North Queensland Cowboys

League legend Andrew Johns has been left speechless by the league's continued crackdown on high-shots in round 11 after the Cowboys were left with 11-men when two of their best were sent to the bin. First was Jason Taumalolo,

The North Queensland Cowboys take on the Newcastle Knights in round 11 in the 2021 NRL season. Read less

Round 11 of the NRL season is here and if the Cowboys and Knights clash is anything to go by, the Magic Round crackdown is here to stay.

The Cowboys lost two men to the sin bin and gave up a 16-point lead before recovering to down Newcastle 36-20 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on Thursday night.

Murray Taulagi bagged a hat-trick, with Valentine Holmes and Scott Drinkwater both orchestrating skilfully throughout a contest that saw Cowboys' Jason Taumalolo and Lachlan Burr put in the sin bin for head-high tackles.

North Queensland are outside the NRL's top eight only on for-and-against but coach Todd Payten is still searching for a full and complete performance from his side. Against a Newcastle side one spot ahead of the 12th-placed Cowboys,

The Cowboys five-eighth was at his crafty best on Saturday night with two linebreak assists, one try assist and two tries. Drinkwater may have played a pivotal role in North Queensland’s fightback but he was still left heartbroken post-game by one particular play with 18 minutes remaining.

North Queensland playmaker Scott Drinkwater has fought back tears after he was overcome with emotion following a gallant Cowboys comeback that ultimately fell short to the Roosters. Drinkwater was instrumental in Saturday night's Magic Round thriller,

Cowboys coach Todd Payten believes his team showed too much respect to the Sydney Roosters as a timid opening cost North Queensland a shot at a big-name scalp in the 30-16 loss at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.

Young gun Sam Walker added to his blossoming account, notching his third career try in just his sixth game in the top-flight. While, Brett Morris stand-in Matt Ikuvalu was equally