- Team honours Premierships Runners-up Minor premierships Wooden spoons Finals appearances
- Club awards Paul Bowman Medal Players' Player Club Person of the Year Rookie of the Year Most Improved Coach's Award Member's Player of the Year
- Individual honours Golden Boot Dally M Medal Wally Lewis Medal Dally M Team of the Year RLPA Player of the Year RLIF Team of the Year RLW Player of the Year
- National Youth Competition honours Team honours Club awards Individual honours
The Australian rugby league team North Queensland Cowboys and individual team members have won a variety of titles and honours since their foundation in 1995. The club has appeared in three grand finals of the National Rugby League premiership, winning in 2015, and has reached the finals ten times. Individual player awards include the Paul Bowman medal and other honours awarded annually by the club itself and by external bodies, such as the Rugby League World Golden Boot Award which has gone to the Cowboys' Johnathan Thurston three times. Team honoursPremierships Year | Opponent | Score |
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2015 | Brisbane Broncos | 17-16 |
Runners-up Year | Opponent | Score |
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2005 | Wests Tigers | 16-30 | 2017 | Melbourne Storm | 6-34 | |
Minor premiershipsNoneWooden spoons Year | Competition | Wins |
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1995 | ARL | 2 | 1997 | Super League | 5 (2 draws) | 2000 | NRL | 7 |
Finals appearances- 10 - 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Club awardsEach year the Paul Bowman Medal is awarded to the Cowboys' best and fairest player of the season. The medal was named after Bowman, following his retirement in 2007. Paul Bowman MedalYear | Nat | Winner | Position |
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1995 | AUS}} | Wayne Sing | SR}} | 1996 | AUS}} | Steve Edmed | PR}} | 1997 | AUS}} | Owen Cunningham | SR}} | 1998 | NZL}} | John Lomax | PR}} | 1999 | AUS}} | Paul Bowman | LK}} | 2000 | AUS}} {{flagicon|AUS}} | Paul Bowman Julian O'Neill | CE}} {{Rlp|CE}} | 2001 | AUS}} | Glenn Morrison | LK}} | 2002 | AUS}} | Matt Sing | WG}} | 2003 | NZL}} | Paul Rauhihi | PR}} | 2004 | AUS}} | Luke O'Donnell | SR}} | 2005 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | FE}} | 2006 | AUS}} | Aaron Payne | HK}} | 2007 | AUS}} | Matthew Bowen | FB}} | 2008 | AUS}} | Aaron Payne | HK}} | 2009 | AUS}} | Luke O'Donnell | LK}} | 2010 | AUS}} | Matthew Scott | PR}} | 2011 | AUS}} | Ashley Graham | WG}} | 2012 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | FE}} | 2013 | AUS}} | Matthew Scott | PR}} | 2014 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | FE}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | HB}} | 2016 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | LK}} | 2017 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | LK}} | 2018 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | LK}} |
Players' PlayerYear | Nat | Winner | Position |
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1995 | AUS}} | Wayne Sing | SR}} | 1996 | AUS}} | Steve Edmed | PR}} | 1997 | NZL}} | John Lomax | PR}} | 1998 | NZL}} | John Lomax | PR}} | 1999 | AUS}} | John Buttigieg | PR}} | 2000 | AUS}} | Tim Brasher | FB}} | 2001 | AUS}} | Glenn Morrison | LK}} | 2002 | AUS}} | Matt Sing | WG}} | 2003 | AUS}} | Matt Sing | WG}} | 2004 | NZL}} | Paul Rauhihi | PR}} | 2005 | AUS}} | Paul Bowman | CE}} | 2006 | AUS}} | Luke O'Donnell | SR}} | 2007 | AUS}} | Matthew Bowen | FB}} | 2008 | AUS}} | Aaron Payne | HK}} | 2009 | AUS}} | Luke O'Donnell | LK}} | 2010 | AUS}} | Matthew Scott | PR}} | 2011 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | HB}} | 2012 | AUS}} | James Tamou | PR}} | 2013 | AUS}} | Matthew Scott | PR}} | 2014 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | FE}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Jake Granville | PR}} | 2016 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | LK}} | 2017 | AUS}} {{flagicon|TON}} | Michael Morgan Jason Taumalolo | HB}} {{Rlp|LK}} | 2018 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | LK}} |
Club Person of the YearYear | Nat | Winner | Position |
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1995 | AUS}} | Paul Galea | LK}} | 1996 | AUS}} | Martin Locke | PR}} | 1997 | AUS}} | Ian Roberts | PR}} | 1998 | AUS}} | Scott Mahon | FB}} | 1999 | AUS}} | Barry Buchanan | - | 2000 | AUS}} | Cowboys' Supporters Team | - | 2001 | AUS}} | Peter Jones | SR}} | 2002 | AUS}} | Martin Locke | PR}} | 2003 | AUS}} | Ty Williams | WG}} | 2004 | AUS}} | Dave Roberts | - | 2005 | AUS}} | Rod Jensen | SR}} | 2006 | AUS}} | Glen Murphy | - | 2007 | AUS}}
| Nicole Balanzategui Tim Nugent | - | 2008 | AUS}} | Aaron Payne | HK}} | 2009 | AUS}} | Clint Amos | HK}} | 2010 | AUS}} | Jeff Reibel | - | 2011 | AUS}} | Gavin Cooper | SR}} | 2012 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | FE}} | 2013 | AUS}} | Kevin Marty | - | 2014 | FIJ}} | Ashton Sims | PR}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Glenn Hall | SR}} | 2016 | SAM}} | John Asiata | PR}} | 2017 | AUS}} {{flagicon|PNG}} | Scott Bolton Ray Thompson | PR}} {{Rlp|HB}} | 2018 | AUS}} | Johnathan Thurston | HB}} |
