The Late Mail: Cowboys v Panthers

North Queensland Cowboys v Penrith Panthers

North Queensland Cowboys v Penrith Panthers

Cowboys: Tom Dearden is back with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow dropping to the bench.

Panthers: Three NRL debutants (Thomas Jenkins, Liam Henry, Jack Cole), a club debutant (Eddie Blacker), a winger playing his first game of the season (Christian Crichton) and a host of other changes will be looking to pull off an upset in Townsville.

North Queensland Cowboys

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 21. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Reuben Cotter 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Jason Taumalolo 6. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 15. Tom Gilbert 16. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 17. Griffin Neame 14. Jake Granville

Penrith Panthers

1. Charlie Staines 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Robert Jennings 4. Thomas Jenkins 5. Christian Crichton 6. Kurt Falls 7. Sean O'Sullivan 8. Lindsay Smith 9. Mitch Kenny 10. Matt Eisenhuth 11. Chris Smith 12. Scott Sorensen 13. J'maine Hopgood 14. Soni Luke 15. Eddie Blacker 16. Liam Henry 17. Jack Cole 18. Mavrik Geyer