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Cowboys v Broncos — NRL Round 21, 2026 Result

Round 21 · 2026Full time

Match Summary

North Queensland Cowboys defeated Brisbane Broncos 18–10 in Round 21 of the 2026 NRL season at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on 25 July 2026.

Half-time: Cowboys 14–4 Broncos.

Date & kick-off
Sat 25 Jul 2026 · 7:35 PM AEST
At the ground
Sat 25 Jul, 7:35 PM AEST
Venue
Queensland Country Bank Stadium · Townsville
Australian broadcast
Fox League ↗

Full-time breakdown

Full-time Score & Try Scorers

Kicking figures show goals made / attempts.

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Full-time score18

10

Half-time score14

4

Tries2

Heilum Luki 19', Jake Clifford 39'

2

Xavier Willison 23', Ezra Mam 54'

Conversions2 / 2

Scott Drinkwater 20', Scott Drinkwater 39'

1 / 2

Adam Reynolds 55'

Penalty goals3 / 3

Scott Drinkwater 36', Scott Drinkwater 49', Scott Drinkwater 67'

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The squads

Team Lists

Cowboys Team List

Coach: Todd Payten

No.PlayerPosition
Backs
1Scott DrinkwaterFullback
2Braidon BurnsWinger
3Jaxon PurdueHalfback
4Tom ChesterCentre
5Murray TaulagiWinger
6Jake CliffordFive-Eighth
18Zac LaybuttCentre
Forwards
9Reed MahoneyHooker
10Jason TaumaloloProp
11Heilum Luki2nd Row
12Jeremiah Nanai2nd Row
13Reuben CotterCaptainLock
15Griffin NeameProp
Interchange
8Thomas MikaeleInterchange
14Soni LukeInterchange
16Matthew LodgeInterchange
17Coen HessInterchange
19Ethan KingReserve
20Sam McIntyreReserve

Broncos Team List

Coach: Michael Maguire

No.PlayerPosition
Backs
1Reece WalshFullback
2Josiah KarapaniWinger
3Kotoni StaggsCentre
4Gehamat ShibasakiCentre
5Deine MarinerWinger
6Ezra MamFive-Eighth
7Adam ReynoldsCaptainHalfback
Forwards
8Preston RikiProp
9Cory PaixHooker
10Payne HaasProp
11Xavier Willison2nd Row
12Jordan Riki2nd Row
13Patrick CarriganLock
Interchange
14Ben HuntInterchange
15Ben TaltyInterchange
16Va'a SemuInterchange
18Billy WaltersInterchange
17Grant AndersonReserve
19Luke GaleReserve

The match in numbers

Team Stats

Possession & Completions

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Possession %50%50%
Time in possession (min:sec)28:5329:17
Completion Rate74% (29/39)81% (36/44)

Attack

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
All Runs188190
All Run Metres (m)19211814
Post Contact Metres (m)650677
Line Breaks52
Tackle Breaks3439
Average Set Distance (m)49.2641.23
Kick Return Metres (m)158183
Average Play The Ball Speed (seconds)3.42 s3.5 s

Passing

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Offloads44
Receipts408440
Total Passes208248
Dummy Passes288

Kicking

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Kicks2422
Kicking Metres (m)718699
Forced Drop Outs10
Kick Defusal %82% (9/11)46% (6/13)
Bombs69
Grubbers43

Defence

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Effective Tackle %88.21%89.29%
Tackles Made344350
Missed Tackles3934
Ineffective Tackles78

Errors & Discipline

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Errors159
Penalties Conceded57
Ruck Infringements42
Inside 10 Metres (m)10
On Reports31

Interchanges

StatisticNorth Queensland CowboysBrisbane Broncos
Interchanges used56
Head Injury Assessment22

Individual contributions

Match Leaders

Most Tackles

Heilum Luki49

Patrick Carrigan52

Most Run Metres

Braidon Burns239

Josiah Karapani215

Most Line Breaks

Braidon Burns2

Ezra Mam2

Most Fantasy Points

Heilum Luki58

Xavier Willison62

Player performance

Player Stats

— means unavailable. Swipe across a table to see every statistic.

Cowboys Player Stats

PlayerMinsPointsTriesRun metresTacklesTry assistsErrors
Scott Drinkwater80100141802
Braidon Burns8000239612
Jaxon Purdue80001043512
Tom Chester80001771901
Murray Taulagi8000193701
Jake Clifford8041521902
Reed Mahoney70019900
Jason Taumalolo47001951501
Heilum Luki80411024901
Jeremiah Nanai80001882601
Reuben Cotter7200654300
Griffin Neame47001032601
Zac Laybutt8000691400
Thomas Mikaele33001291300
Soni Luke7300363100
Matthew Lodge90044400
Coen Hess3300582001
Ethan King0000000
Sam McIntyre0000000

General

PlayerMins Played
Scott Drinkwater80
Braidon Burns80
Jaxon Purdue80
Tom Chester80
Murray Taulagi80
Jake Clifford80
Reed Mahoney7
Jason Taumalolo47
Heilum Luki80
Jeremiah Nanai80
Reuben Cotter72
Griffin Neame47
Zac Laybutt80
Thomas Mikaele33
Soni Luke73
Matthew Lodge9
Coen Hess33
Ethan King0
Sam McIntyre0

Scoring

PlayerPointsTriesConversionsConversion AttemptsPenalty GoalsGoal Conversion Rate1 Point Field Goals2 Point Field GoalsField goals (total)
Scott Drinkwater100223100%000
Braidon Burns000000%000
Jaxon Purdue000000%000
Tom Chester000000%000
Murray Taulagi000000%000
Jake Clifford410000%000
Reed Mahoney000000%000
Jason Taumalolo000000%000
Heilum Luki410000%000
Jeremiah Nanai000000%000
Reuben Cotter000000%000
Griffin Neame000000%000
Zac Laybutt000000%000
Thomas Mikaele000000%000
Soni Luke000000%000
Matthew Lodge000000%000
Coen Hess000000%000
Ethan King000000%000
Sam McIntyre000000%000

Fantasy

PlayerTotal Points
Scott Drinkwater45
Braidon Burns44
Jaxon Purdue52
Tom Chester54
Murray Taulagi22
Jake Clifford40
Reed Mahoney10
Jason Taumalolo34
Heilum Luki58
Jeremiah Nanai52
Reuben Cotter44
Griffin Neame28
Zac Laybutt11
Thomas Mikaele33
Soni Luke28
Matthew Lodge10
Coen Hess23
Ethan King0
Sam McIntyre0

Running Metres

PlayerAll RunsAll Run Metres (m)Kick Return Metres (m)Hit-up metres (m)
Scott Drinkwater20141500
Braidon Burns23239220
Jaxon Purdue1210400
Tom Chester1617700
Murray Taulagi18193140
Jake Clifford65200
Reed Mahoney21900
Jason Taumalolo16195290
Heilum Luki910200
Jeremiah Nanai1518800
Reuben Cotter86500
Griffin Neame1010300
Zac Laybutt86900
Thomas Mikaele12129300
Soni Luke43600
Matthew Lodge444100
Coen Hess55800
Ethan King0000
Sam McIntyre0000

Attack

PlayerPost Contact Metres (m)Line BreaksLine Break AssistsTry AssistsLine Engaged RunsTackle BreaksHit UpsPlay The BallAverage Play The Ball Speed (seconds)Dummy Half RunsDummy Half Run Metres (m)One on One Steal
Scott Drinkwater3002002103.82190
Braidon Burns7520104003.66160
Jaxon Purdue1810105004.112390
Tom Chester4011006103.37000
Murray Taulagi7900001103.662190
Jake Clifford300000102.82000
Reed Mahoney600000003.762190
Jason Taumalolo95000031403.47000
Heilum Luki4000002903.07000
Jeremiah Nanai69100031503.44000
Reuben Cotter2300001602.45000
Griffin Neame36000011003.52000
Zac Laybutt2500001103.6000
Thomas Mikaele54000021002.99000
Soni Luke400000002.984360
Matthew Lodge1900001302.52000
Coen Hess2700002502.76000
Ethan King000000000000
Sam McIntyre000000000000

