Scott’s not giving up

THE Cowboys insist co-captain Matt Scott will return to the field this season and his career is not under threat from a nagging neck injury.

Scott has missed North Queensland’s past four matches with a neck injury related to a problem he has carried for the past few years of his 15-season career.

The 32-year-old prop underwent surgery on his neck after North Queensland’s historic maiden NRL premiership in 2015.

The 246-game veteran has had minor scares with his neck since, but his latest setback has seen Cowboys medical staff unable to put a date on his return.