Match Preview: NRL Round 19 vs Cowboys

Author: Manly Media
Timestamp: Wed 8 Jul 2026, 04:20 PM

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles take on the North Queensland Cowboys in Members Round at 4 Pines Park on Sunday.

Round 19 - Round 19 - Sunday 12 Jul

6:05 am

Sea Eagles

Cowboys

Venue: 4 Pines Park, Sydney

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The team will be eager to return to the fortress after a disappointing performance at Parramatta last weekend, hoping to return to winning ways in front of another vocal home crowd.

Fan-tastic: Sunday arvo footy at 4 Pines Park

A trip to Brookie continues to be one of the toughest road trips for opposing teams with Manly aiming for a sixth win in a row on home soil.

The Sea Eagles are also aiming to become just the fourth club to notch 1000 premiership wins, joining the Roosters, Rabbitohs and Bulldogs.

The Cowboys head into this game off the bye. Prior to that they snapped a three-game losing streak defeating a full-strength Panthers team 26-12 in Townsville.

Manly had a convincing win against the Cowboys when these teams last met in Round 7, running in six tries to one, including a double to Lehi Hopoate.

Lehi Hopoate scored Manly's first two tries against the Cowboys in Round 7

Both teams are on 22 competition points. The Sea Eagles (7th) are ahead of the Cowboys (9th) because of a vastly superior points differential.

In team news NSW substitute Tolu Koula is set to return in the centres replacing Clayton Faulalo (hamstring) while Haumole Olakau'atu is also named to back up after Origin III.

Blues Brothers: Haumole and Tolu all smiles after victory in Townsville in Round 7

Cowboys captain Reuben Cotter, second row Jeremiah Nanai and winger Murray Taulagi have also been named to back up from Wednesday’s Origin decider.

Round 19 - Round 19 - Sunday 12 Jul

6:05 am

Sea Eagles

Cowboys

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Backs

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic

Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Scott Drinkwater
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab

Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Braidon Burns
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Tolutau Koula

Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Zac Laybutt
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben Garrick

Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Tom Chester
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Lehi Hopoate

Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Murray Taulagi
Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Joey Walsh

Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Jaxon Purdue
Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Jamal Fogarty

Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Jake Clifford

Forwards

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka

Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Thomas Mikaele
Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Jake Simpkin

Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Reed Mahoney
Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Kobe Hetherington

Prop for Cowboys is number 10 Jason Taumalolo
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu

2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Heilum Luki
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Ben Trbojevic

2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Jeremiah Nanai
Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic

Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Reuben Cotter

Interchange

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Corey Waddell

Interchange for Cowboys is number 14 Soni Luke
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Nathan Brown

Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Griffin Neame
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Ethan Bullemor

Interchange for Cowboys is number 16 Matthew Lodge
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Simione Laiafi

Interchange for Cowboys is number 17 Coen Hess
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 18 Josh Feledy

Interchange for Cowboys is number 18 Sam McIntyre
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 19 Aaron Schoupp

Interchange for Cowboys is number 19 John Bateman

Reserves

Reserve for Sea Eagles is number 20 Blake Wilson

Reserve for Cowboys is number 20 Liam Sutton
Reserve for Sea Eagles is number 21 Fletcher Baker

Reserve for Cowboys is number 21 Ethan King
Reserve for Sea Eagles is number 22 Nicholas Lenaz

Reserve for Cowboys is number 22 Ronald Philitoga
Reserve for Cowboys is number 23 Tom Dearden

Blake Wilson
Fletcher Baker
Haumole Olakau'atu
Nicholas Lenaz
Tolutau Koula

Ethan King
Liam Sutton
Ronald Philitoga
Tom Dearden

Clayton Faulalo
Zaidas Muagututia

Match Officials

Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
Senior Review Official: Wyatt Raymond

Last updated: 7/7/2026 9:10:36 AM

Stat Zone

The Sea Eagles have won eight of their last 10 games against the Cowboys.
The Cowboys have scored only four tries in their last three games against the Sea Eagles.
Sea Eagles winger Jason Saab has scored six tries in his last four games against the Cowboys.
Cowboys second-rower Jeremiah Nanai requires one try for 50 NRL tries.
The Sea Eagles will be aiming for their 1,000th victory since entering the premiership in 1947.