Cowboys will bounce back: Sims
DEPARTING Cowboys front rower Ashton Sims believes North Queensland finally have the self-belief and game plan to fight for the premiership next year.
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A brutal history of Cowboy robbery
IT happened again. Three years in a row the Cowboys have been sent packing from the NRL finals by the refs. It has been a brutal string of bad luck. WATCH HERE
No surprises, the winner is Sydney
RUGBY league’s Sydney powerbase has been given the dream match-up it craved, with the Roosters winning through to a showdown with South Sydney.
Refs rob Cowboys for third straight year
HEARTBREAK. Utter despair. Lightning has struck North Queensland for the third year in a row, the Cowboys robbed of their premiership dreams.
Qld schoolboy footy video goes viral
SNAPPED up by the Cowboys already, a video of schoolboy football prodigy Kalyn Ponga destroying opposition defences has now gone viral.
Thurston is a champion even in defeat
THE North Queensland Cowboys’ season is over. But the legend of their captain Johnathan Thurston only grew some more on Friday night.
Roosters v Cowboys player ratings
IT was one of the most exciting games in NRL history. So who starred and who flopped? Check out our player ratings and have your say.
Roosters repel epic Cowboys’ comeback
THE Sydney Roosters denied North Queensland the greatest comeback in rugby league history in the most thrilling semi final of recent memory.
Maloney weak link in Roosters armour
SAM Thaiday’s search and destroy mission against James Maloney in State of Origin last year exposed the five-eighth as the weak link.
Cowboys need to shuffle the deck
THE Cowboys have played the conspiracy card, the sympathy card and the us-against-them card this week but it’s all been a bit phony.
NRL finals: Expert tips for week two
WEEK one of the NRL finals series was a disaster for punters with the Roosters and Storm losing but our experts have saddled up with the tips again.
‘Win the middle, win the game’
BRANDY’S BREAKDOWN: The first week of finals showed whoever gets hold of the middle of the field will win the game. So how will that play out in week two?
Pearce to form big difference this time
THE Cowboys refuse to take confidence from their thumping of Sydney earlier this year for one reason: form halfback Mitchell Pearce was missing.
Winner Thurston eyes Dally M treble
JOHNATHAN Thurston has clinched his third Rugby League Players’ Association medal. Now for a Dally M treble.
NRL boss says bias claims ‘ridiculous’
NRL CEO Dave Smith says it is a “ridiculous notion” to think the North Queensland Cowboys are being unfairly treated.
Fine mess as Green sees red over Sims
NORTH Queensland has been hit with a $10,000 fine by the NRL for questioning the consistency of the match review committee and judiciary.
Cowboy history says it’s in the bag
FORMER Cowboys centre Josh Hannay has urged the club to embrace the resilience of the 2005 grand final side in their hunt for the title.
Sims’ model girlfriend attacks NRL
TARIQ Sims has pleaded guilty to a high shot on Justin Hodges but not before his partner launched a stinging attack on the NRL.
Hall playing for new Cowboys deal
UNSIGNED forward Glenn Hall is playing for his Cowboys career after answering an SOS from coach Paul Green for Friday’s sudden-death clash.
Cowboy Sims faces seven-week ban
THE Cowboys’ premiership campaign has been rocked with forward Tariq Sims facing a five to seven week ban. Anthony Watmough is also facing suspension.
Cowboys a serious threat: Parker
PREMIERSHIP winning Bronco Corey Parker says North Queensland are the first NRL team outside the top four with the talent to win the title.
Dazed Hodges refuses to shake Sims’ hand
JUSTIN Hodges refused to shake hands with Tariq Sims at full-time after the back-rower’s nasty shoulder charge left him bloodied and dazed.
Game over for Hook and his Broncos
NORTH Queensland face the Roosters in the semi-final next weekend after sending Brisbane packing and ending Anthony Griffin’s coaching career.
Gutsy Cowboys’ final stampede
NORTH Queensland last night proved they are genuine title contenders. And then they ran out for the second half.
Cowboys hold off fast finishing Broncos
THE Cowboys wobbled in the second half but were too strong for the Broncos and will now face the Roosters who lost in an epic against the Panthers.
Rate the Broncos, Cowboys, Titans
YOUR SAY: The countdown is on to find the Fan Favourite player at Queensland’s three NRL clubs.
Darius defies odds in glittering career
DARIUS Boyd has had a remarkable rugby league career considering the odds stacked against him, writes PAUL MALONE in his Four Points column.
Swallow the ASADA bans: Belcher
QUEENSLAND Origin great Gary Belcher has urged NRL stars embroiled in Cronulla’s supplements program to accept retrospective doping bans.
Premiership will deliver JT immortality
PAUL Green says Johnathan Thurston is on track to be crowned an Immortal if the Maroons maestro can deliver the Cowboys’ maiden premiership.
Expert tips for NRL Round 24
HAVING trouble deciding on your NRL tips? Here’s what The Courier-Mail’s experts are saying about round 24, which starts tonight.
ASADA aftershock hits Queensland
TWO of Queensland’s three NRL clubs were rocked after being caught in the aftershock of the Cronulla ASADA investigation.
Cowboys to tackle Rabbitohs head on
NORTH Queensland have beaten the Rabbitohs at their own game before — now they’re targeting South Sydney’s big men once again.
JT confident Cows conspiracy is over
JOHNATHAN Thurston insists the ‘Cowboy Conspiracy’ is over – confident a refereeing blunder will not end his grand final hopes for a third year.
‘Spoilt brats’ should shut up, says Close
MAROONS legend Chris Close has slammed modern NRL players for behaving like “spoilt brats” and constantly whingeing to referees.
The run home: Eels, Broncos on shaky ground
HAVE the Eels and Broncos missed their chance for finals football? Can Souths catch Manly for the minor premiership? We predict the final ladder.
Green sees red as Soward sinks Cows
NORTH Queensland coach Paul Green has slammed the standard of refereeing after a crucial sin-binning of a Cowboy in their last-minute loss to Penrith.
Panthers edge out Cowboys in thriller
JAMIE Soward has led the Penrith Panthers to a one-point victory against the North Queensland Cowboys in a thriller at Sportingbet Stadium.
Rate the Cowboys players in MNF
HAVE A SAY: You’ve rated the Broncos and Titans now watch the Cowboys take on the Panthers and rate them as well.
Cowboys set sights on top four
A ROUND after tasting the top four, the North Queensland Cowboys’ chances of even staying within reach hinges on a win against Penrith.
Cowboy out to atone for Lowe blow
NORTH Queensland Cowboys backrower Ethan Lowe will get his first shot at NRL redemption tonight following a betting suspension.
Pivot option looms for fallen Cowboy
LACHLAN Coote wanted to show Penrith precisely what they were missing. Instead he’s left pondering whether he will ever wear the Cowboys No.1 jumper.
Moga uses lifeline for all it’s worth
COWBOYS centre Tautau Moga counts himself blessed to be making a premiership charge with the club that handed him a midyear lifeline.
Cowboys must embrace Sydney spotlight
RATHER than fear what once was a theatre of pain for the Cowboys, centre Kane Linnett says his teammates should embrace the Sydney spotlight.
Crawley Files: JT’s bid for Immortality
HEADING into the finals, no player faces greater expectation than Johnanthan Thurston, a true great of the game who is running out of time.
Cows will cope without Tariq: Cooper
GAVIN Cooper says the Cowboys have already moved on from the shock of Tariq Sims being forced out of Monday’s crucial clash with Penrith.
Expert tips for NRL Round 23
HAVING trouble with your Round 23 tips? Here’s what our NRL experts are suggesting and remember the round starts tonight.
Starling beats charge, Sims not so lucky
JOSH Starling and Joseph Paulo have had good nights at the judiciary, but the Cowboys were left disappointed by a guilty verdict for Tariq Sims.
Tropical north mends careers: Winterstein
COWBOYS winger Antonio Winterstein says the tropical seachange is a telling factor in the careers resurgence of Tautau Moga and Matthew Wright.
Cowboy Morgan closes in on ‘JT’
COWBOYS fullback Michael Morgan has gone from a “maybe” first grader to the brink of State of Origin selection in 2014.
Sims challenges charge, Tamou to travel
JAMES Tamou could make a welcome return against Penrith this Monday as the Cowboys prepare to fight a judiciary charge levelled at Tariq Sims.
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