# List of North Queensland Cowboys records

A list of North Queensland Cowboys records since they entered the Australian Rugby League in 1995. These stats are correct as of round 2 of the 2025 season.

## Individual Records
### Player of the year (Paul Bowman Medal)

| Year | Player |
| 2024 | Tom Dearden |
| 2023 | Scott Drinkwater |
| 2022 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 2021 | Coen Hess |
| 2020 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 2019 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 2018 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 2017 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 2016 | Jason Taumalolo |
| 2015 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 2014 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 2013 | Matt Scott |
| 2012 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 2011 | Ashley Gramah |
| 2010 | Matt Scott |
| 2009 | Luke O'Donnell |
| 2008 | Aaron Payne |
| 2007 | Matt Bowen |
| 2006 | Aaron Payne |
| 2005 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 2004 | Luke O'Donnell |
| 2003 | Paul Rauhihi |
| 2002 | Matt Sing |
| 2001 | Glenn Morrison |
| 2000 | Paul Bowman & Julian O'Neill |
| 1999 | Paul Bowman |
| 1998 | John Lomax |
| 1997 | Owen Cunningham |
| 1996 | Steve Edmed |
| 1995 | Wayne Sing |

### Most first grade games

| Games | Player | Years |
| 294 | Johnathan Thurston | 2005−2018 |
| 275 | Jason Taumalolo | 2010–present |
| 270 | Matthew Bowen | 2001−2013 |
| 268 | Matthew Scott | 2004−2019 |
| 247 | Gavin Cooper | 2006, 2011−2020 |
| 246 | Scott Bolton | 2007−2019 |
| 219 | Aaron Payne | 2002−2012 |
| 217 | Kyle Feldt | 2013−2024 |
| 207 | Jake Granville | 2015−2024 |
| 203 | Paul Bowman | 1995−2007 |
| 172 | James Tamou | 2009−2016, 2023 |

### Most points for the club

| Points | Player | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals |
| 2182 | Johnathan Thurston | 80 | 923 | 16 | 0 |
| 882 | Josh Hannay | 49 | 343 | 0 | 0 |
| 871 | Valentine Holmes | 42 | 347 | 5 | 2 |
| 692 | Kyle Feldt | 151 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 597 | Matthew Bowen | 130 | 36 | 5 | 0 |
| 386 | Ashley Graham | 84 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 340 | Ty Williams | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 312 | Antonio Winterstein | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300 | Julian O'Neill | 14 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| 292 | Gavin Cooper | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 292 | Matt Sing | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Most tries for the club

| Tries | Player |
| 151 | Kyle Feldt |
| 130 | Matthew Bowen |
| 85 | Ty Williams |
| 84 | Ashley Graham |
| 80 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 78 | Antonio Winterstein |
| 73 | Matt Sing |
| 72 | Gavin Cooper |
| 62 | Paul Bowman |
| 58 | Michael Morgan |

### Most tries in a match

| Tries | Player | Match details |
| 4 | Ray Mercy | v Balmain, Malanda Stadium – Rd 2, 1998. North Queensland won 26-2. |

### Most points in a match

| Points | Player | Match details |
| 30 (2 tries, 11 goals) | Valentine Holmes | v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0. |
| 26 (3 tries, 7 goals) | Valentine Holmes | v Canberra, Queensland Country Bank Stadium – Rd 24, 2024. North Queensland won 42-4. |
| 24 (2 tries, 8 goals) | Johnathan Thurston | v Melbourne, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 3, 2008. North Queensland won 40-8. |
| 24 (3 tries, 6 goals) | Johnathan Thurston | v Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium – Rd 1, 2006. North Queensland won 36-4. |
| 24 (1 try, 10 goals) | Josh Hannay | v South Sydney, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2003. North Queensland won 60-8. |

