2024 North Queensland Cowboys season | ||||
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NRL Rank | 2nd | |||
2024 record | Wins: 2; draws: 0; losses: 0 | |||
Points scored | For: 64; against: 38 | |||
Team information | ||||
CEO | Jeff Reibel | |||
Coach | Todd Payten | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | |||
Avg. attendance | 18,986 | |||
High attendance | 18,896 (vs. Newcastle, Round 2) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Tom Dearden Kyle Feldt Kyle Laybutt Jeremiah Nanai (2) | |||
Goals | Valentine Holmes (9) | |||
Points | Valentine Holmes (22) | |||
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The 2024 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 30th in the club's history. Coached by Todd Payten and captained by Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden, they compete in the NRL's 2024 Telstra Premiership. Cotter and Dearden captain the club for the first time, replacing Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend. [1]
Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad | Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 18 February 2024 |
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Jake Clifford | Hull F.C. | 2024 | |
Tom Mikaele | Warrington Wolves | 2024 | |
Viliami Vailea | New Zealand Warriors | 2025 |
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Jake Bourke | Townsville Blackhawks | 2024 | |
Mitch Dunn | Retired | – | |
Brendan Elliot | Released | – | |
Ben Hampton | Released | – | |
Peta Hiku | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2026 | |
Luciano Leilua | St George Illawarra Dragons | 2026 | |
Sylvester Namo | Castleford Tigers | 2025 | |
Riley Price | Penrith Panthers | 2025 | |
Taniela Sadrugu | CA Brive | 2024 | |
Gehamat Shibasaki | Townsville Blackhawks | 2024 | |
James Tamou | Townsville Blackhawks | 2024 | |
Ragarive Wavik | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canberra Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 4 | Advance to finals series |
2 | North Queensland Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 4 | |
3 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 4 | |
4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 4 | |
5 | Melbourne Storm | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 4 | |
6 | Dolphins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 2 | |
7 | Parramatta Eels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 2 | |
8 | Sydney Roosters | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 2 | |
9 | Brisbane Broncos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Penrith Panthers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 2 | |
12 | Wests Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 2 | |
13 | Gold Coast Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 2 | |
14 | New Zealand Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 0 | |
15 | Newcastle Knights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 0 | |
16 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 0 | |
17 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 0 |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Saturday, 18 February | Trial 1 | Brisbane Broncos | BB Print Stadium | 20 – 46 | Finefeuiaki, Mullany, Purdue, Valemei | Mullany (1/1), Purdue (1/1), Duffy (0/2) | 5,332 | |||
Sunday, 25 February | Trial 2 | Canberra Raiders | Seiffert Oval | 36 – 26 | Feldt (3), Mikaele (2), Laybutt, Taulagi | Holmes (2/4), Drinkwater (1/2), Laybutt (1/1) | 6,048 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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Sunday, 10 March | Round 1 | Dolphins | Suncorp Stadium | 43 – 18 | Laybutt (2), Dearden, Feldt, Luki, Nanai, Taulagi | Holmes (7/7), Townsend (1 FG) | 32,477 | |||
Saturday, 16 March | Round 2 | Newcastle Knights | QCB Stadium | 21 – 20 | Dearden, Feldt, Nanai, Townsend | Holmes (3/5), Townsend (1 FG) | 18,986 | |||
Saturday, 23 March | Round 3 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium | |||||||
Friday, 29 March | Round 4 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium | |||||||
Sunday, 7 April | Round 5 | Gold Coast Titans | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 13 April | Round 6 | Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium | |||||||
Sunday, 21 April | Round 7 | Cronulla Sharks | PointsBet Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 27 April | Round 8 | Penrith Panthers | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 4 May | Round 9 | Dolphins | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Sunday, 12 May | Round 10 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 18 May | Round 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Suncorp Stadium | |||||||
Friday, 24 May | Round 12 | Wests Tigers | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Sunday, 2 June | Round 13 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 8 June | Round 14 | NZ Warriors | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Friday, 14 June | Round 15 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | |||||||
Round 16 | Bye | |||||||||
Sunday, 30 June | Round 17 | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 6 July | Round 18 | Manly Sea Eagles | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Round 19 | Bye | |||||||||
Sunday, 21 July | Round 20 | Canterbury | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 27 July | Round 21 | Cronulla Sharks | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Thursday, 1 August | Round 22 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 10 August | Round 23 | Brisbane Broncos | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 17 August | Round 24 | Canberra Raiders | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Round 25 | Bye | |||||||||
Thursday, 29 August | Round 26 | Melbourne Storm | QCB Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 7 September | Round 27 | Canterbury | Stadium Australia | |||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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Reuben Cotter | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Tom Dearden | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Scott Drinkwater | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Feldt | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Jake Granville | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Valentine Holmes | 2 | - | 9 | - | 18 |
Zac Laybutt | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Heilum Luki | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Sam McIntyre | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Jordan McLean | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Jeremiah Nanai | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Griffin Neame | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Reece Robson | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Murray Taulagi | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Jason Taumalolo | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Chad Townsend | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 |
Totals | 11 | 9 | 2 | 64 |
Source: [19]
The following players played a representative match in 2024.
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