NRL Rd 2: North Queensland Cowboys v St George Illawarra Dragons

North Queensland Cowboys v St George Illawarra Dragons Stats

The North Queensland Cowboys and St George Illawarra Dragons have played each other on 33 occasions; the Cowboys have won 17 games and the Dragons have won 16 games. There have been no draws.

The North Queensland Cowboys will look to win back-to-back games against the St George Illawarra Dragons for the first time since winning in round 17, 2015 & round 5, 2016.

The first clash played between the two sides was a 22-18 win to the St George Illawarra Dragons in round 15, 1999.

Biggest Wins

The North Queensland Cowboys’ biggest win over the St George Illawarra Dragons was a comprehensive 50-4 success in round 13, 2000.

The St George Illawarra Dragons’ biggest win over the North Queensland Cowboys was a comfortable 48-12 victory in round 7, 2001.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Matt Cooper (SGI) – 10
Brett Morris (SGI) – 10
Paul Bowman (NQL) – 9
Matt Bowen (NQL) – 9
Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 9

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 8 tries & 44 goals (112 pts)
Mark Riddell (SGI) – 4 tries, 16 goals & 1 field goal (49 pts)
Jamie Soward (SGI) – 2 tries, 19 goals & 1 field goal (47 pts)
Josh Hannay (NQL) – 2 tries & 17 goals (42 pts)
Gareth Widdop (SGI) – 1 try, 17 goals & 1 field goal (39 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Justin Smith – 2000-2002 (SGI) & 2005-2008 (NQL)
2. Chris Sheppard – 2001-2005 & 2008 (NQL) & 2005-2006 (SGI)
3. Nathan Fien – 2000-2004 (NQL) & 2009-2011 (SGI)
4. Brett Firman – 2003-2004 (SGI) & 2005-2006 (NQL)
5. Ashton Sims – 2003-2007 (SGI) & 2011-2014 (NQL)
6. Clint Greenshields – 2004-2006 (SGI) & 2013 (NQL)
7. Tariq Sims – 2011-2014 (NQL) & 2016-2021 (SGI)
8. Ricky Thorby – 2007-2010 (SGI) & 2012-2014 (NQL)
9. Cameron King – 2010 & 2012-2013 (SGI) & 2014-2015 (NQL)
10. Leeson Ah Mau – 2010-2011 (NQL) & 2012-2018 (SGI)
11. Kalifa Faifai Loa – 2010 & 2016-2017 (SGI) & 2011-2013 (NQL)
12. Nene Macdonald – 2017-2018 (SGI) & 2019 (NQL)

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

1. 1. Johnathan Thurston (NQL) sin-binned in round 3, 2007.
   2. Matt Prior (SGI) sin-binned in round 9, 2012.
   3. Daniel Vidot (SGI) & Ricky Thorby/Johnathan Thurston (both NQL) sin-binned in round 24, 2012.
   4. Jack de Belin (SGI) sin-binned in round 19, 2018.

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

1. Brett Morris (SGI) scored four tries in round 9, 2009.
2. Matt Cooper (SGI) scored three tries in round 16, 2006.
3. Johnathan Thurston (NQL) scored three tries in round 9, 2009.

Head Coaching Records

Murray Hurst (NQL) – 1/1 (100%)
Josh Hannay (NQL) – 1/1 (100%)
Wayne Bennett (SGI) – 3/4 (75%)
David Waite (SGI) – 2/3 (66.7%)
Paul McGregor (SGI) – 5/8 (62.5%)
Graham Murray (NQL) – 7/12 (58.3%)
Neil Henry (NQL) – 4/7 (57.1%)
Andrew Farrar (SGI) – 2/4 (50%)
Nathan Brown (SGI) – 4/10 (40%)
Paul Green (NQL) – 3/8 (37.5%)
Steve Price (SGI) – 1/3 (33.3%)
Tim Sheens (NQL) – 1/4 (25%)
Dean Young (SGI) – 0/1 (0%)