Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Fri May 24, 2013
Round 11 - Leichhardt Oval, Lilyfield / Wanngal - Crowd: 7125
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WESTS TIGERS WIN - No typo there, First time in 8 weeks the Tigers get a win, 22-20 over the North Queensland Cowboys in an extremely entertaining match

Wests Tigers 22-20

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TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by David Nofoaluma. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall unsuccessful.

TRY - David Nofoaluma scores what looks to be the match winning try with some amazing skill - Benji Marshall unsuccessful from the sideline

Wests Tigers 22-20

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VIDEO REFEREE - Checking a possible match winning try for David Nofoaluma - Jason Robinson has said TRY

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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GRANDSTAND FINISH coming up at Leichhardt Oval, Tigers on the attack with Aaron Woods held up on tackle 2 in goal

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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Tigers on the attack just metres and then let the pressure off with another poor pass from Braith Anasta

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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PENALTY - Tigers get a penalty on their own goal line after Glen Hall tackled James Tedesco high

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Braith Anasta makes an unforced error.

Braith Anasta loses the ball just centimetres from the cowboys line

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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NO TRY - Video Referees rule that Kane Linnett bounced the grounding, Tigers come away from their own end

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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VIDEO REFEREE - Again we are off to the video referee this time looking at a possible Kane Linnett try

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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NO TRY from the Video Referees and again Koroibete is penalised for a shoulder charge which again looks to be harsh

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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VIDEO REFEREE - We have another Video Referee - Jason Robinson has said NO TRY

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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PENALTY - Cowboys get a penalty 10m out infront after the dropout goes out on the full

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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NO TRY called by the Video Referees, Cowboys get a repeat set through a dropout

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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VIDEO REFEREE - Checking a possible Ashley Graham try - Referee Jason Robinson has said NO TRY

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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Momentum looks to be swinging to the Cowboys although Johnathan Thurston puts a poor kick in and gives the Tigers free passage back to the 20m

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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Antonio Winterstein puts on a good step to get around Benji Marshall and carries his opposing winger over the tryline to score, Johnathan Thurston with an excellent conversion from the sideline

North Queensland Cowboys 20-18

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Robbie Farah makes an unforced error.

Robbie Farah makes a poor error at the play the ball to put the pressure back on the Tigers

Wests Tigers 18-14

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Matt Bowen with some good skill to guess where Robbie Farah was going to put the kick into the ingoal

Wests Tigers 18-14

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PENALTY - Tigers get a Penalty with Tariq Sims penalised for a high tackle

Wests Tigers 18-14

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James Tedesco with some excellent clean up skills after an average but difficult kick from Thurston

Wests Tigers 18-14

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
James Tedesco makes an unforced error.

James Tedesco drops a Robbie Farah offload that looked like it didn't need to be passed

Wests Tigers 18-14

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TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Tariq Sims. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.

Tariq Sims cleans up the ball after David Nofoaluma can't clean up the Thurston kick, conversion missed from out wide

Wests Tigers 18-14

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VIDEO REFEREE - Checking for a possible Tariq Sims try,

Wests Tigers 18-10

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Rain looks to be the strongest its been all day at Leichhardt Oval with it looking to be torrential

Wests Tigers 18-10

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TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Jack Buchanan. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.

Smart play by Robbie Farah leads to a Jack Buchanan try, Benji Marshall puts the conversion over

Wests Tigers 18-10

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VIDEO REFEREE: Checking a possible Jack Buchanan try

Wests Tigers 12-10

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James Tedesco with an amazing piece of cover defence stopping what looked to be an almost certain Antonio Winterstein try, Tigers look the better side

Wests Tigers 12-10

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Jonathan Thurston shows all his skills with a good kick, chase & gets the repeat set for the Nth Qld Cowboys

Wests Tigers 12-10

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Teams back on the field for the second half, Tigers looking to grow their 2 point lead

Wests Tigers 12-10

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Wests Tigers hold a 2 point lead at the Half Time break in a match that has seen its fair share of errors, Conditions haven't been friendly to expansive football but both sides have tried.
A few video referee decisions will come under scrutiny with decisions being controversial

Wests Tigers 12-10

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HALF TIME at Leichhardt Oval and the Wests Tigers have a rare half time lead up by 12-10 over the North Queensland Cowboys

Wests Tigers 12-10

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Rain absolutely pouring down again at Leichhardt Oval, Benji Marshall showing some smart play by putting the ball over the touch line

Wests Tigers 12-10

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TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Marika Koroibete. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.

