NRL R2: Cowboys Vs Sharks – Team Stats, Betting Insights & Our Bets

Braydon Trindall has scored five tries across his last three NRL games against the Cowboys after not scoring any in his five previous games against them.

Our analyst has put together a full list of essential insights that will help you bet on H2H, match points & try scorer markets.

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Betting Insights

• The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won 12 of their last 14 NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys, scoring an average of 31.1 points per game in that term; though, they were outscored 2-18 in the second half of their most recent encounter (2024 semi final).

• The North Queensland Cowboys won 30-22 in their most recent NRL game against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in Queensland, snapping a five-game losing streak in such fixtures; though, they’ve not won back-to-back games against the Sharks in Queensland since 2016.

• The North Queensland Cowboys have lost their last two NRL games, trailing 0-24 at half-time in each of those fixtures; the last time they lost more consecutive games was a five-game stretch from Round 6 to 10 in 2024.

• The North Queensland Cowboys have won five of their last six NRL games at Queensland Country Bank Stadium including their last three in a row; though, only one of those five wins came by a margin of 13 points or more on the day.

• The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks will be looking to avoid back-to-back defeats to begin an NRL campaign for the first time since 2020 after losing 22-28 to the Penrith Panthers in Round 1 this season.

• The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won seven of their last nine NRL games in Queensland including a 44-0 win against the Gold Coast Titans in their last game there; indeed, they’ve kept their opponent scoreless in the second half in four of their last seven games in Queensland.

• The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won six games after trailing at half-time in the NRL since the beginning of the 2024 season, more times than any other team in the competition; the North Queensland Cowboys have won 12 of their 14 games when they’ve led at half-time on the day in that time.

• Murray Taulagi’s next try in the NRL will be his 50^th in the competition; however, he’s scored only two tries across eight career games against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks which is more than he’s scored against only the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (1) and Parramatta Eels (1).

• Nicho Hynes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) has won seven of his eight NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys, his joint-most wins against any team; in fact, his only loss against the Cowboys came in extra time in the 2022 Qualifying Finals.

View our bets below.

Our Bets

• $100 Sharks -4.5 First Half Handicap @ $1.97 – Bet Here
• $50 Over 50.5 Match Points @ $1.88 – Bet Here
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