# 2009 Northern Pride RLFC season

2009 was the second competitive season for the Cairns based CRGT Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club. They were one of 12 clubs that played in the fourteenth season of Queensland's top rugby league competition, QRL's Wizard Queensland Cup.
The readmission of the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles meant 12 clubs competed. with each club playing 11 home games and 11 away games over 26 weeks between March and August.
The Northern Pride worked through the financial troubles they faced at the end of last season, with the North Queensland Cowboys and NRL partnerships guaranteeing funding. New chairman, Bob Fowler, submitted a revised budget for the 2009 season, noting that the former chairman's financial guarantees to cover any shortfall would not be honoured. QRL Managing Director Ross Livermore and QRL Competitions and Operations Manager Bill Hunter approved the new budget. The Pride trained and operated out of their new home, Pride Oval on Irene Street, Mooroobool, and held their first match there, a pre-season trial against PNG Telikom Sun Engineering Resident Kumuls, attracting over 4,000 spectators. The club launched an email newsletter for members called 'Pride Pulse e-newsletter'.
In order to avoid the Wet season rain and a repeat of last seasons Round 1 mud-bath, the Pride's first two matches were away games. Home games were moved from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Saturdays, and for the first time, a Friday night home match was scheduled on the Queen's Birthday long weekend. The QRL expanded the finals series from five teams to six for the 2009 season.
There was some controversy in Round 9 when Mackay Cutters hooker Roy Baira broke Pride five-eighth Luke Millwood's jaw in a high tackle. Referee Brendon Rose penalised the Cutters and placed Baira on report, but did not send him off. Pride coach Dunneman questioned the referees decision, and later questioned the QRL tribunal after Baira was banned for only four weeks for the offence. The QRL fined the Pride $3,000 for Dunemann's comments.
Although the Pride lost three consecutive games between Rounds 14 and 16, they won four of the last five rounds. They finished in second place with fourteen wins for the season, four points behind the minor-premiers, Souths Logan Magpies, and one place better than they finished last year. Second place meant the Pride got to host their week 1 final game, the first ever home final appearance. There was a scheduling clash at Barlow Park, as rival code CDRU had already booked the ground for their grand final. The Pride agreed to delay kick-off until 8:00 pm, when they comprehensively beat Norths Devils 44-16.
The victory should have allowed the Pride to host the preliminary final, but the match was scheduled to be broadcast on TV and the ABC were unable to make outside broadcasts from Cairns. Despite a petition signed by over 750 Pride players, fans, administrators, local Councillors and MPs wishing to keep the game in FNQ, the TV rights prevailed, and the game was played 1,700 kilometres away in Brisbane in front of a small crowd. Despite the loss of home-ground advantage, the Pride beat Central Comets to reach their maiden Grand Final against newcomers Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles.
The final was played at the Sea Eagles home ground, Stockland Park, with the Sea Eagles fielding nine first-grade players from their NRL feeder club, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. The Pride lost 32–18. A bet between the mayors of Noosa (Sunshine Coast) and Cairns, resulted in the Cairns mayor, Val Schier, having to wear a Sea Eagles jersey to work.
Coach Andrew Dunemann initially signed up for another year as the Pride's coach, but after a chance meeting with NRL's Newcastle Knights coach Rick Stone, he resigned to take up a position as assistant coach under Stone.
A survey conducted by Cumming Economic determined the Northern Pride's economic benefit to the Cairns region in 2009 was $7,000,000.

## 2009 Season – CRGT Northern Pride

   * Competition: Wizard Queensland Cup
   * Sponsor: Cairns Region Group Training (CRGT), three-year naming rights sponsorship.

### Staff
#### Coaches/Trainers

   * Coach: Andrew Dunemann
   * Assistant coach: David Maiden
   * Mal Meninga Cup U-18s coach: David Maiden
   * Mal Meninga Cup U-18s assistant coach: Cameron 'Spilla' Miller
   * Mal Meninga Cup U-18s manager: Joe Maguire
   * Cyril Connell Cup U-16s coach: Greg Malenstein
   * Cyril Connell Cup U-16s manager: Nathan Woods
   * Strength and conditioning coach: Scott Callaghan

#### Captains

   * Chris Sheppard
   * Chey Bird (Round 5)

#### Managers

   * Operations manager: Chris Sheppard
   * Team manager: Rob White
   * Office Manager: Sheron McDougall
   * Chief executive: Denis Keeffe
   * Chairman: Bob Fowler
   * Board of Directors: Greg Dowling, Nigel Tillett, Craig Meiklejohn, Bob Fowler.

## 2009 squad

The Pride used 36 players this season. Twenty-one players from last year signed with the club again, and three of the Cowboys allocation players from last year were assigned to the Pride again this year. Twelve new players made their debut this season; four were new signings (Rod Jensen, Tom Humble, Chris Riesen and Germaine Paulson), and eight were new Cowboys allocation players (Nick Slyney*, James Tamou*, Clint Amos*, Brandon Boor*, Manase Manuokafoa*, Carl Webb* and Travis Burns*).
* Trial
* North Queensland Cowboys allocation

### Player gains

| Player | From League | From Club | Notes |
| Rod Jensen | English RFL Super League | Huddersfield Giants | |
| Germaine Paulson | NRL Telstra Premiership | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |
| Tom Humble | NRL U-20s | NYC North Queensland Cowboys | |
| Chris Riesen | NRL U-20s | NYC North Queensland Cowboys (CDRL | 2007 rookie of the year |
| Ben Spina | NRL U-20s | NYC North Queensland Cowboys | |
| Scott Idec | NRL U-20s | NYC North Queensland Cowboys | |
| Steven Kim | CDRL | Ivanhoes Knights | |
| Robbie Kyles | CDRL | Edmonton Storm | Trial |
| John O'Sullivan | CDRL | | Trial |

### Player losses after 2008 season

| Player | To League | To Club |
| Brett Anderson | NRL Telstra Premiership | Melbourne Storm |
| Chris Afamasaga | Queensland Cup | Ipswich Jets |
| Steve Sheppard | CDRL | Mareeba Gladiators |
| Ryan Bartlett | Injured | |
| Eric Warria | | |

#### Cowboys no longer allocated to the Pride

| Player | To League | To Club |
| Jackson Nicolau | NRL Telstra Premiership | Gold Coast Titans |
| Ben Vaeau* | Queensland Cup | Easts Tigers |

### 2009 season launch

   * Pre-Season Training: 25 November 2008.
   * Pre-Season Boot Camp: Echo Adventures, Tully, 31 January–1 February 2009.
   * Season Launch:: 12 March 2009, 6.30pm, Centre Stage, Cairns Central Shopping Centre.

