St George Illawarra Dragons v North Queensland Cowboys

NRLRound 5

Full time

St George Illawarra Dragons

0–32

North Queensland Cowboys

Match events

St George Illawarra DragonsNorth Queensland Cowboys

0Half time16

Team stats

47%Possession53%

86%37/43Completion Rate74%35/47

1642All Run Metres2176

2Line Breaks10

400Tackles Made327

9Errors13

5Penalties Conceded10

Tries: Cowboys: Scott Drinkwater 11', Jaxon Purdue 29', Jaxon Purdue 38', Braidon Burns 50', Murray Taulagi 61', Jake Clifford 77'
Conversions: Cowboys: Jake Clifford 30', Jake Clifford 39', Jake Clifford 52', Jake Clifford 78' (4/6)
Most Tackles: Hamish Stewart (Dragons) 43 | Reed Mahoney (Cowboys) 47
Most Run Metres: Luciano Leilua (Dragons) 241 | Tom Chester (Cowboys) 236
Most Line Breaks: Daniel Atkinson (Dragons) 1 | Jaxon Purdue (Cowboys) 2
Most Fantasy Points: Luciano Leilua (Dragons) 63 | Jake Clifford (Cowboys) 89
Try scorers: Jaxon Purdue (Cowboys) 2, Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) 1, Braidon Burns (Cowboys) 1, Murray Taulagi (Cowboys) 1, Jake Clifford (Cowboys) 1

1st half

Kick off
11'
40/20Scott Drinkwater 40/20 kick
11'0–4
TryScott Drinkwater
24'
On reportHeilum Luki placed
29'0–8
TryJaxon Purdue
30'0–10
ConversionJake Clifford

2nd half

44'
Sin binReuben Cotter sin binned (Cowboys)
44'
Captain's challengeCowboys captain's challenge: Unsuccessful
On reportHame Sele placed
46'
47'
On reportScott Drinkwater placed
50'0–20
TryBraidon Burns
52'0–22

Scoring progression

Dragons aheadCowboys ahead

Biggest lead: Dragons never ledCowboys 32
Lead changes: 0
Final margin: Cowboys by 32

Team stats

DragonsCowboys

47%Possession %53%
86% (37/43)Completion rate74% (35/47)
1642All run metres2176
647Post contact metres633
2Line breaks10
25Tackle breaks35
659Kicking metres600
400

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
11Luciano Leilua2nd Row	80	241	34	1	1	3	0	63	20	103	0	0	0	92	24	1	0
2Christian TuipulotuWinger	80	162	7	4	0	3	0	19	15	75	0	0	0	64	16	1	0
10Toby CouchmanInterchange	58	142	38	2	0	3	1	56	13	56	0	10	0	88	15	0	0
3Moses SuliCentre	80	124	24	1	0	4	1	46	12	47	0	0	0	96	13	0	0
13Hamish StewartLock	66	123	43	1	0	0	0	47	14	41	0	0	0	91	27	2	1
5David FaleWinger	80	121	3	1	0	4	0	21	15	39	0	32	0	50	17	0	1
1Clinton GuthersonFullback	80	110	12	4	0	1	0	25	14	43	0	38	0	75	37	1	1
4Valentine HolmesCentre	80	99	14	4	0	1	2	21	10	42	0	0	0	70	19	1	0
12Jaydn Su'A2nd Row	66	83	30	2	0	2	3	46	12	33	0	1	0	91	13	0	1
8Emre GulerProp	55	82	32	3	0	0	0	34	8	29	0	20	0	89	8	0	0
7Daniel AtkinsonHalfback	80	66	26	3	1	2	1	53	6	14	0	0	555	84	63	0	0
9Damien CookHooker	58	64	41	2	0	0	0	41	5	22	0	0	0	93	91	1	0
6Lyhkan King-TogiaFive-Eighth	80	60	29	3	0	1	0	32	8	22	0	0	103	88	45	2	0
15Blake LawrieProp	26	48	22	3	0	0	0	19	5	22	0	0	0	81	5	0	0
17Hame SeleInterchange	27	39	20	0	0	0	0	23	4	23	0	0	0	95	5	0	0
14Jacob LiddleInterchange	22	37	10	0	0	0	1	17	3	13	1	0	0	83	30	0	1
16Jacob HalangahuInterchange	22	33	15	1	0	1	0	22	4	17	0	0	0	94	5	0	0
18Josh KerrReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Tyrell SloanReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Highlights

0:13Jaxon Purdue Trynrl.com0:12Jaxon Purdue 2nd Trynrl.com0:14Braidon Burns Trynrl.com0:12Murray Taulagi Trynrl.com0:12Jake Clifford Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

Match reportDragons woes mount as rookie facing ban for kicking rivalNine.com.au5 Apr Match reportDragons make stunning $3m move as players rinsedNine.com.au5 Apr

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Match details

Date: Saturday 4 April 2026
Started: 5:30 pm Sydney time
Venue: St George Venues Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah
Competition: NRL, Round 5

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