2011 Northern Pride RLFC season

Northern PrideClub information

Full name| Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Pride
Colours|  Teal, Gold
Founded| 2007
Website| northernpride.com.au
Current details
Ground(s)|

* Barlow Park, Cairns (seating 1,700, standing 15,000)

CEO| Chris Sheppard (2011)
Coach| David Maiden (2011)
Captain| Ty Williams (2011)
Competition| Intrust Super Cup
2011| 2nd

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season
Records
Premierships| 2 (2010/2014)
Runners-up| 1 (2009)
Minor premierships| 2 (2013/2014)

Main article: Northern Pride RLFC

2011 was the fourth competitive season for the Cairns based Skill360 Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They were one of 12 clubs that played in the sixteenth season of Queensland's top rugby league competition, QRL's Intrust Super Cup, with each team playing 11 home games and 11 away games over 25 weeks between March and September.

Pride Oval and Leagues Club on Irene Street, Mooroobool were costing the club about $19,000 a month to run, an unsustainable drain on their funds. Plans to build a multi-million dollar sports facility had been derailed by the GFC, so at the end of 2010 the club sold the facility to Cairns Regional Council for $2.5M.[1] Council agreed to maintain the facility as a sports field for the community and not allow residential development at the site. The Pride were given a six-month lease, and when it expired in May 2011, the club decided not to renew and moved their training sesions back to Jones Park, Westcourt.[2] Pride Oval was leased to CDRL Kangaroos, and became Vico Oval and Kangaroos Leagues Club once again. The Pride's continued to play home games at Barlow Park and the administration offices were at Mann Street.

Foundation captain Chris Sheppard retired after the Grand Final win last year, and was appointed as CEO, replacing John Moore.[3] The new captain was Ty Williams, who began playing rugby league in Innisfail, played for the Cairns Cyclones in QCup, played 151 games for the NRL's North Queensland Cowboys (2002-2010) as a wing, centre and five-eighth, scoring 85 tries, the third-most in club history. He represented Queensland in State of Origin and played for the Indigenous All Stars (2008, 2010).[4] As one of the Cowboy's player allocation, Williams had played six matches for the Pride in 2009 and twelve games in 2010, before retiring from the Cowboys at the end of 2010.[5]

The Pride gained a mascot for home games, 'Rambo the Razorback'.[6]

The Pride started the year strong, winning the first five rounds. This meant the Pride had not lost a game since Round 13 last year - 17 consecutive wins, a Queensland Cup record, previously held by the Burleigh Bears and North Queensland Young Guns with 16 consecutive wins. Their Round 5 win, 60-10 over the SC Sea Eagles was the biggest winning score in the Pride's history and the first time they had beaten the Sunny Coast. The victory set several club records, including the biggest winning margin in the club's history, the most tries by the Pride in a single game, and the most goals in a single Pride game (Chey Bird, 10).[7] After a draw in Round 6 and a win in Round 7, they were unbeaten after 19 matches. In Round 8 the Pride led the Cutters 12-0 at half-time, but were beater 22-18, their first defeat in eleven months.[8]

The Pride finished the 2011 season in second place, and had a decisive victory in their home Preliminary Final against the Ipswich Jets, but were eliminated after losing the semi-final 26–20 to Tweed Heads Seagulls. Although the Pride were entitled to host the semi-final, the match shown on television, and ABC TV still did not have the ability for outside broadcast from FNQ, so the match was played at Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.[9]

## 2011 Season –  Skill360 Northern Pride[edit]

Main article: 2011 Queensland Cup

* Competition: Intrust Super Cup
* Sponsor: Skill360

### Staff[edit]

* Coach: David Maiden.[10]
* Assistant coach: David Westley
* Strength and Conditioning coach: Scott Callaghan
* U-18s coach: Leon Hallie
* U-16s coach: Cameron 'Spilla' Miller
* Club captain: Ben Laity
* Team manager: Rob White
* Chief Executive Officer: Chris Sheppard
* Chairman: Bob Fowler

#### Captains[edit]

* Ty Williams
* Ben Laity (Pre-season Trial)
* Chey Bird (Pre-season Trial, Rounds 10-17 & 20)

## 2011 squad[edit]

Ty Williams (c)
Alex Starmer
Ben Fitzpatrick
Ben Laity
Ben Spina
Brenton Bowen
Brett Anderson
Chey Bird
Davin Crampton
Hezron Murgha
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
Luke Saunders

Jason Roos
Lancen Joudo
Luke Harlen
Mark Cantoni
Mark Dalle Cort
Mick Wilson
Noel Underwood
Rod Jensen
Ryan Ghietti
Shaun Nona
Aidan Day

|  Trial

Aisea Namoa
Francis Mosby
Nathan Kepa
Theeran Pearson
Tom Hancock

|  North Queensland Cowboys allocation

Blake Leary
Clint Amos
Cory Paterson
James Segeyaro
Jack Cooper
Kalifa Faifai Loa
Michael Bani
Ricky Thorby
Scott Bolton
Will Tupou
Cory Paterson
Joel Riethmuller (train and trial)
Carl Webb (did not play for Pride)

