12 North Queensland Toyota Cowboys contracted players have been named for the opening round of the Queensland Cup kicking off this weekend.
PART 1: Feeder club allocation: Mackay Cutters
PART 2: Feeder club allocation: Northern Pride
PART 3: Feeder club allocation: Townsville Blackhawks
Carlin Anderson, Dan Russell, Emry Pere, Reuben Cotter, Shane Wright and Logan Bayliss-Brow have all been named for the Mackay Cutters clash against Easts Tigers at Langlands Park on Saturday night.
2019 recruit Nene Macdonald, along with Enari Tuala, Gideon Gela-Mosby, Jake Clifford and Peter Hola have also been named for the Northern Pride in their home opener against the defending premier Redcliffe Dolphins on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, 18-year-old Tom Gilbert is set to start at lock for the Townsville Blackhawks against the Ipswich Jets in the Channel 9 TV game on Sunday.
Mackay Cutters team list
v Easts Tigers
Saturday, March 9 - 4:30pm - Langlands Park
1. Carlin Anderson
2. Yamba Bowie
3. Dan Russell
4. Blake Atherton
5. Marcus Jensen
6. Jack Hickson
7. Cooper Bambling
8. Emry Pere
9. Reuben Cotter
10. Ross Bella
11. Shane Wright
12. Brenden Treston
13. Jordan Kenworthy
14. Kellen Jenner
15. David Munro
16. Alex Gerrard
17. Logan Bayliss Brow
18. Salafuauli Falelua-Malio
19. Marcus Jensen
Northern Pride team list
v Redcliffe Dolphins
Saturday, March 9 - 6:00pm - Barlow Park
1. Jack Murphy
2. Nene MacDonald
3. Shawn Bowen
4. Enari Tuala
5. Gideon Gela-Mosby
6. Jake Clifford
7. Jordan Biondi-Odo
8. Aidan Day
9. Connor Jones
10. Will Bugden
11. Hugh Sedger
12. Tom Hancock (c)
13. Peter Hola
14. Denzel King
15. Cameron Torpy
16. Matolu Laumea
17. Maurice Blair
18. Jack Campagnolo
19. Matthew Musumeci
20. Bradley Stephen.
Townsville Blackhawks team list
v Ipswich Jets
Sunday, March 10 - 12:10pm - North Ipswich Reserve
1. Zac Santo
2. Michael Carroll
3. Shaun Hudson
4. Levi Dodd
5. Kalifa Faifai Loa
6. Kyle Laybutt
7. Michael Parker-Walshe
8. Joe Boyce
9. Krys Freeman
15. Andrew Niemoller
11. Jake Marketo
12. Temone Power
13. Tom Gilbert
14. Shaun Nona
16. Rod Griffin
17. Ryan Lloyd
22. Sione Lousi