2018 was the eleventh competitive season for the Cairns based Northern Pride Rugby League Football Club.

[2] Carney then signed a short-term contract with Hull Kingston Rovers and returned to England to play Super League.

The Pride had a promising start, with three consecutive wins, but then had three straight losses, setting the tone for a turbulent season marked by inconsistent performances.

Nine new players made their debut this season; four were new signings (Jack Murphy, James Clark, Jonico Hardwick and Todd Carney), and five were new Cowboys allocation players (Emry Pere*, Enari Tuala*, Jake Clifford*, Murray Taulagi* and Peter Hola**).

Ryan Ghietti (c) – HK Aidan Day – PR Bradley Stephen – WG Brett Anderson – CE Colin Wilkie – SR, LK Connor Jones – PR Darryn Schonig – HK David Murphy – PR Graham Clark – LK Jack Campagnolo Jack Murphy – FB James Clark – SR Jonico Hardwick – WG Jordan Biondi-Odo – FE Justin Castellaro – CE Matthew Musumeci – FB Nathan Wales – SR Shawn Bowen – WG Sheldon Powe-Hobbs – LK, SR Todd Carney – CE Tom Hancock – SR Troy Kapea – WG Will Bugden – SR Adrian Henley Ben Cocciolone Dale Ambrym Dan Moevao George House Isaac Pedersen Keelan White Lachlan Parmenter Lata Fakalelu Mat Laumea Milton Mossman Willem Foster Ben Hampton* – FB, CE Emry Pere* – PR Enari Tuala* – WG, CE Ethan Lowe* – SR Gideon Gela-Mosby* – FB, WG Jake Clifford* – HB, FE Javid Bowen* – CE, WG Murray Taulagi* – CE, WG Peter Hola* – LK Allocated but did not play for the Pride in 2018: Coen Hess – PR Connor Luhan Scott Bolton – PR, SR Wiremu Greig