#### 2011 player gains[edit]

* Ty Williams from NRL's North Queensland Cowboys
* Aidan Day from NRL's North Queensland Cowboys
* Luke Harlen from NRL's Cronulla Sharks
* Lancen Joudo from NRL's Cronulla Sharks
* Ryan Ghietti from QRL's Redcliffe Dolphins
* Mick Wilson from QRL's Redcliffe Dolphins
* Shaun Nona from CDRL Tully Tigers
* Sheldon Powe-Hobbs from CDRL Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC
* Francis Mosby from CDRL Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC / Pride Academy
* Luke Saunders from CDRL Southern Suburbs
* Davin Crampton from Normanton

#### Player losses after 2010 season[edit]

* Chris Sheppard (captain 2008–2010) retired
* Ryan Stig to NRL's Newcastle Knights
* Jaiman Lowe to NRL's South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Rod Griffin to QRL's Tweed Heads Seagulls
* Nick Slyney to QRL's Redcliffe Dolphins
* Jamie Frizzo retired to become coach of CDRL Ivanhoes Knights)
* Chris Riesen to CDRL Brothers Cairns
* Drew Campbell to CDRL Brothers Cairns
* Sonny Rea to Rugby Samoa
* Kane Manihera.
* Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia.

#### 2011 Season Launch[edit]

* Pre-Season Training: 23 November 2010.
* Pre-Season Boot Camp: Djarragun Farm in the Goldsborough Valley, 18–19 December 2010. 110 players and coaching staff from all three squads (First Grade, Under-18 and Under-16) attended the boot camp.[11]
* Corporate launch: 14 March 14, 2011, Cairns Colonial Club, Manoora.
* Season launch: 12 March 2011, Esplanade Lagoon, Cairns.

#### 2011 Jerseys[edit]

* 2011 Home

* 2011 Away

* 2011 NAIDOC special

* 2011 NPA

#### Special playing strips[edit]

* 2011: NAIDOC Week green jersey worn in Round 15, Friday 8 July 2010 at Barlow Park for the game against the Burleigh Bears.
* 2011: Special NPA indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan for the Round 20 game played on Saturday 20 August 2011 at Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga, Queensland against Souths Logan Magpies. The design incorporates:

The five communities of the NPA Region: Injinoo, Umagico, Bamaga, New Mapoon and Seisia, the communities are represented on the five dots on the boomerang.
The five tribes the Traditional Owners of the NPA Anggamuthi, Atambaya, Wuthati, Yadhaykenu and Gudang. The tribes are depicted through the five rivers that stream from the bottom of the boomerang.
The main centrepiece of the design the Torres Strait Headress (Dhari) traditionally known as a Dhibal, is from Saibai Island, which makes up the majority of the TSI population in the NPA which migrated to the NPA throughout the 1940s. The Dhari as a significant importance in TSI culture, the initiation of young men into warriors, celebrated through dance and ceremonies.
The boomerang represents the Aboriginal peoples of the NPA, used in hunting and gathering and significant ceremonies

#### 2011 Player records[edit]

(Records to end of the 2011 season)

* Most Games – Ben Laity 96, Mark Cantoni 89, Chey Bird 85, Jason Roos 81, Joel Riethmuller 67.
* Most Points – Chey Bird 542, Tom Humble 174, Rod Jensen 136, Ryan Stig 128, Brett Anderson 116.
* Most Tries – Rod Jensen 34, Brett Anderson 29, Mark Cantoni 25, Chey Bird 22, Tom Humble 20.

* Brett Anderson scored 15 tries this season – the highest try scorer for the Pride and the third highest in the Intrust Super Cup this season.
* Chey Bird scored 198 points this season – 4 tries and 91 goals. He was the second highest point scorer in the Intrust Super Cup this season.

#### 2011 Player awards[edit]

* Northern Pride Player of the Year: Jason Roos
* Most improved player: Ben Spina
* Best back player: Brett Anderson
* Best forward player: Luke Harlen
* Club Person of the Year: Chey Bird
* Australia Day Awards, 25 January 2011: Senior Sports Person Award: Chris Sheppard

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### Trial Matches[edit]

Pre-season Trial 1
Saturday 19 February 2011, 7.00pm

Northern Pride | 40–8  |  Trackson Innisfail Leprechauns

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Goals: | Match Report
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Goals:

Venue:
Callendar Park, Innisfail

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Ty Williams (c), 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Lancen Joudo, 10. Aisea Namoa, 11. Noel Underwood, 12. Luke Saunders, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Jason Roos, 15. Brett Anderson, 16. Rod Jensen, 17. Mark Dalle Cort, 18. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 19. Francis Mosby, 20. Aidan Day.
Unavailable:

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Pre-season Trial 2
Saturday 26 February 2011, 5.30pm

