North Queensland Cowboys v Gold Coast Titans

NRLRound 3

Full time

North Queensland Cowboys

30–16

Gold Coast Titans

Match events

North Queensland CowboysGold Coast Titans

22Half time10

Team stats

60%Possession40%

88%39/44Completion Rate77%34/44

1965All Run Metres1368

5Line Breaks6

277Tackles Made379

10Errors13

7Penalties Conceded6

Tries: Cowboys: Murray Taulagi 7', Murray Taulagi 23', Scott Drinkwater 28', Jaxon Purdue 33', Jake Clifford 60' | Titans: Jayden Campbell 14', Jayden Campbell 19', Kurtis Morrin 41'
Conversions: Cowboys: Jake Clifford 9', Jake Clifford 30', Jake Clifford 34', Jake Clifford 61' (4/5) | Titans: Jayden Campbell 15', Jayden Campbell 42' (2/3)
Penalty goals: Cowboys: Jake Clifford 58' (1/1)
Most Tackles: Heilum Luki (Cowboys) 40 | Arama Hau (Titans) 43
Most Run Metres: Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) 224 | Phillip Sami (Titans) 186
Most Line Breaks: Murray Taulagi (Cowboys) 2 | Jayden Campbell (Titans) 2
Most Fantasy Points: Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) 66 | Jayden Campbell (Titans) 78
Try scorers: Murray Taulagi (Cowboys) 2, Jayden Campbell (Titans) 2, Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) 1, (Cowboys) 1, ,

1st half

Kick off
TryMurray Taulagi
7'4–0
ConversionJake Clifford
9'6–0
14'6–4
TryJayden Campbell
15'6–6
ConversionJayden Campbell
18'

2nd half

41'22–14
TryKurtis Morrin
42'22–16
ConversionJayden Campbell
48'
On reportSam Verrills placed
56'
Captain's challengeTitans captain's challenge: Unsuccessful
Penalty goalJake Clifford
58'24–16

Scoring progression

Cowboys aheadTitans ahead

Biggest lead: Cowboys 14Titans 4
Lead changes: 2
Final margin

Team stats

CowboysTitans

60%Possession %40%
88% (39/44)Completion rate77% (34/44)
1965All run metres1368
655Post contact metres445
5Line breaks6
29Tackle breaks31
659Kicking metres490

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
1Scott DrinkwaterFullback	80	224	4	3	1	7	2	1	4	66	22	32	1	1	46	102	57	59	0	2	0
10Jason TaumaloloProp	50	176	15	3	0	1	1	0	0	43	15	90	0	0	0	0	83	25	0	0	0
5Murray TaulagiWinger	80	169	4	0	2	3	0	2	8	54	19	55	0	0	27	25	80	29	0	1	0
2Braidon BurnsWinger	80	162	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	27	17	63	0	0	40	0	60	19	0	0	0
11Heilum Luki2nd Row	80	159	40	1	0	0	0	0	0	54	19	73	0	0	5	0	98	19	0	1	1
3Jaxon PurdueCentre	80	134	8	1	1	3	3	1	4	63	17	44	2	2	0	0	89	23	0	1	0
16Griffin NeameProp	40	132	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	13	43	0	0	27	0	84	16	0	0	0
4Tom ChesterCentre	75	127	14	1	0	2	1	0	0	23	14	47	0	0	0	0	88	17	0	2	1
21Matthew LodgeInterchange	30	108	11	1	0	3	1	0	0	33	11	40	0	0	10	0	92	11	0	0	0
8Coen HessInterchange	40	96	23	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	8	34	0	0	18	0	100	9	0	0	1
12Sam McIntyre2nd Row	80	96	21	5	0	1	0	0	0	17	11	35	0	0	0	0	75	16	0	0	2
6Jake CliffordFive-Eighth	80	94	13	1	1	2	0	1	14	50	12	24	1	1	6	124	81	44	5/6	3	1
7Tom DeardenHalfback	80	90	26	2	0	2	0	0	0	48	15	7	0	0	0	277	93	63	0	0	1
13Reuben CotterLock	63	89	29	4	0	1	0	0	0	38	9	41	0	0	0	0	85	21	0	0	0
20Kaiden LahrsInterchange	17	45	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	3	8	0	0	30	0	91	3	0	0	0
14Soni LukeInterchange	18	33	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	6	5	0	0	0	17	100	35	0	0	0
9Reed MahoneyHooker	62	25	33	4	0	0	0	0	0	34	4	7	0	0	0	110	89	97	0	0	0
15Kai O'DonnellReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18Zac LaybuttReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:15Jayden Campbell Trynrl.com0:14Jayden Campbell 2nd Trynrl.com0:15Murray Taulagi 2nd Trynrl.com0:15Scott Drinkwater Trynrl.com0:12Jaxon Purdue Trynrl.com0:15Kurtis Morrin Try

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportCowboys v Titans – Round 3, 2026NRL.com22 Mar Match reportCowboys centre facing nervous wait after reckless sin bin offence with minutes left during winNine.com.au22 Mar

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 22 March 2026
Started: 6:15 pm Sydney time
Venue: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Competition: NRL, Round 3

Form and ladder

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