North Queensland Cowboys
The NRL stars casting turmoil aside – and why one comeback will be most crucial
We break down every player your club dearly missed in 2024 through their injury heartaches, and how they will return in 2025.
- by Nick Wright
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‘He’s definitely ready’: Why these top talents hold key to their clubs’ fate
Two young halfbacks hold the long-term future of their clubs in their hands. Both are in line for massive 2025 seasons.
- by Nick Wright
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NRL 2024
Tonga reject Cowboys criticism over Taumalolo injury as young gun ruptures ACL
Jason Taumalolo could miss the opening month of the NRL season after surgery on an injury suffered playing for Tonga. And in a further blow to the Cowboys, Heilum Luki will miss the entire the season after breaking down at training.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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NRL 2025
The pitch that convinced Reece Robson to sign with Roosters
In his first interview since signing a four-year deal to join the Tricolours from 2026, the NSW hooker reveals how the vision sold to him by Nick Politis and Trent Robinson was too good to refuse.
- by Michael Chammas
We break down every NRL club’s recruits – and why one looms large
A man who could be the season’s most important buy has revealed why he changed clubs as we dissect who stands as their new side’s most crucial purchase.
- by Nick Wright
Taumalolo transformed international rugby league. He will need to do so again
This could be Kristian Woolf’s last hurrah. If it is not to be, a North Queensland star will need to return to his best and launch another rescue mission.
- by Nick Wright
Up for grabs: The players off-contract at your club from November 1
Parramatta, Canterbury, Brisbane and the Tigers have the most players who can test their value on the open market come November 1.
- by Billie Eder and Adrian Proszenko
‘Always destined for greatness’: Inside Dearden’s three-year transformation
Tom Dearden was shackled by early expectations, and for a period, that pressure proved insurmountable. But key childhood moments indicated he wouldn’t stay down long.
- by Nick Wright
The changing face of Qld’s clubs, and the 38 men fighting for their futures
As a host of off-contract players from the state’s four clubs jostle for spots, a shock contender has emerged for the Broncos’ captaincy.
- by Nick Wright
Cowboys’ futures on the line as NRL market frenzy looms
The lack of available halves on the market could make a pair of Cowboys hot commodities, but not before they wrestle for the club’s halfback jersey in 2025.
- by Nick Wright
‘His toughness goes unnoticed’: How Holmes played eight minutes with a broken leg
The Cowboys believe their departing star played on with a fractured fibula on Friday night as he tried to keep the club’s season alive.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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