Here we go. It's finally the best time of the week yet again. That's right Game Day!! We take on the Cowboys tonight at MacDonald Jones Stadium, a home away from home. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't look at a game like this as a significant game, however, this week it certainly is. We're going to be without five of our best due to Origin which massively evens the playing field. If we can jag a win, it means we'll stay in third which is certainly what we want. But I feel like we're really going to be tested if we want the two points in this one.
North Queensland have been a bit down on form lately and certainly haven't been playing their best Footy. However, there was a period there a few weeks back where they had it all together and were looking pretty strong actually. No doubt they'll turn up tonight looking to recapture that form. They'll be desperate to as this is nearly a must win for them. Therefore, I expect to face a quite fired up side in this one. The Cowboys will smell blood in the water and will be coming for us.
For our team, tonight is all about attitude and mentality. If the boys go into this one thinking about who we're missing then we may get our pants pulled down. It's all about that 'next man up' mentality. The guys that are coming in are still quality players so I hope we have a 'business as usual' attitude to this game and come out just as fired up as always. In saying that, as I have said, this contest could be quite even so I don't want to see the boys take the Cowboys lightly. As everyone knows, we really let ourselves down defensively last week so that should be a big focus to improve tonight and if we can hold that ball in potentially wet conditions, it's going to go a long way to getting a result.
Really looking forward to tonight! Kick off can't come soon enough!