Passing

PlayerOffloadsDummy PassesPassesReceiptsPasses To Run Ratio
Scott Drinkwater1625461.25
Braidon Burns123240.13
Jaxon Purdue0623321.92
Tom Chester024190.25
Murray Taulagi011200.06
Jake Clifford0223473.83
Reed Mahoney00462
Jason Taumalolo001180.06
Heilum Luki000100
Jeremiah Nanai110150
Reuben Cotter01280.25
Griffin Neame000110
Zac Laybutt019141.13
Thomas Mikaele111130.08
Soni Luke0411211528
Matthew Lodge01040
Coen Hess00060
Ethan King00000
Sam McIntyre00000

Defence

PlayerTackle EfficiencyTackles MadeMissed TacklesIneffective TacklesInterceptsKicks Defused
Scott Drinkwater88.89%81006
Braidon Burns66.67%63000
Jaxon Purdue87.5%353200
Tom Chester95%191000
Murray Taulagi77.78%72002
Jake Clifford79.17%195000
Reed Mahoney100%90000
Jason Taumalolo88.24%152000
Heilum Luki90.74%495000
Jeremiah Nanai92.86%261100
Reuben Cotter91.49%433100
Griffin Neame86.67%263100
Zac Laybutt70%146001
Thomas Mikaele86.67%130200
Soni Luke91.18%313000
Matthew Lodge100%40000
Coen Hess95.24%201000
Ethan King0%00000
Sam McIntyre0%00000

Kicking

PlayerKicksKicking Metres (m)Forced Drop OutsBomb KicksGrubbers40/2020/40Cross Field KicksKicked Dead
Scott Drinkwater4930300010
Braidon Burns000000000
Jaxon Purdue180010000
Tom Chester000000000
Murray Taulagi000000000
Jake Clifford196161330020
Reed Mahoney000000000
Jason Taumalolo000000000
Heilum Luki000000000
Jeremiah Nanai000000000
Reuben Cotter000000000
Griffin Neame000000000
Zac Laybutt000000000
Thomas Mikaele000000000
Soni Luke000000000
Matthew Lodge000000000
Coen Hess000000000
Ethan King000000000
Sam McIntyre000000000

Errors & Discipline

PlayerErrorsHandling ErrorsOne on One LostPenaltiesRuck InfringementsInside 10 Metres (m)On ReportSin BinsSend Offs
Scott Drinkwater220000000
Braidon Burns220000000
Jaxon Purdue210100200
Tom Chester100001000
Murray Taulagi110100000
Jake Clifford220200000
Reed Mahoney000000000
Jason Taumalolo100000000
Heilum Luki100010000
Jeremiah Nanai110000000
Reuben Cotter000010000
Griffin Neame110100100
Zac Laybutt000000000
Thomas Mikaele000000000
Soni Luke000000000
Matthew Lodge000000000
Coen Hess110020000
Ethan King000000000
Sam McIntyre000000000

Interchange

PlayerStint One (seconds)Stint Two (seconds)
Scott Drinkwater4800—
Braidon Burns4800—
Jaxon Purdue4800—
Tom Chester4800—
Murray Taulagi4800—
Jake Clifford4800—
Reed Mahoney420—
Jason Taumalolo15141338
Heilum Luki4800—
Jeremiah Nanai4800—
Reuben Cotter19452397
Griffin Neame15151330
Zac Laybutt4800—
Thomas Mikaele195620
Soni Luke4380—
Matthew Lodge458—
Coen Hess1947—
Ethan King0—
Sam McIntyre0—

Broncos Player Stats

PlayerMinsPointsTriesRun metresTacklesTry assistsErrors
Reece Walsh8000166311
Josiah Karapani8000215600
Kotoni Staggs80001431400
Gehamat Shibasaki73001701301
Deine Mariner7400145301
Ezra Mam80411651812
Adam Reynolds6820641800
Preston Riki2100311401
Cory Paix4100192200
Payne Haas65001373000
Xavier Willison80412043600
Jordan Riki80001074101
Patrick Carrigan80001215201
Ben Hunt5200101901
Ben Talty3900552900
Va'a Semu2100481700
Billy Walters270081500
Grant Anderson0000000
Luke Gale0000000

