2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

North Queensland Cowboys - Season Summary

Summary
Detail

Coach: Todd Payten
Captains: Tom Dearden (13); Reuben Cotter (10); Scott Drinkwater (2)
Biggest home crowd: 25,461 (vs. Brisbane in round 21)
Average home crowd: 19,415

Top pointscorer: Jake Clifford (144)
Top tryscorer: Braidon Burns (16)

Results

Date	Day	Competition		Opposition		Score			Captain(s)	Coach(es)	Venue	Crowd	Rank
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Feb 28	Sat 6:15pm	Round 1	A *	Newcastle	L	18	-	28	T Dearden	T Payten	Allegiant	45,719	17th	>
Mar 14	Sat 3:00pm	Round 2	A	Wests Tigers	L	16	-	44	T Dearden	T Payten	Leichhardt	17,367	16th	>
22	Sun 5:15pm	Round 3	H	Gold Coast	W	30	-	16	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	16,999	16th	>
28	Sat 6:35pm	Round 4	H	Melbourne	W	28	-	24	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	20,931	13th	>
Apr 4	Sat 5:30pm	Round 5	A	St Geo Illa	W	32	-	0	T Dearden	T Payten	SGV Jubilee	8,491	6th	>
10	Fri 8:00pm	Round 6	A	Brisbane	W	35	-	31	T Dearden	T Payten	Suncorp	45,582	8th	>
16	Thu 7:50pm	Round 7	H	Manly	L	6	-	38	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	17,476	9th	>
24	Fri 6:00pm	Round 8	H	Cronulla	W	46	-	34	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	17,888	5th	>
May 1	Fri 6:00pm	Round 9	A	Canterbury	W	28	-	12	T Dearden	T Payten	Accor	15,132	6th	>
8	Fri 8:00pm	Round 10	H	Parramatta	L	30	-	33	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	17,827	6th	>
16	Sat 5:30pm	Round 11	A *	Sydney	W	18	-	12	R Cotter	T Payten	Suncorp	49,602	8th	>
24	Sun 4:05pm	Round 12	H	Souths	W	30	-	18	S Drinkwater	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	18,888	6th	>
31	Sun 4:05pm	Round 13	A	Canberra	L	12	-	26	S Drinkwater	T Payten	GIO	12,258	9th	>
Jun 6	Sat 5:30pm	Round 14	H	Dolphins	L	14	-	40	R Cotter	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	21,911	10th	>
		Round 15		[bye]			-						9th
21	Sun 4:00pm	Round 16	A *	Warriors	L	20	-	38	R Cotter	T Payten	One NZ	25,365	9th	>
27	Sat 5:30pm	Round 17	H	Penrith	W	26	-	12	R Cotter	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	22,888	9th	>
		Round 18		[bye]			-						9th
Jul 12	Sun 4:05pm	Round 19	A	Manly	W	19	-	18	R Cotter	T Payten	4 Pines	16,892	9th	>
19	Sun 4:05pm	Round 20	A	Dolphins	L	16	-	36	R Cotter	T Payten	Suncorp	35,213	8th	>
25	Sat 7:35pm	Round 21	H	Brisbane	W	18	-	10	R Cotter	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	25,461	8th	>
30	Thu 7:50pm	Round 22	H	Sydney	L	12	-	82	R Cotter	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	15,835	8th	>
Aug 6	Thu 7:50pm	Round 23	A	Gold Coast	W	30	-	8	R Cotter	T Payten	Cbus Super	11,743	7th	>
15	Sat 5:30pm	Round 24	A	Parramatta	L	30	-	32	R Cotter	T Payten	CommBank	12,804	8th	>
		Round 25		[bye]			-						8th
29	Sat 7:35pm	Round 26	H	Wests Tigers	W	24	-	10	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	17,888	8th	>
Sep 5	Sat 5:30pm	Round 27	H	Canberra	L	30	-	50	T Dearden	T Payten	QLD C. Bank	18,982	8th	>
12	Sat 7:50pm	Elim Final	A *	Cronulla	L	16	-	26	T Dearden	T Payten	Allianz	17,429	-	>

25 games
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H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

Player ↓	Age	Born	Rep	App	Int	Tot	T	G	FG	Pts	B	S
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BATEMAN, John	32	Bradford		2	5	7	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
BURNS, Braidon	30	Dubbo		21	-	21	16	-	-	64	1	-	List
CHESTER, Tom	25	Townsville		24	-	24	11	-	-	44	1	-	List
CLIFFORD, Jake	28	Cairns		24	-	24	9	53	1	144	-	-	List
COTTER, Reuben	27	Mackay		22	-	22	3	-	-	12	3	-	List
DEARDEN, Tom	25	Toowoomba		14	-	14	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
DERBY, Robert	24	Port Moresby		2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
DRINKWATER, Scott	29	Sydney		25	-	25	10	31	2	104	-	-	List
EDWARDS, Harrison	25	Sydney		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
GREIG, Wiremu	26	Whangārei		-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
HERDEGEN, Zac	20	Wollongong		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HESS, Coen	30	Bundaberg		9	16	25	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
KERRISK, Xavier	20	Mackay		-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
KING, Ethan	24	Sydney		-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAHRS, Kaiden	20	Canberra		-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
LAYBUTT, Zac	24	Bundaberg		19	1	20	3	-	-	12	-	-	List
LODGE, Matt	31	Sydney		3	12	15	-	-	-	-	1	-	List
LUKE, Soni	30	Sydney		3	16	19	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
LUKI, Heilum	25	Cairns		25	-	25	11	-	-	44	1	-	List
McINTYRE, Sam	28	Canberra		10	6	16	1	-	-	4	-	-	List
MAHONEY, Reed	28	Nambour		22	-	22	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
MIKAELE, Thomas	28	Auckland		9	12	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
NANAI, Jeremiah	23	Henderson		8	2	10	4	-	-	16	-	-	List
NEAME, Griffin	25	Greymouth		9	14	23	-	-	-	-	-	-	List
O'DONNELL, Kai	27	Proserpine		5	2	7	-	-	-	-	1	-	List
PURDUE, Jaxon	21	Mackay		25	-	25	10	-	-	40	1	-	List
SUTTON, Liam	23	Camden		4	-	4	2	-	-	8	-	-	List
TAULAGI, Murray	27	Auckland		17	-	17	11	-	-	44	-	-	List
TAUMALOLO, Jason	33	Auckland		23	1	24	2	-	-	8	1	-	List
WALSH, James	21	Gold Coast		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
30 players	26.49		11 cur. / 21 tot.	25 matches			103	84	3	584	10	0

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 12 Sep 2026. Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

Sources:Official League Website

2026 Telstra NRL Premiership

North Queensland Cowboys - Season Summary

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