Northern Pride | 4–24  |  NYC North Queensland Cowboys Under-20s

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Tries:
Ty Williams

Goals:
–  | Match Report
| Tries:
Alex Elisala 2
Zac Santo
Nathan Norford
Goals:
Kyle Feldt 4 from 4

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams, 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa* 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Luke Saunders, 16. Clint Amos*, 17. Noel Underwood, 18. Blake Leary*, 19. Francis Mosby, 20. Luke Harlen, 21. Aidan Day, 22. James Segeyaro*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Rod Jensen (ribs)
Notes: This match was the opening game for the NRL trial between the North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans, which was due to be played at the new Stadium Mackay, but was moved to Cairns when wet weather delayed the laying of the [Mackay playing surface.

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Pre-season Trial 3a
Saturday 5 March 2011 5.515pm

Northern Pride | 42–14  |  Centrals ASA Tigers

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Tries:

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Goals:

Venue:
Rugby Park, Ayr

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Nathan Kepa, 6. Ryan Ghietti, 7. Shaun Nona, 8. Aidan Day, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity (c), 11. Luke Harlen, 12. Tom Hancock, 13. [[Ben Spina[[.

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro*, 15. Clint Amos*, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Mark Dalle Cort
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller* (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs)
Notes: The Pride had hoped to play this trial in PNG against the PNG Kumuls.

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Pre-season Trial 3b
Saturday 5 March 2011 7.00pm

Northern Pride | 62–16  |  Burdekin Roosters

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Venue:
Rugby Park, Ayr

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Francis Mosby, 3. Mark Dalle Cort, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Clint Amos*, 7. Theeran Pearson, 8. Alex Starmer, 9. Lancen Joudo, 10. Noel Underwood, 11. Jack Cooper*, 12. Luke Saunders, 13. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs.

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro*, 15. Tom Hancock, 16. Davin Crampton, 17. Aidan Day, 18. Ben Spina*, 19. Nathan Kepa.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller* (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs)

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### Intrust Super Cup matches[edit]

Round 1
Saturday 19 March 2011, 6:00pm

Central Comets | 10–36  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Tyron Haynes
Darren Mapp
Goals:
Nat Bowman  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
James Segeyaro* 2
Chey Bird
Kalifa Faifai Loa*
Joel Riethmuller
Blake Leary*
Goals:
Chey Bird 6

Venue:
Browne Park, Rockhampton

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa*, 6. Clint Amos*, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro*, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper*, 17. Alex Starmer.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Rod Jensen (ribs), Mick Wilson (groin), Sheldon Powe-Hobbs (broken nose).
Notes: Following the retirement of halfback and captain Chris Sheppard at the end of last season, Ty Williams captained the team, and Ryan Ghietti was halfback.
Half-time: Pride 12–0. At one point in the second half the Pride led 36–0.
Position  | Round 1 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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1 |  Northern Pride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 2

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Round 2
Saturday 26 March 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride | 29–6  |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls

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Tries:
Hezron Murgha
Joel Riethmuller*
Mark Cantoni
Blake Leary*
Luke Harlen
Goals:
Chey Bird 4
Field goals:
Clint Amos*.  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Shea Moylan
Goals:
Matt Seamark

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns
Player of the Match: Kennedy's Retravision Man of the Match Blake Leary*

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Michael Bani*, 6. Clint Amos*, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Jack Cooper*, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller* (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs), Mick Wilson (groin), Ben Spina (broken finger, Sheldon Powe-Hobbs (broken nose).
Notes: Bay FM Radio (100.3) commentary team Mike Higgison and Troy Robbins called the match live from Cairns.
Position  | Round 2 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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1 |  Northern Pride | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16 | +49 | 4

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Round 3
Saturday 2 April 2011, 3:00pm

Easts Tigers | 16–26  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Kevin Stephensen 2
Matt Zgrajewski
Goals:
Matt Minto 2  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Brett Anderson
Ty Williams
Ryan Ghietti
Jason Roos
Luke Harlen
Goals:
Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Brisbane

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Ty Williams (c), 5. Michael Bani*, 6. Clint Amos*, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Rod Jensen, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller* (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin).
Position  | Round 3 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 32 | +59 | 6

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Round 4
Sunday 10 April 2011, 2:00pm

Burleigh Bears | 6–30  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Anthony Don
Goals:
Nick Parfitt  | Match Report
Video Highlights
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Rod Jensen 2
Brett Anderson
Ty Williams
Ryan Ghietti
Alex Starmer

Goals:
Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Pizzey Park, Miami, Gold Coast

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. , 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer, Clint Amos*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller* (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin), Michael Bani* (ankle).
Late change: Clint Amos* suffered food poisoning on Friday night, so was moved to the bench. Ty Williams was switched to five-eighth.
Notes: This was Ben Laity's 150th Queensland Cup game
Position  | Round 4 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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1 |  Northern Pride | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 38 | +83 | 8

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Round 5
Saturday, 16 April, 5.30pm

Northern Pride | 60–10  |  Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

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Tries:
Mark Dalle Cort 2
Mark Cantoni 2
Brett Anderson
Rod Jensen
Ryan Ghietti
Luke Harlen
Lancen Joudo
Noel Underwood
Goals:
Chey Bird 10  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Malcolm Congoo 2
Goals:
Malcolm Congoo

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Will Tupou*, 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Clint Amos*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Joel Riethmuller* (signed to North Queensland Cowboys), Mick Wilson (groin)
Note: This was the Pride's 17th successive victory – a Queensland Cup record previously held by the Burleigh Bears and North Queensland Young Guns with 16 consecutive wins.
The Pride set several club records in this game:
* The biggest winning score in the Pride's history
* The biggest winning margin in the Pride's history
* The first time the Pride have ever beaten the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
* The most tries by the Pride in a single game
* The most goals in a single Pride game (Chey Bird, 10)
* Most consecutive wins in QCup - 17 (Round 14 2010 - current).
Position  | Round 5 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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1 |  Northern Pride | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 48 | +133 | 10

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Round 6
Saturday 23 April 2011, 2:00pm

Ipswich Jets | 12–12  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Marshall Chalk
Joseph Tomane
Goals:
Brendon Lindsay 2  | Match Report
Video Highlights
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Joel Riethmuller*
Mark Cantoni
Goals:
Chey Bird 2

Venue:
North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Clint Amos*, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper*, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin)
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
Position  | Round 6 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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3 |  Northern Pride | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 60 | +133 | 11

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Round 7 – Split Round Week 2
Sunday 8 May 2011, 2.00pm

Northern Pride | 36–28  |  Redcliffe Dolphins

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Tries:
Lancen Joudo 2
Brett Anderson
Davin Crampton
Blake Leary*
Jason Roos
Goals:
Chey Bird 6  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Justin Hunt 2
Hayden Topliss
Joe Bond
Troy Giess
Goals:
Liam Georgetown 3
Hayden Topliss

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper*, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin)
Notes: This was Brett Anderson's 50th Queensland Cup game.
This was the Pride's 19th consecutive undefeated game.
Position  | Round 7 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 88 | +141 | 13

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Round 8
Sunday 15 May 2011, 3:00pm

Mackay Cutters | 22–18  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Michael Comerford
Zac Dalton
Clint Amos* 2
Goals:
Liam Taylor 3  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Brett Anderson
Blake Leary*
Luke Harlen
Goals:
Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Shark Park, Mackay

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Jack Cooper*, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin), Ben Spina (called up to play for the North Queensland Cowboys).
Notes: The Pride and Cutters wore red socks to raise money for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
This was the Pride's first loss in 11 months.
Position  | Round 8 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 247 | 110 | +137 | 13

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Round 9
Saturday 21 May 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride | 36–6  |  Souths Logan Magpies

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Tries:
Chey Bird
Rod Jensen
Brett Anderson
Ty Williams
Ryan Ghietti
Mark Cantoni
Goals:
Chey Bird 6  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Ben Cronin
Goals:
Mick Picker

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro*, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Mick Wilson (groin)
Notes: Ty Williams left the field in the second half with a bicep injury.
The Magpies led 6–0 at half-time, but conceded six tries to nil in the second half.
Position  | Round 9 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 283 | 116 | +167 | 15

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Round 10
Saturday 28 May 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride | 24–18  |  Norths Devils

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Tries:
Brett Anderson
Mark Dalle Cort
Ryan Ghietti
Joel Riethmuller*
Goals:
Chey Bird 4 from 4  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Javarn White
Daniel Ogden
Troyden Watene
Goals:
Troyden Watene 3

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Blake Leary*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Mick Wilson (groin)
Notes: This was a rematch of last year's Grand Final. The Pride's win meant they had now been undefeated at home for 15 consecutive matches.
Position  | Round 10 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 307 | 134 | +173 | 17

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Round 11
Saturday 4 June 2011, 2:00pm

Tweed Heads Seagulls | 26–12  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Daniel Bartlett
Mitch Zornig
Dallas Williams
Tevita Latu
Tim Glasby
Goals:
Nat Bowman 4
Field goals:
Nat Bowman
Ian Webster  | Match Report
Video Highlights
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Chey Bird
Davin Crampton
Goals:
Chey Bird 2

Venue:
Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Rod Jensen, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Lancen Joudo, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. , 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Blake Leary* (knee), Hezron Murgha (shoulder)
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright – top of the table clash between Tweed Heads Seagulls (won all 10 games so far this season) and the Pride (won 8, drawn 1)
Alex Starmer played his 50th game for the Pride.
Position  | Round 11 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 319 | 160 | +159 | 17

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Round 12
Friday 10 June 2011, 7:00pm

