Full Time
80:00
6:00pm Fri June 15, 2018
Round 15 - 1300SMILES Stadium, Kirwan / Wulgurukaba - Crowd: 11062
80min

Hoare now being helped off the field and down the tunnel.

78min

Field Goal: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson snaps a field goal with just over a minute left.

Warriors lead Cowboys 16 - 23 Warriors
78min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Harris got the ball on the last and had to kick. It was forced down by Thurston but went into touch.

77min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Green found to have knocked on. Cowboys get a full set 35m from the Warriors line

76min

Hampton has been Paul Galea solid off the bench today.

74min

SCRUM WARRIORS - TMM with a hospital crash ball for Cooper, who had no chance to hold it and the ball hits the deck.

73min

DROP OUT WARRIORS - Thurston grubbers and Hampton follows it through and very nearly grounds it, but RTS plants it first.

71min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Luke loses the ball from dummy half. Cowboys will be back on the attack, 40m from the Warriors line.

71min

TMM with a kick that was too shallow and Hiku took the ball brilliantly on his own line.

70min

PENALTY COWBOYS - They are now inside the Warriors 20m

69min

Feldt complaining about the officiating. If he keeps that up he'll have Braith Anasta's job.

67min

Penalty Goal: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson slots the 2 pointer

Warriors lead Cowboys 16 - 22 Warriors
65min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Feldt pinged for dissent while his side had the ball and were working it out of their own half. Stupid.

64min

Taumalolo takes a crash ball and is trying to get his arm free to score and the ball is knocked out in the tackle by the Warriors. Thurston picked up the loose ball and dived over for a try but it was disallowed, Taumalolo ruled to have knocked on.

64min

A solid, Neil Almond-esque performance with the whistle tonight by the refs.

63min

DROP OUT WARRIORS - Thurston's kick was dropped by Beale and Hiku cleans up before being forced dead ingoal.

61min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Johnathan Thurston.

Thurston from 10m in from the right sideline, and he again pushes it across the face.

Warriors lead Cowboys 16 - 20 Warriors
61min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Kyle Feldt. Kick to come.

Green passes to RTS and it bounces forward off him and right into TMM's hands, who then runs 60m before throwing a high, long, looping ball out to Feldt who scores in the corner.

Warriors lead Cowboys 16 - 20 Warriors
58min

Another Granville grubber is a touch heavy. A Drop out was ruled before being over ruled very late.

57min

DROPOUT WARRIORS - Cowboys earn another repeat set. Warriors being starved of possession now.

56min

Cowboys get 6 again and then a Penalty. Mounting plenty of pressure.

55min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Linnett takes a cheeky, Adrian Vowles like quick tap and is brought down 5m shy of the Warriors line.

54min

Warriors butcher their last tackle and lose a heap of real estate before turning it over just inside their own half.

52min

Feldt is back up and the Warriors start with a 7 tackle set from their 20m

52min

Feldt now down after diving to try and score a try off a kick.

52min

Play stopped as trainers help Kata off the field.

51min

Kata was all but over to score a try but the ball slipped out of his hands with no one around him. He's now down with a hamstring issue

50min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Taumalolo pinged on halfway.

49min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson from almost right in front nails the extras.

Warriors lead Cowboys 12 - 20 Warriors
48min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Hess tries to hurdle the tackled player as they were getting to their feet. Dumb play.

46min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Molo drops the regulation pass on his own 30m line.

44min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Hampton almost sneaks through the line, but loses the ball as he gets to his feet to play the ball.

43min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Johnathan Thurston.

Thurston from the right touchline pushes it across the face.

Warriors lead Cowboys 12 - 18 Warriors
42min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Kyle Feldt. Kick to come.

Kyle Feldt takes the ball from dummy half, goes to the short side close to the line and scores a try in the right corner. There's 25 other blokes on the field still wondering what the hell just happened.

Warriors lead Cowboys 12 - 18 Warriors
41min

DROP OUT WARRIORS - Granville's grubber is forced in goal just in time by the Warriors.

41min

Hampton has passed his HIA and has taken to the field at fullback in the second half. Morgan is sitting on the bench with a bicep injury but as yet, hasn't been ruled out.

40min

In the first match between these two sides, Warriors centre Richie Blackmore was Man of the Match. If Solomone Kata continues his first half form after the break here, he could very well repeat the achievement.

