North Queensland Cowboys 18 (Winterstein 2, Wright tries; Thurston 2 goals; Thurston 2 field goals) defeated Melbourne Storm 17 (Mann, Koroibete, Kaufusi tries; Smith 2 goals; Cronk field goal) at 1300 SMILES Stadium. Crowd: 11,609

@The81stMinute Player of the Year Points:

3: Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)

2: Jason Taumalolo (Cowboys)

1: Jesse Bromwich (Storm)