Rookies in North Queensland Cowboys coaching queue Speculation is building North Queensland's Neil Henry won't coach the side beyond the end of the season, following the Cowboys heartbreaking 2 point loss to Brisbane. FORMER Queensland Origin halves Paul Green and Kevin Walters have emerged as frontline contenders to coach the North Queensland Cowboys next season as the club prepare to sever ties with Neil Henry. But the list of candidates is growing by the day, with former Hull KR coach Justin Morgan expressing interest if Henry is axed this week. Cowboys chairman Laurence Lancini will meet with Henry in coming days. It is understood Lancini, having returned from an overseas trip, will inform Henry the club will rescind the 2014 extension he was handed in March. Should the coach be officially jettisoned, the Cowboys board will ramp up the search for the man to deliver the club's maiden premiership. When speculation over Henry's future first surfaced in May, NSW Origin assistant Trent Barrett and former Parramatta caretaker coach Brad Arthur were thrown up as possible successors. But The Sunday Mail understands Green and Walters are firmly in the frame, with the pair enjoying high-level support among Cowboys powerbrokers. Paul Green is among the frontrunners for the Cowboys coaching job. Former Cowboys halfback Green is currently the Roosters' under-20s coach and has piqued interest after steering Intrust Super Cup club Wynnum Manly to back-to-back premierships in the past two seasons. Walters, meanwhile, is available after quitting as Melbourne Storm assistant coach on Thursday. The Brisbane great also has an influential ally in former Maroons and Broncos teammate Ben Ikin, a close friend who presently sits on North Queensland's seven-strong board. Out of respect to Henry, Green, Walters and Morgan have not actively campaigned to take over at the Cowboys. But Green is determined to launch his NRL coaching career and would welcome the opportunity if North Queensland part ways with Henry. I've always wanted to be a head coach in the NRL. I've done a number of different roles along the way which I think has prepared me well. That is the final goal," Green said. There's only 16 clubs in the comp so opportunities are limited, but one day hopefully I get the chance. I don't think you ever really know if you are ready for the next step, but if a job comes up I will throw my hat in the ring. I would like to think I can have an influence on players' lives. I know when I had a coach I got on well with, it helped me in other areas of my life. To be able to have that influence on someone really appeals to me. Kevin Walters. Picture: Action Photographics Morgan believes he would be a good fit for the Cowboys. "I think with head coaches and clubs there needs to be a personality match," said Morgan, now an NRL video-referee. I don't know the DNA of the Cowboys but if anybody knocked on my door and said we'd like to have a chat to you, I'd be silly not to talk to them.