2000 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank14th
Play-off resultMissed finals
2000 recordWins: 7; draws: 0; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 436; against: 612
Team information
CoachTim Sheens
Captain
StadiumDairy Farmers Stadium
Avg. attendance15,511
High attendance27,643 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 6)
Top scorers
TriesPaul Bowman (8)
GoalsJulian O'Neill (66)
PointsJulian O'Neill (144)
< 1999 2001 >

The 2000 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 6th in the club's history. Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by new signing Tim Brasher, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2000 Telstra Premiership, finishing in last place.

Season summary

The Cowboys entered the new millennium with a renewed sense of hope, adding veterans Tim Brasher and Julian O'Neill from the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with Brasher becoming the club's fifth captain.

The competition started a month earlier due to the Sydney Olympics being held later that year. Because of this, the side played their first month away from home. It was a disastrous away trip, with the club losing their first three games. They managed a win on their final away game against Parramatta but were later stripped of the two competition points after fielding a fourteenth player for three minutes.

After two straight losses, back-to-back wins followed, which included the club's biggest ever victory at the time, a 50-10 win over the Northern Eagles. It was the first time the club had scored 50 points in a game. Five rounds later they recorded 50 points again, breaking their biggest winning margin record with a 50-4 victory over St George Illawarra. It would be one of the last bright spots of the season, as the club managed just two wins from the final 13 rounds and ended the season in last place.

Paul Green represented Queensland in State of Origin once again, and was joined by O'Neill and Paul Bowman, who made his first appearance for the Maroons. Brasher was selected for New South Wales, becoming the club's first Blues' representative.

Despite playing State of Origin, Green was sacked halfway through the season for allegedly negotiating with other clubs while still under contract. He would subsequently win an out-of-court settlement against the club. In a further blow to the club, homegrown halfback Scott Prince, who made his debut at 18 and played 53 games for the side, departed at the end of the season for rivals, the Brisbane Broncos.

Milestones

Squad List

North Queensland Cowboys NRL Squad 2000
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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


Squad Movement

2000 Gains

Player Signed From
Graham Appo Sydney Roosters
Tim Brasher South Sydney Rabbitohs
Des Clark St. Helens
Shane Kenward Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Jamie McDonald Adelaide Rams
Bruce Mamando Adelaide Rams
Glenn Morrison North Sydney Bears
Jason Nicol South Sydney Rabbitohs
Julian O'Neill South Sydney Rabbitohs
Robert Relf Canterbury Bulldogs
Jeremy Schloss South Sydney Rabbitohs

2000 Losses

Player Signed To
Scott Asimus Northern Eagles
Jody Gall Penrith Panthers
John Lomax Melbourne Storm
Glen MurphyRetired
Noa NadrukuRetired
Craig Smith Wests Panthers
Kris Tassell Salford City Reds
Scott Whiting Wests Panthers
George Wilson Redcliffe Dolphins

Ladder

2000 NRL season
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Brisbane Broncos (P) 261826696388+30838
2 Sydney Roosters 2616010601520+8132
3 Newcastle Knights 2615110686532+15431
4 Canberra Raiders 2615011506479+2730
5 Penrith Panthers 2615011573562+1130
6 Melbourne Storm 2614111672529+14329
7 Parramatta Eels 2614111476456+2029
8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2613013570463+10726
9 St George Illawarra Dragons 2612014576656-8024
10 Wests Tigers 2611213519642-12324
11 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 2610115469553-8421
12 Northern Eagles 269017476628-15218
13 Auckland Warriors 268216426662-23618
14 North Queensland Cowboys 267019436612-176121

