Here's an updated look at the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 2019 playing squad.

Only two vacancies remain with 34 of the possible 36 roster spots filled after the announcement of five new recruits in recent weeks.

Former Dally M winner and reigning UK Super League Man of Steel Ben Barba, Nene Macdonald, Tom Opacic, Dan Russell and Kurt Baptiste will join the club in 2019, while long-term Cowboy Javid Bowen was re-signed last week.

Under 20s young guns Logan Bayliss-Brow, Reuben Cotter, Tom Gilbert and Kurt Wilshire will also join the NRL squad.

2019 squad:

Carlin Anderson

John Asiata

Kurt Baptiste

Ben Barba

Logan Bayliss-Brow

Scott Bolton

Javid Bowen

Jake Clifford

Gavin Cooper

Reuben Cotter

Mitchell Dunn

Kyle Feldt

Tom Gilbert

Jake Granville

Ben Hampton

Coen Hess

Corey Jensen

Ethan Lowe

Nene Macdonald

Te Maire Martin

Jordan McLean

Francis Molo

Michael Morgan

Gideon Gela-Mosby

Justin O'Neill

Tom Opacic

Emry Pere

Dan Russell

Matthew Scott

Murray Taulagi

Jason Taumalolo

Enari Tuala

Kurt Wiltshire

Shane Wright