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2008 Northern Pride RLFC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | Northern Pride |
| fullname | Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club |
| nickname | The Pride |
| web | northernpride.com.au |
| colours | Teal, Gold |
| founded | 2007 |
| ground | Barlow Park, Cairns |
| capacity | seating 1,700, standing 15,000 |
| ceo | Denis Keeffe (2007–2009) |
| coach | Andrew Dunemann (2008–2009) |
| captain | Chris Sheppard (2008–2010) |
| league | Wizard Queensland Cup |
| season | 2008 |
| position | 3rd |
| premierships | 2 |
| premiershipyears | 2010, 2014 |
| minorpremierships | 3 |
| minorpremiershipyears | 2013, 2014, 2024 |
| runnerups | 1 |
| runnerupyears | 2009 |
| homejersey | Northern Pride home jersey 2008.png |
| awayjersey | Northern Pride away jersey 2008.png |
Main article: Northern Pride RLFC
2008 was the first competitive season for the Cairns based CRGT Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They were one of 11 clubs that played in the thirteenth season of Queensland's top rugby league competition, QRL's Wizard Queensland Cup.
The Northern Pride and Mackay Cutters were two new teams that entered the competition in 2008. Mackay hadn't hosted a team since the Mackay Sea Eagles played the 1996 season, while Cairns was represented by the Cairns Cyclones from 1996 to 2000. The two new clubs replaced the Aspley Broncos and North Queensland Young Guns, who withdrew from the competition. With the loss of the Young Guns, the North Queensland Cowboys formed new feeder club partnerships with the Cutters and Pride.
The original coach was Adrian Lam, who had been captain of the PNG Kumuls, had represented Queensland at State of Origin, and played for the Sydney Roosters and Wigan Warriors. Lam arrived in Cairns in August 2007 while the Pride's bid to enter the QCup competition was being prepared, but was released a month later to take up a coaching position at the Sydney Roosters. He was replaced by Northern Pride's foundation coach, Andrew Dunemann, who had played and for the Gold Coast Seagulls, North Queensland Cowboys, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canberra Raiders in the NRL, and the Halifax Blue Sox, Leeds Rhinos and Salford City Reds in the English Super League. He had also coached the Canberra Raiders Under-20s team, and turned down an assistant coaching position at Halifax RLFC to coach in Cairns.
The two assistant coaches were David Maiden and Troy Cummings. Maiden was a rugby league international who represented Scotland in the 2000 World Cup, was a foundation player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL, and played and for Gateshead Thunder and Hull F.C. in the English Super League, and the Cairns Cyclones in the Queensland Cup, and was currently the Junior Development Officer for the North Queensland Cowboys and General Manager of the CDRL. Cummings played for CDRL Mareeba Gladiators, and played for and coached the Cairns Marlins in the Foley Shield.
Foundation captain was Chris Sheppard, who had played for the North Queensland Cowboys and St. George Illawarra Dragons. Chey Bird was appointed captain in Rounds 13 and 14, and in the finals series when 'Shep' was injured or unavailable, and Ben Laity was captain for Round 15. Warren Jensen was captain for the first pre-season trial at Yarrabah.
'Shep' was the first player signed to the Pride, followed by local players Hezron Murgha and Noel Underwood from CDRL Yarrabah Seahawks, Kahu Wehi and Ritchie Marsters from Tully Tigers, Alex Starmer from Ivanhoes Knights, and Jason Roos from Mareeba Gladiators. The Chief Executive Officer and Commercial Manager visited Port Moresby to sign PNG players, but the Pride were unable to get work visas for the pair to enter Australia.
The Northern Pride played ten home games and ten away games over 22 rounds between March and August, and three games in the finals series. Their inaugural match was a home game, played at Barlow Park, Cairns, when the Pride scored eight tries, beating newcomers Mackay Cutters 44–16. Eleven North Queensland Cowboys played this match (three for the Pride and eight for the Cutters). The match itself was something of a debacle, as the pitch was a rain-drenched mud-pit and coach Dunemann wanted the game called off. Pride officials turned spectators, match officials, caterers and security officers away, claiming the match was cancelled, but QRL insisted the game proceed.