General

PlayerMins Played
Reece Walsh80
Josiah Karapani80
Kotoni Staggs80
Gehamat Shibasaki73
Deine Mariner74
Ezra Mam80
Adam Reynolds68
Preston Riki21
Cory Paix41
Payne Haas65
Xavier Willison80
Jordan Riki80
Patrick Carrigan80
Ben Hunt52
Ben Talty39
Va'a Semu21
Billy Walters27
Grant Anderson0
Luke Gale0

Scoring

PlayerPointsTriesConversionsConversion AttemptsPenalty GoalsGoal Conversion Rate1 Point Field Goals2 Point Field GoalsField goals (total)
Reece Walsh000000%000
Josiah Karapani000000%000
Kotoni Staggs000000%000
Gehamat Shibasaki000000%000
Deine Mariner000000%000
Ezra Mam410000%000
Adam Reynolds2012050%000
Preston Riki000000%000
Cory Paix000000%000
Payne Haas000000%000
Xavier Willison410000%000
Jordan Riki000000%000
Patrick Carrigan000000%000
Ben Hunt000000%000
Ben Talty000000%000
Va'a Semu000000%000
Billy Walters000000%000
Grant Anderson000000%000
Luke Gale000000%000

Fantasy

PlayerTotal Points
Reece Walsh52
Josiah Karapani29
Kotoni Staggs38
Gehamat Shibasaki30
Deine Mariner26
Ezra Mam61
Adam Reynolds34
Preston Riki14
Cory Paix21
Payne Haas55
Xavier Willison62
Jordan Riki49
Patrick Carrigan59
Ben Hunt17
Ben Talty26
Va'a Semu21
Billy Walters9
Grant Anderson0
Luke Gale0

Running Metres

PlayerAll RunsAll Run Metres (m)Kick Return Metres (m)Hit-up metres (m)
Reece Walsh19166310
Josiah Karapani21215630
Kotoni Staggs1714300
Gehamat Shibasaki1617000
Deine Mariner14145270
Ezra Mam13165370
Adam Reynolds106400
Preston Riki53120
Cory Paix21900
Payne Haas1513700
Xavier Willison1820400
Jordan Riki1210700
Patrick Carrigan1412180
Ben Hunt21000
Ben Talty655120
Va'a Semu54800
Billy Walters1800
Grant Anderson0000
Luke Gale0000

Attack

PlayerPost Contact Metres (m)Line BreaksLine Break AssistsTry AssistsLine Engaged RunsTackle BreaksHit UpsPlay The BallAverage Play The Ball Speed (seconds)Dummy Half RunsDummy Half Run Metres (m)One on One Steal
Reece Walsh4002109003.44000
Josiah Karapani7000000403.2000
Kotoni Staggs4300005003.85000
Gehamat Shibasaki6700004303.51000
Deine Mariner4000003003.58000
Ezra Mam3620104004.162150
Adam Reynolds1900001004.241180
Preston Riki1300001403.87000
Cory Paix600000003.222190
Payne Haas65000041503.33000
Xavier Willison127000041803.41000
Jordan Riki49000031203.51000
Patrick Carrigan50000001202.82000
Ben Hunt000000000000
Ben Talty1800001504000
Va'a Semu2500000503.79000
Billy Walters300000102.72000
Grant Anderson000000000000
Luke Gale000000000000

Passing

PlayerOffloadsDummy PassesPassesReceiptsPasses To Run Ratio
Reece Walsh1144622.32
Josiah Karapani015270.24
Kotoni Staggs106180.35
Gehamat Shibasaki002190.13
Deine Mariner000150
Ezra Mam0021341.62
Adam Reynolds0435483.5
Preston Riki00050
Cory Paix00515225.5
Payne Haas001170.07
Xavier Willison000190
Jordan Riki002150.17
Patrick Carrigan1011250.79
Ben Hunt02353717.5
Ben Talty00060
Va'a Semu10050
Billy Walters00353635
Grant Anderson00000
Luke Gale00000

