List of North Queensland Cowboys records

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A list of North Queensland Cowboys records since they entered the Australian Rugby League in 1995. These stats are correct as of the conclusion of the 2025 season. [1]

Contents

Individual Records

Player of the year (Paul Bowman Medal)

YearPlayer
2024 Tom Dearden
2023 Scott Drinkwater
2022 Jason Taumalolo
2021 Coen Hess
2020 Jason Taumalolo
2019 Jason Taumalolo
2018 Jason Taumalolo
2017 Jason Taumalolo
2016 Jason Taumalolo
2015 Johnathan Thurston
2014 Johnathan Thurston
2013 Matt Scott
2012 Johnathan Thurston
2011 Ashley Gramah
2010 Matt Scott
2009 Luke O'Donnell
2008 Aaron Payne
2007 Matt Bowen
2006 Aaron Payne
2005 Johnathan Thurston
2004 Luke O'Donnell
2003 Paul Rauhihi
2002 Matt Sing
2001 Glenn Morrison
2000 Paul Bowman & Julian O'Neill
1999 Paul Bowman
1998 John Lomax
1997 Owen Cunningham
1996 Steve Edmed
1995 Wayne Sing

Most first grade games

GamesPlayerYears
294 Johnathan Thurston 2005−2018
285 Jason Taumalolo 2010–present
270 Matthew Bowen 2001−2013
268 Matthew Scott 2004−2019
247 Gavin Cooper 2006, 2011−2020
246 Scott Bolton 2007−2019
219 Aaron Payne 2002−2012
217 Kyle Feldt 2013−2024
207 Jake Granville 2015−2024
203 Paul Bowman 1995−2007
185 Coen Hess 2015–present

Most points for the club

PointsPlayerTriesGoals1 Point Field Goals2 Point Field Goals
2,182 Johnathan Thurston 80923160
882 Josh Hannay 4934300
871 Valentine Holmes 4234752
692 Kyle Feldt 1514400
597 Matthew Bowen 1303650
417 Scott Drinkwater 5310011
386 Ashley Graham 842500
340 Ty Williams 85000
312 Antonio Winterstein 78000
300 Julian O'Neill 1412200

Most tries for the club

TriesPlayer
151 Kyle Feldt
130 Matthew Bowen
85 Ty Williams
84 Ashley Graham
80 Johnathan Thurston
78 Antonio Winterstein
73 Matt Sing
72 Gavin Cooper
62 Paul Bowman
61 Murray Taulagi

Most tries in a match

TriesPlayerMatch details
4 Ray Mercy v Balmain, Malanda Stadium – Rd 2, 1998. North Queensland won 26-2.

Most points in a match

PointsPlayerMatch details
30 (2 tries, 11 goals) Valentine Holmes v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0.
26 (3 tries, 7 goals) Valentine Holmes v Canberra, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 24, 2024. North Queensland won 42-4.
24 (2 tries, 8 goals) Johnathan Thurston v Melbourne, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 3, 2008. North Queensland won 40-8.
24 (3 tries, 6 goals) Johnathan Thurston v Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium – Rd 1, 2006. North Queensland won 36-4.
24 (1 try, 10 goals) Josh Hannay v South Sydney, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2003. North Queensland won 60-8.

Most goals in a match

GoalsPlayerMatch details
11 Valentine Holmes v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium - Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0.
10 Josh Hannay v South Sydney, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2003. North Queensland won 60-8.
9 Julian O'Neill v St George Illawarra, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 13, 2000. North Queensland won 50-4.
9 Julian O'Neill v Northern Eagles, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 8, 2000. North Queensland won 50-10.
8 Johnathan Thurston v Parramatta, 1300SMILES Stadium – Rd 24, 2018. North Queensland won 44-6.
8 Johnathan Thurston v Wests Tigers, 1300SMILES Stadium – Rd 22, 2014. North Queensland won 64-6.
8 Johnathan Thurston v Warriors, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2012. North Queensland won 52-12.

Most tries in a season

TriesPlayerSeason details
23 Kyle Feldt 25 games, 2024
22 Matthew Bowen 27 games, 2007
21 Matt Sing 20 games, 2003
21 Matthew Bowen 25 games, 2005
21 Ashley Graham 24 games, 2012

Most points in a season

PointsPlayerSeason details
266 (16 tries, 101 goals) Valentine Holmes 24 games, 2024
244 (10 tries, 100 goals, 4 field goals) Valentine Holmes 27 games, 2022
234 (11 tries, 93 goals, 4 field goals) Johnathan Thurston 24 games, 2014
230 (10 tries, 95 goals) Josh Hannay 23 games, 2003
228 (8 tries, 98 goals) Josh Hannay 27 games, 2004

Youngest players to debut

AgePlayerYearRound
17 years and 82 days Jason Taumalolo 2010 Round 9
17 years and 344 days Denny Lambert 1998 Round 24
18 years and 36 days Scott Prince 1998 Round 4
18 years and 61 days Ashley Alberts 2002 Round 4
18 years and 77 days Josh Hannay 1998 Round 3
18 years and 134 days Michael Morgan 2010 Round 24
18 years and 136 days Jimmy Ahmat 1997 Round 2
18 years and 146 days Aaron Ketchell 1995 Round 20
18 years and 154 days Scott Donald 1998 Round 19
18 years and 170 days Kalyn Ponga 2016 Finals Week 2

