Holmes nails the sideline conversion.
Simple play off the back of the scrum. Holmes with a sliding run, draws and passes to Feldt who dives over in the corner
Off to the bunker for a possible Cowboys try
SCRUM COWBOYS
SCRUM SHARKS - They'll work it off their 10m line. And Brailey knocks it on at the back of the scrum
A rather hopeful grubber into the Sharks ingoal and Mulitalo casually cleans up but cannot get into the field of play. Sharks drop out.
SCRUM SHARKS - Cowboys with a forward pass.
Cowboys get the ball back after a short kick-off.
Trindall just to the left of the posts adds the extras.
Kennedy made a break through the middle and he then passed to Tracey who looked to be tackled well shy of the line, but momentum see's him get close to the line and then he gets the ball, just, on the line for a try!
Off to the Bunker for a Sharks try.
PENALTY SHARKS - Mulitalo tackled mid-air. They find touch 22m shy of halfway.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Another Sharks pass is ruled forward. Very close yet again!
And now Cotter spills a pass.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Pass from Wade Graham is ruled forward.
Cowboys on the attack, on the Sharks line and Lemuelu drops the ball cold
PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch on halfway
SCRUM SHARKS - Lemuelu with a nice pass to Feldt...well, it would've been if Feldt had've been there. Feldt arrives and then slips over as he attempts to pick up the ball and goes into touch off his foot.
PENALTY SHARKS - Crusher tackle by the Cowboys. Sharks find touch 10m inside the Cowboys half.
Holmes kicks for his outside backs but Mulitalo takes it nicely and cleanly in the Sharks ingoal. 7 tackle set for the Sharks.
PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch 15m inside the Sharks half.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Trindall grubbers and finds touch after a poorly executed final 3 plays to that set by the Sharks.
PENALTY SHARKS - Cowboys interfering in the ruck. Sharks find touch on halfway and here they come again
SCRUM SHARKS - A Cowboys kick ricocheted off a Sharks player and then the Cowboys scramble to regather it, but end up knocking it on.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Mulitalo loses the ball while trying to play the ball despite the tackle not being close to completed.
Aaand the Cowboys turn it over cheaply again
PENALTY COWBOYS - Dugan ruled to be offside, just, which disallows what would've been an insane try
Off to the bunker for a possible Sharks try
Trindall converted from wide on the right
Sharks with a stunning first set. Brailey exploded out of dummy half, linked with Trindall who got a nice offload along to Niukore, who then drew the fullback and then got a good ball to Talakai and the big man channelled his inner Addo-Carr to race away and score!
PENALTY SHARKS - Kennedy hit high by Drinkwater. Looked immensely worse than it was.
Lets get the second stanza done!
The players have all come together to exhange licences before heading up the tunnel for halftime. No idea what the hell that was all about.
Dugan back up and will play out the final 27 seconds of the half
DUgan with a strong run but loses the ball in a 1-on-1 tackle by Dunn, which looks to have also injured Duagn's knee.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Trindall grubbers for touch and finds it, 10m from the Cowboys line.
SCRUM SHARKS - Holmes kicks for his winger, but the ball beats everyone into touch.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Graham's kick finds touch 10m from the Cowboys line.
Nice grubber by Tracey only just avoids leading to a try or a drop out. Cowboys with a 7 tackle set
Ramien has passed his HIA
Trindall's conversion hits the post and goes over the bar
Hamlin-Uele receives a short ball from Woods and the big unit plows through the defence to score a good props try.
Nice attacking grubber by the Sharks is forced in goal by the Cowboys. Cowboys drop out.
Sharks are playing at 100kms an hour. Cowboys are hanging on
Brailey kicks a 40/20 with ease out of dummy half
Trindall is unable to convert from touch
Stunning try by Katoa! Some quick passing on the right side gets the ball to Kennedy who throws a hard highish ball out to Katoa who takes it one handed and then dived with all the grace of Rudolf Nureyev in his prime, to score in the corner.
PENALTY SHARKS - The find touch 30m from the Cowboys line.
SCRUM SHARKS - Another Cowboys ball goes to ground.
Graham grubbers for Mulitalo but it beats him into touch. Cowboys with a 7 tackle set.
Cowboys defence is just standing and waiting
Sharks travelling 70m per set with ease. And news from Fox Sports suggests that Morgan could be out for the rest of the year with a calf injury.
Drinkwater limping in backplay. He's trying to run it out, but he's hobble isn't getting better
Ramien now comes off the field for an HIA
Trindall with a very good grubber on the last and leads to Drinkwater and Ramien clashing and neither ending up with the ball. Play stopped as Ramien gets assessed for an accidental poke to the eye
And just before kick off, Michael Morgan limps off the field and goes up the tunnel.
Trindall adds the extras from almost in front.
They won't be denied this time! Trindall with a short ball to Niukore who runs a straight line and goes through the Cowboys defence to score to the right of the posts.
Off to the bunker again. A Tracey grubber has bounced off Holmes and into the Cowboys in-goal. Trindall is then denied a try by Holmes who juuuuuuuust sweeps the ball away in time. Cowboys drop out.
And a sloppy play by the Cowboys sees them turn the ball over cheaply inside the Sharks half.
PENALTY COWBOYS - Obstruction
Try has been denied due to obstruction. It was set to be quite a cheeky try as Trindall essentially stole the ball of his team mate Ramien, who was standing in a tackle on the Cowboys line.
Bunker looking at a possible Sharks try
PENALTY SHARKS - Cowboys offside. Sharks get a full set in the Cowboys 10m
Holmes from the right sideline, curls it between the posts
Drinkwater with a nice ball over the top of Mulitalo who rushed up and in. Feldt took the pass and foxtrotted over the line for a soft try.
PENALTY COWBOYS - Mulitalo with a shoulder charge. Cowboys take the tap 20m from the Sharks line
Drinkwater's bomb is caught by Drinkwater, who is allowed to run towards touch before he gets crunched by Mulitalo.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Sharks with some real clunky second phase play attempts, ends with Katoa dropping an offload on the Cowboys 10m line
SCRUM SHARKS - 12m from the Cowboys line
Good opening set by the Sharks and then their defence causes the Cowboys to spill the ball on their second tackle.
Cowboys boot off
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Bryan Norrie
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (28)
Tries: Briton Nikora, Sione Katoa, Braden Hamlin-Uele, Siosifa Talakai, Connor Tracey
Field Goals:
Conversions: Braydon Trindall (4/5)
Penalty Goals:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Kyle Feldt (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
Penalty Goals: