2020 NRL – North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers taking place? Friday 18th September, 2020 – 09:00 (UK)
Where is North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers taking place? Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
What is the expected weather for North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers? 23c cloudy
What channel is North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here
Where can I stream North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL
Where can I get tickets for North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers? Click here for ticket information on 2020 NRL matches
THE TEAM NEWS
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
1. Valentine Holmes 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Murray Taulagi 4. Esan Marsters 5. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 6. Scott Drinkwater 7. Jake Clifford 8. Corey Jensen 9. Reuben Cotter 10. Jordan McLean 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Mitchell Dunn 13. Francis Molo 14. Daejarn Asi 15. Emry Pere 16. Tom Gilbert 17. Ben Condon 18. Jason Taumalolo 19. Jake Granville 20. Peter Hola 21. Ben Hampton
PENRITH PANTHERS
1. Dylan Edwards 2. Josh Mansour 3. Brent Naden 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 14. Tyrone May 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Kurt Capewell 17. Jack Hetherington 18. Dean Whare 19. Billy Burns 20. Matt Burton 21. Charlie Staines
THE PREDICTION
This is a complete mismatch on paper with the ladder-leading Penrith Panthers strongly favoured to beat the struggling North Queensland Cowboys. Apisai Koroisau, James Tamou and Zane Tetevano are all being rested by the Panthers for this game but they still have plenty of quality in their ranks to overcome those absentees. The Cowboys have absentees themselves as both Josh McGuire and John Asiata are banned so they have some issues too. They have been involved in a couple of close encounters of late but have largely been outclassed by the quality teams in the NRL and the likelihood is that the same will happen here with the Panthers expected to win with a double-digit margin of victory.
