A brilliant return from Johnathan Thurston inspired a 32‑6 thrashing of the Parramatta Eels by the North Queensland Cowboys in Darwin last night.
It only took six minutes for Thurston to leave his mark on the game, after an error and a penalty gave the Cowboys prime field position.
The North Queensland captain capitalised on the attacking opportunity with a perfect cross‑field kick, which came into the arms of a flying Kyle Feldt who crashed over to post first points.
In other matches, the Panthers beat the Raiders 24-20, the Warriors defeated the Titans 34-12, the Storm Beat the Sharks 18-13, the Sea Eagles defeated the Knights 18-14, while the Broncos defeated the Rabbitohs 24‑18.
Today the Tigers will take on the Roosters at 6pm while Bulldogs will take on Dragons at 6pm tomorrow.
