Lowe charges onto the ball close to the line and crashes over for a try in his debut game! Morgan with the attempt this time and he misses the shot. The siren goes off in the background and that's the game done and dusted.
Gold Coast Titans 31-12
Try to the debutant in Lowe!
Gold Coast Titans 31-8
Lui goes for a bomb but it's been charged down spectacularly by Taylor and it's been called back by the referees.
Gold Coast Titans 31-8
UNFORCED ERROR GOLD COAST TITANS
Mark Minichiello makes an unforced error.
Minichello knocks the ball on running onto it close to the defensive line.
Gold Coast Titans 31-8
PENALTY - Cowboys in trouble for playing around in the tackle.
Gold Coast Titans 31-8
TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by Albert Kelly. Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Albert Kelly jumps on a loose pass from the Cowboys attack and raced 80 metres to score the try to the left of the posts. Fai Fai Loa couldn't match him for pace in the chase and that should get the Titans 30 points for the afternoon. Sezer confirms it and they've run away with the win here.
Gold Coast Titans 31-8
Try to Albert Kelly against the run of play!
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Cowboys close to the line in attack.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
PENALTY - Minichello with a rough looking high tackle on Linett.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
UNFORCED ERROR GOLD COAST TITANS
Anthony Don makes an unforced error.
Knock on from Don as the Titans took the ball out to the right on the attack.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Downling now down not looking to great. Time off has been called again.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
UNFORCED ERROR GOLD COAST TITANS
Luke Bailey makes an unforced error.
The ball is lost in the tackle and goes through hands from players of both teams. THe ref calls it back for the original knock on.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Zillman with a break down the right hand side and he grubbers for Idris but the Cowboys clean it up. They've been driven back into the in goal for a drop out.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
The Medicab is now on the field. James is able to get up and walk himself off the field. He won't be back today but we hope he will be OK.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Ryan James is down after a nasty headclash with Taylor/Kostjasyn in the tackle. He doesn't look too good and theyve called time off.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
UNFORCED ERROR NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Robert Lui makes an unforced error.
Lui has knocked it on through no fault of his own as a terrible pass came back to him from close to the line.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
VIDEO REF - Linnett crashes over the line but they want to see if he's grounded it. The on field ref has said no.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Time off as Morgan is down injured. The Cowboys have been stronger in the second half but just can't finish off the attempts.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Taumalolo with yet another strong run but is pulled down by 2 defenders.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
PENALTY - Kelly intercepts the ball and would be away for a try if he wasn;t pulled back for being offside.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Kelly to Minichello but the ball has gone forward and they'll bring it back for a scrum.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Graham just finished off doing Spiderman impressions and now hes onto Superman. Lui with a grubber into the in goal but it's gone dead just in front a flying Ash Graham through the air.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
Scott Bolton back into the game doing the hard yards for the Cowboys.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
PENALTY - Albert Kelly penalised for a high shot on Ashton Sims.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Ashley Graham. Conversion attempt by Robert Lui unsuccessful.
The ball goes to the right and gets to Morgan. Morgan puts in a deft grubber that would have gone out if not for Ashley Grahams Spiderman hands. He's grabbed the ball out of the air and over the line to plant it down before going out. Excellent finish for the winger there. Lui misses the conversion attempt.
Gold Coast Titans 25-8
VIDEO REF - Ash Graham could be in here! Excellent take and plant for Graham in the corner. They're having a look to make sure.
Gold Coast Titans 25-4
PENALTY - Bailey called for a high shot on Ashton Sims in the tackle.
Gold Coast Titans 25-4
Graham cleans up the Titans kick and throws a loooong pass back to Greensheilds to take the tackle.
Gold Coast Titans 25-4
Morgan puts up a bomb and Idris takes it easily. Titans now working it out of their own half.
Gold Coast Titans 25-4
TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by William Zillman. Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
The Titans go left down the field and Taylor gets a great little pass back on the inside to meet up with Zillman who races away to score to the left of the posts. Sezer continues his kicking streak on a rebound off the posts and through the posts for the extra two.
