2011 Northern Pride RLFC season

Northern Pride
Club 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 (2011-2013)
Coach	David Maiden (2010-2012)
Captain	Ty Williams (2011-2013)
Competition	Intrust Super Cup
2011	2nd
Home colours	Away colours
Records
Premierships	2 (2010/2014)
Runners-up	1 (2009)
Minor premierships	2 (2013/2014)

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 Round 20 away game against Souths Logan Magpies was relocated from the Magpies home ground in Brisbane to Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga on Cape York in an effort to raise money for the Magpies who were struggling to attract crowds at their home venue.^[7] Both teams wore special Indigenous themed jerseys and the game attracted 2000 spectators, and was so successful that the following year, QRL introduced the 'Country Week' concept.

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).^[8] 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.^[9]

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 was scheduled to be televised, and ABC TV still did not have the ability for outside broadcast from FNQ, so the match was played at Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.^[10] This was the second time a Pride home finals game had been moved to Brisbane to accommodate the ABC's lack of flexibility, (the other time was in 2009), and the Pride lost substantial amount of game-day revenue playing in front of a small crowd at a neutral venue.^[11]

2011 Season – Skill360 Northern Pride[edit]

Competition: Intrust Super Cup
Sponsor: Skill360

Staff[edit]

Coaches/Trainers[edit]

Coach: David Maiden.^[12]
Assistant coach: David Westley
Mal Meninga Cup U-18s coach: Leon Hallie
Cyril Connell Cup U-16s coach: Cameron 'Spilla' Miller
Strength and conditioning coach: Scott Callaghan

Captains[edit]

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

Managers[edit]

Team manager: Rob White
Office Manager: Sheron McDougall
Club captain: Ben Laity
Business development manager: Brock Schaefer
Chief executive: Chris Sheppard
Chairman: Bob Fowler
Board of Directors: Nigel Tillett, Craig Meiklejohn, Anthony Mirotsos, Bob Fowler.

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 Dalle Cort
Mick Wilson
Noel Underwood
Rod Jensen
Shaun Nona
Aidan Day
Mark Cantoni
Ryan Ghietti

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
Joel Riethmuller

Allocated but did not play for the Pride in 2011:
Carl Webb

2011 player gains[edit]

Player	From League	From Club	Notes
Ty Williams	NRL Telstra Premiership	North Queensland Cowboys
Aidan Day	NRL U-20s	North Queensland Cowboys
Luke Harlen	NRL Telstra Premiership	Cronulla Sharks
Lancen Joudo	NRL Telstra Premiership	Cronulla Sharks
Ryan Ghietti	Intrust Super Cup	Redcliffe Dolphins
Mick Wilson	Intrust Super Cup	Redcliffe Dolphins
Shaun Nona	CDRL	Tully Tigers
Sheldon Powe-Hobbs	CDRL	Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC
Francis Mosby	CDRL	Kangaroos (Cairns) RLFC
Luke Saunders	CDRL	Southern Suburbs
Davin Crampton	Mid West RL	Normanton Stingers
Hezron Murgha	Return from injury	Northern Pride
Nathaniel Bowman	QRL	Townsville Blackhawks	Bowman signed for the Pride, but did not turn up for training. He reneged on the deal, signing with CQ Comets instead. ^[13]

Player losses after 2010 season[edit]

Player	To League	To Club
Chris Sheppard	Retired	Pride's Captain 2008–2010
Ryan Stig	NRL Telstra Premiership	Newcastle Knights
Jaiman Lowe	NRL Telstra Premiership	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Rod Griffin	Intrust Super Cup	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Nick Slyney	Intrust Super Cup	Redcliffe Dolphins
Jamie Frizzo	Retired	to coach CDRL Ivanhoes Knights
Chris Riesen	CDRL	Brothers Cairns
Drew Campbell	CDRL	Brothers Cairns
Sonny Rea	Rugby Samoa	Samoa national rugby union team
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.^[14]
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 Week (Round 12, Cairns)
2011 NPA Region
(Round 20, Bamaga)

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 Region indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan for the Round 20 game, Saturday 20 August 2011 at Yusia Ginau Oval, Bamaga 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 Region (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 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

Players selected to represent their country[edit]

Mark Cantoni (2011 World Cup Qualifier), 2 appearances.

