NRL Rd 7: North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders

North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders Stats

The North Queensland Cowboys and Canberra Raiders have played each other on 44 occasions; the Cowboys have won 19 games, the Raiders have won 25 games and there have been no draws.

The North Queensland Cowboys won just three of the first eighteen games between the two sides.

The Canberra Raiders have won four of the last five games between the two sides.

The first game played between the two sides was a 14-8 win to the Canberra Raiders in round 4, 1995.

Biggest Wins

The Canberra Raiders’ biggest win over the North Queensland Cowboys was a 66-10 demolition in round 4, 1996.

The North Queensland Cowboys’ biggest win over the Canberra Raiders was a 40-18 success in round 16, 2012.

Top try-scorer in this clash

Matt Bowen (NQL) – 10
Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 10
Brett Mullins (CAN) – 6
Ruben Wiki (CAN) – 6
Matt Sing (NQL) – 6
Joel Monaghan (CAN) – 6
Mark McLinden (CAN) – 6

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 10 tries, 60 goals & 2 field goals (162 pts)
Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 6 tries & 58 goals (142 pts)
David Furner (CAN) – 3 tries & 31 goals (74 pts)
Clinton Schifcofske (CAN) – 3 tries & 30 goals (72 pts)

Players to have played for both sides from this clash

1. Noa Nadruku – 1993-1997 (CAN) & 1998-1999 (NQL)
2. Jason Death – 1991-1995 (CAN) & 1996-1998 (NQL)
3. Brett Hetherington – 1992-1998 (CAN) & 1999-2001 (NQL)
4. Graham Appo – 1994-1996 & 1998 (CAN) & 2000 (NQL)
5. Jason Ferris – 1996 (CAN) & 1997-1998 (NQL)
6. John Lomax – 1993-1996 (CAN) & 1997-1999 (NQL)
7. Bert Tabuai – 1996 (CAN) & 1997-1998 (NQL)
8. Kris Tassell – 1992 (CAN) & 1996-1999 (NQL)
9. Luke Phillips – 1996 (CAN) & 1997 (NQL)
10. Steve Walters – 1986-1996 (CAN) & 1997-1998 (NQL)
11. Tyran Smith – 1997 (NQL) & 2002-2005 (CAN)
12. Andrew Dunemann – 1996-1998 (NQL) & 2007 (CAN)
13. Brett Boyd – 1991 (CAN) & 1999-2000 (NQL)
14. Rod Jensen – 1999-2003 (CAN) & 2004-2007 (NQL)
15. Jason Smith – 2005-2006 (CAN) & 2007 (NQL)
16. Sione Faumuina – 2001 (CAN) & 2007-2008 (NQL)
17. Shaun Fensom – 2009-2016 (CAN) & 2017-2018 (NQL)
18. Kurt Baptiste – 2014-2017 (CAN) & 2019 (NQL)

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

No players have been sin-binned or sent-off between the two sides.

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

1. Ruben Wiki (CAN) scored four tries in round 4, 1996.
2. Reece Robinson (CAN) scored four tries in round 25, 2010.
3. David Boyle (CAN) scored three tries in round 10, 1998.
4. Michael Oldfield (CAN) scored three tries in round 18, 2018.

Head Coaching Records

Tim Sheens (CAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Ian Millward (NQL) – 1/1 (100%)
Mal Meninga (CAN) – 8/9 (88.9%)
Neil Henry (NQL) – 6/9 (66.7%)
Matthew Elliott (CAN) – 6/9 (66.7%)
Paul Green (NQL) – 6/11 (54.5%)
Ricky Stuart (CAN) – 6/12 (50%)
Graham Murray (NQL) – 4/11 (36.4%)
David Furner (CAN) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Tim Sheens (NQL) – 1/7 (14.3%)
Grant Bell (NQL) – 0/1 (0%)
Graham Lowe (NQL) – 0/1 (0%)
Murray Hurst (NQL) – 0/1 (0%)
Josh Hannay (NQL) – 0/1 (0%)
Neil Henry (CAN) – 0/3 (0%)