Age: 31
Height: 175cm
Weight: 86kg
Age: 24
Weight: 87kg
Bowen has been the backbone of the Cowboy team for years and this season he has continued to bewilder the opposition with his natural skill and flair. Can the star fullback bring the Cowboys back into the winners circle?
A loss to the Sharks has put the Warriors four points out of finals contention so a win here against Bowen and the Cowboys is required to keep the calendar busy for September. It is not often Locke gets to lace up against someone his own size.
Height: 173cm
Weight: 80kg
Height: 182cm
Weight: 91kg
If the game was just 30 minutes long the Eels would be a super team to support but keeping that pace for a full 80 has proven a difficult task for Parramatta. With the finals out of reach this one is all about pride for Sandow.
He showed a Soward-less Dragons outfit why he deserved to be in the Blues team but backing up his performance against the Eels will be just as important. Can mighty Mitch deliver a knockout blow to the Eels’ hopes of missing the wooden spoon?
Age: 25
Height: 185cm
Weight: 95kg
Height: 187cm
Weight: 103kg
With just one try to his name in Knights colours Boyd has had to rely on setting up his teammates to keep his stats column looking good. Does a healthy 10 try assists make up for a shortfall in four-pointers or does Darius need to deliver more points?
Akuila’s double against the Dogs was his fourth two-try performance of the season and took his overall tally to 16 tries. Is Uate’s ability to cross the white line a bigger benefit to the Knights than Boyd’s helping hand?
A six-try second half against the slippery Eels has helped the Tigers step above the Dragons in the fight for the final place in the top eight, but the masters of mayhem will need to keep winning if they are serious about September football.
Dropping a game to the lower-placed Roosters could be costly to the Dragons’ finals cause and coach Price will need to rally the red V troops if he wants to outgun the freakish Tigers. It is all on the line this week for the Dragons... can they deliver?
A wooden spoon is not a good look for a coach in his first season, especially after making a grand final appearance last season with his previous team. Coach Cleary will be desperate for his Panthers to claw through the Raiders and steer clear of the cooking utensil.
Pretending their home game was an away game was a brilliant masterstroke from Canberra coach Furner and it helped the Raiders deliver the Broncos their third straight loss. Can the mind games work for the Raiders at a real away game?
The Bulldogs pack is as big as them come with passing skills that are as good as their halves. Can the Bulldogs keep the momentum from 10 straight victories and put more pressure on an under-performing Broncos pack?
The Broncos engine room has been one of the most dominant for the last decade but in big Petero’s last season the petrol seems to be running out. Can the Brisbane forwards find the form they had at the start of the season and deliver Des a rare defeat?
A top-four finish is not bad for a rookie playmaker but the yardstick for rookies is now pretty high thanks to Cherry-Evans and his whirlwind 2011 where he swept aside the competition to claim the premiership. Will 2012 see another rookie revelation?
While his team is still in the top four it is hard to tag this Sea Eagle with having the dreaded second year syndrome, but considering he delivered the silvertails a premiership in his first outing it will be tough to take anything less this season from DCE.