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North Queensland are bracing for at least six weeks without Heilum Luki after scans confirmed the second-rower would require surgery on his left ankle. Luki limped from the field early in the Cowboys’ golden-point win over Newcastle, after being injured attempting to make a last-ditch tackle. The 22-year-old was later spotted with his foot in a moon boot, and Cowboys officials have since confirmed to AAP that Luki will require syndesmosis surgery.
Chad Townsend was the hero on Saturday night with a field goal to ice North Queensland’s 21-20 come-from-behind defeat of Newcastle in golden point. In a clash that featured missed chances and some diabolical errors, both sides showed they have some way to go to justify featuring in plenty of pre-season NRL top-eight predictions.
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