North Queensland Cowboys

Coached by current North Queensland Cowboys coach Todd Payten, the New South Wales Under 18s 2015 side would go on to feature 591 games of NRL experience, a future NRL Premiership winner and Clive Churchill Medallist,

Eccentric billionaire Clive Palmer has offered to save the career of anti-vaxxer utility player . The Bulldogs cut ties with Asiata yesterday just two months after signing him from the Cowboys in the wake of the big forward's stance against the COVID-19 vaccine.

One of the Wests Tigers best players of the 2021 season will leave the club at the end of next year. Luciano Leilua has confirmed he will join the North Queensland Cowboys on a three-year deal starting in 2023.

A player who last wore the Cowboys' jersey in 2015 could be a shock contender for a spot in Todd Payten's team this season. Veteran halfback Robert Lui has returned to North Queensland, signing with the Cowboys' feeder team the Blackhawks.

Powerhouse second-rower Luciano Leilua has agreed to join the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys on a three-year deal from the 2023 season.

Two Fijian Rugby Sevens stars – including one gold medallist – will be given a chance to impress Cowboys hierarchy over the summer with two top 30 spots yet to be filled at the club.

Brock Mulhall is one of three Queensland cowboys heading to South Australia for two rodeos in the next 10 days. Due to COVID-19, Mulhall has been based at Gracemere in Queensland for the past 16 months rather than in the Wagga Wagga area of NSW.

Johnathan Thurston will return to the North Cowboys as a coaching consultant with a focus on mentoring the club's halves. It's the premiership-winner's first official role with the club since retiring from the game in 2018.

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs will play the North Queensland Cowboys for premiership points at Salter Oval next year.

The Canberra Raiders will be racking up the frequent flyer points with an exhaustive travel schedule in their 2022 NRL draw. While they start at home against the Cronulla Sharks on Friday, March 11, at 6pm – the third season in a row they've begun their season at Canberra Stadium …