Brisbane Broncos XIII - North Queensland Cowboys XIII (31-35) | NRL XIII

Full-time Men's Senior Rugby League NRL XIII Knockout stage Friday 10 April 2026
AUS
Brisbane Broncos XIII
Form D D V V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Kotoni Staggs 5' E
Josiah Karapani 31' E
Jesse Arthars 39' E
Ezra Mam 49' E
Ben Talty 59' E
Thomas Duffy5Tr · 1D
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
31-35
Half-time: 21-28
5 tries 6 tries
Head-to-head
V 38-30 30/08/2025
V 26-16 21/03/2025
V 42-18 10/08/2024
V 38-12 29/03/2024
V 30-14 05/08/2023
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
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North Queensland Cowboys XIII
Form D D V V V
Coach: -
No bonus
Jaxon Purdue 13' E
Zac Laybutt 16' E
Soni Luke 27' E
Scott Drinkwater 34' E
Tom Chester 65' E
Heilum Luki 78' E
Jake Clifford5Tr
Scott Drinkwater1D

Quick summary

North Queensland Cowboys XIII beat Brisbane Broncos XIII 35–31 in a 11-try match and 1 card. Thomas Duffy finishes as top scorer with 13 points (5 conversions, 1 drop goal).
TD
Top scorer
Thomas Duffy
Brisbane Broncos XIII · 13 pts (5 cons, 1 drop goal)
Key figures
5 Tries 6
5 Cons 5
1 Drop goals 1
1 Cards 0

Breakdown by period

Period Brisbane Broncos XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1st half 21 28
2nd half 10 7
Total 31 35

Match feed

All Tries Penalties / Drop goals Cards Substitutions
E Try T Conv. P Penalty / Drop goal J Yellow O Orange R Red ↔ Replacement
Brisbane Broncos XIII
MIN
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1st half 21 - 28
E
Kotoni Staggs Try
5'5-0
T
Thomas Duffy Conversion
6'7-0
J
Patrick Carrigan Yellow card
10'7-0
13'7-5
E
Jaxon Purdue Try
14'7-7
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
16'7-12
E
Zac Laybutt Try
17'7-14
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
27'7-19
E
Soni Luke Try
28'7-21
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
E
Josiah Karapani Try
31'12-21
T
Thomas Duffy Conversion
33'14-21
34'14-26
E
Scott Drinkwater Try
36'14-28
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
E
Jesse Arthars Try
39'19-28
T
Thomas Duffy Conversion
40'21-28
2nd half 17 - 15
E
Ezra Mam Try
49'26-28
T
Thomas Duffy Conversion
50'28-28
E
Ben Talty Try
59'33-28
T
Thomas Duffy Conversion
60'35-28
65'35-33
E
Tom Chester Try
66'35-35
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
D
Thomas Duffy Drop goal
74'38-35
77'38-38
D
Scott Drinkwater Drop goal
78'38-43
E
Heilum Luki Try

Match stats

Brisbane Broncos XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
31
Points scored
35
5
Tries
6
-
Possession (%)
-
Brisbane Broncos XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
5
Tries
6
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
Brisbane Broncos XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
Brisbane Broncos XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
5
Conversions
5
0
Penalties scored — none
0
1
Drop goals
1
-
Kicks
-
-
Kicking metres
-
-
m / coup de pied
-
-
Box kicks
-
-
50:22
-
Brisbane Broncos XIII North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Orange cards — none
0
0
Red cards — none
0
-
Penalties conceded
-
-
En-avants
-

Statistical comparison match vs season average

Indicator
Brisbane Broncos XIII
5 matches played
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
5 matches played
Competition
42 matches played
Points scored
31 ▲
avg. 20.4
35 ▲
avg. 24.8
24
Tries
5 ▲
avg. 3.6
6 ▲
avg. 4.6
4.12
First try
5'
avg. 13'00
13'
avg. 19'24
16'30
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 0.4
0 ▼
avg. 0.4
0.56
Yellow cards
1 ▲
avg. 0
0 ▼
avg. 0.8
0.27
% wins
60%
60%
—
% vic. domicile
33%
100%
52%
% vic. extérieur
100%
33%
48%

Line-ups

Top scorer
TD
Thomas Duffy
6 attempts
13 pts
Brisbane Broncos XIII
1 Jesse Arthars E 39'
2 Josiah Karapani E 31'
3 Kotoni Staggs E 5'
4 Gehamat Shibasaki
5 Deine Mariner
6 Ezra Mam E 49'
8 Corey Jensen
9 Cory Paix
10 Payne Haas
11 Brendan Piakura
12 Jordan Riki
13 Patrick Carrigan CJ 10'
14 Blake Mozer
15 Xavier Willison
Replacements
16 Ben Talty E 59'
17 Aublix Tawha
Top scorer
JC
Jake Clifford
5 attempts
10 pts
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1 Scott Drinkwater E 34'D 77'
3 Jaxon Purdue E 13'
4 Tom Chester E 65'
5 Murray Taulagi
6 Jake Clifford T 14'T 17'T 28'T 36'T 66'
7 Tom Dearden
8 Coen Hess
9 Reed Mahoney
10 Jason Taumalolo
11 Heilum Luki E 78'
12 Kai O'Donnell
13 Reuben Cotter
14 Soni Luke E 27'
15 Griffin Neame
Replacements
16 Thomas Mikaele
17 Matthew Lodge

Stats by player

Brisbane Broncos XIII
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
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
16
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
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
17
0'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
0
Points
0'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
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
11
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
14
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
5
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
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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