Wests Tigers 50–6 North Queensland Cowboys — Qualifying Final, 2005 NRL Finals Series
9 Sep 2005 · Telstra Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW · Attendance: 26,463
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Qualifying Final, 2005 NRL finals series: Wests Tigers 50–6 North Queensland Cowboys, at Telstra Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW on 9 Sep 2005.
Sourcing caveat: No try-scoring minutes were found for this fixture.
Scorers
| Wests Tigers | Tries: Hodgson; Hodgson; Hodgson; Elford; Fitzhenry; Fulton; Richards; Whatuira Goals: Hodgson (9/9 conversions) |
| North Queensland Cowboys | Tries: Sing Goals: Hannay (1/1 conversion) |
Team sheets
| Wests Tigers | North Queensland Cowboys | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Hodgson | Fullback | Matt Bowen | 1 |
| 2 | Daniel Fitzhenry | Wing | Ty Williams | 2 |
| 3 | Shane Elford | Centre | Josh Hannay | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Whatuira | Centre | Paul Bowman | 4 |
| 5 | Pat Richards | Wing | Matt Sing | 5 |
| 6 | Benji Marshall | Five-Eighth | Johnathan Thurston | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Prince (c) | Halfback | Brett Firman | 7 |
| 8 | Anthony Laffranchi | Prop | Paul Rauhihi | 8 |
| 9 | Robbie Farah | Hooker | Aaron Payne | 9 |
| 10 | John Skandalis | Prop | Shane Tronc | 10 |
| 11 | Ben Galea | Second Row | Steve Southern | 11 |
| 12 | Mark O'Neill | Second Row | Luke O'Donnell | 12 |
| 13 | Dene Halatau | Lock | Travis Norton (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Liam Fulton | Jacob Lillyman | 15 | |
| 15 | Chris Heighington | Justin Smith | 16 | |
| 16 | Bronson Harrison | Mitchell Sargent | 17 | |
| 17 | Bryce Gibbs | David Faiumu | 18 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Graham Murray | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Paul Simpkins |
Match report
In their first-ever finals match, the minor-premiership-chasing Wests Tigers produced a demolition job, leading 14-6 at the break before running away with it. Fullback Brett Hodgson set a club finals record with 30 individual points (3 tries, 9/9 goals), while the Cowboys — who had squeaked into 8th — never threatened after Matt Sing's consolation try.