Clash of Codes: Brisbane Broncos face North Queensland Cowboys in NRL elimination final
THE Broncos have scraped into the NRL finals by the narrowest of margins, but now they face sudden death at the hands of the Cowboys. Can they pull it off? CHAT LIVE NOW
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IT’S a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for the Brisbane Broncos.
After their qualification for the NRL finals went down to the final round, they now face sudden death in an elimination final tomorrow night against North Queensland Cowboys — who are on home turf and a hot winning streak.
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The Broncos will obviously be looking to shut down the Cowboys co-captain and main playmaker Johnathan Thurston, but that still leaves 16 other players who can cause them grief.
After a tumultuous season marred by poor form and a public wrangle over coaching, culminating in the news supercoach Wayne Bennett wouldl return to the club next year, Brisbane hope to continue their recent run of luck and send Anthony Griffin out a winner.
But it won’t be easy playing a white-hot Cowboys outfit in front of their red-hot home crowd. What is a dream derby for Queensland league fans could become a living (or dying) nightmare for Brisbane.
Courier-Mail league expert Chris Garry expects a Cowboys victory, while dark horse Ben Dorries is going out on a limb and tipping the Broncos to cause an upset.
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Originally published as Clash of Codes: Brisbane Broncos face North Queensland Cowboys in NRL elimination final
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