The 2016 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 22nd in the club's history and their first as defending premiers.
Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2016 Telstra Premiership.
The team finished the regular season in 4th, losing in the preliminary final to the eventual premiers, the Cronulla Sharks.
Head coach Assistant coaches Updated: 10 October 2015Source(s): Cowboys Squad 2016 1 Parramatta were deducted 12 competition points and their for/against tally accumulated between rounds 1-9 for gross long-term salary cap breaches.
The Cowboys, whose side featured a returning Matthew Bowen, finished first in their pool before being eliminated by the Melbourne Storm in the quarter-finals.