### Most goals in a match

| Goals | Player | Match details |
| 11 | Valentine Holmes | v Wests Tigers, Queensland Country Bank Stadium - Rd 18, 2023. North Queensland won 74-0. |
| 10 | Josh Hannay | v South Sydney, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2003. North Queensland won 60-8. |
| 9 | Julian O'Neill | v St George Illawarra, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 13, 2000. North Queensland won 50-4. |
| 9 | Julian O'Neill | v Northern Eagles, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 8, 2000. North Queensland won 50-10. |
| 8 | Johnathan Thurston | v Parramatta, 1300SMILES Stadium – Rd 24, 2018. North Queensland won 44-6. |
| 8 | Johnathan Thurston | v Wests Tigers, 1300SMILES Stadium – Rd 22, 2014. North Queensland won 64-6. |
| 8 | Johnathan Thurston | v Warriors, Dairy Farmers Stadium – Rd 23, 2012. North Queensland won 52-12. |

### Most tries in a season

| Tries | Player | Season details |
| 23 | Kyle Feldt | 25 games, 2024 |
| 22 | Matthew Bowen | 27 games, 2007 |
| 21 | Matt Sing | 20 games, 2003 |
| 21 | Matthew Bowen | 25 games, 2005 |
| 21 | Ashley Graham | 24 games, 2012 |

### Most points in a season

| Points | Player | Season details |
| 266 (16 tries, 101 goals) | Valentine Holmes | 24 games, 2024 |
| 244 (10 tries, 100 goals, 4 field goals) | Valentine Holmes | 27 games, 2022 |
| 234 (11 tries, 93 goals, 4 field goals) | Johnathan Thurston | 24 games, 2014 |
| 230 (10 tries, 95 goals) | Josh Hannay | 23 games, 2003 |
| 228 (8 tries, 98 goals) | Josh Hannay | 27 games, 2004 |

### Youngest players to debut

| Age | Player | Year | Round |
| 17 years and 82 days | Jason Taumalolo | 2010 | Round 9 |
| 17 years and 344 days | Denny Lambert | 1998 | Round 24 |
| 18 years and 36 days | Scott Prince | 1998 | Round 4 |
| 18 years and 61 days | Ashley Alberts | 2002 | Round 4 |
| 18 years and 77 days | Josh Hannay | 1998 | Round 3 |
| 18 years and 134 days | Michael Morgan | 2010 | Round 24 |
| 18 years and 136 days | Jimmy Ahmat | 1997 | Round 2 |
| 18 years and 146 days | Aaron Ketchell | 1995 | Round 20 |
| 18 years and 154 days | Scott Donald | 1998 | Round 19 |
| 18 years and 170 days | Kalyn Ponga | 2016 | Finals Week 2 |

### Oldest players

| Age | Player | Year | Round |
| 35 years and 185 days | Jason Smith | 2007 | Finals Week 2 |
| 35 years and 176 days | Jake Granville | 2024 | Round 22 |
| 35 years and 129 days | Johnathan Thurston | 2018 | Round 25 |
| 35 years and 36 days | Gavin Cooper | 2020 | Round 4 |
| 34 years and 104 days | Glenn Hall | 2015 | Round 17 |
| 34 years and 103 days | James Tamou | 2023 | Round 4 |
| 34 years and 17 days | Matthew Scott | 2019 | Round 22 |
| 33 years and 172 days | John Lomax | 1999 | Round 21 |
| 33 years and 23 days | Ian Roberts | 1998 | Round 24 |
| 32 years and 360 days | Steve Walters | 1998 | Round 24 |

## Team
### Biggest Wins

| Margin | Opponent | Score | Venue | Date |
| 74 | Wests Tigers | 74-0 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | Round 18 - 1 July 2023 |
| 58 | Wests Tigers | 64-6 | 1300SMILES Stadium | Round 22 – 9 August 2014 |
| 52 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 60-8 | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Round 24 – 23 August 2003 |
| 46 | St George Illawarra Dragons | 50-4 | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Round 13 – 29 April 2000 |
| 42 | Cronulla Sharks | 56-14 | Dairy Farmers Stadium | Round 13 – 4 June 2005 |
| 42 | Parramatta Eels | 46-4 | 1300SMILES Stadium | Round 20 – 27 July 2015 |

### Biggest Losses

| Margin | Opponent | Score | Venue | Date |
| 62 | Parramatta Eels | 0-62 | 1300SMILES Stadium | Rd 21 – July 29, 2001 |
| 62 | North Sydney Bears | 0-62 | North Sydney Oval | Rd 24 – August 23, 1998 |
| 62 | Sydney Bulldogs | 4-66 | Belmore Sports Ground | Rd 22 – August 27, 1995 |
| 56 | Canberra Raiders | 10-66 | Bruce Stadium | Rd 4 – April 14, 1996 |

