Javid Bowen

Javid Bowen (born 30 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and winger for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Javid Bowen
Bowen playing for the Roosters' Under-20s in 2012
Personal information
Born (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– North Qld Cowboys 36 10 0 0 40
As of 21 July 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Cairns, Queensland, Bowen is of Indigenous Australian and Māori descent.[2] He is the nephew of professional rugby league footballers, Matt and Brenton Bowen. Bowen grew up in the small Cape York Aboriginal community of Hopevale and attended Abergworie College, where he played his junior rugby league.

Playing career

Early career

After completing his schooling, Bowen was signed by the Sydney Roosters, playing for their SG Ball Cup side in 2011. In early 2012, Bowen returned to Queensland, joining the North Queensland Cowboys and playing for their Under-20s side. He played 30 games between 2012 and 2013, scoring 23 tries and kicking 9 goals for 110 points.[3] In June 2013, his form in the NYC was rewarded with a three-year NRL contract with the Cowboys, until the end of 2016.[4]

In February 2014, Bowen was a member of the Cowboys' NRL Auckland Nines winning side, scoring two tries in the tournament.[5]

Bowen would spend the rest of the 2014 season playing for the Cowboys' Queensland Cup affiliate side, the Northern Pride. In July 2014, Bowen represented the Queensland Residents side, scoring a try in their 24-16 win over New South Wales. In September 2014, Bowen was a member of the Northern Pride's Grand Final win over the Easts Tigers, scoring two tries.[6] A week later, Bowen scored a hat trick and was named Man of the Match in the inaugural NRL State Championship game, in which the Pride defeated the Penrith Panthers, 32-28.[7] In his first season at the Pride, Bowen played 23 games and scored 12 tries.

In January 2015, Bowen was a member of the QAS Emerging Maroons squad.[8] Later that month, Bowen was selected in the Cowboys' squad for the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. Bowen once again spent the season playing for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. In May 2015, Bowen was selected for the Queensland Residents side for the second straight year, scoring a try in their 36-32 win over New South Wales.

2016

In Round 5, Bowen made his first grade debut for the Cowboys, scoring a try in his side's 36-0 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[9] Bowen finished his first of the NRL season with 4 tries in 10 games, which included starting at centre in two of the Cowboys' finals games.[10]

2017

Bowen played 13 games in 2017, scoring three tries. Mainly used as a back-up, he spent time playing for the Northern Pride and filling in at wing and centre for the injured Antonio Winterstein and Justin O'Neill.

2018

Due to an injury to regular starter Kane Linnett, Bowen started the 2018 NRL season at centre, playing in the Cowboys' first five games.[11] Following a defeat by the New Zealand Warriors in Round 5, he was sent back to play for the Northern Pride. He would make just one more appearance for the Cowboys, in their Round 15 loss to the Warriors.

On 11 October, he re-signed with the Cowboys on a one-year deal.[12]

2019

Bowen played just seven games for the Cowboys in 2019, spending the majority of the season playing for the Northern Pride. For the Cowboys, he started six games on the wing and one at centre, scoring two tries.

On 13 September 2019, it was announced that he would not be re-signed by the Cowboys.[13]

2020

Bowen joined the Northern Pride full-time for the 2020 season, captaining the side. He played just one game for the club that year after the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

2021

On 3 February, after undertaking pre-season training with the club, Bowen re-joined the North Queensland Cowboys, signing a one-year deal.[15]

Achievements and accolades

Individual

Team

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[16]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2016 North Queensland 1040—016
2017 North Queensland 1330—012
2018 North Queensland 610—04
2019 North Queensland 720—08
Career totals 36 10 0 — 0 40

References
  1. "Javid Bowen - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 30 March 1993. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. "North Queensland Cowboys takeout NRL Nines title". Māori Television. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. "B". Nyc Database. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. "Javid Bowen signs Cowboys NRL contract". Zero Tackle. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. "Javid to bring back the Bowen magic". NRL. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Northern Pride simply the best". QRL. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. "QAS Emerging squads 2015". QRL. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  9. "Category". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  10. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  11. https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/cowboys/javid-bowen-gets-chance-to-shine-after-being-named-to-face-sharks/news-story/6c5b8c1ea43640bf593bae0c7ff4f023
  12. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2018/10/11/four-more-signings-for-cowboys/
  13. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/09/13/cowboys-to-farewell-eight-players/
  14. "Northern Pride captain Javid Bowen excited for new campaign". The Cairns Post. 22 October 2020.
  15. "Cowboys sign Bowen". NQ Cowboys. 3 February 2021.
  16. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/javid-bowen/summary.html
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