Defence

PlayerTackle EfficiencyTackles MadeMissed TacklesIneffective TacklesInterceptsKicks Defused
Reece Walsh60%32002
Josiah Karapani66.67%63002
Kotoni Staggs100%140000
Gehamat Shibasaki81.25%133000
Deine Mariner75%31001
Ezra Mam81.82%184001
Adam Reynolds100%180000
Preston Riki100%140000
Cory Paix88%221200
Payne Haas96.77%300100
Xavier Willison87.8%365000
Jordan Riki89.13%413200
Patrick Carrigan94.55%522100
Ben Hunt86.36%192100
Ben Talty85.29%294100
Va'a Semu94.44%171000
Billy Walters83.33%153000
Grant Anderson0%00000
Luke Gale0%00000

Kicking

PlayerKicksKicking Metres (m)Forced Drop OutsBomb KicksGrubbers40/2020/40Cross Field KicksKicked Dead
Reece Walsh83270310001
Josiah Karapani000000000
Kotoni Staggs000000000
Gehamat Shibasaki000000000
Deine Mariner1290000000
Ezra Mam3460120000
Adam Reynolds71940400010
Preston Riki000000000
Cory Paix000000000
Payne Haas000000000
Xavier Willison000000000
Jordan Riki000000000
Patrick Carrigan000000000
Ben Hunt31010100000
Ben Talty000000000
Va'a Semu000000000
Billy Walters000000000
Grant Anderson000000000
Luke Gale000000000

Errors & Discipline

PlayerErrorsHandling ErrorsOne on One LostPenaltiesRuck InfringementsInside 10 Metres (m)On ReportSin BinsSend Offs
Reece Walsh100200000
Josiah Karapani000100000
Kotoni Staggs000100000
Gehamat Shibasaki110000000
Deine Mariner110000000
Ezra Mam220000000
Adam Reynolds000000000
Preston Riki100110100
Cory Paix000000000
Payne Haas000000000
Xavier Willison000000000
Jordan Riki110000000
Patrick Carrigan110110000
Ben Hunt110000000
Ben Talty000100000
Va'a Semu000000000
Billy Walters000000000
Grant Anderson000000000
Luke Gale000000000

Interchange

PlayerStint One (seconds)Stint Two (seconds)
Reece Walsh4800—
Josiah Karapani4800—
Kotoni Staggs4800—
Gehamat Shibasaki3668683
Deine Mariner4440—
Ezra Mam4800—
Adam Reynolds16592398
Preston Riki1254—
Cory Paix2402—
Payne Haas18872038
Xavier Willison4800—
Jordan Riki4800—
Patrick Carrigan4800—
Ben Hunt3141—
Ben Talty1906449
Va'a Semu875348
Billy Walters1620—
Grant Anderson0—
Luke Gale0—

From kick-off to full time

Match Timeline

Follow every event from kick-off. Times show minutes and seconds played.

