The Dolphins have continued their climb up the NRL ladder, stamping themselves as a genuine premiership contenders with a 40-14 demolition of the Cowboys.
In an entertaining battle played in front of a full house at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville on Saturday, the Cowboys were fired up for prop Coen Hess' 200th NRL game.
But the Dolphins were just a class above, scoring seven tries to three to give Kristian Woolf's men five wins on the trot, a club record, and moving them into fifth place ahead of a bye next week before back-to-back games against the Warriors and Panthers.
Selwyn Cobbo continued his stellar form, running for 321 metres, Kodi Nikorima toyed with the defence and backrowers Connelly Lemuelu and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki gave the Cowboys nightmares on the edges.
