- Video
-
Club Roar
Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? We want to see it!Content Collections
The Roar Community
- Join
- Login
North Queensland posted their third straight NRL victory with a convincing 36-10 win over the Newcastle Knights at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Monday night.
The Cowboys continued their charge to the top eight with the six-tries-to-two win but it may come at a cost with five-eighth Travis Burns limping off during the second half with a knee injury.
Johnathan Thurston and Luke O’Donnell were the backbone behind the win with starring performances, grabbing a try each while the Test halfback also booted six goals.
It was an unhappy trip for second-placed Knights with poor handling ruining their hopes of four straight wins after bombing two first-half tries.
The home side got on the board early through Burns (fourth minute) and continued to pile on the points through John Williams (20th), Steve Southern (29th) for a 18-6 halftime lead.
The Cowboys then kept the pressure on after the break with Antonio Kaufusi (47th), Luke ODonnell (58th) and Thurston (64th) all crossing to end any chance of a Knights comeback.
Chris Houston (14th) bagged the Knights’ only first-half try while and Akuila Uate (67th) crossed in the second half.
Knights backrower Zeb Taia will face a nervous wait after he was placed on report for a high tackle on the John Williams while Danny Wicks was also reported for striking O’Donnell in the 75th minute.
MORE lf
Reckon you can pick the winning team? Build your own dream team with Draftstars daily fantasy and compete on any match. For great odds on the NRL head on over to PlayUp. Imagine what you could be buying instead. Set a deposit limit.