The Pride won their first seven games, before their first defeat in Round 8, when they lost 34–4 to Tweed Heads Seagulls. Injuries dogged the team in the middle of the season, and Rugby League Week magazine predicted the newcomers would finish towards the bottom of the table. The Pride lost the last three matches of the regular season, but still finished in third place, having won 13 of their 20 games. They reached the Preliminary Final, but lost in golden point extra-time to the Souths Logan Magpies, who went on to win the Grand Final.
Six of the Pride's away games were televised on ABC 1. There were calls for the ABC to expand their outside broadcasting abilities and televise a Pride home game next season.
The Pride's office was at Mann Street in Westcourt and the team trained at Jones Park. In June 2008 the Pride purchased CDRL Kangaroos Leagues Club and Vico Oval, Irene Street, Mooroobool from the Redcliffe Dolphins in June 2008 for $1.85m (the Dolphins having purchased the Oval and Leagues Club from the Kangaroos in 2005 when Kangaroos were in financial difficulty). The playing field was renamed as Pride Oval, and the end of season Player Awards ceremony was held at the rebranded Pride Leagues Club. The facility was to be used as an administration and training base, there were plans for a multi-million dollar development and for the Pride junior teams to play there. Six weeks later, however, the project was put on hold as the Pride faced financial uncertainty after chairman O'Brien's Pacific Toyota dealership went into receivership with debts around $25 million. O'Brien was a majority owner of the NBL Cairns Taipans, and had withdrawn financial support from the basketball team, placing them into voluntary administration. The QRL delayed the release of next seasons draw pending a review of the Pride's financial situation. O'Brien stood aside as the Northern Pride's chairman, and was replaced by Bob Fowler, former chairman of the Queensland Cup side the Cairns Cyclones.
2008 Season{{sndash}}CRGT Northern Pride
Main article: 2008 Queensland Cup
:* Competition: Wizard Queensland Cup :* Sponsor: Cairns Region Group Training (CRGT), three-year naming rights sponsorship.
Staff
Coaches/Trainers
:* Coach: Andrew Dunemann :* Assistant coach: David Maiden :* Academy coach: Troy Cummings :* Strength and conditioning coach: Scott Callaghan
Captain
:* Chris Sheppard :* Chey Bird (Rounds 13 & 14, Finals Week 2, Preliminary Final) :* Ben Laity (Round 15) :* Warren Jensen (Yarrabah pre-season trail match)
Managers
:* Operations manager: Chris Sheppard :* Commercial manager: Brad Tassell :* Team manager: Rob White :* Office Manager: Sheron McDougall :* Chief executive: Denis Keeffe :* Chairman: John O'Brien :* Board of Directors: Greg Dowling, Nigel Tillett, Craig Meiklejohn, Bob Fowler, John O'Brien.
2008 squad
The Pride used 35 players this season, all of whom were new signings to the club. Seven of these were Cowboys allocation players.
Chris Sheppard (c)
Brett Anderson
Adam Mills
Alex Starmer
Ben Kerr
Ben Laity
Callan Myles
Chey Bird
Chris Afamasaga
Drew Campbell
Eric Warria
Gordon Rattler
Greg Byrnes
Hezron Murgha
Jamie Frizzo
Jason Roos
Joel Riethmuller
Josh Vaughan
Luke Harlen
Luke Millwood
Mark Cantoni
Noel Underwood
Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia Richie Marsters
Rod Griffin
Steve Sheppard
Warren Jensen
Farren Wilett
Jordan Kane
Joshua Wehi
Kahu Wehi
Ryan Bartlett
Shaun Cribb
Steve McLean
Ben Vaeau*
Jackson Nicolau*
John Williams*
Matthew Bartlett*
Scott Bolton*
Steve Southern*
Ty Williams*
Allocated but did not play for the Pride in 2008:
Aaron Payne
Ashley Graham
Carl Webb
Jacob Lillyman
Justin Smith
Mark Henry
Matt Bowen
Ray Cashmere
Player gains
This was the first season for the Pride, so all players were new signings.
