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Sharks v Cowboys — 2026 NRL Finals Week 1 Result

Finals Week 1 · 2026Full time

Match Summary

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks defeated North Queensland Cowboys 26–16 in the 2026 NRL Finals Week 1 at Allianz Stadium on 12 September 2026.

Half-time: Sharks 12–6 Cowboys.

Date & kick-off
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 7:50 PM AEST
At the ground
Sat 12 Sep, 7:50 PM AEST
Venue
Allianz Stadium · Sydney

Full-time breakdown

Full-time Score & Try Scorers

Kicking figures show goals made / attempts.

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Full-time score26

16

Half-time score12

6

Tries5

Siosifa Talakai 19', Sione Katoa 31', Sione Katoa 48', William Kennedy 60', Nicho Hynes 65'

3

Braidon Burns 26', Zac Laybutt 56', Jaxon Purdue 71'

Conversions2 / 5

Nicho Hynes 20', Nicho Hynes 66'

2 / 3

Scott Drinkwater 27', Scott Drinkwater 57'

Penalty goals1 / 1

Nicho Hynes 5'

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The squads

Team Lists

Sharks Team List

Coach: Craig Fitzgibbon

No.PlayerPosition
Backs
1William KennedyFullback
2Sione KatoaWinger
3Riley JonesCentre
4KL IroCentre
5Ronaldo MulitaloWinger
6Braydon TrindallFive-Eighth
7Nicho HynesHalfback
Forwards
8Addin Fonua-BlakeProp
9Blayke BraileyCaptainHooker
10Jesse ColquhounProp
11Briton Nikora2nd Row
12Teig Wilton2nd Row
13Cameron McInnesCaptainLock
Interchange
14Siosifa TalakaiInterchange
15Billy BurnsInterchange
16Oregon KaufusiInterchange
17Thomas HazeltonInterchange
19Toby RudolfReserve
20Niwhai PuruReserve

Cowboys Team List

Coach: Todd Payten

No.PlayerPosition
Backs
1Scott DrinkwaterFullback
2Braidon BurnsWinger
3Jaxon PurdueCentre
4Tom ChesterCentre
5Zac LaybuttWinger
6Jake CliffordFive-Eighth
7Tom DeardenCaptainHalfback
Forwards
8Griffin NeameProp
9Reed MahoneyHooker
10Jason TaumaloloProp
11Heilum Luki2nd Row
13Reuben CotterCaptainLock
15John Bateman2nd Row
Interchange
12Jeremiah NanaiInterchange
14Soni LukeInterchange
17Coen HessInterchange
21Sam McIntyreInterchange
18Kaiden LahrsReserve
19Ethan KingReserve

The match in numbers

Team Stats

Possession & Completions

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Possession %54%46%
Time in possession (min:sec)26:3022:50
Completion Rate82% (34/41)64% (27/42)

Attack

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
All Runs192182
All Run Metres (m)17581522
Post Contact Metres (m)618463
Line Breaks56
Tackle Breaks3830
Average Set Distance (m)42.8936.25
Kick Return Metres (m)170119
Average Play The Ball Speed (seconds)3.46 s3.37 s

Passing

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Offloads44
Receipts423392
Total Passes221230
Dummy Passes719

Kicking

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Kicks2116
Kicking Metres (m)688471
Forced Drop Outs04
Kick Defusal %100% (7/7)30% (3/10)
Bombs83
Grubbers13

Defence

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Effective Tackle %89.83%88.13%
Tackles Made309349
Missed Tackles3038
Intercepts11
Ineffective Tackles59

Errors & Discipline

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Errors1018
Penalties Conceded96
Ruck Infringements12
Inside 10 Metres (m)11
On Reports11

Interchanges

StatisticCronulla-Sutherland SharksNorth Queensland Cowboys
Interchanges used86
Head Injury Assessment10

