The Late Mail: Cowboys v Knights

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights

North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights

Cowboys: No changes from the team named on Tuesday afternoon. 20-year-old Cairns junior Heilum Luki will make his NRL debut off the bench.

Knights: Plenty of changes from the side that went down last week. Kurt Mann moves to fullback with Tex Hoy relegated to 18th man. Simi Sasagi will make his NRL debut in place of Bradman Best in the centres. Blake Green returns in the halves.

North Queensland Cowboys

1. Valentine Holmes 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Javid Bowen 4. Connelly Lemuelu 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Scott Drinkwater 7. Jake Clifford 8. Tom Gilbert 9. Reece Robson 10. Jordan McLean 11. Shane Wright 12. Mitchell Dunn 13. Jason Taumalolo 14. Jake Granville 15. Lachlan Burr 16. Francis Molo 17. Heilum Luki 18. Daejarn Asi

Newcastle Knights

6. Kurt Mann 2. Starford To'a 3. Enari Tuala 18. Simi Sasagi 5. Brayden Musgrove 7. Phoenix Crossland 21. Blake Green 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett 14. Connor Watson 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Sauaso Sue 17. Brodie Jones 1. Tex Hoy