Gold Coast Titans 25-4
Zillman in for another try!
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - Johnson in trouble for mucking around in the tackle. Titans kick for touch.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Taumalolo with another strong run and pops an offload out the back. Thompson has knocked it on and the Titans will get a scrum on their own 10m line.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Lowe has crunched Kelly and he's lost the ball. The Cowboys have it 20m out from the Titans line.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Morgan puts in an attacking bomb but its gone out on the full.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Taumalolo storms toward the line but is taken down by 4 defenders.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - Taumalolo gets another penalty as the refs have called another 2 on 1 strip. Very stop start game this.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - Thompson loses the ball in the tackle but it's ruled to have been stripped out. Cowboys will restart from 30m out from the Titans line.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Srama makes a break and gets some metres. Idris with a break on the next tackle but passes it out to Don who is taken over the sideline.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - Another hand on the ball penalty against the Cowboys.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Lui throws a pass out to the wing straight into Gordons hands.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Cowboys within 10m of the Titans line.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - 2 on 1 strip called as Tariq Sims goes for the line.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - Titans called out for being offside.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
Sezer completes the set with a kick downfield that is cleaned up by Graham.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
The Cowboys will kick off to get us back underway!
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL GOLD COAST TITANS
Field goal attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Sezer ends the half right on the buzzer with a field goal from close range, right in front.
Gold Coast Titans 19-4
PENALTY - Cowboys get a penalty but Lui's kick is woeful and it's one straight into the hands of Don on the wing.
Gold Coast Titans 18-4
TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by Albert Kelly. Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Zillman straight through a hole and hes passed off to Kelly in support who has raced in to score under the posts. Sezer nails it from right in front.
Gold Coast Titans 18-4
VIDEO REF - Kelly looks to be in but they want to check it out for the grounding.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
Linnett chases a great grubber into the in goal but they'll restart on the 20m line after Idris shepherds the ball over the dead ball line.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
No penalty and time is back on. Cowboys on the attack.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
Kelly has been flattened by Tariq Sims during the kick downfield. It didn't look to be overly late.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
They've restarted the game with Takairangi out the back being attended to.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
Time off as Takairangi has gone down after a headclash with Johnson.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
The Cowboys are making great metres here from the restart. Lots of quick dummy half running and the set is finished off by a Lui bomb that is cleaned up by Gordon.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Antonio Winterstein. Conversion attempt by Robert Lui unsuccessful.
The ball goes wide to the fullback and Greenshields draws in several defenders to throw a short pass to Winterstein who finishes off the try to get the Cowboys started! Lui will be kicking today and he hits it just a bit too far and it's gone wide.
Gold Coast Titans 12-4
Try to Winterstein!
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Bailey called out for a high tackle on Thorby.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
UNFORCED ERROR GOLD COAST TITANS
Albert Kelly makes an unforced error.
Kelly pulled up for a forward pass.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Taumalolo runs into Taylor and sends him flying. Unfortunately for the Cowboys Linnett is punished by Kelly and has lost the ball.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
UNFORCED ERROR GOLD COAST TITANS
Albert Kelly makes an unforced error.