Oldest players

AgePlayerYearRound
35 years and 185 days Jason Smith 2007 Finals Week 2
35 years and 176 days Jake Granville 2024 Round 22
35 years and 129 days Johnathan Thurston 2018 Round 25
35 years and 36 days Gavin Cooper 2020 Round 4
34 years and 104 days Glenn Hall 2015 Round 17
34 years and 103 days James Tamou 2023 Round 4
34 years and 17 days Matthew Scott 2019 Round 22
33 years and 172 days John Lomax 1999 Round 21
33 years and 23 days Ian Roberts 1998 Round 24
32 years and 360 days Steve Walters 1998 Round 24

Team

Biggest Wins

MarginOpponentScoreVenueDate
74 Wests Tigers 74–0 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Round 18 - 1 July 2023
58 Wests Tigers 64–6 1300SMILES Stadium Round 22 – 9 August 2014
52 South Sydney Rabbitohs 60–8 Dairy Farmers Stadium Round 24 – 23 August 2003
46 St George Illawarra Dragons 50–4 Dairy Farmers Stadium Round 13 – 29 April 2000
42 Cronulla Sharks 56–14 Dairy Farmers Stadium Round 13 – 4 June 2005
42 Parramatta Eels 46–4 1300SMILES Stadium Round 20 – 27 July 2015

Biggest Losses

MarginOpponentScoreVenueDate
62 Parramatta Eels 0–62 Bankwest Stadium Rd 21 – 29 July 2001
62 North Sydney Bears 0–62 North Sydney Oval Rd 24 – 23 August 1998
62 Sydney Bulldogs 4–66 Belmore Sports Ground Rd 22 – 27 August 1995
56 Canberra Raiders 10–66 Bruce Stadium Rd 4 – 14 April 1996
54 North Sydney Bears 6–60 North Sydney Oval Rd 6 – 16 April 1995
54 Brisbane Broncos 4–58 ANZ Stadium Rd 5 – 12 April 1998
54 Dolphins 4–58 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Rd 15 – 14 June 2025

Golden Point Results

PlayedWonDrawnLost
2714211
OpponentResultScoreDateVenue
Penrith Panthers Loss24–287 June 2003 Dairy Farmers Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs Draw20–2015 May 2004 Bluetongue Stadium
New Zealand Warriors Win26–2820 June 2004 Ericsson Stadium
Newcastle Knights Win24–2825 July 2004 EnergyAustralia Stadium
Canberra Raiders Loss14–1527 May 2006 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Penrith Panthers Win30–2613 August 2007 CUA Stadium
Penrith Panthers Loss18–1931 May 2008 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Cronulla Sharks Loss19–2026 June 2010 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Newcastle Knights Win28–2424 July 2010 Dairy Farmers Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss26–2419 August 2011 ANZ Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win20–191 September 2014 1300SMILES Stadium
Melbourne Storm Win18–1730 March 2015 1300SMILES Stadium
Brisbane Broncos Win16–174 October 2015 ANZ Stadium
Brisbane Broncos Loss21–2025 March 2016 Suncorp Stadium
Canberra Raiders Win20–164 March 2017 1300SMILES Stadium
Brisbane Broncos Win20–2110 March 2017 Suncorp Stadium
Melbourne Storm Loss23–2217 June 2017 AAMI Park
Wests Tigers Loss26–2715 June 2019 1300SMILES Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons Win23–226 September 2020 Queensland Country Bank Stadium
New Zealand Warriors Loss25–248 April 2022 Moreton Daily Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win30–3210 September 2022 PointsBet Stadium
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Loss15–142 April 2023 Accor Stadium
Penrith Panthers Win27–2316 June 2023 Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Newcastle Knights Win21–2016 March 2024 Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Loss20–216 July 2024 Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Penrith Panthers Draw30–3010 May 2025 Queensland Country Bank Stadium

All Time Premiership Record

Regular season

GamesWonDrawnLostWin PercentagePoints ForPoints AgainstPoints Differential
764329742843.1%15,88117,743-1,862

Streaks

Most consecutive wins

Most consecutive losses

Comebacks

Biggest comeback

Crowds

Top home attendances

Willows Sports Complex (1995–2019)

CrowdDetails
30,302Round 8, 1999 v Brisbane Broncos
30,250Round 22, 1998 v Brisbane Broncos
30,122Round 6, 1997 v Brisbane Broncos
27,643Round 6, 2000 v Brisbane Broncos
27,096Round 16, 1996 v South Sydney Rabbitohs

Queensland Country Bank Stadium (2020–)

CrowdDetails
25,372 Preliminary Final, 2022 v Parramatta Eels
24,861 Elimination Final, 2024 v Newcastle Knights
24,230Round 23, 2024 v Brisbane Broncos
23,840Round 25, 2022 v Penrith Panthers
23,531Round 16, 2022 v Brisbane Broncos

See also

References

  1. "Club Records". NQ Cowboys.