  1. 0:00

    Kick-off

  2. 2:38

    Kick Bomb

    Reece Walsh

    Brisbane Broncos

  3. 2:43

    Error

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  4. 3:31

    Penalty - Obstruction

    Preston Riki

    Brisbane Broncos

  5. 3:43

    Video Referee

    Brisbane Broncos

    No Try

  6. 4:41

    Error

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  7. 4:59

    Video Referee - Captain's Challenge

    Brisbane Broncos

    Successful

  8. 5:41

    Kick Bomb

    Reece Walsh

    Brisbane Broncos

  9. 6:42

    Interchange - HIA no return

    On: Soni Luke

    Off: Reed Mahoney

    North Queensland Cowboys

  10. 6:44

    Kick Bomb

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  11. 7:48

    Linebreak

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  12. 7:51

    Error

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  13. 8:35

    Penalty - Hip Drop

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  14. 8:40

    On Report

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  15. 9:02

    Error

    Preston Riki

    Brisbane Broncos

  16. 9:53

    Penalty - Offside inside 10m

    Patrick Carrigan

    Brisbane Broncos

  17. 10:37

    Ruck Infringement

    Patrick Carrigan

    Brisbane Broncos

  18. 10:43

    Set Restart

    North Queensland Cowboys

  19. 11:10

    Linebreak

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  20. 12:01

    Error

    Patrick Carrigan

    Brisbane Broncos

  21. 12:56

    Error

    Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  22. 14:26

    Kick Bomb

    Ezra Mam

    Brisbane Broncos

  23. 17:02

    Error

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  24. 17:23

    On Report

    Preston Riki

    Brisbane Broncos

  25. 18:04

    Kick Bomb

    Reece Walsh

    Brisbane Broncos

  26. 18:36

    Ruck Infringement

    Preston Riki

    Brisbane Broncos

  27. 18:40

    Set Restart

    North Queensland Cowboys

  28. 19:24

    Try

    Heilum Luki

    North Queensland Cowboys

    4 – 0
  29. 20:50

    Conversion

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    6 – 0
  30. 20:54

    Interchange #1

    On: Ben Talty

    Off: Preston Riki

    Brisbane Broncos

  31. 21:40

    Kick Bomb

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  32. 21:52

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  33. 22:42

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  34. 22:47

    On Report

    Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  35. 23:49

    Try

    Xavier Willison

    Brisbane Broncos

    6 – 4
  36. 25:09

    Conversion missed

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  37. 25:14

    Interchange #2

    On: Thomas Mikaele

    Off: Jason Taumalolo

    North Queensland Cowboys

  38. 25:15

    Interchange #3

    On: Coen Hess

    Off: Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  39. 26:53

    Error

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  40. 26:57

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  41. 27:39

    Interchange - HIA

    On: Ben Hunt

    Off: Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  42. 29:13

    Kick Bomb

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  43. 29:38

    Ruck Infringement

    Coen Hess

    North Queensland Cowboys

  44. 29:41

    Set Restart

    Brisbane Broncos

  45. 30:19

    Error

    Gehamat Shibasaki

    Brisbane Broncos

  46. 31:16

    Kick Bomb

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  47. 31:20

    Error

    Coen Hess

    North Queensland Cowboys

  48. 31:27

    Interchange #2

    On: Va'a Semu

    Off: Payne Haas

    Brisbane Broncos

  49. 32:13

    Linebreak

    Ezra Mam

    Brisbane Broncos

  50. 32:21

    Error

    Ben Hunt

    Brisbane Broncos

  51. 32:25

    Interchange - HIA

    On: Matthew Lodge

    Off: Reuben Cotter

    North Queensland Cowboys

  52. 34:41

    Penalty - Escorts

    Reece Walsh

    Brisbane Broncos

  53. 36:13

    Penalty Shot-Made

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    8 – 4
  54. 39:19

    Linebreak

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  55. 39:27

    Try

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

    12 – 4
  56. 39:57

    Conversion

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    14 – 4
  57. 40:02

    Interchange - HIA Cleared

    On: Adam Reynolds

    Off: Cory Paix

    Brisbane Broncos

  58. 40:03

    Interchange - HIA Cleared

    On: Reuben Cotter

    Off: Matthew Lodge

    North Queensland Cowboys

  59. 41:10

    Ruck Infringement

    Reuben Cotter

    North Queensland Cowboys

  60. 41:12

    Set Restart

    Brisbane Broncos

  61. 42:07

    Penalties - Other

    Reece Walsh

    Brisbane Broncos

