At Accor Stadium, the North Queensland Cowboys defeated the Brisbane Broncos 17-16. Corey Parker was the highest fantasy scorer with 72 points. Matt Gillett (68) and Anthony Milford (67) also finished among the game’s top performers, while Andrew McCullough led all players with 44 tackles and Corey Oates recorded a match-high 222 running metres. Ben Hunt’s 63 came in well above his 26 season average. North Queensland Cowboys’ best fantasy performer was Johnathan Thurston with 59 points.
