2009 Northern Pride RLFC season

2009 Season{{sndash}}CRGT Northern Pride

Main article: 2009 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 :* Mal Meninga Cup U-18s coach: David Maiden :* Mal Meninga Cup U-18s assistant coach: Cameron 'Spilla' Miller :* Mal Meninga Cup U-18s manager: Joe Maguire :* Cyril Connell Cup U-16s coach: Greg Malenstein :* Cyril Connell Cup U-16s manager: Nathan Woods :* Strength and conditioning coach: Scott Callaghan

Captains

:* Chris Sheppard :* Chey Bird (Round 5)

Managers

:* Operations manager: Chris Sheppard :* Team manager: Rob White :* Office Manager: Sheron McDougall :* Chief executive: Denis Keeffe :* Chairman: Bob Fowler :* Board of Directors: Greg Dowling, Nigel Tillett, Craig Meiklejohn, Bob Fowler.

2009 squad

The Pride used 36 players this season. Twenty-one players from last year signed with the club again, and three of the Cowboys allocation players from last year were assigned to the Pride again this year. Twelve new players made their debut this season; four were new signings (Rod Jensen, Tom Humble, Chris Riesen and Germaine Paulson), and eight were new Cowboys allocation players (Nick Slyney*, James Tamou*, Clint Amos*, Brandon Boor*, Manase Manuokafoa*, Carl Webb* and Travis Burns*).

Chris Sheppard (c)

Adam Mills

Alex Starmer

Ben Laity

Callan Myles

Chey Bird

Chris Riesen

Drew Campbell

Germaine Paulson

Greg Byrnes

Gordon Rattler

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

Rod Jensen

Tom Humble

Ben Kerr John O'Sullivan Robbie Kyles Warren Jensen

Brandon Boor*

Carl Webb*

Clint Amos*

David Pangai*

James Tamou*

John Williams*

Manase Manuokafoa*

Matthew Bartlett*

Nick Slyney*

Travis Burns*

Ty Williams*

Allocated but did not play for the Pride in 2009: Aaron Payne

Ashley Graham

Matt Bowen

Scott Bolton

Steve Southern

Player gains

Player losses after 2008 season

Cowboys no longer allocated to the Pride

2009 season launch

:* Pre-Season Training: 25 November 2008. :* Pre-Season Boot Camp: Echo Adventures, Tully, 31 January–1 February 2009. :* Season Launch:: 12 March 2009, 6.30pm, Centre Stage, Cairns Central Shopping Centre.

2009 player awards

25 September 2009, Brothers World of Entertainment, Manunda :* Most Improved Player (sponsored by the CDRL): Nick Slyney* :* Cairns Plan Printing Best Back: Rod Jensen :* Skytrans Airlines Best Forward: Mark Cantoni :* WIN Television Players' Player: Tom Humble :* John O'Brien Perpetual Club Person of the Year: Sheron McDougall :* Skill360 Northern Pride Player of the Year: Tom Humble

2009 [[Queensland Residents rugby league team|Queensland Residents]] team

: Rod Jensen : Tom Humble : Mark Cantoni

Players signed to first-tier teams

2009 jerseys

File:Northern Pride home jersey 2009.png|2009 Home File:Northern Pride away jersey 2009.png|2009 Away

Trial Matches

Saturday 14 February 2009 Jamie Frizzo 1 Tom Humble 1 Rod Jensen 1 Chey Bird 1 Callan Myles 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Gordon Rattler 1 Goals: Bird 3 Luke Millwood 2 2 Ham Tee

Goals: 0 (Irene Street, Mooroobool, QLD)

Saturday 21 February 2009 Gordon Rattler 2 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Warren Jensen 1 Rod Jensen 1 Goals: Luke Millwood 3 3 Robbie Daniels 1 Ben Hanaway

Goals: 0 (Atherton, QLD)

Saturday 28 February 2009 Gordon Rattler 3 Callan Myles 1 Joel Riethmuller 1 Goals: Chris Riesen 2 2 Clint Amos* 1 Dane Hogan

Goals: 3 John Williams* (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Wizard Queensland Cup matches

14 March 2009 Shannon Walker 2 David Mead 1 Brenton Bowen 1 Tim Maccan 1 Goals: Ben Jeffery 3 Brad Davis 2 3 Rod Jensen 1 Jamie Frizzo

