| 2025 North Queensland Cowboys Women season | ||||
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| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jeff Reibel | |||
| Coach | Ricky Henry | |||
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| Stadium | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | |||
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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.
| NRLW Squad – 2025 season | Coaching Staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
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| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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| Najvada George |  Wests Tigers | 2025 | |
| Abigail Roache |  Newcastle Knights | 2025 |
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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| Harata Butler |  New Zealand Warriors | 2026 | |
| Jetaya Faifua | Released | – | |
| Shellie Long | Released | – | |
| Sareka Mooka | Released | – | |
| Vitalina Naikore | Released | – | |
| Shaniah Power | Released | – | |
| Lavinia Tauhalaliku | New Zealand Warriors | 2027 | |
| Jazmon Tupou-Witchman | Released | – |
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| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | |||
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| Saturday, 5 July | Round 1 |  Gold Coast Titans | QCB Stadium | |||||||
| Saturday, 12 July | Round 2 | Newcastle Knights | QCB Stadium | |||||||
| Saturday, 19 July | Round 3 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Sharks Stadium | |||||||
| Saturday, 26 July | Round 4 |  Canberra Raiders | QCB Stadium | |||||||
| Sunday, 3 August | Round 5 | New Zealand Warriors | McDonald Jones Stadium | |||||||
| Sunday, 10 August | Round 6 |  Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium | |||||||
| Sunday, 17 August | Round 7 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | QCB Stadium | |||||||
| Sunday, 24 August | Round 8 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | |||||||
| Saturday, 30 August | Round 9 |  Sydney Roosters | QCB Stadium | |||||||
| Saturday, 6 September | Round 10 |  St George Illawarra Dragons | WIN Stadium | |||||||
| Saturday, 13 September | Round 11 |  Brisbane Broncos | Totally Workwear Stadium | |||||||
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye | ||||||||||
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The following players played a representative match in 2025.
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