North Queensland Cowboys XIII - Melbourne Storm XIII (28-24) | NRL XIII

Full-time Men's Senior Rugby League NRL XIII Quarter-final Saturday 28 March 2026
AUS
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
Form V D D D V
Coach: -
No bonus
Jake Clifford 5' E
Braidon Burns 11', 75' E
Murray Taulagi 53' E
Sam McIntyre 68' E
Heilum Luki 71' E
Jake Clifford1Tr
Scott Drinkwater1Tr
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
28-24
Half-time: 12-19
6 tries 5 tries
Head-to-head
D 20-26 05/07/2025
D 14-38 06/06/2025
V 38-30 29/08/2024
V 45-20 04/06/2023
V 36-6 21/05/2022
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
AUS
Melbourne Storm XIII
Form V D V V D
Coach: -
No bonus
William Warbrick 8', 22', 44', 65' E
Sualauvi Faalogo 37' E
Harry Grant2Tr

Quick summary

North Queensland Cowboys XIII beat Melbourne Storm XIII 28–24 in a 11-try match. William Warbrick finishes as top scorer with 20 points (4 tries).
WW
Top scorer
William Warbrick
Melbourne Storm XIII · 20 pts (4 tries)
Key figures
6 Tries 5
2 Cons 2

Breakdown by period

Period North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
1st half 12 19
2nd half 16 5
Total 28 24

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 12 - 19
E
Jake Clifford Try
5'5-0
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
6'7-0
8'7-5
E
William Warbrick Try
9'7-7
T
Harry Grant Conversion
E
Braidon Burns Try
11'12-7
22'12-12
E
William Warbrick Try
24'12-14
T
Harry Grant Conversion
37'12-19
E
Sualauvi Faalogo Try
2nd half 22 - 10
44'12-24
E
William Warbrick Try
E
Murray Taulagi Try
53'17-24
65'17-29
E
William Warbrick Try
E
Sam McIntyre Try
68'22-29
E
Heilum Luki Try
71'27-29
T
Scott Drinkwater Conversion
72'29-29
E
Braidon Burns Try
75'34-29

Match stats

North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
28
Points scored
24
6
Tries
5
-
Possession (%)
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Melbourne Storm XIII
6
Tries
5
-
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
2
Conversions
2
0
Penalties scored — none
0
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
3 matches played
Melbourne Storm XIII
3 matches played
Competition
29 matches played
Points scored
28 ▲
avg. 21.3
24 ▼
avg. 37.3
23.8
Tries
6 ▲
avg. 3.67
5 ▼
avg. 6.33
4.05
First try
5'
avg. 26'42
8'
avg. 14'42
16'54
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 0.67
0 ▼
avg. 0.67
0.55
% wins
33%
67%
—
% vic. domicile
100%
50%
52%
% vic. extérieur
0%
100%
48%

Line-ups

Top scorer
BB
Braidon Burns
2 tries
10 pts
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1 Scott Drinkwater T 72'
2 Braidon Burns E 11'E 75'
3 Jaxon Purdue
4 Zac Laybutt
5 Murray Taulagi E 53'
6 Jake Clifford E 5'T 6'
7 Tom Dearden
8 Coen Hess
9 Reed Mahoney
10 Jason Taumalolo
11 Heilum Luki E 71'
12 Sam McIntyre E 68'
13 Reuben Cotter
14 Soni Luke
15 Kai O'Donnell
Replacements
16 Griffin Neame
18 Thomas Mikaele
Top scorer
WW
William Warbrick
4 tries
20 pts
Melbourne Storm XIII
1 Sualauvi Faalogo E 37'
2 William Warbrick E 8'E 22'E 44'E 65'
3 Jack Howarth
4 Moses Leo
6 Cameron Munster
7 Jahrome Hughes
8 Stefano Utoikamanu
9 Harry Grant T 9'T 24'
10 Josh King
11 Joe Chan
12 Alec MacDonald
13 Trent Loiero
14 Tyran Wishart
15 Cooper Clarke
Replacements
16 Tui Kamikamica
17 Davvy Moale

Stats by player

North Queensland Cowboys XIII
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
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
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
12
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
4
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
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
18
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
Melbourne Storm XIII
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
20
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
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
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
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