| Player | From League | From Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Bartlett | Wizard Queensland Cup | North Queensland Young Guns | |
| Greg Byrnes | Wizard Queensland Cup | North Queensland Young Guns | |
| Brett Anderson | Wizard Queensland Cup | North Queensland Young Guns | |
| Warren Jensen | Wizard Queensland Cup | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | |
| Josh Vaughan | Wizard Queensland Cup | Tweed Heads Seagulls | |
| Joel Riethmuller | Wizard Queensland Cup | Ipswich Jets | |
| Gordon Rattler | Wizard Queensland Cup | Ipswich Jets | |
| Mark Cantoni | Wizard Queensland Cup | Eastern Suburbs Tigers | |
| Ben Laity | Wizard Queensland Cup | Eastern Suburbs Tigers | |
| Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia | NRL Telstra Premiership | Cronulla Sharks Jersey Flegg | |
| Hezron Murgha | CDRL | Yarrabah Seahawks | |
| Noel Underwood | CDRL | Yarrabah Seahawks | |
| Farran Willett | CDRL | Yarrabah Seahawks | |
| Kahu Wehi | CDRL | Tully Tigers | |
| Ritchie Marsters | CDRL | Tully Tigers | |
| Joshua Wehi | CDRL | Tully Tigers | |
| Alex Starmer | CDRL | Ivanhoes Knights | |
| Drew Campbell | CDRL | Ivanhoes Knights | |
| Jason Roos | CDRL | Mareeba Gladiators | |
| Chris Sheppard | CDRL | Mareeba Gladiators | |
| Steve Sheppard | CDRL | Mareeba Gladiators | |
| Adam Mills | CDRL | Atherton Roosters | |
| Chey Bird | TDRL | Brothers Townsville | |
| Ben Kerr | CDRL | Innisfail Leprechauns | |
| Steve McLean | Junior | Canberra Raiders juniors | |
| Eric Warria | Junior | Northern Territory team | Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |
| Chris Afamasaga | NRL Telstra Premiership | Gold Coast Titans | Signed in Round 10. |
| Afamasaga walked out of the club after Round 18. | |||
| Jamie Frizzo | NRL Telstra Premiership | North Queensland Cowboys | Signed in Round 10 |
| Rod Griffin | NRL Telstra Premiership | Wests Tigers | Signed in Round 12 |
| Luke Harlen | NRL Telstra Premiership | Wests Tigers | Signed in Round 16 |
| Callan Myles | CDRL | Ivanhoes Knights | Played in the Finals series |
PNG signings
At the start of the season attempts were made to sign players from the PNG rugby league, but problems with visas prevented them coming to Australia.
| Player | From League | From Club |
|---|---|---|
| PNG Michael Mark, () | SP Inter-City Cup | Mendi Muruks |
| PNGJesse Joe Parker Nandye, () | SP Inter-City Cup | Pagini Simbu Warriors |
2008 season launch
:* Pre-Season Training: 5 November 2007. :* Team Launch: 14 December 2007. :* Pre-season boot camp: Croco Dylus Village Camp, Daintree River, 19–20 January 2008. :* Season Launch: 7 March 2008 at 11.00am, Stockland Cairns shopping centre, Earlville. (Originally scheduled as part of the Esplanade Lagoon's fifth-year celebrations but moved to Stockland Cairns due to Wet season flooding in Cairns).
2008 player awards
26 September 2008, Pride Leagues Club, Irene Street, Mooroobool. :* Yalumba Wines Most Improved Player: Hezron Murgha :* EK Kitchens Best Back: Chey Bird :* Skytrans Airlines Best Forward: Mark Cantoni :* CRGT Player of the Year: Chris Sheppard :* John O'Brien Perpetual Club Person of the Year: Rob White (Pride Manager)
2008 representative players
: PNG Rod Griffin 3 appearances at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup against England, New Zealand and Australia.