### 2009 player awards

25 September 2009, Brothers World of Entertainment, Manunda
   * Most Improved Player (sponsored by the CDRL): Nick Slyney*
   * Cairns Plan Printing Best Back: Rod Jensen
   * Skytrans Airlines Best Forward: Mark Cantoni
   * WIN Television Players' Player: Tom Humble
   * John O'Brien Perpetual Club Person of the Year: Sheron McDougall
   * Skill360 Northern Pride Player of the Year: Tom Humble

#### 2009 Queensland Residents team

    Rod Jensen
    Tom Humble
    Mark Cantoni

#### Players signed to first-tier teams

| Player | To League | To Club |
| Tom Humble | NRL Telstra Premiership | Parramatta Eels |

### 2009 jerseys

* 2009 Home
* 2009 Away

### Trial Matches

* Pre-season Trial 1 Saturday 14 February 2009 17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 38 – 8 | PNG Resident Kumuls |
| Tries: Jamie Frizzo 1 Tom Humble 1 Rod Jensen 1 Chey Bird 1 Callan Myles 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Gordon Rattler 1 Goals: Bird 3 Luke Millwood 2 | Match Report | Tries: 2 Ham Tee Goals: 0 |
* Pride Oval (Irene Street, Mooroobool, QLD) Attendance: Between 4,000~5,000+
* CRGT Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Gordon Rattler – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Josh Vaughan – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Luke Harlen – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Greg Byrnes – PR 11. Adam Mills – SR 12. Rod Griffin – SR 13. Chris Riesen – LK
* Unlimited Interchange: 14. Luke Millwood, 15. Callan Myles, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Hezron Murgha, 18. Richie Marsters, 19. Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia, 20. Warren Jensen, 21. Ben Kerr, 22. John O'Sullivan.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Germaine Paulson (knee)
* PNG Telikom Sun Engineering Resident Kumuls: Joshua Poria, Charles Ongluglo, Anton Kui, Larsen Marabe, Elizah Riyong, Mark Mexico, Geno Kima, Rodney Pora, Opisa Pomba, Nixon Kolo, George Moni, Sigfred Gande, Leonard Otmar, Benjamin John, Ham Tee, Johnson Kuike, Junior Ropra, Dion Aiye.
* Coach: Michael Marum (coach of the Rabaul Gurias).
* Pre-season Trial 2 Saturday 21 February 2009 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 26 – 16 | NYC NQ Cowboys U-20s |
| Tries: Gordon Rattler 2 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Warren Jensen 1 Rod Jensen 1 Goals: Luke Millwood 3 | Match Report | Tries: 3 Robbie Daniels 1 Ben Hanaway Goals: 0 |
* NQ Hardware Stadium (Atherton, QLD)
* CRGT Northern Pride: 1. Richie Marsters 2. Brandon Boor* 3. Rod Jensen 4. David Pangai* 5. Hezron Murgha 6. Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia 7. Luke Millwood 8. Ben Laity 9. Callan Myles 10. Noel Underwood 11. Nick Slyney* 12. Matthew Bartlett* 13. Warren Jensen
* Unlimited Interchange: 14. Adam Mills 15. Tom Humble 16. Ben Kerr 17. Robbie Kyles 18. Jamie Frizzo 19. Rod Griffin 20. Gordon Rattler 21. Jason Roos 22. Josh Vaughan.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chey Bird (hamstring), Luke Harlen (knee), Germaine Paulson (knee).
* NYC U-20s Cowboys: Sam Bowie, Mitch Zornig, Steve Eliott, Moses Pangai, Chippie Korostchuck, Ben Cronin, Ray Thompson, Dane Hogan, Michael Morgan, Dylan Smith, Troyden Watene, Chris Faust, Tyson Martin.
* Unlimited Interchange: James Segeyaro, Ryan Mahoney, Aiden Day, Ben Morgan, John Koko, Jared Huston, Ben Henaway, Jared Cockburn, Wayne Ulugia.
* Coach: Kristian Woolf.
* Pre-season Trial 3 Saturday 28 February 2009 17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 24 – 18 | NQ Cowboys Combined Squad |
| Tries: Gordon Rattler 3 Callan Myles 1 Joel Riethmuller 1 Goals: Chris Riesen 2 | Match Report | Tries: 2 Clint Amos* 1 Dane Hogan Goals: 3 John Williams* |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Attendance: 12,000
* CRGT Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird 2. Germaine Paulson 3. Rod Jensen 4. Hezron Murgha 5. Josh Vaughan 6. Tom Humble 7. Chris Sheppard (c) 8. Ben Laity 9. Jason Roos 10. Greg Byrnes 11. Joel Riethmuller 12. Luke Harlen 13. Chris Reisen
* Unlimited Interchange: 14. Luke Millwood 15. Noel Underwood 16. Callan Myles 17. Gordon Rattler 18. Adam Mills 19. Rod Griffin 20. Warren Jensen 21. Ben Hampton*
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chey Bird (hamstring), Luke Harlen (knee), Germaine Paulson (knee).
* NQ Cowboys Combined: David Pangai, Moses Pangai, Shannon Hegarty, John Williams, Brandon Boor, Grant Rovelli, Ben Cronin, Dayne Weston, Clint Amos, Matthew Bartlett, Mitchell Achurch, Steve Rapira, Nick Slyney*.
* Interchange: Steve Eliott, Dane Hogan, Troyden Watene, Matt Groves.
* Coach: Matt Parish.
* Note: Opening game for the Stockland Cairns Challenge NRL pre-season trial match between the North Queensland Cowboys and Penrith Panthers.

