List of North Queensland Cowboys honours explained

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 honours

Runners-up

Year Opponent Score
16–30
6–34

Minor premierships

None

Finals appearances

Club awards

Each 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 Medal

YearNatWinnerPosition
1995Wayne Sing
1996Steve Edmed
1997Owen Cunningham
1998John Lomax
1999Paul Bowman
2000
Paul Bowman
Julian O'Neill

2001Glenn Morrison
2002Matt Sing
2003Paul Rauhihi
2004Luke O'Donnell
2005Johnathan Thurston
2006Aaron Payne
2007Matthew Bowen
2008Aaron Payne
2009Luke O'Donnell
2010Matthew Scott
2011Ashley Graham
2012Johnathan Thurston
2013Matthew Scott
2014Johnathan Thurston
2015Johnathan Thurston
2016Jason Taumalolo
2017Jason Taumalolo
2018Jason Taumalolo
2019Jason Taumalolo
2020Jason Taumalolo
2021Coen Hess
2022Jason Taumalolo
2023Scott Drinkwater

Players' Player

YearNatWinnerPosition
1995Wayne Sing
1996Steve Edmed
1997John Lomax
1998John Lomax
1999John Buttigieg
2000Tim Brasher
2001Glenn Morrison
2002Matt Sing
2003Matt Sing
2004Paul Rauhihi
2005Paul Bowman
2006Luke O'Donnell
2007Matthew Bowen
2008Aaron Payne
2009Luke O'Donnell
2010Matthew Scott
2011Johnathan Thurston
2012James Tamou
2013Matthew Scott
2014Johnathan Thurston
2015Jake Granville
2016Jason Taumalolo
2017
Michael Morgan
Jason Taumalolo

2018Jason Taumalolo
2019Jordan McLean
2020Josh McGuire
2021Murray Taulagi
2022Tom Dearden
2023
Scott Drinkwater
Emma Manzelmann

Club Person of the Year

YearNatWinnerPosition
1995Paul Galea
1996Martin Locke
1997Ian Roberts
1998Scott Mahon
1999Barry Buchanan-
2000Cowboys' Supporters Team-
2001Peter Jones
2002Martin Locke
2003Ty Williams
2004Dave Roberts-
2005Rod Jensen
2006Glen Murphy-
2007
Nicole Balanzategui
Tim Nugent
-
2008Aaron Payne
2009Clint Amos
2010Jeff Reibel-
2011Gavin Cooper
2012Johnathan Thurston
2013Kevin Marty-
2014Ashton Sims
2015Glenn Hall
2016John Asiata
2017
Scott Bolton
Ray Thompson

2018Johnathan Thurston
2019Ben Hampton
2020John Asiata
2021Ben Hampton
2022Tom Gilbert
2023James Tamou

Rookie of the Year

YearNatWinnerPosition
2007Sam Faust
2008Nick Slyney
2009Steve Rapira
2010Leeson Ah Mau
2011Tariq Sims
2012Jason Taumalolo
2013Kyle Feldt
2014John Asiata
2015Coen Hess
2016Javid Bowen
2017Corey Jensen
2018Jake Clifford
2019Shane Wright
2020Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
2021Heilum Luki
2022Jeremiah Nanai
2023
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
Fran Goldthorp

Most Improved

YearNatWinnerPosition
2007
Ray Cashmere
Ashley Graham

2008Brandon Boor
2009Scott Bolton
2010James Tamou
2011Ray Thompson
2012Kane Linnett
2013Joel Riethmuller
2014Michael Morgan
2015Justin O'Neill
2016Ethan Lowe

Coach's Award

The Most Improved Award was replaced by the Coach's Award in 2017.

YearNatWinnerPosition
2017Michael Morgan
2018Kyle Feldt
2019Francis Molo
2020Mitchell Dunn

Cowboys Way Award

The Coach's Award was replaced by the Cowboys Way award in 2021.

YearNatWinnerPosition
2021Jake Granville
2022Tom Dearden
2023
Jordan McLean
China Polata

Member's Player of the Year

YearNatWinnerPosition
2014Michael Morgan
2015Jake Granville
2016Jason Taumalolo
2017Michael Morgan
2018Kyle Feldt
2019Jason Taumalolo
2020Kyle Feldt
2021Jake Granville
2022Jeremiah Nanai
2023

Kirra Dibb
Reuben Cotter

Gold Stars Player of the Year

YearNatWinnerPosition
2021Emma Manzelmann
2022Emma Manzelmann

Gold Stars Cowboys Way Award

YearNatWinnerPosition
2021Jordii-Rae Mahendrarajah
2022Sareka Mooka

North Queensland Cowboys Young Guns Cowboys Way Award

YearNatWinnerPosition
2022Robert Derby
2023Wil Sullivan

Individual honours

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is awarded annually to the world's best player.

Dally M Medal

The Dally M Medal is awarded to the best player over the NRL season.

Wally Lewis Medal

The Wally Lewis medal is awarded each year to the State of Origin's man of the series.

Dally M Team of the Year

Each year at the Dally M awards, the best players in their position during the NRL season are selected for the team of the year.

Dally M Coach of the Year

Dally M Rookie of the Year

RLPA Player of the Year

RLIF Team of the Year

Awarded to the best players in the world at their position during the season by the Rugby League International Federation.

RLW Player of the Year

Awarded each year since 1970 by the magazine Rugby League Week.

NRL Nines Most Valuable Player

National Youth Competition honours

Team honours

Premierships

Runners-up

Minor premierships

Wooden spoons

Finals appearances

Club awards

Player of the Year
YearNatWinnerPosition
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 Andrew Niemoeller
2016
2017 Kurt Wiltshire

Individual honours

NYC Team of the Year

Dally M Player of the Year

RLPA Player of the Year