North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten will rest Tom Dearden for Friday night's clash against the Cronulla Sharks at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Ben Hampton will now start at five-eighth, with 21-year-old local junior Tom Chester named to make his NRL debut off the bench.
Emry Pere and Ben Condon are the other two players to drop out of the 22-man squad named on Tuesday.
Friday’s game kicks off at 6pm.
Cowboys team to play Sharks:
2. Kyle Feldt
4. Peta Hiku
16. Ben Hampton
7. Chad Townsend (c)
9. Reece Robson
10. Coen Hess
11. Tom Gilbert
12. Connelly Lemuelu
13. Jason Taumalolo (c)
Interchange
14. Jake Granville
15. Luciano Leilua
17. Griffin Neame
18. Tom Chester
Reserves
20. Kane Bradley
22. Riley Price