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.

Players selected for the 2011 Queensland Residents team[edit]

Brett Anderson

Hezron Murgha

Players signed to first-tier teams[edit]

Luke Harlen signed to the NRL Telstra Premiership's North Queensland Cowboys

Sheldon Powe-Hobbs signed to the NRL Telstra Premiership's Melbourne Storm

Mark Cantoni signed to the French RLF Elite One Championship Baroudeurs de Pia XIII (Pia Donkeys)

Trial Matches[edit]

Pre-season Trial 1
Saturday
19 February 2011
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	40 – 8	Innisfail Leprechauns
Tries: ? Goals: ?	Match Report	Tries: ? Goals: ?

Billy Slater Oval
(Callendar Park, Innisfail, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

Trackson Innisfail Leprechauns:

Pre-season Trial 2
Saturday
26 February 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	4 – 24	NYC NQ Cowboys U-20s
Tries: Ty Williams 1 Goals: 0	Match Report	Tries: 2 Alex Elisala 1 Zac Santo 1 Nathan Norford Goals: 4 Kyle Feldt (4 from 4)

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)

Note: 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.

Pre-season Trial 3a
Saturday
5 March 2011
17:15 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	42 – 14	TDRL Centrals ASA Tigers
Tries: ? Goals: ?		Tries: ? Goals: ?

Rugby Park
(Ayr, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)

Aitkenvale Sporting Association Centrals Tigers:

Note: The Pride had hoped to play this trial in PNG against the PNG Kumuls.

Pre-season Trial 3b
Saturday
5 March 2011
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	62 – 16	TDRL Burdekin Roosters
Tries: ? Goals: ?		Tries: ? Goals: ?

Rugby Park
(Ayr, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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 the Cowboys), Rod Jensen (ribs).

Intrust Super Cup matches[edit]

ROUND 1: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday 19
March 2011
18:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Central Comets	10 – 36	Northern Pride
Tries: Tyron Haynes 1 Darren Mapp 1 Goals: Nat Bowman 1	Half-time:12 – 0 Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 2 James Segeyaro* 1 Chey Bird 1 Kalifa Faifai Loa* 1 Joel Riethmuller* 1 Blake Leary* Goals: 6 Chey Bird

Browne Park
(Wandal, Rockhampton, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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).

Note: 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.
This was the Pride debut for Ryan Ghietti and North Queensland Cowboys allocation players Kalifa Faifai Loa*, Blake Leary, and Jack Cooper (Pride Players 062-065).

Position	Round 1 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
1	Northern Pride	1	1	0	0	36	10	+26	2

ROUND 2: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
26 March 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	29 – 6	Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Tries: Hezron Murgha 1 Joel Riethmuller* 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Blake Leary* 1 Luke Harlen 1 Goals: Chey Bird 4 Field goals: Clint Amos* 1	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Shea Moylan Goals: 1 Matt Seamark Field goals: 0

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Player of the Match:
Kennedy's Retravision Man of the Match:
Blake Leary*

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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).

Note: The first grade game was preceded by the Cyril Connell Challenge U-16s game and the Mal Meninga Cup U-18s game - the first time all three Pride teams played at the same venue. Previously, the academy teams had played at Jones Park or Pride Oval.
Bay FM Radio (100.3) commentary team Mike Higgison and Troy Robbins called the match live from Cairns.
This was the Pride debut for North Queensland Cowboys allocation player Ricky Thorby* (Pride Player 066).

Position	Round 2 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
1	Northern Pride	2	2	0	0	65	16	+49	4

ROUND 3: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
2 April 2011
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Easts Tigers	16 – 26	Northern Pride
Tries: Kevin Stephensen 2 Matt Zgrajewski 1 Goals: Matt Minto 2	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Brett Anderson 1 Ty Williams 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Jason Roos 1 Luke Harlen Goals: 3 Chey Bird

Langlands Park
(Stones Corner, Brisbane, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	3	3	0	0	91	32	+59	6

ROUND 4: Hostplus Cup 2011

Sunday
10 April 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Burleigh Bears	6 – 30	Northern Pride
Tries: Anthony Don 1 Goals: Nick Parfitt 1	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 2 Rod Jensen 1 Brett Anderson 1 Ty Williams 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Alex Starmer Goals: 3 Chey Bird

Pizzey Park
(Miami, Gold Coast, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

Note: This was Ben Laity's 150th Queensland Cup game.
This was the Pride debut for Lancen Joudo (Pride Player 067).

