List of North Queensland Cowboys records

A list of North Queensland Cowboys records since they entered the Australian Rugby League in 1995. These stats are correct as of round 5 of the 2024 season.[1]

Individual Records edit

Player of the year (Paul Bowman Medal) edit

Year Player
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 edit

Games Player Years
294 Johnathan Thurston 2005−2018
270 Matthew Bowen 2001−2013
268 Matthew Scott 2004−2019
260 Jason Taumalolo 2010–present
247 Gavin Cooper 2006, 2011−2020
246 Scott Bolton 2007−2019
219 Aaron Payne 2002−2012
203 Paul Bowman 1995−2007
203 Jake Granville 2015−present
200 Kyle Feldt 2013−present
172 James Tamou 2009−2016, 2023

Most points for the club edit

Points Player Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals
2182 Johnathan Thurston 80 923 16 0
882 Josh Hannay 49 343 0 0
681 Valentine Holmes 31 274 5 2
612 Kyle Feldt 131 44 0 0
597 Matthew Bowen 130 36 5 0
386 Ashley Graham 84 25 0 0
340 Ty Williams 85 0 0 0
312 Antonio Winterstein 78 0 0 0
300 Julian O'Neill 14 122 0 0
292 Gavin Cooper 72 2 0 0
292 Matt Sing 73 0 0 0

Most tries for the club edit

Tries Player
131 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
58 Michael Morgan

Most tries in a match edit

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

Most points in a match edit

Points Player Match details
30 (2 tries, 11 goals) Valentine Holmes v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0.
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.
22 (1 try, 9 goals) Julian O'Neill v Northern Eagles, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 8, 2000. North Queensland won 50-10.

Most goals in a match edit

Goals Player Match 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 edit

Tries Player Season details
22 Matthew Bowen 27 games, 2007
21 Matt Sing 20 games, 2003
21 Ashley Graham 24 games, 2012
21 Matthew Bowen 25 games, 2005
19 Kyle Feldt 20 games, 2020

Most points in a season edit

Points Player Season details
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
208 (4 tries, 93 goals, 6 field goals) Johnathan Thurston 25 games, 2015
202 (11 tries, 79 goals) Johnathan Thurston 23 games, 2009

Youngest players to debut edit

Age Player Year Round
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 edit

Age Player Year Round
35 years and 185 days Jason Smith 2007 Finals Week 2
35 years and 129 days Johnathan Thurston 2018 Round 25
35 years and 66 days Jake Granville 2024 Round 6
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 edit

Biggest Wins edit

Margin Opponent Score Venue Date
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 edit

Margin Opponent Score Venue Date
62 Parramatta Eels 0-62 1300SMILES Stadium Rd 21 – July 29, 2001
62 North Sydney Bears 0-62 North Sydney Oval Rd 24 – August 23, 1998
62 Sydney Bulldogs 4-66 Belmore Sports Ground Rd 22 – August 27, 1995
56 Canberra Raiders 10-66 Bruce Stadium Rd 4 – April 14, 1996

Golden Point Results edit

Played Won Drawn Lost
24 13 1 10
Opponent Result Score Date Venue
Penrith Panthers Loss 24-28 7 June 2003 Dairy Farmers Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs Draw 20-20 15 May 2004 Bluetongue Stadium
New Zealand Warriors Win 26-28 20 June 2004 Ericsson Stadium
Newcastle Knights Win 24-28 25 July 2004 EnergyAustralia Stadium
Canberra Raiders Loss 14-15 27 May 2006 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Penrith Panthers Win 30-26 13 August 2007 CUA Stadium
Penrith Panthers Loss 18-19 31 May 2008 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Cronulla Sharks Loss 19-20 26 June 2010 Dairy Farmers Stadium
Newcastle Knights Win 28-24 24 July 2010 Dairy Farmers Stadium
South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 26-24 19 August 2011 ANZ Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win 20-19 1 September 2014 1300SMILES Stadium
Melbourne Storm Win 18-17 30 March 2015 1300SMILES Stadium
Brisbane Broncos Win 16-17 4 October 2015 ANZ Stadium
Brisbane Broncos Loss 21-20 25 March 2016 Suncorp Stadium
Canberra Raiders Win 20-16 4 March 2017 1300SMILES Stadium
Brisbane Broncos Win 20-21 10 March 2017 Suncorp Stadium
Melbourne Storm Loss 23-22 17 June 2017 AAMI Park
Wests Tigers Loss 26-27 15 June 2019 1300SMILES Stadium
St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 23-22 6 September 2020 Queensland Country Bank Stadium
New Zealand Warriors Loss 25-24 8 April 2022 Moreton Daily Stadium
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win 30-32 10 September 2022 PointsBet Stadium
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Loss 15-14 2 April 2023 Accor Stadium
Penrith Panthers Win 27-23 16 June 2023 Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Newcastle Knights Win 21-20 16 March 2024 Queensland Country Bank Stadium

All Time Premiership Record edit

Regular season edit

Games Won Drawn Lost Win Percentage Points For Points Against Points Differential
720 308 6 406 42.8% 14,817 16,598 -1,781

Streaks edit

Most consecutive wins edit

  • 11 – March 30, 2015 to June 27, 2015
  • 7 – August 8, 2007 to September 16, 2007
  • 6 – March 12, 2006 to April 16, 2006
  • 6 – August 27, 2006 to April 7, 2007
  • 6 – June 4, 2023 to July 22, 2023

Most consecutive losses edit

  • 13 – April 26, 2008 to August 2, 2008
  • 10 – July 25, 1998 to April 10, 1999
  • 10 – June 11, 2021 to August 21, 2021

Comebacks edit

Biggest comeback edit

Crowds edit

Top home attendances edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Club Records". NQ Cowboys.