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Coen Hess

Prop

Cowboys

Player Bio

Height:
190 cm
Date of Birth:
14 August 1996
Weight:
114 kg
Birthplace:
Bundaberg, QLD
Age:
29
Nickname:
Hessy
Debut Club:
North Queensland Cowboys
Date:
22 August 2015
Opposition:
New Zealand Warriors
Round:
24
Previous Club:
-
Junior Club:
Mount Isa Blackstars
Biography:

Cowboys member number: 45426

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Despite having played nine NRL games in 2015-16, back-rower Coen Hess officially moved into the NRL squad in 2017 from the club’s National Youth Competition set-up.

In his eight NRL games for the Cowboys in 2016, he scored four tries and terrorised edge defenders with his mobility, speed, size and strength.

If those two seasons provided coaching staff and fans with a glimpse of Hess’s potential, 2017 saw the young behemoth arrive as a bona fide NRL talent.

A staple of head coach Paul Green’s forwards rotation, Hess ripped in from the get-go, using his rare combination of speed, size and strength to steamroll opposition defences.

Virtually unstoppable in the first half of the season, Hess scored 10 tries from his first 13 games of the season and was topping the Cowboys’ try-scoring list for the bulk of the year before being reined in late by winger Kyle Feldt.

The real watershed moment for Hess came in the representative arena when he was selected for Queensland in Games II and III of the 2017 State of Origin series as the Maroons captured a third straight victory over the NSW Blues.

After spending the majority of the first three seasons of his career beginning games from the bench, Coen Hess finally nailed down a spot in the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys starting side in 2018.

He played all three games of the Origin series for Queensland and was one of their best in the Game Three victory over NSW at Suncorp Stadium.

After a tough start to his 2021 campaign, Hess moved from second row to the middle and immediately provided a jolt of energy to the Cowboys pack. His season culminated in being named the 2021 Paul Bowman Medalist for Cowboys Player of the Year.

Hess is contracted until the end of 2024.

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Who is your celebrity lookalike: Dolph Lundgren
If you could swap jobs with anyone in the world, who would it be: Astronaut
Least favourite household chore: Dishes
One thing you’d like to learn how to do: Putt
One thing that you really dislike: 3 Putts
Favourite holiday destination: America
What would your ultimate golf grouping be: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Dad