Northern Pride | 22–30  |  Central Comets

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Tries:
James Segeyaro*
Davin Crampton
Mark Dalle Cort
Mark Cantoni
Goals:
Chey Bird 3  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:

Goals:

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Shaun Nona, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ricky Thorby*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep)
Notes: This was the first Friday night game this season.
Joel Riethmuller* played his 100th Queensland Cup game (Ipswich Jets and Pride).
Position  | Round 12 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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3 |  Northern Pride | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 341 | 190 | +151 | 17

* * *

Round 13
Saturday 18 June 2011, 2.00pm

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls | 30–28  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Jake Granville
Shea Moylan
Jason Moon
John Te Reo
Kurtis Lingwoodock
Goals:
Josh Jerome 5  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Hezron Murgha
Mick Wilson
Ryan Ghietti
Lancen Joudo
Mark Cantoni
Goals:
Chey Bird 4

Venue:
BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Rod Jensen, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ricky Thorby*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Lancen Joudo

Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro*, 15. Ben Spina, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep)
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
The Pride led 16–0 at half-time.
Position  | Round 13 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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3 |  Northern Pride | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 369 | 220 | +149 | 17

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Round 14
Saturday 25 June 2011, 5.30pm

Northern Pride | 32–16  |  Easts Tigers

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Tries:
Brett Anderson 4
Hezron Murgha
Cory Paterson*
Goals:
Chey Bird 4  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Dane Chisholm
Fred Pakutoa
Lance Morris
Goals:
Adam Breen 2

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Cory Paterson*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Davin Crampton (knee)
Notes: Noel Underwood played his 50th Queensland Cup match.
North Queensland Cowboys Cory Paterson* debuted for the Pride after knee surgery.
The Pride led 16–0 at half-time.
Position  | Round 14 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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3 |  Northern Pride | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 401 | 236 | +165 | 17

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Round 15
Friday 8 July 2011, 7:00pm

Northern Pride | 25–25  |  Burleigh Bears

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Tries:
Rod Jensen 2
Ben Spina
Luke Saunders
Goals:
Chey Bird 4
Field goals:
Hezron Murgha  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Nick Parfitt
Joe Vickery
Shaun Spring
Louis Fanenetries
Goals:
Nick Parfitt 4
Field goals:
Nick Parfitt

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird (c), 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Lancen Joudo, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Luke Saunders, 15. Sheldon Powe-Hobbs, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep)
Note: The Pride wore a special green NAIDOC jersey.
This was the Pride's second Friday night match this season.
Position  | Round 15 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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3 |  Northern Pride | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 261 | +165 | 20

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Round 16
Friday 15 July 2011, 7:30pm

Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 10–20  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Mitchell Buckett
Wiremu Ratana
Goals:
Hughie Stanley  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Lancen Joudo 2
Hezron Murgha
Mark Dalle Cort
Goals:
Chey Bird 2

Venue:
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Chey Bird (c), 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Luke Saunders, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Ben Spina

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Brett Anderson (shoulder)
Position  | Round 16 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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3 |  Northern Pride | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 446 | 271 | +175 | 22

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Round 17 – Split Round
Saturday 30 July, 5.30pm

Northern Pride | 36–20  |  Ipswich Jets

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Tries:
Ricky Thorby* 2
Michael Bani*
Mick Wilson
Ryan Ghietti
Jason Roos
Goals:
Chey Bird 6  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Donald Malone 2
Luke Capewell
Michael Fisher
Goals:
Brendon Lindsay 2

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Ben Fitzpatrick, 2. Hezron Murgha, 3. Chey Bird (c), 4. Rod Jensen, 5. Michael Bani*, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Scott Bolton*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Ben Spina, 15. Mark Dalle Cort, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable: Ty Williams (bicep), Brett Anderson (shoulder)
Position  | Round 17 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 482 | 291 | +191 | 24

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Round 18
Sunday 7 August 2011, 2.00 pm

Redcliffe Dolphins | 0–14  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:

Goals:
–  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Ty Williams
Ricky Thorby*
Goals:
Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe

Team: 1. Ty Williams (c), 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Scott Bolton*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Ben Spina, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable:
Notes: Rod Jensen played his 50th Queensland Cup game for the Pride (and his 69th overall including his time at the North Queensland Cowboys). Jensen has also played more than 100 ARL/NRL games for the Adelaide Rams, Canberra Raiders and North Queensland Cowboys, and 29 games for the Huddersfield Giants.
Position  | Round 18 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 496 | 291 | +205 | 26

* * *

Round 19
Saturday 13 August 2011, 5:30pm

Northern Pride | 30–10  |  Mackay Cutters

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Tries:
Brett Anderson
Mark Dalle Cort
Mick Wilson
Ryan Ghietti
Mark Cantoni
Goals:
Chey Bird 5  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Ben Jones
Michael Comerford
Goals:
Chad Grintell

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Ty Williams (c), 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable:
Notes: Chey Bird (playing in the centres rather than his usual position of fullback) scored 5 goals, meaning he has scored 500 points for the club.
Position  | Round 19 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 526 | 301 | +225 | 28

