Trial #3 vs. North Queensland Cowboys

[Big Pete]

North Queensland Cowboys vs. Brisbane Broncos
BB Print Stadium, Saturday 26 February 2022
Kick Off: 8:00pm (AEST)

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Reece Robson 10. Coen Hess 11. Heilum Luki 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter

14. Jake Granville 15. Jordan McLean 16. Mitchell Dunn 17. Tom Gilbert 18. Brendan Elliot 19. Scott Drinkwater 20. Griffin Neame

1. Selwyn Cobbo 2. Corey Oates 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Jordan Pereira 6. Albert Kelly 7. Billy Walters 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington

14. Ryan James 15. Keenan Palasia 16. Jake Turpin 17. Rhys Kennedy 18. Corey Jensen 19. Tyson Gamble 20. TC Robati 21. David Mead 22. Ezra Mam 23. Brenko Lee 24. Jamayne Isaako​

 

[Big Pete]

North Queensland Cowboys 26 def. Brisbane Broncos 6 (Riki try; Staggs goal)

This was a disappointing end to the Broncos pre-season. Coming off of last week's lackluster performance against the Gold Coast Titans, the Broncos made two key positional changes with young gun Selwyn Cobbo earning a start at fullback and Cory Paix getting the nod at starting hooker. Both failed to make a compelling case for their respective roles, with Cobbo in particular looking lost at various stages.

The night actually started off well for the Broncos. Off of a penalty they scored through a deft kick by Tyson Gamble and gave themselves multiple chances to extend their score. However rudderless sets and poor last play options relieved the pressure and once Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored off some broken play footy the Broncos lost their grip on the contest.

It honestly should have ended up worse but the Cowboys let the Broncos off the hook and weren't firing on all cylinders themselves.

Haas proved a handful in the middle but outside of his carries there was little to write home about for the Broncos.