The Sheriff's match preview: Cowboys v Panthers
Round 2, 2010 NRL Telstra Premiership

TEAMS

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys: Ty Williams, John Williams, Ashley Graham, Willie Tonga, Michael Bani, Grant Rovelli, Johnathan Thurston (c), Matthew Scott, Aaron Payne, Antonio Kaufusi, Scott Bolton, Steve Southern, Luke O'Donnell. Interchange: Anthony Watts, Steve Rapira, Willie Mason, Manase Manuokafoa, Carl Webb, James Tamou. Coach: Neil Henry.

Penrith Panthers: Lachlan Coote, Michael Gordon, Michael Jennings, Adrian Purtell, Shane Elford, Travis Burns, Luke Walsh, Tim Grant, Kevin Kingston, Petero Civoniceva (c), Frank Pritchard, Trent Waterhouse, Luke Lewis. Interchange: Joseph Paulo, Nathan Smith, Matthew Bell, Sam McKendry, Ryan Walker, Nigel Plum, Frank Puletua. Coach: Matthew Elliott.

• Played: 25 – Cowboys 9, Panthers 25, drawn 1
• Head-to-head at Dairy Farmers Stadium: Played 12 – Cowboys 3, Panthers 9
• Last 10 games head-to-head: Played 10 – Cowboys 4, Panthers 5, drawn 1
• Last game: Panthers 28 d Cowboys 20,
  Dairy Farmers Stadium (Rd 20, 2009)
• Biggest head-to-head wins: Cowboys: 38-18, Dairy Farmers Stadium (Rd 20, 2005); Panthers: 56-6, CUA Stadium (Rd 24, 2004)

MATCH DETAILS
*Note: Times have changed due to expected weather pattern
Date: Saturday 20 March 2010
Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium
Gates open: 4.15pm
NYC Cowboys v Panthers: 4.30pm
Main game kick-off: 6.30pm
Coverage: 4TO 102.3FM (live), Fox Sports 2 (live)
Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris James

HERE'S WHAT THE SHERIFF SAYS!

Panthers: The Panthers started the season in convincing fashion with the likes of Jennings and Pritchard in fine form. Round 2 sees the return of Travis Burns to DFS after his off-season transfer from the Cowboys. No doubt Burns' highly competitive nature will be on-show against his former teammates.

Cowboys: The Cowboys will front an unchanged lineup, however Carl Webb may force his way into the 17 somewhere. North Queensland played poorly for periods in last week's match which ultimately cost them victory and they will be determined to eliminate those 'clock off' moments in their game this week.

Outcome: Historically, games between the two are tight and high-scoring and often going down to the golden point. Much the same is expected on Saturday night as both sides have the ability to score freely. Cowboys to win in a nail-biter!