North Queensland Cowboys Season Preview

Key Player: Jonathan Thurston

Rising star: Gideon Gela-Mosby

Predicted top try scorer: Antonio Winterstein (16)

Goal-kicker: Johnathan Thurston

Biggest fixtures: Round 1 vs Sharks (H), Round 3 vs Storm (A), Round 22 vs Broncos (H)

Predicted line up:

Fullback - Lachlan Coote

Wing - Antonio Winterstein

Centre - Justin O'Neill

Centre - Javid Bowen

Wing - Kyle Feldt 

Five-eighth - Michael Morgan

Halfback - Johnathan Thurston (c)

Prop - Matt Scott (c)

Hooker - Jake Granville

Prop - Jordan McLean

Second-row - Ethan Lowe

Second-row - Gavin Cooper

Lock - Jason Taumalolo

Interchange - Ben Hampton

Interchange - Coen Hess

Interchange - John Asiata

Interchange - Scott Bolton

Top 3 SuperCoach assets: Jason Taumalolo ($668,400), Jonathan Thurston ($536,300), Michael Morgan ($520,500)

Jerseys:

                          Home                                                      Away

Predicted finish: 1^st