New Zealand Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL | Regular Season
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Two of the form teams of the competition clash in a Saturday night shootout.
Start date/time: Saturday 3rd May, 2025: UK – 8:30am / Local – 5:30pm / US ET – 3:30am / US PT – 12:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Foxtel / US – Some matches are televised live on Fox Sports
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go & Watch NRL / Australia – Kayo Sports / US – Watch NRL, and if the match is televised in the USA it can also be streamed live on Fox Sports platforms
New Zealand Warriors team news
Head Coach Andrew Webster has made just one change with Te Maire Martin coming onto the bench for Jacob Laban.
Squad: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Taine Tuaupiki 3. Rocco Berry 4. Ali Leiataua 5. Adam Pompey 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Luke Metcalf 8. Marata Niukore 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Leka Halasima 13. Erin Clark 14. Te Maire Martin 15. Jackson Ford 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Bunty Afoa 18. Tanner Stowers-Smith 20. Samuel Healey 21. Tanah Boyd 22. Eddie Ieremia 23. Edward Kosi
North Queensland Cowboys team news
Head Coach Todd Payten’s men chase a fifth straight win and they will remain unchanged.
Squad: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Robert Derby 3. Jaxon Purdue 4. Viliami Vailea 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Jake Clifford 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Jason Taumalolo 11. John Bateman 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter 14. Sam McIntyre 15. Harrison Edwards 16. Griffin Neame 17. Coen Hess 18. Zac Laybutt 19. Karl Lawton 20. Kai O’Donnell 21. Kaiden Lahrs 22. Thomas Mikaele
New Zealand Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys prediction
The New Zealand Warriors take on the North Queensland Cowboys in the feature match of Magic Round’s Saturday night triple header.
The Warriors have won five of their past six matches with only a slip up to the red-hot Storm in Melbourne. Last week they accounted for the Newcastle Knights easily at home on Anzac Day.
The Cowboys have won four successive games including wins over the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers before last week dismantling of the Gold Coast Titans 50-18 after trailing 18-6 after 30 minutes.
The pressure on Cowboys head coach Todd Payten has eased considerably with the club’s recent success and their play on the field is reflective of a confident team prepared to throw the football around and attack from any part of the field.
The Warriors lead the overall head-to-head series winning 26 of 48 matches between the two sides. In recent times the Warriors have won three straight including a convincing 42-12 result in Townsville last year.
This match has all the makings of a shootout and we like the over total match points in this one.
New Zealand Warriors vs North Queensland Cowboys tip: Total match points over 47.5
