2006 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2006 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 12th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Travis Norton, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2006 Telstra Premiership and finished 9th (out of 15), failing to reach the play-offs for the first time since 2003. Aaron Payne was named the club's player of the year.[1]
Ladder
For more details on this topic, see 2006 NRL season results.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | F | A | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Melbourne |
24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 605 | 404 | +201 | 44 |
| 2 |  Bulldogs |
24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 608 | 468 | +140 | 36 |
| 3 |  Brisbane |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 497 | 392 | +105 | 32 |
| 4 |  Newcastle |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 608 | 538 | +70 | 32 |
| 5 |  Manly |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 534 | 493 | +41 | 32 |
| 6 |  St George Illawarra |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 519 | 481 | +38 | 32 |
| 7 |  Canberra |
24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 525 | 573 | -48 | 30 |
| 8 |  Parramatta |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 506 | 483 | +23 | 28 |
| 9 |  North Queensland |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 450 | 463 | -13 | 26 |
| 10 |  New Zealand |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 552 | 463 | +89 | 24 |
| 11 |  Wests Tigers |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 490 | 565 | -75 | 24 |
| 12 |  Penrith |
24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 510 | 587 | -77 | 24 |
| 13 |  Cronulla |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 515 | 544 | -29 | 22 |
| 14 |  Sydney |
24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 528 | 650 | -122 | 20 |
| 15 |  South Sydney |
24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 429 | 772 | -343 | 10 |
- New Zealand Warriors were stripped of 4 competition points due to breaches of the salary cap.
Squad
(*) Travis Norton captained 20 games, Aaron Payne captained 3 games and Johnathon Thurston captained 1 game.
Draw and Results
| Round | Opponent | Result | Nth.Qld | Opp. | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos | Win | 36 | 4 | 13 Mar | Suncorp Stadium |
| 2 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Win | 20 | 16 | 18 Mar | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | Win | 40 | 8 | 25 Mar | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 4 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 26 | 18 | 31 March | Parramatta Stadium |
| 5 | Wests Tigers | Win | 32 | 12 | 7 Apr | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 6 | Newcastle Knights | Win | 18 | 16 | 16 Apr | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
| 7 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 22 | 24 | 22 Apr | Toyota Park |
| 8 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 18 | 22 | 29 Apr | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 9 | Penrith Panthers | Win | 22 | 6 | 6 May | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 10 | Melbourne Storm | Loss | 6 | 18 | 13 May | Olympic Park |
| 11 | BYE | |||||
| 12 | Canberra Raiders | Loss | 14 | 15 | 27 May | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 13 | Wests Tigers | Loss | 14 | 24 | 4 June | Telstra Stadium |
| 14 | Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 4 | 26 | 10 June | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 15 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 12 | 20 | 18 June | Carrara Stadium |
| 16 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | Loss | 14 | 16 | 24 June | WIN Stadium |
| 17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 16 | 14 | 1 July | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 18 | BYE | |||||
| 19 | Penrith Panthers | Loss | 8 | 17 | 15 July | CUA Stadium |
| 20 | Brisbane Broncos | Win | 26 | 10 | 22 July | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 21 | Sydney Roosters | Loss | 20 | 40 | 30 July | Aussie Stadium |
| 22 | Canterbury Bulldogs | Loss | 14 | 54 | 5 Aug | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| 23 | New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 0 | 26 | 12 Aug | Ericsson Stadium |
| 24 | Newcastle Knights | Loss | 12 | 19 | 19 Aug | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
| 25 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Win | 34 | 12 | 27 Aug | Telstra Stadium |
| 26 | Parramatta Eels | Win | 22 | 8 | 1 Sep | Telstra Stadium |
Overall Player Stats
| Player | App | Int | T | G | FG | Pts | Avg Tackles | Avg Hit Ups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Sing | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7.2 | 11.7 |
| Matthew Bowen | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.6 | 16.8 |
| Travis Norton | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.8 | 6.4 |
| Aaron Payne | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26.1 | 6.3 |
| Justin Smith | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 26.3 | 10 |
| Johnathan Thurston | 17 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 142 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| Paul Bowman | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.9 | 13.5 |
| Luke O'Donnell | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20.3 | 18 |
| Carl Webb | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 | 12.4 |
| Ashley Graham | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 10.1 | 10 |
| Shane Tronc | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 15 |
| Neil Sweeny | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7.7 | 10.8 |
| Matthew Scott | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19.2 | 12.4 |
| Mitchell Sargent | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20.2 | 12.4 |
| Gavin Cooper | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22.3 | 11.3 |
| Steven Sothern | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21.7 | 7.5 |
| Josh Hannay | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 7.3 |
| David Faiumu | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17.4 | 7.4 |
| Jacob Lillyman | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 8.9 |
| Mark Henry | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.4 | 12 |
| Brett Firman | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.3 | 5.9 |
| Brenton Bowen | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.3 | 14.6 |
| Ray Cashmere | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 14.2 |
| Ty Williams | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.2 | 10 |
| Brent McConnell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20.7 | 6 |
| Shane Muspratt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| Clint Amos | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 4.2 |
| Rod Jensen | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22.7 | 8.5 |
| Robert Tanielu | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Daniel Strickland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Keys- App=Appearances, Int=Interchange, T=Tries, G=Goals, FG=Field Goals, Pts=Points, Avg Tackles=Average Tackles, Avg hit Ups=Average Hit Ups
References
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