Winger Antonio Winterstein has failed to prove his fitness for North Queenslands NRL preliminary final against Cronulla on Friday night.However, boom teenager Kalyn Ponga remained on standby for veteran centre Kane Linnett when the Cowboys flew out for Sydney on Wednesday.Cowboys assistant Todd Payten ran a line through Wintersteins name as a rowdy North Queensland contingent bid farewell to their beloved NRL club at Townsville airport.He wont be training with us, no, Payten said of Wintersteins plight.The winger was not named for the Sharks clash but had been hoping to battle back from a rib complaint that forced him to miss last weeks extra-time semi-final win over Brisbane.Javid Bowen will now slot onto the wing for Winterstein.But the jury is out on whether Linnett will return from a hamstring complaint that sidelined him for the sudden death semi-final.North Queensland coach Paul Green described Linnett as likely to play the grand final qualifier in a reshuffled backline.Cowboys under 20s star Ponga still flew out with the team on Wednesday.Kalyn is coming down as cover for Kane, Payten said.The coaches believe its also a good experience for Kalyn to see how we do things travelling away and being in the finals system.But we expect him to run out for the 20s.Cowboys coach Paul Green said Linnett will be given every chance to take the field against the Sharks.Hes worked hard doing everything he can around the clock to get back in, Green said.He (Ponga) didnt let anyone down last week, he did a good job on his debut.(But) he is there as back-up.The Cowboys under 20s play reigning premiers Penrith in their own Friday night preliminary final.Ponga - just 18 - became the sixth player in 30 years to make his NRL debut in a final after being a shock call up for Winterstein against Brisbane.But Ponga belied his age to amass 174m, two tackle busts and a line break, almost scoring with his second touch.He has already earned the next Johnathan Thurston tag.Ponga got the thumbs up from the man himself.Hes obviously got a big future at the club, Cowboys co-captain Thurston said of Ponga.Hes come through the system.Theres a genuine pathway and players can now aspire to follow him.His impressive debut has ensured the Cowboys will begin off-season contract extension talks, despite Pongas current deal not expiring until the end of 2017.Rival NRL clubs as well as rugby union and even the AFLs Brisbane Lions are believed to be ready to pounce. 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But the decision was made late last week that the best long-term solution for Mathis was to have surgery.He might have been able to rehab and get in there for some games down the road but just between him and the doctors and all that stuff after rehabbing for a couple of weeks, I dont think he was going to feel real comfortable, Petersen said.Mathis injury is a huge blow to a defense that has been having a standout season. Mathis led Washington with five sacks and was particularly disruptive in two of the Huskies more impressive victories, against Stanford and Oregon. Mathis had two sacks against the Cardinal and had three tackles for loss against the Ducks. But the lasting image of Mathis season may have been his pass rush against Stanford that knocked over right tackle Casey Tucker.Mathis was injured between Washingtons win at Oregon on Oct. 8 and its game two weeks later against Oregon State.Getting pressure off the edge was one of the big questions Washington faced entering the season afteer the graduation of Travis Feeney and Cory Littleton from last years team.dddddddddddd That duo combined for 14 sacks and 28 + tackles for loss in 2015.Mathis helped fill that void immediately along with linebacker Psalm Wooching rushing from the other side. The duo combined for 9 + total sacks.Mathis was originally recruited to Washington by former coach Steve Sarkisian and struggled at first to fit into Petersens system and his mandates for playing for the Huskies. Mathis tweeted at one point after Petersens arrival about wanting to leave Washington. Mathis stuck around even through a brief suspension during the 2014 season.Hes had a lot of stuff football-wise too, injuries and stuff. Hes had a lot of things to weather and hes done a really good job with it, Petersen said. Its unfortunate that he cant finish his senior year out here. Football is important to him and hes a good player for us and all those things. I think all the things that hes been through, on the field, off the field, put him in a position to be able to handle this and I think hes really positive hell get his foot fixed and try to keep playing.Connor OBrien will continue to start in Mathis place, as he has for the past three games. Since stepping into Mathis role, OBrien has 16 tackles, 2 + tackles for loss and one sack in the past three games.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '