MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 5, 2017

COWBOYS

V

RABBITOHS

CowboysNQL WIN BY 14
20
FT
6
1300SMILES Stadium
2017-03-31T09:05:00Z

Preview

It's not often the Cowboys get embarrassed at home and will want to put a show on for their fans as they return to Townsville.

Last home start, Manly sent the Cowboys packing but returned to the winner's list last week with a win on the Gold Coast. While not all too convincing, Coen Hess put in a match-winning performance and gets rewarded by returning to the bench as Dally M Medallist Jason Taumalolo returns from suspension, with Lachlan Coote also returning from a calf injury.

The Cowboys will be looking to tighten up defensively after they conceded 26 points last week.

As for the Rabbitohs, they will be looking to return to the form that saw them notch up back to back wins in round two and three. Braidon Burns returns to the wing and will look to him for some points after scoring just six last week against the Roosters.

The Cowboys have had an interrupted week due to the tropical cyclone hitting the area but there's no doubting JT will have his men primed and ready to lock them in the top four.

Cowboys by 10.

Team Lists

Team Stats


Cowboys

Rabbitohs

All Runs
MATCH
184.1
2025 AVG.
2393
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
185.6
2025 AVG.
2598
2025 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1720
2025 AVG.
22360
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
1543.3
2025 AVG.
21606
2025 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
5.2
2025 AVG.
67
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
3.4
2025 AVG.
47
2025 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
7.7
2025 AVG.
100
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
6.1
2025 AVG.
85
2025 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
501.3
2025 AVG.
6517
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
725.6
2025 AVG.
10159
2025 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
2025 AVG.
0
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
0
2025 AVG.
0
2025 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
346.6
2025 AVG.
4506
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
360.5
2025 AVG.
5047
2025 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
34.2
2025 AVG.
444
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
37.4
2025 AVG.
524
2025 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
4.9
2025 AVG.
64
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
4.7
2025 AVG.
66
2025 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
12.5
2025 AVG.
162
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
10
2025 AVG.
140
2025 TOTAL

Player Stats



Summary

Cowboys 20 (Michael Morgan, Gideon Gela-Mosby, Shaun Fensom tries; Johnathan Thurston 4 goals) def. Rabbbitohs (Robert Jennings try; Adam Reynolds goal) at 1300 SMILES Stadium. Half-time: 14-0. Crowd:ย 13,671.