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Cowboys get home 28-8 with a dominant second half. Five tries to one for the home side who continue their run to the final eight, and a possible top four finish. Stay tuned for a full match report, and League Unlimited's coverage of the Roosters/Dragons game from Allianz.

North Queensland Cowboys 28-8

Thurston hammered after the kick, possibly in the air by Carter. Rough, unneeded at this late stage, surely

North Queensland Cowboys 26-8

Titans survive and have a fresh set from the 20. Into the final minutes here. Titans throwing it around

North Queensland Cowboys 26-8

Titans give away a penalty, marched ten for some back chat. Cowboys look to ice this, although it looks over.

North Queensland Cowboys 26-8

Michael Morgan with the try saver. Titans looked as though they were going the distance after a Cowboys error. Penalty Titans.

North Queensland Cowboys 26-8

Cooper makes break after Dave Taylor cleans up three of his own defenders, clearing the way. Crazy scenes

North Queensland Cowboys 26-8

Thurston with an Arjen Robben type flop. Play on. Cowboys go wide, touch from the Titans, 6 more. Can they hold on?

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Another penalty. Bird this time. Myles having plenty to say. Lots of talk here. Cowboys look to touch. 20 out

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Paul Carter gives away a penalty. Very scrappy few minutes here. Cowboys on the attack

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Nate Myles and Thurston called in by Maxwell. Both told to settle their players down.

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Brilliant defense from the Cowboys, forcing the Titans into touch. Looked a tough call

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

A bit of feeling here. Cowboys fall into the trap and give away a penalty. Titans need to create something from this set. 40 out

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Another stink in back play. There's a real chance a game of football might break out here amongst the push and shove

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Another stink in back play. There's a real chance a game of football might break out here amongst the push and shove

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Sims warned by Badger to settle down. Carter "hit" off the ball had NOTHING in it. Myles saying the two Sims brothers are scary, big smile on his face

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Sims walks forward and challenges Carter who does not take a backward step. Nothing in it. Penalty Cowboys. Soft

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

31 missed tackles for the Titans ... Ashton Sims in a stink here. Looked to chase the defender rather than play the ball. Pretty heated here

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

Titans on the attack 30 out.

North Queensland Cowboys 22-8

VIDEO Ref: Moga looks as though he has scored for the Cowboys after the Titans fail to deal with the high ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 18-8

Bit of a stink off the ball. Lots of shirt grabbing. Play goes on

North Queensland Cowboys 18-8

Daniel Mortimer with a beautiful take in the slips. Great hands. Titans simply refuse to go away here

North Queensland Cowboys 18-8

Mead loses the ball as the Titans go on the attack. Just trying to play it too quickly. Cowboys on the attack

North Queensland Cowboys 18-8

Brilliant play from Taylor who sticks a hand out to stop a grubber from JT. Lui gives away a penalty.

North Queensland Cowboys 18-8

19 points for the Cowboys in 13 minutes of game time. Danger signs for the Titans, who give away a penalty

North Queensland Cowboys 18-8

The more they look at this, the more it looks like a try to Thurston

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

VIDEO REF: Possible try to the Cowboys. Ball comes lose from Mead, mad scramble. No try is on the on field decision

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

Good battle up the middle here. Pretty even. Titans have the ball on their 40 half way through the set

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

Both teams back on the field. Cowboys to kick off. Titans possibly playing for their season in the upcoming 40 minutes

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

It'll be interesting to see if the Cowboys slot Coote back in at fullback when he does return. Morgan's fan has been very good, and once again he has been amongst the Cowboys best. The home side have been the better team but the travelling Titans are right in this. Big second half coming up

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

The Cowboys head into the sheds with a 12-8 lead. It was the away side who shot out to an 8-0 lead, but two tries in as many sets saw the Cowboys take a 12-8 lead. They looked better the longer the half went. Half time came at a good time for the Titans. This is anybody's game

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

TRY SAVER from Mortimer. The Cowboys almost did it again, making a break through Linnett. Mortimer saves the day and comes up with the ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 12-8

VIDEO REF: Michael Morgan looks like he has scored following a JT grubber. On field decision is try

Gold Coast Titans 8-0

Disjointed set from the Cowboys. Titans didn't look threatened. Cowboys muscling up in defense here, trying to force a mistake

Gold Coast Titans 8-0

PENALTY Titans. Strip from Ashton Sims. Was sure that wouldn't be the last time I'd type that. Titans 20 out

Gold Coast Titans 2-0

Titans with an awesome set after scoring. Moga has the ball for the Cowboys after the kick, just 18 metres out

Gold Coast Titans 2-0

PENALTY Titans: Three in a row for the Titans. They'll take the two from right in front

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PENALTY Titans. Two in a row. Matt Scott ruled to have helped the ball free. Titans on the attack

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Cowboys looked in only for a Kevin Gordon try saving knock down. PENALTY Titans after Dave Taylor is bundled into touch after the ref called held. Titans with the ball 20 out from their own line

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Antonio Winterstein denied by a last ditch tackle on the line. Back to the 20 for the Titans

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NO TRY!!! Tackle was complete. Back to the ten, play the ball

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VIDEO REF: Jason Taumalolo looks as though he scored from dummy half. On field decision is try. Looks good

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Brilliant defense by the home side. Titans knock-on. Cowboys with the feed ten out after repelling a few repeat sets

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PENALTY Titans. They'll start their set 20 metres out after a Sims penalty. Might not be the last time I type that tonight

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Drop Out Cowboys: Another clever kick from Takairangi leads to a repeat set

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HOLD THE PHONE ... it's no try but geese that was close. Morgan gets a toe to it, it'll be a Cowboys drop out.

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VIDEO REFEREE: Greg Bird makes a half break, allowing an attacking kick. Ball looks as though it's gone dead but we'll have a look. Moreso for the re-start I would imagine

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Titans manage to hold on despite a few half scares. Daniel Mortimer with an important tackle on Thurston on the sixth. David Mead bleeding heavily from the head. He looks unfazed.

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PENALTY Cowboys. Too slow off the tackled player. Cowboys to attack from within the Titans 30.

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Mortimer puts the ball out on the full on the fifth. Cowboys to start their next set just short of half way

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PENALTY: Titans penalised after a shoulder charge on Cowboys fullback Morgan. Thurston to kick for touch from inside his own 20

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Titans kick off, Cowboys will first use of the footy. Dave Taylor with the kick off

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Titans out on the field. Dave Taylor may be THE biggest centre in the world. Cowboys about to run out in front of a vocal crowd, sporting their Thor jerseys

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Cowboys $1.24 favourites (Titans $4.25). Titans fans will point to the fact they were at roughly the same odds when they beat the Rabbits and Storm earlier this season. Should be a ripper

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I'm really looking forward to the battle of the fullbacks between Michael Morgan and Kevin Gordon.

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Matt Scott is back for the home side, however his fellow international front row partner James Tamou missed out through injury. Dave Taylor remains in the centres for the Titans.

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Welcome to the second game of Super Saturday. This afternoon the Cowboys host their QLD rivals the Titans. The Cowboys are looking to record their fifth straight win at home. The Titans, who have beaten the Bunnies, Storm and Tigers away, are looking to launch a late run at the eight.

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