Goals: 2 John Williams* (Cudgen Park, (Kingscliff, NSW) Touch Judges: Justin Eastwood and David Shaw Video Referee: Tony Maksoud

21 March 2009 Chris Walker 1 Tyson Lofipo 1 Lorenzo Maafu 1 Paul Stephensen 1 Goals: Scott Ireland 2 1 Clint Amos* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Chris Sheppard 1 Nick Slyney* Goals: 6 Tom Humble (Ipswich, QLD) Touch Judges: Peter Anderson and Justin Eastwood Interchange Official:Guy Owen

28 March 2009 Video Highlights Jamie Frizzo 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Tom Humble 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Goals: Tom Humble 1 (1 from 4) Field goals: Chris Sheppard 1 1 Kev Stephenson 1 Liam Campbell 1 Ryan Cullen 1 Rickie Dodd Goals: 1 Matt Lockyer (1 from 4) Field goals: 0 (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Robert Dalziel and Adam Peut Interchange Official: Mark Leigh

4 April 2009 Video Highlights Brandon Boor* 1 Josh Vaughan 1 David Pangai* 1 Goals: Chey Bird 1 2 Trent Hodkinson 1 Rob Godfrey

Goals: 2 Trent Hodkinson (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Robert Dalziel and Adam Peut Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano

11 April 2009 Adam Fielder 3 Joel Rapana 1 Kaine Manihera 1 Robert Apanui 1 Goals: Nick Parfitt 3 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Nick Slyney*

Goals: 1 Chey Bird (Miami, Gold Coast, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Touch Judges: Shane Spicer and Glenn Richardson. Interchange Official: Gavin Adams. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.

18 April 2009 Video Highlights John Williams* 2 Chey Bird 1 Brandon Boor* 1 Ty Williams* 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 1 Gerard Beale 1 Chris Currie

Goals: 2 Matt Seamark (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Daniel Caamano Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel

Saturday 25 April 2009 Video Highlights Ty Williams* 2 Rod Jensen 1 Joel Riethmuller 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Jason Roos 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 Luke Millwood 1 1 Allen Heldsinger

Goals: 1 Liam Georgetown (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel

3 May 2009 Video Highlights Kieran Turner 1 Jay Aston 1 James Api-Ulugia 1

Goals: Ryan Hansen 3 2 Jason Roos 1 Brandon Boor* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Ben Laity Goals: 5 Chey Bird (Hedley Avenue, Nundah QLD) Touch Judges: Brendon Rose and Ron Greentree.

9 May 2009 Video Highlights Tom Humble 2 Ty Williams* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Manase Manuokafoa* 1 Alex Starmer 1 Goals: Chey Bird 5 1 Daniel Abraham 1 Jardine Bobongie 1 Anthony Watts

Goals: 2 Daniel Abraham (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Adam Puet

16 May 2009 Video Highlights Tyron Haynes 2 Dallas Williams 2 Karl Johnson 1 Ian Webster1 Goals: Nat Bowman 2 2 Tom Humble 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Jamie Frizzo Goals: 2 Chey Bird 1 Tom Humble (Wandal, Rockhampton, QLD) Touch Judges: Steve Kanowski and Jason McManus Interchange Official: Housh Fallah

24 May 2009 Video Highlights Shea Moylan 2 Sam Huihahau 1

Goals: Josh McCrone 2 2 Germaine Paulson 1 Chey Bird 1 Rod Jensen 1 Mark Cantoni Goals: 5 Chey Bird (West End, Brisbane, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Wise and Jon Kennedy Interchange Official: Gavin Adams

30 May 2009 Video Highlights Tom Humble 2 Hezron Murgha 1 Germaine Paulson 1 Adam Mills 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 1 David Mead 1 Brad Davis 1 Kingi Akauola

Goals: 1 Brad Davis (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel

5 June 2009 Video Highlights Germaine Paulson 1 Rod Jensen 1 Tom Humble 1 Adam Mills 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 1 Lorenzo Maafu 1 Adam Boettcher

Goals: 0 (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Mark Leigh

20 June 2009 Video Highlights Liam Campbell 2 Wade Liddell 2 Ryan Cullen 1 Isaac Kaufmann 1 Marcus Jensen 1 Goals: Nathan Pill 7 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Rod Jensen

Goals: 2 Chey Bird (Stones Corner, Brisbane, QLD) Touch Judges: Steve Kanowski and Peter Anderson. Interchange Official: Jason King.

