Cowboys too good
The Cowboys beat the Titans 30–16 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in front of 16,999 in Round 3. They led 22–10 at half-time and never looked back. The win snapped a 3-game losing streak.
Murray Taulagi scored 2 tries. Jayden Campbell (Titans) was the standout in a losing side with 78 fantasy points, 164 run metres, 3 tackle breaks and 2 tries. The Cowboys won the metres battle 1,965 to 1,368 and made fewer errors (10 to 13).
Our Final Tip had the Cowboys at 62% (a Lean) and got it right.
Cowboys
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Titans
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Game flow
Cowboys · above
Titans · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7' | Cowboys | Murray Taulagi | Try | 4–0 |
| 9' | Cowboys | Jake Clifford | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 14' | Titans | Jayden Campbell | Try | 6–4 |
| 15' | Titans | Jayden Campbell | Conversion | 6–6 |
| 19' | Titans | Jayden Campbell | Try | 6–10 |
| 23' | Cowboys | Murray Taulagi | Try | 10–10 |
| 28' | Cowboys | Scott Drinkwater | Try | 14–10 |
| 30' | Cowboys | Jake Clifford | Conversion | 16–10 |
| 33' | Cowboys | Jaxon Purdue | Try | 20–10 |
| 34' | Cowboys | Jake Clifford | Conversion | 22–10 |
| 41' | Titans | Kurtis Morrin | Try | 22–14 |
| 42' | Titans | Jayden Campbell | Conversion | 22–16 |
| 58' | Cowboys | Jake Clifford | Penalty goal | 24–16 |
| 60' | Cowboys | Jake Clifford | Try | 28–16 |
| 61' | Cowboys | Jake Clifford | Conversion | 30–16 |
Team stats
Better on the day
CowboysTitans
60%
Possession
40%
88%
Completion rate
77%
1,965
Run metres
1,368
655
Post-contact metres
445
5
Line breaks
6
29
Tackle breaks
31
9
Offloads
7
659
Kick metres
490
87.7%
Effective tackle %
90.0%
31
Missed tackles
29
10
Errors
13
7
Penalties conceded
6
| NQL | GLD | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Marker Not Square | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Flop | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Slow Peel | ||
| Total | 15 | 10 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
NQL 66-49
Drinkwater
Kini
224
Run metres
179
46
Kick return metres
89
7
Tackle breaks
6
1
Line breaks
1
Halves
NQL 98-41
Clifford, Dearden
Brimson, Ilias
1
Try assists
0
1
Line-break assists
0
401
Kick metres
164
3
Errors
1
Hookers
GLD 42-34
Mahoney
Verrills
33
Tackles
37
25
Run metres
0
91
Passes
76
0
Errors
0
Middles
NQL 111-103
Hess, Taumalolo, Cotter
Fotuaika, Fa'asuamaleaui, Randall
361
Run metres
187
165
Post-contact metres
78
67
Tackles
84
7
Missed tackles
3
Back row
GLD 95-71
Luki, McIntyre
Hau, Fermor
255
Run metres
118
1
Tackle breaks
2
61
Tackles
85
6
Missed tackles
8
Outside backs
NQL 167-126
Burns, Purdue, Chester, Taulagi
Faeamani, Fifita, Feagai, Sami
592
Run metres
404
3
Line breaks
2
3
Tries
0
4
Errors
2
Best performers
GLD
Jayden Campbell
78
NQL
Scott Drinkwater
66
NQL
Jaxon Purdue
63
NQL
Murray Taulagi
54
NQL
Heilum Luki
54
GLD
Arama Hau
52
NQL
Jake Clifford
50
GLD
Keano Kini
49
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Campbell | Titans | 78 | 164 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Scott Drinkwater | Cowboys | 66 | 224 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaxon Purdue | Cowboys | 63 | 134 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Murray Taulagi | Cowboys | 54 | 169 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Heilum Luki | Cowboys | 54 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Arama Hau | Titans | 52 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Jake Clifford | Cowboys | 50 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Keano Kini | Titans | 49 | 179 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Head-to-head
2025 R17Titans home
NQL
30
24
GLD
Cowboys by 6
2025 R8Cowboys home
NQL
50
18
GLD
Cowboys by 32
2024 R10Titans home
NQL
18
20
GLD
Titans by 2
2024 R5Cowboys home
NQL
35
22
GLD
Cowboys by 13
2023 R22Titans home
NQL
13
22
GLD
Titans by 9
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Cowboys · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:16:05 UTC