Saturday third NRL Round 21 match is between Nth Queensland Cowboys and South Sydney Rabbitohs with the opening kick to commence at 7.30pm local time. The game is to be played at 1300SMILES Stadium which see’s away team South Sydney Rabbitohs hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Nth Queensland Cowboys and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
WHERE AND WHEN: 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.30pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Nth Queensland Cowboys | 3.20 | 3.65 | 3.40 | 3.65 | 3.20 | 3.22 |
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South Sydney Rabbitohs
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1.35 | 1.28 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.35 | 1.36 |
Preview:
The North Queensland Cowboys take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Saturday night, 7.30pm at 1300SMILES Stadium. The Rabbitohs must win here to retain top position on the ladder, unless the Roosters suffer an unlikely defeat. The Cowboys will not be easy beats, however, and need to win here to have any chance of making the finals. Most of the money will be on the Rabbitohs though, who will not be happy unless they finish the regular season in top spot.
Teams:
Nth Queensland Cowboys:
Matthew Bowen, Kyle Feldt, Brent Tate, Kane Linnett, Antonio Winterstein, Johnathan Thurston (capt), Michael Morgan, Matthew Scott (capt), Ray Thompson, James Tamou, Gavin Cooper, Glenn Hall, Joel Riethmuller. Interchange: Scott Moore, Tariq Sims, Jason Taumalolo, Ashton Sims, Scott Bolton, Rory Kostjasyn (two to be omitted). 
South Sydney Rabbitohs:
Nathan Merritt, Dylan Farrell, Bryson Goodwin, Dylan Walker, Matt King, John Sutton (capt), Adam Reynolds, Sam Burgess, Issac Luke, George Burgess, Chris McQueen, Ben Te’o, Ben Lowe. Interchange: Luke Keary, Roy Asotasi, Jeff Lima, Thomas Burgess, Dave Tyrrell, Justin Hunt (two to be omitted).
Henry has left us in good shape: Cowboys
North Queensland say Neil Henry has left the club in good shape despite being dumped as coach with a year left to run on his NRL contract.
Despite their star-studded roster the Cowboys have been the big flops of 2013 winning just six games to plummet from pre-season fancies to out of finals calculations with six rounds to go, with Henry the fall guy.
But Cowboys board member Ben Ikin said on Wednesday that Henry had had a positive impact on the club and could move on and enjoy success at a rival NRL club.
“We part company knowing full well Neil Henry could go to another NRL club and do great things,” Ikin said.
“But we felt the relationship between the current coach and the current roster wasn’t going to take us to the next level.
“I wouldn’t say the relationship was soured but it wasn’t what it used to be.
“The current coach with the current roster couldn’t achieve all we expected in what we see as a premiership window.
“But I want to stress that Neil Henry is a very capable coach. He has left the Cowboys in good shape. Whoever comes into the organisation isn’t coming into a rabble. It’s a good place.
“It was a tough decision. The process we went through was as thorough a process as I have been involved in with sport or business and I am proud of the board for making that decision.”
Ikin said a replacement for Henry, who is in his fifth year coaching the Cowboys after two years with Canberra, had not yet been pencilled in.
“We have no preconceived notions,” Ikin said on NRL on Fox.
“The process is open to all applicants.”
Ikin reeled off a list of possible successors to Henry including Brad Arthur, Trent Barrett, Nathan Brown, Andrew Dunemann, Paul Green, Terry Matterson, Justin Morgan, Steve Georgallis and Kevin Walters.