27 June 2009 Video Highlights Dennis Sandow 1 Shane Neumann 1 Mark Page 1 Jack Pearson 1 Trent Hodkinson 1 Goals: Trent Hodkinson 5 1 Rod Jensen 1 Greg Byrnes 1 Hezron Murgha

Goals: 3 Chey Bird (Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Kawana Waters, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Touch Judges: Rod Spain and Andrew Wareham Interchange Official:Terry Pascoe Video Referee: Tony Maksoud

11 July 2009 Video Highlights Jamie Frizzo 2 Jason Roos 1 Chris Riesen 1 Goals: Chris Riesen 1 3 Joel Rapana 2 Nick Parfitt

Goals: 5 Nick Parfitt (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Adam Puet and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano

18 July 2009 John Peterson 2 Shaun Cotter 1 David Georgiou 1

Goals: Matt Seamark 4 2 Tom Humble 2 Jamie Frizzo 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Chris Riesen Goals: 5 Tom Humble (Manly West, Brisbane, QLD) Touch Judges: Ron Greentree and Peter Anderson. Interchange Official: Tony Graham.

25 July 2009 Video Highlights Liam Georgetown 3 Palmer Wapau 1

Goals: Liam Georgetown 4 4 Tom Humble 1 Germaine Paulson 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Luke Harlen 1 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Chris Riesen Goals: 9 Tom Humble (Klingner Road, Redcliffe, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Touch Judges: Steve Kanowski and Andrew Wareham Interchange Official: Jason King Video Referee: Tony Maksoud

1 August 2009 Video Highlights Hezron Murgha 2 Rod Jensen 1 Tom Humble 1

Goals: Tom Humble 3 1 Joe Bond 1 Daniel Ogden 1 Brendon Gibb 1 Gideon Mzembe Goals: 1 Asher Elemani (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Adam Puet and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano

9 August 2009 Travis Burns* Sent off: Travis Burns*

Match Report Daniel Flynn 1 Luke Srama 1 Anthony Perkins 1 Goals: Craig Chapman 2 Field goals: Craig hapman 1 2 Tom Humble 1 Jamie Frizzo

Goals: 2 Tom Humble Field goals: (Bridge Road, South Mackay, QLD) Touch Judges: Clinton Begg and Chris Anderson Interchange Official: Zane Wright

15 August 2009 Video Highlights Chey Bird 1 Rod Jensen 1 Jamie Frizzo 1 Tom Humble 1 Travis Burns* 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Goals: Tom Humble 4 1 Ian Webster 1 Mick Esdale

Goals: 1 Gerard Parle (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Adam Puet and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Mark Leigh

21 August 2009 Brandon Boor* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Germaine Paulson 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Alex Starmer 1 Goals: Tom Humble 4 Field goals: Chris Sheppard 1 2 Andrew Edwards 1 Jack Reed

Goals: 3 Brett Kelly Field goals: (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel

2009 Ladder

Northern Pride (regular season 2009)

• Win = 14 (9 of 11 home games, 5 of 11 away games)
• Loss = 8 (2 of 11 home games, 6 of 11 away games)

Finals Series

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| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-seed3 = | RD2-seed4 =

| RD1-team1= Souths Logan Magpies | RD1-score1= 16 | RD1-team2= Tweed Heads Seagulls | RD1-score2= 8

| RD1-team3= Central Comets | RD1-score3= 21 | RD1-team4= Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | RD1-score4= 14

| RD1-team5= Northern Pride | RD1-score5= 44 | RD1-team6= Norths Devils | RD1-score6= 16

| RD2-team1= Northern Pride | RD2-score1= 22 | RD2-team2= Central Comets | RD2-score2= 10

| RD2-team3= Souths Logan Magpies | RD2-score3= 26 | RD2-team4= Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | RD2-score4= 30

| RD3-team1= Northern Pride | RD3-score1= 18 | RD3-team2= Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | RD3-score2= 32 29 August 2009 Rod Jensen 3 Germaine Paulson 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Luke Millwood 1 Chris Riesen 1 Rod Griffin 1 Goals: Tom Humble 6 2 Josefa Davui 1 M Gillett

Goals: 2 Asher Elemani (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel

5 September 2009 Match Report 2 Chey Bird 1 Tom Humble 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Rod Griffin 1 Goals: Tom Humble 3 1 Tom Hewitt 1 Guy Williams

Goals: 1 Nat Bowman (Manly West, Brisbane, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV. Interchange Official: Jason King. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.