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Round 20
Saturday 20 August 2011, 4:00pm

Souths Logan Magpies | 44–22  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Drury Low 2
Andrew Edwards 2
Mitch Cronin
Ben Cronin
Mark Ioane
Goals:
Corey Thompson 6  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Brett Anderson
Mark Dalle Cort
Cory Paterson*
Ben Laity
Goals:
Chey Bird 3

Venue:
Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga

Team: 1. Davin Crampton, 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Chey Bird (c), 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Mick Wilson, 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Lancen Joudo, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ricky Thorby*, 17. Alex Starmer, Scott Bolton*, Cory Paterson*.
* = Cowboys allocation.  | Unavailable: Ty Williams
Notes:: The Pride wore a special NPA (Northern Peninsula Area) indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan which incorporated:

* The five communities of the NPA Region: Injinoo, Umagico, Bamaga, New Mapoon and Seisia, the communities are represented on the five dots on the boomerang.
* The five tribes the Traditional Owners of the NPA Anggamuthi, Atambaya, Wuthati, Yadhaykenu and Gudang. The tribes are depicted through the five rivers that stream from the bottom of the boomerang.
* The main centrepiece of the design the Torres Strait Headress (Dhari) traditionally known as a Dhibal, is from Saibai Island, which makes up the majority of the TSI population in the NPA which migrated to the NPA throughout the 1940s. The Dhari as a significant importance in TSI culture, the initiation of young men into warriors, celebrated through dance and ceremonies.
* The boomerang represents the Aboriginal peoples of the NPA, used in hunting and gathering and significant ceremonies.

Position  | Round 20 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 548 | 341 | +207 | 28

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Round 21
Sunday 28 August 2011, 3:00pm

Norths Devils | 22–32  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Daniel Ogden 2
Dylan Galloway
Matt Smith
Goals:
Joel Bailey 3  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Chey Bird
Brett Anderson
Ty Williams
Joel Riethmuller*
Cory Paterson*
Ben Spina
Goals:
Chey Bird 4

Venue:
Bishop Park, Nundah

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Cory Paterson*, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Ben Spina, 17. Ricky Thorby*.
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable:
Position  | Round 21 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 580 | 363 | +217 | 30

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Round 22
Friday 2 September 2011, 7:00pm

Northern Pride | 16–10  |  Tweed Heads Seagulls

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Tries:
Michael Bani*
Brett Anderson
Goals:
Chey Bird 4  | Match Report
Video Highlights
| Tries:
Nat Barnes
Matt King
Goals:
Brad Davis

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Aidan Day, 17. Alex Starmer
* = Cowboys allocation.
Unavailable:
Notes: This was the first game streamed live through the Pride's website.
Aidan Day made his Queensland Cup debut.
Chey Bird scored 198 points this season.
This was Ty Williams' 50th Queensland Cup game (he has also played for North Queensland Young Guns and Cairns Cyclones).
Position  | Round 22 – 2011  | P  | W  | D  | L  | For  | Against  | Diff  | Points

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2 |  Northern Pride | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 596 | 373 | +223 | 32

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## Ladder[edit]

2011 Queensland Cup

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts
1 |  Tweed Heads Seagulls | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 578 | 288 | 290 | 41
2 |  Northern Pride | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 596 | 373 | 223 | 32
3 |  Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 555 | 427 | 128 | 31
4 |  Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 514 | 368 | 146 | 29
5 |  Ipswich Jets | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 560 | 386 | 174 | 26
6 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls (P) | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 488 | 461 | 27 | 21
7 |  Burleigh Bears | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 382 | 460 | -78 | 18
8 |  Easts Tigers | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 428 | 524 | -96 | 17
9 |  Mackay Cutters | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 369 | 473 | -104 | 17
10 |  Norths Devils | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 432 | 560 | -128 | 14
11 |  Central Comets | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 425 | 634 | -209 | 14
12 |  Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 350 | 723 | -373 | 4

Northern Pride:

* Win = 15 (9 of 11 home games, 6 of 11 away games)
* Lose = 5 (4 of 11 away games, 1 of 11 home games)
* Draw = 2 (1 of 11 home games, 1 of 11 away games).

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22

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Ground| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H

Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

### Finals Series[edit]

Finals Week 1 – Preliminary Final
Saturday 10 September, 5:30pm

Northern Pride | 30–6  |  Ipswich Jets

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Tries:
Chey Bird
Jason Roos
Rod Jensen 2
Ben Spina
Goals:
Chey Bird 5  | Match Preview
Match Report
Ty Williams video interview
| Tries:
Ian Lacey
Goals:
Brendon Lindsay

Venue:
Barlow Park, Cairns
Attendance: 3,000+

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Mark Dalle Cort, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer
Unavailable:
Notes: Luke Harlen played his 50th Queensland Cup game (for Northern Pride and North Queensland Cowboys) and Brett Anderson played his 50th game for the Pride (and 64th Queensland Cup game, having previously played for North Queensland Cowboys).
The game was streamed live through the Pride's website.