1 North Queensland were stripped of 2 competition points due to a breach of the interchange rule in Round 4.

Fixtures

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance
7 FebruaryRound 1 Penrith PanthersPenrith Stadium6 – 19BrasherO'Neill (1/3)10,623
12 FebruaryRound 2 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium6 – 12BowmanO'Neill (1/1)6,024
19 FebruaryRound 3 Sydney RoostersSFS12 – 32Bowman, RelfO'Neill (2/2)5,820
28 FebruaryRound 4 Parramatta EelsParramatta Stadium26 – 18Warren (2), Bell, SmithO'Neill (5/6)10,110
4 MarchRound 5 Cronulla SharksDairy Farmers Stadium12 – 26Appo, ValentineO'Neill (2/2)15,890
11 MarchRound 6 Brisbane BroncosDairy Farmers Stadium8 – 50WarrenAppo (1/1), O'Neill (1/1)27,643
19 MarchRound 7 Canterbury BulldogsStadium Australia18 – 8Brasher (2), BowmanO'Neill (3/3)6,572
25 MarchRound 8 Northern EaglesDairy Farmers Stadium50 – 10Bell (2), Appo, Bowman, Boyd, Green, O'Neill, SmithO'Neill (9/10)13,164
1 AprilRound 9 Melbourne StormOlympic Park6 – 28DoyleO'Neill (1/2)13,697
9 AprilRound 10 Newcastle KnightsMarathon Stadium6 – 28AppoAppo (1/1)19,210
15 AprilRound 11 Auckland WarriorsDairy Farmers Stadium12 – 18SmithO'Neill (4/4)13,557
22 AprilRound 12 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval18 – 8Bell, Green, O'NeillO'Neill (3/5)7,517
29 AprilRound 13 St George Illawarra DragonsDairy Farmers Stadium50 – 4Connelly (2), Bowman, Brasher, Green, McWilliams, Relf, SchlossO'Neill (9/10)13,768
6 MayRound 14 Canterbury BulldogsDairy Farmers Stadium12 – 32Connelly, DonaldO'Neill (2/4)15,597
13 MayRound 15 Canberra RaidersBruce Stadium10 – 17PrinceO'Neill (3/4)7,110
21 MayRound 16 Newcastle KnightsDairy Farmers Stadium10 – 18Appo, PrinceAppo (1/3)15,738
27 MayRound 17 Parramatta EelsDairy Farmers Stadium6 – 20BowmanO'Neill (1/2)12,657
3 JuneRound 18 Cronulla SharksToyota Park6 – 42RelfPrince (1/1)11,101
10 JuneRound 19 Brisbane BroncosANZ Stadium16 – 26Bell, ManningPrince (4/4)10,455
17 JuneRound 20 Penrith PanthersDairy Farmers Stadium28 – 12Connelly, Morrison, O'Neill, PrinceO'Neill (6/8)10,851
25 JuneRound 21 Northern EaglesNorthPower Stadium12 – 24JellickO'Neill (1/1), Prince (1/1)8,206
1 JulyRound 22 Melbourne StormDairy Farmers Stadium22 – 26Prince (2), Jones, SchlossO'Neill (3/5)17,192
9 JulyRound 23 Wests TigersDairy Farmers Stadium38 – 26Bowman (2), Jones, Manning, Schloss, WarrenPrince (7/8)14,134
15 JulyRound 24 Auckland WarriorsEricsson Stadium12 – 44Warren (2)O'Neill (2/2)8,105
22 JulyRound 25 Sydney RoostersDairy Farmers Stadium20 – 36Fien, Kuricibi, PrinceO'Neill (4/5)14,894
29 JulyRound 26 Canberra RaidersDairy Farmers Stadium14 – 28Fien, ManningO'Neill (3/3)16,553
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw   Bye

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
Graham Appo1543-2
Geoff Bell125--20
Greg Bourke3----
Paul Bowman208--32
Brett Boyd101--4
Tim Brasher164--16
John Buttigieg22----
Des Clark2----
Adam Connelly114--16
Paul Dezolt4----
Darrien Doherty1----
Scott Donald21--4
John Doyle31--4
Nathan Fien162--8
Noel Goldthorpe12----
Paul Green153--12
Chad Halliday4----
Josh Hannay5----
Brett Hetherington1----
Brian Jellick131--4
Peter Jones203--12
Shane Kenward2----
Naipolioni Kuricibi41--4
Martin Locke9----
Jamie McDonald2----
Leigh McWilliams121--4
Bruce Mamando1----
John Manning103--12
Glenn Morrison201--4
Shane Muspratt2----
Jason Nicol3----
Julian O'Neill24366-144
Nick Paterson1----
Paul Pensini4----
Scott Prince19613-50
Ben Rauter6----
Grant Reibel2----
Robert Relf243--12
Jeremy Schloss183--12
Mark Shipway23----
Damien Smith153--12
Daniel Strickland6----
Shaun Valentine181--4
Kyle Warren186--24
Totals6882-436

Source:[1]

Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2000.

State of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3World Cup
Geoff Bell
-
-
-
Scotland
Paul Bowman
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
-
Tim Brasher
-
New South Wales
New South Wales
-
Paul Green
Queensland
Queensland
-
-
Brian Jellick
-
-
-
New Zealand
Bruce Mamando
-
-
-
Papua New Guinea
Julian O'Neill
-
Queensland
Queensland
-

Honours

Club

Feeder Clubs

NSWRL First Division

References

  1. ↑ "NRL 2000 - North Queensland Cowboys - Rugby League Project".

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