### Wizard Queensland Cup matches

* Saturday 14 March 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)4
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | 30 – 20 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Shannon Walker 2 David Mead 1 Brenton Bowen 1 Tim Maccan 1 Goals: Ben Jeffery 3 Brad Davis 2 | | Tries: 3 Rod Jensen 1 Jamie Frizzo Goals: 2 John Williams* |
* Ned Byrne Oval (Cudgen Park, (Kingscliff, NSW) Referee: Clayton Sharpe Touch Judges: Justin Eastwood and David Shaw Video Referee: Tony Maksoud
* CRGT Northern Pride: 14. Josh Vaughan – FB 2. John Williams* – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 17. David Pangai* – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Greg Byrnes – PR 11. Luke Harlen – SR 21. James Tamou* – SR 13. Chris Riesen – LK
* Interchange: 15. Matthew Bartlett*, 16. Nick Slyney*, 19. Germaine Paulson, 20. Rod Griffin.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Mark Cantoni, Alex Starmer, Drew Campbell, Chey Bird (hamstring), Joel Riethmuller (dengue fever).
* Tweed Heads Seagulls: 1. Shannon Walker, 2. Ben Jeffery, 3. David Mead, 4. James Wood, 5. Brenton Bowen, 6. Brad Davis, 7. Tim Maccan, 8. Will Matthews, 9. Geoff Holcombe, 10. Michael Henderson, 11. Selasi Berdie, 12. Jake Leary, 13. Ryan Simpkins.
* Interchange: 14. Bodene Thompson, 15. Brock Hunter, 16. Tom Kingston, 17. Kingi Akauola.
* Coach: Steve Anderson.
* Note: Scheduled to be broadcast live on ABC TV, but the satellite technology was unavailable and the Norths Devils v Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles match from Bishop Park was broadcast instead. This was the Pride debut for Rod Jensen, Tom Humble, Chris Riesen, and Germaine Paulson, and North Queensland Cowboys allocation players David Pangai*, Nick Slyney*, and James Tamou* (Pride Players 036–042).
| Position | Round 1 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 10 | Northern Pride | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 0 |
* Saturday 21 March 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Ipswich Jets | 20 – 28 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Chris Walker 1 Tyson Lofipo 1 Lorenzo Maafu 1 Paul Stephensen 1 Goals: Scott Ireland 2 | Match Report | Tries: 1 Clint Amos* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Chris Sheppard 1 Nick Slyney* Goals: 6 Tom Humble |
* Briggs Rd Sporting Complex (Ipswich, QLD) Referee: Michael Inman Touch Judges: Peter Anderson and Justin Eastwood Interchange Official:Guy Owen
* CRGT Northern Pride: 19. Josh Vaughan – FB 2. Germaine Paulson – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Greg Byrnes – PR 18. Clint Amos* – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Matthew Bartlett – SR 12. Joel Riethmuller – SR 13. Mark Cantoni – LK
* Interchange: 14. David Pangai*, 15. Nick Slyney*, 16. Ben Laity, 17. Noel Underwood.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chey Bird (hamstring).
* Ipswich Jets: 1. Chris Walker, 2. Scott Ireland, 3. Paoa Faamita, 4. Brendon Marshall, 5. Tyson Lofipo, 6. Jeremy Golf, 7. Matt Sharp, 13. Chris Afamasaga, 12. Lorenzo Maafu, 11. Warren Schilling, 10. Ian Donnelly, 9. Ian Lacey, 8. Paul Stephenson.
* Interchange: 14. Liam Capewell, 15. Tamati Talanoa, 16. Jacob Ling, 17. Chris Vaefaga.
* Coach: Glenn Lazarus.
* Note: This was the Pride debut for North Queensland Cowboys allocation player Clint Amos* (Pride Player 043). This was Ben Laity's 25th game for the Pride.
| Position | Round 2 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 6 | Northern Pride | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 2 |
* Saturday 28 March 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 19 – 18 | Easts Tigers |
| Tries: Jamie Frizzo 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Tom Humble 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Goals: Tom Humble 1 (1 from 4) Field goals: Chris Sheppard 1 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Kev Stephenson 1 Liam Campbell 1 Ryan Cullen 1 Rickie Dodd Goals: 1 Matt Lockyer (1 from 4) Field goals: 0 |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Michael Inman Touch Judges: Robert Dalziel and Adam Peut Interchange Official: Mark Leigh
* CRGT Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 19. Germaine Paulson – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Josh Vaughan – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. James Tamou* – PR 9. Callan Myles – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Joel Riethmuller – SR 13. Mark Cantoni – LK
* Interchange: 14. David Pangai, 15. Matthew Bartlett*, 16. Ben Laity, 17. Greg Byrnes.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Easts Tigers: 1. Ryan Cullen, 2. Kev Stephensen, 3. Liam Campbell, 4. Wade Liddell, 5. Joe Richards, 6. Matt Lockyer, 7. Dane Phillips, 13. Albert Talipeau, 12. Mark Offerdahl, 11. Thomas Macgougan, 10. Isaak Ah Mau, 9. Trent Young, 8. Ben Vaeau.
* Interchange: 14. Matt Cameron, 15. Chris Bamford, 16. Charles Tonga, 17. Marcus Jensen.
* Coach: Darren Smith.
| Position | Round 3 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 7 | Northern Pride | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 4 |
* Saturday 4 April 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 14 – 16 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles |
| Tries: Brandon Boor* 1 Josh Vaughan 1 David Pangai* 1 Goals: Chey Bird 1 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 2 Trent Hodkinson 1 Rob Godfrey Goals: 2 Trent Hodkinson |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Nick Kalpakidis Touch Judges: Robert Dalziel and Adam Peut Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano
* CRGT Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Josh Vaughan – WG 18. Chris Riesen – FE 6. Tom Humble – FE 8. James Tamou* – PR 9. Callan Myles – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Joel Riethmuller – SR 13. Mark Cantoni – LK
* Interchange: 14. David Pangai*, 15. Matthew Bartlett*, 17. Greg Byrnes, 20. Manase Manuokafoa*.
* * = Cowboys allocation. Seven Cowboys played in this game, all four players on the interchange bench were Cowboys.
* Unavailable: Chris Sheppard (hamstring), Luke Millwood (broken jaw).
* Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles: 1. Howie Matthews, 2. Hayden Fisher, 3. Robinson Godfrey, 4. Ryan Walker, 5. Michael Chapman, 6. Jack Pearson, 7. Trent Hodkinson, 13. Jon Muir, 12. Jon Grieve, 11. Steve Mcphee, 10. Vic Mauro, 9. Cameron Joyce, 8. Phil Morwood.
* Interchange: 14. Junior Palau, 15. Kris Boyce, 16. Matt Mannion, 17. Julien Rinaldi.
* Coach: Brandon Costin.
* Note: This was the Pride debut for North Queensland Cowboys allocation players Brandon Boor* and Manase Manuokafoa* (Pride Players 044 & 045).
| Position | Round 4 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 7 | Northern Pride | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 4 |
* Saturday 11 April 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Burleigh Bears | 30 – 10 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Adam Fielder 3 Joel Rapana 1 Kaine Manihera 1 Robert Apanui 1 Goals: Nick Parfitt 3 | Match Report | Tries: 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Nick Slyney* Goals: 1 Chey Bird |
* Pizzey Park (Miami, Gold Coast, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Referee: Clayton Sharpe. Touch Judges: Shane Spicer and Glenn Richardson. Interchange Official: Gavin Adams. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.
* CRGT Northern Pride: 1. Josh Vaughan – FB 18. Ty Williams* – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chey Bird (c) – HB 8. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Luke Harlen* – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Ben Laity, 2. Brandon Boor*, 20. James Tamou*.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chris Sheppard (hamstring).
* Burleigh Bears: 1. Nick Parfitt, 2. Joel Rapana, 3. Adam Fielder, 4. Daniel Isaac, 5. Kaine Manihera, 6. Jacob Fauid, 7. Brent Mcconnell, 13. Matt Pow, 12. Tanu Wulf, 11. Robert Apanui, 10. Pele Peletelese, 9. Scott Smith (c), 8. Brett O Farrell.
* Interchange: 14. Aaron Sweeney, 15. Ryan Wilson, 16. Kale Burton, 17. Marty Paulson.
* Coach: Jim Lenihan.
* Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright. Burleigh Bears wore pink jerseys for breast cancer research.
| Position | Round 5 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 8 | Northern Pride | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 114 | −23 | 4 |
* Saturday 18 April 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 30 – 12 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls |
| Tries: John Williams* 2 Chey Bird 1 Brandon Boor* 1 Ty Williams* 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Gerard Beale 1 Chris Currie Goals: 2 Matt Seamark |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Justin Davis Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Daniel Caamano Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel
* CRGT/Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Ty Williams* – CE 4. Hezron Murgha – CE 5. John Williams* – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 19. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Carl Webb* – PR 11. James Tamou* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Rod Jensen, 15. Nick Slyney*, 16. Alex Starmer, 17. Noel Underwood.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Wynnum-Manly Seagulls: 1. Simon Phillips, 2. Shaun Daylight, 3. Jason Moon, 4. Gerard Beale, 5. Chris Currie, 6. Ben Green, 7. Matt Seamark, 13. Adam Brideson, 12. Darren Bain, 11. Luke Dalziel Don, 10. Chris Muckert, 9. Aoterangi Herangi, 8. Jason Williams.
* Interchange: 14. Leon Panapa, 15. Nathan Beckett, 16. Brett Thomas, 17. Lachlan Morgan.
* Coach: Shane Mcnally.
* Note: Pride sponsors CRGT became Skill360. North Queensland Cowboys players Carl Webb* and John Williams* were dropped from this week's first grade match against Cronulla Sharks for disciplinary reasons (missing training) and played for the Pride. This was the Pride debut for Carl Webb* (Player 046).
| Position | Round 6 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 8 | Northern Pride | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 126 | 5 | 6 |
* ANZAC DAY, Saturday 25 April 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 32 – 6 | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Tries: Ty Williams* 2 Rod Jensen 1 Joel Riethmuller 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Jason Roos 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 Luke Millwood 1 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Allen Heldsinger Goals: 1 Liam Georgetown |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Shane Spicer Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel
* Skill360Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Ty Williams* – CE 4. Hezron Murgha – CE 5. John Williams* – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 19. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Carl Webb* – PR 11. James Tamou* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Rod Jensen, 15. Nick Slyney*, 16. Alex Starmer, 17. Noel Underwood.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Tom Humble (shoulder).
* Redcliffe Dolphins: 1. Liam Georgetown, 2. Allan Heldsinger, 3. Chris Fox, 4. Alwyn Simpson, 5. Andrew Rickertt, 6. Palmer Wapau, 7. Dane Campbell, 13. Derrick Watkins, 12. Danny Burke, 11. Brian West, 10. James Crombie, 9. Tommy Butterfield, 8. Matt Handcock.
* Interchange: 14. Craig Priestly, 15. Troy Giess, 16. Pat Mcpherson, 17. Chris Farrell.
* Coach: Gary O'Brien.
| Position | Round 7 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 6 | Northern Pride | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 132 | +21 | 8 |
* Sunday 3 May 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Norths Devils | 18 – 34 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Kieran Turner 1 Jay Aston 1 James Api-Ulugia 1 Goals: Ryan Hansen 3 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 2 Jason Roos 1 Brandon Boor* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Ben Laity Goals: 5 Chey Bird |
* Albert Bishop Park (Hedley Avenue, Nundah QLD) Referee: Adam Neale. Touch Judges: Brendon Rose and Ron Greentree.
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Ty Williams* – CE 4. Hezron Murgha – CE 5. Rod Jensen – WG 6. Luke Millwood – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Alex Starmer – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Tom Humble, 15. Josh Vaughan, 16. Matthew Bartlett*, 17. Ben Laity.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (knee).
* Northern Suburbs Devils: 1. Kieran Turner, 2. Georg Kepa, 3. Jace Brown, 4. Ben Hurrell, 5. Gideon Mzembe, 6. Asher Elemani, 7. Jason Connors, 13. Matt Gillett, 12. Ryan Hansen, 11. Eddy Purcell, 10. Troy Hansen, 9. Jay Aston, 8. Mark Leafa.
* Interchange: 14. Aaron Trinder, 15. Nathan Cleaver, 16. James Api Ulugia, 17. Josefa Davui.
* Coach: Kevin Carmichael.
* Note: This was Jason Roos and Chey Birds's 25th game for the Pride.
| Position | Round 8 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 150 | +37 | 10 |
* Saturday 9 May 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 34 – 16 | Mackay Cutters |
| Tries: Tom Humble 2 Ty Williams* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Manase Manuokafoa* 1 Alex Starmer 1 Goals: Chey Bird 5 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Daniel Abraham 1 Jardine Bobongie 1 Anthony Watts Goals: 2 Daniel Abraham |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Brendon Rose Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Adam Puet
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Ty Williams* – CE 4. Hezron Murgha – CE 5. Rod Jensen – WG 6. Luke Millwood – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 22. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Tom Humble, 16. Matthew Bartlett*, 17. Alex Starmer, 19. Jamie Frizzo.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (knee).
* Mackay Cutters: 1. Donald Malone, 2. Anthony Perkins, 3. Royston Lightning, 4. Sam Granville, 5. Chris Giumelli, 6. Daniel Abraham, 7. Todd Seymour, 13. Grant Moore, 12. Darren Griffiths, 11. Jardine Bobongie, 10. Joshua Rovelli, 9. Anthony Watts, 8. Dayne Weston.
* Interchange: 14. Roy Baira, 15. Michael Comerford, 16. Regan Hyde, 17. Jerome Iakimo.
* Coach: Shane Muspratt.
* Note: Cutter Roy Baira received a four-week ban from the Queensland Rugby League judiciary tribunal after being found guilty of a grade three reckless high tackle on Pride's Luke Millwood which broke his jaw. The Northern Pride were fined $3,000 after coach Dunemann questioned the leniency of the penalty. This was Mark Cantoni, Hezron Murgha and Chris Sheppard's 25th game for the Pride.
| Position | Round 9 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 166 | +55 | 12 |
* Saturday 16 May 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Central Comets | 28 – 26 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Tyron Haynes 2 Dallas Williams 2 Karl Johnson 1 Ian Webster1 Goals: Nat Bowman 2 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 2 Tom Humble 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Jamie Frizzo Goals: 2 Chey Bird 1 Tom Humble |
* Browne Park (Wandal, Rockhampton, QLD) Referee: Shane Spicer Touch Judges: Steve Kanowski and Jason McManus Interchange Official: Housh Fallah
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Ty Williams* – CE 4. Hezron Murgha – CE 5. Rod Jensen – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 11. Jamie Frizzo – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Gordon Rattler, 16. Matthew Bartlett*, 17. Alex Starmer, 20. Rod Griffin.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (knee), Luke Millwood (broken jaw).
* Central Comets: 1. Junior Auru, 2. Casey Lillyman, 3. Karl Johnson, 4. Tyron Haynes, 5. Dallas Williams, 6. Jade Williams, 7. Nat Bowman (c), 13. Mick Esdale, 12. Guy Williams, ,11. Alan Rothery, 10. Aaron Summers, 9. Ian Webster, 8. Gerard Parle.
* Interchange: 14. Marc Fickling, 15. Damien Major, 16. Liam Anlezark, 17. George Tuakura.
* Coach: Wayne Barnett.
| Position | Round 10 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 247 | 194 | +53 | 12 |
* Sunday 24 May 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Souths Logan Magpies | 16 – 30 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Shea Moylan 2 Sam Huihahau 1 Goals: Josh McCrone 2 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 2 Germaine Paulson 1 Chey Bird 1 Rod Jensen 1 Mark Cantoni Goals: 5 Chey Bird |
* Davies Park (West End, Brisbane, QLD) Referee: Clayton Sharpe Touch Judges: Michael Wise and Jon Kennedy Interchange Official: Gavin Adams
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 4. Rod Jensen – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – CE 14. Josh Vaughan – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 11. Jamie Frizzo – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK .
* Interchange: 15. Nick Slyney*, 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Chris Riesen, 18. Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (knee), Ty Williams* (last minute call up for North Queensland Cowboys), Luke Millwood (broken jaw), Luke Harlen (knee).
* Souths Logan Magpies: 1. Shea Moylan, 2. Sam Huihahau, 3. James Stuart, 4. Brad Cross, 5. Michael Brophy, 6. Phil Dennis (c), 7. Matt Smith, 13. Lewis Balcomb, 12. Andrew Edwards, 11. Josh White, 10. Liam Mcdonald, 9. Paul Stanley, 8. Nick Skinner.
* Interchange: 14. Chad Grintell, 15. Matt King, 16. ? 17. ?
* Coach: Paul Bramley.
| Position | Round 11 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 277 | 210 | +67 | 14 |
* Saturday 30 May 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 26 – 14 | Tweed Heads Seagulls |
| Tries: Tom Humble 2 Hezron Murgha 1 Germaine Paulson 1 Adam Mills 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 David Mead 1 Brad Davis 1 Kingi Akauola Goals: 1 Brad Davis |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Nick Kalpakidis Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Hezron Murgha – WG 3. Jamie Frizzo – CE 4. Rod Jensen – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Alex Starmer – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 15. Josh Vaughan, 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Rodney Griffin, 18. Adam Mills.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Millwood (broken jaw), Luke Harlen (knee).
* Tweed Heads Seagulls: 1. Ben Jeffery, 2. David Mead, 3. Jordan Atkins, 4. James Wood, 5. Cameron White, 6. Brad Davis, 7. Tim Maccan, 13. Ryan Simpkins, 12. Josh Graham, 11. Daniel Conn, 10. Brock Hunter, 9. Geoff Holcombe, 8. Will Matthews.
* Interchange: 14. Kingi Akauola, 15. Jake Leary, 16. Bodene Thompson, 17. Cody Nelson.
* Coach: Steve Lacey.
* Note: Only one North Queensland Cowboys player, (Nick Slyney*), was available for the Pride this week, due to State of Origin commitments, and the Pride team consisted of 16 local players.
| Position | Round 12 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 303 | 224 | +79 | 16 |
* Friday 5 June 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 22 – 8 | Ipswich Jets |
| Tries: Germaine Paulson 1 Rod Jensen 1 Tom Humble 1 Adam Mills 1 Goals: Chey Bird 3 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Lorenzo Maafu 1 Adam Boettcher Goals: 0 |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Justin Davis Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Mark Leigh
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Germaine Paulson – CE 4. Rod Jensen – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 16. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Richie Marsters, 15. Josh Vaughan, 18. Adam Mills, 22. Greg Byrnes.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Jamie Frizzo (broken cheekbone), Luke Millwood (broken jaw), Luke Harlen (knee).
* Ipswich Jets: 1. Troy Osullivan, 2. Ramon Filipine, 3. Jackson Nicolau, 4. Brendan Marshall, 5. Luke Walker, 6. Jeremy Golf, 7. Ian Lacey, 13. Dan Coburn, 12. Matt Mcphee, 11. Dan Fullarton, 10. Matthew White, 9. Michael Ryan, 8. Paul Stephenson.
* Interchange: 14. Adam Boettcher, 15. Tamati Talanoa, 16. Dale Robertson, 17. Tyson Lofipo.
* Coach: Glenn Lazarus.
* Note: This was a long weekend and all QCup games were played on Friday night. A first for the QRL.
| Position | Round 13 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 325 | 232 | +93 | 18 |
* Saturday 20 June 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Easts Tigers | 42 – 12 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Liam Campbell 2 Wade Liddell 2 Ryan Cullen 1 Isaac Kaufmann 1 Marcus Jensen 1 Goals: Nathan Pill 7 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Hezron Murgha 1 Rod Jensen Goals: 2 Chey Bird |
* Langlands Park (Stones Corner, Brisbane, QLD) Referee: Chris Butler. Touch Judges: Steve Kanowski and Peter Anderson. Interchange Official: Jason King.
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Hezron Murgha – WG 3. Germaine Paulson – CE 4. Rod Jensen – CE 5. Gordon Rattler – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Alex Starmer – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Brandon Boor*, 15. Josh Vaughan, 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Rod Griffin.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Millwood (broken jaw), Luke Harlen (knee).
* Easts Tigers: 1. Ryan Cullen, 2. Joe Richards, 3. Liam Campbell, 4. Tom Macgougan, 5. Wade Liddell, 6. Isaac Kaufmann, 7. Nathan Pill, 13. Anthony Boyd, 12. Marcus Jensen, 11. Mark Offerdahl, 10. Isaak Ah Mau, 9. Trent Young, 8. Ben Vaeau.
* Interchange: 14. Matt Cameron, 15. Fabian Soutar, 16. Wallace Solomona, 17. Arana Taumata.
* Coach: Jason Gainey.
* Note: This was Alex Starmer's 25th game for the Pride.
| Position | Round 14 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 337 | 274 | +63 | 18 |
* Saturday 27 June 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 30 – 18 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Dennis Sandow 1 Shane Neumann 1 Mark Page 1 Jack Pearson 1 Trent Hodkinson 1 Goals: Trent Hodkinson 5 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Rod Jensen 1 Greg Byrnes 1 Hezron Murgha Goals: 3 Chey Bird |
* Stockland Park (Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Kawana Waters, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Referee: Clayton Sharpe Touch Judges: Rod Spain and Andrew Wareham Interchange Official:Terry Pascoe Video Referee: Tony Maksoud
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Drew Campbell – WG 3. Germaine Paulson – CE 4. Rod Jensen – CE 5. Josh Vaughan – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 18. Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Callan Myles – HK 10. Greg Byrnes – PR 17. Chris Riesen – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Brandon Boor*, 15. Noel Underwood, 16. Rod Griffin, 18. Hezron Murgha.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chris Sheppard (hamstring), Luke Millwood (broken jaw), Luke Harlen (knee).
* Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles: 1. Dennis Sandow, 2. Michael Chapman, 3. Shane Neumann, 4. Ryan Walker, 5. Mark Page, 6. Jack Pearson, 7. Trent Hodkinson, 13. Jon Muir, 12. Andrew Gray, 11. Jon Grieve, 10. Vic Mauro, 9. Cameron Joyce, 8. Phil Morwood.
* Interchange: 14. Simon Allen, 15. Rob Godfrey, 16. Steven Mcphee, 17. Junior Palau.
* Coach: Brandon Costin.
* Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
| Position | Round 15 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 355 | 304 | +51 | 18 |
* Saturday 11 July 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 18 – 30 | Burleigh Bears |
| Tries: Jamie Frizzo 2 Jason Roos 1 Chris Riesen 1 Goals: Chris Riesen 1 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 3 Joel Rapana 2 Nick Parfitt Goals: 5 Nick Parfitt |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Michael Inman Touch Judges: Adam Puet and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Josh Vaughan – FB 2. Drew Campbell – WG 3. Germaine Paulson – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Brandon Boor* – WG 6. Richie Marsters – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Manase Manuokafoa* – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. James Tamou* – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Matthew Bartlett*, 15. Chris Riesen, 16. Luke Harlen, 17. Noel Underwood.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Rod Jensen, Mark Cantoni and Tom Humble (representative duties), Chey Bird (ribs).
* Burleigh Bears: 1. Marty Paulson, 2. Joel Rapana, 3. Adam Fielder, 4. Daniel Isaac, 5. Nick Parfitt, 6. Jacob Fauid, 7. Brent Mcconnell, 13. Matt Pow, 12. Robert Apanui, 11. Martin Griese, 10. Aaron Sweeney, 9. Kurt Sorensen, 8. Kale Burton.
* Interchange: 14. Ryan Wilson, 15. Tanu Wulf, 16. Brett O Farrell, 17. Jamie Judge.
* Coach: Jimmy Lenihan.
* Note: Rod Jensen, Mark Cantoni, Joel Riethmuller and Tom Humble were selected for the QRL XXXX Country Team on 4 July 2009, with Andrew Dunemann as coach. The XXX Country team won 32–28 and Mark Cantoni was Man of the Match. Jensen, Cantoni and Humble were then selected for the QRL Queensland Residents Team
| Position | Round 16 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 373 | 334 | +39 | 18 |
* Sunday 18 July 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 24 – 38 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: John Peterson 2 Shaun Cotter 1 David Georgiou 1 Goals: Matt Seamark 4 | Match Report | Tries: 2 Tom Humble 2 Jamie Frizzo 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Chris Riesen Goals: 5 Tom Humble |
