THE North Queensland Cowboys have surged into the Telstra Premiership top four following a 29-16 defeat of a courageous Wests Tigers in front of 12,357 fans at Dairy Farmers Stadium tonight.
In an entertaining sideline-to-sideline, end-to-end encounter both sides exchanged tries in a scintillating first half which saw a combined six tries scored as Benji Marshall, Robbie Farah, Matt Bowen and Johnathan Thurston treated the home fans to an entertaining spectacle.
The first try took 10 minutes but it was the Cowboys who opened their account through second rower Glenn Hall. Fullback Matt Bowen
The first try took 10 minutes but it was the Cowboys who opened their account through second rower Glenn Hall. Fullback Matt Bowen
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| Team | P | W | D | L | Pts | |
| 1 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | Sydney Roosters | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Melbourne Storm | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Newcastle Knights | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Brisbane Broncos | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Titans | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Canberra Raiders | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Penrith Panthers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | North Queensland Cowboys | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | Parramatta Eels | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 15 | New Zealand Warriors | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Wests Tigers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
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