2023 North Queensland Cowboys Women season explained

Year:2023
Team Colour:navy
Font Colour:white
League:NRL
League Rank:9th
League Wins:2
League Draws:0
League Losses:7
Points For:133
Points Against:266
Ceo Title:CEO
Ceo:Jeff Reibel
Coach Title:Coach
Avg Attendance:9,005
High Attendance:22,659 (vs. Brisbane, Round 3)
Top Tries:Emma Manzelmann
Vitalina Naikore
Jasmine Peters (3)
Top Goals:Kirra Dibb (18)
Top Points:Kirra Dibb (41)
Next Season:2024

The 2023 North Queensland Cowboys Women season was the first in the club's history. Coached by Ben Jeffries and captained by Kirra Dibb and Tallisha Harden, they competed in the NRLW's 2023 Telstra Women's Premiership.

They finished their inaugural season in 9th, missing the finals with just two wins from nine games.

Season summary

Milestones

Squad

Squad movement

Gains

Player Signed FromUntil End of Notes
Essay Banu Mackay Cutters
Krystal Blackwell Goulburn City Bulldogs
Bree Chester Newcastle Knights
Kirra Dibb Newcastle Knights
Jetaya Faifua Gold Coast Titans
Fran Goldthorp Leeds Rhinos
Tallisha Harden Brisbane Broncos
Shaylee Joseph Central Coast Roosters
Sera Koroi Souths Logan Magpies
Shellie Long Souths Logan Magpies
Emma Manzelmann Newcastle Knights
Mia Middleton Newcastle Knights
Sareka Mooka Mackay Cutters
Vitalina Naikore Fijiana Drua
April Ngatupuna Gold Coast Titans
Lily Peacock Mackay Cutters
Jasmine Peters Mackay Cutters
China Polata Mackay Cutters
Shaniah Power Sydney Roosters
Ebony Raftstrand-Smith Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Tiana Raftstrand-Smith Gold Coast Titans
Jessikah Reeves Central Coast Roosters
Merewalesi Rokouono Fijiana Drua
Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly Hurricanes Poua
Libby Surha Mackay Cutters
Tahlulah Tillett Mackay Cutters
Makenzie Weale Newcastle Knights
Lillian Yarrow Central Queensland Capras

Ladder

2023 NRLW season
Team
1 align=left 9 8 0 1 224 119 +105 16
2 align=left 9 7 0 2 284 120 +164 14
3 align=left 9 7 0 2 164 126 +38 14
4 align=left 9 6 0 3 256 165 +91 12
5 align=left 9 5 0 4 173 206 -33 10
6 align=left 9 4 0 5 202 150 +52 8
7 align=left 9 3 0 6 182 210 -28 6
8 align=left 9 2 0 7 136 186 -50 4
9 align=left 9 2 0 7 133 266 -133 4
10 align=left 9 1 0 8 104 310 -206 2

Source:NRL

Fixtures

Regular season

Date Round Opponent Venue Score TriesGoals Attendance
Saturday, 22 JulyRound 1 Gold Coast TitansCbus Super Stadium6 – 16ManzelmannDibb (1/1)7,926
Sunday, 30 JulyRound 2 Newcastle KnightsBelmore Sports Ground31 – 20Dibb (3/7), (1 FG) 1,584
Saturday, 5 AugustRound 3 Brisbane BroncosQueensland Country Bank Stadium12 – 40Dibb (2/2)22,659
Saturday, 12 AugustRound 4 Wests TigersTotally Workwear Stadium16 – 12Dibb (2/3) 1,173
Saturday, 19 AugustRound 5 Cronulla SharksQueensland Country Bank Stadium12 – 40Dibb (2/2) 1,878
Saturday, 26 AugustRound 6 Parramatta EelsNetstrata Jubilee Stadium12 – 16Dibb (2/2) 520
Saturday, 2 SeptemberRound 7 St. George Illawarra DragonsQueensland Country Bank Stadium16 – 48Dibb (2/3) 2,479
Saturday, 10 SeptemberRound 8 Canberra RaidersCbus Super Stadium12 – 34Manzelmann, Raftstrand-SmithDibb (2/2) 1,096
Saturday, 16 SeptemberRound 9 Sydney RoostersNetstrata Jubilee Stadium16 – 40Chester, Dibb, FaifuaDibb (2/3) 632
Legend:

Statistics

NameAppTGFGPts
1-
71 4
82 8
91 181 41
52 8
1
81 4
9-
8-
81 4
9312
4-
61 4
73 12
81 4
3
93 12
81 4
5-
82 8
5-
1
3-
1 1 4
6-
71 4
Totals 24 18 1 133

Representatives

The following players played a representative match in 2023.

Honours

League

Club

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tahlulah Tillett honoured with 2023 Veronica White Medal. 27 September 2023. NRL.
  2. Web site: Full list of winners from the Cowboys 2023 Presentation Night. 20 September 2023. NQ Cowboys.