Grand Final

12 September 2009 2nd: 1020 QRL Report Cairns Post Report Video Highlights Shane Neumann 3 Trent Hodkinson 1 Tony Williams 1 Michael Chapman 1 Ryan Walker 1 Goals: Trent Hodkinson 2 1 Rod Jensen 1 Tom Humble 1 Jamie Frizzo

Goals: 3 Tom Humble (Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Kawana Waters, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Interchange Officials: Jason King and Tony Graham Video Referee: Tony Maksoud

The Northern Pride, who finished the regular season in second, qualified for their first Grand Final after a 22–10 win over the Central Comets in the preliminary final. They were joined by the Sunshine Coast, who finished fourth in their return season, after they defeated reigning premiers Souths Logan 30–26 in the preliminary final.

First half

The Pride opened the scoring in the fifth minute when they created a huge overlap, with centre Jamie Frizzo finishing off the play with a try. The Sunshine Coast responded quickly when five-eighth Tony Williams bumped off a defender and threw an offload to centre Shane Neumann who crossed for his first try. The Sea Eagles hit the lead in the 27th minute when winger Michael Chapman scored untouched in the corner. They scored again four minutes later when Ryan Walker scored in the opposite corner. Poor goal kicking kept the Pride in the contest, as Williams missed all three conversion attempts. The Pride converted a penalty from right in front on the stroke of half time to trail by just eight at the break.

Second half

The Sunshine Coast extended the lead to 10 in the 47th minute when Williams dived over for a try of his own. The Sea Eagles kept the points coming when Neumann dived over in the corner for his second just six minutes later. With just over 10 minutes remaining, the Pride gave themselves a chance when Rod Jensen scored and cut the Sea Eagles' lead to 10. Three minutes later, the Sunshine Coast all but sealed victory when halfback Trent Hodkinson scored close to the posts. The Pride scored a late consolation try when Humble latched onto a wayward Sea Eagles' pass and ran 80 metres to score under the uprights. In the final minute, Neumann crossed for his hat trick as the Sea Eagles' wrapped up a 14-point victory.

Tony Williams, who was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal, and second rower Vic Mauro would go onto play in the Manly Sea Eagles' 2011 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors.

2009 Northern Pride players

Main article: :Category:Northern Pride RLFC players

North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Pride in 2009

2009 venues

The Pride played matches at 15 different venues this year, 14 in Queensland and one in NSW:

• Pride Oval, Cairns.
• NQ Hardware Stadium, Atherton.
• Barlow Park, Cairns.
• Ned Byrne Oval, Kingscliff.
• Briggs Rd Sporting Complex, (Ipswich.
• Pizzey Park, Gold Coast.
• Albert Bishop Park, Nundah.
• Browne Park, Rockhampton.
• Davies Park, Brisbane.
• Langlands Park, Brisbane.
• Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast.
• BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane.
• Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.
• Mackay Junior Fields, Mackay.
• BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane.

2009 Televised Games

In 2009 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 Round 1 match against Tweed Heads Seagulls at Cudgen Oval was scheduled to be televised, but the satellite dish needed for the link was being used for news coverage of the Moreton Island oil spill, and so ABC1 showed the match between Norths Devils and Easts Tigers instead.

The Pride appeared in five televised games this season:

• Round 5: Northern Pride lost to Burleigh Bears 10–30 at Pizzey Park, Gold Coast.
• Round 15: Northern Pride lost 18–30 to Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles at Stockland Park, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast.
• Round 18: Northern Pride beat Redcliffe Dolphins 54–24 at Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.
• Semi-Final: Northern Pride beat Central Comets 22–10 at BMD Kougari Oval, Wynnum.
• Grand Final: Northern Pride lost to Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles 18–32 at Stockland Park, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast.

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