The Warriors are firming as a strong chance to keep their hot streak rolling when they head to Townsville on Saturday.
The Auckland outfit endured a rough patch, before consecutive wins against the flying Panthers and Dolphins heading into a round 13 bye.
And now they come up against a severely weakened North Queensland side that has been ravaged by State of Origin.
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Six Cowboys stars played in Wednesday night's interstate clash in Sydney and are not expected to back up at NRL level this weekend.
Val Holmes, Murray Taulagi, Tom Dearden, Reece Robson, Jeremiah Nanai, and Reuben Cotter have all been named in the reserves for Saturday's game, but none in the starting side.
For this reason, Wide World of Sports' experts are divided over who will win the contest.
Andrew Johns and Darren Lockyer both believe the Warriors will win the game.
The Cowboys would generally be considered red-hot favourites to get the job done at home.
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The Warriors are still missing veteran halfback Shaun Johnson due to injury, but are otherwise close to full strength.
A win on the road in Townsville would be another huge scalp for the Warriors are they continue their climb back towards the top eight.
Scroll below for the current leaderboard and Round 14 tips by all Nine's expert tipsters!
Andrew Johns: Dragons, Titans, Warriors, Broncos, Knights, Sea Eagles, Eels
Darren Lockyer: Dragons, Titans, Warriors, Broncos, Storm, Panthers, Bulldogs
Paul Gallen: Dragons, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Sharks, Storm, Panthers, Eels
David Middleton: Dragons, Titans, Warriors, Broncos, Storm, Panthers, Eels
Mat Thompson: Dragons, Rabbitohs, Cowboys, Broncos, Storm, Sea Eagles, Eels
Peter Psaltis: Dragons, Titans, Cowboys, Broncos, Storm, Panthers, Bulldogs
Michael Chammas: Dragons, Rabbitohs, Warriors, Broncos, Storm, Sea Eagles, Bulldogs
The Mole: Dragons, Titans, Warriors, Broncos, Storm, Panthers, Eels
Ben Glover: Dragons, Titans, Warriors, Broncos, Storm, Panthers, Eels
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