NRL live updates: Melbourne Storm vs Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Gold Coast Titans vs North Queensland Cowboys
The Melbourne Storm and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks both look to regain the sort of form that makes them NRL premiership contenders in a key clash in Melbourne.
Later, two of the NRL's more inconsistent teams meet in a Titans-Cowboys Queensland derby on the glitter strip.
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