MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 5

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
218.5
2024 AVG.
437
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
190.5
2024 AVG.
381
2024 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1865
2024 AVG.
3730
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
1580.5
2024 AVG.
3161
2024 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
6
2024 AVG.
12
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4.5
2024 AVG.
9
2024 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
9.5
2024 AVG.
19
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4
2024 AVG.
8
2024 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
523
2024 AVG.
1046
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
586.5
2024 AVG.
1173
2024 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
0
2024 AVG.
0
2024 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
343
2024 AVG.
686
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
328
2024 AVG.
656
2024 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
20
2024 AVG.
40
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
36.5
2024 AVG.
73
2024 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
4
2024 AVG.
8
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
4.5
2024 AVG.
9
2024 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
11.5
2024 AVG.
23
2024 TOTAL
2024 AVG.
2024 TOTAL
12.5
2024 AVG.
25
2024 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: 13,671.