North Queensland take on the Melbourne Storm on Saturday night in a match crucial to both sides premiership aspirations.
The Cowboys just scraped into the final four ahead of the Broncos and will need to be at their very best against the Storm side lead by Origin stars Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk.
Cowboys skipper Johnathon Thurston (pictured) has of course played alongside the pair as a member of the dominant Queensland team and he knows just how much of a challenge lies ahead of his team in Melbourne on Saturday evening.
