# 2024 North Queensland Cowboys Women season

The 2024 North Queensland Cowboys Women season was the 2nd in the club's history. Coached by Ricky Henry and captained by Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden, they competed in the NRLW's 2024 Telstra Women's Premiership.
Henry, who was also head coach of the Kiwi Ferns, replaced inaugural coach Ben Jeffries, who moved to the Newcastle Knights.

## Season summary
### Milestones

* Round 1: Harata Butler and Jakiya Whitfeld made their debuts for the club.
* Round 2: The club won their first home game.
* Round 2: Ebony Raftstrand-Smith made her NRLW debut.
* Round 2: Lily Peacock scored her first NRLW try.
* Round 2: Jakiya Whitfeld scored her first try for the club.
* Round 3: Lillian Yarrow made her NRLW debut.
* Round 5: The club won back-to-back games for the first time.
* Round 6: Lavinia Tauhalaliku made her NRLW debut.
* Round 7: Lavinia Tauhalaliku scored her first NRLW try.
* Round 8: Jazmon Tupou-Witchman made her debut for the club.

### Squad
## Squad movement
### Gains

| Player | Signed From | Until End of |
| Harata Butler | Cronulla Sharks | 2025 |
| Caitlin Tanner | Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2024 |
| Lavinia Tauhalaliku | Manly Sea Eagles (mid-season) | 2024 |
| Jazmon Tupou-Witchman | South Sydney Rabbitohs (mid-season) | 2024 |
| Jakiya Whitfeld | Wests Tigers | 2026 |

### Losses

| Player | Signed To | Until End of |
| Shaylee Joseph | Brisbane Broncos | 2024 |
| Sera Koroi | Sunnybank Rugby | 2024 |
| Mia Middleton | Parramatta Eels | 2024 |
| April Ngatupuna | Queensland Reds | 2024 |
| Jessikah Reeves | Western Clydesdales | 2024 |
| Merewalesi Rokouono | Fijiana Drua | 2024 |
| Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | Released | – |

## Ladder

2024 NRLW season :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Brisbane Broncos | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 272 | 156 | +116 | 14 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 112 | +110 | 14 |
| 3 | Newcastle Knights | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 238 | 132 | +106 | 12 |
| 4 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 122 | +24 | 12 |
| 5 | Parramatta Eels | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 184 | -24 | 10 |
| 6 | North Queensland Cowboys | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 218 | -81 | 8 |
| 7 | Canberra Raiders | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 194 | 216 | -22 | 6 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 128 | 191 | -63 | 6 |
| 9 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 234 | -56 | 4 |
| 10 | Wests Tigers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 218 | -110 | 4 |

## Fixtures
### Pre-season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Sunday, 14 July | Trial 1 | Gold Coast Titans | Alley Park | 28 – 12 | Peters (2), Blackwell, Goldthorp, T Raftstrand-Smith, Tillett | | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

### Regular season

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| Saturday, 27 July | Round 1 | Cronulla Sharks | PointsBet Stadium | 0–14 | | | 1,257 |
| Sunday, 4 August | Round 2 | St George Illawarra Dragons | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 38–34 | T. Raftstrand-Smith (2), Whitfeld (2), Goldthorp, Peacock, Peters | Dibb (5/7) | |
| Sunday, 11 August | Round 3 | Parramatta Eels | Totally Workwear Stadium | 6–20 | Polata | Dibb (1/1) | 1,393 |
| Saturday, 17 August | Round 4 | Gold Coast Titans | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 11–10 | Goldthorp, Whitfeld | Dibb (1/2, 1 FG) | 1,458 |
| Saturday, 24 August | Round 5 | Canberra Raiders | GIO Stadium | 28–18 | Naikore (2), Peters (2), Blackwell, T. Raftstrand-Smith | Dibb (2/6) | 4,177 |
| Sunday, 1 September | Round 6 | Brisbane Broncos | Totally Workwear Stadium | 12–38 | T. Raftstrand-Smith, Whitfeld | Dibb | |
| Saturday, 7 September | Round 7 | Wests Tigers | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 24–22 | Faifua, Peters, Tauhalaliku, Whitfeld | Dibb (4/4) | 1,314 |
| Sunday, 15 September | Round 8 | Sydney Roosters | Industree Group Stadium | 12–24 | Dibb, Whitfeld | Dibb (2/2) | |
| Saturday, 21 September | Round 9 | Newcastle Knights | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | 6–38 | Chester | Dibb (1/1) | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw Bye ||||||||

## Statistics

| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
| Essay Banu | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| Krystal Blackwell | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Harata Butler | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Bree Chester | 9 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Kirra Dibb | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 41 |
| Jetaya Faifua | 6 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Alisha Foord | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Fran Goldthorp | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Tallisha Harden | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Shellie Long | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Emma Manzelmann | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Sareka Mooka | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Vitalina Naikore | 4 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Lily Peacock | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Jasmine Peters | 9 | 4 | – | – | 16 |
| China Polata | 6 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Shaniah Power | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Ebony Raftstrand-Smith | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | 8 | 4 | – | – | 16 |
| Libby Surha | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Lavinia Tauhalaliku | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Tahlulah Tillett | 9 | – | – | – | – |
| Jazmon Tupou-Witchman | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Makenzie Weale | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Jakiya Whitfeld | 9 | 6 | – | – | 24 |
| Lillian Yarrow | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | | 25 | 18 | 1 | 137 |

## Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2024.
| | All Stars match | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | State of Origin 3 | Prime Minister's XIII | Pacific Championships |
| Essay Banu | | | | | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea |
| Krystal Blackwell | | | | | Australia | |
| Bree Chester | | | | | Australia | |
| Kirra Dibb | Indigenous All Stars | | | | Australia | |
| Jetaya Faifua | | | | | | Samoa |
| Tallisha Harden | Indigenous All Stars | | | | | |
| Ana Malupo | | | | | | Tonga |
| Emma Manzelmann | | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | Australia | |
| Sareka Mooka | | | | | Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea |
| Vitalina Naikore | | | | | | Fiji |
| Lily Peacock | | | | | Australia | |
| Jasmine Peters | Indigenous All Stars | | | | | |
| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | Maori All Stars | | | | | |
| Lavinia Tauhalaliku | | | | | | Tonga |
| Jazmon Tupou-Witchman | | | | | | Cook Islands |
| Makenzie Weale | | Queensland | Queensland | Queensland | | |
| Jakiya Whitfeld | | | | | | Australia |

## Honours
### Club

* Cowboy of the Year: Bree Chester
* Players' Player: Jakiya Whitfeld
* The Cowboys Way Award: Alisha Foord
* Rookie of the Year: Lily Peacock
* Fans Choice Player of the Year: Kirra Dibb