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Finals Week 2 – Semi-Final
Saturday 17 September 2011, 2:00pm

Tweed Heads Seagulls | 26–20  |  Northern Pride

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Tries:
Tim Maccan 2
Nathanael Barnes
Tom Merritt
Goals:
Brad Davis 5  | Match Preview
Match Report
| Tries:
Hezron Murgha
Noel Underwood
Goals:
Chey Bird

Venue:
Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Team: 1. Chey Bird, 2. Michael Bani*, 3. Brett Anderson, 4. Davin Crampton, 5. Hezron Murgha, 6. Ty Williams (c), 7. Ryan Ghietti, 8. Luke Harlen, 9. Jason Roos, 10. Ben Laity, 11. Ben Spina, 12. Mark Cantoni, 13. Joel Riethmuller*.

Interchange: 14. Mick Wilson, 15. Rod Jensen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Alex Starmer
Unavailable: Mark Dalle Cort (ankle)
Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.

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## 2011 Northern Pride players[edit]

Main page: Category:Northern Pride RLFC players

Pride players  | 2011 Appearances  | 2011 Tries  | 2011 Goals  | 2011 Field Goals  | 2011 Points scored

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Alex Starmer | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ben Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Laity | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ben Spina | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Brett Anderson | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Chey Bird | 17 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 216 |
Davin Crampton | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Hezron Murgha | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Jason Roos | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Joel Riethmuller | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Lancen Joudo | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Mark Cantoni | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Mark Dalle Cort | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Mick Wilson | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Noel Underwood | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Rod Jensen | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Ryan Ghietti | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Shaun Nona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ty Williams | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Aisea Namoa | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brenton Bowen | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Francis Mosby | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Kepa | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Theeran Pearson | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Hancock | Trial game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Northern Pride in 2011[edit]

See also: List of North Queensland Cowboys players

Cowboys players  | 2011 Appearances  | 2011 Tries  | 2011 Goals  | 2011 Field Goals  | 2011 Points scored

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Aidan Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blake Leary | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Clint Amos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cory Paterson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Jack Cooper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Segeyaro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Kalifa Faifai Loa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Luke Harlen | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Luke Saunders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Michael Bani | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Ricky Thorby | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Scott Bolton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Will Tupou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Clint Amos and Will Tupou were switched from being allied to the Northern Pride to the Mackay Cutters after Round 6 as part of the North Queensland Cowboys feeder agreement.

## 2011 Televised Games[edit]

In 2011 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.

* 1: Northern Pride drew 12–12 : Round 6, Saturday 23 April 2011 against Ipswich Jets from North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
* 2: Northern Pride lost 12–26 : Round 11, Saturday 4 June 2011 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Piggabeen Sports Complex, Tweed Heads
* 3: Northern Pride lost 28–30 : Round 13, Saturday 18 June 2011 against Wynnum-Manly Seagulls from BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane
* 4: Northern Pride lost 20–26 : Semi-Final, Saturday 17 September 2011 against Tweed Heads Seagulls from Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ryan, Brad (18 October 2010). "Council saves the day. Impending sale guarantees Pride Oval future". Cairns Post. Cairns.
2. ^ Piva, Andrew (6 October 2011). "Kangaroos take hold of 'spiritual home'". Cairns Post. Cairns.
3. ^ Greenwood, Emma (12 November 2010). "Sheppard is new Pride chief". Cairns Post. Cairns.
4. ^ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 18 March 2011
5. ^ "Ty Williams announces NRL retirement". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
6. ^ Petrinec, Melanie (10 August 2011). "Pride's mascot left with head ache". Cairns Post. Cairns.
7. ^ Piva, Andrew (18 April 2011). "Pride focus on next win". Cairns Post. Cairns.
8. ^ Piva, Andrew (16 May 2011). "Pride cut down by first loss in 19 games". Cairns Post. Cairns.
9. ^ Piva, Andrew (15 September 2011). "Venue tussle will not change result: Pride chief". Cairns Post. Cairns.
10. ^ Greenwood, Emma (26 October 2009). "Maiden Call-Up. Juniors GM to replace Dunemann". Cairns Post. Cairns.
11. ^ Greenwood, Emma (21 December 2010). "Players seeking Pride and glory: Exhausting boot camp proves to be a rousing success". Cairns Post. Cairns.

