North Queensland Toyota Cowboys head coach Paul Green has named his squad from 1-17 for tonight’s Thursday thriller match against the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.
Five-eighth Michael Morgan will partner co-captain Johnathan Thurston in the halves for the first time in the 2018 season, returning from an abdominal strain.
Coen Hess comes into the starting side, while Te Maire Martin, John Asiata, Scott Bolton and Ethan Lowe make up Green's interchange bench.
North Queensland Toyota Cowboys v Melbourne Storm
Thursday 22 March, AAMI PARK
#NRLStormCowboys
8.05pm (7.05pm Qld) kick off
COWBOYS:1. Ben Hampton, 2. Kyle Feldt, 3. Justin O'Neill, 4. Javid Bowen, 5. Antonio Winterstein, 6. Michael Morgan, 7. Johnathan Thurston (c), 8. Matthew Scott (c), 9. Jake Granville, 10. Jordan McLean, 11. Gavin Cooper, 12. Coen Hess, 13. Jason Taumalolo. Interchange: 14. Te Maire Martin, 15. John Asiata, 16. Scott Bolton, 17. Ethan Lowe.
STORM: 1. Billy Slater, 2. Suliasi Vunivalu, 3. William Chambers, 4. Curtis Scott, 5. Josh Addo-Carr, 6. Cameron Munster, 7. Brodie Croft, 8. Jesse Bromwich, 9. Cameron Smith (c), 10. Nelson Asofa Solomona, 11. Joe Stimson, 12. Ryan Hoffman, 13. Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14. Tim Glasby, 16. Christian Welch, 17. Sam Kasiano, 21. Brandon Smith.