| Year: | 2024 |
| Team Colour: | navy |
| Font Colour: | white |
| League: | NRL |
| League Rank: | 7th |
| League Wins: | 13 |
| League Losses: | 9 |
| Points For: | 575 |
| Points Against: | 532 |
| Ceo Title: | CEO |
| Ceo: | Jeff Reibel |
| Coach Title: | Coach |
| Avg Attendance: | 19,144 |
| High Attendance: | 24,230 (vs. Brisbane, Round 23) |
| Top Tries: | Kyle Feldt (18) |
| Top Goals: | Valentine Holmes (80) |
| Top Points: | Valentine Holmes (208) |
| Next Season: | 2025 |
The 2024 North Queensland Cowboys season is the 30th in the club's history. Coached by Todd Payten and captained by Reuben Cotter and Tom Dearden, they compete in the NRL's 2024 Telstra Premiership. Cotter and Dearden captain the club for the first time, replacing Jason Taumalolo and Chad Townsend.[1]
| Player | Signed From | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braidon Burns | South Sydney Rabbitohs (mid-season) | |||
| Jake Clifford | Hull F.C. | |||
| Harrison Edwards | Canterbury Bulldogs (mid-season) | |||
| Tom Mikaele | Warrington Wolves | |||
| Viliami Vailea | New Zealand Warriors |
| Player | Signed To | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bourke | Townsville Blackhawks | |||
| Mitch Dunn | Retired | |||
| Brendan Elliot | Released | |||
| Jack Gosiewski | Brisbane Broncos (mid-season) | |||
| Ben Hampton | Released | |||
| Peta Hiku | Hull Kingston Rovers | |||
| Luciano Leilua | St George Illawarra Dragons | |||
| Sylvester Namo | Castleford Tigers | |||
| Riley Price | Penrith Panthers | |||
| Taniela Sadrugu | CA Brive | |||
| Gehamat Shibasaki | Townsville Blackhawks | |||
| James Tamou | Townsville Blackhawks | |||
| Ragarive Wavik | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Player | Until End of | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coen Hess | |||
| Heilum Luki | |||
| Sam McIntyre | |||
| Tom Mikaele |
See main article: 2024 NRL pre-season results.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 18 February | Trial 1 | Brisbane Broncos | BB Print Stadium | 20–46 | Finefeuiaki, Mullany, Purdue, Valemei | Mullany (1/1), Purdue (1/1), Duffy (0/2) | 5,332 | ||||
| Sunday, 25 February | Trial 2 | Canberra Raiders | Seiffert Oval | 36–26 | Feldt (3), Mikaele (2), Laybutt, Taulagi | Holmes (2/4), Drinkwater (1/2), Laybutt (1/1) | 6,048 | ||||
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See main article: 2024 NRL season results.
| Name | App | T | G | FG | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | - | - | 20 | ||
| 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | ||
| 19 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 20 | 8 | - | - | 32 | ||
| 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 50 | ||
| 11 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 21 | 18 | - | - | 72 | ||
| 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 | ||
| 5 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 12 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 20 | 12 | 80 | - | 208 | ||
| 4 | 3 | - | - | 12 | ||
| 15 | 4 | - | - | 16 | ||
| 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 | ||
| 19 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 11 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 19 | 12 | - | - | 48 | ||
| 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 19 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 14 | 7 | - | - | 28 | ||
| 19 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 20 | 3 | - | 3 | 15 | ||
| 14 | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| Totals | 99 | 87 | 4 | 575 |
The following players played a representative match in 2024.