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Cowboys crack first NRL win after Clifford double

North Queensland are celebrating their first win of the season, snapping a three-game losing streak with halfback Jake Clifford a stand-out against Canberra.

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Payten preaches simple message after Cowboys' 0-3 start

North Queensland coach Todd Payten says he's been checking in with each player as they look to avoid a 0-4 start to the season, next facing Canberra.

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Haas, Reynolds fire Broncos to win over Cowboys

Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh was put on report as prop Payne Haas won the Carl Webb Medal in a 26-16 win over North Queensland.

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Payten shuts out noise as Cowboys seek first win

North Queensland coach Todd Payten concedes scrutiny on his team ahead of the Brisbane clash has been "uncomfortable" after two straight losses.

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Form out window when Cowboys invade Brisbane: Carrigan

North Queensland are outsiders to beat Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium but the history between the clubs has Pat Carrigan expecting another titanic derby.

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Payten pulls trigger on Cowboys' big guns for Broncos

North Queensland welcome back Jason Taumalolo, Jake Clifford and Jeremiah Nanai for the Queensland derby clash with Brisbane seeking a huge form reversal.

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Sharks extend Cowboys' miserable NRL season start

Cronulla have handed the Cowboys a 36-12 thumping in Townsville with North Queensland now conceding 78 points in the opening two NRL rounds.

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Cowboys players on notice after Payten swings axe

North Queensland stars have vowed to rebound from their woeful round-one defensive display after coach Todd Payten made an early statement about accountability.

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'Not an easy decision': Cowboys axe Origin star

North Queensland have dumped Maroons forward Jeremiah Nanai after his horror performance against Manly.

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Taumalolo return looms for badly beaten Cowboys

North Queensland will likely get a much-needed boost in the return of Jason Taumalolo against Cronulla, after their defence was torn apart by Manly.

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Manly dismantle Cowboys in early-season statement

Tom Trbojevic, Daly Cherry-Evans and Haumole Olakau'atu have shown off Manly's attacking threat, leading the Sea Eagles to a 42-12 win over North Queensland.

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Why Nanai will become a more fearsome Cowboys beast

North Queensland second-rower Jeremiah Nanai is one of the game's best attacking forwards and has now set his sights on becoming just as damaging in defence.

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Cowboys debut new half, action Jaxon takes centre stage

North Queensland coach Todd Payten has put his faith in debutant half Tom Duffy, while a 19-year-old centre has claimed the spot vacated by Valentine Holmes.

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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocks holiday hotspot in Australia as tourists evacuate from hotels

The quake struck near Townsville, North Queensland, at around 9.30pm, according to Geosciences Australia

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Taukeiaho feared career was over after concert sickie

Siosiua Taukeiaho will start for Manly in their season opener against North Queensland, eight months after fearing he'd never play rugby league again.

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From Bradford to Townsville, Bateman feeling at home

Englishman John Bateman says he's quickly settled in life with the Cowboys in Townsville, with the north Queensland city reminding him of Yorkshire.

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Cowboys cruise to big win over Storm in final NRL trial

North Queensland have run in seven tries to bank a comfortable 36-24 victory over a disjointed Melbourne outfit in their final NRL pre-season match.

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True grit: Bateman gives Cowboys coach key ingredient

North Queensland coach Todd Payten reveals the vital area the side must improve in 2025 and why recruit John Bateman is part of the answer.

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Dearden gets new No.7 partner as Cowboys rope young gun

The off-season exits of three veterans has opened up the race for key North Queensland outside backs spots ahead of the Melbourne Storm trial.

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Dolphins thrash Cowboys to give Woolf a great headache

The Dolphins, brilliantly led by half Sean O'Sullivan and his fellow spine members, dismantled North Queensland 50-8 in an NRL trial boilover in Cairns.

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Ex-Leopard chases spot on Derby day for Cowboys

North Queensland winger Rob Derby is chasing a round-one spot, while former Leigh Leopards gun Kai O'Donnell also wants to impress in a Dolphins trial.

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Coen Hess emerges from ACL unknown to captain Cowboys

North Queensland head of football Micheal Luck sheds light on the unique circumstances behind the stunning ACL recovery of prop Coen Hess.

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Glad Max wants to bash down Dolphins door and win spot

The Dolphins will give new recruits Max Feagai and Junior Tupou club debuts and field an intriguing spine in the trial clash with North Queensland.

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Cowboys recruit finds fitness he never had at Tigers

New North Queensland signing John Bateman has found a new verve in Townsville as he prepares to start the season in the best shape of his recent career.

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Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth

On the east coast of Australia, in tropical North Queensland, lies the Daintree rainforest – a place where the density of trees forms an almost impenetrable mass of green.

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