FULL TIME: The Storm can't get approval from the bunker for a try on the siren but they hold on for a tight 7-6 victory
Munster again tries to find touch but the ball doesn't go out and the Cowboys need to go 95m to get a result
Johnathan Thurston goes early with the field goal - Looked a rushed decision and he puts in an awful effort and Young Tonumaipea takes the catch ingoal
SIX AGAIN - The Cowboys get a piece of luck on their own 30m after the bomb was touched by a Storm player
Cameron Munster knows any time off the clock is valuable and he finds touch and gives the Storm a break
BUNKER: Michael Morgan possibly turned hero from villain. Michael Morgan regathers a ricochet of his own field goal to get through and score. BUT.. Mr Cecchin says NO TRY
Morgan not finding touch has hurt the Cowboys as Cameron Munster calmly pots a field goal having to pick the pass up off his ankles
PENALTY COWBOYS: An average kick from Cameron Munster cleaned up by JT then Finucaine gives away a penalty for a strip
The Cowboys try an wrap around play in good field position but Michael Morgan is a step behind where he needed to be to take the catch and loses the ball
PENALTY COWBOYS: Suliasi Vunivalu tries to do what Feldt did up the other end, loses it backwards and then next tackle the drop kick is compounded with an offside penalty
Cameron Smith tries to milk a penalty running into an offside Matt Scott but as Matt Scott doesn't make the tackle it's play on
PENALTY STORM: Matt Cecchin penalises Coen Hess for a high tackle, initially let go by the refs onfield but TJ Michael Wise chirps in with the call
ON REPORT: Felise Kaufusi dives in low at Matt Scott and on the advice of Gavin Badger , Matt Cecchin blows a penalty and puts it on report
Dale Finucaine throws a forward pass to Brandon Smith that's let go but the football gods even it out with Smith losing the ball
PENALTY STORM: Te Maire Martin ruled not square at marker and the Storm take a quick tap but a screaming Gavin Badger calls it back
Shaun Fensom ruled to have knocked on
Hectic string of play - The Cowboys kick high and it's left to bounce before Suliasi Vunivalu takes it and burst through. The Storm then can't keep Michael Morgan in the ingoal when he cleans up the kick
About half a metre separated JT and the sideline for his conversion and it never ever looked like it was missing
JT shapes to kick runs it finds Te Maire Martin who kicks perfectly to Kyle Feldt who jumps and twists while catching it and getting the ball down
Cameron Smith adds the penalty goal from close range
PENALTY STORM: Ben Hampton pretty blatant in trying to slow down the Storm attack and Matt Cecchin aware of it blows for a penalty, Cam Smith to take a shot from 12m out
PENALTY STORM: Suliasi Vunivalu takes the catch in-goal and goes quickly to the 20, the Cowboys regroup by giving away the penalty
PENALTY COWBOYS: Shaun Fensom slips and Young Tonumaipea unlucky as he races in and collects Fensom high, the Cowboys now attacking
Game starting in very similar fashion to how it ended in the first half with end to end action
HALF TIME - Hard to believe a game that has been so end to end has just the one try in it but that's what we have. The Storm crossed on the half hour mark through Cameron Smith which is the difference between the two sides
ON REPORT: Sam Kasiano pulls out a late shot straight in the back of Johnathan Thurston and it's called a penalty by Matt Cecchin and put on report on the advice of pocket ref Gavin Badger
Jahrome Hughes backs up an offload gets through ad puts put to ball - Young Tonumaipea gets a bad bounce and takes a grab at it and knocks it on
REPEAT SET: Kyle Feldt puts in a nightmare kick off and it's left to bounce before Jesse Bromwich is pushed back ingoal
Cameron Smith can't convert his own try as the ball hits the post and bounces off the upright
Cameron Smith goes from dummy half and some soft defence from the Cowboys can't stop him
60m dropout as Kyle Feldt boots it off the dropout right as the clock went
A bit of controversy as the Storm force a dropout - ruling is that JT got the final touch before it went dead
Great run from Vunivalu off his own line gets the Storm back into attacking position
HELD UP: Melbourne throw nothing of danger at the Cowboys and Cameron Smith tries a dummy half dive on the last but had no chance of getting the ball down
PENALTY STORM: Gavin Badger calls a penalty against Ben Hampton for being offside on the last; Storm have a full set on the Cowboys line
Under no pressure out of dummy half - Jake Granville throws a forward pass
Will Chambers gets the ball but loses the ball on the Cowboys 30
PENALTY STORM: Te Maire Martin runs into Cameron Smith, Jake Granville runs with the ball and the obstruction is called by Matt Cecchin.
REPEAT SET: Jake Granville forced to get a second kick away and Felise Kaufusi takes a good catch leaving the field of play and the drop-out is called by Matt Cecchin
Cameron Smith gets an awful pass and then puts in an awful kick which goes dead on the full.. Seven tackles for the Cowboys
BUNKER: Gavin Cooper has crossed the line and lost the ball, regathers but loses it again; Matt Cecchin said NO TRY, @NRLBunker says NO TRY
After getting whacked hard by Matt Scott, Young Tonumaipea tries to milk a penalty and Matt Cecchin sees it and rules lost ball
WHACK! Matt Scott goes bang on Young Tonumaipea
Cowboys putting good pressure on the Storm but Ben Hampton tries to play it too quickly and Matt Cecchin rules knock on
PENALTY COWBOYS - Another ruck infringement and Michael Morgan takes a quick tap and makes good metres
Ryley Jacks puts in an average kick and the chase from Melbourne was non-existent as Kyle Feldt gets his way up to the Cowboys 40m line
PENALTY STORM - Matt Scott makes a second effort in the tackle and Matt Cecchin penalises him for it
OFF THE POST - JT takes a shot at penalty goal and it hits the post and bounces off to the Storm hands. JT was in front 27m out
PENALTY COWBOYS - Matt Cecchin not happy with the Storm staying around the ruck and the penalty comes; JT will shoot for the two points
Storm look to run it down the right but Kaufusi loses the ball just inside Cowboys territory
Cowboys get into great attacking position after cleaning up the short kick-off but don't get a good kick away
Matt Cecchin calls time on and we're underway - Cameron Smith goes short with the kick-off but the Cowboys clean it up on their own 30
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Gavin Badger
Touch Judges: Brett Suttor, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Luke Patten
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (6)
Tries: Kyle Feldt
Field Goals: Johnathan Thurston (0/1), Michael Morgan (0/1)
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Johnathan Thurston (0/1)
MELBOURNE STORM (7)
Tries: Cameron Smith
Field Goals: Cameron Munster (1/1)
Conversions: Cameron Smith (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (1/1)