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2010 North Queensland Cowboys Season
The 2010 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 16th season in the club's history. Coached by Neil Henry and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2010 Telstra Premiership, finishing in 15th place and failing to make the finals for the 3rd consecutive year. Season summary Prior to the kick-off of the 2010 season, the media's attention surrounded the Cowboys' signing of ex-Australian international forward, Willie Mason on a one-year deal. The controversial figure was one of the team's most consistent players in 2010 but would leave the Cowboys at season's end to join English Super League side Hull Kingston Rovers. 2010 resulted in a very poor season for the Cowboys who recorded just five wins from 24 matches, although four of those wins came against teams that would participate in the 2010 finals series. Had the Melbourne Storm not been deducted premiership points for salary cap breaches earlier in the year, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 NRL Season
The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium. National Rugby League teams, Sixteen teams competed for the 2010 Telstra Premiership whilst the third season of the 2010 NRL Under-20s season, National Youth Competition was also in progress. The 2010 season was marred by the Melbourne Storm's admission in April of systematically breaching the NRL salary cap. As part of the NRL's imposed penalties, the Storm were deducted all 8 competition points earned at the time of the announcement, and were barred from earning points for the rest of the season, guaranteeing them the wooden spoon. The club was also stripped of all titles earned during the period they were in breach, including their 2007 NRL season, 2007 and 2009 NRL season, 2009 premierships and their 2006 NRL season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Storm Salary Cap Breach
The Melbourne Storm salary cap breach was a major breach of the National Rugby League's strictly enforced salary cap by the Melbourne Storm club over a period of five years. The discovery of these breaches in 2010 by the NRL resulted in it stripping the Storm of all honours achieved as a team between 2006 and 2010. This included the 2007 and 2009 premierships, the 2006, 2007 and 2008 minor premierships and the 2010 World Club Challenge title. Investigation Following claims by a whistleblower that the club was keeping a second set of books, the NRL conducted an investigation in late 2009 and early 2010. After initially denying the claims, Storm officials confessed on 22 April 2010 that the club had committed systematic breaches of the salary cap over five years between 2006 and 2010 by running a dual contract and bookkeeping system. The NRL estimated the breach to be in excess of $1.7 million over five years, around $400,000 in 2009 and with a projected breach of $700,000 in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaak Ah Mau
Isaak Ah Mau (born 25 November 1982) is a former Samoa international rugby league footballer who played as a for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Background Ah Mau was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the brother of Leeson Ah Mau. Playing career Ah Mau played junior rugby league with the Otahuhu Leopards in New Zealand. He debuted for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL in 2008 after playing for the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup. The following season he remained with the Broncos but played for their Queensland Cup feeder side, Easts Tigers. He signed with the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Ah Mau also played for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup. His contract with the Cowboys expired at the end of the 2011 season, and he left the club having appeared in five NRL matches. Isaak was involved in the 2013 Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup The Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup, also known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Webb
Carl Webb (born 20 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Brisbane Broncos, North Queensland Cowboys and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Webb played for Queensland in the State of Origin series, Australia at international level and also the Indigenous All Stars side. Background Webb was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia and is of Indigenous Australian and New Zealand descent. Webb Played for the Dalby Diehards in the Toowoomba Rugby League Competition during the Mid 1990's. As a teenager at 15 and 16 years of age, he would play in the Dalby first grade side. Webb played for the Toowoomba Clydesdales before joining the Brisbane Broncos. Professional playing career Brisbane After made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos in 2000 against the North Queensland Cowboys. The next year he made his debut in State of Origin, representing Queensland, scoring one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Gallant
Shannon Gallant (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian rugby league footballer. He has played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers. He primarily plays as a and is known for his speed and small stature. Early life Gallant played junior Rugby league with the Narellan Jets and Campbelltown City Kangaroos, and joined the Western Suburbs Magpies when he was 13 years old. Playing career Gallant made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers (a joint venture between Western Suburbs and Balmain) in 2007, and went on to play 12 games there in three seasons. Gallant joined the North Queensland Cowboys for the 2010 and 2011 seasons after seeking a release from the Wests Tigers, claiming that there would be more first-grade opportunities for him at the North Queensland club. His contract with North Queensland ended in 2011, having played in nine NRL matches for the club. Gallant re-emerged in 2014 as a member of the Newtown NSW Cup side, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeson Ah Mau