Marika Koroibete gets the green lights after a smart play initially from Curtis Sironen, Benji Marshall with some goal kicking brilliance from the sideline

Wests Tigers 12-10

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VIDEO REFEREE - Checking a possible Marika Koroibete try, checking grounding/possible double movement, Gavin Morris has said that we have a try

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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Aaron Woods with a try saving play stripping Matt Bowen

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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Some injury concerns for both sides - Darren Lockyer on Ch9 reporting that Liam Fulton has a hamstring injury and is unlikely to return whilst Gavin Cooper his having his ankle treated on the sideline

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Eddy Pettybourne makes an unforced error.

Eddy Pettybourne makes another error close to the Cowboys line relieving the pressure

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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Gavin Cooper looks to have a big issue, being helped back to the benches by the Nth Qld Trainers

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Eddy Pettybourne makes an unforced error.

Eddy Pettybourne puts a Benji Marshall pass down and the ball goes of the 20m restart and again Tigers take the pressure of the Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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Ashley Graham gives the ball to the touch judge, giving the tigers a scrum around 45m out from the Cowboys line

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Kane Linnett. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.

Smart play by Matt Bowen putting a grubber through to the ingoal and put down beautifully by Kane Linnett, no problems from Johnathan Thurston converting

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

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Braith Anasta showing some ill-discipline for a tackle around the neck relieving pressure on the Cowboys and inturn putting it on the Tigers

Wests Tigers 6-4

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Adam Blair makes an unforced error.

Adam Blair puts the ball down on the third tackle inside the Cowboys half

Wests Tigers 6-4

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A missed pass saves the Wests Tigers as Ashley Graham fumbles the ball in the corner

Wests Tigers 6-4

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NO TRY - Video Referees give another controversial call here at Leichhardt Oval - Tigers penalised for a shoulder charge that looked to be very soft

Wests Tigers 6-4

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VIDEO REFEREE - Looking at a possible Ashley Graham try - Gavin Morris says try - will be amazing if it is given

Wests Tigers 6-4

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PENALTY - Liam Fulton penalised for a high tackle on Matt Scott - Cowboys on the attack close to the tigers line

Wests Tigers 6-4

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UNFORCED ERROR WESTS TIGERS
Aaron Woods makes an unforced error.

Tigers were looking good after the try but can't capitalise with an error from Aaron Woods 30m out from the Cowboys line

Wests Tigers 6-4

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PENALTY - Tigers get a lucky penalty after the referee missed an obvious one

Wests Tigers 6-4

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TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Benji Marshall. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful.

Benji Marshall gets the green lights for a controversial try that was originally called a no try by the referee - looks like it could be a massive change of luck for the Tigers

Wests Tigers 6-4

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VIDEO REFEREE: Checking a possible Benji Marshall try - Referee Jason Robinson has said no try

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

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Might only be a small crowd at Leichhardt Oval tonight but appear to be very vocal

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

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TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Tariq Sims. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.

TRY - Tariq Sims - charges down the Benji Marshall kick and scores on the regather, Jonathan Thurston with an unusually poor attempt at goal

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

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VIDEO REFEREE: Looking at a possible Tariq Sims - Referee Gavin Morris has said he thinks its a try

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Play underway and the Cowboys get an early penalty and then six again for a chargedown by the tigers on the ensuing set

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TEAM CHANGES: Both sides 1-17 for the clash tonight although Scott Bolton will start the game for the Cowboys in jersey 17 with James Tamou coming from the bench in an unexpected move

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Just over 30 minutes away from Kick off at Leichhardt Oval, weather at the ground not the best with heavy rain currently falling at the ground

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Jason Robinson, Gavin Morris

Touch Judges: Dave Ryan, David Munro

Video Referee: Chris Ward, Luke Patten

WESTS TIGERS (22)
Tries: Benji Marshall, Marika Koroibete, Jack Buchanan, David Nofoaluma
Field Goals:
Conversions: Benji Marshall (3/4)
Penalty Goals:

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (20)
Tries: Tariq Sims (2), Kane Linnett, Antonio Winterstein
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (2/4)
Penalty Goals: