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The Cronulla Sharks have won a close-faught battle with the North Queensland Cowboys on Monday night, victorious by three points at home.
REPORT: SHARKS GO TEN IN A ROW
Final score
Cronulla Sharks 13
North Queensland Cowboys 10
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In the game of the round, the Cronulla Sharks host the North Queensland Cowboys on Monday night footy. Follow all the action live on The Roar from 7pm AEST.
The game should be played in front of a close to sold out Southern Cross Group Stadium. Both teams are looking like finishing in the top four this season, so jostling over the top two spots for a home ground advantage is on both sides’ minds.
The Sharks are unchanged following a superb 80-minute display last weekend. The cohesion the Sharks are having in recent times is helping them on a run to a top four finish. They have performers all over the park, with the likes of Ben Barba, James Maloney and Chad Townsend in fine form.
A big test comes this weekend however, and if the Sharks want to flex their premiership muscle tonight is the night. Look for a big performance for Origin hopeful Wade Graham down the left edge.
The Cowboys welcome back Michael Morgan after he was rested last week with a concussion concern. The Cowboys are settled and will be out to show they can win away from home.
If the ladder remains as it is now at the end of the season, the Cowboys will have to travel to win another comp, so an away win here will do their confidence a world of good.
Look for big games from superstars Johnathon Thurston and Lachlan Coote, the latter looking to continue his push for an Origin jumper. All the talk is about Matt Moylan and James Tedesco but Coote is ‘as safe as a bank’ and is still a shot.
Get out to this one if you can, my early tip for the 2016 grand final on display. In a flip of the coin I’m taking the Cowboys in a tight affair.
Prediction: Cowboys by 6
Follow all the action live on The Roar from 7pm AEST.
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