Cronulla Sharks and Campbell Newman both jump their opposition
Sometimes things happen, and all you can do is say wow. There was something in the air as the round four clash against the Cronulla Sharks loomed. For starters, I’d been online sledging a couple of...
View ArticleSacked Eoin Morgan belongs in Irish cricket
Eoin Morgan’s dropping from the English Test side today is probably deserved, but what does it mean for Test aspirant Ireland? You can’t really argue with the decision to sack Morgan. In six Test...
View ArticleStuck being a Cowboys fan? Blame the army
I blame the army. There are many things many people blame the military for, but the reason you support rugby league’s least glamorous team is generally not one of them. You see, based on family history...
View ArticleNo love lost as Cowboys outclass Canberra
North Queensland vs Canberra matches for me are like comparing your ex with your current flame. Every time they come together you can’t help but compare the two, admiring one for her shiny new halfback...
View ArticlePerfect Storm lasso Cowboys, again
Back in 2006 the Cowboys managed to do something unusual: they beat the Melbourne Storm. Come to think of it, they didn’t just beat them – they flogged Melbourne 40-8 in what was one of the Storm’s...
View ArticleThe magic of Wisden, the big little yellow book of cricket
The Wisden Cricketers Almanack is the book your true cricket aficionado can’t go without, but it’s not that easy to read cover-to-cover. It gives the details of every Test, One-Day (ODI) and Twenty20...
View ArticleFoes on the cricket field, not the battlefield
Right now, hundreds of Australian soldiers are on peacekeeping duty in Afghanistan, running the risk of coming across Taliban fighters and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on every patrol. IEDs are...
View ArticleExpecting the unexpected from the Cowboys
There is one simple rule when it comes to supporting North Queensland: expect the unexpected. It’s been the same for their entire history. In 2000 they finished wooden spooners with just seven wins for...
View ArticleCowboys take a leaf out of St Kilda’s book
Today’s story is brought to you by the letters M, C and G, for that’s where most North Queensland fans keep up to date with their team’s progress. That’s a lie of course: I’m willing to wager more on...
View ArticleWhy can’t the Cowboys play like that every week?
All any sports fan wants is a win. No questions asked, as long as your team is ahead on the final scoreboard. And it doesn’t really matter how they get that win: it could be a dominant victory; it...
View ArticleCowboys becoming road warriors after win over Knights
There are many different theories as to why the North Queensland Cowboys have never really fulfilled their potential. Some may say it’s being big fish in a relatively small pond; Townsville is the...
View ArticleCowboys victory converts followers
It’S not often I try and convert the masses to the wonders of rugby league. For one, someone has to want to be converted and those who don’t follow rugby league tend do so for a reason. But this was...
View ArticleSame game, different day for the Cowboys
I can still remember sitting down to watch the North Queensland Cowboys on Channel 9 for the first time. It was a Sunday game in 2004 against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown. At the time I was living...
View ArticleIs Melbourne really Australia’s sports capital?
I went to my first ever sporting event at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) the other week. A struggling Melbourne Demons hosted a rebuilding St Kilda in what promised to be kind of dull. And so it...
View ArticleTitans magic trick leave Cowboys floundering
A funny thing happened Friday night. Ended up at the pub when supposed to be elsewhere – but that wasn’t it. Found out a mate of mine knew one of the bouncers from work – but that wasn’t it either....
View ArticleBeating the Broncos bête noire
Great rivalries make great sporting contests. Think Lakers v Celtics, Manchester United v City, everyone else v Collingwood. Often clubs will have their own personal bogey team or fixture as well. For...
View ArticleCowboys hurt Raiders again
Last week I wrote about how the Brisbane Broncos were both the Cowboys’ great rival and their bogey team. No matter what the form guide said, the best the Cowboys could do from coming into the NRL in...
View ArticleAnother week, another NRL refereeing error
Before this weekend, I had an idea in advance of what I’d be writing about. The luck of the draw had meant the North Queensland Cowboys – a team guaranteed to have at least two of their best players in...
View ArticleTwo from two for the Cowboys
It has been a pretty hectic couple of weeks in rugby league. In fact, it’s been pretty hectic since the State of Origin decider. After the Origin decider, I was looking forward to the next few weeks...
View ArticleA loss as good as a win for homesick Cowboys
Want to know how to silence Johnathan Thurston, Matt Bowen, Matt Scott, James Tamou et al? Fly them south of the Tweed. Actually, that’s not entirely true: the North Queensland Cowboys won their last...
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