Position	Round 4 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
1	Northern Pride	4	4	0	0	121	38	+83	8

ROUND 5: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
16 April 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	60 – 10	Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
Tries: Mark Dalle Cort 2 Mark Cantoni 2 Brett Anderson 1 Rod Jensen 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Luke Harlen 1 Lancen Joudo 1 Noel Underwood 1 Goals: Chey Bird 10	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 2 Malcolm Congoo Goals: 1 Malcolm Congoo

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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).
This was the Pride debut for North Queensland Cowboys allocation player Will Tupou* (Pride Player 068).

Position	Round 5 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
1	Northern Pride	5	5	0	0	181	48	+133	10

ROUND 6: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
23 April 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Ipswich Jets	12 – 12	Northern Pride
Tries: Marshall Chalk 1 Joseph Tomane 1 Goals: Brendon Lindsay 2	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Joel Riethmuller* 1 Mark Cantoni Goals: 2 Chey Bird

North Ipswich Reserve
(Ipswich, QLD)
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV
Referee: Justin Davis

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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	Pts
3	Northern Pride	6	5	1	0	193	60	+133	11

ROUND 7: Hostplus Cup 2011

Split Round Week 2
Sunday
8 May 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	36 – 28	Redcliffe Dolphins
Tries: Lancen Joudo 2 Brett Anderson 1 Davin Crampton 1 Blake Leary* 1 Jason Roos 1 Goals: Chey Bird 6	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 2 Justin Hunt 1 Hayden Topliss 1 Joe Bond 1 Troy Giess Goals: 3 Liam Georgetown 1 Hayden Topliss

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Nick Kalpakidis

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)

Note: This was Brett Anderson's 50th Queensland Cup game.
This was the Pride's 19th consecutive undefeated game.
This was the Pride debut for Davin Crampton (Pride Player 069).

Position	Round 7 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
2	Northern Pride	7	6	1	0	229	88	+141	13

ROUND 8: Hostplus Cup 2011

Sunday
15 May 2011
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Mackay Cutters	22 – 18	Northern Pride
Tries: Michael Comerford 1 Zac Dalton 1 Clint Amos* 2 Goals: Liam Taylor 3	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Brett Anderson 1 Blake Leary* 1 Luke Harlen Goals: 3 Chey Bird

Shark Park
(Milton Street, Mackay, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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).

Note: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	8	6	1	1	247	110	+137	13

ROUND 9: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
21 May 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	36 – 6	Souths Logan Magpies
Tries: Chey Bird 1 Rod Jensen 1 Brett Anderson 1 Ty Williams 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Goals: Chey Bird 6	Half-time: 0 – 6 Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Ben Cronin Goals: 1 Mick Picker

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)

Note: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	9	7	1	1	283	116	+167	15

ROUND 10: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
28 May 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	24 – 18	Norths Devils
Tries: Brett Anderson 1 Mark Dalle Cort 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Joel Riethmuller* 1 Goals: Chey Bird 4 (4 from 4)	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Javarn White 1 Daniel Ogden 1Troyden Watene Goals: 3 Troyden Watene

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)

Note: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	10	8	1	1	307	134	+173	17

ROUND 11: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
4 June 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Tweed Heads Seagulls	26 – 12	Northern Pride
Tries: Daniel Bartlett 1 Mitch Zornig 1 Dallas Williams 1 Tevita Latu 1 Tim Glasby 1 Goals: Nat Bowman 4 Field goal: Nat Bowman 1 Ian Webster 1	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Chey Bird 1 Davin Crampton Goals: 2 Chey Bird Field goal: 0

Piggabeen Sports Complex
(Caramar Drive, Tweed Heads West, NSW)
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)
This was Alex Starmer's 50th game for the Pride.
This was the Pride debut for Shaun Nona (Pride Player 070).

Position	Round 11 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
2	Northern Pride	11	8	1	2	319	160	+159	17

ROUND 12: Hostplus Cup 2011

Friday
10 June 2011
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	22 – 30	Central Comets
Tries: James Segeyaro* 1 Davin Crampton 1 Mark Dalle Cort 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: ? Goals: ?