* BMD Kougari Oval (Manly West, Brisbane, QLD) Referee: Clayton Sharpe. Touch Judges: Ron Greentree and Peter Anderson. Interchange Official: Tony Graham.
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Germaine Paulson – FB 2. Josh Vaughan – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Matthew Bartlett*, 15. Chris Riesen, 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Brandon Boor*.
* Reserve: 18. Rod Griffin.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chey Bird (ribs).
* Wynnum Manly Seagulls: 1. Simon Phillips, 2. Shaun Cotter, 3. Jason Moon, 4. David Georgiou, 5. David Seage, 6. Chris Birch, 7. Matt Seamark, 13. Adam Brideson, 12. Lachlan Morgan, 11. Luke Dalziel Don, 10. Will Scanlan, 9. Aoterangi Herangi, 8. Jason Williams.
* Interchange: 14. Chris Muckert, 15. Fili Sofa, 16. Jake Granville, 17. Brett Thomas.
* Coach: Shane Mcnally.
* Note: Jensen, Cantoni and Humble were selected for the QRL Queensland Residents Team
| Position | Round 17 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 411 | 358 | +53 | 20 |
* Saturday 25 July 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Redcliffe Dolphins | 24 – 54 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Liam Georgetown 3 Palmer Wapau 1 Goals: Liam Georgetown 4 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 4 Tom Humble 1 Germaine Paulson 1 Mark Cantoni 1 Luke Harlen 1 Matthew Bartlett* 1 Chris Riesen Goals: 9 Tom Humble |
* Dolphin Oval (Klingner Road, Redcliffe, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Attendance: Match Report Referee: Justin Davis Touch Judges: Steve Kanowski and Andrew Wareham Interchange Official: Jason King Video Referee: Tony Maksoud
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Germaine Paulson – FB 2. Josh Vaughan – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Matthew Bartlett*, 15. Chris Riesen, 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Brandon Boor*.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Chey Bird (ribs).
* Redcliffe Dolphins: 1. Liam Georgetown, 2. Alwyn Simpson, 3. Mitch Rivett, 4. Andrew Rickertt, 5. Piripi Neho Popata, 6. Ryan Ghetti, 7. Craig Priestly, 13. Matt Handcock, 12. Danny Burke, 11. Palmer Wapau, 10. James Crombie, 9. Tom Butterfield, 8. Chris Farrell.
* Interchange: 14. Allan Heldsinger, 15. Troy Lindsay, 16. Adam Marr, 17. Gene Vaafusuaga.
* Coach: Gary O'Brien.
* Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright. Tom Humble scored 34 points in this game, which was a Pride record for most points in a single game. Humble also scored 4 tries, which equalled the Pride's record held by Brett Anderson of 4 tries against the Mackay Cutters in the Pride's first ever game, Round 1 on 15 March 2008. This was Jamie Frizzo's 25th game for the Pride.
| Position | Round 18 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 465 | 382 | +83 | 22 |
* Saturday 1 August 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 22 – 18 | Norths Devils |
| Tries: Hezron Murgha 2 Rod Jensen 1 Tom Humble 1 Goals: Tom Humble 3 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Joe Bond 1 Daniel Ogden 1 Brendon Gibb 1 Gideon Mzembe Goals: 1 Asher Elemani |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Michael Inman Touch Judges: Adam Puet and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Daniel Caamano
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Germaine Paulson – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Matthew Bartlett*, 15. Chris Riesen, 16. Noel Underwood, 17. Brandon Boor*.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Norths Devils: 1. Joe Bond, 2. Daniel Ogden, 3. Josefa Davui, 4. Brendon Gibb, 5. Gideon Mzembe, 6. Scott Hurrell, 7. Matt Geyer, 13. Matt Gillett, 12. Aaron Trinder, 11. Fletcher Holmes, 10. Nathan Cleaver, 9. Jay Aston, 8. Mark Leafa.
* Interchange: 14. Asher Elemani, 15. James Sharkie, 16. Troy Hansen, 17. Eddy Purcell.
* Coach: Kevin Carmichael.
| Position | Round 19 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 487 | 400 | +87 | 24 |
* Sunday 9 August 2009 15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Mackay Cutters | 17 – 16 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Daniel Flynn 1 Luke Srama 1 Anthony Perkins 1 Goals: Craig Chapman 2 Field goals: Craig hapman 1 | Sin bin: Travis Burns* Sent off: Travis Burns* ----- Match Report | Tries: 2 Tom Humble 1 Jamie Frizzo Goals: 2 Tom Humble Field goals: |
* Mackay Junior Fields (Bridge Road, South Mackay, QLD) Referee: Justin Davis Touch Judges: Clinton Begg and Chris Anderson Interchange Official: Zane Wright
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Germaine Paulson – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Hezron Murgha – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Matthew Bartlett*, 16. Greg Byrnes, 17. Brandon Boor*, 19. Travis Burns*.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Mackay Cutters: 1. Daniel Flynn, 2. Michael Comerford, 3. Donald Malone, 4. Dean Tass, 5. Chris Giumelli, 6. Todd Seymour, 7. Craig Chapman, 13. Jardine Bobongie, 12. Jerome Iakimo, 11. Dayne Weston, 10. Joshua Rovelli, 9. Luke Srama, 8. Adam Walker.
* Interchange: 14. Roy Baira, 15. Bennett Smith, 16. Grant Moore, 17. Quinton Fielder.
* Coach: Shane Muspratt.
* Note: North Queensland Cowboys Travis Burns* was a late addition to the team. He was sin-binned in the second half and then sent off. This was the Pride debut for Travis Burns* (Player 047). This was Joel Riethmuller's 25th game for the Pride.
| Position | Round 20 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 3 | Northern Pride | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 503 | 417 | +86 | 24 |
* Saturday 15 August 2009 19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 32 – 10 | Central Comets |
| Tries: Chey Bird 1 Rod Jensen 1 Jamie Frizzo 1 Tom Humble 1 Travis Burns* 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Goals: Tom Humble 4 | Match Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Ian Webster 1 Mick Esdale Goals: 1 Gerard Parle |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Michael Inman Touch Judges: Adam Puet and Rob Dalziel Interchange Official: Mark Leigh
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Travis Burns* – HK 10. Luke Harlen – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Josh Vaughan, 15. Alex Starmer, 16. Chris Riesen, 19. Luke Millwood.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Jason Roos (ribs).
* Central Comets: 1. Tom Hewitt, 2. Matt Sing, 3. Karl Johnson, 4. Jade Williams, 5. Dallas Williams, 6. Ian Webster, 7. Nat Bowman (c), 13. Guy Williams, 12. Tyron Haynes, 11. Alan Rothery, 10. Aaron Summers, 9. Marc Fickling, 8. Gerard Parle.
* Interchange: 14. Mick Esdale, 15. Todd Titmus, 16. Liam Anlezark, 17. George Tuakura.
* Coach: Wayne Barnett.
* Note: Joel Riethmuller was placed on report for a dangerous tackle, but was found not guilty by the judiciary.
| Position | Round 21 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 2 | Northern Pride | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 535 | 427 | +108 | 26 |
* Friday 21 August 2009 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 29 – 18 | Souths Logan Magpies |
| Tries: Brandon Boor* 1 Rod Jensen 1 Germaine Paulson 1 Josh Vaughan 1 Alex Starmer 1 Goals: Tom Humble 4 Field goals: Chris Sheppard 1 | Match Report | Tries: 2 Andrew Edwards 1 Jack Reed Goals: 3 Brett Kelly Field goals: |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Clayton Sharpe Touch Judges: Michael Inman and Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Brandon Boor* – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Joel Riethmuller – HK 10. James Tamou* – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Chris Riesen – LK
* Interchange: 14. Josh Vaughan, 15. Alex Starmer, 17. Rod Griffin, 19. Luke Millwood.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (hand), Jason Roos (ribs).
* Souths Logan Magpies: 1. Shea Moylan, 2. Jack Reed, 3. Bradley Cross, 4. Adrian Purtell, 5. Brett Kelly, 6. Phil Dennis, 7. Matt Smith, 13. Glen Buttriss, 12. Joshua White, 11. Glen Turner, 10. Lewis Balcomb, 9. Matt King (c), 8. Daniel Joyce.
* Interchange: 14. Stewart Flanagan, 15. Kieran Whalley, 16. Sean Mcbride, 17. Andrew Edwards.
* Coach: Paul Bramley.
* Note: Barlow Park had been booked for the CDRU Grand Final, and so the CDRU game was played at 3.00pm and the Pride game was played at 8.00pm.
| Position | Round 22 – 2009 | P | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | Pts |
| 2 | Northern Pride | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 564 | 445 | +119 | 28 |

