008. Renowned strength and conditioning coach Billy Johnstone also returned to the club after a stint at the Gold Coast Titans. The club's key off-season recruits included Australian and Queensland representatives Willie Tonga, Antonio Kaufusi and Shannon Hegarty.
After a slow start to the season, the Cowboys enjoyed a strong run of form that included a four-game winning streak. With five rounds to play, they were sitting inside the top eight in 6th position. The club then endured four-game losing streak to end the season, dropping to 12th place.
2009 saw the debut of James Tamou, who joined the club from the Sydney Roosters under-20's side. Tamou would become an Australian and New South Wales representative at the Cowboys and play integral role in the club's maiden premiership victory in 2015.
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Player | Signed From | Until End of |
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Mitch Achurch |
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2010
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Clint Amos |
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2010
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Michael Bani |
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2011
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Shannon Hegarty |
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2009
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Antonio Kaufusi |
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2011
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Donald Malone |
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2010
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Manase Manuokafoa |
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2011
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David Pangai |
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2009
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Steve Rapira |
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2010
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Grant Rovelli |
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2010
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James Tamou |
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2010
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Willie Tonga |
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2012
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Player | Signed To | Until End of |
---|---|---|
Daniel Abraham |
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2009
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Daniel Backo | Released | -
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Greg Byrnes |
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2009
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Ray Cashmere |
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2010
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Ben Farrar |
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2010
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Sione Faumuina |
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2010
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Sam Faust |
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2009
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John Frith | Released | -
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George Gatis | Retired | -
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Luke Harlen |
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2009
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Mark Henry |
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2010
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Keiron Lander |
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2010
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Jacob Lillyman |
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2010
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Jackson Nicolau |
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2009
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Chris Sheppard |
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2010
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Justin Smith | Retired | -
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Ben Vaeau |
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2010
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 |
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24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
2 |
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24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381 |
3 |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
4 |
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24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
5 |
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
6 |
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
7 |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
8 |
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
9 |
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24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
10 |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
11 |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
12 |
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
13 |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
14 |
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24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
15 |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
16 |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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21 February | Trial 1 |
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North Harbour Stadium | 28 – 32 | - | - | - | |||
28 February | Trial 2 |
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Barlow Park | 18 – 18 | - | - | - | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Clint Amos | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Michael Bani | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Scott Bolton | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Matthew Bowen | 20 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
Travis Burns | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Ben Farrar | 10 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Ashley Graham | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Ben Harris | 8 | - | - | - | - |
Shannon Hegarty | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Antonio Kaufusi | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Donald Malone | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Manase Manuokafoa | 12 | - | - | - | - |
Luke O'Donnell | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Aaron Payne | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Steve Rapira | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Grant Rovelli | 13 | - | - | - | - |
Matthew Scott | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Steve Southern | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
James Tamou | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Ray Thompson | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Johnathan Thurston | 23 | 11 | 79 | - | 202 |
Willie Tonga | 19 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
Shane Tronc | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Anthony Watts | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Carl Webb | 22 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Dayne Weston | 2 | - | - | - | - |
John Williams | 17 | 10 | 4 | - | 48 |
Ty Williams | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Totals | 98 | 83 | 0 | 558 |
Source: [1]
The following players have played a representative match in 2009
City vs Country | ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Prime Minister's XIII | Four Nations | |
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Luke O'Donnell | City |
- |
New South Wales |
New South Wales |
- |
Prime Minister's XIII |
-
|
Matthew Scott | - |
- |
- |
- |
Queensland |
Prime Minister's XIII |
-
|
Johnathan Thurston | - |
Australia |
Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
Prime Minister's XIII |
Australia
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Willie Tonga | - |
- |
- |
Queensland |
Queensland |
- |
-
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2009 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 12th | |||
Play-off result | Missed finals | |||
2009 record | Wins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 558; against: 474 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Peter Parr | |||
Coach | Neil Henry | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Dairy Farmers Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 17,309 | |||
High attendance | 24,332 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 25) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries |
Matthew Bowen (12) Willie Tonga (12) | |||
Goals | Johnathan Thurston (79) | |||
Points | Johnathan Thurston (202) | |||
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The 2009 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 15th season in the club's history. Coached by Neill Henry and captained by Johnathan Thurston, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season 12th place, failing to reach the finals for the second consecutive year.
The 2009 season was an improvement on 2008 for the Cowboys, with 11 wins from 24 games. The closeness of the 2009 season meant the Cowboys finished 12th, just three points behind eventual Grand Finalists Parramatta, who finished 8th.