2008 [[Queensland Residents rugby league team|Queensland Residents]] team
: Scott Bolton
Players signed to first-tier teams
| Player | To League | To Club |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Anderson | NRL Telstra Premiership | Melbourne Storm |
| Jackson Nicolau* | NRL Telstra Premiership | Gold Coast Titans |
2008 jerseys
File:Northern Pride home jersey 2008.png|2008 home File:Northern Pride away jersey 2008.png|2008 away
Trial matches
Saturday 2 February 2008. 264 Drew Campbell 2 Chey Bird 2 Jason Roos 1 Noel Underwood 1 Adam Mills 1 Richie Marsters 1 Gordon Rattler 1 Goals: Steve Shepard 5 Chey Bird 2 1 David Sands 1 Clifton Tildora 1 Fenton Murgha 1 Tyson Brooks
Goals: 3 Adam Kelly (Yarrabah, QLD)
Saturday 16 February 2008 (Moranbah, QLD)
Saturday 16 February 2008 Hezron Murgha 2 Chey Bird 1 Ben Laity 1 Eric Warria 1 Drew Campbell 1 Goals: Stephen Sheppard 1 1 Brady Payne 2 Ricky Griffiths 1 Brandon Boor
Goals: 2 Chris Riesen (Westcourt, Cairns, QLD)
Saturday 23 February 2008 Greg Byrnes 1 Chey Bird 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Gordon Rattler 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 2 John Williams* 1 R Thompson
Goals: 2 John Williams* 2 (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
| NQ Cowboys Select Squad: ? |
|---|
Saturday 1 March 2008 614 Sin bin: Stephen Sheppard Mark Cantoni 2
Goals: Chris Sheppard 1 To'oto'o-ulugia 1 1 Malone 1 Walker 1 Ryan 1 Gray 1 Afamasaka Goals: 2 Ireland 1 Malone (Mossman, QLD)
Wizard Queensland Cup matches
15 March 2008 Chris Sheppard
Cairns Post Report Cairns Post Report Brett Anderson 4 Chey Bird 1 Stephen Sheppard 1 Warren Jensen 1 Greg Byrnes 1 Goals: Chey Bird 6 1 Anthony Watts 1 Kerrod Toby 1 Sam Faust
Goals: 1 Chris Giumelli 1Daniel Abraham (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano.
| Position | Round 1 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Pride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 2 |
23 March 2008 1216 Cairns Post Report Liam Georgetown 1 Mitchell Rivett 1 Craig Priestley 1 Ryan Cullen 1
Goals: Liam Georgetown 1 1 Gordon Rattler 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Warren Jensen 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Ty Williams* Goals: 4 Chey Bird (Klingner Road, Redcliffe, QLD) Interchange Official: Chris Butler.
| Position | Round 2 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Pride | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 4 |
29 March 2008 Brett Anderson 1 Chris Sheppard (c) 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Joel Riethmuller 1 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Jason Roos 1 Ben Vaeau* 1 Ben Laity 1 Goals: Chey Bird 7 (7 from 8) 2 Luke Samoa
Goals: 1 Patrick Fray 1 Haisley Robson (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano.
| Position | Round 3 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Pride | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 46 | +76 | 6 |
5 April 2008 Adam Fielder 2
Goals: 0 1 Jackson Nicolau* 1 Ben Laity 1 David Faiumu* Goals: 3 Chey Bird (Miami, Gold Coast, QLD) Interchange Official: David Shaw.
| Position | Round 4 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Pride | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 54 | +86 | 8 |
12 April 2008 624 Quentin Laulu Togagae 3 Lewis Balcomb 1
Goals: Michael Dobson 4 1 Chey Bird 1 Brett Anderson 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Chris Sheppard 1 Joel Riethmuller 1 Greg Byrnes Goals: 5 Chey Bird (Logan, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Interchange Official: Robert Grogan. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.
| Position | Round 5 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 78 | +96 | 10 |
19 April 2008 Jason Roos 2 Gordon Rattler 1 Jackson Nicolau* 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Adam Mills 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 2 Tangi Ropati 1 Kev Stephensen 1 Marcus Jensen 1 Trent Young
Goals: 3 Matt Lockyer 1 Isaac Kaufmann (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano.