Individual contributions

Match Leaders

Most Tackles

Teig Wilton42

Reuben Cotter53

Most Run Metres

Addin Fonua-Blake179

Braidon Burns200

Most Line Breaks

William Kennedy1

Braidon Burns2

Most Fantasy Points

Nicho Hynes64

Scott Drinkwater57

Player performance

Player Stats

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

Sharks Player Stats

PlayerMinsPointsTriesRun metresTacklesTry assistsErrors
William Kennedy8041123310
Sione Katoa6882160100
Riley Jones8000801102
KL Iro80001331801
Ronaldo Mulitalo8000152802
Braydon Trindall8000541013
Nicho Hynes801011201500
Addin Fonua-Blake48001792000
Blayke Brailey8000593801
Jesse Colquhoun36001302700
Briton Nikora8000312210
Teig Wilton8000964201
Cameron McInnes49001133100
Siosifa Talakai3541158900
Billy Burns3400562200
Oregon Kaufusi150029600
Thomas Hazelton3400772600
Toby Rudolf0000000
Niwhai Puru0000000

General

PlayerMins Played
William Kennedy80
Sione Katoa68
Riley Jones80
KL Iro80
Ronaldo Mulitalo80
Braydon Trindall80
Nicho Hynes80
Addin Fonua-Blake48
Blayke Brailey80
Jesse Colquhoun36
Briton Nikora80
Teig Wilton80
Cameron McInnes49
Siosifa Talakai35
Billy Burns34
Oregon Kaufusi15
Thomas Hazelton34
Toby Rudolf0
Niwhai Puru0

Scoring

PlayerPointsTriesConversionsConversion AttemptsPenalty GoalsGoal Conversion Rate1 Point Field Goals2 Point Field GoalsField goals (total)
William Kennedy410000%000
Sione Katoa820000%000
Riley Jones000000%000
KL Iro000000%000
Ronaldo Mulitalo000000%000
Braydon Trindall000000%000
Nicho Hynes10125150%000
Addin Fonua-Blake000000%000
Blayke Brailey000000%000
Jesse Colquhoun000000%000
Briton Nikora000000%000
Teig Wilton000000%000
Cameron McInnes000000%000
Siosifa Talakai410000%000
Billy Burns000000%000
Oregon Kaufusi000000%000
Thomas Hazelton000000%000
Toby Rudolf000000%000
Niwhai Puru000000%000

Fantasy

PlayerTotal Points
William Kennedy36
Sione Katoa51
Riley Jones14
KL Iro23
Ronaldo Mulitalo35
Braydon Trindall33
Nicho Hynes64
Addin Fonua-Blake45
Blayke Brailey39
Jesse Colquhoun42
Briton Nikora29
Teig Wilton47
Cameron McInnes38
Siosifa Talakai42
Billy Burns23
Oregon Kaufusi14
Thomas Hazelton40
Toby Rudolf0
Niwhai Puru0

Running Metres

PlayerAll RunsAll Run Metres (m)Kick Return Metres (m)Hit-up metres (m)
William Kennedy13123280
Sione Katoa15160160
Riley Jones108000
KL Iro1613300
Ronaldo Mulitalo15152340
Braydon Trindall105400
Nicho Hynes1512000
Addin Fonua-Blake17179580
Blayke Brailey65900
Jesse Colquhoun1513000
Briton Nikora53100
Teig Wilton129600
Cameron McInnes1411300
Siosifa Talakai12158150
Billy Burns65600
Oregon Kaufusi42900
Thomas Hazelton777160
Toby Rudolf0000
Niwhai Puru0000

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
William Kennedy3611103003.48000
Sione Katoa3610005003.73000
Riley Jones2800000003.51120
KL Iro4600001003.89000
Ronaldo Mulitalo5110005003.551120
Braydon Trindall1001101004.35000
Nicho Hynes2910006003.61000
Addin Fonua-Blake69000041303.62000
Blayke Brailey1700000102.785370
Jesse Colquhoun46000011503.5000
Briton Nikora1501101502.98000
Teig Wilton41000001103.61000
Cameron McInnes33000001302.97000
Siosifa Talakai7410007702.87000
Billy Burns2300000503.24000
Oregon Kaufusi1600001402.83000
Thomas Hazelton4300003603.79000
Toby Rudolf000000000000
Niwhai Puru000000000000

Passing

PlayerOffloadsDummy PassesPassesReceiptsPasses To Run Ratio
William Kennedy004160.31
Sione Katoa000160
Riley Jones002120.2
KL Iro100150
Ronaldo Mulitalo101180.07
Braydon Trindall0231533.1
Nicho Hynes1230432
Addin Fonua-Blake102190.12
Blayke Brailey0213714122.83
Jesse Colquhoun002170.13
Briton Nikora00180.2
Teig Wilton002140.17
Cameron McInnes006190.43
Siosifa Talakai000120
Billy Burns01380.5
Oregon Kaufusi00040
Thomas Hazelton00080
Toby Rudolf00000
Niwhai Puru00000

Defence

PlayerTackle EfficiencyTackles MadeMissed TacklesIneffective TacklesInterceptsKicks Defused
William Kennedy50%33003
Sione Katoa100%10012
Riley Jones84.62%112000
KL Iro81.82%184000
Ronaldo Mulitalo80%82000
Braydon Trindall76.92%103000
Nicho Hynes88.24%151100
Addin Fonua-Blake100%200000
Blayke Brailey97.44%381000
Jesse Colquhoun100%270000
Briton Nikora88%223001
Teig Wilton91.3%423100
Cameron McInnes91.18%312100
Siosifa Talakai64.29%94100
Billy Burns88%222100
Oregon Kaufusi100%60000
Thomas Hazelton100%260001
Toby Rudolf0%00000
Niwhai Puru0%00000

Kicking

PlayerKicksKicking Metres (m)Forced Drop OutsBomb KicksGrubbers40/2020/40Cross Field KicksKicked Dead
William Kennedy000000000
Sione Katoa000000000
Riley Jones000000000
KL Iro000000000
Ronaldo Mulitalo000000000
Braydon Trindall165730610001
Nicho Hynes51150200020
Addin Fonua-Blake000000000
Blayke Brailey000000000
Jesse Colquhoun000000000
Briton Nikora000000000
Teig Wilton000000000
Cameron McInnes000000000
Siosifa Talakai000000000
Billy Burns000000000
Oregon Kaufusi000000000
Thomas Hazelton000000000
Toby Rudolf000000000
Niwhai Puru000000000

Errors & Discipline

PlayerErrorsHandling ErrorsOne on One LostPenaltiesRuck InfringementsInside 10 Metres (m)On ReportSin BinsSend Offs
William Kennedy000001000
Sione Katoa000100000
Riley Jones220010000
KL Iro110200100
Ronaldo Mulitalo220100000
Braydon Trindall320100000
Nicho Hynes000100000
Addin Fonua-Blake000100000
Blayke Brailey110000000
Jesse Colquhoun000000000
Briton Nikora000200000
Teig Wilton110000000
Cameron McInnes000000000
Siosifa Talakai000000000
Billy Burns000000000
Oregon Kaufusi000000000
Thomas Hazelton000000000
Toby Rudolf000000000
Niwhai Puru000000000

Interchange

PlayerStint One (seconds)Stint Two (seconds)
William Kennedy4800—
Sione Katoa5683544
Riley Jones4800—
KL Iro4800—
Ronaldo Mulitalo4800—
Braydon Trindall4800—
Nicho Hynes4800—
Addin Fonua-Blake15831333
Blayke Brailey4800—
Jesse Colquhoun1500665
Briton Nikora4800—
Teig Wilton4800—
Cameron McInnes18271064
Siosifa Talakai6881434
Billy Burns1884202
Oregon Kaufusi874—
Thomas Hazelton2034—
Toby Rudolf0—
Niwhai Puru0—

Cowboys Player Stats

PlayerMinsPointsTriesRun metresTacklesTry assistsErrors
Scott Drinkwater8040871724
Braidon Burns8041200603
Jaxon Purdue8041127401
Tom Chester80001701001
Zac Laybutt8041156201
Jake Clifford8000461202
Tom Dearden8000972112
Griffin Neame4400592700
Reed Mahoney6700274200
Jason Taumalolo5200963300
Heilum Luki8000934801
Reuben Cotter80001035302
John Bateman6400713800
Jeremiah Nanai5600891501
Soni Luke130023800
Coen Hess80021300
Sam McIntyre1600511000
Kaiden Lahrs0000000
Ethan King0000000

General

PlayerMins Played
Scott Drinkwater80
Braidon Burns80
Jaxon Purdue80
Tom Chester80
Zac Laybutt80
Jake Clifford80
Tom Dearden80
Griffin Neame44
Reed Mahoney67
Jason Taumalolo52
Heilum Luki80
Reuben Cotter80
John Bateman64
Jeremiah Nanai56
Soni Luke13
Coen Hess8
Sam McIntyre16
Kaiden Lahrs0
Ethan King0

Scoring

PlayerPointsTriesConversionsConversion AttemptsPenalty GoalsGoal Conversion Rate1 Point Field Goals2 Point Field GoalsField goals (total)
Scott Drinkwater4023066.67%000
Braidon Burns410000%000
Jaxon Purdue410000%000
Tom Chester000000%000
Zac Laybutt410000%000
Jake Clifford000000%000
Tom Dearden000000%000
Griffin Neame000000%000
Reed Mahoney000000%000
Jason Taumalolo000000%000
Heilum Luki000000%000
Reuben Cotter000000%000
John Bateman000000%000
Jeremiah Nanai000000%000
Soni Luke000000%000
Coen Hess000000%000
Sam McIntyre000000%000
Kaiden Lahrs000000%000
Ethan King000000%000

Fantasy

PlayerTotal Points
Scott Drinkwater57
Braidon Burns50
Jaxon Purdue36
Tom Chester34
Zac Laybutt25
Jake Clifford26
Tom Dearden39
Griffin Neame20
Reed Mahoney46
Jason Taumalolo43
Heilum Luki51
Reuben Cotter51
John Bateman51
Jeremiah Nanai23
Soni Luke9
Coen Hess14
Sam McIntyre17
Kaiden Lahrs0
Ethan King0

Running Metres

PlayerAll RunsAll Run Metres (m)Kick Return Metres (m)Hit-up metres (m)
Scott Drinkwater138750
Braidon Burns22200250
Jaxon Purdue1312700
Tom Chester1817000
Zac Laybutt16156390
Jake Clifford54600
Tom Dearden169700
Griffin Neame859100
Reed Mahoney42700
Jason Taumalolo1096130
Heilum Luki159350
Reuben Cotter1210300
John Bateman97100
Jeremiah Nanai118900
Soni Luke32300
Coen Hess22190
Sam McIntyre551100
Kaiden Lahrs0000
Ethan King0000

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 Drinkwater1214203003.46000
Braidon Burns6420002003.382150
Jaxon Purdue2410006003.49000
Tom Chester5910005303.02000
Zac Laybutt3710001003.26000
Jake Clifford1200001104.04000
Tom Dearden701104003.47000
Griffin Neame1900002703.81000
Reed Mahoney800000104.122110
Jason Taumalolo3900002903.06000
Heilum Luki31000001103.37000
Reuben Cotter47000001103.66000
John Bateman3000002903.51000
Jeremiah Nanai43000021102.91000
Soni Luke400000003.83230
Coen Hess500000103.04000
Sam McIntyre1701000303.39000
Kaiden Lahrs000000000000
Ethan King000000000000

Passing

PlayerOffloadsDummy PassesPassesReceiptsPasses To Run Ratio
Scott Drinkwater0235432.69
Braidon Burns115250.23
Jaxon Purdue0311170.85
Tom Chester018230.44
Zac Laybutt013180.19
Jake Clifford0118323.6
Tom Dearden0443502.69
Griffin Neame00190.13
Reed Mahoney01717517.75
Jason Taumalolo005160.5
Heilum Luki001150.07
Reuben Cotter134150.33
John Bateman112110.22
Jeremiah Nanai100110
Soni Luke0022257.33
Coen Hess00020
Sam McIntyre01150.2
Kaiden Lahrs00000
Ethan King00000

Defence

PlayerTackle EfficiencyTackles MadeMissed TacklesIneffective TacklesInterceptsKicks Defused
Scott Drinkwater94.44%170101
Braidon Burns66.67%62101
Jaxon Purdue66.67%41101
Tom Chester83.33%102000
Zac Laybutt40%22100
Jake Clifford80%123010
Tom Dearden95.45%211000
Griffin Neame72.97%278200
Reed Mahoney95.45%422000
Jason Taumalolo89.19%334000
Heilum Luki96%480200
Reuben Cotter89.83%535100
John Bateman97.44%381000
Jeremiah Nanai83.33%153000
Soni Luke80%82000
Coen Hess100%30000
Sam McIntyre83.33%102000
Kaiden Lahrs0%00000
Ethan King0%00000

Kicking

PlayerKicksKicking Metres (m)Forced Drop OutsBomb KicksGrubbers40/2020/40Cross Field KicksKicked Dead
Scott Drinkwater000000000
Braidon Burns000000000
Jaxon Purdue1171010000
Tom Chester000000000
Zac Laybutt000000000
Jake Clifford103042310000
Tom Dearden3720010010
Griffin Neame000000000
Reed Mahoney1420000000
Jason Taumalolo000000000
Heilum Luki000000000
Reuben Cotter000000000
John Bateman000000000
Jeremiah Nanai000000000
Soni Luke1351000000
Coen Hess000000000
Sam McIntyre000000000
Kaiden Lahrs000000000
Ethan King000000000

Errors & Discipline

PlayerErrorsHandling ErrorsOne on One LostPenaltiesRuck InfringementsInside 10 Metres (m)On ReportSin BinsSend Offs
Scott Drinkwater440010000
Braidon Burns330000000
Jaxon Purdue110110000
Tom Chester110001000
Zac Laybutt110000000
Jake Clifford200000000
Tom Dearden210300000
Griffin Neame000000100
Reed Mahoney000000000
Jason Taumalolo000000000
Heilum Luki110200000
Reuben Cotter210000000
John Bateman000000000
Jeremiah Nanai110000000
Soni Luke000000000
Coen Hess000000000
Sam McIntyre000000000
Kaiden Lahrs000000000
Ethan King000000000

Interchange

PlayerStint One (seconds)Stint Two (seconds)
Scott Drinkwater4800—
Braidon Burns4800—
Jaxon Purdue4800—
Tom Chester4800—
Zac Laybutt4800—
Jake Clifford4800—
Tom Dearden4800—
Griffin Neame13171338
Reed Mahoney4006—
Jason Taumalolo14541684
Heilum Luki4800—
Reuben Cotter4800—
John Bateman3834—
Jeremiah Nanai3360—
Soni Luke780—
Coen Hess480—
Sam McIntyre960—
Kaiden Lahrs0—
Ethan King0—

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. 2:24

    Kick Bomb

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  3. 2:29

    Error

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  4. 3:41

    Penalty - Offside inside 10m

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  5. 5:00

    Penalty Shot-Made

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    2 – 0
  6. 8:42

    Kick Bomb

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  7. 8:58

    Penalty - Slow Peel

    Tom Dearden

    North Queensland Cowboys

  8. 9:28

    Interchange - HIA

    On: Siosifa Talakai

    Off: Sione Katoa

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  9. 9:50

    Ruck Infringement

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  10. 9:52

    Set Restart

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  11. 10:32

    Inside 10 Metres

    Tom Chester

    North Queensland Cowboys

  12. 10:33

    Set Restart

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  13. 11:28

    Penalty - Holding Back

    Heilum Luki

    North Queensland Cowboys

  14. 12:56

    Error

    KL Iro

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  15. 14:54

    Kick Bomb

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  16. 14:58

    Error

    Riley Jones

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  17. 16:17

    Kick Bomb

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  18. 16:20

    Error

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  19. 16:22

    Penalty - Offside General

    Tom Dearden

    North Queensland Cowboys

  20. 17:01

    Penalties - Other

    Addin Fonua-Blake

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  21. 17:09

    Video Referee

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    No Try

    2 – 0
  22. 18:06

    Error

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  23. 19:23

    Linebreak

    Siosifa Talakai

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  24. 19:24

    Try

    Siosifa Talakai

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    Watch try ↗
    6 – 0
  25. 20:30

    Conversion

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    8 – 0
  26. 20:56

    Interchange - HIA Cleared

    On: Sione Katoa

    Off: Siosifa Talakai

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  27. 21:53

    On Report

    Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  28. 21:57

    Interchange #1

    On: Coen Hess

    Off: Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  29. 22:30

    Error

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  30. 23:48

    Error

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  31. 24:14

    Interchange #2

    On: Jeremiah Nanai

    Off: Jason Taumalolo

    North Queensland Cowboys

  32. 24:37

    Linebreak

    Tom Chester

    North Queensland Cowboys

  33. 24:41

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    KL Iro

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  34. 24:56

    On Report

    KL Iro

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  35. 25:00

    Interchange #1

    On: Thomas Hazelton

    Off: Jesse Colquhoun

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  36. 25:52

    Inside 10 Metres

    William Kennedy

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  37. 25:53

    Set Restart

    North Queensland Cowboys

  38. 26:00

    Linebreak

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  39. 26:02

    Try

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

    Watch try ↗
    8 – 4
  40. 26:23

    Interchange #2

    On: Billy Burns

    Off: Addin Fonua-Blake

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  41. 27:32

    Conversion

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    8 – 6
  42. 29:33

    Ruck Infringement

    Riley Jones

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  43. 29:38

    Interchange - HIA no return

    On: Griffin Neame

    Off: Coen Hess

    North Queensland Cowboys

  44. 29:40

    Set Restart

    North Queensland Cowboys

  45. 30:25

    Error

    Tom Chester

    North Queensland Cowboys

  46. 30:27

    Interchange #3

    On: Siosifa Talakai

    Off: Cameron McInnes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  47. 31:04

    Kick Bomb

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  48. 31:08

    Error

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  49. 31:53

    Linebreak

    Sione Katoa

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  50. 31:53

    Try

    Sione Katoa

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    Watch try ↗
    12 – 6
  51. 33:21

    Conversion missed

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  52. 33:43

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Tom Dearden

    North Queensland Cowboys

  53. 35:00

    Penalty - Offside General

    KL Iro

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  54. 35:10

    Video Referee

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    No Try

    12 – 6
  55. 35:32

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Briton Nikora

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  56. 37:23

    Line Dropout

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  57. 38:03

    Error

    Jeremiah Nanai

    North Queensland Cowboys

  58. 39:49

    Error

    Tom Dearden

    North Queensland Cowboys

  59. 41:28

    Error

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  60. 42:48

    Error

    Riley Jones

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  61. 43:38

    Kick Bomb

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  62. 44:11

    Line Dropout

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  63. 44:15

    Error

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  64. 45:14

    Error

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  65. 45:56

    Ruck Infringement

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  66. 45:58

    Set Restart

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  67. 46:49

    Kick Bomb

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  68. 46:53

    Error

    Ronaldo Mulitalo

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  69. 47:37

    Penalty - Shoulder Charge

    Ronaldo Mulitalo

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  70. 48:34

    Error

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  71. 48:43

    Try

    Sione Katoa

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    Watch try ↗
    16 – 6
  72. 50:05