Career

Appearances
186
Tries
35

2025 Season

Appearances
21

Scoring

Tries
1

Attack

Tackle Breaks
37
Average Hit Ups
7.8
Post Contact Metres
802.9

Passing

Offloads
11

Defence

Tackles Made
519
Tackle Efficiency

Running Metres

Average Running Metres
97
Total Running Metres
2042

Fantasy

Total Points
762
Average Points
36.3

2025 Season - By Round

Round Opponent Score Position Minutes Played Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals Points Try Assists Linebreaks Tackle Breaks Post Contact Metres Offloads Receipts Tackles Made Missed Tackles Total Running Metres Hit Up Running Metres Kick Return Metres
1 Sea Eagles Lost 42 - 12 Interchange 29 - - - - - - - - 45 1 13 23 - 129 123 -
2 Sharks Lost 12 - 36 Interchange 38 - - - - - - - 2 27 1 8 29 - 75 48 26
3 Broncos Lost 26 - 16 Interchange 24 - - - - - - - 2 43 - 10 11 1 104 78 26
4 Raiders Won 30 - 20 Interchange 12 - - - - - - - 3 17 - 4 8 3 49 31 17
5 Panthers Won 18 - 22 Interchange 20 - - - - - - - 2 14 - 4 16 - 31 31 -
6 Rabbitohs Won 16 - 24 Interchange 27 - - - - - - - 1 20 - 4 22 1 47 47 -
8 Titans Won 50 - 18 Interchange 26 - - - - - - - 1 23 - 6 16 - 61 48 13
9 Warriors Lost 30 - 26 Interchange 27 - - - - - - - 1 34 - 7 24 - 78 59 19
10 Panthers Drawn 30 - 30 Prop 38 - - - - - - - 2 20 - 8 34 1 65 43 21
11 Sea Eagles Lost 6 - 24 Prop 32 - - - - - - - - 13 - 7 23 2 32 32 -
13 Wests Tigers Won 32 - 28 Interchange 42 - - - - - - - 2 58 1 13 27 1 134 117 17
14 Storm Lost 38 - 14 Interchange 47 - - - - - - - 2 56 2 12 24 - 131 105 25
15 Dolphins Lost 4 - 58 Prop 45 - - - - - - - 2 44 1 9 28 2 95 91 4
16 Roosters Lost 42 - 8 Interchange 47 - - - - - - - 2 54 1 11 34 2 117 98 18
17 Titans Won 24 - 30 Interchange 33 - - - - - - - 1 40 - 9 24 3 95 75 20
18 Storm Lost 20 - 26 Interchange 52 - - - - - - - - 40 - 12 26 2 126 115 11
19 Bulldogs Lost 8 - 12 Interchange 44 - - - - - - - 4 44 2 14 28 2 125 104 21
20 Dolphins Lost 43 - 24 Interchange 48 - - - - - - - 1 54 1 14 30 - 112 99 13
21 Dragons Won 38 - 32 Interchange 38 1 - - - 4 - 1 7 52 - 11 15 4 152 109 43
22 Sharks Lost 32 - 12 2nd Row 40 - - - - - - - 1 33 - 9 37 - 79 79 -
23 Eels Lost 19 - 18 Prop 60 - - - - - - - 1 72 1 18 40 1 194 106 88

Career By Season

Career By Season
Year Played Won Lost Drawn Win % Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals Points Kicking Metres Kicking Metres Average Forced Drop Outs Tackle Breaks Post Contact Metres Offloads Tackles Made Missed Tackles Tackle Efficiency Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Cowboys 2015 1 1 - - 100% 1 - - - 4 - - - 2 41 2 17 1 94.44% 104 104.00 8 51 51.0
Cowboys 2016 8 4 4 - 50% 4 - - - 16 97 12.15 2 14 275 - 181 12 90.69% 683 85.00 15 290 36.2
Cowboys 2017 27 16 11 - 59% 13 - - - 52 48 1.76 - 63 1,226 17 648 49 92.97% 2,937 108.00 185 1,159 42.9
Cowboys 2018 23 7 16 - 30% 7 - - - 28 10 0.43 - 63 909 10 729 39 94.92% 2,273 98.00 44 1,113 48.4
Cowboys 2019 22 8 14 - 36% 1 - - - 4 48 2.17 - 29 718 22 438 39 91.82% 1,875 85.00 7 643 29.2
Cowboys 2020 15 3 12 - 20% 3 - - - 12 40 2.65 1 22 606 13 460 34 93.12% 1,385 92.00 7 630 42.0
Cowboys 2021 22 5 17 - 23% 2 - - - 8 - - - 19 648 11 624 68 90.17% 1,689 76.00 331 749 34.0
Cowboys 2022 23 17 6 - 74% 1 - - - 4 39 1.71 - 15 622 14 525 35 93.75% 1,631 70.00 431 688 29.9
Cowboys 2023 24 12 12 - 50% 2 - - - 8 32 1.32 - 33 590 22 665 61 91.60% 1,626 67.00 270 849 35.4
Cowboys 2025 21 7 13 1 33% 1 - - - 4 - - - 37 803 11 519 25 95.40% 2,042 97.00 388 762 36.3

Career Overall

Career Overall
Year Start Year End Played Won Lost Drawn Win % Tries Goals 1 Point Field Goals 2 Point Field Goals Points Kicking Metres Kicking Metres Average Forced Drop Outs Tackle Breaks Post Contact Metres Offloads Tackles Made Missed Tackles Tackle Efficiency Total Running Metres Average Running Metres Kick Return Metres Total Points Average Points
Cowboys 2015 2025 186 80 105 1 43% 35 - - - 140 313 1.68 3 298 6,432 122 4,805 363 92.98% 16,239 87.00 1,691 6,935 37.3

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