North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten has reduced his squad to 19 ahead of Saturday’s XXXX Derby clash with the Gold Coast Titans at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, Riley Price, Jordan Lipp, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and Tom Chester are the five players to drop out of the 24-man squad named on Tuesday.
Gates open at 3pm with the Gold Stars to face Burleigh at 3.05pm and a 1RAR Band performance and Anzac Tribute Ceremony to precede the NRL fixture which kicks off at 5.30pm.
Cowboys team to play Titans:
2. Kyle Feldt
4. Peta Hiku
6. Tom Dearden
7. Chad Townsend (c)
9. Reece Robson
10. Coen Hess
11. Heilum Luki
12. Jeremiah Nanai
13. Jason Taumalolo (c)
Interchange
14. Jake Granville
15. Tom Gilbert
16. Reuben Cotter
17. Griffin Neame
Reserves
19. Brendan Elliot
22. Emry Pere