Neil Henry re-joined the club as head coach in 2009, taking over from interim head coach Ian Millward. Henry was an assistant coach at the club from 2002 to 2006, before moving to the Canberra Raiders in 2007 and winning the Dally M Coach of the Year award in 2008. Renowned strength and conditioning coach Billy Johnstone also returned to the club after a stint at the Gold Coast Titans. The club's key off-season recruits included Australian and Queensland representatives Willie Tonga, Antonio Kaufusi and Shannon Hegarty.
After a slow start to the season, the Cowboys enjoyed a strong run of form that included a four-game winning streak. With five rounds to play, they were sitting inside the top eight in 6th position. The club then endured four-game losing streak to end the season, dropping to 12th place.
2009 saw the debut of James Tamou, who joined the club from the Sydney Roosters under-20's side. Tamou would become an Australian and New South Wales representative at the Cowboys and play integral role in the club's maiden premiership victory in 2015.
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Head coach Assistant coaches
|
Player | Signed From | Until End of |
---|---|---|
Mitch Achurch |
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2010
|
Clint Amos |
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2010
|
Michael Bani |
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2011
|
Shannon Hegarty |
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2009
|
Antonio Kaufusi |
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2011
|
Donald Malone |
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2010
|
Manase Manuokafoa |
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2011
|
David Pangai |
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2009
|
Steve Rapira |
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2010
|
Grant Rovelli |
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2010
|
James Tamou |
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2010
|
Willie Tonga |
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2012
|
Player | Signed To | Until End of |
---|---|---|
Daniel Abraham |
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2009
|
Daniel Backo | Released | -
|
Greg Byrnes |
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2009
|
Ray Cashmere |
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2010
|
Ben Farrar |
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2010
|
Sione Faumuina |
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2010
|
Sam Faust |
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2009
|
John Frith | Released | -
|
George Gatis | Retired | -
|
Luke Harlen |
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2009
|
Mark Henry |
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2010
|
Keiron Lander |
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2010
|
Jacob Lillyman |
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2010
|
Jackson Nicolau |
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2009
|
Chris Sheppard |
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2010
|
Justin Smith | Retired | -
|
Ben Vaeau |
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2010
|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 548 | 329 | +219 | 38 |
2 |
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24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 575 | 428 | +147 | 381 |
3 |
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24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 514 | 467 | +47 | 36 |
4 |
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24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 348 | +157 | 33 |
5 |
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 549 | 459 | +90 | 32 |
6 |
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24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 511 | 566 | −55 | 32 |
7 |
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24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 508 | 491 | +17 | 30 |
8 |
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24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 476 | 473 | +3 | 29 |
9 |
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24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 558 | 483 | +75 | 28 |
10 |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 566 | 549 | +17 | 27 |
11 |
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24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 515 | 589 | −74 | 27 |
12 |
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24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 474 | +84 | 26 |
13 |
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24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 22 |
14 |
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24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 377 | 565 | −188 | 20 |
15 |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 359 | 568 | −209 | 14 |
16 |
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24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 382 | 681 | −299 | 14 |
1 The Bulldogs were deducted 2 competition points after an interchange breach in Round 2.
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 February | Trial 1 |
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North Harbour Stadium | 28 – 32 | - | - | - | |||
28 February | Trial 2 |
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Barlow Park | 18 – 18 | - | - | - | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clint Amos | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Michael Bani | 9 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Scott Bolton | 24 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
Matthew Bowen | 20 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
Travis Burns | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Ben Farrar | 10 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Ashley Graham | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Ben Harris | 8 | - | - | - | - |
Shannon Hegarty | 5 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Antonio Kaufusi | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Donald Malone | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Manase Manuokafoa | 12 | - | - | - | - |
Luke O'Donnell | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Aaron Payne | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
Steve Rapira | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Grant Rovelli | 13 | - | - | - | - |
Matthew Scott | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Steve Southern | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
James Tamou | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Ray Thompson | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Johnathan Thurston | 23 | 11 | 79 | - | 202 |
Willie Tonga | 19 | 12 | - | - | 48 |
Shane Tronc | 24 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Anthony Watts | 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Carl Webb | 22 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Dayne Weston | 2 | - | - | - | - |
John Williams | 17 | 10 | 4 | - | 48 |
Ty Williams | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 |
Totals | 98 | 83 | 0 | 558 |
Source: [1]
The following players have played a representative match in 2009
City vs Country | ANZAC Test | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Prime Minister's XIII | Four Nations | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke O'Donnell | City |
- |
New South Wales |
New South Wales |
- |
Prime Minister's XIII |
-
|
Matthew Scott | - |
- |
- |
- |
Queensland |
Prime Minister's XIII |
-
|
Johnathan Thurston | - |
Australia |
Queensland |
Queensland |
Queensland |
Prime Minister's XIII |
Australia
|
Willie Tonga | - |
- |
- |
Queensland |
Queensland |
- |
-
|