Soward's advice for Cartwright

Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary praised the performance of two players the club offered an opportunity to return to the NRL after Mahe Fonua and Corey Thompson starred in Thursday night’s 20-12 win over North Queensland at Leichhardt Oval.

North Queensland coach Paul Green and captain Johnathan Thurston blamed a low completion rate in the second half of Thursday night's 20-12 loss to Wests Tigers on players trying too hard.

Watch as players and coaches from the Wests Tigers and North Queensland Cowboys talk about their round 10 clash in the Telstra Premiership.

Wests Tigers extended an 18-year hoodoo by beating North Queensland 20-12 at Leichhardt Oval on Thursday night.

Wests Tigers centre Esan Marsters scores to help extend his side's lead to 20-12 over the North Queensland Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys winger Antonio Winterstein pounces on a fortunate bounce to help his side make it 12-12 against the Wests Tigers

Moses Suli has credited a text message from Manly premiership winner John Hopoate for inspiring him to make the most of his "last shot" at being an NRL player.