2012. While one club great retired, another emerged, with Aaron Payne making his debut in Round 12. Payne would go onto play 219 games for the club and start at hooker in their first ever Grand Final appearance in 2005. Milestones Round 1: Ken McGuinness, Matt Sing and David Thompson made their debuts for the club. Round 1: Matt Petersen made his NRL debut. Round 4: Ashley Alberts and Ty Williams made their NRL debuts. Round 5: Jaiman Lowe made his NRL debut. Round 7: Glenn Morrison played his 50th game for the club. Round 8: Nathan Fien played his 50th game for the club. Round 10: Ben Laity made his NRL debut. Round 12: Aaron Payne and Simon Phillips made their NRL debuts. Round 15: Tevita Amone made his debut for the club. Round 19: Derrick Watkins made his NRL debut. Round 21: Paul Bowman played his 100th game for the club. Squad List Squad Movement 2002 Gains 2002 Losses Ladder Fixtures Regular season Statistics Source: Representatives The following players played a representative match in 2002. Honours Club Player of the Year: Matt Sing Players' Player: Matt Sing Club Person of the Year: Martin Locke Feeder Clubs Queensland Cup North Queensland Young Guns - 6th, missed finals References North Queensland Cowboys seasons North Queensland Cowboys season