2022 North Queensland Cowboys season

2022 North Queensland Cowboys season
2022 North Queensland Cowboys season
NRL Rank	3rd
2022 record	Wins: 1; Draws: 0; Losses: 1
Points scored	For: 30; Against: 12
Team information
CEO	Jeff Reibel
Coach	Todd Payten
Captain	Jason Taumalolo; Chad Townsend;
Stadium	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Avg. attendance	12,460
High attendance	12,460 (vs. Canterbury Bulldogs, Rd 1)
Top scorers
Tries	Kyle Feldt; Tom Gilbert; Jeremiah Nanai; Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow; Murray Taulagi (1)
Goals	Valentine Holmes (5)
Points	Valentine Holmes (10)

The 2022 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 28th in the club's history. Coached by Todd Payten and captained by Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend, they compete in the NRL's 2022 Telstra Premiership.

Season summary[]

Milestones[]

Round 1: Peta Hiku, Jamayne Taunoa-Brown and Chad Townsend made their debuts for the club.
Round 1: Tom Gilbert scored his first NRL try.
Round 2: Mitchell Dunn played his 50th NRL game for the club.

Squad[]

North Queensland Cowboys 2022 Squad
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Top 30 NRL Squad – 2022 season						Development Players		Coaching Staff
Daejarn Asi – CE, FE Kane Bradley – WG Ben Condon – SR Reuben Cotter – HK, LK Tom Dearden – HB, FE Scott Drinkwater – FE, FB Mitchell Dunn – LK, SR Brendan Elliot – WG, FB Kyle Feldt – WG Tom Gilbert – SR, LK, PR		Jake Granville – HK Ben Hampton – FE, FB, CE Coen Hess – PR, SR Peta Hiku – CE Valentine Holmes – CE, FB Connelly Lemuelu – SR, CE Heilum Luki – SR Jordan McLean (vc) – PR Laitia Moceidreke – WG Jeremiah Nanai – SR		Griffin Neame – PR Emry Pere – PR Reece Robson – HK Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow – FB, CE, WG Murray Taulagi – WG, CE Jason Taumalolo (c) – LK, PR Jamayne Taunoa-Brown – PR Chad Townsend (c) – HB		– CE – PR – SR, LK – FB, CE Extended squad Iosefo Masikau – WG, CE – PR, SR		Head coach Todd Payten Assistant coaches Dean Young (Assistant coach) Steve Georgallis (Assistant coach) Ben Rauter (Development coach) Paul Bowman (Head of Performance) Ashley Graham (Strength & Conditioning coach) Mark Henry (Strength & Conditioning coach) James Moran (Strength & Conditioning coach) Steve Sartori (Physiotherapist) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) Development players^[1] Extended squad^[2] Updated: 20 January 2022 Source(s): NQ Cowboys

Squad movement[]

Gains[]

Player	Signed From	Until End of	Notes
Brendan Elliot	Leigh Centurions	2022	^[3]
Peta Hiku	New Zealand Warriors	2023	^[4]
Iosefo Masikau	Fiji Rugby Sevens	2022	^[5]
	Fiji Rugby Sevens	2022	^[5]
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown	New Zealand Warriors	2024	^[6]
Chad Townsend	New Zealand Warriors	2024	^[7]

Losses[]

Player	Signed To	Until End of	Notes
Javid Bowen	Retired	–	^[8]
Lachlan Burr	Retired	–	^[9]
Peter Hola	Canberra Raiders	2023	^[10]
Francis Molo	St George Illawarra Dragons	2024	^[11]
Corey Jensen	Brisbane Broncos	2023	^[12]
Shane Wright	Salford Red Devils	2023	^[13]

Re-signings[]

Player	Club	Until End of	Notes
Heilum Luki	North Queensland Cowboys	2025	^[14]

Ladder[]

Fixtures[]

Pre-season[]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 19 February	Trial 1	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Barlow Park	24 – 12	Bourke, Z. Laybutt, Lipp, Niko	Asi (4/4)	7,128
Saturday, 26 February	Trial 2	Brisbane Broncos	BB Print Stadium	26 – 6	Taulagi (2), Holmes, Tabuai-Fidow	Holmes (4/4), Drinkwater (1/1)	4,545
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye

Regular season[]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
Saturday, 13 March	Round 1	Canterbury Bulldogs	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	4 – 6	Gilbert	Holmes (0/1)	12,640
Saturday, 19 March	Round 2	Canberra Raiders	Queensland Country Bank Stadium	26 – 6]	Feldt, Nanai, Tabuai-Fidow, Taulagi	Holmes (5/6)
Sunday, 27 March	Round 3	Brisbane Broncos	Suncorp Stadium
Saturday, 2 April	Round 4	Sydney Roosters	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Friday, 8 April	Round 5	New Zealand Warriors	Moreton Daily Stadium
Thursday, 14 April	Round 6	Canberra Raiders	GIO Stadium
Saturday, 23 April	Round 7	Gold Coast Titans	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Saturday, 30 April	Round 8	Parramatta Eels	TIO Stadium
Saturday, 7 May	Round 9	Newcastle Knights	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 15 May	Round 10	Wests Tigers	Suncorp Stadium
Saturday, 21 May	Round 11	Melbourne Storm	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Friday, 27 May	Round 12	Penrith Panthers	BlueBet Stadium
Thursday, 2 June	Round 13	Gold Coast Titans	Cbus Super Stadium
Friday, 10 June	Round 14	St George Illawarra Dragons	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Friday, 17 June	Round 15	Manly Sea Eagles	4 Pines Park
Saturday, 2 July	Round 16	Brisbane Broncos	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
	Round 17	Bye
Friday, 15 July	Round 18	Cronulla Sharks	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 24 July	Round 19	Wests Tigers	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Sunday, 31 July	Round 20	St George Illawarra Dragons	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Saturday, 7 August	Round 21	Canterbury Bulldogs	Salter Oval
Saturday, 13 August	Round 22	Sydney Roosters	Sydney Cricket Ground
Friday, 19 August	Round 23	New Zealand Warriors	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Saturday, 27 August	Round 24	South Sydney Rabbitohs	Stadium Australia
Saturday, 3 September	Round 25	Penrith Panthers	Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye

Statistics[]

Name	App	T	G	FG	Pts
Tom Dearden	2	-	-	-	-
Mitchell Dunn	2	-	-	-	-
Kyle Feldt	2	1	-	-	4
Tom Gilbert	2	1	-	-	4
Jake Granville	2	-	-	-	-
Coen Hess	2	-	-	-	-
Peta Hiku	2	-	-	-	-
Valentine Holmes	2	-	5	-	10
Heilum Luki	2	-	-	-	-
Jordan McLean	2	-	-	-	-
Jeremiah Nanai	2	1	-	-	4
Griffin Neame	1	-	-	-	-
Reece Robson	2	-	-	-	-
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	2	1	-	-	4
Murray Taulagi	2	1	-	-	4
Jason Taumalolo	2	-	-	-	-
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown	1	-	-	-	-
Chad Townsend	2	-	-	-	-
Totals		5	5		30

Representatives[]

The following players played a representative match in 2022.

	All Stars match
Reuben Cotter	Indigenous All Stars
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	Indigenous All Stars
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown	Indigenous All Stars

References[]

^ Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10
^ Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts
^ "Cowboys sign Elliot". NQ Cowboys. 25 January 2022.
^ "Cowboys sign Hiku". NQ Cowboys. 24 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Fijian Rugby Sevens duo to join Cowboys for 2022 season". NQ Cowboys. 20 September 2021.
^ "Cowboys sign Taunoa-Brown". NQ Cowboys. 21 October 2021.
^ "Cowboys sign Townsend". NQ Cowboys. 21 April 2021.
^ "Tragic knee injury forces North Queensland Cowboys Javid Bowen centre into retirement". Townsville Bulletin. 26 October 2021.
^ "Lachlan Burr retires". NQ Cowboys. 23 February 2022.
^ "Raiders sign Peter Hola". Canberra Raiders. 21 October 2021.
^ "Molo Dragons bound in 2022". St George Illawarra Dragons. 16 March 2021.
^ "Prop Corey Jensen Joins Broncos From 2022". broncos.com.au. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Cowboys forward Shane Wright has inked a deal with Salford while a club champion will not suit up next season". Townsville Bulletin. 21 August 2021.
^ "Cowboys re-sign Luki". NQ Cowboys. 18 February 2022.

Coordinates: 27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944

[1] Development players train with the Top 30 squad but cannot play NRL until after Round 10

[2] Players in the extended squad train with the Top 30 squad but are on train and trial or junior contracts

[3] "Cowboys sign Elliot". NQ Cowboys. 25 January 2022.

[4] "Cowboys sign Hiku". NQ Cowboys. 24 May 2021.

[NQ_Cowboys-5] "Fijian Rugby Sevens duo to join Cowboys for 2022 season". NQ Cowboys. 20 September 2021.

[6] "Cowboys sign Taunoa-Brown". NQ Cowboys. 21 October 2021.

[7] "Cowboys sign Townsend". NQ Cowboys. 21 April 2021.

[8] "Tragic knee injury forces North Queensland Cowboys Javid Bowen centre into retirement". Townsville Bulletin. 26 October 2021.

[9] "Lachlan Burr retires". NQ Cowboys. 23 February 2022.

[10] "Raiders sign Peter Hola". Canberra Raiders. 21 October 2021.

[11] "Molo Dragons bound in 2022". St George Illawarra Dragons. 16 March 2021.

[12] "Prop Corey Jensen Joins Broncos From 2022". broncos.com.au. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[13] "Cowboys forward Shane Wright has inked a deal with Salford while a club champion will not suit up next season". Townsville Bulletin. 21 August 2021.

[14] "Cowboys re-sign Luki". NQ Cowboys. 18 February 2022.

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Est. 1995 in Townsville, Queensland
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