| Position | Round 6 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 106 | +98 | 12 |
26 April 2008 Drew Campbell 2 Greg Byrnes 2 Hezron Murgha 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Jackson Nicolau* 1 Goals: Chey Bird 6 1 Nat Bowman 1 Wayne Barnett
Goals: 1 Jimmy Radloff (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Mark Leigh.
| Position | Round 7 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Pride | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 116 | +128 | 14 |
3 May 2008 Selasi Berdie 2 Dennis Gordon 1 Luke Dumas 1 Shane Joyce 1 Brad Davis 1 Goals: Brad Davis 5 1 Hezron Murgha
Goals: 0 (Kingscliff. NSW) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Interchange Official: Daniel Gigliotti. Video Referee: Rex Little.
| Position | Round 8 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 150 | +98 | 14 |
| Position | Round 9 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 248 | 150 | +98 | 16 |
17 May 2008 Cairns Post Report Drew Campbell 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Stephen Sheppard 1
Goals: Chey Bird 2 1 Jason Moon 1 Dallas McIlwain 1 Luke Dalziel Don 1 Chris Muckert Goals: 5 Matt Seamark (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano
| Position | Round 10 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 176 | +88 | 16 |
24 May 2008 1016 Cairns Post Report Cairns Post Report Cairns Post Report Brendan Marshall 1 Ian Lacey 1 Aaron Sweeney 1
Goals: Josh Lewis 2 2 Chey Bird 1 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Scott Bolton* 1 Ben Vaeau* Goals: 5 Chey Bird (Ipswich, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Interchange Official: Daniel Griffin. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.
| Position | Round 11 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 192 | +102 | 18 |
7 June 2008 Dean Tass 1 George Gatis 1 Goals: Todd Seymour 2 2 Jackson Nicolau* 1 Greg Byrnes Goals: 3 Chey Bird. (Bridge Road, South Mackay, QLD) Interchange Official: Zane Wright.
| Position | Round 12 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 312 | 204 | +108 | 20 |
14 June 2008
Goals: 2 Nick Emett 1 Ryan Cullen 1 Liam Georgetown 1 Chris Fox Goals: 3 Marty Turner (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Michael Inman.
| Position | Round 13 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 230 | +82 | 20 |
22 June 2008 Cairns Post Report Rodney Davies 2 George Kepa 2 Reece Robinson 1
Goals: Luke Samoa 2 2 Drew Campbell 2 Josh Vaughan 1 Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia 1 Ben Vaeau* 1 Jason Roos Goals: 5 Chey Bird 1Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia (Hedley Avenue, Nundah QLD) Interchange Official: Nick Morel.
| Position | Round 14 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 352 | 254 | +98 | 22 |
28 June 2008 Drew Campbell 1 Jamie Frizzo 1 Rod Griffin 1 Jason Roos 1 Chris Afamasaga 1 Goals: Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia 4 1 Adam Hutchison 1 Martin Griese
Goals: 2 Nick Parfitt (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Darryl Bell.
| Position | Round 15 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 266 | +114 | 22 |
5 July 2008 Ty Williams* 1 Drew Campbell 1 Rod Griffin 1 Goals: Chris Sheppard 2 1 Brad Cross 1 Tom Learoyd Lahrs
Goals: 2 Marc Herbert (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Darryl Bell.
| Position | Round 16 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 396 | 278 | +118 | 26 |
12 July 2008 Liam Campbell 1 Marcus Jensen 1
Goals: Matt Lockyer 1 2 Jamie Frizzo 1 Drew Campbell 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Matthew Bartlett* Goals: 3 Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia (Stones Corner, Brisbane, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Interchange Official: Jon Kennedy. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.
