Cowboys record derby win over Brisbane

By Fraser Barton
Updated May 9 2021 - 1:14am, first published 1:08am
Jason Taumalolo scored a key try as the Cowboys edged the Broncos in the NRL.
Jason Taumalolo scored a key try as the Cowboys edged the Broncos in the NRL.

It wasn't the 80 minute performance North Queensland coach Todd Payten had envisaged, but a close win in a classic Queensland NRL derby has left him optimistic for his side moving forward.