The Cowboys are actually ... good? But not everyone is surprised - Sydney Morning Herald

A consensus pick for the wooden spoon, North Queensland have emerged as the most-improved side in the NRL. A few hardy souls were true believers all along.

If there was one thing that united NRL pundits before the season began, it was a shared belief that North Queensland would either claim the wooden spoon or at least be rummaging through the cutlery d… [+2128 chars]

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