North Queensland Cowboys - Season Summary
- Coach
- Todd Payten
- Captains
- Tom Dearden (12)
- Reuben Cotter (11)
- Scott Drinkwater (2)
- Biggest home crowd
- 25,461 (vs. Brisbane in round 21)
- Average home crowd
- 19,610
- Top pointscorer
- Jake Clifford (140)
- Top tryscorer
- Braidon Burns (14)
Results
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| 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 | R Cotter, 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 Dearden | 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 7:30pm | Round 26 | H | Wests Tigers | | | - | T Dearden | T Payten | QLD C. Bank | | | >Head To Head |
| Sep 5 | Sat 5:30pm | Round 27 | H | Canberra | | | - | | | QLD C. Bank | | | >Head To Head |
24 games
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Legend
H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw
Players
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| Player ↓ | Age | Born | Rep | App | Int | Tot | T | G | FG | Pts | B | S | |
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| BATEMAN, John | 32 | Bradford |   | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| BURNS, Braidon | 30 | Dubbo |
| 18 | - | 18 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 1 | - | List |
| CHESTER, Tom | 25 | Townsville |
| 21 | - | 21 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 1 | - | List |
| CLIFFORD, Jake | 28 | Cairns |
| 21 | - | 21 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 140 | - | - | List |
| COTTER, Reuben | 27 | Mackay |    | 19 | - | 19 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | List |
| DEARDEN, Tom | 25 | Toowoomba | | 11 | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| DERBY, Robert | 24 | Port Moresby |  | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| DRINKWATER, Scott | 29 | Sydney |
| 22 | - | 22 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 78 | - | - | List |
| EDWARDS, Harrison | 25 | Sydney | | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| GREIG, Wiremu | 26 | Whangārei | | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| HERDEGEN, Zac | 20 | Wollongong |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| HESS, Coen | 30 | Bundaberg | | 8 | 14 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| KERRISK, Xavier | 20 | Mackay |
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| KING, Ethan | 24 | Sydney |
| - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| KIRA, Mason | 21 | Auckland |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| LAHRS, Kaiden | 20 | Canberra | | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| LAYBUTT, Zac | 24 | Bundaberg | | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| LODGE, Matt | 31 | Sydney |
| 3 | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | List |
| LUKE, Soni | 30 | Sydney |  | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| LUKI, Heilum | 25 | Cairns |  | 22 | - | 22 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 1 | - | List |
| McINTYRE, Sam | 28 | Canberra | | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | List |
| MAHONEY, Reed | 28 | Nambour | | 19 | - | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | List |
| MIKAELE, Thomas | 28 | Auckland |
| 9 | 10 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| NANAI, Jeremiah | 23 | Henderson | | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 16 | - | - | List |
| NEAME, Griffin | 25 | Greymouth |  | 7 | 14 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | List |
| O'DONNELL, Kai | 27 | Proserpine |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | List |
| PURDUE, Jaxon | 21 | Mackay |
| 22 | - | 22 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 1 | - | List |
| SUTTON, Liam | 23 | Camden |
| 4 | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | - | List |
| TAULAGI, Murray | 27 | Auckland | | 17 | - | 17 | 11 | - | - | 44 | - | - | List |
| TAUMALOLO, Jason | 33 | Auckland |  | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | List |
| WALSH, James | 21 | Gold Coast |
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| 31 players | 26.24 | | 3 cur. / 17 tot. | 22 matches | 91 | 73 | 3 | 514 | 9 | 0 | |
* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Ages listed based on 15 Aug 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, News Reports