### 2009 Ladder

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Souths Logan Magpies | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 711 | 434 | +277 | 32 |
| 2 | Northern Pride | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 564 | 445 | +119 | 28 |
| 3 | Central Comets | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 508 | 499 | +9 | 26 |
| 4 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 562 | 508 | +54 | 25 |
| 5 | Norths Devils | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 559 | 524 | +35 | 22 |
| 6 | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 525 | 515 | +10 | 22 |
| 7 | Burleigh Bears | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 445 | 517 | −72 | 22 |
| 8 | Ipswich Jets | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 455 | 454 | +1 | 19 |
| 9 | Easts Tigers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 451 | 548 | −97 | 19 |
| 10 | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 484 | 548 | −64 | 18 |
| 11 | Redcliffe Dolphins | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 472 | 518 | −46 | 16 |
| 12 | Mackay Cutters | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 315 | 541 | −226 | 15 |

#### Northern Pride (regular season 2009)

* Win = 14 (9 of 11 home games, 5 of 11 away games)
* Loss = 8 (2 of 11 home games, 6 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 | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |

## Finals Series

In 2009, after using a five-team finals series for 10 years, the Queensland Cup used a six-team system.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Preliminary Finals | Preliminary Finals | Preliminary Finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| Souths Logan Magpies | Souths Logan Magpies | 16 | | | | | | |
| Tweed Heads Seagulls | Tweed Heads Seagulls | 8 | Northern Pride | Northern Pride | 22 | | | |
| | | | Central Comets | Central Comets | 10 | | | |
| Central Comets | Central Comets | 21 | | | | Northern Pride | Northern Pride | 18 |
| Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 14 | | | | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 32 |
| | | | Souths Logan Magpies | Souths Logan Magpies | 26 | | | |
| Northern Pride | Northern Pride | 44 | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 30 | | | |
| Norths Devils | Norths Devils | 16 | | | | | | |
* Saturday 29 August 2009 20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 44 – 16 | Norths Devils |
| Tries: Rod Jensen 3 Germaine Paulson 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Luke Millwood 1 Chris Riesen 1 Rod Griffin 1 Goals: Tom Humble 6 | Match report | Tries: 2 Josefa Davui 1 M Gillett Goals: 2 Asher Elemani |
* Barlow Park (Severin Street, Parramatta Park, QLD) Referee: Justin Davis Touch judges: Michael Inman, Adam Puet Interchange Official: Rob Dalziel
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Josh Vaughan – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Luke Millwood 10. Alex Starmer – PR 11. Nick Slyney* 12. Mark Cantoni 13. Joel Riethmuller
* Interchange: 15. Greg Byrnes, 16. Chris Riesen, 17. Rod Griffin, 19. Jason Roos.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (hand).
* Norths Devils: 1. Joe Bond, 2. Daniel Ogden, 3. Josefa Davui, 4. Adam Fletcher, 5. Gideon Mzembe, 6. Matt Geyer, 7. Asher Elemani, 13. Matt Gillett, 12. Aaron Trinder, 11. Eddy Purcell, 10. Troy Hansen, 9. Jay Aston, 8. Mark Leafa.
* Interchange: 14. Brendan Gibb, 15. James Api Ulugia, 16. James Sharkie, 17. Ryan Hansen.
* Coach: Kevin Carmichael.
* Saturday 5 September 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Northern Pride | 22 – 10 | Central Comets |
| Tries: Chey Bird 1 Tom Humble 1 Nick Slyney* 1 Rod Griffin 1 Goals: Tom Humble 3 | Match Report 1 Match Report 2 | Tries: 1 Tom Hewitt 1 Guy Williams Goals: 1 Nat Bowman |
* BMD Kougari Oval (Manly West, Brisbane, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV. Referee: Michael Wise. Touch judges: Steve Kanowski, Andrew Wareham. Interchange Official: Jason King. Video Referee: Tony Maksoud.
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Josh Vaughan – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Alex Starmer – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 15. Greg Byrnes, 16. Chris Riesen, 17. Rod Griffin, 18. Brandon Boor*.
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (hand).
* Central Comets: 1. Tom Hewitt, 2. Matt Sing, 3. Karl Johnson, 4. Tyron Haynes, 5. Dallas Williams, 6. Nat Bowman, 7. Marc Fickling, 13. Mick Esdale, 12. Guy Williams, 11. Alan Rothery, 10. Aaron Summers, 9. Ian Webster, 8. George Tuakura.
* Interchange: 14. Pj Marsh, 15. Jade Williams, 16. Liam Anlezark, 17. Gerard Parle.
* Coach: Wayne Barnett.
* Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright. This match was supposed to be a Pride home game, but it was moved to a neutral venue as the ABC could not provide an outside broadcast unit – Report

