NRL Semi Finals: Sharks Vs Cowboys – Our Betting Insights & Bets

1 year ago - Sportingbase

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

You will also find our bets for this game below.

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The North Queensland Cowboys have won only two of their last 13 NRL games against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (L11); though, one of those wins was a 32-30 extra-time win in their most recent finals meeting (2022 Qualifying Final) and the other win came in their most recent meeting overall (30-22 in Round 21, 2024).
This will be the sixth NRL finals meeting between the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and North Queensland Cowboys, with the Cowboys winning three of the previous five; in fact, three of their previous five finals clashes have been decided by a margin of two points or fewer on the day including two extra-time wins to the Cowboys across their last two finals meetings.
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have won only one of their last four NRL games at Allianz Stadium with two of those four games decided by a margin of just one point on the day, while the North Queensland Cowboys have won three of their last four games at the venue despite leading at half-time only once in that stretch.

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The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have lost their last seven consecutive NRL finals games, their longest ever losing streak in the finals; in fact, it’s the longest finals losing streak of any team since the North Sydney Bears lost nine straight finals games from 1952 to 1986.
The North Queensland Cowboys have won 12 of their last 15 NRL games (L3) including their last four in a row and have scored 20+ points in the second halves of each of their last three games in the competition.
The North Queensland Cowboys have won four of their last five NRL finals games played outside Queensland despite leading at half-time in only one of those games; their only defeat in that frame was in the 2017 Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm (6-34).
Against no team has Jake Clifford lost more games in the NRL than the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (W1 L5) and he has been directly involved in only one try across those six games (1 try assist).
Ronaldo Mulitalo (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks) has scored six tries across his last four NRL games against the North Queensland Cowboys, scoring at least one try in each of those games; across his career, he has scored 10 tries in 11 games against them.
Kyle Feldt (North Queensland Cowboys) has scored at least one try in each of his last seven NRL games, scoring 12 tries across that frame; the last Cowboys player to score in more consecutive games was Gavin Cooper in 2018 (9 games).