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The Cows have found a little form against weaker competition, winning their past 3 matches against Souths, Wests and Easts.

North Queensland were given an early Christmas present with James Tedesco being ruled out late in their round 13 clash with the Roosters.

The late move unsettled the Sydney attack, playing well below the level they had been over the past month and the Cowboys pounced, despite missing their own Origin representatives.

The Cowboys have otherwise been looking fluent again in attack but have been struggling still with consistency in defence.

North Queensland concede 25.5 points per game which is fourth-worst in the NRL, however, they have managed to counteract their below-standard defence with theo fourth-best attack, scoring 25.8 points per game, which gives an average differential of just .3 of a point.

A worrying statistic looking at their finals hopes.

The Cowboys list is very unclear with the potential of their Origin representatives backing up being likely.

The most possible scenario would be that Valentine Holmes and Murray Taulagi back up in the backline, along with Tom Dearden.

Jeremiah Nanai and Reuben Cotter could be rested or both come off the bench. It is likely that Reece Robson will make 50-odd tackles on Wednesday and get the weekend off.