North Queensland Toyota Cowboys NRLW Head Coach Ben Jeffries has made two changes to his 17 for Sunday’s Round 2 clash with the Newcastle Knights at Belmore Sports Ground.
Winger Mia Middleton has accepted a two-game suspension for a dangerous throw in the Round 1 fixture against the Titans.
Kiwi Ferns winger Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly is a chance to make her Cowboys debut in place of Middleton. Stephens-Daly has been sidelined with a knee injury and is closing in on a return to play.
Young half Jetaya Faifua has been named on the interchange as she also seeks to make her Cowboys debut.
The remainder of Jeffries’ 17 is unchanged from the tight loss to the Titans last weekend.
Sunday’s game kicks off at 12pm.
Cowboys team to play Knights:
2. China Polata
4. Shellie Long
7. Kirra Dibb (c)
8. Tallisha Harden (c)
11. Shaniah Power
12. Bree Chester
13. Makenzie Weale
Interchange
14. Sera Koroi
15. Sareka Mooka
16. Jetaya Faifua
17. Essay Banu
Reserves
18. Shaylee Joseph
19. Vitalina Naikore
21. April Ngatupuna
22. Jessikah Reeves
24. Tahlulah Tillett