38min

Nice play down the right wing by the Cowboys, followed by a great flick pass on the next play by Cooper to Bowen, who kicks back infield but Taumalolo knocks on while trying to tap the ball back to his team mates.

37min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Johnathan Thurston.

Thurston nails the goal from touch.

Warriors lead Cowboys 8 - 18 Warriors
36min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Javid Bowen. Kick to come.

Thurston links with Feldt, who then threw a nice ball to put Bowen over in the left corner

Warriors lead Cowboys 6 - 18 Warriors
35min

DROP OUT WARRIORS - Thurston's grubber is much better here and forces Johnston to take it dead.

34min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Beale ruled to have knocked on. Fair enough.

33min

Thurston puts up a mammoth bomb which is also useless, as it travels too far forward and Beale takes it on the full in his own in-goal. 7 tackle set for the Warriors.

32min

Ben Hampton off, getting an HIA while Morgan has an elbow injury being looked at.

31min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Johnson finds touch 5m from the Cowboys line.

30min

Afoa and Blair linking like Betts and Dean Bell.

29min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson bangs over another goal from out wide.

Warriors lead Cowboys 2 - 18 Warriors
29min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Solomone Kata. Kick to come.

RTS takes the ball to the line and dishes the ball to Kata who ran back infield on a good line, stumbled in an ineffective tackle and then crawled over the line to score.

Warriors lead Cowboys 2 - 16 Warriors
27min

Morgan has come from the field with an injury. Hampton to fullback.

25min

Luke with another half break that resulted in him dropping the ball.

24min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson converts easily.

Warriors lead Cowboys 2 - 12 Warriors
22min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Roger Tuivasa-sheck. Kick to come.

RTS scores a great solo try! He picked up the ball from dummy half from well inside his own half, strolled through the middle, stutter-stepped past Morgan and ran away to score under the posts.

Warriors lead Cowboys 2 - 10 Warriors
20min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson's sideline conversion goes straight through the posts.

Warriors lead Cowboys 2 - 6 Warriors
19min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Warriors run it on the last and go left, RTS with a nice draw and pass finds Maumalo, who scores a good try in the corner.

Warriors lead Cowboys 2 - 4 Warriors
18min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Cowboys give away their third quick penalty.

17min

Beale is somehow brought down shy of the line despite no defenders in front of him

17min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Cowboys give another penalty away, this time late in the set and on their own line.

17min

PENALTY WARRIORS - They start their set on the Cowboys 30m line.

16min

Granville grubbers from dummy half on the last, with the line set either side of him and the ball goes dead in goal. Warriors with a 7 tackle set.

15min

PENALTY COWBOYS - They again return to the Warriors half for another shot at their line.

14min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Luke drops the ball in the tackle after his break.

13min

Issac Luke with a great run through the middle of the ruck that would make Syd Eru proud.

11min

Penalty Goal: Cowboys
Kicked by Johnathan Thurston.

Thurston throws over the penalty goal from right in front. And in doing so, he racks up 2100 career points for the Cowboys.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 2 - 0 Warriors
10min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Warriors take too long to take the drop out. The buzzer sounds just before the kick.

8min

DROP OUT WARRIORS - TMM's grubber looks a touch heavy, but sits up and RTS taps it dead.

7min

A poor kick and a poorer pass back infield by the Cowboys hands the ball to the Warriors.

5min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Beale flew up off his line early to take an intercept. Cows get another full set on the Warriors line.

4min

SCRUM COWBOYS - On their second tackle of the set, inside their own half, the Warriors spread the ball right but Hiku drops it cold with no one in front of him. Cowboys with a full set 35m out from the Warriors line.

3min

Much better set by the Warriors, thanks largely to a good run by Kata.

2min

Cowboys run it on the last with a switch play by Thurston, but nothing comes from it.

1min

Steady opening set by the Warriors.

Henry blows the whistle and the Cowboys get us underway.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Henry Perenara, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Clayton Sharpe, Liam Kennedy

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Bryan Norrie

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (16)
Tries: Javid Bowen, Kyle Feldt (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Johnathan Thurston (1/1)

WARRIORS (23)
Tries: Ken Maumalo, Roger Tuivasa-sheck, Solomone Kata
Field Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)