North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Head Coach Todd Payten has reduced his squad to 19 ahead of Saturday's home opener against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Jake Clifford, Jeremiah Nanai and Jason Taumalolo are the three players to drop out of the 22-man squad named on Tuesday.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 4.30pm.
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Cowboys team to play Sharks:
3. Jaxon Purdue
6. Tom Dearden (c)
7. Tom Duffy
9. Reece Robson
10. Sam McIntyre
11. John Bateman
12. Kai O’Donnell
13. Reuben Cotter (c)
Interchange
14. Karl Lawton
15. Harrison Edwards
16. Griffin Neame
17. Coen Hess
Reserves
20. Tom Mikaele
21. Jaxson Paulo
