After a successful bounce-back season in which the club improved from 11th in 2023 to fifth in 2024, the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys will recognise the efforts of its players at Monday’s Presentation Night at the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre.
The Paul Bowman Medal shapes up to be hotly contested after a number of brilliant individual seasons.
Reigning winner Scott Drinkwater is again set to feature in voting after another stunning attacking season. Drinkwater led the NRL with 31 linebreak assists, while also finishing second with 26 try assists and 485 runs.
Kyle Feldt produced one of the finest seasons in his storied Cowboys career in his final campaign in North Queensland. The 32-year-old finished second in the NRL with 23 tries, one behind competition leader Alofiana Khan-Pereira from the Titans.
Valentine Holmes claimed his second NRL point-scoring crown with 266 on the season, breaking his own Cowboys single-season record.
Co-captain Tom Dearden enjoyed his finest season in Cowboys colours, scoring nine tries and assisting on a further 13 in 24 games.
Veteran prop Jordan McLean continues to defy father-time, producing another terrific season. McLean averaged 111 running metres and a stunning 96 per cent tackle efficiency at age 33.
Reece Robson enhanced his reputation as one of rugby league’s top dummy-halves. Robson averaged a monumental 40 tackles an outing across 23 games, while also assisting on six tries.
Co-captain Reuben Cotter enjoyed another fantastic campaign in his first season leading the playing group. Cotter averaged 99 running metres and made 918 tackles at a 94 per cent efficiency.
