NRL Rd 2 Stats Breakdown: North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders

North Queensland Cowboys v Canberra Raiders Stats Breakdown

The North Queensland Cowboys and the Canberra Raiders have played each other on 45 occasions; the Cowboys have won 20 games, the Raiders have won 25 games and there have been zero draws.

The North Queensland Cowboys need to score just three points to reach 900 total points against the Canberra Raiders. It will be the fifth active NRL side the Cowboys have scored 900 points against.

The Canberra Raiders won eleven of the opening twelve games between the two sides.

The North Queensland Cowboys will be looking for back-to-back wins against the Canberra Raiders for the first time since 2017.

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

Biggest Wins

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

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

Top try-scorer in this clash

Matt Bowen (NQL) – 10
Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 10
Antonio Winterstein (NQL) – 6
Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 6

Most prolific point-scorer in this clash

Johnathan Thurston (NQL) – 10 tries, 60 goals & 2 field goals (166 pts)
Jarrod Croker (CAN) – 6 tries & 62 goals (148 pts)
Clinton Schifcofske (CAN) – 3 tries & 34 goals (80 pts)
David Furner (CAN) – 3 tries & 31 goals (74 pts)

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

No players were sent-off during clashes 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 6, 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.

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) & 1996-1998 (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 – 2000-2016 (CAN) & 2017-2018 (NQL)
18. Kurt Baptiste – 2014-2017 (CAN) & 2019 (NQL)
19. Zac Santo – 2014 (NQL) & 2016-2017 (CAN)

Head Coaching Records

Tim Sheens (CAN) – 2/2 (100%)
Ian Millward (NQL) – 1/1 (100%)
Todd Payten (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) – 6/13 (46.2%)
Graham Murray (NQL) – 5/11 (45.5%)
David Furner (CAN) – 3/9 (33.3%)
Tim Sheens (NQL) – 1/8 (12.5%)
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%)