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Friday the 13th has lived up to its unlucky tag in the NRL.
The Brisbane Broncos have held out a fast finishing North Queensland 24-16 in Townsville, but it appears to have come at a heavy cost with skipper Darren Lockyer going down in the 76th minute with a freak knee injury.
It was double heartache for the Cowboys, losing the match and veteran playmaker Jason Smith, who sprained an ankle in the first half and did not return.
Meanwhile Manly has thumped fellow competition high-flyers the Wests Tigers 34-4 at Brookvale Oval, making a mockery of a poll this week that said the Sea Eagles are the most over-rated club.
- NEWSTALK ZB
