The Cowboys and Broncos have both confirmed their final 17 ahead of their elimination semi-final clash at 1300SMILES Stadium on Friday night.
Antonio Winterstein and Ethan Lowe are out for the Cowboys, with Kalyn Ponga to make his NRL debut on the wing and Coen Hess starting in the back row. John Asiata joins the final interchange.
James Roberts (suspension) is out for the Broncos, with Jordan Kahu shifting to the centres and Jonus Pearson joining the 17 on the wing.
North Queensland Cowboys
1 Lachlan Coote
2 Kyle Feldt
3 Justin O'Neill
4 Javid Bowen
18 Kalyn Ponga
6 Michael Morgan
7 Johnathan Thurston (c)
8 Matthew Scott (c)
9 Jake Granville
10 James Tamou
11 Gavin Cooper
15 Coen Hess
13 Jason Taumalolo
Interchange
14 Rory Kostjasyn
16 Scott Bolton
17 Ben Hannant
20 John Asiata
Coach: Paul Green
Brisbane Broncos
1 Darius Boyd
2 Corey Oates
3 Tom Opacic
5 Jordan Kahu
18 Jonus Pearson
6 Anthony Milford
7 Ben Hunt
8 Josh McGuire
9 Andrew McCullough
10 Adam Blair
11 Sam Thaiday
12 Matt Gillett
13 Corey Parker (c)
Interchange
14 Jarrod Wallace
15 Tevita Pangai Jnr
16 Jai Arrow
17 Alex Glenn
Coach: Wayne Bennett