The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville,the largest city in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL).
The Northern Division of the Queensland Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in North Queensland, specifically in the area from Sarina in the south to Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands in the north and west to Mount Isa as well as into the Gulf Communities. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. Mid West and Mount Isa play in the Toyota Outback Carnival.
Jacob Timpano in Wollongong, Australia) is a former Australian footballer and current head coach of Wollongong Wolves in the National Premier Leagues NSW.
Dyron Rudolph Daal is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in the Netherlands, Daal represents the Curaçao internationally.
Northern Fury Football Club was an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Townsville, Queensland. The club was founded in 2008 and competed in the A-League under the name North Queensland Fury. On 1 March 2011, the club was removed from the league due to financial instability. On 3 October 2012, the club officially re-formed after it was granted a licence to participate in the National Premier League Queensland. After rebranding themselves as "North Queensland United" in 2017, the club disbanded a second time at the end of the 2018 Football Queensland season. The club played their home fixtures at Townsville Sports Reserve.
The 2010–11 season was North Queensland Fury's second, and final, season in the Hyundai A-League
Cairns FC, previously known as FNQ FC Heat, was an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the regional city of Cairns, in the far north of Queensland. Founded in 2012, the club was awarded a licence to compete in the National Premier Leagues Queensland in the 2018 season, with matches played from Barlow Park. The club relinquished their licence at the end of the 2018 due to financial issues.
Vaai "Jason" Taumalolo is a professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a lock, second-rower or prop forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He has played for Tonga and New Zealand at international level.
Western Pride Football Club is a soccer club based in Ipswich, Queensland, best known for winning the NPL Queensland Grand Final in 2017. Pride's Senior Men currently play in the Football Queensland Premier League, following relegation in 2018, while the juniors and Senior Women teams play in their respective NPL Queensland competitions.
Ben Hampton is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a utility for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
The Townsville & Districts Blackhawks are an Australian semi-professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Queensland's top rugby league competition, the Queensland Cup. The club was admitted to the Queensland Cup in September 2014, first competing in the 2015 season. The side plays their home games at Jack Manski Oval.
Kyle Laybutt is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a lock, centre, five-eighth, halfback and hooker for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Intrust Super Cup.
Mitchell Dunn is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock or second-rower for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Reuben Cotter is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock, hooker and prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Murray Taulagi is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Daejarn Asi is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth, centre and fullback for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
Emry Pere is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
Football Queensland North is a Football Queensland licensed zone which operates soccer competitions within the cities and shires of Townsville, Ingham, and Ayr. Junior competitions are regularly only inclusive of Townsville clubs, however Ayr and Ingham run their own junior programs.
Tomas Chester is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