Leeson Ah Mau (born 20 December 1989) is a former professional rugby league footballer, who has represented both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He previously played for the Warriors, North Queensland Cowboys and the St George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League. Early years Ah Mau was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Chinese descent. He is the brother of Isaak Ah Mau. He attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, and started his rugby league career with the Papatoetoe Panthers, later moving to Otahuhu, and playing in Auckland Rugby League competitions. As a member of Otahuhu, Ah Mau played for the Tamaki Titans in the Bartercard Cup. Ah Mau played for the Junior Kiwis in 2006 and the New Zealand under-18 side in 2007. Ah Mau was signed to a developmental contract with the Warriors in 2007. During his first year with the club he played 18 games in the NSWRL Premier League for the Auckland Lions. In 2008 he played for the Junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Tate
Brent Tate (born 3 March 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or er in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia national rugby league team, Australia international and Queensland rugby league team, Queensland State of Origin series, State of Origin representative, he played his club football in the National Rugby League, NRL for the Brisbane Broncos (with whom he won the 2006 NRL Premiership), the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys. Despite a career that was set back by a series of severe injuries, Tate kept coming back and was a member of the 2006 State of Origin series, 2006, 2007 State of Origin series, 2007, 2008 State of Origin series, 2008, 2012 State of Origin series, 2012 and 2013 State of Origin series-winning Queensland sides, as well as the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, 2008 and 2013 Rugby League World Cup, 2013 World Cup Australian sides, winning the 2013 edition with them. Early life Tate was born in Roma, Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Johnson
Dallas Johnson (born 23 November 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. An Australia national rugby league team, Australia national and Queensland rugby league team, Queensland State of Origin series, State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys, and in the Super League for French club Catalans Dragons. Between 2006 and 2009, Johnson played in four consecutive NRL grand finals for the Melbourne Storm, of which the club won two, only for both to be stripped due to Melbourne Storm salary cap breach, salary cap breaches. He has represented the Queensland Maroons in four State of Origin series and played one match for the Australian national rugby league team, Australian national team. He is known for his prolific Tackle (football move), tackling. Background Johnson was born in Herberton, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Rugby League Team
The Queensland rugby league team represents the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football. Nicknamed the "Maroons" after the colour of their jersey, they play three times a year against arch-rivals New South Wales rugby league team, New South Wales in the State of Origin series. Coached by Billy Slater and captained by Daly Cherry-Evans, and is administered by the Queensland Rugby League. They play all of their home matches at Brisbane's Lang Park (now known as Suncorp Stadium). Since 1908, a rugby league team representing Queensland has been assembled from players based in the state to compete annually against New South Wales. The team used to play matches against other high-profile foreign and domestic touring teams, but has not played anyone other than New South Wales in several decades. From 1980 onwards, when Queensland was first allowed to select players of local origin even if they were currently at clubs outside its borders, the team's success rate against N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Taumalolo
Vaai "Jason" Taumalolo (born 31 May 1993) is a professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a or forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He has played for Tonga and New Zealand at international level. Taumalolo played for the NRL All Stars and he was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides, and won the Dally M Medal in 2016. Background Taumalolo was born in Auckland, New Zealand to parents Tominika and Vaai Akolo, and is of Tongan descent. Enrolled in primary school under his given name, Vaai, his teacher was unable to pronounce it correctly, instead deciding to call him "Jason". He grew up in Mangere and started playing rugby league at the age of 4 for the Papakura Sea Eagles and attended De La Salle College along with older brother Warner. At age 13, he moved to Townsville after being scouted and signed to a scholarship by the North Queensland Cowboys while playing for a touring New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Morgan (rugby League B
Michael or Mike Morgan may refer to: Music * Michael Morgan (conductor) (1957–2021), American conductor * Mike Morgan (musician) (born 1959), American Texas blues musician, frontman of Mike Morgan and the Crawl * Mike Morgan (producer), Australian music producer and engineer * Mike Morgan (songwriter) (born 1948), American singer-songwriter and music producer Politics * Michael Morgan (American politician), from Vermont * Mike Morgan (politician) (born 1955), U.S. politician from Oklahoma * Michael Hamilton Morgan (born 1951), American political scientist Sports American football * Mike Morgan (linebacker, born 1942) (1942–1996), American football linebacker * Mike Morgan (linebacker, born 1988), American football linebacker * Mike Morgan (running back) (born 1956), American football running back Cricket * Michael Morgan (cricketer, born 1932) (1932–2017), English cricketer and medical doctor * Michael Morgan (cricketer, born 1936), English cricketer * Michael Morg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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