| Year: | 2004 |
| Team Colour: | navy |
| Font Colour: | white |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 7th |
| League Wins: | 12 |
| League Draws: | 1 |
| League Losses: | 11 |
| Points For: | 526 |
| Points Against: | 514 |
| Playoff Result: | Lost preliminary final |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Denis Keeffe |
| Coach Title: | Coach |
| Avg Attendance: | 17,334 |
| High Attendance: | 25,986 (vs. Brisbane Broncos, Round 6) |
| Top Tries: | Ty Williams (15) |
| Top Goals: | Josh Hannay (98) |
| Top Points: | Josh Hannay (228) |
| Next Season: | 2005 |
The 2004 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 10th in the club's history. Coached by Graham Murray and captained by Travis Norton, they competed in the NRL's 2004 Telstra Premiership. It was the first time the club had made the finals, finishing the regular season in 7th, falling one game short of the Grand Final.
| Player | Signed From | |
|---|---|---|
| St George Illawarra Dragons | ||
| Central Comets | ||
| Canberra Raiders | ||
| Canterbury Bulldogs | ||
| Wests Tigers | ||
| Melbourne Storm | ||
| Redcliffe Dolphins | ||
| Hale Vaa'sa | Mt Albert Lions |
| Player | Signed From | |
|---|---|---|
| Easts Tigers | ||
| Retired | ||
| Easts Tigers | ||
| Warriors | ||
| Released | ||
| Hull F.C. | ||
| Parramatta Eels | ||
| Parramatta Eels | ||
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | ||
| Retired | ||
| South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September | Qualifying Final | Canterbury Bulldogs | Telstra Stadium | 30 – 22 | Hannay (5/7) | 18,371 | |||||
| 18 September | Semi-final | Brisbane Broncos | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 10 – 0 | Hannay (3/3) | 24,989 | |||||
| 26 September | Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters | Telstra Stadium | 16 – 19 | Hannay (2/3) | 43,048 | |||||
| Legend: | |||||||||||
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 23 | 11 | - | - | 44 | ||
| 21 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | ||
| 27 | 8 | 98 | - | 228 | ||
| 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| 6 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 11 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 10 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 14 | 4 | - | - | - | ||
| 26 | 7 | - | - | 28 | ||
| 21 | 6 | - | - | 24 | ||
| 26 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 25 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| 25 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| 27 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 7 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 12 | 7 | - | - | 28 | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 8 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 15 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 | ||
| 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 25 | 15 | - | - | 60 | ||
| Totals | 98 | 99 | - | 582 |
The following players played a representative match in 2004.
| Tri-Nations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Bowen | ||||||
| Paul Bowman | ||||||
| Glenn Morrison | ||||||
| Travis Norton | ||||||
| Paul Rauhihi | ||||||
| Matt Sing |