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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)

Note: 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	Pts
3	Northern Pride	12	8	1	3	341	190	+151	17

ROUND 13: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
18 June 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls	30 – 28	Northern Pride
Tries: Jake Granville 1 Shea Moylan 1 Jason Moon 1 John Te Reo 1 Kurtis Lingwoodock 1 Goals: Josh Jerome 5	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Mick Wilson 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Lancen Joudo 1 Mark Cantoni Goals: 4 Chey Bird

BMD Kougari Oval
(Manly West, Brisbane, QLD)
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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: This was the Pride debut for Mick Wilson (Pride Player 071).

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

ROUND 14: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
25 June 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	16 – 0	Easts Tigers
Tries: Brett Anderson 4 Hezron Murgha 1 Cory Paterson* 1 Goals: Chey Bird 4	Half-time: 32 – 16 Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Dane Chisholm 1 Fred Pakutoa 1 Lance Morris Goals: 2 Adam Breen

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Shane Spicer

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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).

Note: Noel Underwood played his 50th Queensland Cup match.
This was the Pride debut for Sheldon Powe-Hobbs and North Queensland Cowboys allocation player Cory Paterson* who was recovering from knee surgery.(Pride Players 072 and 073).

Position	Round 14 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
3	Northern Pride	14	9	1	4	401	236	+165	17

ROUND 15: Hostplus Cup 2011

Friday
8 July 2011
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	25 – 25	Burleigh Bears
Tries: Rod Jensen 2 Ben Spina 1 Luke Saunders 1 Goals: Chey Bird 4 Field goal: Hezron Murgha 1	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Nick Parfitt 1 Joe Vickery 1 Shaun Spring 1 Louis Fanenetries Goals: 4 Nick Parfitt Field goal: 1 Nick Parfitt

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Referee: Chris Butler

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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. \|-	Note: Noel Underwood played his 50th Queensland Cup match. This was the Pride debut for Luke Saunders (Pride Player 074).

Position	Round 15 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
3	Northern Pride	15	9	2	4	426	261	+165	20

ROUND 16: Hostplus Cup 2011

Friday
15 July 2011
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles	10 – 20	Northern Pride
Tries: Mitchell Buckett 1 Wiremu Ratana 1 Goals: Hughie Stanley 1	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 2 Lancen Joudo 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Mark Dalle Cort Goals: 2 Chey Bird

Stockland Park
(Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Kawana Waters, QLD)
Referee: v

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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	Pts
3	Northern Pride	16	10	2	4	446	271	+175	22

ROUND 17: Hostplus Cup 2011

Split Round
Saturday
30 July 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	36 – 20	Ipswich Jets
Tries: Ricky Thorby* 2 Michael Bani* 1 Mick Wilson 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Jason Roos 1 Goals: Chey Bird 6	Cairns Post Report Video Highlights	Tries: 2 Donald Malone 1 Luke Capewell 1 Michael Fisher Goals: 2 Brendon Lindsay

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	17	11	2	4	482	291	+191	24

ROUND 18: Hostplus Cup 2011

Sunday
7 August 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Redcliffe Dolphins	0 – 14	Northern Pride
Tries: Goals: 0	QRL Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Ty Williams 1 Ricky Thorby* Goals: 3 Chey Bird

Dolphin Oval
(Klingner Road, Redcliffe, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

Note: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	18	12	2	4	496	291	+205	26

ROUND 19: Hostplus Cup 2011

Saturday
13 August 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	30 – 10	Mackay Cutters
Tries: Brett Anderson 1 Mark Dalle Cort 1 Mick Wilson 1 Ryan Ghietti 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Goals: Chey Bird 5	QRL Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Ben Jones 1 Michael Comerford Goals: 1 Chad Grintell

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

Note: 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	Pts
2	Northern Pride	19	13	2	4	526	301	+225	28

ROUND 20: Hostplus Cup 2011 - Tropical North Queensland TAFE Shield.

