North Queensland Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston will not play in Saturday afternoonโ€™s Round 16 match against the Penrith Panthers at 1300SMILES Stadium.

The Cowboys confirmed Thurston had been for scans on his injured shoulder but the results were not yet available.

Regardless of the scan results, Cowboys coach Paul Green has decided to rest Thurston from the Panthers match.

Thurston was set to play his 300th NRL match but the milestone match will now need to wait.

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