2003 North Queensland Cowboys season


The 2003 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 9th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Paul Bowman, they competed in the NRL's 2003 Telstra Premiership. Although the club once again finished 11th, they recorded their highest number of wins and competition points in a season.

Season summary

The rebuild continued for the Cowboys heading into the 2003 season, with 12 players leaving the club. Their key signings included premiership-winning back rower Kevin Campion, New Zealand international prop Paul Rauhihi and journeyman utility David Myles. All three would eventually help the club to their first finals appearance a year later.
Following a solid end to the 2002 season, the new year started brightly for the club, as they won six games from the first 12 rounds to sit inside the Top 8. They picked up three straights win from Rounds 10-12, their first three-game winning streak since 1998. A mid-season slump would soon follow, with eight losses from their next nine fixtures.
The season ended strongly once again, with three wins from their final four games to secure a second consecutive 11th place finish, four competition points outside the Top 8. During the season Matt Sing became the first Cowboy to represent Australia, when selected for their July Test match against New Zealand.

Milestones

Squad Movement

2003 Gains

2003 Losses

Ladder

Fixtures

Regular season

Statistics

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Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2003.
City vs CountryState of Origin 1State of Origin 2State of Origin 3July TestOctober TestAshes Series
Matthew Bowen
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Queensland
Queensland
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Paul Bowman
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Queensland
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Josh Hannay
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Queensland
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Glenn Morrison
Country
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Paul Rauhihi
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New Zealand
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Matt Sing
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Queensland
Queensland
Queensland
Australia
Australia
Australia

Honours

Club

[Queensland Cup]