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The North Queensland Cowboys are looking to continue their run of form as they host the New Zealand Warriors from 1300 Smiles Stadium. Join The Roar from 5:15pm (AEST) for live scores and commentary.
Feel free to leave a comment in the section below with your thoughts on the game.
The Cowboys started the season in horrible fashion, with no wins to their name after three weeks of competition.
Since then however, on the back of some Johnathan Thurston brilliance and their forward pack really starting to play good football, they have managed three straight wins against the Melbourne Storm, the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
The Cowboys’ second half against the Rabbitohs was the best half of footy played against last year’s premiers since the beginning of last season, as North Queensland ran in 26 unanswered points.
The Warriors meanwhile celebrated Manu Vatuvei’s 200th game last weekend in style with a good win over the Wests Tigers at Mount Smart Stadium. This leaves them with the same record as the North Queensland Cowboys in what is proving so far to be a typically inconsistent Warriors season, sitting ninth.
The Warriors are going to need to score a lot of points to win here. Chad Townsend has been great, but Shaun Johnson will really needs to stand up to help cover the loss of Sam Tomkins.
The Cowboys will likely play a grinding style of football and wear down the Warriors with their monster forward pack like James Tamou, Matt Scott and Jason Taumalolo.
Prediction
In what should be a high-scoring affair, the Cowboys should be too strong for the Warriors.
North Queensland by 12.
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