[Music] welcome to the NRL previews for round 26 I'm Darcy McDonald joined by former NRL Winger Josh Manor to preview the games and good to see you Josh good to see as always Dar as always let's get crack all right the round begins up in Townsville with the Cowboys hosting the storm last week North Queensland had the buy and now they have the chance to host a home semi-final with a win here if some other results fall their way yeah well it's a good opportunity for the Cowboys obviously the B storm have rested 11 players this week so um they're right for the picking um you know get a underst strength Melbourne Melbourne storm side uh very often so I think the Cowboys as well Fresh Off The buy I think they'll come with a pretty convincing win hopefully well as you mentioned Melbourne have decided to rest a vast majority of their starters in this one is this a wise move by coach Craig Bellamy or could it disrupt their momentum they've been the right I think it's a wise choice uh if I was a coach I'll definitely opt to do this week if I if it was option was available rather than next week cuz I think next week if you do take a lot of changes in that footy side it causes a lot of disruption you lose a bit of momentum heading to the finals as well so and they're also playing two away games in Queensland so that could also add to the to the fatigue side of things but yeah I think you've made the right choice all right well the Cowboys have won their last two Against The Storm can they make it three in a row once again at queens and Country Bank Stadium three in a row I don't think the other team has got that opportunity so yeah I'm going to tip the Cowboys playing at home fresh off the buy obviously with the vast changes with the m storm side um uh yeah you have to tip the Cowboys so I'll be going with it all right thanks Josh no worries tickets are selling fast if you want to see the match live hurry to nrl.com tickets if you can't get to the game remember you can still watch it on Channel 9 fox tail Sky New Zealand or KO kickoff is at 7:50 p.m. [Music]