Written by Oliver Kellner-Dunk
Round 4, Saturday 2nd April, 7:35 pm, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville Cowboys vs Roosters NRL Match Fixture
The second-placed North Queensland Cowboys will host the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night after demolishing their rivals the Brisbane Broncos while the Roosters are coming off of a loss to their rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
It comes as a surprise to see the Cowboys in the top four make no mistake they deserve to be there and the Roosters who are in a struggle will struggle to beat these Cowboys, scoring points and defense are two qualities the Cowboys are showing early!
| Players In | No | Players In |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Hampton | 1 | Kade Dykes |
| Ben Condon | 2 | Lachlan Miller |
| Brendan Elliot | 3 | Nicholas Hynes |
| Connelly Lemuelu | 4 | Siosifa Talakai |
| Emry Pere | 5 | Toby Rudolf |
| Kane Bradley | 6 | |
| Riley Price | 7 | |
| Tomas Chester | 8 |
Team Lineups
| COWBOYS | VS | SHARKS |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Drinkwater | 1 | William Kennedy |
| Kyle Feldt | 2 | Sione Katoa |
| Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow | 3 | Jesse Ramien |
| Peta Hiku | 4 | Connor Tracey |
| Brendan Elliot | 5 | Ronaldo Mulitalo |
| Tom Dearden | 6 | Matt Moylan |
| Chad Townsend | 7 | Nicholas Hynes |
| Jamayne Taunoa-Brown | 8 | Toby Rudolf |
| Reece Robson | 9 | Blayke Brailey |
| Coen Hess | 10 | Royce Hunt |
| Tom Gilbert | 11 | Teig Wilton |
| Connelly Lemuelu | 12 | (C) Wade Graham |
| (C) Jason Taumalolo | 13 | Dale Finucane |
| Jake Granville | 14 | Aiden Tolman |
| Luciano Leilua | 15 | Cameron McInnes |
| Ben Hampton | 16 | Braden Hamlin-Uele |
| Griffin Neame | 17 | Andrew Fifita |
| Tomas Chester | 18 | Braydon Trindall |
| Emry Pere | 19 | Jesse Colquhoun |
| Kane Bradley | 20 | Kade Dykes |
| Ben Condon | 21 | Siosifa Talakai |
Coaches
Cowboys | Todd Payten
Roosters | Trent Robinson
Cowboys vs Roosters! The last time these two met, the Cowboys were competitive for sixty minutes then the Roosters rolled them in a 34-18 victory.
YOUR PREDICTION
OUR PREDICTION
Cowboys to win.
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