Marshall-King Starts as Dolphins Target Five Straight — Cowboys Vs Dolphins
cowboys vs dolphins arrives with the Dolphins chasing a fifth straight win after starting the season 2-5 and not losing since. They sit inside the top eight, while the Cowboys are outside it despite having two more wins. Round 14 also brings a late switch for Jeremy Marshall-King, who starts at hooker for the Dolphins.
Marshall-King Joins The Starting Side
Marshall-King’s move into the No. 9 spot gives the Dolphins a different look for a match they want to keep rolling through. Max Plath starts on the bench, and that change comes as the team tries to stretch its run from a 2-5 opening into a fifth straight victory.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow is listed at fullback and Isaiya Katoa at five-eighth for the Dolphins. Those names frame the spine of a side that has not lost since its slow start and now heads into a Queensland meeting with momentum on its side.
Cowboys Hold More Wins
The Cowboys bring a strange split in the table to this game. They have the third most wins in the competition, yet they sit outside the eight because of a scheduling quirk.
That gap keeps the ladder picture tight around Round 14. The Dolphins are already inside the top eight, so a fifth straight win would protect their position against a team with more victories on the board.
Past Two Clashes
The recent record leans hard toward the Dolphins. They have won their past two clashes against the Cowboys by a combined 73 points, which adds another layer to a matchup that has already tilted their way.
Scott Drinkwater is named at fullback and Reed Mahoney at hooker for the Cowboys, giving North Queensland a spine built to answer that recent damage. But the numbers from the last two meetings leave the Dolphins with a clear edge as they chase win No. 5 in a row.
For readers tracking the ladder, this is the part that matters: the Dolphins can turn a strong run into another top-eight checkpoint, while the Cowboys need to close a wins-versus-position gap that has left them outside the finals places despite sitting third for victories.
