MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 5, 2026

DRAGONS

V

COWBOYS

CowboysNQL WIN BY 32
0
FT
32
St George Venues Stadium
2026-04-04T06:30:00Z

Preview

Dragons vs Cowboys – Round 5, 2026

The St George Illawarra Dragons face the North Queensland Cowboys in Round 5 of the 2026 NRL season. Follow the live scores, team lists, match statistics and key moments from the game at Jubilee Oval.

Ladder Position

Previous 5 Games

Dragons

DATE OPP RESULT
29/3/26TitansL 22 - 14
22/3/26EelsL 30 - 20
14/3/26StormL 20 - 46
1/3/26BulldogsL 15 - 14
6/9/25PanthersL 20 - 40

Cowboys

DATE OPP RESULT
28/3/26StormW 28 - 24
22/3/26TitansW 30 - 16
14/3/26Wests TigersL 44 - 16
1/3/26KnightsL 28 - 18
30/8/25BroncosL 30 - 38
 

Match Summary

Dragons

Cowboys

0TRIES6
  
Scott Drinkwater 11'
S. Drinkwater 11'
Jaxon Purdue 29'
J. Purdue 29'
Jaxon Purdue 38'
J. Purdue 38'
Braidon Burns 50'
B. Burns 50'
Murray Taulagi 61'
M. Taulagi 61'
Jake Clifford 78'
J. Clifford 78'
0/0CONVERSIONS4/6
  
Jake Clifford 30'
J. Clifford 30'
Jake Clifford 39'
J. Clifford 39'
Jake Clifford 52'
J. Clifford 52'
Jake Clifford 78'
J. Clifford 78'
0HALF TIME16
 

Team Stats

Dragons

Cowboys

All Runs
MATCH
166
205
187.2
2026 AVG.
936
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
190.8
2026 AVG.
954
2026 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1597
2090
1729.2
2026 AVG.
8646
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
1793.6
2026 AVG.
8968
2026 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
2
11
2.8
2026 AVG.
14
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
6.2
2026 AVG.
31
2026 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
9
14
10.2
2026 AVG.
51
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
8.4
2026 AVG.
42
2026 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
626
593
635
2026 AVG.
3175
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
507.6
2026 AVG.
2538
2026 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
1
0
2026 AVG.
0
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
0.2
2026 AVG.
1
2026 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
401
329
383.6
2026 AVG.
1918
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
322
2026 AVG.
1610
2026 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
37
28
35
2026 AVG.
175
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
35.8
2026 AVG.
179
2026 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
5
10
5.6
2026 AVG.
28
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
6.6
2026 AVG.
33
2026 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
8
12
9.6
2026 AVG.
48
2026 TOTAL
2026 AVG.
2026 TOTAL
11.8
2026 AVG.
59
2026 TOTAL

Player Stats

Try Assists
Match Total2AVG. 1.0
Linebreak Assists
Match Total2AVG. 0.8
Linebreaks
Match Total2AVG. 0.8
All Runs
Match Total22AVG. 16.5
All Run Metres
Match Total241AVG. 168.8
233AVG. 168.5
226AVG. 181.2
189AVG. 155.6
Post Contact Metres
Match Total86AVG. 64.2
73AVG. 72.4
Tackles Made
Match Total48AVG. 43.2
Ineffective Tackles
Match Total3AVG. 2.2
Missed Tackles
Match Total5AVG. 4.3
Tackle Breaks
Match Total5AVG. 4.3
Penalties
Match Total3AVG. 1.2

Team Lists