LIVE NRL: Cowboys look to keep top two hopes alive in clash with understrength Panthers

LIVE NRL: Cowboys look to keep top two hopes alive in clash with understrength Panthers

The North Queensland Cowboys host the Penrith Panthers in a crucial clash at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.

The Cowboys will be hoping Tom Dearden can return from a ruptured testicle, which would see Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow switch to the bench.

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Round 25

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The Panthers have rested a whopping 13 players after wrapping up the minor premiership, with debutants Thomas Jenkins, Liam Henry and Jack Cole getting their first crack at the NRL.

Charlie Staines starts at fullback with Sunia Turuva on the wing, but the pair could swap on game day.

Sean O’Sullivan and Kurt Falls will combine in the halves ahead of Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai returning as a pair in the finals.

The Cowboys need to win to keep the pressure on the Sharks for a top two finish.

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