    Conversion missed

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  73. 51:08

    Kick Bomb

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  74. 51:10

    Error

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  75. 51:56

    Interchange #4

    On: Jason Taumalolo

    Off: Griffin Neame

    North Queensland Cowboys

  76. 52:30

    Error

    Ronaldo Mulitalo

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  77. 52:35

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  78. 53:49

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Sione Katoa

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  79. 54:08

    Video Referee - Captain's Challenge

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    Unsuccessful

  80. 54:21

    Interchange #4

    On: Oregon Kaufusi

    Off: Siosifa Talakai

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  81. 55:25

    Line Dropout

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  82. 56:17

    Linebreak

    Zac Laybutt

    North Queensland Cowboys

  83. 56:21

    Try

    Zac Laybutt

    North Queensland Cowboys

    Watch try ↗
    16 – 10
  84. 57:39

    Conversion

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

    16 – 12
  85. 57:47

    Interchange #5

    On: Addin Fonua-Blake

    Off: Billy Burns

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  86. 58:54

    Interchange #6

    On: Cameron McInnes

    Off: Thomas Hazelton

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  87. 59:19

    Kick Bomb

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  88. 59:24

    Error

    Zac Laybutt

    North Queensland Cowboys

  89. 60:52

    Linebreak

    William Kennedy

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  90. 60:52

    Try

    William Kennedy

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    20 – 12
  91. 62:20

    Conversion missed

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  92. 63:40

    Error

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  93. 63:50

    Linebreak

    Ronaldo Mulitalo

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  94. 63:53

    Penalty - Crowding

    Heilum Luki

    North Queensland Cowboys

  95. 63:54

    Interchange #5

    On: Sam McIntyre

    Off: John Bateman

    North Queensland Cowboys

  96. 65:09

    Linebreak

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  97. 65:11

    Try

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    Watch try ↗
    24 – 12
  98. 66:41

    Conversion

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

    26 – 12
  99. 66:46

    Interchange #6

    On: Soni Luke

    Off: Reed Mahoney

    North Queensland Cowboys

  100. 67:36

    Kick Bomb

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  101. 67:48

    Penalty - Dangerous Tackle

    Nicho Hynes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  102. 68:32

    Linebreak

    Braidon Burns

    North Queensland Cowboys

  103. 68:41

    Error

    Reuben Cotter

    North Queensland Cowboys

  104. 68:55

    Interchange #7

    On: Jesse Colquhoun

    Off: Oregon Kaufusi

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  105. 70:49

    Line Dropout

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  106. 70:49

    Error

    Braydon Trindall

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  107. 71:28

    Linebreak

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

  108. 71:30

    Try

    Jaxon Purdue

    North Queensland Cowboys

    Watch try ↗
    26 – 16
  109. 72:08

    Conversion missed

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  110. 72:58

    Kick Bomb

    Jake Clifford

    North Queensland Cowboys

  111. 74:44

    Error

    Reuben Cotter

    North Queensland Cowboys

  112. 76:07

    Error

    Tom Dearden

    North Queensland Cowboys

  113. 76:38

    Interchange #8

    On: Billy Burns

    Off: Cameron McInnes

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  114. 77:19

    Error

    Teig Wilton

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  115. 78:02

    Error

    Blayke Brailey

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  116. 78:09

    Linebreak

    Scott Drinkwater

    North Queensland Cowboys

  117. 78:39

    Penalty - Offside inside 10m

    Briton Nikora

    Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  118. 79:09

    Error

    Heilum Luki

    North Queensland Cowboys

  119. 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.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks · previous five this season

North Queensland Cowboys · previous five this season

Head-to-Head

This season before kick-off.

DateHome teamScoreAway team
Fri 24 Apr 2026 North Queensland Cowboys46 – 34 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

At the ground

Venue, Attendance & Match Officials

Venue
Allianz Stadium · Sydney
Attendance
17,429
Weather
Fine
Ground conditions
Good

Match officials

Updated 30 October 2026.

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