Match Centre

It's Fulltime at Brookvale Oval and it's North Queensland 30 defeating Manly 12.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Penalty Sea Eagles - Thurston inside the 10 metres.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Matthew Wright leaves the field with a shoulder injury. Does not look too good.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Another great take from Lachlan Coote who has been outstanding at the back tonight.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Manly work their way of of their own half as they game starts to wind down.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Terrible use of the video referee as the on field refs don't know whats happening. Seriously! Manly ball after the delay.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Good shot from Jorge Taufua on Justin O'Neil!

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Sam Hoare leaves the field after a head clash with Ligi Sao who also leaves the field. Could be a couple of busted beaks in that clash.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Morgan goes for the line on the last but is held up short by desperate Eagles defence. Manly ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Penalty Cowboys - Symonds knocks on and Coote takes off up field. Manly penalised for trying to drag Winterstein into touch.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-12

Kick too deep from Kieran Foran. Cowboys get a zero tackle re-start.

North Queensland Cowboys 24-12

Steve Matai goes down after landing heavily. He is ok to continue, play the ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 20-12

No Try! Play the ball Cowboys a metre from the line.

North Queensland Cowboys 20-12

Another video ref decision coming up. Ref says no try as Justin O'Neil looked short of the line.

North Queensland Cowboys 20-12

Possible Cowboys try as Coote dives on a grubber from Thurston. Ruled No Try! Knock on by Coote, Manly 20m restart.

North Queensland Cowboys 20-12

Jonathan Thurston takes an intercept and makes it to halfway. He is a menace!

North Queensland Cowboys 20-12

Big news coming out of the Manly camp with Daly Cherry-Evans not returning after injuring his shoulder or pectoral muscle.

North Queensland Cowboys 20-6

Underway in the second half!

North Queensland Cowboys 20-6

North Queensland lead at the break, but the scoreline doesn't really reflect the contest as Manly have been well in this game. The Sea Eagles have made crucial errors and Jonathan Thurston has been able to turn defence into attack in the blink of an eye. Antonio Winterstein has bagged a first half double with 2 superb tries. Another try from Kane Linnett who received a magic offload from fullback Lachlan Coote. Manly's sole try came from Daly Cherry-Evans who pounced on a Cowboys error to score. Its the Cowboys in control and Manly have their work cut out for them in the second half but have certainly not been poor. Great second half coming up!

North Queensland Cowboys 20-6

Halftime at Brookvale. North Queensland lead 20-6.

North Queensland Cowboys 20-6

Cherry-Evans may have injured his shoulder. Receiving some attention from the trainer.

North Queensland Cowboys 14-6

Penalty Manly - Stewart milks it from the play the ball, old stager.

North Queensland Cowboys 14-6

Really good end to the set with Thurston putting in a long grubber kick. Hiku deep in Manly's own half now.

North Queensland Cowboys 14-6

Penalty Cowboys - Hiku spills a bomb and its taken by Cherry-Evans who is in front of him. Thurston points to the sticks.

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Penalty Cowboys - Markers not square. Cowboys 10m out and another set of 6.

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Penalty Cowboys - Matai not getting back to ten metres. Cowboys on the attack 30m out.

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Coote makes a break finds Linnett who finds Thurston on the inside. Thurston tackled twenty out. Great support play.

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Good defence Cowboys. Winterstein wraps up opposite Peta Hiku on the last.

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Penalty Manly - Gavin Cooper not releasing the player on the ground. Manly 40m out on the attack.

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Manly with a great chase on the 5th tackle kick. Picking up the tempo after the try.

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Sea Eagles again bomb Coote but he is safe as houses again.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Lachlan Coote under pressure with a bomb but makes no mistake. Great take by the fullback.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Penalty Manly - Ben Hannant holds down too long in the tackle. Manly tap 40m out, on the attack.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Penalty Cowboys - Peta Hiku raced out of the line and took Coote without the ball.

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Cooper charges through the line and Cherry-Evans makes a great tackle. Manly now work their way out of their own half.

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We are underway at Brookvale Oval!

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Manly are $1.85 favourites with the TAB. Cowboys $2.

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The Cowboys have not beaten Manly in Sydney in 10 years. Will the hoodoo continue? North Queensland will want to show that this Cowboys side doesn't travel like warm milk! Expect them to lift for Gavin Cooper who plays game 200 in the NRL.

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Welcome to Monday Night Football at Brookvale Oval where the Manly Sea Eagles host the North Queensland Cowboys. A few changes for the Sea Eagles with Peta Hiku returning to the starting side in place of young gun Tom Trbojevic. Dunamis Lui is out replaced by Ligi Sao at lock and Jayden Hodges moves to the bench. No late changes for North Queensland who are 1-17.

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