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Joel Gould

Cowboys answer critics as they end Knights season

North Queensland players celebrate during their NRL elimination final win over Newcastle. (Scott Radford-Chisholm/AAP PHOTOS)

North Queensland are through to the second week of the NRL finals after co-captain Reuben Cotter scored a bizarre late try as the Cowboys rallied to oust gallant Newcastle 28-16. 

The 73rd minute try in Saturday night's elimination final in Townsville came off a Jake Clifford bomb. It was knocked back by winger Kyle Feldt, bounced off the knee of second-rower Heilum Luki and was then knocked on by Newcastle's Daniel Saifiti. 

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