The 2023 North Queensland Cowboys Women season is the first in the club's history. Coached by Ben Jeffries and captained by Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden, they compete in the NRLW's 2023 Telstra Women's Premiership.
| 2023 North Queensland Cowboys Women season | ||||
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| NRLW Rank | 9th | |||
| 2023 record | Wins: 2; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
| Points scored | For: 133; against: 266 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Jeff Reibel | |||
| Coach | Ben Jeffries | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Queensland Country Bank Stadium | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Emma Manzelmann Vitalina Naikore Jasmine Peters (3) | |||
| Goals | Kirra Dibb (18) | |||
| Points | Kirra Dibb (41) | |||
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Season summary edit
Milestones edit
- Round 1: The club played their first NRLW game (losing 16–6 to the Gold Coast Titans).
- Round 1: Emma Manzelmann scored the club's first try.
- Round 1: Krystal Blackwell, Bree Chester, Fran Goldthorp, Sera Koroi, Shellie Long, Mia Middleton, Sareka Mooka and Vitalina Naikore made their NRLW debuts.
- Round 2: The club won their first game (def. Newcastle Knights 31-20).
- Round 3: Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly made her debut for the club.
- Round 3: Shellie Long and April Ngatupuna scored their first NRLW tries.
- Round 4: Essay Banu and Jessikah Reeves made their NRLW debuts.
- Round 4: Tahlulah Tillett made her debut for the club.
- Round 4: China Polata scored her first NRLW try.
- Round 6: Libby Surha made her NRLW debut.
- Round 6: Libby Surha scored her first NRLW try.
- Round 7: Lily Peacock made her NRLW debut.
- Round 7: Krystal Blackwell and Fran Goldthorp scored their first NRLW tries.
- Round 9: Alisha Foord and Merewalesi Rokouono made their NRLW debuts.
Squad edit
| NRLW Squad – 2023 season | Development Players | Coaching Staff | |||||||
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Extended squad |
Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 4 June 2023 | ||||||
Squad movement edit
Gains edit
Ladder edit
| 2023 NRLW season | ||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
| 1 |  Sydney Roosters |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 72 | +122 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Newcastle Knights |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 95 | +61 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Gold Coast Titans |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 104 | -20 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Canberra Raiders |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 144 | -23 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Brisbane Broncos |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 107 | +49 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 104 | -2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Wests Tigers |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 120 | -14 | 4 | |
| 8 |  St George Illawarra Dragons |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 132 | -18 | 4 | |
| 9 |  North Queensland Cowboys |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 144 | -55 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Parramatta Eels |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 174 | -100 | 2 | |
Fixtures edit
Regular season edit
Statistics edit
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts |
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| Essay Banu | 1 | – | – | – | - |
| Krystal Blackwell | 7 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Bree Chester | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Kirra Dibb | 9 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 41 |
| Jetaya Faifua | 5 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Alisha Foord | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Fran Goldthorp | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Tallisha Harden | 9 | – | – | – | - |
| Sera Koroi | 8 | – | – | – | - |
| Shellie Long | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Emma Manzelmann | 9 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| Mia Middleton | 4 | – | – | – | - |
| Sareka Mooka | 6 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Vitalina Naikore | 7 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| April Ngatupuna | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Lily Peacock | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Jasmine Peters | 9 | 3 | – | – | 12 |
| China Polata | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Shaniah Power | 5 | – | – | – | - |
| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 |
| Jessikah Reeves | 5 | – | – | – | - |
| Merewalesi Rokouono | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | 3 | – | – | – | - |
| Libby Surha | 1 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Tahlulah Tillett | 6 | – | – | – | - |
| Makenzie Weale | 7 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Totals | 24 | 18 | 1 | 133 |
Representatives edit
The following players played a representative match in 2023.
| All Stars match | State of Origin 1 | State of Origin 2 | Prime Minister's XIII | |
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| Essay Banu | Indigenous All Stars |
PNG PM's XIII
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| Bree Chester | Indigenous All Stars |
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| Kirra Dibb | Indigenous All Stars |
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| Tallisha Harden | Aus PM's XIII
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| Sera Koroi | PNG PM's XIII
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| Shellie Long | PNG PM's XIII
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| Emma Manzelmann | Queensland |
Queensland |
Aus PM's XIII
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| Mia Middleton | Indigenous All Stars |
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| Sareka Mooka | Indigenous All Stars |
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| China Polata | Queensland |
Aus PM's XIII
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| Shaniah Power | Indigenous All Stars |
Queensland |
Queensland |
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| Tiana Raftstrand-Smith | Māori All Stars |
Aus PM's XIII
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| Jessikah Reeves | PNG PM's XIII
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| Tahlulah Tillett | Indigenous All Stars |
Honours edit
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References edit
- ^ a b c d "PNG Orchids World Cup stars join Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 23 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Cowboys add five more players to NRLW squad". NQ Cowboys. 23 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cowboys announce six more NRLW signings". NQ Cowboys. 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Dibb". NQ Cowboys. 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign English fullback Goldthorp". NQ Cowboys. 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Jillaroos and Maroons star Tallisha Harden". NQ Cowboys. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys announce Manzelmann as inaugural NRLW signing". NQ Cowboys. 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Indigenous All Star Sareka Mooka". NQ Cowboys. 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Cowboys sign Fijian Internationals". NQ Cowboys. 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Peters joins Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Power signs for Cowboys". NQ Cowboys. 12 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Cowboys sign Raftstrand-Smith sisters". NQ Cowboys. 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Kiwi Ferns star Stephens-Daly". NQ Cowboys. 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys sign Tillett". NQ Cowboys. 5 April 2023.