This is a list of North Queensland Cowboys records since they entered the Australian Rugby League in 1995. These stats are correct as of the conclusion of the 2026 season.

Individual records

Player of the year (Paul Bowman Medal) Year Player2026Reuben Cotter2025Tom Dearden (2)2024Tom Dearden2023 Scott Drinkwater2022 Jason Taumalolo (6)2021 Coen Hess2020 Jason Taumalolo (5)2019 Jason Taumalolo (4)2018 Jason Taumalolo (3)2017 Jason Taumalolo (2)2016 Jason Taumalolo2015 Johnathan Thurston (4)2014 Johnathan Thurston (3)2013 Matt Scott (2)2012 Johnathan Thurston (2)2011 Ashley Graham2010 Matt Scott2009 Luke O'Donnell (2)2008 Aaron Payne (2)2007 Matt Bowen2006 Aaron Payne2005 Johnathan Thurston2004 Luke O'Donnell2003 Paul Rauhihi2002 Matt Sing2001 Glenn Morrison2000 Paul Bowman (2) & Julian O'Neill1999 Paul Bowman1998 John Lomax1997 Owen Cunningham1996 Steve Edmed1995 Wayne Sing

Most first grade games Games Player Years 309 Jason Taumalolo 2010–present 294 Johnathan Thurston 2005−2018 270 Matthew Bowen 2001−2013 268 Matthew Scott 2004−2019 247 Gavin Cooper 2006, 2011−2020 246 Scott Bolton 2007−2019 219 Aaron Payne 2002−2012 217 Kyle Feldt 2013−2024211 Coen Hess 2015–present 207 Jake Granville 2015−2024 203 Paul Bowman 1995−2007

Most points for the club Points Player Tries Goals 1 point field goals 2 point field goals 2,182 Johnathan Thurston 80 923 16 0 882 Josh Hannay 49 343 0 0 871 Valentine Holmes 42 347 5 2 692 Kyle Feldt 151 44 0 0 597 Matthew Bowen 130 36 5 0 521 Scott Drinkwater 63 132 3 1 386 Ashley Graham 84 25 0 0 340 Ty Williams 85 0 0 0 312 Antonio Winterstein 78 0 0 0 300 Julian O'Neill 14 122 0 0

Most tries for the club Tries Player 151 Kyle Feldt 130 Matthew Bowen 85 Ty Williams 84 Ashley Graham 80 Johnathan Thurston 78 Antonio Winterstein 73 Matt Sing 72 Gavin Cooper Murray Taulagi63 Scott Drinkwater 62 Paul Bowman

Most tries in a match Tries Player Match details 4 Ray Mercy v Balmain, Malanda Stadium – Rd 2, 1998. North Queensland won 26-2.

Most points in a match Points Player Match details 30 (2 tries, 11 goals) Valentine Holmes v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0. 26 (3 tries, 7 goals) Valentine Holmes v Canberra, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 24, 2024. North Queensland won 42-4. 24 (2 tries, 8 goals) Johnathan Thurston v Melbourne, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 3, 2008. North Queensland won 40-8. 24 (3 tries, 6 goals) Johnathan Thurston v Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium – Rd 1, 2006. North Queensland won 36-4. 24 (1 try, 10 goals) Josh Hannay v South Sydney, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2003. North Queensland won 60-8.

Most goals in a match Goals Player Match details 11 Valentine Holmes v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0. 10 Josh Hannay v South Sydney, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2003. North Queensland won 60-8. 9 Julian O'Neill v St George Illawarra, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 13, 2000. North Queensland won 50-4. 9 Julian O'Neill v Northern Eagles, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 8, 2000. North Queensland won 50-10. 8 Johnathan Thurston v Parramatta, 1300SMILES Stadium – Rd 24, 2018. North Queensland won 44-6. 8 Johnathan Thurston v Wests Tigers, 1300SMILES Stadium – Rd 22, 2014. North Queensland won 64-6. 8 Johnathan Thurston v Warriors, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2012. North Queensland won 52-12.

Most tries in a season TriesPlayerSeason details23Kyle Feldt25 games, 202422Matthew Bowen27 games, 200721Matt Sing20 games, 200321Matthew Bowen25 games, 200521Ashley Graham24 games, 2012

Most points in a season Points Player Season details266 (16 tries, 101 goals)Valentine Holmes24 games, 2024 244 (10 tries, 100 goals, 4 field goals) Valentine Holmes 27 games, 2022 234 (11 tries, 93 goals, 4 field goals) Johnathan Thurston 24 games, 2014 230 (10 tries, 95 goals) Josh Hannay 23 games, 2003 228 (8 tries, 98 goals) Josh Hannay 27 games, 2004

Youngest players to debut Age Player Year Round 17 years and 82 days Jason Taumalolo 2010 Round 9 17 years and 344 days Denny Lambert 1998 Round 24 18 years and 36 days Scott Prince 1998 Round 4 18 years and 61 days Ashley Alberts 2002 Round 4 18 years and 77 days Josh Hannay 1998 Round 3 18 years and 134 days Michael Morgan 2010 Round 24 18 years and 136 days Jimmy Ahmat 1997 Round 2 18 years and 146 days Aaron Ketchell 1995 Round 20 18 years and 154 days Scott Donald 1998 Round 19 18 years and 170 days Kalyn Ponga 2016 Finals Week 2

Oldest players Age Player Year Round 35 years and 185 days Jason Smith 2007 Finals Week 2 35 years and 176 days Jake Granville 2024 Round 22 35 years and 129 days Johnathan Thurston 2018 Round 25 35 years and 36 days Gavin Cooper 2020 Round 4 34 years and 104 days Glenn Hall 2015 Round 1734 years and 103 daysJames Tamou2023Round 4 34 years and 17 days Matthew Scott 2019 Round 22 33 years and 172 days John Lomax 1999 Round 21 33 years and 104 days Jason Taumalolo 2026 Finals Week 1 33 years and 23 days Ian Roberts 1998 Round 24 32 years and 360 days Steve Walters 1998 Round 24

Team

Biggest wins Margin Opponent Score Venue Date 74 Wests Tigers 74–0 Queensland Country Bank StadiumRound 18 – 1 July 2023 58 Wests Tigers 64–6 1300SMILES StadiumRound 22 – 9 August 2014 52 South Sydney Rabbitohs 60–8 Dairy Farmers StadiumRound 24 – 23 August 2003 46 St George Illawarra Dragons 50–4 Dairy Farmers StadiumRound 13 – 29 April 2000 42 Cronulla Sharks 56–14 Dairy Farmers StadiumRound 13 – 4 June 2005 42 Parramatta Eels 46–4 1300SMILES StadiumRound 20 – 27 July 2015

Biggest losses Margin Opponent Score Venue Date 70Sydney Roosters 12–82 Queensland Country Bank Stadium Rd 22 – 30 July 2026 62Parramatta Eels 0–62 Bankwest Stadium Rd 21 – 29 July 2001 62 North Sydney Bears 0–62North Sydney OvalRd 24 – 23 August 1998 62 Sydney Bulldogs 4–66Belmore Sports GroundRd 22 – 27 August 1995 56 Canberra Raiders 10–66Bruce StadiumRd 4 – 14 April 1996

Golden Point results Played Won Drawn Lost 29 15 2 12

Opponent Result Score Date Venue Penrith Panthers Loss 24–28 7 June 2003 Dairy Farmers Stadium South Sydney Rabbitohs Draw 20–20 15 May 2004 Bluetongue Stadium New Zealand Warriors Win 26–28 20 June 2004 Ericsson Stadium Newcastle Knights Win 24–28 25 July 2004 EnergyAustralia Stadium Canberra Raiders Loss 14–15 27 May 2006 Dairy Farmers Stadium Penrith Panthers Win 30–26 13 August 2007 CUA Stadium Penrith Panthers Loss 18–19 31 May 2008 Dairy Farmers Stadium Cronulla Sharks Loss 19–20 26 June 2010 Dairy Farmers Stadium Newcastle Knights Win 28–24 24 July 2010 Dairy Farmers Stadium South Sydney Rabbitohs Loss 26–24 19 August 2011 ANZ Stadium Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win 20–19 1 September 2014 1300SMILES Stadium Melbourne Storm Win 18–17 30 March 2015 1300SMILES Stadium Brisbane Broncos Win 16–17 4 October 2015 ANZ Stadium Brisbane Broncos Loss 21–20 25 March 2016 Suncorp Stadium Canberra Raiders Win 20–16 4 March 2017 1300SMILES Stadium Brisbane Broncos Win 20–21 10 March 2017 Suncorp Stadium Melbourne Storm Loss 23–22 17 June 2017 AAMI Park Wests Tigers Loss 26–27 15 June 2019 1300SMILES Stadium St. George Illawarra Dragons Win 23–22 6 September 2020 Queensland Country Bank StadiumNew Zealand Warriors Loss 25–24 8 April 2022 Moreton Daily StadiumCronulla-Sutherland Sharks Win 30–32 10 September 2022 PointsBet Stadium Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Loss 15–14 2 April 2023 Accor StadiumPenrith PanthersWin27–2316 June 2023Queensland Country Bank StadiumNewcastle KnightsWin21–2016 March 2024Queensland Country Bank StadiumManly Warringah Sea EaglesLoss20–216 July 2024Queensland Country Bank StadiumPenrith PanthersDraw30–3010 May 2025Queensland Country Bank StadiumParramatta EelsLoss30–338 May 2026Queensland Country Bank StadiumManly Warringah Sea EaglesWin19–1812 July 20264 Pines Park

All time premiership record Regular season Games Won Drawn Lost Win percentage Points for Points against Points differential 789 342 7 439 43.3% 16,465 18,424 -1,959

Streaks Most consecutive wins 11 – March 30, 2015 to June 27, 2015 7 – August 8, 2007 to September 16, 2007 6 – March 12, 2006 to April 16, 2006 6 – August 27, 2006 to April 7, 2007 6 – June 4, 2023 to July 22, 2023

Most consecutive losses 13 – April 26, 2008 to August 2, 2008 10 – July 25, 1998 to April 10, 1999 10 – June 11, 2021 to August 21, 2021

Comebacks

Biggest comeback Trailed Penrith Panthers 26-0 at half time to win 36-28 at Penrith Park, Round 12, 1998 (biggest comeback in league history).

Crowds Top home attendances Willows Sports Complex (1995–2019) CrowdDetails30,302Round 8, 1999 v Brisbane Broncos30,250Round 22, 1998 v Brisbane Broncos30,122Round 6, 1997 v Brisbane Broncos27,643Round 6, 2000 v Brisbane Broncos27,096Round 16, 1996 v South Sydney Rabbitohs

Queensland Country Bank Stadium (2020–) CrowdDetails25,461Round 21, 2026 v Brisbane Broncos25,372Preliminary Final, 2022 v Parramatta Eels24,861Elimination Final, 2024 v Newcastle Knights24,230Round 23, 2024 v Brisbane Broncos23,840Round 25, 2022 v Penrith Panthers

See also List of North Queensland Cowboys players List of North Queensland Cowboys honours List of North Queensland Cowboys representatives

References