| Position | Round 17 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Pride | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 422 | 288 | +134 | 28 |
19 July 2008 Cairns Post Report Marty Hatfield 2 Guy Williams 1 Nat Bowman 1 Andrew Dale 1 Goals: Nat Bowman 4 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Gordon Rattler 1 Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia
Goals: 2 Chris Sheppard (Wandal, Rockhampton, QLD) Interchange Official: Aaron Geddes.
| Position | Round 18 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 438 | 316 | +122 | 28 |
26 July 2008 Josh Vaughan 2 Luke Millwood 1 Warren Jensen 1
Goals: Chey Bird 2 2 Ben Jeffery 1 Shayne Joyce 1 James Wood 1 Matthew Pow 1 Matt King Goals: 4 Ben Jeffery 1 Daniel Evans (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Darryl Bell.
| Position | Round 19 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 458 | 350 | +108 | 28 |
| Position | Round 20 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Northern Pride | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 458 | 350 | +108 | 30 |
10 August 2008 Jason Moon 1 Chris McQueen 1 Chris Currie 1 Simon Phillips 1 Adam Brideson 1 Darren Bain 1 Aoterangi Herangi 1 Goals: Chris Birch 3 Matt Seamark 1 1 Jackson Nicolau* 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Mark Cantoni
Goals: 2 Chey Bird (Manly West, Brisbane, QLD) Interchange Official: Jon Kennedy.
| Position | Round 21 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 474 | 386 | +88 | 30 |
16 August 2008 Josh Vaughan 1 Stephen Sheppard 1 Luke Millwood 1 Greg Byrnes 1
Goals: Chey Bird 2 2 Smith Samau 1Donald Malone 1 Isaak Ah Mau 1 Aaron Sweeney 1 Adam Boettcher Goals: 3 Donald Malone (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano.
| Position | Round 22 – 2008 | P | W | D | L | B | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Northern Pride | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 494 | 416 | +78 | 30 |
2008 ladder
Northern Pride (regular season 2008)
- Win = 13 (6 of 10 home games, 7 of 11 away games)
- Loss = 7 (3 of 10 home games, 4 of 11 away games)
Finals Series
| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1= Souths Logan | RD1-score1= 16 | RD1-seed2= 3 | RD1-team2= Northern Pride | RD1-score2= 40
| RD1-seed3= 4 | RD1-team3= Wynnum Manly | RD1-score3= 16 | RD1-seed4= 5 | RD1-team4= Redcliffe | RD1-score4= 50
| RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= Ipswich | RD2-score1= 34 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= Northern Pride | RD2-score2= 16
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= Souths Logan | RD2-score3= 16 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= Redcliffe | RD2-score4= 14
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= Northern Pride | RD3-score1= 12 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= Souths Logan | RD3-score2= 16
| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= Ipswich | RD4-score1= 18 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= Souths Logan | RD4-score2= 24 24 August 2008 Nigel Plum 2 Quentin Laulu Togagae 1
Goals: Tim Cannard 2 1 Chey Bird 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Jamie Frizzo 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Luke Harlen Goals: 8 Chey Bird (West End, Brisbane, QLD)
30 August 2008 Scott Ireland 2 Donald Malone 1 Josh Lewis 1 Kurtis Lingwoodock 1 Leigh Coghill 1 Goals: Josh Lewis 5 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Jamie Frizzo
Goals: 2 Chey Bird (Ipswich, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Interchange Officials: Daniel Gicliotti
6 September 2008 Match Report Hezron Murgha 1 Jackson Nicolau* 1 Luke Harlen 1 Goals: 0 2 Kyle Lodge 1 Quentin Laulu Togagae
Goals: 1 Josh White 1 Tim Cannard (Stones Corner, Brisbane, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV. Interchange Officials: Peter Anderson.
