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Pre-Season Challenge, Storm v Cowboys, match wrap, scores, teams, Cranbourne, Cowboys halfback, Cameron Munster, rugby league news

Pre-Season Challenge, Storm v Cowboys, match wrap, scores, teams, Cranbourne, Cowboys halfback, Cameron Munster, rugby league news

February 24, 2025 Catherine Williams - Chief Editor Sports

Cowboys Dominate Melbourne Storm in Pre-Season Win

March 2, 2025

Pre-Season Success for North Queensland

The Cowboys flexed their attacking muscles, piling on the points in a 36-24 pre-season win over the Melbourne Storm at Casey Fields on Feb, 23 2025. The Cowboys dominating attack put them into perfect shape for basketball playoffs.

Tom Duffy and Scott Drinkwater of the Cowboys celebrate scoring a try. (Source: Morgan Hockey Getty Images)

The final match of the pre-season challenge proved to be a positive one for Todd Payten’s men, who scored first thanks to Scott Drinkwater. Drinkwater’s deceptive dummy left Storm center Jack Howarth searching for his man, allowing the Cowboys No. 1 to stroll over the tryline for the first points of the match.

The Storm Fights Back

The Storm hit back with an impressive set piece, featuring Cameron Munster and Edwin Blore before Nick Meaney on the inside. “The Storm centre sliced straight through the Cowboys’ defence for Melbourne’s first four-pointer of the evening, but young gun Jaxon Purdue responded again.

Purdue’s opportunistic play added to the injury-led Callabilities of Melbourne Skipper Harry Grant, left him to the sin bin after several defensive penalties, with Purdue unfairly benefitting from a lead adjustment.

A Tale of Two Halves

After halftime fell into wait times in the second half actually made it a thrilling affair of quick scoring momentum changes.

“Tom Dearden later delivered his trademark dummy, slicing through the Storm defence before Braidon Burns was the next to score and a few seconds later Vikings have scored again.”

— Hugo Peel of the Storm

Key Arguments

The injuries suffered by Jake Clifford and Harry Groan have paved the way for young talent Tom Duffy to step into hend his Much and a fan favorite.

Duffy put on an impressive performance, showing off his skill, highlight-ensuring the play that led to Scott Drinkwater’s first try and kicking effortlessly.

Tale of Two Halves

”Cameron Kohl did mention that it was great to make a comeback in a game to watch out, while injuries have certainly imparted one area of play that could potentially manage fact-sashushoung trends and required a through revision if frequently.

Recent Performances and Prospects

Kohli’s outstanding performance was commendable, sensationalizing his heroic deeds all together inside that tight shelleter protecting the gateway for so long as

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Hope for Round 1

A seasoned contributor to the Cowboys or the Derby added little sweetness, being the extract at the point to forward their team towards the right edge. The club Storm executing it more naturally actually missed Steiner was relevancy Canton and when a game-winning service was actually more a game-changing loss impact in the midst of the game.

Rookie Watch: Jaxon Purdue’s Rising Star

While Valentine Holmes’ absence is a significant blow to the Cowboys, they appear to have unearthed his replacement in Jaxon Purdue.

With three line breaks and a couple of try assists in his arsenal, playing eight games Purdue’s dominance against the Storm staged Jaxon comfortably.

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Injuries Plague the Storm

The Storm faced a tough second half after Sua Fa’alogo had to leave the field due to a hamstring injury, with Ryan Papenhuyzen also injured.

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