NRL Round 8

Cowboys

v

Sharks

Friday, April 24th, 2026
6:00 PM (Timezone: Australia/Sydney)
Qld Country Bank Stadium (Townsville)

Introduction

This match centre provides fixture details, team news, bookmaker odds, form guides and team statistics for the NRL Round 8 clash between the North QLD Cowboys and the Cronulla Sharks. You can view other fixtures for this round in the NRL match centre.

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Market	Selection	Open	Current
H2H	Cowboys Sharks	2.10 1.70	2.10 1.74
Line	Cowboys Sharks	+1.5 2.00 -1.5 1.80	+1.5 2.00 -1.5 1.80

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Member Tipping

The # and % columns denote the number of tippers for each selection, not the number of units tipped. Submit or edit your tips for this fixture.

All Tippers

Selection	#	%
Cowboys Sharks	13 17	43.3% 56.7%
Cowboys (+1.5) Sharks (-1.5)	8 7	53.3% 46.7%
Over 52.5 Under 52.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

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Selection	#	%
Cowboys Sharks	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Cowboys (+1.5) Sharks (-1.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Over 52.5 Under 52.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Cowboys Supporters

Selection	#	%
Cowboys Sharks	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Cowboys (+1.5) Sharks (-1.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Over 52.5 Under 52.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Sharks Supporters

Selection	#	%
Cowboys Sharks	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Cowboys (+1.5) Sharks (-1.5)	0 0	0.0% 0.0%
Over 52.5 Under 52.5	0 0	0.0% 0.0%

Form Guide: North QLD Cowboys

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2026-04-16	Cowboys vs. Sea Eagles	Loss	6-38
2026-04-10	Broncos vs. Cowboys	Win	31-35
2026-04-04	Dragons vs. Cowboys	Win	0-32
2026-03-28	Cowboys vs. Storm	Win	28-24
2026-03-22	Cowboys vs. Titans	Win	30-16
2026-03-14	Tigers vs. Cowboys	Loss	44-16
2026-03-01	Knights vs. Cowboys	Loss	28-18
2025-08-30	Cowboys vs. Broncos	Loss	30-38
2025-08-24	Tigers vs. Cowboys	Win	28-34
2025-08-17	Cowboys vs. Knights	Win	38-4
2025-08-10	Eels vs. Cowboys	Loss	19-18
2025-08-03	Sharks vs. Cowboys	Loss	32-12

Form Guide: Cronulla Sharks

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Result	Score
2026-04-11	Sharks vs. Roosters	Loss	22-34
2026-04-05	Sharks vs. Warriors	Win	36-22
2026-03-29	Raiders vs. Sharks	Win	22-34
2026-03-21	Sharks vs. Dolphins	Loss	10-38
2026-03-14	Panthers vs. Sharks	Loss	26-6
2026-03-07	Sharks vs. Titans	Win	50-10
2025-09-26	Storm vs. Sharks	Loss	22-14
2025-09-20	Raiders vs. Sharks	Win	12-32
2025-09-13	Sharks vs. Roosters	Win	20-10
2025-09-06	Bulldogs vs. Sharks	Win	6-24
2025-08-31	Sharks vs. Knights	Win	40-16
2025-08-16	Sharks vs. Titans	Win	54-22

Head-to-Head Results

Date (y-m-d)	Fixture	Score
2025-08-03	Sharks vs. Cowboys	32-12
2025-03-15	Cowboys vs. Sharks	12-36
2024-09-20	Sharks vs. Cowboys	26-18
2024-07-27	Cowboys vs. Sharks	30-22
2024-04-21	Sharks vs. Cowboys	42-6
2023-08-17	Cowboys vs. Sharks	12-32
2023-04-27	Sharks vs. Cowboys	44-6
2022-09-10	Sharks vs. Cowboys	30-32 (OT)
2022-07-15	Cowboys vs. Sharks	12-26
2021-06-18	Cowboys vs. Sharks	24-26
2021-04-03	Sharks vs. Cowboys	48-10
2020-08-29	Sharks vs. Cowboys	28-12

Note: only league fixtures are included, not
pre-season or cup fixtures.

Performance Guide: North QLD Cowboys

H2H Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Sharks
Streak	1 loss	1 loss	1 loss	3 losses
Record	6-1-6	10-1-14	8-0-10	15-0-23
Value	$-0.82	$-5.27	$-6.99	$-11.35
Record as Fav	5-0-2	7-0-4	8-0-6	10-0-9
Value as Fav	$0.33	$-0.22	$-2.99	$-4.83
Record as Dog	1-1-4	3-1-10	0-0-4	5-0-14
Value as Dog	$-1.15	$-5.05	$-4.00	$-6.52
Line Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
Streak	1 loss	1 loss	1 loss	3 losses
Record	8-0-5	13-0-12	4-0-10	10-1-20
Value	$2.30	$16.85	$-6.25	$-10.57
Record as Fav	4-0-3	6-0-5	4-0-6	5-0-9
Value as Fav	$0.60	$17.50	$-2.25	$-4.25
Record as Dog	4-0-2	7-0-7	0-0-4	5-1-11
Value as Dog	$1.70	$-0.65	$-4.00	$-6.32
Winning Margin Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
1-12 wins	3	6	5	7
13+ wins	3	4	3	8
1-12 losses	3	6	6	14
13+ losses	3	8	4	9
1-7 win	3	6	3	5
8+ win	3	4	5	10
1-7 loss	2	4	4	8
8+ loss	4	10	6	15
Total Score Betting	Home Games	All Games	Home Games	All Games
O/U Streak	1 under	1 under	1 under	3 unders
O/U Record	7-0-6	16-0-9	5-0-9	14-1-16
Overs Value	$-0.09	$4.82	$-4.49	$-3.12
Unders Value	$-1.76	$-8.15	$3.45	$0.78

Performance Guide: Cronulla Sharks

H2H Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
	Last 12 Months		vs. Cowboys
Streak	1 win	1 loss	1 win	3 wins
Record	5-0-7	16-0-10	10-0-8	23-0-15
Value	$-1.77	$1.63	$3.53	$4.49
Record as Fav	1-0-3	10-0-5	4-0-0	14-0-5
Value as Fav	$-2.77	$-0.92	$2.74	$2.24
Record as Dog	4-0-4	6-0-5	6-0-8	9-0-10
Value as Dog	$1.00	$2.55	$0.79	$2.25
Line Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
Streak	1 win	1 loss	1 win	3 wins
Record	4-0-8	15-0-11	10-0-4	20-1-10
Value	$-4.45	$2.33	$5.25	$8.15
Record as Fav	0-0-4	9-0-6	4-0-0	11-1-5
Value as Fav	$-4.00	$1.93	$3.72	$5.17
Record as Dog	4-0-4	6-0-5	6-0-4	9-0-5
Value as Dog	$-0.45	$0.40	$1.53	$2.98
Winning Margin Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
1-12 wins	2	7	6	14
13+ wins	3	9	4	9
1-12 losses	4	5	5	7
13+ losses	3	5	3	8
1-7 win	1	2	4	8
8+ win	4	14	6	15
1-7 loss	2	2	3	5
8+ loss	5	8	5	10
Total Score Betting	Away Games	All Games	Away Games	All Games
O/U Streak	1 over	3 overs	1 under	3 unders
O/U Record	3-0-9	12-0-14	5-0-9	14-1-16
Overs Value	$-6.39	$-3.35	$-4.49	$-3.12
Unders Value	$4.84	$0.20	$3.45	$0.78

Further Analysis: North QLD Cowboys

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	5-0-6	5-1-7
H2H Betting Value	$0.05	$-4.32
Line Record	6-0-5	7-0-6
Line Betting Value	$17.50	$0.35
Over/Under Record	7-0-4	9-0-4
Overs Betting Value	$2.00	$3.82
Unders Betting Value	$-3.46	$-5.56

Further Analysis: Cronulla Sharks

Record	On the Back of a Win	On the Back of a Loss
H2H Record	10-0-7	6-0-3
H2H Betting Value	$1.51	$0.12
Line Record	9-0-8	6-0-3
Line Betting Value	$0.08	$2.25
Over/Under Record	7-0-10	5-0-4
Overs Betting Value	$-3.92	$0.57
Unders Betting Value	$1.71	$-1.51

Value Guides:

Team	Market	Last 6	Last 12	Last 18
Cowboys	H2H	$2.98	$0.53	$-2.27
	Line	$18.60	$18.35	$20.05
	Overs	$-0.38	$-0.79	$0.69
	Unders	$-0.38	$-0.77	$-3.02
Sharks	H2H	$-1.06	$2.36	$2.28
	Line	$-0.47	$3.03	$2.73
	Overs	$1.49	$-0.71	$-4.84
	Unders	$-2.28	$-0.73	$2.59

The above figures represent the net profit from wagering
$1.00 on the associated selection each game.

Where applicable, the line and O/U figures start from
the dates provided in the Notes section below the
Performance Guide.

Notes

1. The Value represent the net profit from wagering $1.00 on the associated selection each game.
2. For the 'Last 12 Months' figures the H2H records date back to April, 2025. The line records date back to April, 2025. The O/U records date back to April, 2025.
3. The H2H records between North QLD Cowboys and Cronulla Sharks date back to March, 2009. The line records between the two opponents date back to March, 2013. The O/U records between the two opponents date back to March, 2013.
4. Where applicable, in the Value Guide for the last 6, 12 and 18, games, the actual lookback period is limited by the earliest line and O/U dates stated in Note 2 above.

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