2008 Northern Pride players
Main article: :Category:Northern Pride RLFC players
| Pride player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Mills | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Starmer | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kerr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Laity | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brett Anderson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Callan Myles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chey Bird | 19 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 150 |
| Chris Afamasaga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Sheppard | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Drew Campbell | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Eric Warria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Byrnes | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Gordon Rattler | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Hezron Murgha | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Jamie Frizzo | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jason Roos | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Joel Riethmuller | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Vaughan | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Luke Harlen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Luke Millwood | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Cantoni | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Noel Underwood | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Richie Marsters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Griffin | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Stephen Sheppard | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Warren Jensen | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ryan Bartlett | Trial Game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Cribb | Trial Game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Pride in 2008
| Cowboys player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Vaeau* | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| David Faiumu* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jackson Nicolau* | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| John Williams* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Bartlett* | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Scott Bolton* | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Southern* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Williams* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2008 venues
The Pride played matches at 15 different venues this year, 14 in Queensland and one in NSW:
- Albert Bishop Park, Nundah
- Barlow Park, Cairns
- Briggs Rd Sporting Complex, Ipswich
- Browne Park, Rockhampton
- Davies Park, Brisbane
- Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe
- Jilara Oval, Yarrabah
- BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
- Langlands Park, Brisbane
- Mann Street Field, Cairns
- Meakin Park, Logan
- Mossman Showgrounds, Mossman
- Cudgen Park, Kingscliff
- Pizzey Park, Gold Coast
- Mackay Junior Fields, Mackay
2008 televised games
In 2008 games were televised by ABC TV and shown live across Queensland through the ABC1 channel at 2.00pm (AEST) on Saturday afternoons. The commentary team was Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
The Pride appeared in six televised games this season:
- Round 5: Northern Pride beat Souths Logan Magpies 34-24 at Meakin Park, Logan.
- Round 8: Northern Pride lost to Tweed Heads Seagulls 4-34 at Cudgen Park, Kingscliff.
- Round 11: Northern Pride beat Ipswich Jets 30-16 at Briggs Road Sporting Complex, Ipswich.
- Round 17: Northern Pride beat Easts Tigers 26-10 at Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane
- Qualifying Final: Northern Pride beat Ipswich Jets 34-16 at Briggs Road Sporting Complex, Ipswich.
- Preliminary Final: Northern Pride lost 12-16 to Souths Logan Magpies at Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane.
References
References
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- (24 July 2008). "Cairns and Mackay Granted Entry".
- Greenwood, Emma. (12 September 2007). "Cowboys connection seals Pride coaching deal for journeyman". Cairns Post.
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- (31 December 2017). "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project.
- Storey, Cameron. (18 October 2007). "Far Northern talent takes Pride of place". Cairns Post.
- Petersen, Brad. (26 July 2007). "Sheppard starts Pride flock Cairns Queensland Cup bid makes its first signing". Cairns Post.
- Greenwood, Emma. (17 March 2008). "Pride win buoys coach". Cairns Post.
- Greenwood, Emma. (17 March 2008). "Match planning debacle leaves Pride with little to be proud of". Cairns Post.
- . (4 May 2008). "Seagulls finally show signs of pride". *The Sunday Mail*.
- Greenwood, Emma. (14 March 2008). "New team wants Pride of place in semi-finals". Cairns Post.
- ''Queensland Rugby League'' [http://www.qrl.com.au/pdf/Wizard_Cup_Draw.pdf 2008 Draw] {{Webarchive. link. (27 September 2011 Retrieved 17 Dec 2007)
- Greenwood, Emma. (30 October 2008). "Pride at stake in Roo deal". Cairns Post.
- . (17 December 2008). "Pride in football club's wellbeing". *Cairns Post*.
- . (27 September 2007). "Northern Pride kicks off with dough". *Cairns Post*.
- Omaro, Leslie. (1 February 2008). "Kumul duo miss out". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier.
- Greenwood, Emma. (5 November 2007). "Pride berths up for grabs Classy backs bolster Queensland Cup club's stocks". Cairns Post.
- . (15 December 2007). "Northern Pride shows off its true colours". *Cairns Post*.
- . (24 January 2008). "Pride in Daintree". *Port Douglas & Mossman Gazette*.
- . (5 March 2008). "Day of fun for lagoon birthday". *Cairns Post*.
- Greenwood, Emma. (27 September 2008). "Top Pride honour to Sheppard". Cairns Post.
- "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project.
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- (2008-10-14). "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC.
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