SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston with the academic conversion.
Newcastle Knights 36-28
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Curtis Rona. Kick to come.
Cowboys finished off with a flurry. A kick out wide for Rona finds the centre who touches down.
Newcastle Knights 36-26
VIDEO REFEREE: Rona claiming one.
Newcastle Knights 36-22
UNFORCED ERROR NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Robert Lui makes an unforced error.
The halfback tried diving over for a hat-trick. He spilled it though.
Newcastle Knights 36-22
SIX MORE.. for the Cowboys. High tackle from Boyd is on report.
Newcastle Knights 36-22
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston converts.
Newcastle Knights 36-22
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Robert Lui. Kick to come.
A slight of hand from the halfback got him enough space to put the ball down.. and score.
Newcastle Knights 36-20
PENALTY Cowboys - Linnett is found high, by Mason.
Newcastle Knights 36-16
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley unsuccessful.
Gidley must be cursing his wingers.. another sideline attempt here.. just from the left, he walks in and hits the post.
Newcastle Knights 36-16
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Akuila Uate. Kick to come.
Game. Set. Match. Akuila Uate just ran over his man there. He got over Curtis Rona and slammed it down.
Newcastle Knights 36-16
Korbin Sims with a one-on-one strip. The forward eyed the try-line but was roped in. He gets the penalty though.
Newcastle Knights 32-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Quick conversion from Thurston.
Newcastle Knights 32-16
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Robert Lui. Kick to come.
Soft tries conceded by both sides. Michael Morgan has been a shining light in the dismal Cowboys team. His quick play-the-ball allowed the halfback the room to score.
Newcastle Knights 32-14
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Kurt Gidley makes an unforced error.
Whoopsie, Gidley has been good with the ball most of the night. Not there, slipped and slided into the error.
Newcastle Knights 32-10
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley unsuccessful.
Gidley once again from the sideline, can't squeeze this one in.
Newcastle Knights 32-10
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Dane Gagai. Kick to come.
The revolution was short-lived. A penalty gave them possession and Gagai finished it off. Boyd's pass got the centre outside his man and he did the rest.
Newcastle Knights 32-10
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.
Thurston needs to be perfect henceforth, the five-eighth swung it too far.
Newcastle Knights 28-10
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Tariq Sims. Kick to come.
Rugby league or a dinner party? That try suggests the latter. Tariq Sims had a saloon passage from a pass to get the ball down before the Knights had even tackled him.
Newcastle Knights 28-10
Ashton Sims and Michael Morgan make some in-roads into the Knights line, allowing Thurston room to place a kick, trapping McManus in-goal.
Newcastle Knights 28-6
UNFORCED ERROR NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Robert Lui makes an unforced error.
The handle has truly fallen off for the Cowboys tonight. Tamou tried forcing the issue, passing to the halfback to knock on.
Newcastle Knights 28-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Gidley with another one from in-front slots it.
Newcastle Knights 28-6
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Tyrone Roberts. Kick to come.
Back-to-back efforts from the kick-off! Rochow had an age in the tackle after poking his nose through, finding Boyd who in turn gave it to a fresh on the field Tyrone Roberts who evaded a customary ankle tap from Thurston to slide in.
Newcastle Knights 26-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Kurt Gidley from the sideline squeezes it inside the posts.
Newcastle Knights 22-6
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Dane Gagai. Kick to come.
It was a simple stop-start step from Gagai, who got the ball in a stationary position before making the marker clutch at air, standing up Michael Morgan for the four pointer.
Newcastle Knights 20-6
PENALTY Knights! Beau Scott has terrorised the Cowboys down the right side, earning this penalty for a leg pull.
Newcastle Knights 16-6
HALFTIME :: Newcastle 16, North Queensland 6.
Newcastle Knights 16-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Converted.
Newcastle Knights 16-6
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Kurt Gidley. Kick to come.
Gidley wasn't held and after confirmation from the video referee, the halfback had the try confirmed.
Newcastle Knights 14-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Gidley slams it through.
Newcastle Knights 10-6
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Darius Boyd. Kick to come.
Beau Scott bursts through the line, swatting away Thurston and sending Darius Boyd over underneath the sticks.
Newcastle Knights 8-6
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley unsuccessful.
Gidley misses.
North Queensland Cowboys 6-4
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.
A nice backline movement puts Leilua over.
North Queensland Cowboys 6-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Converted.
North Queensland Cowboys 6-0
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Antonio Winterstein. Kick to come.
Winterstein capitalises on a Boyd drop from the bomb to score.
North Queensland Cowboys 4-0
Welcome to a chilly Hunter Stadium, the venue for tonight's clash between Newcastle and North Queensland. Newcastle are entering desperation stakes with their season hanging by a thread. They'll be out to continue the Cowboys hoodoo outside of their home stadium. North Queensland come into this clash, with a few injury concerns due to origin but want to continue their rise up the ladder.
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TEAM CHANGES:
NEW: Wayne Bennett has made the hard calls, with the Knights season slowly slipping away, he's shuffled the halves and forward pack. Tyrone Roberts drops to the bench, Kurt Gidley originally at hooker moves to halfback. Adam Clydsdale takes the hooker spot with Korbin Sims moving from the bench to prop. The bench is now Roberts, Houston, Tapine and Newton.
NQL: The away side have given their side a slight re-shuffle as well after origin injuries have claimed a few scalps. Curtis Rona takes the vacant centre spot after Brent Tate's injury while Glenn Hall comes in for Matt Scott to round out the starting thirteen. John Asiata comes onto the bench.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara
Touch Judges: Paul Holland, Dave Munro
Video Referee: Steve Clark, Luke Patten
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (36)
Tries: Joseph Leilua, Kurt Gidley, Darius Boyd, Dane Gagai (2), Tyrone Roberts, Akuila Uate
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kurt Gidley (4/7)
Penalty Goals:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (28)
Tries: Antonio Winterstein, Tariq Sims, Robert Lui (2), Curtis Rona
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (4/5)
Penalty Goals: