Round 1
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Kick Off: 5:15pm (local time)
Referee: Michael Gordon
Venue: 1300SMILES Stadium, Kirwan, Queensland, Australia
| North Queensland Cowboys (16) | Cronulla Sharks (30) | ||
| 1 | Kalyn PONGA | 1 | Ryan CUMMINS |
| 2 | Gideon GELA-MOSBY | 2 | Sione KATOA |
| 3 | Bacho SALAM | 3 | Bessie AUFAGA-TOOMAGA |
| 4 | Nathan TRAILL | 4 | Lachlan STEIN |
| 5 | Marcus JENSEN | 5 | Semisi VEA |
| 6 | Ty CARUCCI | 6 | Jack WILLIAMS |
| 7 | Cooper BAMBLING | 7 | Rhys DAVIES |
| 8 | Ross BELLA | 8 | Tepatasi FUIAVA |
| 19 | Reuben COTTER | 9 | Jayden BRAILEY (c) |
| 10 | Nick BROWN | 10 | Jaimin JOLLIFFE |
| 11 | Coen HESS (c) | 11 | Jayden WALKER |
| 12 | Cody GRILLS | 12 | Ashleigh NISBET |
| 13 | Jordan KENWORTHY | 13 | Jayden McDONOGH |
| 14 | Calum GAHAN | 14 | Justin TIMU |
| 15 | Kaleb FUIMAONO | 15 | Brock ILETT |
| 16 | Darryn SCHONIG | 16 | Leon TUPUOLA |
| 17 | Emry PERE | 17 | Billy MAGOULIAS |
| Coach | Aaron PAYNE | Coach | John MORRIS |
| Tries | Tries | ||
| Cooper BAMBLING | Jaimin JOLLIFFE (2) | ||
| Gideon GELA-MOSBY | Sione KATOA | ||
| Cody GRILLS | Billy MAGOULIAS | ||
| Jayden McDONOGH | |||
| Goals | Goals | ||
| Cody GRILLS (2/3) | Bessie AUFAGA-TOOMAGA (4/5) | ||
| Ryan CUMMINS (1/1) | |||
| Sin Bin (10 min) | Sin Bin (10 min) | ||
| Coen HESS | – |
18TH MAN 