NRL Rd 6: Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys Stats Breakdown

Wests Tigers v North Queensland Cowboys Breakdown

The Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys have played each other on 37 occasions; the Tigers have won 21 games, the Cowboys have won 16 games and there have been no draws.

The North Queensland Cowboys won eight of the first ten games played between the two sides.

The Wests Tigers have won five of the last six games between the two sides.

The two sides have played on eight previous occasions at Campbelltown Stadium and are split at four wins apiece.

The first clash between the two sides was an 18-8 win for the Cowboys in round 12, 2000.

Biggest Wins

The Wests Tigers biggest win over the North Queensland Cowboys was a 54-10 thumping in round 20, 2007.

The North Queensland Cowboys biggest win over the Wests Tigers was a 64-6 walloping in round 22, 2014. This is the second biggest loss in their history.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Matt Sing (NQL) – 12
Matt Bowen (NQL) – 10
Benji Marshall (WST) – 9
Brett Hodgson (WST) – 6
Ty Williams (NQL) – 6

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 3 tries & 63 goals (138 pts)
Benji Marshall (WST) – 9 tries, 37 goals & 1 field goal (111 pts)
Brett Hodgson (WST) – 6 tries & 42 goals (108 pts)
Josh Hannay (NQL) – 3 tries & 24 goals (58 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Scott Prince – 1998-2000 (NQL) & 2004-2006 (WST)
2. Luke O’Donnell – 2000-2003 (WST) & 2004-2010 (NQL)
3. Tyran Smith – 1997 (NQL) & 2000-2001 (WST)
4. Ray Cashmere – 2005 & 2012 (WST) & 2006-2008 (NQL)
5. Cory Paterson – 2011-2012 (NQL) & 2014 (WST)
6. Robert Lui – 2009-2011 (WST) & 2012-2015 (NQL)
7. Esan Marsters – 2017-2019 (WST) & 2020 (NQL)

Players to have been sin-binned/sent-off from this clash

1. Glenn Morrison (NQL) & John Hopoate (WST) both sin-binned in round 6, 2001.
2. Paul Rauhihi (NQL) sin-binned in round 6, 2005.
3. Paul Whatuira (WST) sin-binned in round 5, 2006.
4. Shane Muspratt (NQL) sin-binned in round 13, 2006.
5. Bronson Harrison (WST) sin-binned in round 2, 2008.
6. Robbie Farah (WST) & Anthony Watts (NQL) both sin-binned in round 19, 2009.
7. Luke O’Donnell (NQL) sin-binned in round 5, 2010.

Players to have scored three or more tries in one game in this clash

1. Ty Williams (NQL) scored three tries in round 25, 2003.
2. Matt Sing (NQL) scored three tries in round 6, 2005.
3. Brett Hodgson (WST) scored three tries in the 2005 NRL Qualifying Final.
4. Wayne Ulugia (NQL) scored three tries in round 26, 2013.
5. Matthew Wright (NQL) scored three tries in round 22, 2014.

Head coaching records

Michael Maguire (WST) – 2/2 (100%)
Tim Sheens (NQL) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Ivan Cleary (WST) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Tim Sheens (WST) – 13/21 (61.9%)
Graham Murray (NQL) – 7/14 (50%)
Michael Potter (WST) – 2/4 (50%)
Jason Taylor (WST) – 1/2 (50%)
Neil Henry (NQL) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Paul Green (NQL) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Terry Lamb (WST) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Murray Hurst (NQL) – 0/1 (0%)
Ian Millward (NQL) – 0/1 (0%)
Wayne Pearce (WST) – 0/2 (0%)