Idris with an offload to Kelly on the run but he's lost it.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Cowboys give away another penalty in the Titans half.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Lui grubbers but Kelly takes the ball out of the air on the fly to end the Cowboys set.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Linnett out to Fai Fai Loa who is pushed out over the sideline. The Cowboys get a lifeline with a penalty on Kelly for a shoulder charge.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Titans called for offside.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Gordon takes the bomb easily but is driven back into the in goal bu the Cowboys defenders. Drop out for the Titans to put the Cowboys onto the attack.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Sezer grubbers into the in goal early in the tackle count but it's gone too far. Cowboys will restart on the 20m line.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Another penalty here as the Cowboys markers weren't square.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Hall is penalised for a high tackle on James. Titans will start the attacking set well into the Cowboys half.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
A good chase there from Linnett from the kick but Don has made it back into the field of play.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
More good metres from Minichello up the middle.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
NO TRY - The video referee has told players that the grounding was ok but that Hall was offside.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
VIDEO REF - Hall has dived over the line off a messy kick from Morgan. It's hit about 15 players on its way to the line and they want to check who touched what.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Titans pinged for having a hand on the ball in the tackle.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
PENALTY - Titans called offside as Lui kicks close to the line. Morgan almost got his hands to it but the Cowboys will get the ball back anyway.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Srama makes good metres from dummy half and gets it to Minichello who makes another good run. The bomb goes up and it's bounced a metre in front of Greensheilds. Sezer cleans it up and it went to James who is tackle for the handover.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Bolton with a big tackle on Ryan James. Titans get the kick away and the Cowboys are now 20m out from their own line.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by Mark Minichiello. Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Albert Kelly takes the ball to the line drawing in defenders to dish the ball out to Minichello who practically walks over the line unopposed. Sezer makes the conversion look easy, curling it straight between the posts.
Gold Coast Titans 12-0
Minichello in for a try!
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
PENALTY - Cowboys with a very average kick from Greenshields and they've stayed all over Kelly to long for a penalty.
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
Don with a break down the sideline after a Taylor offload. He kicks for himself but it's cleaned up by a Cowboys defender.
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
Morgan gets the kick off this time for a bomb but it's cleaned up neatly but the Titans.
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
Fai Fai Loa brings the ball out strongly from his own line and makes valuable metres for the Cowboys.
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
TRY GOLD COAST TITANS
Scored by William Zillman. Conversion attempt by Aidan Sezer successful.
Zillman crashes over close to the line in the left hand corner. Sezer curls the ball in perfectly to punch it through the posts.
Gold Coast Titans 6-0
VIDEO REF - The onfield referee has called a try to Zillman but they want to have a look at it to make sure.
0 all
Morgan goes to kick the ball to complete the set and Srama comes away with it in a charge down. Titans on the attack early.
0 all
The Titans kick off and Bolton brings the ball back for the first play of the day.
0 all
Not long now until kick off. Can the Cowboys win this one with Thurston and both their front rowers out to Origin or will the Titans take full advantage and get the 2 points. Stay tuned for game coverage.
0 all
An important match for both sides to keep in touch with the top eight, especially with no Origin players eligible today either. In TEAM NEWS, the Titans lose Luke O'Dwyer, with Ryan James replacing him at lock, and Shane Gray the new face on the bench. North Queensland have Joel Riethmuller and Blake Leary drop off a five-man bench, with Ethan Lowe to debut.
0 all
Titans: 1. William Zillman 2. Kevin Gordon 3. Brad Takairangi 4. Jamal Idris 5. Anthony Don 6. Aidan Sezer 7. Albert Kelly 8. Luke Bailey 9. Matt Srama 10. Luke Douglas 11. Dave Taylor 12. Mark Minichiello 14. Ryan James
Interchange: 15. Mark Ioane 16. Jamie Dowling 17. Sam Irwin 18. Shane Gray
Cowboys: 1. Clint Greenshields 2. Ashley Graham 3. Antonio Winterstein 4. Kane Linnett 5. Kalifa Faifai Loa 6. Michael Morgan 7. Robert Lui 8. Ashton Sims 9. Rory Kostjasyn 10. Scott Bolton 11. Tariq Sims 12. Glenn Hall 13. Dallas Johnson
Interchange: 14. Ray Thompson 16. Ricky Thorby 17. Jason Taumalolo 18. Ethan Lowe
0 all
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Reynolds
Touch Judges: Grant Atkins, Rickey McFarlane
Video Referee: Jason Robinson, Justin Morgan
GOLD COAST TITANS (31)
Tries: William Zillman (2), Mark Minichiello, Albert Kelly (2)
Field Goals: Aidan Sezer (1/1)
Conversions: Aidan Sezer (5/5)
Penalty Goals:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Antonio Winterstein, Ashley Graham, Ethan Lowe
Field Goals:
Conversions: Robert Lui (0/2), Michael Morgan (0/1)
Penalty Goals: