当北昆士兰州队占据田野时，脚步的众神翻转了一枚硬币。

牛仔球迷Evolutionuber在周六晚上总结了NRL Subreddit上的情况：“我们可以以50次赢得下一场比赛或输掉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.

北昆士兰州牛仔队是一个极端团队。他们的身高很高，但也可以下沉到令人惊讶的低谷。

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赛季11轮之后，牛仔处于刀边缘。他们有四场胜利，五次失利，一场再见和一场与黑豹队的钉子吸引力。

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.

结果反映了一个形态如此善变的团队。甚至没有主场比赛的优势；他们在家中赢得了尽可能多的胜利。

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.

牛仔队仿佛在杰基尔博士和海德先生的交替几周内指导他们。他们的某些表演是如此恐怖，应该被评为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.

该团队类似于前一天晚上从弗林德斯街（Flinders Street）拉出的13名随机年轻人，并推到公园一起玩。没有凝聚力，没有合作，也没有停止或得分尝试的希望。

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.

在其他日子里，他们像男人一样玩。每次通行证都击中了痕迹，每踢都是完美的，他们的防守将南方攻击者像反向哈德里安的墙一样远离。

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.

这种不可预测的条纹在微观和宏观层面上存在。自从教练托德·佩滕（Todd Payten）的任期始于2021年以来，他们在2024年获得了第15位，第三，第11位，然后排名第五。波动和回旋处比在利斯莫尔（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.

有时，他们甚至可以中途切换齿轮。在第8轮对阵泰坦队的比赛中，他们在头40分钟内犯了八次错误，在休息时落后6分，只能在下半场转身并得分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.

这是幸运的薪水，目前还没有更多的头发可以掉头。压力如何没有驱使他在教练盒中的凯文·普罗克特（Kevin Proctor）剩下的草莓vapes上吹扑来，这超出了我。

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.

牛仔队在2023年被老虎队戴上了66个，然后在五周后以74-0击中了他们。有时，感觉完全不同的团队每周一周甚至一半到一半。

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汤姆·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.

他们的后卫例证了这个问题。 “岩石和钻石”一词对斯科特·饮料水的巨大产量并不公正。他可以在下一分钟，一周大的结catty中生产珠宝。

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.

上周，Drinkwater踢了弯曲的边线转换，以将分数绑起来，并将游戏送到额外的时间。甚至在10分钟后，他在2017年对斗牛犬队对阵斗牛犬的伸出比赛的射门得分差。该俱乐部是由著名可靠的丰田赞助的，但Drinkwater的表现更像是Jaguar对阵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年之间，他一直是推动牛仔队重建的主要因素。他提供火花，速度和危险，是一种寻求差距的导弹，可以在任何防御中爆发。

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.

从2023年开始对阵彭里斯（Penrith）进行另一场金角比赛，在88分钟的手臂摔跤比赛后，他在那场比赛中得分。当涉及到离合器时，Drinkwater可以从失败的下颚中取得胜利。

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.

该男子本人反映了他对冰雹玛丽的偏爱在2024年接受福克斯联赛采访时扮演的，虽然他有一些壮观的亮点，但低百分点的比赛并不总是会出现王牌。

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，您可以设置手表的一名球员是头脑头和燃烧的汤姆·迪尔登（Tom Dearden）。他比印地琼斯·博尔德（Indy Jones Boulder）更难打孔，也不害怕打击挖掘这条线。他的防守很锋利，甚至像他在当地的放映日砍伐木头一样，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.

迪尔登（Dearden）是团队的基石，这是一个基石，结构依靠。在2021年挖掘他们的大哥垃圾箱，然后将他除尘。

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.

他成为了球队中后卫和联合队长的指挥。去年，他是昆士兰州击败的一支昆士兰州队中最好的球队，您可以敢打赌，您的家庭住宅将在5月28日作为替补席上的公用事业。

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.

迪尔登（Dearden）今年有一半伙伴的旋转门。汤姆·达菲（Tom Duffy）持续了两轮，随后是俱乐部的浪子杰克·克利福德（Jake Clifford），在手术返回后进行了七场比赛。

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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轮对抗突袭者展示了克利福德打开比赛的能力。他的独奏舞蹈和吉夫（Jive