North Queensland Cowboys v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

NRLRound 7

Full time

North Queensland Cowboys

6–38

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Match events

North Queensland CowboysManly Warringah Sea Eagles

6Half time22

Team stats

45%Possession55%

58%23/39Completion Rate77%34/44

1665All Run Metres1962

3Line Breaks5

368Tackles Made281

17Errors11

4Penalties Conceded6

Tries: Cowboys: Coen Hess 21' | Sea Eagles: Lehi Hopoate 4', Lehi Hopoate 16', Ben Trbojevic 27', Brandon Wakeham 36', Taniela Paseka 64', Luke Brooks 66'
Conversions: Cowboys: Jake Clifford 22' (1/1) | Sea Eagles: Jamal Fogarty 17', Jamal Fogarty 29', Jamal Fogarty 37', Jamal Fogarty 66', Jamal Fogarty 68' (5/6)
Penalty goals: Sea Eagles: Jamal Fogarty 60', Jamal Fogarty 78' (2/2)
Most Tackles: Reuben Cotter (Cowboys) 46 | Ben Trbojevic (Sea Eagles) 30
Most Run Metres: Braidon Burns (Cowboys) 188 | Tolutau Koula (Sea Eagles) 238
Most Line Breaks: Braidon Burns (Cowboys) 1 | Lehi Hopoate (Sea Eagles) 2
Most Fantasy Points: Coen Hess (Cowboys) 56 | Jamal Fogarty (Sea Eagles) 73
Try scorers: Lehi Hopoate (Sea Eagles) 2, Coen Hess (Cowboys) 1, Luke Brooks (Sea Eagles) 1, , ,

1st half

Kick off
4'0–4
TryLehi Hopoate
16'0–8
TryLehi Hopoate
17'0–10
ConversionJamal Fogarty
TryCoen Hess
21'4–10

2nd half

60'6–24
Penalty goalJamal Fogarty
64'6–28
TryTaniela Paseka
66'6–30
ConversionJamal Fogarty
66'6–34
TryLuke Brooks
68'

Scoring progression

Cowboys aheadSea Eagles ahead

Biggest lead: Cowboys never ledSea Eagles 32
Lead changes: 0
Final margin: Sea Eagles by 32

Team stats

CowboysSea Eagles

45%Possession %55%
58% (23/39)Completion rate77% (34/44)
1665All run metres1962
488Post contact metres700
3Line breaks5
31Tackle breaks32
322Kicking metres708
368

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
2Braidon BurnsWinger	80	188	10	2	1	3	2	0	0	40	18	73	0	0	37	0	77	19	0	2	0
4Tom ChesterCentre	80	180	18	2	1	8	1	0	0	46	17	49	0	1	0	0	90	23	0	6	0
1Scott DrinkwaterFullback	80	164	4	2	0	2	3	0	0	37	21	15	0	0	61	74	50	41	0	1	0
5Zac LaybuttWinger	80	135	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	26	13	43	0	0	19	0	100	18	0	1	1
10Jason TaumaloloProp	47	121	26	2	0	2	0	0	0	42	10	37	0	0	40	0	90	12	0	0	0
16Thomas MikaeleInterchange	35	113	20	0	0	2	1	0	0	37	10	46	0	0	0	0	100	11	0	1	0
7Tom DeardenHalfback	80	100	24	1	0	3	0	0	0	50	12	24	1	2	0	120	96	60	0	1	0
3Jaxon PurdueCentre	80	98	15	0	0	1	2	0	0	36	14	33	0	0	0	0	100	25	0	2	0
15Griffin NeameInterchange	33	84	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	8	25	0	0	27	0	85	8	0	0	0
11Heilum Luki2nd Row	80	76	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	35	9	29	0	0	0	0	94	10	0	0	1
6Jake CliffordFive-Eighth	80	69	24	2	0	0	0	0	2	31	9	19	0	0	0	127	89	27	1/1	2	1
14Sam McIntyreInterchange	42	69	18	6	0	1	0	0	0	14	6	18	0	0	0	0	75	7	0	0	0
9Soni LukeHooker	80	63	38	6	0	0	0	0	0	34	6	7	0	0	0	0	86	92	0	0	1
8Coen HessProp	45	59	34	1	1	3	1	1	4	56	6	21	0	0	0	0	97	6	0	0	0
17Matthew LodgeInterchange	20	53	9	1	0	3	0	0	0	18	5	19	0	0	0	0	82	5	0	0	0
12Kai O'Donnell2nd Row	38	49	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	6	15	0	0	0	0	90	6	0	0	0
13Reuben CotterLock	60	37	46	2	0	1	0	0	0	45	4	8	0	0	0	0	96	10	0	1	0
18Viliami VaileaReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Harrison EdwardsReserve	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

0:15Lehi Hopoate 2nd Trynrl.com0:15Coen Hess Trynrl.com0:14Ben Trbojevic Trynrl.com0:15Brandon Wakeham Trynrl.com0:15Luke Brooks Trynrl.com

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

News and reaction

Match reportAll Tries – Cowboys v Sea EaglesNRL.com17 Apr Match reportMatch Report: NRL Round 7 vs CowboysManly Warringah Sea Eagles16 Apr Match reportCowboys v Sea Eagles – Round 7, 2026

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Thursday 16 April 2026
Started: 7:50 pm Sydney time
Venue: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Competition: NRL, Round 7

Form and ladder

North Queensland CowboysManly Warringah Sea Eagles

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Team lists

North Queensland Cowboys

1Scott DrinkwaterFullback
2Braidon BurnsWinger
3Jaxon PurdueCentre
4Tom ChesterCentre
5Zac LaybuttWinger
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Match events

Team stats

1st half

2nd half

Scoring progression

Team stats

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Highlights

News and reaction

Where to watch

Match details

Form and ladder

Team lists

North Queensland Cowboys

Possession & completions

Attack

Passing

Kicking

Defence

Negative play

Interchanges

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles