Coached by Shane Muspratt and captained by Jardine Bobongie, they competed in the QRL's Wizard Cup.
A 10–34 loss to the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the final game of the regular season saw them finish last on points differential.
Local junior Jardine Bobongie joined the club in 2009 and won their Player of the Year award after spending the 2008 season playing for the St George Illawarra Dragons' New South Wales Cup side.
He would go on to play an influential role in their maiden premiership four years later, captaining the side in the Grand Final victory.
The following players contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys played for the Cutters in 2009: Mitchell Achurch, Ben Farrar, Ben Harris, Shannon Hegarty, Antonio Kaufusi, Donald Malone, Anthony Perkins, Steve Rapira, Grant Rovelli, Anthony Watts and Dayne Weston.