Saturday
20 August 2011
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Souths Logan Magpies	44 – 22	Northern Pride
Tries: Drury Low 2 Andrew Edwards 2 Mitch Cronin 1 Ben Cronin 1 Mark Ioane 1 Goals: Corey Thompson 6	QRL Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Brett Anderson 1 Mark Dalle Cort 1 Cory Paterson* 1 Ben Laity Goals: 3 Chey Bird

Yusia Ginau Oval
(Bamaga, Cape York, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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

Note: This was the first time a Queensland Cup match was played in an Indigenous community. Both teams wore jerseys specially designed for this round. The Pride's was a (Northern Peninsula Area) indigenous jersey designed by Mario Assan.
The success of this game led to the establishment of QRL's 'Country Week' initiative, where all matches in one round of the QCup competition are played in remote communities.

Position	Round 20 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
2	Northern Pride	20	13	2	5	548	341	+207	28

ROUND 21: Hostplus Cup 2011

Sunday
28 August 2011
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Norths Devils	22 – 32	Northern Pride
Tries: Daniel Ogden 2 Dylan Galloway 1 Matt Smith 1 Goals: Joel Bailey 3	QRL Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Chey Bird 1 Brett Anderson 1 Ty Williams 1 Joel Riethmuller* 1 Cory Paterson* 1 Ben Spina Goals: 4 Chey Bird

Albert Bishop Park
(Hedley Avenue, Nundah QLD)
Referee: Chris Butler

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

Position	Round 21 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
2	Northern Pride	21	14	2	5	580	363	+217	30

ROUND 22 Hostplus Cup 2011

Friday
2 September 2011
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	16 – 10	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Tries: Michael Bani* 1 Brett Anderson 1 Goals: Chey Bird 4	QRL Report Video Highlights	Tries: 1 Nat Barnes 1 Matt King Goals: 1 Brad Davis

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

Note: 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).
At 4:30 pm on Monday 5 September the Pride players held a 'Run to the Finals' meet and greet autograph session at Ravizza Park, Edmonton.

Position	Round 22 – 2011	P	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff	Pts
2	Northern Pride	22	15	2	5	596	373	+223	32

2011 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 (regular season 2011)[edit]

Win = 15 (9 of 11 home games, 6 of 11 away games)
Loss = 5 (1 of 11 home games, 4 of 11 away 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
Result	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20111008022440/http://www.qrl.com.au/
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Finals Series[edit]


Semifinals			Preliminary Finals			Grand Final



1	Tweed Heads Seagulls	12

6	Northern Pride	30	1W	Northern Pride	10

			1L	Tweed Heads Seagulls	26

4	Souths Logan Magpies	20				Tweed Heads Seagulls	10

5	Redcliffe Dolphins	22				Wynnum Manly Seagulls	16

			2W	Redcliffe Dolphins	0

2	Ipswich Jets	6	3W	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	36

3	Wynnum Manly Seagulls	24

Finals Week 1 - Preliminary Final

Saturday
10 September 2011
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Northern Pride	30 – 6	Ipswich Jets
Tries: Chey Bird 1 Jason Roos 1 Rod Jensen 2 Ben Spina 1 Goals: Chey Bird 5	QRL Preview QRL Report Ty Williams interview	Tries: 1 Ian Lacey Goals: 1 Brendon Lindsay

Barlow Park
(Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD)
Attendance: 3,000+

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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

Note: Luke Harlen played his 50th Queensland Cup game (for the 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.

Finals Week 2 - Semi-Final

Saturday
17 September 2011
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)

Tweed Heads Seagulls	26 – 10	Northern Pride
Tries: Tim Maccan 2 Nathanael Barnes 1 Tom Merritt 1 Goals: Brad Davis 5	QRL Preview QRL Report	Tries: 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Noel Underwood Goals: 1 Chey Bird

Dolphin Oval
(Klingner Road, Redcliffe, QLD)
Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV

Skill360 Northern Pride: 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.

