Newcastle Knights XIII - North Queensland Cowboys XIII (28-18) | NRL XIII

Full-time Men's Senior Rugby League NRL XIII Final Sunday 1 March 2026
AUS
Newcastle Knights XIII
Form D D D D D
Coach: -
No bonus
Fletcher Sharpe 6' E
Greg Marzhew 13' E
Bradman Best 45' E
Dominic Young 48' E
Trey Mooney 72' E
Kalyn Ponga4Tr
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
28-18
Half-time: 14-14
5 tries 3 tries
Head-to-head
D 4-38 17/08/2025
D 16-28 14/09/2024
D 20-21 16/03/2024
D 16-18 22/04/2023
D 16-36 07/05/2022
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
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North Queensland Cowboys XIII
Form D D V V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Heilum Luki 26' E
Murray Taulagi 30', 52' E
Jake Clifford3Tr

Quick summary

Newcastle Knights XIII beat North Queensland Cowboys XIII 28–18 in a 8-try match and 1 card. Murray Taulagi finishes as top scorer with 10 points (2 tries).
MT
Top scorer
Murray Taulagi
North Queensland Cowboys XIII · 10 pts (2 tries)
Key figures
5 Tries 3
4 Cons 3
0 Cards 1

Breakdown by period

Period Newcastle Knights XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1st half 14 14
2nd half 14 4
Total 28 18

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Newcastle Knights XIII
MIN
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1st half 14 - 14
E
Fletcher Sharpe Try
6'5-0
T
Kalyn Ponga Conversion
8'7-0
E
Greg Marzhew Try
13'12-0
T
Kalyn Ponga Conversion
15'14-0
26'14-2
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
26'14-7
E
Heilum Luki Try
30'14-12
E
Murray Taulagi Try
32'14-14
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
2nd half 19 - 7
E
Bradman Best Try
45'19-14
T
Kalyn Ponga Conversion
46'21-14
E
Dominic Young Try
48'26-14
52'26-19
E
Murray Taulagi Try
53'26-21
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
71'26-21
J
Braidon Burns Yellow card
E
Trey Mooney Try
72'31-21
T
Kalyn Ponga Conversion
74'33-21

Match stats

Newcastle Knights XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
28
Points scored
18
5
Tries
3
-
Possession (%)
-
Newcastle Knights XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
5
Tries
3
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Newcastle Knights XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Newcastle Knights XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
4
Conversions
3
0
Penalties scored — none
0
0
Drop goals — none
0
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Newcastle Knights XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Newcastle Knights XIII
0 matches played
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
0 matches played
Competition
1 matches played
Points scored
28
18
14.5
Tries
5
3
2
First try
6'
26'
12'30
Penalties scored
0
0
2
Yellow cards
0
1
0
% wins
—%
—%
—
% vic. domicile
—%
—%
100%
% vic. extérieur
—%
—%
0%

Line-ups

Top scorer
KP
Kalyn Ponga
4 attempts
8 pts
Newcastle Knights XIII
1 Kalyn Ponga T 8'T 15'T 46'T 74'
2 Dominic Young E 48'
3 Dane Gagai
4 Bradman Best E 45'
5 Greg Marzhew E 13'
6 Fletcher Sharpe E 6'
7 Dylan Brown
8 Jacob Saifiti
9 Phoenix Crossland
10 Trey Mooney E 72'
11 Dylan Lucas
12 Jermaine McEwen
13 Tyson Frizell
14 Sandon Smith
15 Matt Croker
Replacements
16 Thomas Cant
17 Pasami Saulo
Top scorer
MT
Murray Taulagi
2 tries
10 pts
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1 Scott Drinkwater
2 Braidon Burns CJ 71'
3 Jaxon Purdue
4 Tom Chester
5 Murray Taulagi E 30'E 52'
6 Jake Clifford T 26'T 32'T 53'
7 Tom Dearden
8 Coen Hess
9 Reed Mahoney
10 Jason Taumalolo
11 Heilum Luki E 26'
12 Sam McIntyre
13 Reuben Cotter
14 Soni Luke
15 Thomas Mikaele
Replacements
17 Kai O'Donnell
18 Griffin Neame

Stats by player

Newcastle Knights XIII
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
16
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
6
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
8
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
10
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
13
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
15
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
18
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red