2024 North Queensland Cowboys season
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]
Season summary
Milestones
Squad
Top 30 squad – 2024 NRL season | Supplementary list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Extended squad |
Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 18 February 2024 |
Squad movement
Gains
Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes |
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Jake Clifford | Hull F.C. | 2024 |
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Tom Mikaele |
Warrington Wolves | 2024 |
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Viliami Vailea | New Zealand Warriors | 2025 |
Losses
Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes |
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Jake Bourke | Townsville Blackhawks | 2024 |
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Mitch Dunn |
Retired | – |
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Brendan Elliot | Released | – |
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Ben Hampton | Released | – |
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Peta Hiku | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2026 |
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Luciano Leilua | St George Illawarra Dragons |
2026 |
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Sylvester Namo | Castleford Tigers | 2025 |
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Riley Price | Penrith Panthers | 2025 |
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Taniela Sadrugu | CA Brive | 2024 |
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Gehamat Shibasaki | Townsville Blackhawks | 2024 |
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James Tamou | Townsville Blackhawks | 2024 |
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Ragarive Wavik | Canterbury Bulldogs |
2024 |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 199 | 100 | +99 | 14 | Advance to finals series |
2 | Melbourne Storm | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 118 | +54 | 14 | |
3 | Penrith Panthers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 148 | 112 | +36 | 12 | |
4 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 174 | +39 | 11 | |
5 | Brisbane Broncos | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 152 | +64 | 10 | |
6 | Dolphins | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 184 | 135 | +49 | 10 | |
7 | Sydney Roosters | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 145 | +73 | 8 | |
8 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 125 | +17 | 8 | |
9 | North Queensland Cowboys | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 203 | 217 | −14 | 8 | |
10 | Canberra Raiders | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 180 | −16 | 8 | |
11 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 214 | −60 | 8 | |
12 | New Zealand Warriors | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 151 | +17 | 7 | |
13 | Newcastle Knights | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 138 | 163 | −25 | 6 | |
14 | Parramatta Eels | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 212 | −55 | 6 | |
15 | Wests Tigers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 160 | −55 | 6 | |
16 | Gold Coast Titans | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 117 | 204 | −87 | 4 | |
17 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 250 | −136 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Official NRL Ladder for 2024 Premiership Season
Fixtures
Pre-season
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 |
Regular season
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 |
46 – 24 | Taulagi, McIntyre, Neame, Drinkwater, Finefeuiaki, Dearden, Holmes, Townsend | Holmes (7/8) | 9,252 | |||
Friday, 29 March | Round 4 | Brisbane Broncos | Suncorp Stadium |
12 – 38 | Holmes Drinkwater | Holmes (2/2) | 45,793 | |||
Sunday, 7 April | Round 5 | Gold Coast Titans | QCB Stadium |
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Saturday, 13 April | Round 6 | Parramatta Eels | CommBank Stadium |
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Sunday, 21 April | Round 7 | Cronulla Sharks |
PointsBet Stadium |
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Saturday, 27 April | Round 8 | Penrith Panthers | QCB Stadium |
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Saturday, 4 May | Round 9 | Dolphins | QCB Stadium |
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Sunday, 12 May | Round 10 | Gold Coast Titans | Cbus Super Stadium |
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Saturday, 18 May | Round 11 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | Suncorp Stadium |
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Friday, 24 May | Round 12 | Wests Tigers | QCB Stadium |
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Sunday, 2 June | Round 13 | Sydney Roosters | Allianz Stadium | |||||||
Saturday, 8 June | Round 14 | NZ Warriors | QCB Stadium |
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Friday, 14 June | Round 15 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium |
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Round 16 | Bye | |||||||||
Sunday, 30 June | Round 17 | Penrith Panthers | BlueBet Stadium |
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Saturday, 6 July | Round 18 | Manly Sea Eagles |
QCB Stadium |
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Round 19 | Bye | |||||||||
Sunday, 21 July | Round 20 | Canterbury | QCB Stadium |
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Saturday, 27 July | Round 21 | Cronulla Sharks |
QCB Stadium |
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Thursday, 1 August | Round 22 | Wests Tigers | Leichhardt Oval | |||||||
Saturday, 10 August | Round 23 | Brisbane Broncos | QCB Stadium |
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Saturday, 17 August | Round 24 | Canberra Raiders | QCB Stadium |
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Round 25 | Bye | |||||||||
Thursday, 29 August | Round 26 | Melbourne Storm | QCB Stadium |
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Saturday, 7 September | Round 27 | Canterbury | Stadium Australia | |||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye |
Statistics
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]
Representatives
The following players played a representative match in 2024.
Feeder clubs
Queensland Cup
References
- ^ "Cowboys crown new captains". NQ Cowboys. 28 January 2024.
- ^ Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10
- ^ Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts
- ^ "Clifford comes home". NQ Cowboys. 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Mikaele joins Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Vailea". NQ Cowboys. 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Cowboy Jake Bourke ditches French club after 10 days to sign with Blackhawks". Townsville Bulletin. 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Dunn joins coaching ranks". NQ Cowboys. 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys to farewell nine departing players". NQ Cowboys. 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Recently departed Cowboys utility surprising new job". Zero Tackle. 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Hull KR secure Kiwis' star Peta Hiku on three-year deal". Hull KR. 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Dragons secure Luciano Leilua and extend Corey Allan". St George Illawarra Dragons. 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Namo is a Tiger". Castleford Tigers. 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Panthers sign Cowboys forward as club confirms development players". Zero Tackle. 13 September 2023.
- ^ "French rugby club CA Brive raid Cowboys for Taniela Sadrugu". Townsville Bulletin. 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Which clubs have signed the nine released Cowboys for 2024". Townsville Bulletin. 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys legend James Tamou to play on with Townsville Blackhawks in 2024". Townsville Bulletin. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Junior Cowboys fullback reportedly leaves for Sydney club". Zero Tackle. 30 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 North Queensland Cowboys season". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.