### Golden Point Results

| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
| 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 |
| Opponent | Result | Score | Date | Venue |
| Penrith Panthers | Loss | 24-28 | 7 June 2003 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Draw | 20-20 | 15 May 2004 | Bluetongue Stadium |
| New Zealand Warriors | Win | 26-28 | 20 June 2004 | Ericsson Stadium |
| Newcastle Knights | Win | 24-28 | 25 July 2004 | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
| Canberra Raiders | Loss | 14-15 | 27 May 2006 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| Penrith Panthers | Win | 30-26 | 13 August 2007 | CUA Stadium |
| Penrith Panthers | Loss | 18-19 | 31 May 2008 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| Cronulla Sharks | Loss | 19-20 | 26 June 2010 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| Newcastle Knights | Win | 28-24 | 24 July 2010 | Dairy Farmers Stadium |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | Loss | 26-24 | 19 August 2011 | ANZ Stadium |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 20-19 | 1 September 2014 | 1300SMILES Stadium |
| Melbourne Storm | Win | 18-17 | 30 March 2015 | 1300SMILES Stadium |
| Brisbane Broncos | Win | 16-17 | 4 October 2015 | ANZ Stadium |
| Brisbane Broncos | Loss | 21-20 | 25 March 2016 | Suncorp Stadium |
| Canberra Raiders | Win | 20-16 | 4 March 2017 | 1300SMILES Stadium |
| Brisbane Broncos | Win | 20-21 | 10 March 2017 | Suncorp Stadium |
| Melbourne Storm | Loss | 23-22 | 17 June 2017 | AAMI Park |
| Wests Tigers | Loss | 26-27 | 15 June 2019 | 1300SMILES Stadium |
| St. George Illawarra Dragons | Win | 23-22 | 6 September 2020 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
| New Zealand Warriors | Loss | 25-24 | 8 April 2022 | Moreton Daily Stadium |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Win | 30-32 | 10 September 2022 | PointsBet Stadium |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Loss | 15-14 | 2 April 2023 | Accor Stadium |
| Penrith Panthers | Win | 27-23 | 16 June 2023 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
| Newcastle Knights | Win | 21-20 | 16 March 2024 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium |
| Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | Loss | 20-21 | 6 July 2024 | Queensland Country Bank Stadium |

## All Time Premiership Record
### Regular season

| Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win Percentage | Points For | Points Against | Points Differential |
| 742 | 320 | 6 | 416 | 43.2% | 15,367 | 17,137 | -1,770 |

## Streaks
### Most consecutive wins

* 11 – March 30, 2015 to June 27, 2015
* 7 – August 8, 2007 to September 16, 2007
* 6 – March 12, 2006 to April 16, 2006
* 6 – August 27, 2006 to April 7, 2007
* 6 – June 4, 2023 to July 22, 2023

### Most consecutive losses

* 13 – April 26, 2008 to August 2, 2008
* 10 – July 25, 1998 to April 10, 1999
* 10 – June 11, 2021 to August 21, 2021

## Comebacks
### Biggest comeback

* Trailed Penrith Panthers 26-0 at half time to win 36-28 at Penrith Park, Round 12, 1998 (Biggest comeback in league history).

## Crowds
### Top home attendances

Willows Sports Complex (1995–2019)
| Crowd | Details |
| 30,302 | Round 8, 1999 v Brisbane Broncos |
| 30,250 | Round 22, 1998 v Brisbane Broncos |
| 30,122 | Round 6, 1997 v Brisbane Broncos |
| 27,643 | Round 6, 2000 v Brisbane Broncos |
| 27,096 | Round 16, 1996 v South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Queensland Country Bank Stadium (2020–)
| Crowd | Details |
| 25,372 | Preliminary Final, 2022 v Parramatta Eels |
| 24,861 | Elimination Final, 2024 v Newcastle Knights |
| 24,230 | Round 23, 2024 v Brisbane Broncos |
| 23,840 | Round 25, 2022 v Penrith Panthers |
| 23,531 | Round 16, 2022 v Brisbane Broncos |