 Brasher moved to the North Queensland Cowboys in 2000, and was appointed captain in his first season with the club, in which he made 16 appearances, scoring four tries, and being voted "Players Player of the Year".However, after the 2000 season had ended he was injured during the off-season, which ruled him out of the entire 2001 season.The career-ending injury was widely reported at the time as a knee injury as a result of Brasher falling from a chair cleaning a fan.