  62. 42:29

    Video Referee - Captain's Challenge

    North Queensland Cowboys

    Successful

  63. 43:09

    Linebreak

    Tom Chester

    North Queensland Cowboys

  64. 43:47

    Error

    Murray Taulagi

    North Queensland Cowboys

  65. 44:48

    Kick Bomb

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  66. 45:39

    Kick Bomb

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  67. 46:02

    Interchange #3

    On: Payne Haas

    Off: Va'a Semu

    Brisbane Broncos

  68. 47:30

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Kotoni Staggs

    Brisbane Broncos

  69. 48:12

    On Report

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  70. 49:13

    Penalty Shot-Made

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    16 – 4
  71. 51:16

    Kick Bomb

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  72. 52:40

    Interchange #4

    On: Billy Walters

    Off: Ben Talty

    Brisbane Broncos

  73. 53:05

    Error

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  74. 54:11

    Ruck Infringement

    Coen Hess

    North Queensland Cowboys

  75. 54:15

    Set Restart

    Brisbane Broncos

  76. 54:32

    Linebreak

    Ezra Mam

    Brisbane Broncos

    Watch incident ↗
  77. 54:33

    Try

    Ezra Mam

    Brisbane Broncos

    Watch try ↗
    16 – 8
  78. 55:52

    Conversion

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

    16 – 10
  79. 56:35

    Error

    Ezra Mam

    Brisbane Broncos

  80. 57:42

    Interchange #4

    On: Jason Taumalolo

    Off: Coen Hess

    North Queensland Cowboys

  81. 57:50

    Interchange #5

    On: Griffin Neame

    Off: Thomas Mikaele

    North Queensland Cowboys

  82. 58:53

    Kick Bomb

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  83. 61:08

    Interchange #5

    On: Ben Talty

    Off: Gehamat Shibasaki

    Brisbane Broncos

  84. 61:11

    Kick Bomb

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  85. 62:50

    Kick Bomb

    Ben Hunt

    Brisbane Broncos

  86. 63:15

    Linebreak

    Jeremiah Nanai

    North Queensland Cowboys

  87. 63:22

    Error

    Jeremiah Nanai

    North Queensland Cowboys

  88. 63:28

    Error

    Reece Walsh

    Brisbane Broncos

  89. 65:47

    Line Dropout

    Adam Reynolds

    Brisbane Broncos

  90. 65:51

    Penalties - Other

    Josiah Karapani

    Brisbane Broncos

  91. 67:03

    Penalty Shot-Made

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    18 – 10
  92. 67:58

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Ben Talty

    Brisbane Broncos

  93. 68:37

    Interchange #6

    On: Gehamat Shibasaki

    Off: Ben Talty

    Brisbane Broncos

  94. 69:01

    Error

    Heilum Luki

    North Queensland Cowboys

  95. 69:10

    Video Referee - Captain's Challenge

    North Queensland Cowboys

    Unsuccessful

  96. 69:44

    Penalty - Early Tackle

    Murray Taulagi

    North Queensland Cowboys

  97. 72:04

    Error

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  98. 72:59

    Error

    Ezra Mam

    Brisbane Broncos

  99. 73:51

    Kick Bomb

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  100. 73:55

    Error

    Deine Mariner

    Brisbane Broncos

  101. 74:12

    Video Referee - Captain's Challenge

    Brisbane Broncos

    Unsuccessful

  102. 74:12

    Interchange - HIA last 15 mins

    On: Va'a Semu

    Off: Deine Mariner

    Brisbane Broncos

  103. 75:03

    Error

    Tom Chester

    North Queensland Cowboys

  104. 75:30

    Ruck Infringement

    Heilum Luki

    North Queensland Cowboys

  105. 75:31

    Set Restart

    Brisbane Broncos

  106. 75:43

    Error

    Jason Taumalolo

    North Queensland Cowboys

  107. 76:58

    Error

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  108. 77:38

    Inside 10 Metres

    Tom Chester

    North Queensland Cowboys

  109. 77:39

    Set Restart

    Brisbane Broncos

  110. 78:50

    Error

    Jordan Riki

    Brisbane Broncos

  111. 79:40

    Interchange - HIA last 15 mins

    On: Thomas Mikaele

    Off: Soni Luke

    North Queensland Cowboys

  112. 80:00

    Full time

Before this match

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

Results before this match. Season form includes games from the same NRL season.

North Queensland Cowboys · previous five this season

Brisbane Broncos · previous five this season

Head-to-Head

This season before kick-off.

DateHome teamScoreAway team
Fri 10 Apr 2026 Brisbane Broncos31 – 35 North Queensland Cowboys

At the ground

Venue, Attendance & Match Officials

Venue
Queensland Country Bank Stadium · Townsville
Attendance
25,461
Weather
Fine
Ground conditions
Good

Match officials

Updated 30 October 2026.

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