North Queensland Cowboys XIII - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII (46-34) | NRL XIII

Full-time Men's Senior Rugby League NRL XIII R8 Friday 24 April 2026
AUS
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
Form V V V V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Scott Drinkwater 4' E
Murray Taulagi 15', 28', 52' E
Reed Mahoney 34' E
Braidon Burns 38' E
Soni Luke 66' E
Tom Dearden 73' E
Heilum Luki 79' E
Jake Clifford5Tr
Stadium: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
46-34
Half-time: 31-14
9 tries 6 tries
Head-to-head
D 12-32 03/08/2025
D 12-36 15/03/2025
D 18-26 20/09/2024
V 30-22 27/07/2024
D 6-42 21/04/2024
Attendance: - · Broadcaster: -
AUS
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
Form D D V V D
Coach: -
No bonus
Siosifa Talakai 9', 12' E
Blayke Brailey 44' E
Kayal Iro 55', 57', 76' E
Nicho Hynes5Tr

Quick summary

North Queensland Cowboys XIII beat Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII 46–34 in a 15-try match. Murray Taulagi finishes as top scorer with 15 points (3 tries).
MT
Top scorer
Murray Taulagi
North Queensland Cowboys XIII · 15 pts (3 tries)
Key figures
9 Tries 6
5 Cons 5

Breakdown by period

Period North Queensland Cowboys XIII Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
1st half 31 14
2nd half 15 20
Total 46 34

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
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
1st half 31 - 14
E
Scott Drinkwater Try
4'5-0
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
5'7-0
9'7-5
E
Siosifa Talakai Try
11'7-7
T
Nicho Hynes Conversion
12'7-12
E
Siosifa Talakai Try
13'7-14
T
Nicho Hynes Conversion
E
Murray Taulagi Try
15'12-14
E
Murray Taulagi Try
28'17-14
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
29'19-14
E
Reed Mahoney Try
34'24-14
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
35'26-14
E
Braidon Burns Try
38'31-14
2nd half 24 - 26
44'31-19
E
Blayke Brailey Try
45'31-21
T
Nicho Hynes Conversion
E
Murray Taulagi Try
52'36-21
55'36-26
E
Kayal Iro Try
57'36-31
E
Kayal Iro Try
58'36-33
T
Nicho Hynes Conversion
E
Soni Luke Try
66'41-33
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
68'43-33
E
Tom Dearden Try
73'48-33
T
Jake Clifford Conversion
75'50-33
76'50-38
E
Kayal Iro Try
76'50-40
T
Nicho Hynes Conversion
E
Heilum Luki Try
79'55-40

Match stats

North Queensland Cowboys XIII Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
46
Points scored
34
9
Tries
6
-
Possession (%)
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
9
Tries
6
-
Carries
-
-
Metres gained
-
-
Line breaks
-
-
Defenders beaten
-
-
Offloads
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
-
Tackles made
-
-
% de plaquage
-
-
Tackles missed
-
-
Turnovers won
-
-
Dominant tackles
-
North Queensland Cowboys XIII Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
5
Conversions
5
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 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 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
7 matches played
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
6 matches played
Competition
58 matches played
Points scored
46 ▲
avg. 23.6
34 ▲
avg. 26.3
24.7
Tries
9 ▲
avg. 4.29
6 ▲
avg. 4.67
4.25
First try
4'
avg. 18'42
9'
avg. 18'18
16'42
Penalties scored
0 ▼
avg. 0.29
0 ▼
avg. 0.17
0.53
% wins
57%
50%
—
% vic. domicile
67%
50%
52%
% vic. extérieur
50%
50%
48%

Line-ups

Top scorer
MT
Murray Taulagi
3 tries
15 pts
North Queensland Cowboys XIII
1 Scott Drinkwater E 4'
2 Braidon Burns E 38'
3 Jaxon Purdue
4 Tom Chester
5 Murray Taulagi E 15'E 28'E 52'
6 Jake Clifford T 5'T 29'T 35'T 68'T 75'
7 Tom Dearden E 73'
8 Coen Hess
9 Reed Mahoney E 34'
10 Jason Taumalolo
11 Heilum Luki E 79'
12 Jeremiah Nanai
13 Reuben Cotter
14 Soni Luke E 66'
15 Sam McIntyre
Replacements
16 Thomas Mikaele
17 Griffin Neame
Top scorer
KI
Kayal Iro
3 tries
15 pts
Cronulla Sharks XIII
1 William Kennedy
2 Mawene Hiroti
3 Siosifa Talakai E 9'E 12'
4 Kayal Iro E 55'E 57'E 76'
5 Samuel Stonestreet
6 Braydon Trindall
7 Nicho Hynes T 11'T 13'T 45'T 58'T 76'
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
9 Blayke Brailey E 44'
10 Toby Rudolf
11 Billy Burns
12 Teig Wilton
13 Jesse Colquhoun
14 Briton Nikora
15 Cameron McInnes
Replacements
16 Oregon Kaufusi
17 Thomas Hazelton

Stats by player

North Queensland Cowboys XIII
5
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
15
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
2
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
7
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
5
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
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
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
8
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
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks XIII
4
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
15
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
3
80'
General 🔒 Attack 🔒 Defence 🔒 Kicking 🔒 Discipline
10
Points
80'
Minutes
0
🟡 Yellow
0
🟠 Orange
0
🔴 Red
9
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
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
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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