It is the rivalry that has dominated the NRL over the past few seasons.
For the thirteenth time in the last four years, the Brisbane Broncos and North Queensland Cowboys will face off and given the history between these teams, it would not be a surprise if this one went down to the wire again.
The two Queensland-based sides have played plenty of absolute blockbusters in recent memory and we have ranked the top ten Broncos vs Cowboys thrillers.
10. 2004 Semi Final
Heading into the second round of the 2004 NRL Finals the North Queensland Cowboys had never beaten the Broncos in their 20 previous meetings, but the Cows went into this clash with plenty of confidence following their upset win over Canterbury in the first week of the finals.
This was a titanic defensive battle and points were at a premium, with a David Myles try in the first proving the difference to deliver the Cowboys their first ever victory over big-brother.
9. 2016 Semi Final
It was the finals match everyone wanted to see and it did not disappoint as the Broncos and Cowboys played out yet another extra time thriller.
A Corey Oates try gave the Broncos a 20-18 lead with ten minutes left and despite some desperate defence, the Cowboys levelled the score through a Jonathon Thurston penalty with two minutes to go.
In the extra period, now a full ten minutes instead of golden point, Thurston produced a moment of magic for most players but the standard fare for him with a deft pass to set up what would be the decisive Michael Morgan try.
8. 2015 Qualifying Final
The 2015 NRL Grand Final was obviously a classic, but their meeting in the qualifying final three weeks earlier was almost as good.
The Qualifying Final was basically a dress rehearsal for the Grand Final, but with one major difference – the Cowboys were unable to pull a rabbit out of the hat late and it was the Broncos that secured their place in the preliminary finals.
7. 2009 Round 1
The 2009 NRL season could hardly have gotten off to a better start.
Both sides had the momentum at times during this clash and it was the Cowboys that had the advantage heading into the final quarter of the game.
The Broncos scored to level things at the 66 minute mark and both sides missed out on a golden opportunity to start the season with a victory before a Peter Wallace field-goal with three minutes left to play proved decisive.
6. 2017 Round 2
A frantic first half between two sides with Premiership dreams early last season set the table for another tense finish.
After an hour of bruising rugby league, the Cowboys took a 20-18 lead through a Thurston penalty before Anthony Milford levelled the scores with five minutes remaining.
Both sides had chances to win the game before the 87th minute but it was Thurston once again, nailing a field goal at his second attempt of the night to give the Cowboys bragging rights once again.
5. 2010 Round 1
Somehow these two teams managed to improve on their round 1 thriller from 12 months earlier.
The Broncos were all over the Cowboys and they kicked away to a 24-0 victory early in the second half before Johnathan Thurston and Matt Bowen led an incredible Cowboys comeback to get it back to 24-all.
The Cowboys had all the momentum, but the Broncos still had something left and a late Denan Kemp secured Brisbane an incredible victory.
4. 2016 Round 11
This was the third straight meeting between the two sides that was decided by just a single point.
Brisbane kicked away to a 12 point lead in the early stages of the second half, but some Thurston brilliance evened things up with 16 minutes still left to play.
Another Thurston field goal took the Cowboys to the lead and Ben Hunt had the chance to take it to golden point, but his field goal narrowly missed to deliver Thurston a win in his 250th game.
3. 2012 Round 2
One of the earliest games of the season ended up being arguably the best game of the year.
The Cowboys and Broncos traded tries for the majority of this fixture and it was Brisbane that took control of the game in the 70th minute.
You can never write off the Cowboys and a moment of magic from Bowen stole the victory for North Queensland in an absolute epic.
2. 2016 Round 4
It was the rematch of one of the greatest games in the history of rugby league and it more than lived up to the hype.
The Broncos took the early lead, but it was the Cowboys that finished the better and they hit the front with 10 minutes left to play before Anthony Milford created something out of nothing to put James Roberts over.
There was more drama to come as Thurston kicked a penalty goal with less than a minute left to play to take the game into golden point.
The Cowboys had multiple tries disallowed during the golden point period, but it was Milford that proved pivotal again when he kicked a field goal from 40 metres out to deliver the Broncos the win.
1. 2015 Grand Final
Does anything more need to be said about this truly epic Grand Final?
It looked as though it was going to be heartbreak once again for the Cowboys as they were unable to break the Broncos defence in the second half, but a Michael Morgan flick pass after the final hooter allowed Kyle Feldt to cross for an incredible try.
Thurston missed out on his chance to secure the premiership when his conversion hit the upright, but he didn’t miss again when he had a shot at a field goal following Ben Hunt’s famous knock-on from the kick-off.