North Queensland Cowboys have hammered the St. George Illawarra Dragons 30-6 in front of 15,006 fans at Dairy Farmers Stadium tonight.

The Cowboys lit up Dairy Farmers in the first half and with their frenetic start showed themselves to be top four contenders. The match however will probably be best remembered for the sending off of Dragons second rower Matt Prior in the 55th minute. Prior attacked Johnathan Thurston