### Grand Final

* Saturday 12 September 2009 14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
| Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles | 32 – 18 | Northern Pride |
| Tries: Shane Neumann 3 Trent Hodkinson 1 Tony Williams 1 Michael Chapman 1 Ryan Walker 1 Goals: Trent Hodkinson 2 | 1st: 8 – 12 2nd: 10 – 20 QRL Report Cairns Post Report Video Highlights | Tries: 1 Rod Jensen 1 Tom Humble 1 Jamie Frizzo Goals: 3 Tom Humble |
* Stockland Park (Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina, Kawana Waters, QLD) Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Clayton Sharpe Touch judges: David Shaw, Steve Kanowski Interchange Officials: Jason King and Tony Graham Video Referee: Tony Maksoud Player of the Match: Tony Williams (Sunshine Coast)
* Skill360 Northern Pride: 1. Chey Bird – FB 2. Josh Vaughan – WG 3. Rod Jensen – CE 4. Jamie Frizzo – CE 5. Germaine Paulson – WG 6. Tom Humble – FE 7. Chris Sheppard (c) – HB 8. Ben Laity – PR 9. Jason Roos – HK 10. Alex Starmer – PR 11. Nick Slyney* – SR 12. Mark Cantoni – SR 13. Joel Riethmuller – LK
* Interchange: 14. Luke Millwood, 15. Greg Byrnes, 16. Chris Riesen, 17. Rod Griffin, .
* * = Cowboys allocation.
* Unavailable: Luke Harlen (hand).
* Note: Broadcast live on ABC 1 TV with ABC Sport's Gerry Collins, Warren Boland and David Wright.
| Northern Pride | Position | Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles |
| Chey Bird | FB | Dennis Sandow |
| Josh Vaughan | WG | Michael Chapman |
| Rod Jensen | CE | Shane Neumann |
| Jamie Frizzo | CE | Andrew Suniula |
| Germaine Paulson | WG | Ryan Walker |
| Tom Humble | FE | Tony Williams |
| Chris Sheppard (c) | HB | Trent Hodkinson |
| Ben Laity | PR | Phil Morwood |
| Jason Roos | HK | Cameron Joyce (c) |
| Alex Starmer | PR | Junior Palau |
| Nick Slyney* | SR | Vic Mauro |
| Mark Cantoni | SR | Jon Grieve |
| Joel Riethmuller | LK | Jon Muir |
| Luke Millwood | Bench | Tim Browne |
| Greg Byrnes | Bench | Rob Godfrey |
| Chris Reisen | Bench | Steve McPhee |
| Rod Griffin | Bench | Heath L'Estrange |
| Andrew Dunemann | Coach | Brandon Costin |
The Northern Pride, who finished the regular season in second, qualified for their first Grand Final after a 22–10 win over the Central Comets in the preliminary final. They were joined by the Sunshine Coast, who finished fourth in their return season, after they defeated reigning premiers Souths Logan 30–26 in the preliminary final.

#### First half

The Pride opened the scoring in the fifth minute when they created a huge overlap, with centre Jamie Frizzo finishing off the play with a try. The Sunshine Coast responded quickly when five-eighth Tony Williams bumped off a defender and threw an offload to centre Shane Neumann who crossed for his first try. The Sea Eagles hit the lead in the 27th minute when winger Michael Chapman scored untouched in the corner. They scored again four minutes later when Ryan Walker scored in the opposite corner. Poor goal kicking kept the Pride in the contest, as Williams missed all three conversion attempts. The Pride converted a penalty from right in front on the stroke of half time to trail by just eight at the break.

#### Second half

The Sunshine Coast extended the lead to 10 in the 47th minute when Williams dived over for a try of his own. The Sea Eagles kept the points coming when Neumann dived over in the corner for his second just six minutes later. With just over 10 minutes remaining, the Pride gave themselves a chance when Rod Jensen scored and cut the Sea Eagles' lead to 10. Three minutes later, the Sunshine Coast all but sealed victory when halfback Trent Hodkinson scored close to the posts. The Pride scored a late consolation try when Humble latched onto a wayward Sea Eagles' pass and ran 80 metres to score under the uprights. In the final minute, Neumann crossed for his hat trick as the Sea Eagles' wrapped up a 14-point victory.
Tony Williams, who was awarded the Duncan Hall Medal, and second rower Vic Mauro would go onto play in the Manly Sea Eagles' 2011 NRL Grand Final win over the New Zealand Warriors.

## 2009 Northern Pride players

| Pride player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Pts |
| Adam Mills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alex Starmer | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ben Laity | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callan Myles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chey Bird | 20 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 88 |
| Chris Riesen | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Chris Sheppard | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Drew Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Paulson | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Greg Byrnes | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gordon Rattler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hezron Murgha | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jamie Frizzo | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jason Roos | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Joel Riethmuller | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Vaughan | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Luke Harlen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Millwood | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Cantoni | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Noel Underwood | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy To'oto'o-ulugia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Marsters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Griffin | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rod Jensen | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Tom Humble | 24 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 174 |

### North Queensland Cowboys who played for the Pride in 2009

| Cowboys player | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Pts |
| Brandon Boor* | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Carl Webb* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Amos* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Pangai* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| James Tamou* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Williams* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Manase Manuokafoa* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Matthew Bartlett* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Slyney* | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Travis Burns* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ty Williams* | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |

## 2009 venues

The Pride played matches at 15 different venues this year, 14 in Queensland and one in NSW:
* Pride Oval, Cairns.
* NQ Hardware Stadium, Atherton.
* Barlow Park, Cairns.
* Ned Byrne Oval, Kingscliff.
* Briggs Rd Sporting Complex, (Ipswich.
* Pizzey Park, Gold Coast.
* Albert Bishop Park, Nundah.
* Browne Park, Rockhampton.
* Davies Park, Brisbane.
* Langlands Park, Brisbane.
* Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast.
* BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane.
* Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.
* Mackay Junior Fields, Mackay.
* BMD Kougari Oval, Brisbane.

## 2009 Televised Games

In 2009 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.
The Round 1 match against Tweed Heads Seagulls at Cudgen Oval was scheduled to be televised, but the satellite dish needed for the link was being used for news coverage of the Moreton Island oil spill, and so ABC1 showed the match between Norths Devils and Easts Tigers instead.
The Pride appeared in five televised games this season:
* Round 5: Northern Pride lost to Burleigh Bears 10–30 at Pizzey Park, Gold Coast.
* Round 15: Northern Pride lost 18–30 to Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles at Stockland Park, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast.
* Round 18: Northern Pride beat Redcliffe Dolphins 54–24 at Dolphin Oval, Redcliffe.
* Semi-Final: Northern Pride beat Central Comets 22–10 at BMD Kougari Oval, Wynnum.
* Grand Final: Northern Pride lost to Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles 18–32 at Stockland Park, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast.