North Queensland Toyota Cowboys coach Paul Green has named Ray Thompson to make his return to the top-flight in the Round 25 clash with the Storm at AAMI Park this Saturday.
Thompson last played an NRL match in the Round 17 win over the Dragons and has been named at five-eighth for the Storm match with Michael Morgan out with an ankle injury.
Prop James Tamou (neck) is also out injured, with Ben Hannant named alongside co-captain Matt Scott in the front row.
Kick-off for the Storm game is at 7:30pm on Saturday, 29 August.
NORTH QUEENSLAND TOYOTA COWBOYS v MELBOURNE STORM
Round 25, 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership
7:30pm, Saturday 29 August, AAMI Park
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au
NYC: Cowboys v Storm – 5:15pm, Saturday 29 August, AAMI Park
Team:
1. Lachlan Coote
2. Kyle Feldt
3. Justin O’Neill
4. Kane Linnett
5. Antonio Winterstein
6. Ray Thompson
7. Johnathan Thurston (c)
8. Matt Scott (c)
9. Jake Granville
10. Ben Hannant
11. Gavin Cooper
12. Ethan Lowe
13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
14. Rory Kostjasyn
15. John Asiata
16. Scott Bolton
17. Ben Spina
Coach: Paul Green