## External links[edit]

* Northern Pride Official site
* Northern Pride Facebook Page
* Northern Pride Twitter Page
* Northern Pride YouTube Page
* 2011 Northern Pride match video highlights

* Sports portal

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Northern Pride RLFC

Est. 2007 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Former Cairns QRL representative club (1996-2000) Cairns Cyclones

The Club|

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* Players
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Home grounds|

* Barlow Park
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Important figures|

* Cairns Cyclones (1996–2000)
* Adrian Lam (Coach 2007)
* Andrew Dunemann (Coach 2008–09)
* David Maiden (Coach 2010–12)
* Jason Demetriou (Coach 2013-14)
* David Westley
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* Ty Williams (Captain 2011-13, Coach 2016–22)
* Clint Amos
* Brett Anderson
* Michael Bani
* Matthew Bartlett
* Brenton Bowen
* Greg Byrnes
* Mark Cantoni
* Mark Dalle Cort
* Kalifa Faifai Loa
* George Gatis
* Ryan Ghietti
* Rod Griffin
* Luke Harlen
* Tom Humble
* Rod Jensen
* Lancen Joudo
* Ben Laity
* Blake Leary
* Bernard Lewis
* Jaiman Lowe
* Saia Makisi
* Kaine Manihera
* Scott Moore
* Sam Obst
* Jessie Joe Parker
* Germaine Paulson
* Joel Riethmuller
* James Segeyaro
* Nick Slyney
* Steve Snitch
* Ben Spina
* Ryan Stig
* Semi Tadulala
* James Tamou
* Ben Vaeau
* Carl Webb

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* Hostplus Cup
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2009

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* 2013 World Cup qualifying
* Milan Kosanovic Cup
* MEA Championship

European Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* International Origin
* Super League
* Results
* Grand Final
* RFL Championship
* Results
* Championship 1
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* Championship Cup

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Super League clubs|

* Bradford Bulls
* Castleford Tigers
* Catalans Dragons
* Crusaders
* Harlequins RL
* Huddersfield Giants
* Hull FC
* Hull KR
* Leeds Rhinos
* Salford City Reds
* St Helens
* Wakefield Wildcats
* Warrington Wolves
* Wigan Warriors

Other clubs|

* Widnes Vikings

Australian Rugby League|

| Competitions|

* State of Origin
* 2011 NRL season
* Results
* Grand Final
* Toyota Cup
* Results
* Queensland Cup
* New South Wales Cup
* Legends of Origin charity match

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NRL clubs|

* Brisbane Broncos
* Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
* Canberra Raiders
* Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
* Gold Coast Titans
* Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
* Melbourne Storm
* Newcastle Knights
* New Zealand Warriors
* North Queensland Cowboys
* Parramatta Eels
* Penrith Panthers
* South Sydney Rabbitohs
* Sydney Roosters
* St. George Illawarra Dragons
* Wests Tigers

Related articles|

* Dally M Awards
* All Stars match
* Northern Pride

Other domestic competitions|

* France
* 2010–2011
* 2011–2012
* New Zealand
* Sweden
* United States
* AMNRL
* USARL

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Rugby league in Queensland

Federation|

* Queensland Rugby League

Representative Teams|

* Queensland Maroons
* Queensland women's
* Queensland Residents
* Queensland U-20
* Queensland U-18
* Queensland U-16
* Queensland women's U-18

NRL clubs|

* Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos
* Dolphins
* Gold Coast Titans
* North Queensland Cowboys

* Former Clubs: Gold Coast Giants/Seagulls/Chargers (1988-1998)
* South Queensland Crushers (1995-1997)

NRLW clubs|

* Current clubs: Brisbane Broncos
* Gold Coast Titans
* North Queensland Cowboys

Major Competitions|

* State-wide leagues: Queensland Cup
* Women's Premiership
* Hastings Deering Colts (U21s)
* Mal Meninga Cup (U18s)
* State League (1982-95)
* Cyril Connell Cup (2009-16)

Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership

* Other leagues: Masters
* Police Services
* Primary School
* Secondary School
* Confraternity Carnival
* Universities
* Women's

Northern Division|

* Foley Shield
* Cairns
* Mackay
* Mid West
* Mount Isa
* Remote Areas
* Townsville

Central Division|

* 47th Battalion Shield
* Capricorn Region
* Central Highlands
* Central West
* Gladstone (defunct)
* Rockhampton
* South West Region
* Border Rivers
* Roma
* Toowoomba
* Western
* Wide Bay Region
* Bundaberg
* Central Burnett
* Northern Districts
* South Burnett
* Sunshine Coast-Gympie

South-East Division|

* Bulimba Cup (defunct)
* Brisbane A-Grade
* Brisbane Second Division
* Women
* Ipswich
* Gold Coast
* FOGS Colts (Brisbane U20's)

Queensland Cup clubs|

* Brisbane Tigers
* Burleigh Bears
* Central Queensland Capras
* Ipswich Jets
* Northern Pride
* Mackay Cutters
* Norths Devils
* PNG Hunters
* Redcliffe Dolphins
* Souths Logan Magpies
* Sunshine Coast Falcons
* Townsville Blackhawks
* Tweed Heads Seagulls
* Western Clydesdales
* Wynnum Manly Seagulls

Queensland Cup seasons|

* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Representative Competitions|

* State of Origin series
* Interstate Series (defunct)

Clubs|

* List of rugby league clubs in Queensland by competition

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