Darius Boyd declared himself a chance of featuring in the first week of the finals despite hobbling off the field with a hamstring injury in the Broncos' win over the Cowboys, whose season is on life support.

North Queensland are playing for their season while Brisbane will try to avoid a nightmare road trip in week one when they take the field in Townsville on Thursday night to start the final round of the NRL season.

A three try blitz in 10 minutes has rescued North Queensland's stuttering premiership campaign.

Cronulla have jumped back into the NRL top four after downing a wounded Cowboys side in Townsville.

North Queensland and Gold Coast have become the latest teams to voice their opposition to the salary cap being elevated from an indicative figure of $9.2 million next year.

Melbourne Storm's wide men stood up and their middle held steady to score an invaluable win over North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Friday night.

Felise Kaufusi will reunite with his Bundaberg-based family after the Storm's clash with North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville on Friday night.

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says he is unsure who he will play at five-eighth in the absence of injured star Cameron Munster.

The Sydney Roosters' hopes of their fourth minor premiership in five seasons is well and truly alive after a come-from-behind 22-16 victory against the North Queensland Cowboys on Saturday night.

North Queensland's mid-season surge has continued, with the Cowboys grinding out a 24-12 NRL win over the freefalling Warriors in Townsville.

The Cowboys had never won three straight games without Johnathan Thurston. But having broken new ground, are they ready to confound their critics again?

No Johnathan Thurston, no worries. But a fourth straight loss was another nail in the coffin of the Canberra Raiders' finals hopes.

It's becoming do-or-die for the Canberra Raiders, but Canberra Stadium is planning an icy reception.

Canberra Raiders back-up hooker Adam Clydsdale is set to join Edrick Lee at Cronulla for the rest of the season.

North Queensland assistant coach Todd Payten revealed Shaun Fensom was "rightfully disappointed" with how he left Canberra.

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart says Green Machine fans are unfairly labelled as fickle. And the numbers back him up.

The North Queensland Cowboys might not have JT, but they still have JT.

It'll take more than the pressure of playing for his career to stop Dave Taylor.

What does Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart hope Dave Taylor will bring against North Queensland?