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7:30pm Sat September 7, 2013
Round 26 - 1300SMILES Stadium, Kirwan / Wulgurukaba - Crowd: 19519
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North Queensland Cowboys 50-22

77

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Wayne Ulugia. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.

HAT-TRICK for Ulugia after a check. Fifty up as well.

North Queensland Cowboys 50-22

75

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Matthew Bowen. Conversion attempt by Matthew Bowen successful.

TRY Cowboys (Bowen) IT IS TWO FOR THE FAREWELL! Bowen has scored again after a check from the video. He steps up and converts his own TRY.

North Queensland Cowboys 46-22

69

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Matthew Bowen. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.

HE HAD TO! Matthew Bowen steps, dummies and dives over for a TRY on his farewell! Thurston completes the old one-two with the conversion.

North Queensland Cowboys 40-22

66

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Antonio Winterstein. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.

A nice draw and pass from Linnett sent Winterstein in for the TRY. Thurston converts.

North Queensland Cowboys 34-22

61

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Jason Taumalolo. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! After review, Jason Taumamalolo got the ball down despite the attention of several defenders. Thurston converts.

North Queensland Cowboys 28-22

50

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

This is the Tigers of old! Some lovely linking between players found Marshall in space, flicked it Tedesco who FALCONS it.. ref calls PLAY ON and Tedesco strolls in. GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Marshall converts from in front.

22 all

47

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

The ball gets some air and Simona got space, powered inside scoring after the look. Marshall converts to put it within six.

North Queensland Cowboys 22-16

40

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Wayne Ulugia. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.

From the scrum, Bowen drifts sideways finds Tate who draws his defenders and sends Ulugia inside for the TRY. Thurston from mid-range, slots it.

North Queensland Cowboys 22-10

38

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

Thurston just pops up everywhere, Tigers prised an opening through Farah but the pass intended for a support palyer found Thurston who streaked away despite Tuiqiri's chase. Thurston converts his own try.

North Queensland Cowboys 16-10

30

TRY WESTS TIGERS
Scored by Curtis Sironen. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall unsuccessful.

You can put that down to Robbie Farah who backed up twice! Curtis Sironen takes the pass and dives over for the TRY. Marshall with the chance to take the lead for the Tigers, sprays it wide.

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22

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Wayne Ulugia. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.

Wayne Ulugia from a lovely cut-out from Johnathan Thurston scores in the corner. Thurston misses.

North Queensland Cowboys 10-6

15

Anasta builds the pressure on the Cowboys with a stabbing grubber that Antonio Winterstein had to clean up.

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14

PENALTY Tigers - offside!

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13

Was that Johnathan Thurston? or Benji Marshall circa 05 - Kostjaysen broke free, found his halfback who flicked it to no one but in the ensuing play it is knocked on.

6 all

11

Bowennnn shows it and goes himself, he can see the line but is wrapped up well by Tedesco.

6 all

10

Tigers give the ball some air, looking to interject the backline but knocked on by Blair.

6 all

9

We've seen this a lot from Robbie Farah - the grubber put through the legs of the defense allowed James Tedesco to swoop in for the TRY. Marshall matches Thurston's earlier conversion and we're all square again.

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6

Well done Braith Anasta, floating the kick-off forcing Brent Tate to watch as it sailed over the sideline. Tigers scrum.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

6

TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Robert Lui. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.

PERFECT start for the Cowboys! Lui dummies, goes himself and shows some strength to get the ball down in some traffic. Thurston nails the gimme conversion.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

3

An odd PENALTY here for the Cowboys - Lote Tuqiri getting in the road and obstructing the pass.

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Cowboys take their place in the northern portion of the stadium and receive the kick-off!

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Tigers make their way onto the field in their white away kit led out by Robbie Farah followed by Benji Marshall who will leave the NRL after 201 games. Next is the home side in their navy, grey and yellow home strip of course led out by Johnathan Thurston and farewelling Matthew Bowen who will retire after tonight.

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Welcome to 1300 Smiles Stadium! Some good news for Cowboys fans due to Gold Coast losing in extra time, you are finals bound in 2013! Tonight see's the Cowboys host the Tigers in a farewell for two of the games entertainers - Matt Bowen and Benji Marshall.

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The Wests Tigers have claimed victory in the Under 20s, Holden Cup with a massive 46-14 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. The Tigers finish 5th on the Holden Cup ladder and will face the Brisbane Broncos in an elimination final next weekend.

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Welcome to LeagueUnlimited's LIVE coverage from 1300SMILES Stadium in Townsville as the North Queensland Cowboys host the Wests Tigers.

TEAM NEWS: Cowboys – Ricky Thorby has been ruled out, Jason Taumalolo comes onto the bench in jersey #22

Wests Tigers – Ava Seumanufagai is replaced by Matt Bell on the bench

Cowboys: 1. Matthew Bowen 2. Wayne Ulugia 3. Brent Tate 4. Kane Linnett 5. Antonio Winterstein 6. Johnathan Thurston (c) 7. Robert Lui 8. Scott Bolton 9. Rory Kostjasyn 10. James Tamou 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Glenn Hall 13. Joel Riethmuller
Interchange: 14. Jayden Hodges 15. Tariq Sims 16. Ashton Sims 22. Jason Taumalolo

Tigers: 1. James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Bodene Thompson 4. Tim Simona 5. Lote Tuqiri 6. Benji Marshall 7. Braith Anasta 8. Keith Galloway 9. Robbie Farah 10. Adam Blair 11. Liam Fulton 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Ben Murdoch-Masila
Interchange: 15. Jack Buchanan 16. Shaun Spence 17. Sausao Sue 19. Matt Bell

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Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Reynolds

Touch Judges: Grant Atkins, Jeff Younis

Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Neil Wharton

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (50)
Tries: Robert Lui, Johnathan Thurston, Wayne Ulugia (3), Jason Taumalolo, Antonio Winterstein, Matthew Bowen (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (6/8), Matthew Bowen (1/1)
Penalty Goals:

WESTS TIGERS (22)
Tries: James Tedesco (2), Curtis Sironen, Tim Simona
Field Goals:
Conversions: Benji Marshall (3/4)
Penalty Goals: