2026 NRL Pre Season Challenge - Week 1

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2026 NRL Pre-Season Challenge - Week 1

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v North Queensland Cowboys
Sat February 7 2026, 5:30pm at Jubilee Stadium, Carlton / Bidjigal

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
1. Taye Cochrane 2. Cooper Toy 3. Sosaia Alatini 4. Jed Reardon 5. Jonathan Sua 6. Joseph Teaupa 7. Alex Conti 8. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 9. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 10. Samuel Hughes 11. Alekolasimi Jones 12. Logan Spinks 13. Lipoi Hopoi 14. Fletcher Baker 16. Zyon Maiu'u 17. Aaymon Fitzgibbon 19. Jack Underhill 20. Raymond Puru 21. Hamish Wilson 22. Jope Rauqe 23. Michael Nassar 24. Justin Matamua 25. Bud Smith 26. Bailey Myers 27. Louis Grossemy 28. Sosefo Finau

North Queensland Cowboys
1. Mason Barber 2. Robert Derby 3. Zac Laybutt 4. Liam Sutton 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Jaxon Purdue 7. Jake Clifford 8. Harrison Edwards 9. Xavier Kerrisk 10. Thomas Mikaele 11. Heilum Luki 12. Kai O'Donnell 13. Sam McIntyre 14. Zac Herdegen 15. Kaiden Lahrs 16. Mason Kira 17. Matthew Watts 18. Creedence Toia 19. Ronald Philitoga 20. Maddox Goodwin 21. Wiremu Greig 22. Tyler Moriarty 23. Joseph Doyle 24. Isaiah Latu 25. Mitchell Prest 26. Aitasi James

Match Officials
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Sideline Officials: Clayton Wills, Dillian Wells
Video Referee: Ashley Klein


Last met: 2025 Round 19 - Canterbury def North Qld 12-8 at QLD Country Bank Stadium

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St George Illawarra Dragons v Newcastle Knights
Sat February 7 2026, 7:30pm at Jubilee Stadium, Carlton / Bidjigal

St George Illawarra Dragons
1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Christian Tuipulotu 3. David Fale 4. Mathew Feagai 5. Setu Tu 6. Lyhkan King-Togia 7. Kade Reed 8. Josh Kerr 9. Haele Finau 10. Toby Couchman 11. Ryan Couchman 12. Jacob Halangahu 13. Hame Sele 14. Tyler Peckham-Harris 15. Charles Heidke 16. Hayden Buchanan 17. Nicholas Tsougranis 18. Joseph O'Neill 19. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga 20. Isaiah Fagalilo 21. Blake Lawrie 22. Dylan Coutts 23. Cyrus Stanley-Traill 24. Ryan Hutchinson

Newcastle Knights
1. Fletcher Hunt 2. James Schiller 3. Kyle McCarthy 4. Wilson De Courcey 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Sandon Smith 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Harrison Graham 10. Trey Mooney 11. Thomas Cant 12. Jermaine McEwen 13. Tyson Frizell 14. Tyson Gamble 15. Mathew Croker 16. Matthew Arthur 17. Pasami Saulo 18. Brodie Jones 19. Cody Hopwood 20. Connor Votano 21. Sosaia Latu 22. Asu Kepaoa 23. Logan Aoake 24. Matthew Hunter 25. Peter Hola 26. Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana 27. Francis Manuleleua 28. Lachlan Crouch

Match Officials
Referee: Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Tom Cambourn, Jake Sutherland
Video Referee: Wyatt Raymond

Last met: 2025 Round 13 - St Geo Illa def Newcastle 20-6 at Jubilee Stadium

 

[Victoire]

Dogs & Cowboys teams have real curtain-raiser vibes

 

[Rabbit toes]

As in, raising the curtains to get natural light in the living room to see what else is on tv, then absolutely!

 

[Fangs]

Ahh its almost back.

 

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[This Year?]

Fox league 4k sound not syncing with the picture?

 

[_snafu_]

Fox league 4k sound not syncing with the picture?

Glitch in the matrix.

 

[This Year?]

Glitch in the matrix.

It could be my internet.

 

[This Year?]

Is the Jubilee bar out of beer yet?

 

[_snafu_]

What a magnificent playing surface.

 

[This Year?]

That's bullshit. Cum tongue didn't clear the ruck

 

[mozza91]

Can’t they piss the captains challenge off?

 

[This Year?]

Can’t they piss the captains challenge off?

Can they piss the 6 agains off too please?

 

[Vic Mackey]

Remember

How your team performs in trials determines how your year will go.

 

[This Year?]

Temu Alamoti cold drop

 

[This Year?]

Remember

How your team performs in trials determines how your year will go.

If my bunch win the Charity Shield and the Witzer whateveryoucallit the leash should be let off for Vegas!

 

[_snafu_]

Soft.

 

[Fangs]

Purdue playing a lot of first receiver.

 

[This Year?]

Luki walky through the Dogs line like I walk into game day threads.

 

[This Year?]

The Orc is even uglier in 2026.