The 2025 North Queensland Cowboys Women season was the 3rd in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Henry and captained by Kirra Dibb and Emma Manzelmann, they competed in the NRLW's 2025 Telstra Women's Premiership.
They finished the regular season in fourth place, their highest ever, playing finals for the first time.
Season summary Milestones Round 1: Abigail Roache, Rosie Kelly, Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell and Najvada George made their debuts for the club. Round 2: Lily Dick made her NRLW debut. Round 2: Alisha Foord scored her first NRLW try. Round 3: Ana Malupo made her NRLW debut. Round 4: Abigail Roache scored her first try for the club. Round 5: Rosie Kelly scored her first try for the club. Round 7: Tafao Asaua made her debut for the club. Round 7: Kirra Dibb scored her 100th point for the club. Round 8: The club won three games in a row for the first time. Round 9: The club qualified for the finals for the first time. Round 10: Lillian Yarrow scored her first NRLW try. Round 10: The club scored 40 points for the first time. Finals Week 1: The club played in their first finals game.
Squad
Squad movement Gains Player Signed from Until end of NotesTafao Asaua Parramatta Eels Tayla Curtis St George Illawarra Dragons Lily Dick Australia rugby sevens Najvada George Wests Tigers Rosie Kelly Parramatta Eels Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell Gold Coast Titans Abigail Roache Newcastle Knights
Losses Player Signed to Until end of NotesEmily Bella Mackay Cutters Harata Butler New Zealand Warriors Jetaya Faifua Wests Tigers Shellie Long Northern Pride Sareka Mooka Northern Pride Vitalina Naikore Fijiana Drua Shaniah Power Wigan Warriors Libby Surha Mackay Cutters Lavinia Tauhalaliku New Zealand Warriors Jazmon Tupou-Witchman South Sydney Rabbitohs
Ladder
Fixtures Pre-season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals Attendance Saturday, 21 JuneTrial 1 Gold Coast TitansSeagulls Sports Complex8 – 16Blackwell, Kelly Legend:
Regular season Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 5 JulyRound 1 Gold Coast TitansQCB Stadium20 – 6 Blackwell, Goldthorp, Manzelmann, Whitfeld Dibb (2/4) 8,112Saturday, 12 JulyRound 2 Newcastle KnightsQCB Stadium6 – 26Foord Dibb (1/1) 7,268Saturday, 19 JulyRound 3 Cronulla-Sutherland SharksSharks Stadium16 – 14Blackwell, Peters, WealeKelly (1/2), Manzelmann (1/1) 1,686Saturday, 26 JulyRound 4 Canberra RaidersQCB Stadium26 – 0Blackwell (2), Roache (2), Peters Manzelmann (2/4), Kelly (1/2) 1,355Sunday, 3 AugustRound 5 New Zealand WarriorsMcDonald Jones Stadium6 – 12 Kelly Manzelmann (1/1) 6,093Sunday, 10 AugustRound 6 Parramatta EelsCommBank Stadium14 – 10 Goldthorp (2), Whitfeld Dibb (1/3) 1,964Sunday, 17 AugustRound 7 Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsQCB Stadium22 – 6Dibb, Peacock, Peters, Whitfeld Dibb (3/4) 3,360Sunday, 24 AugustRound 8 Wests TigersLeichhardt Oval30 – 8Dibb, Manzelmann, Peters, Polata, Whitfeld Dibb (5/5) 2,056Saturday, 30 AugustRound 9 Sydney RoostersQCB Stadium0 – 30 8,031Saturday, 6 SeptemberRound 10 St George Illawarra DragonsWIN Stadium42 – 14Goldthorp (2), Blackwell, Foord, Manzelmann, Roache, Yarrow Dibb (7/8) 7,040Saturday, 13 SeptemberRound 11 Brisbane BroncosTotally Workwear Stadium4 – 50PetersDibb (0/1) 1,593 Legend:
Finals Date Round Opponent Venue Score Tries Goals AttendanceSaturday, 20 SeptemberElimination Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks QCB Stadium18 – 24Chester, Goldthorp, Weale Dibb 5,024 Legend:
Statistics NameAppTGFGPts 1 – – – – 12 – – – – 12 5 – – 20 12 1 – – 4 9 2 22 – 52 4 – – – – 12 2 – – 8 4 – – – – 12 6 – – 24 11 – – – – 7 1 2 – 8 3 – – – – 12 3 4 – 20 10 – – – – 12 1 – – 4 12 5 – – 20 3 1 – – 4 2 – – – – 4 – – – – 10 3 – – 12 8 – – – – 11 2 – – 8 9 4 – – 16 12 1 – – 4 Totals 37 28 – 204
Representatives The following players played a representative match in 2025.
Las Vegas Test All Stars match State of Origin 1 State of Origin 2 State of Origin 3 Prime Minister's XIII Pacific ChampionshipsEssay Banu Bree Chester Kirra Dibb Tallisha Harden Ana Malupo Jasmine Peters Tiana Raftstrand-Smith Abigail Roache Caitlin Tanner Makenzie Weale Jakiya Whitfeld Lillian Yarrow
Honours League RLPA Dream Team: Emma Manzelmann
Club Player of the Year: Bree Chester Players' Player: Fran Goldthorp Rookie of the Year: Ana Malupo Townsville Bulletin Fan Choice Award: Emma Manzelmann The Cowboys Way Award: Abigail Roache Members Player of the Year: Emma Manzelmann
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