Fulltime at 1300SMILES Stadium and the Rabbits have run out victors 31-18.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-18
PENALTY Rabbitohs. Coote takes too long to get off the tackled player.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-18
Taumalolo charges through before he flicks it to Clark
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston adds two more.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-18
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Michael Morgan. Kick to come.
Morgan scores a consolation try for the Cowboys as he gets on the outside of Keary who raced out of the line.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-16
PENALTY Cowboys. George again the culprit.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
PENALTY Cowboys. George takes too long to get off the tackled player.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds makes it five from five.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 31-12
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Dylan Walker. Kick to come.
Dylan Walker seals the win for the Rabbitohs as he races away to score under the posts. Luke darted out of dummy half before Johnston and Walker loomed up in support.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 29-12
Tamou is held up on tackle five. Rabbitohs ball.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25-12
PENALTY Rabbitohs. Inglis hit in a high tackle and hasn't moved.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25-12
Double knock-on. Burgess strips the ball from Winterstein who knocks on . Cowboys scrum.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds makes it four from four.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 25-12
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.
Alex Johnston scores for the Rabbits to extend the lead. Reynolds went to the air, the Cowboys let it bounce, the ball rebounded off Johnston into the Cowboys defenders before he found the ball in his hands.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 23-12
Thurston trickles a kick into the in-goal but it goes dead. Rabbits 20m restart.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
PENALTY Cowboys. Ball stripped in a two-man tackle.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
The boys are getting a bit restless with a bit of push and shove.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
PENALTY Rabbits. Markers not square.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
Johnston loses the ball for the Rabbits. Cowboys back on the attack.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
Cowboys run the ball on the last and Morgan kicks into Auva'a and Thurston then kicks the ball into touch. Rabbits scrum,
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds adds the extras again.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 19-12
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Jason Clark. Kick to come.
Jason Clark barges over alongside the posts after charging onto a short Isaac Luke pass which had a question mark on it.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 17-12
PENALTY Rabbits. Thurston pulls the ball out in a two-man tackle.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Scott makes an error for the Cowboys. Rabbits scrum,
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
PENALTY Cowboys. Markers not square.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Thurston comes up with a catch the Aussie cricket team would have been proud of.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Thurston kicks to the posts and the ball is knocked dead by Morgan.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Coote puts a kick in looking for Winterstein but Johnston bats it dead. Rabbits dropout.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
PENALTY Cowboys. Coote slices through the Rabbits defence and heads off for the prize. Isaac Luke comes across in cover and upends him onto his head.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Both sides get through first possessions of the half without any dramas.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Underway!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
Both sides out on the park, Cowboys to get us underway in the second stanza.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston closes the gap to a point at the break.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-12
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Lachlan Coote. Kick to come.
Lachlan Coote scores a sensational try for the Cowboys as the siren sounds! The home side shift the ball to their right with Morgan putting O'Neill on the outside of his man. He kicked back in-field and Coote won the race.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-10
Keary kicks into the corner and the ball trickles touch in-goal. Cowboys 20m restart.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-6
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Field goal attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds takes a point for the Rabbits to extend the lead to seven in the shadows of halftime.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 13-6
Quick hands from the Cowboys puts them on the outside of the defence. They had two men free on the outside and Coote knocks on. Rabbits scrum.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Coote flies through the air again to claim Reynolds' bomb.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
No try. Michael Morgan is ruled to have knocked on in attempting to ground the ball after Goodwin tried to bat the ball dead.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Cowboys try
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
The Rabbits appear certain to score and Keary loses the ball in a Thurston tackle. Cowboys scrum.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Tamou loses possession under the weight of a three-man tackle. Rabbits ball.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Big Tom has put the ball down as cold as a spud. Cowboys ball.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Granville offloads to Cooper who puts the ball down. Rabbits scrum.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
PENALTY Cowboys. Hand on the ball from Grant.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
PENALTY Cowboys. Keary goes on with the tackle too long for the refs liking.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
Reynolds goes to the air and Coote comes up with a good catch under pressure.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds adds the extras from beside the posts.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-6
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Thomas Burgess. Kick to come.
Tom Burgess bounces away from an average tackle from Taumalolo and crashes over next to the posts.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 10-6
Morgan's kick on the last goes out on the full. Rabbits ball on the Cows 40.
6 all
Bomb from Reynolds comes down to the Cows and they're working the ball off their own line.
6 all
PENALTY Rabbits. Leg came off the ground from Walker before the defenders push him into the in-goal.
6 all
Thurston kicks into the corner and Johnston finds the dirt a metre from his own line.
6 all
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston adds the extras.
6 all
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Justin O'Neill. Kick to come.
Justin O'Neill hits back for the Cowboys. Thurston plays a role by finding his five-eighth and a clever bat on from Michael Morgan puts O'Neill over out wide.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-4
PENALTY Cowboys. Hand on the ball from the Rabbits.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
PENALTY Cowboys. Rabbits offside.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
PENALTY Cowboys. The home side get the first of the night. Keary takes too long to get off Coote.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
PENALTY Souths. Inglis has his foot picked up by Morgan.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Cowboys run the ball on the last and Winterstein puts an innocuous looking kick in.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
After what seems like half an hour the Cowboys get a play the ball after Reynolds was tackled after kicking, but the refs decided to stop the game for no particular reason.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
What is going on here? Do the refs have any idea?!
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
Thurston tries to kick into the Souths in-goal but it rebounds off legs and Thurston knocks on trying to pick up the ball. Souths in possession.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
20m restart for the Cowboys. Reynolds trickled a kick into the in-goal and Walker looked to score, but he knocked on.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
PENALTY Rabbitohs. Flop from Thurston.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Reynolds adds the extras.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 6-0
TRY SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS
Scored by Greg Inglis. Kick to come.
Inglis crosses out wide in a fairly simple try for the visitors. They ran the ball on the last and the fullback sliced through.
South Sydney Rabbitohs 4-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible try to Greg Inglis.
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PENALTY Rabbits. Cowboys offside.
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Impressive first set from the Cows.Goodwin takes the bomb from Morgan 1m from their own line.
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Underway!
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Both sides out on the park, Cowboys to defend the northern end of 1300SMILES Stadium. Rabbits to kick off.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Gavin Badger
Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Chris Sutton
Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Luke Phillips
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (18)
Tries: Justin O'Neill, Lachlan Coote, Michael Morgan
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (3/3)
Penalty Goals:
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (31)
Tries: Greg Inglis, Thomas Burgess, Jason Clark, Alex Johnston, Dylan Walker
Field Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (5/5)
Penalty Goals: