Match 2025 NRL Round 2 - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs North Queensland Cowboys. 5:30pm Saturday 15 March @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville

[CrazyMatt]

Sure enough, no changes.

1. WILL KENNEDY - proudly sponsored by Paragon Air Conditioning
2. SAM STONESTREET - proudly sponsored by WED Group
3. JESSE RAMIEN - proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room Nightclub Gymea
4. KAYAL IRO - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
5. RONALDO MULITALO - proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. BRAYDON TRINDALL - proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. NICHO HYNES - proudly sponsored by Miller Freight Management
8. ADDIN FONUA-BLAKE - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by Hicon
11. BRITON NIKORA - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management International
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. CAMERON McINNES (c) - proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll

Interchange

14. DANIEL ATKINSON - proudly sponsored by Zambrero
15. SIOSIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
16. BRADEN HAMLIN-UELE - proudly sponsored by ModularWalls
17. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Pilot

Extended Bench

18. TUKU HAU TAPUHA
19. MAWENE HIROTI
20. BILLY BURNS
21. JAYDEN BERRELL
22. HOHEPA PURU

 

[Sir Chadley]

Atko in.

 

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[Wizard]

 

[Sevshark]

Dropping Nanai an interesting choice from payten

 

[Thresher]

Sure enough, no changes.

1. WILL KENNEDY - proudly sponsored by Paragon Air Conditioning
2. SAM STONESTREET - proudly sponsored by WED Group
3. JESSE RAMIEN - proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room Nightclub Gymea
4. KAYAL IRO - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
5. RONALDO MULITALO - proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. BRAYDON TRINDALL - proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. NICHO HYNES - proudly sponsored by Miller Freight Management
8. ADDIN FONUA-BLAKE - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by Hicon
11. BRITON NIKORA - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management International
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. CAMERON McINNES (c) - proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll

Interchange

14. DANIEL ATKINSON - proudly sponsored by Zambrero
15. SIOSIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
16. BRADEN HAMLIN-UELE - proudly sponsored by ModularWalls
17. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Pilot

Extended Bench

18. TUKU HAU TAPUHA
19. MAWENE HIROTI
20. BILLY BURNS
21. JAYDEN BERRELL
22. HOHEPA PURU

Can't believe he didn't sack Will Kennedy

 

[SF]

Kai O’Donnell has been named to make his North Queensland Toyota Cowboys debut in Saturday night’s clash against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The Airlie Beach product returned to North Queensland for 2025 after stints in Canberra and the UK and immediately impressed Cowboys coaching staff with his intensity at training. O’Donnell registered four NRL appearances for the Raiders in 2020 before departing for England where he starred in a three-season stint for Leigh. The 26-year-old has been named to start in the second row.

The remainder of Todd Payten’s 17 remains the same, with Tom Duffy, John Bateman and Karl Lawton set to make their home debuts for the Cowboys.

Cowboys team to play Sharks:

1. Scott Drinkwater
2. Braidon Burns
3. Jaxon Purdue
4. Viliami Vailea
5. Murray Taulagi
6. Tom Dearden (c)
7. Tom Duffy
8. Jordan McLean
9. Reece Robson
10. Sam McIntyre
11. John Bateman
12. Kai O’Donnell
13. Reuben Cotter (c)

Interchange
14. Karl Lawton
15. Harrison Edwards
16. Griffin Neame
17. Coen Hess

Reserves
18. Jake Clifford
19. Jeremiah Nanai
20. Tom Mikaele
21. Jaxson Paulo
22. Jason Taumalolo

 

[Matty C of the Shire]

if we play like we did last week in Vegas and keep the errors out of our game, we could have a blood bath on our hands…

 

[MrDravid]

Be nice to watch a Sharks/Cows game and not see Feldt score a try!

 

[stormshark]

if we play like we did last week in Vegas and keep the errors out of our game, we could have a blood bath on our hands…

Please don't say that, im not sensing a blow out

 

[SF]

Payten: He will die competing for his teammates

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten on his team selection for Saturday's clash with the Sharks.

www.cowboys.com.au

"Jeremiah's an elite attacking player, and he needs to improve some defensive parts of his game, and he's going to get some time in the Q Cup to do that."

Seems a bit strange to name him in #19 after that. Wouldn't be surprised to hear a redemption song on Saturday.

 

[Sevshark]

Payten: He will die competing for his teammates

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten on his team selection for Saturday's clash with the Sharks.

www.cowboys.com.au

"Jeremiah's an elite attacking player, and he needs to improve some defensive parts of his game, and he's going to get some time in the Q Cup to do that."

Seems a bit strange to name him in #19 after that. Wouldn't be surprised to hear a redemption song on Saturday.

He's also shifted him to the other side of the field to accommodate Bateman.

Oh well good for us if they get some ball in our end of the field

 

[Bundy Shark]

I honestly don’t care if we don’t towel up the weaker sides.

I’d rather us stick to a game plan that initially might even see us not win by as much as we should until we get our heads in auto pilot mode regardless of the score.

The sooner we play to a game plan that works, regardless of who we play will see us start winning the bigger games, including the finals when it counts.

Eg Manly, when they are on, they are on, they look brilliant, but the game v Cowboys, you could see it as clear as day, they got caught up in the whole scoring tries thing & they ended up putting the cue in the rack through over excitement with 20-25 mins to go & failed to score again yet in the first 50 or so minutes they put on 40 plus points.

Like us, they drift in & out of the contest & you’ll get your fair share of chances against them over the course of the game.

Storm & Penrith stick to the basics (game plan) & if you get your chances, take/ice them.

 

[bort]

I honestly don’t care if we don’t towel up the weaker sides.

I’d rather us stick to a game plan that initially might even see us not win by as much as we should until we get our heads in auto pilot mode regardless of the score.

The sooner we play to a game plan that works, regardless of who we play will see us start winning the bigger games, including the finals when it counts.

Eg Manly, when they are on, they are on, they look brilliant, but the game v Cowboys, you could see it as clear as day, they got caught up in the whole scoring tries thing & they ended up putting the cue in the rack through over excitement with 20-25 mins to go & failed to score again yet in the first 50 or so minutes they put on 40 plus points.

Like us, they drift in & out of the contest & you’ll get your fair share of chances against them over the course of the game.

Storm & Penrith stick to the basics (game plan) & if you get your chances, take/ice them.

Didn’t storm just have a 46-6 / 10-12 first half second half split?

 

[Bundy Shark]

Didn’t storm just have a 46-6 / 10-12 first half second half split?

Possibly, didn’t see the game

 

[apezza]

Just looked at the cowgirls team.

Apart from Dearen, Robson and Cotter they are rubbish. If we dont flogged them then something is wrong.

Sharks by 2

 

[Vichyssoise]

Soooo, are you less than 9 years old?

Sometimes I wish.

 

[Vichyssoise]

Just looked at the cowgirls team.

Apart from Dearen, Robson and Cotter they are rubbish. If we dont flogged them then something is wrong.

Sharks by 2

Hedging your bets?
Speaking of which, I'll feel a lot more confident if @Blue_Eyes84 confirms he's picked the Cows.

 

[Thresher]

Am just wondering what Todd Payten's question to his players were:

Who irons your clothes?

How many squares do you use when you wipe?

What direction does the water spin in the southern hemisphere?

 

[apezza]

Am just wondering what Todd Payten's question to his players were:

Who irons your clothes?

How many squares do you use when you wipe?

What direction does the water spin in the southern hemisphere?

I'm picturing that dude in Shrek holding up two fingers saying "pick 3"