The North Queensland Cowboys might have been a finals team in the 2024 NRL season, but there is plenty of work to do on the recruitment and retention front in Townsville if they are going to stay there in the years to come.
It was a shaky season at times for the Cowboys, although it always looked worse than it was due to the late timing of their byes and a long run of home games at the back-end of the season.
Even then though, they only really snuck into the finals, and should have been far more dominant before bombing out in Sydney against the Cronulla Sharks during Week 2.
Off the field, things look on one foot in a good state for the Cowboys - a number of their key players are locked up long-term - but they have plenty of work to do in other areas as the squad gets ready for a refresh, with a number of older players arriving at, or reaching in the next few years, the end of their careers.
We will run the rule over all 17 clubs on Zero Tackle as the 2026 recruitment period gets underway to determine who their top targets are.
Recorded on 29/10/2024
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