Round 11
North Queensland Cowboys 36 d. Newcastle Knights 10

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Location: Aus_NZ > National > First Grade Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership

Convincing Cowboys victory
Tue May 26, 2009
Source: www.cowboys.com.au

Riding tall on the back of magnificent defence, the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys totally overpowered the Newcastle Knights in a 36-10 victory on a damp Dairy Farmers Stadium.

The 11,892 Monday night crowd witnessed a dominant Cowboys display which drew praise from everyone including Newcastle coach Brian Smith, who described the Cowboys as comprehensive in victory and his own side as "patchy".

The game started as an arm wrestle though, with each side scoring in the first 20 minutes.

The scores were locked at 6-6 until a John Williams' try off a brilliant Matt Bowen pass in the 21st minute put the Cowboys back in the lead.

An ankle tap by prop Antonio Kaufusi on flying Newcastle winger Aquila Uate in the 27th minute was a defining moment, with possession returning to the Cowboys and Steve Southern crossing a minute later to bring up an 18-6 lead which was the half time score.

It was all one-way traffic in the second half with three Cowboys tries, before the Knights finally broke free from the bruising defence to score out wide for a consolation try in the 67th minute.

Adding to the occasion, Luke O'Donnell was named in the New South Wales Origin side, while the Cowboys wait another day to discover who has made the Queensland side.

The only down side to the victory was a knee injury to Travis Burns who will miss 3-5 weeks.

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 36 (Travis Burns, John Williams, Steve Southern, Antonio Kaufusi, Luke O'Donnell, Johnathan Thurston tries, Johnathan Thurston 6 goals) d Newcastle Knights 10 (Chris Houston, Aquila Uate tries, Kurt Gidley goal)



Preview: Cowboys v Knights - NRL Round 11
Mon May 25, 2009
This match has been billed as a preview for State of Origin with two of the NRL's form players - Johnathan Thurston and Kurt Gidley - going head-to-head and their respective teams boasting impeccable recent form.

The Cowboys have won four of their past five games and the Knights six of their past seven, while playmakers Gidley and Thurston are unquestionably two of the NRL's finest performers.

Thurston has reaped a rich bounty of tries and points over the past fortnight, crossing for six tries and landing 14 goals in successive victories by Australia and the Cowboys (two) during that time.

Gidley has also been outstanding in Knights' wins over the Titans and the Roosters after appearing off the bench for Australia.

The Knights have experienced few difficulties in Townsville over the years and have won five of their last seven encounters there.

Look to a Cowboys try as First Scoring Play ($2) and a Cowboys/Knights ($7) or Knights/Cowboys ($6-50) outcome in the Half/Full Double.

For First Tryscorer look to Ben Farrar ($13), Matt Bowen ($9) or Johnathan Thurston ($15) for the Cowboys or James McManus ($11), Kurt Gidley ($13) or Junior Sau ($15) for the Knights.

Monday May 25, 2009
North Queensland Cowboys vs Newcastle Knights at Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD)

North Queensland Cowboys
1 Matt Bowen, 2 Ben Farrar, 3 Ashley Graham, 4 Willie Tonga, 5 John Williams, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Shane Tronc, 9 Aaron Payne, 10 Matthew Scott, 11 Carl Webb, 12 Scott Bolton, 13 Luke O'Donnell. Subs: 14 Anthony Watts, 15 Steve Southern, 16 Antonio Kaufusi, 17 James Tamou, 18 Steve Rapira (one to be omitted).

Newcastle Knights
1 Kurt Gidley (c), 2 James McManus, 3 Junior Sau, 4 Keith Lulia, 5 Akulia Uate, 6 Ben Rogers, 7 Jarrod Mullen, 8 Mark Taufua, 9 Isaac DeGois, 10 Chris Houston, 11 Steve Simpson, 12 Zeb Taia, 13 Matt Hilder. Subs: 14 George Ndaira, 15 Marvin Karawana, 16 Richie Fa'aoso, 17 Danny Wicks.

Date: Mon May 25 2009, 7:00PM AEST GMT+10 [Mon May 25 2009, 9:00AM GMT]
Referee: Ben Cummins, Alan Shortall

Predictions:
Matthew O'Neill: Cowboys by 2
Dennis Righetti: Cowboys by 1

OVERALL:
Total Games: 20
North Queensland Cowboys wins: 7. [Pts: 435]
Newcastle Knights wins: 13. [Pts: 539]
Draws: 0

Biggest wins:
North Queensland Cowboys: 34 pts: 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 52 d. Knights 18 [Crowd: 22347]
Newcastle Knights: 36 pts: 2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 22 - [View] Sat Aug 9: Cowboys 24 l. Knights 60 [Crowd: 15072]

Biggest Crowd: 2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun: Knights 16 l. Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 26048]

Last 50 games against each other form line (most recent matches at end of line):
North Queensland Cowboys: LWWLLLLLLLLWWWLWLWLL
Newcastle Knights: WLLWWWWWWWWLLLWLWLWW

Last 10 games:
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Newcastle Knights 38 d. North Queensland Cowboys 24 [Crowd: 10323]
2008 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Mon: North Queensland Cowboys 18 l. Newcastle Knights 30 [Crowd: 14234]
2007 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Fri: Newcastle Knights 18 l. North Queensland Cowboys 34
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 24 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 12 l. Knights 19 [Crowd: 17898]
2006 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 6 - [View] Sun: Knights 16 l. Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 26048]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 18 - [View] Sun: Knights 22 d. Cowboys 18 [Crowd: 11864]
2005 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 4 - [View] Sat: Cowboys 52 d. Knights 18 [Crowd: 22347]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 20 - [View] Sun Jul 25: Knights 24 l. Cowboys 28 [Crowd: 14031]
2004 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 14 - [View] Sat Jun 12: Cowboys 30 d. Knights 6 [Crowd: 14974]
2003 NRL Telstra Premiership - Round 26 - [View] Sun Sep 7: Knights 34 d. Cowboys 26 [Crowd: 18244]

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