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Both North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans will be looking for big improvements this season after a disappointing 2024 campaign.

The Titans were grand finalists in 2023, but struggled to back up their good form in the following year in an injury-ravaged season. While they will be down on experience this year with first class representative players Evania Isa'ako and Shannon Mato taking the season off due to pregnancy, they do still have plenty of star power including Origin stars Jaime Chapman and Jessika Elliston.

The Cowboys too had their struggles, but have recruited a number of experienced representative faces to the club Abigail Roache and  Najvada George who get the opportunity to make a statement first up in a home game.

Team News

Cowboys: PNG Orchids international Essay Banu has been promoted to start in the second-row with Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell dropping back to the bench in a later change. Jillaroo Jakiya Whitfeld is set to start her first game at fullback since 2022 in an exciting shift for the Cowboys. Krystall Blackwell and Francesca Goldthorp will line up on the wing. Rosie Kelly is set to partner Kirra Dibb in the halves, while young gun Lillian Yarrow will start at prop. Queensland star Emma Manzelmann has been named at hooker, with veteran Tallisha Harden as an edge forward.

Titans: Kiwi Ferns star Georgia Hale has been selected at lock as the Titans look to open their account with a win. Brittany Breayley-Nati will start at hooker while Jessika Elliston has been named in the front row. Natasha Penitani has been handed the No.8 jumper in her first game for the club, with the Titans to be without Shannon Mato for the season due to pregnancy. Jaime Chapman is set to start at fullback, with Lauren Brown and Taliah Fuimaono in the halves. Takoda Thompson is 18th player.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Jakiya Whitfeld
    Fullback for Titans is number 1 Jaime Chapman
  • Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Krystal Blackwell
    Winger for Titans is number 2 Kayla Jackson
  • Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Abigail Roache
    Centre for Titans is number 3 Georgia Grey
  • Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Jasmine Peters
    Centre for Titans is number 4 Ivana Lolesio
  • Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Francesca Goldthorp
    Winger for Titans is number 5 Destiny Mino-Sinapati
  • Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Rosie Kelly
    Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Taliah Fuimaono
  • Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Kirra Dibb
    Halfback for Titans is number 7 Lauren Brown

Forwards

  • Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Lillian Yarrow
    Prop for Titans is number 8 Natasha Penitani
  • Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Emma Manzelmann
    Hooker for Titans is number 9 Brittany Breayley-Nati
  • Prop for Cowboys is number 10 Makenzie Weale
    Prop for Titans is number 10 Jessika Elliston
  • 2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Tallisha Harden
    2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Sienna Lofipo
  • 2nd Row for Cowboys is number 17 Essay Banu
    2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Shaylee Bent
  • Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Bree Chester
    Lock for Titans is number 13 Georgia Hale

Interchange

  • Interchange for Cowboys is number 12 Hailee-Jay Ormond-Maunsell
    Interchange for Titans is number 14 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
  • Interchange for Cowboys is number 14 Alisha Foord
    Interchange for Titans is number 15 Dannii Perese
  • Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Lily Peacock
    Interchange for Titans is number 16 Ngatokotoru Arakua
  • Interchange for Cowboys is number 16 Najvada George
    Interchange for Titans is number 17 Jasmine Solia

Reserves

  • Replacement for Cowboys is number 18 Lily Dick
    Replacement for Titans is number 18 Takoda Thompson

Match Officials

  • Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen

Last updated:

Stat Attack

  • The Cowboys have won three of their past four games at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
  • The Titans require four tries for 100 NRLW tries.
  • Cowboys halfback Kirra Dibb requires six points for 150 NRLW points.

Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the official annual of the NRL.