2024 R24 Sat - North Qld v Canberra @ QLD Country Bank

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2024 - Round 24
North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba (TICKETS)

Saturday 17 August 2024
NRL kickoff 5:30pm
Broadcast live on Fox, Kayo.

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Viliami Vailea 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Jake Clifford 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Sam McIntyre 11. Heilum Luki 12. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 13. Reuben Cotter 14. Harrison Edwards 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Jaxon Purdue 17. Griffin Neame 18. Tomas Chester 19. Chad Townsend 20. Jamal Shibasaki 21. Semi Valemei 22. Marly Bitungane

Out: Jeremiah Nanai (second row)
In: Jake Clifford (halfback), Thomas Mikaele (bench), Tom Chester (reserve), Jamal Shibasaki (reserve), Semi Valemei (reserve), Marly Bitungane (reserve)
Changes: Chad Townsend (halfback to reserve), Kulikefu Finefeuiaki (bench to second row)

1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Sebastian Kris 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Ethan Strange 5. Xavier Savage 6. Adam Cook 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Morgan Smithies 14. Danny Levi 15. Emre Guler 16. Ata Mariota 17. Simi Sasagi 18. Albert Hopoate 19. Zac Woolford 20. Trey Mooney 21. Hohepa Puru 22. Corey Horsburgh

Out: Jordan Rapana (wing)
In: Danny Levi (bench), Emre Guler (bench), Albert Hopoate (reserve), Zac Woolford (reserve), Hohepa Puru (reserve), Corey Horsburgh (reserve)
Changes: Sebastian Kris (centre to wing), Ethan Strange (five-eighth to centre), Adam Cook (bench to five-eighth), Trey Mooney (bench to reserve)

Referee: Todd Smith Sideline Officials: Phil Henderson, Tyson Brough; Video Referee: Ashley Klein;

HEAD TO HEAD - 1995 - 2024​

	TOTAL	NORTH QLD	CANBERRA	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	49	24	25	0
QLD C. BANK	4	3	1	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 7	NORTH QLD 26-24	QLD C. Bank	13791
2022	Round 2	NORTH QLD 26-6	QLD C. Bank	13864
2022	Round 6	NORTH QLD 18-12	GIO	11854
2023	Round 1	NORTH QLD 19-18	QLD C. Bank	19855
2024	Round 15	NORTH QLD 34-16	GIO	9671

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1996	Round 4	CANBERRA 66-10	Bruce	9115
2012	Round 16	NORTH QLD 40-18	Dairy Farmers	14344

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 25	Round 26	Round 27
NORTH QLD	(BYE)	MELBOURNE (H)	CANTERBURY (A)
CANBERRA	PENRITH (H)	SYDNEY (A)	ST GEO ILLA (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 21		Round 22		Round 23
NORTH QLD	CRONULLA	W 30-22	WESTS TIGERS	W 48-30	BRISBANE	L 18-42
CANBERRA	SOUTH SYDNEY	W 32-12	CANTERBURY	L 18-22	MANLY	L 24-46

STATE OF PLAY: 2024 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
NORTH QLD	7th	21	2	12-9-0	533	528
CANBERRA	11th	20	3	9-11-0	408	505

• Cowboys have won 30 of their 57 games at QLD Country Bank Stadium (52.6%)
• Cowboys have won their last 5 games against the Raiders.
• Nick COTRIC (Canberra) - 150th NRL game
• Tom DEARDEN (North Qld) - 100th NRL game

 

[Saxon]

Coin toss.
Tipping Cows only because it's going to be high 20s in Townsville on Saturday.

 

[Fangs]

I'll be cheering for the Raiders. I'd rather a Canberra victory to make the top 8 battle interesting.

Sadly I think the Cows will win. They hold a precarious spot in the 8. They also have a golden ticket for the finals available if they win (They have a bye remaining which puts them on 32 points with a positive differential). If paintman can't get them up for this one then questions should be asked.

 

[mozza91]

Kyle Feldt vs Skeepe in a battle for the ages.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Danny Levi back . 4D chess . Cows by however much they want. Clifford to carve up.

 

[borisdog]

The Chad has been dropped.

We might actually have some semi decent last tackle kicking now with Clifford in.

 

[Warrimoo3]

Danny Levi back . 4D chess . Cows by however much they want. Clifford to carve up.

The Chad has been dropped.

We might actually have some semi decent last tackle kicking now with Clifford in.

Uncle Nick to suddenly start sinking long range putts next year .

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

How we are in the 8 with Chad at 7 is like some altered reality .
Only took Toddy all yr to work out he was one of our major problems but wouldn’t surprise me if he’s back next week especially if Clifford has a great game .
He’s done it before .
Cows 22-14

 

[borisdog]

How we are in the 8 with Chad at 7 is like some altered reality .
Only took Toddy all yr to work out he was one of our major problems but wouldn’t surprise me if he’s back next week especially if Clifford has a great game .
He’s done it before .
Cows 22-14

If Chad's back next week and Jake has a blinder this week then surely Todd has some explaining to do.

The Cows are pretty much untippable at the moment. You just don't know what you're going to get.
Actually, you do. You're going to get insipid defence from 10 out of 13 on the ground. And it varies who are the 3 good ones with probably 2 exceptions.
Last week was disgraceful. And the defence has been shocking for 2 years, given how good they were defensively in 2022.

 

[Warrimoo3]

If Chad's back next week and Jake has a blinder this week then surely Todd has some explaining to do.

The Cows are pretty much untippable at the moment. You just don't know what you're going to get.
Actually, you do. You're going to get insipid defence from 10 out of 13 on the ground. And it varies who are the 3 good ones with probably 2 exceptions.
Last week was disgraceful. And the defence has been shocking for 2 years, given how good they were defensively in 2022.

If Chad's back next week and Jake has a blinder this week then surely Todd has some explaining to do.

The Cows are pretty much untippable at the moment. You just don't know what you're going to get.
Actually, you do. You're going to get insipid defence from 10 out of 13 on the ground. And it varies who are the 3 good ones with probably 2 exceptions.
Last week was disgraceful. And the defence has been shocking for 2 years, given how good they were defensively in 2022.

They need some time in the sandpit with Michael Pobjie for tackling practice .Warren Ryan to oversee proceedings .

 

[Warrimoo3]

Is Jaxon Purdue injured ? He looks like an absolute gun. Hope the Cows can keep him after losing the Hammer and Ponga . Bump this thread when he plays SOO for Queensland .

 

[borisdog]

They just mentally clock off I reckon.

It's close to the same side as 2022, and they could defend. There has been glimpses of it this year.

I don't think Purdue is injured, but he sure didn't get much game time last week. He'll definitely be a good player, but probably might need to wait for a spot. There's plenty of good players in the positions he's likely to be best suited to.

He's only young, his time will come and he is surely one they'd want to keep for a while at least.