2025 North Queensland Cowboys Women season

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2025 North Queensland Cowboys Women season
Team information
CEOJeff Reibel
Coach Ricky Henry
Captain
Stadium Queensland Country Bank Stadium
  2024 2026 

The 2025 North Queensland Cowboys Women season will be the 3rd in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Henry and captained by Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden, they will compete in the NRLW's 2025 Telstra Women's Premiership.

Contents

Season summary

Milestones

Squad

North Queensland Cowboys 2025 NRLW Squad
NRLW Squad – 2025 seasonCoaching Staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • David Faiumu
  • Alicia-Kate Hawke
  • Anita Creenaune (Head of Elite Programs)
  • Daniel Strickland (Head of Performance)
  • Larissa Di Bella (Sports Scientist)
  • Ebony Bray (Team Doctor)
  • Maggie Dwyer (Physiotherapist)

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 25 November 2024
Source(s): NQ Cowboys

Squad movement

Gains

PlayerSigned FromUntil End ofNotes
Najvada George Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
2027
[1]
Abigail Roache Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
2027
[2]

Losses

PlayerSigned ToUntil End ofNotes
Harata Butler Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
2026
v
Jetaya Faifua Released
[3]
Shellie Long Released
[3]
Sareka Mooka Released
[3]
Vitalina Naikore Released
[3]
Shaniah Power Released
[3]
Lavinia Tauhalaliku Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
2027
[4]
Jazmon Tupou-Witchman Released
[3]

Ladder

Fixtures

Regular season

DateRoundOpponentVenueScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
Saturday, 5 JulyRound 1 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans QCB Stadium
Saturday, 12 JulyRound 2 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights QCB Stadium
Saturday, 19 JulyRound 3 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Sharks Stadium
Saturday, 26 JulyRound 4 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders QCB Stadium
Sunday, 3 AugustRound 5 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors McDonald Jones Stadium
Sunday, 10 AugustRound 6 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels CommBank Stadium
Sunday, 17 AugustRound 7 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs QCB Stadium
Sunday, 24 AugustRound 8 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Leichhardt Oval
Saturday, 30 AugustRound 9 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters QCB Stadium
Saturday, 6 SeptemberRound 10 St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons WIN Stadium
Saturday, 13 SeptemberRound 11 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos Totally Workwear Stadium
Legend:   Win  Loss  Draw  Bye

Statistics

Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2025.

Honours

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References

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  4. "Queensland-based trio three latest NRLW signings". NZ Warriors. 18 September 2024.