Full 1–17 squads for every game, side-by-side starting line-up matchups, interchange, head-to-head records and last 5 results. Official lists drop Tuesday ~4pm. Predictions live Wednesday 12pm | Late Mail updates from Thursday
All kick-off times are in Sydney time (AEDT). Round 1 opens with a Las Vegas double-header on Sunday 1 March, followed by domestic games from 5–8 March.
Knights vs Cowboys
Sunday, 1 March 2026 – 1:15pm AEDT – Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas 📺 Kayo / Foxtel Referee: Ashley Klein | Senior Review Official: Chris Butler
The Knights had a late adjustment moving Mat Croker to starting lock (No. 13 position), with Tyson Frizell shifting to the interchange.
Starting Lineups (1-13)
Knights
No.
Position
No.
Cowboys
Kalyn Ponga (c)
1
Fullback
1
Scott Drinkwater
Dominic Young
2
Winger
2
Braidon Burns
Dane Gagai
3
Centre
3
Jaxon Purdue
Bradman Best
4
Centre
4
Tom Chester
Greg Marzhew
5
Winger
5
Murray Taulagi
Fletcher Sharpe
6
Five-Eighth
6
Jake Clifford
Dylan Brown
7
Halfback
7
Tom Dearden (c)
Jacob Saifiti
8
Prop
8
Coen Hess
Phoenix Crossland
9
Hooker
9
Reed Mahoney
Trey Mooney
10
Prop
10
Jason Taumalolo
Dylan Lucas
11
2nd Row
11
Heilum Luki
Jermaine McEwen
12
2nd Row
12
Sam McIntyre
Mat Croker
15
Lock
13
Reuben Cotter
Interchange & Reserves
Knights
No.
Position/Role
No.
Cowboys
Tyson Frizell
13
Interchange
14
Soni Luke
Sandon Smith
14
Interchange
15
Thomas Mikaele
Thomas Cant
16
Interchange
17
Kai O’Donnell
Pasami Saulo
17
Interchange
18
Griffin Neame
Fletcher Hunt
18
Reserve
21
Matthew Lodge
Francis Manuleleua
19
Reserve
22
Robert Derby
Players Dropped From Interchange: (Newcastle) Tyson Gamble, Cody Hopwood, James Schiller. (Cowboys) Harrison Edwards, John Bateman, Liam Sutton.
Head-to-Head
Knights Wins
Cowboys Wins
Draws
22
25
0
Last 5 Encounters (most recent first)
Date
Result
17 August 2025 (QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Cowboys 38, Knights 4
14 September 2024 (QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Cowboys 28, Knights 16
16 March 2024 (QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Cowboys 21, Knights 20 (GP)
22 April 2023 (QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Cowboys 18, Knights 16
7 May 2022 (QLD Country Bank Stadium)
Cowboys 36, Knights 16
Bulldogs vs Dragons
Sunday, 1 March 2026 – 3:30pm AEDT – Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas 📺 Nine Network / Nine Now / Kayo / Foxtel Referee: Grant Atkins | Senior Review Official: Adam Gee
Bulldogs: Late bench adjustment – Enari Tuala added (replacing Sean O’Sullivan).
Dragons: Game-day swap – Hame Sele starts at lock; Hamish Stewart to interchange. Tyrell Sloan omitted; Lyhkan King-Togia and Mathew Feagai on extended bench.