Rookie of the YearYear | Nat | Winner | Position |
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2007 | AUS}} | Sam Faust | SR}} | 2008 | AUS}} | Nick Slyney | LK}} | 2009 | AUS}} | Steve Rapira | LK}} | 2010 | SAM}} | Leeson Ah Mau | SR}} | 2011 | FIJ}} | Tariq Sims | SR}} | 2012 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | SR}} | 2013 | AUS}} | Kyle Feldt | WG}} | 2014 | SAM}} | John Asiata | PR}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Coen Hess | SR}} | 2016 | AUS}} | Javid Bowen | CE}} | 2017 | AUS}} | Corey Jensen | PR}} | 2018 | AUS}} | Jake Clifford | FE}} |
Most ImprovedYear | Nat | Winner | Position |
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2007 | AUS}} {{flagicon|AUS}} | Ray Cashmere Ashley Graham | PR}} {{Rlp|CE}} | 2008 | AUS}} | Brandon Boor | CE}} | 2009 | AUS}} | Scott Bolton | SR}} | 2010 | AUS}} | James Tamou | PR}} | 2011 | PNG}} | Ray Thompson | FE}} | 2012 | SCO}} | Kane Linnett | CE}} | 2013 | ITA}} | Joel Riethmuller | LK}} | 2014 | AUS}} | Michael Morgan | FB}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Justin O'Neill | CE}} | 2016 | AUS}} | Ethan Lowe | SR}} |
Coach's AwardThe Most Improved Award was replaced by the Coach's Award in 2017. Year | Nat | Winner | Position |
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2017 | AUS}} | Michael Morgan | HB}} | 2018 | AUS}} | Kyle Feldt | WG}} |
Member's Player of the YearThe Member's Player of the Year is awarded towards the end of the regular season at the annual Cowboys' Members Carnival. Year | Nat | Winner | Position |
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2014 | AUS}} | Michael Morgan | FB}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Jake Granville | HK}} | 2016 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | LK}} | 2017 | AUS}} | Michael Morgan | HB}} | 2018 | AUS}} | Kyle Feldt | WG}} |
Individual honoursGolden BootThe Golden Boot is awarded annually to the world's best player. - 2011 Johnathan Thurston
- 2013 Johnathan Thurston
- 2015 Johnathan Thurston
Dally M MedalThe Dally M Medal is awarded to the best player over the NRL season. - 2005 Johnathan Thurston
- 2007 Johnathan Thurston
- 2014 Johnathan Thurston
- 2015 Johnathan Thurston
- 2016 Jason Taumalolo
Wally Lewis MedalThe Wally Lewis medal is awarded each year to the State of Origin's man of the series. Dally M Team of the YearEach year at the Dally M awards, the best players in their position during the NRL season are selected for the team of the year. - 2004 Paul Rauhihi (Prop)
- 2005 Johnathan Thurston (Halfback)
- 2007 Matthew Bowen (Fullback)
- 2007 Johnathan Thurston (Halfback)
- 2009 Johnathan Thurston (Halfback)
- 2011 Matthew Scott (Prop)
- 2012 Johnathan Thurston (Five-Eighth)
- 2013 Johnathan Thurston (Five-Eighth)
- 2014 Johnathan Thurston (Five-Eighth)
- 2015 Johnathan Thurston (Halfback)
- 2015 Jason Taumalolo (Lock)
- 2016 Jason Taumalolo (Lock)
- 2017 Michael Morgan (Halfback)
- 2018 Jason Taumalolo (Lock)
RLPA Player of the Year- 2005 Johnathan Thurston
- 2013 Johnathan Thurston
- 2014 Johnathan Thurston
- 2015 Johnathan Thurston
- 2016 Jason Taumalolo
RLIF Team of the YearAwarded to the best players in the world at their position during the season by the Rugby League International Federation. - 2009 Johnathan Thurston (Halfback)
- 2011 Matthew Scott (Prop)
- 2012 Johnathan Thurston (Five-Eighth)
RLW Player of the YearAwarded each year since 1970 by the magazine Rugby League Week. - 2007 Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Bowen
- 2016 Jason Taumalolo
National Youth Competition honoursTeam honoursPremiershipsRunners-up- 1 - 2011 (lost 30-31 to the New Zealand Warriors)
Minor premiershipsWooden spoonsFinals appearances- 5 - 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
Club awards Player of the YearYear | Nat | Winner | Position |
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2008 | AUS}} | Nick Slyney | LK}} | 2009 | AUS}} | Dane Hogan | LK}} | 2010 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | SR}} | 2011 | TON}} | Jason Taumalolo | SR}} | 2012 | AUS}} | Zac Santo | FB}} | 2013 | AUS}} | Jayden Hodges | HK}} | 2014 | AUS}} | Josh Chudleigh | HK}} | 2015 | AUS}} | Andrew Niemoeller | LK}} | 2016 | NZL}} | Brandon Smith | HK}} | 2017 | AUS}} | Kurt Wiltshire | CE}} | Individual honoursNYC Team of the Year- 2010 James Segeyaro (Hooker)
- 2011 Jason Taumalolo (Second Row)
- 2011 Kyle Feldt (Interchange)
- 2012 Chris Grevsmuhl (Interchange)
- 2015 Gideon Gela-Mosby (Wing)
- 2015 Viliame Kikau (Prop)
- 2015 Coen Hess (Second Row)
- 2016 Kalyn Ponga (Fullback)
- 2016 Gideon Gela-Mosby (Wing)
- 2016 Brandon Smith (Hooker)
- 2017 Kalyn Ponga (Fullback)
- 2017 Jake Clifford (Interchange)
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