當北昆士蘭州隊佔據田野時，腳步的眾神翻轉了一枚硬幣。

牛仔球迷Evolutionuber在周六晚上總結了NRL Subreddit上的情況：“我們可以以50次贏得下一場比賽或輸掉50次。

The North Queensland Cowboys are a team of extremes. They are capable of great heights, but they can also sink to surprising lows.

北昆士蘭州牛仔隊是一個極端團隊。他們的身高很高，但也可以下沉到令人驚訝的低谷。

After 11 rounds of the NRL season, the Cowboys are on a knife edge. They have had four wins, five losses, one bye and a nail-biting draw with the Panthers.

在NRL賽季11輪之後，牛仔處於刀邊緣。他們有四場胜利，五次失利，一場再見和一場與黑豹隊的釘子吸引力。

The results reflect a team whose form has been so fickle. There’s not even a home game advantage; they’ve won as many at home as they have on the road.

結果反映了一個形態如此善變的團隊。甚至沒有主場比賽的優勢；他們在家中贏得了盡可能多的勝利。

The Cowboys play as if they are coached on alternating weeks by Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Some of their performances are so horrific they should be rated MA15+ to keep children from seeing.

牛仔隊彷彿在傑基爾博士和海德先生的交替幾週內指導他們。他們的某些表演是如此恐怖，應該被評為MA15+以防止孩子看到。

The team resemble 13 random young men pulled from Flinders Street the night before and pushed onto the park to play together. No cohesion, no cooperation, and no hope of stopping or scoring a try.

該團隊類似於前一天晚上從弗林德斯街（Flinders Street）拉出的13名隨機年輕人，並推到公園一起玩。沒有凝聚力，沒有合作，也沒有停止或得分嘗試的希望。

On other days, they play like men possessed. Every pass hits the mark, every kick is inch-perfect and their defence turns southern attackers away like a reverse Hadrian’s Wall.

在其他日子裡，他們像男人一樣玩。每次通行證都擊中了痕跡，每踢都是完美的，他們的防守將南方攻擊者像反向哈德里安的牆一樣遠離。

This unpredictable streak is present on a micro and macro level. Since coach Todd Payten’s tenure began in 2021, they’ve finished 15th, then third, 11th and then 5th in 2024. There’s been more swings and roundabouts than a trapeze show in Lismore.

這種不可預測的條紋在微觀和宏觀層面上存在。自從教練托德·佩滕（Todd Payten）的任期始於2021年以來，他們在2024年獲得了第15位，第三，第11位，然後排名第五。波動和迴旋處比在利斯莫爾（Lismore）的空中表演要多。

Sometimes they can even switch gears mid-game. In Round 8 against the Titans, they’d made eight errors in the first 40 minutes and were behind by six points at the break, only to turn around and score seven unanswered tries in the second half.

有時，他們甚至可以中途切換齒輪。在第8輪對陣泰坦隊的比賽中，他們在頭40分鐘內犯了八次錯誤，在休息時落後6分，只能在下半場轉身並得分7次。

It’s lucky Payten doesn’t have any more hair to lose at this point. How the stress has not driven him to puff on one of Kevin Proctor’s leftover strawberry vapes in the coaches box is beyond me.

這是幸運的薪水，目前還沒有更多的頭髮可以掉頭。壓力如何沒有驅使他在教練盒中的凱文·普羅克特（Kevin Proctor）剩下的草莓vapes上吹撲來，這超出了我。

The Cowboys had 66 put on them by the Tigers in 2023, before thrashing them 74-0 five weeks later. At times it feels like totally different teams run out week to week, or even half to half.

牛仔隊在2023年被老虎隊戴上了66個，然後在五週後以74-0擊中了他們。有時，感覺完全不同的團隊每週一周甚至一半到一半。

Tom Dearden (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)

湯姆·戴登（Tom Dearden

Their fullback exemplifies the issue. The expression “Rocks and Diamonds” doesn’t do justice to the sheer range of Scott Drinkwater’s output. He can produce the jewels in St Edward’s Crown one minute, week-old crusted cowpatty the next.

