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Furnance-like heat favours Cowboys: Walters
Brisbane Broncos assistant Kevin Walters has admitted Sydney's shock heatwave will favour the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL grand final.
The mercury tipped 34°C in the western suburbs on Sunday and temperatures are not expected to drop ahead of the 7.25pm (AEDT) kick-off.
An expected cool change is forecast for midnight.
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Walters is hoping the forecast is wrong, warning the oppressive conditions could have an adverse effect on the players.
"(The weather) will obviously play a part," Walters told Triple M.
"They (the Cowboys) are probably a bit more used to that kind of heat.
"The humidity is something they know better. So that could have an impact."
