North Queensland Cowboys XIII - Melbourne Storm XIII (20-26) | NRL XIII

Full-time Men's Senior Rugby League NRL XIII R18
AUS
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
Form V D D D V
Coach: -
No bonus
Robert Derby 16' E
Jaxon Purdue 36' E
Scott Drinkwater 50' E
Scott Drinkwater2Tr · 1P
Jake Clifford1Tr
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
20-26
Half-time: 14-14
3 tries 4 tries
Head-to-head
D 14-38 06/06/2025
V 38-30 29/08/2024
V 45-20 04/06/2023
V 36-6 21/05/2022
D 16-20 23/07/2021
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
AUS
Melbourne Storm XIII
Form D V V V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Eliesa Katoa 8' E
Nelson Asofa-Solomona 29' E
Nick Meaney 55', 65' E
Nick Meaney4Tr · 1P

Quick summary

Melbourne Storm XIII beat North Queensland Cowboys XIII 26–20 in a 7-try match. Nick Meaney finishes as top scorer with 21 points (2 tries, 1 penalty, 4 conversions).
NM
Top scorer
Nick Meaney
Melbourne Storm XIII · 21 pts (2 tries, 4 cons, 1 pen.)
Key figures
3 Tries 4
3 Cons 4
1 Penalties 1

Breakdown by period

Period North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
1st half 14 14
2nd half 6 12
Total 20 26

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
MIN
Melbourne Storm XIII
1st half 14 - 14
8'0-5
E
Eliesa Katoa Try
10'0-7
T
Nick Meaney Conversion
E
Robert Derby Try
16'5-7
T
Scott Drinkwater Conversion
18'7-7
29'7-12
E
Nelson Asofa-Solomona Try
30'7-14
T
Nick Meaney Conversion
E
Jaxon Purdue Try
36'12-14
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
38'14-14
2nd half 10 - 17
E
Scott Drinkwater Try
50'19-14
T
Scott Drinkwater Conversion
52'21-14
55'21-19
E
Nick Meaney Try
57'21-21
T
Nick Meaney Conversion
62'21-24
P
Nick Meaney Penalty
65'21-29
E
Nick Meaney Try
66'21-31
T
Nick Meaney Conversion
P
Scott Drinkwater Penalty
77'24-31

Match stats

North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
20
Points scored
26
3
Tries
4
-
Possession (%)
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
3
Tries
4
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
3
Conversions
4
1
Penalties scored
1
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
0
Yellow cards — none
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
15 matches played
Melbourne Storm XIII
14 matches played
Competition
130 matches played
Points scored
20 ▼
avg. 21.1
26 ▼
avg. 32.8
22.9
Tries
3 ▼
avg. 3.67
4 ▼
avg. 5.57
3.8
First try
16'
avg. 24'06
8'
avg. 8'42
20'36
Penalties scored
1 ▲
avg. 0.27
1 ▲
avg. 0.5
0.43
% wins
40%
71%
—
% vic. domicile
43%
88%
55%
% vic. extérieur
38%
50%
45%

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