他們的後衛例證了這個問題。 “岩石和鑽石”一詞對斯科特·飲料水的巨大產量並不公正。他可以在下一分鐘，一周大的結catty中生產珠寶。

Last week, Drinkwater kicked a curving sideline conversion to tie up the scores and send the game to extra time. Not even 10 minutes later, he fired off a field goal attempt worse than Brock Lamb’s shank against the Bulldogs in 2017. The club is sponsored by the famously reliable Toyota, but Drinkwater played more like a Jaguar against the Panthers.

上週，Drinkwater踢了彎曲的邊線轉換，以將分數綁起來，並將游戲送到額外的時間。甚至在10分鐘後，他在2017年對鬥牛犬隊對陣鬥牛犬的伸出比賽的射門得分差。該俱樂部是由著名可靠的豐田贊助的，但Drinkwater的表現更像是Jaguar對陣Panthers。

He has been a major factor driving the Cowboys' rebuild after their doldrum seasons between 2018-2020. He provides spark, speed and danger, a gap-seeking missile that can burst through any defence.

在2018 - 2020年之間，他一直是推動牛仔隊重建的主要因素。他提供火花，速度和危險，是一種尋求差距的導彈，可以在任何防禦中爆發。

Take another golden point match against Penrith from 2023, where he scored the winning try after an 88-minute arm wrestle. When it comes to the clutch, Drinkwater can pull victory from the jaws of defeat.

從2023年開始對陣彭里斯（Penrith）進行另一場金角比賽，在88分鐘的手臂摔跤比賽后，他在那場比賽中得分。當涉及到離合器時，Drinkwater可以從失敗的下顎中取得勝利。

The man himself reflected on his penchant for Hail Mary plays in an interview with Fox League in 2024, and while he has some spectacular highlights as a result, the low-percentage plays don’t always come up trumps.

該男子本人反映了他對冰雹瑪麗的偏愛在2024年接受福克斯聯賽採訪時扮演的，雖然他有一些壯觀的亮點，但低百分點的比賽並不總是會出現王牌。

On the other hand, one player to which you can set your watch is the flame-headed and fire-blooded Tom Dearden. He hits holes harder than an Indy Jones boulder and isn’t afraid to cop a whack for digging into the line. His defence is sharp and he axes even the biggest ball-runners in half like he’s chopping wood at your local showday.

另一方面，您可以設置手錶的一名球員是頭腦頭和燃燒的湯姆·迪爾登（Tom Dearden）。他比印地瓊斯·博爾德（Indy Jones Boulder）更難打孔，也不害怕打擊挖掘這條線。他的防守很鋒利，甚至像他在當地的放映日砍伐木頭一樣，他甚至是最大的球。

Dearden is the bedrock of the team, a cornerstone on which the structure rests. Digging into their big brother’s bin and dusting him off back in 2021 has paid massive dividends.

迪爾登（Dearden）是團隊的基石，這是一個基石，結構依靠。在2021年挖掘他們的大哥垃圾箱，然後將他除塵。

He has grown into a commanding presence as halfback and co-captain of the squad. He was the best in a beaten Queensland team in the Origin III loss last year, and you could bet your family home he will be in the mix on May 28 as a bench utility.

他成為了球隊中後衛和聯合隊長的指揮。去年，他是昆士蘭州擊敗的一支昆士蘭州隊中最好的球隊，您可以敢打賭，您的家庭住宅將在5月28日作為替補席上的公用事業。

Dearden has had a revolving door of halves partners this year. Tom Duffy lasted two rounds, followed by the club’s prodigal son, Jake Clifford, for seven games upon return from surgery.

迪爾登（Dearden）今年有一半夥伴的旋轉門。湯姆·達菲（Tom Duffy）持續了兩輪，隨後是俱樂部的浪子傑克·克利福德（Jake Clifford），在手術返回後進行了七場比賽。

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Round 4 against the Raiders showcased Clifford’s ability to crack open a game. His solo dance and jive to score himself, followed by chasing and catching a Dearden bomb to

第4輪對抗突襲者展示了克利福德打開比賽的能力。他的獨奏舞蹈和吉夫（Jive