Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston has shrugged off claims that his team would be better off if he switched from five eighth to halfback after a slow start to the season.

A hosts of former Origin players have weighed in their predictions of the Cowboys, saying the team lacks organisation and that Thurston finds himself too far away from the action at times.

Meanwhile, brothers and Vodafone Fiji Bati forwards Tariq and Ashton Sims have been named in the Cowboys side to play the Broncos at 9.40 tonight.

Story by: Aliki Bia
Source: NRL