The North Queensland Cowboys emerged victorious with a 35-22 win over the struggling Gold Coast Titans, although the victory was overshadowed by a suspected ACL injury to centre Zac Laybutt.

Fullback Scott Drinkwater delivered an outstanding performance, scoring two tries, while winger Kyle Feldt initially had a quiet game before intercepting a Tanah Boyd try to secure the win in the 69th minute.

Feldt’s try marked his 131st career try for the Cowboys, breaking Matty Bowen’s club record of 130 tries. However, the match was not without controversy, as Chad Townsend was sin-binned in the 60th minute for a hip drop on Jayden Campbell. Some commentators, including Andrew Voss, believed that the tackle did not warrant a sin-binning and anticipated further discussion on the matter during the week.