2011 Northern Pride players[edit]

Pride player	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Field Goals	Points
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]

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

Live Streaming[edit]

In 2011 the Pride began live-streaming their home games, starting with the last home game of the season (Round 22 against Tweed Heads). For the 2012 season, home games were live-streamed via the Pride website using video distribution service Rivus TV Ltd. Games were free for members to watch, and $5 per game for non-members.^[15]

References[edit]

^ Ryan, Brad (18 October 2010). "Council saves the day. Impending sale guarantees Pride Oval future". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Piva, Andrew (6 October 2011). "Kangaroos take hold of 'spiritual home'". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Greenwood, Emma (12 November 2010). "Sheppard is new Pride chief". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 18 March 2011
^ "Ty Williams announces NRL retirement". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
^ Petrinec, Melanie (10 August 2011). "Pride's mascot left with head ache". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Piva, Andrew (1 August 2011). "Pride score extra home game at Cape York". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Piva, Andrew (18 April 2011). "Pride focus on next win". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Piva, Andrew (16 May 2011). "Pride cut down by first loss in 19 games". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ Piva, Andrew (15 September 2011). "Venue tussle will not change result: Pride chief". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ "New TV deal for Cup". Cairns Post. Cairns. 22 February 2012.
^ Greenwood, Emma (26 October 2009). "Maiden Call-Up. Juniors GM to replace Dunemann". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ "The buzz: Unpopular choice". Cairns Post. Cairns. 22 November 2010.
^ Greenwood, Emma (21 December 2010). "Players seeking Pride and glory: Exhausting boot camp proves to be a rousing success". Cairns Post. Cairns.
^ "QRL: Pride fans can watch every game via live stream". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

External links[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 (1 August 2011). "Pride score extra home game at Cape York". Cairns Post. Cairns.

[8] Piva, Andrew (18 April 2011). "Pride focus on next win". Cairns Post. Cairns.

[9] Piva, Andrew (16 May 2011). "Pride cut down by first loss in 19 games". Cairns Post. Cairns.

[10] Piva, Andrew (15 September 2011). "Venue tussle will not change result: Pride chief". Cairns Post. Cairns.

[11] "New TV deal for Cup". Cairns Post. Cairns. 22 February 2012.

[12] Greenwood, Emma (26 October 2009). "Maiden Call-Up. Juniors GM to replace Dunemann". Cairns Post. Cairns.

[13] "The buzz: Unpopular choice". Cairns Post. Cairns. 22 November 2010.

[14] Greenwood, Emma (21 December 2010). "Players seeking Pride and glory: Exhausting boot camp proves to be a rousing success". Cairns Post. Cairns.

[15] "QRL: Pride fans can watch every game via live stream". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

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v t e Northern Pride RLFC
Est. 2007 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Former Cairns QRL representative club (1996-2000) Cairns Cyclones
The Club	Seasons Players Coaches
Home grounds	Barlow Park Pride Oval, Mooroobool
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 Chris Sheppard (Captain 2008–10 / CEO 2011–13) 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
League	QRL
Competition	Hostplus Cup Intrust Super Cup Wizard Queensland Cup
Titles	Premiers (2) 2010 2014 Runners Up (1) 2009
Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Affiliations	North Queensland Cowboys

v t e Queensland Cup
Current Clubs	Brisbane Tigers Burleigh Bears Central Queensland Capras Ipswich Jets Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Norths Devils Papua New Guinea Hunters Redcliffe Dolphins Souths Logan Magpies Sunshine Coast Falcons Townsville Blackhawks Tweed Heads Seagulls Western Clydesdales Wynnum Manly Seagulls
Previous Clubs	Aspley Broncos Brisbane Brothers Brothers-Valleys Bundaberg Grizzlies Cairns Cyclones Gold Coast Vikings Logan Scorpions Mackay Sea Eagles North Queensland Young Guns Port Moresby Vipers Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles Townsville Stingers Toowoomba Clydesdales Wests Panthers
Seasons	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 2024
Related articles	Grounds Premiers Records Honours Wooden spooners National Rugby League reserves affiliations NRL State Championship

v t e North Queensland Cowboys
Est. 1995 in Townsville, Queensland
The club	History Records Honours Players Coaches Representatives
Home ground	1300SMILES Stadium (1995–2019) North Queensland Stadium (2020–)
Culture	Queensland derby
League	ARL SL NRL NRLW
Important Figures	Johnathan Thurston Matt Scott Matt Bowen
Titles	Premierships (1) 2015 NRL Nines (2) 2014 2020
Seasons (28)	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
Other competitions	Current NRL Nines Past NRL Under-20s New South Wales Cup
Affiliations	NRL Women's North Queensland Cowboys Women Queensland Cup (Current) Mackay Cutters Northern Pride Townsville Blackhawks Past Cairns Cyclones North Queensland Young Guns Townsville Stingers

v t e 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