Rather than sabotage North Queenslands NRL title defence, ex-Cowboy Josh Hannay believes their epic semi-final win has provided it a timely shot in the arm.There are fears North Queensland may battle to back up from their extra-time 26-20 semi-final triumph over arch rivals Brisbane in tropical Townsville last Friday night.Especially against a Cronulla side fresh from a week off.Even Cowboys coach Paul Green has admitted to fears of a second half fadeout against the Sharks in Friday nights preliminary final at Allianz Stadium.But former Cowboys centre Hannay believes the rush of winning their high-profile derby against the Broncos play a bigger role than fatigue in the grand final qualifier.Everyone is talking about their recovery and travel, Hannay told AAP.But the benefits they would have got out of that victory (over Brisbane) in terms of confidence and belief, that far exceeds any fatigue.And the realisation they are one game away from another grand final will really help them.Hannay said the semi-final derby was just what the Cowboys needed after their opening finals loss in Melbourne.Coming off last week would have given them a lot of confidence, said Hannay, who played 150 games for the Cowboys from 1998-2006.It was probably the win they needed coming off a hard fought loss to Melbourne.A local derby is second only to a grand final in terms of build up.It was a good game for them to get back up for.Hannay hoped the Cowboys could back up - he believed they would need all the energy they could get to blunt a fresh Sharks team.I would dare say Cronulla will be fresh coming off the blocks after having the weekend off and not having to travel, Hannay said.I think the key will be the Cowboys matching the start Cronulla will be coming out with on Friday night.Cheap Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys China .Y. -- Paul Byron and Matt Stajan scored as the Calgary Flames started a five-game road trip with a 2-1 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Cheap Baseball Store . LOUIS -- St. http://www.cheapbaseballchina.com/cheap-cleveland-indians-jerseys-china_223l.html . Neymar curled home a free kick from just outside the area to put the 2014 World Cup host ahead in the 44th minute. Three minutes after the break, a simple through pass from Paulinho freed Oscar and the Chelsea star rounded goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong to extend Brazils lead. Cheap Houston Astros Jerseys China . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Cheap Nike Baseball Jerseys Authentic . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams.HOUSTON -- Egor Koulechov poured in 21 points and pulled down nine rebounds as Rice held off Stephen F. Austin, 70-63 on Saturday night.TJ Holyfield got the Lumberjacks within four, 65-61, with a free throw with 1:17 left, but Marcus Evans, the leading scorer in Conference USA, answered with a jumper to push the lead back to six, 67-61 with :39 left.Rice looked to get back on the winning track after losing to Texas Tech last Saturday.Marcus Jackson finished with 111 points for the Owls, but Evans was held to just six points on 2-for-12 shooting.dddddddddddd As a team Rice was 24 of 49 from the field (49 percent), including 7 of 19 from beyond the arc.Leon Gilmore III and Ivan Canete led the Lumberjacks with 18 and 17 points, respectively.Stephen F. Austin now has lost four of its last five games. ' ' '