Holmes' conversion attempt misses by as much as his side's defence has today
Holmes received the ball on the right side, dummies, steps back in field and then twists in the tackle to slam the ball down for a try
PENALTY COWBOYS - Moylan with an illegal strip. Cowboys find touch 30m from the Sharks line.
PENALTY SHARKS - McLean with a high tackle SHarks find touch 25m from the Cowboys line.
SCRUM SHARKS - Robson with a knock-on inside the Sharks half.
SET RESTART COWBOYS - late in the count again. 30m from the Sharks line.
SET RESTART COWBOYS - on the 3rd tackle.
Townsend converts again. He's now scored as many points today as the Bulldogs have in 2021.
Townsend on the right side holds up a short ball for Kennedy who runs onto it at pace and steps out of a tackle to score again.
Townsend grubbers for himself on the last and Tabuai-Fidow flies back to take the ball dead. Cowboys drop out.
SCRUM SHARKS - Cowboys knock-on at halfway
SET RESTART COWBOYS - and then they immediately turn it over
SET RESTART SHARKS - on the 3rd tackle. and then McGuire makes a 1-on-1 strip
Sharks get a 7 tackle set courtesy of a poor kick by the Cowboys.
Townsend nails another goal
The Cowboys backs let a Townsend chip bounce, where it lands in Wilton's waiting hands and he dived over to score on the left side.
Both sides now playing under a 2 tackle rule. Turn overs-a-plenty here.
Kennedy loses the ball a tackle later, 5m from the Cowboys line.
First play from the scrum and the Cowboys send the ball left to Tabuai-Fidow and basically runs it dead. First down...wait what...
SCRUM COWBOYS - Magoulias with a knock on, 15m from the Cowboys line
Cowboys short restart doesn't work a third time around.
Brailey with a nice grubber from dummy half is cleaned up by Holmes in goal who is then tackled. Cowboys drop out.
SET RESTART SHARKS - 2 tackles later, the Sharks get 6 again
Moylan with a 1-on-1 strip near halfway
SET RESTART COWBOYS - on the 3rd tackle and 30m inside their own half
PENALTY SHARK - the tackle after turning the ball over, the Cowboys give away a penalty. Sharks find touch 20m shy of halfway
Jensen has a crack from dummy half and is held up and then loses the ball.
Cowboys get 6 more as Kennedy drops a contested bomb. 20m from his own line.
Sharks get the second half underway
Chad Townsend with a great first half - having a hand in all of the Cowboys points and nearly all of the Sharks points.
Townsend from the left sideline hits the upright and the ball goes through
It's raining points for the Sharks. Townsend's bomb is tapped back by Moylan, Brailey regathers and quickly toes ahead to the left corner and Tracey plants the ball for a try
Townsend from wide on the right side brings up the 30 for the Sharks
Kennedy gets the ball wide on the right, he runs to the line and passes to Hiroti close to the line, Hiroti then runs and passes back inside to Kennedy in the clear and he runs 20 metres to score a lovely try.
SCRUM SHARKS - Lemuelu gets taken into touch far too easily.
Cowboys with a shot restart and they get the ball back.
Townsend's conversions are getting easier, and he slots this one.
Townsend with a nice ball to lead runner Hamlin-Uele, who then gets a stunning offload to the waiting hands of Moylan who strolls over to score untouched by the sticks.
Brailey just strolls out of dummy half, puts the kettle on, makes himself some vegemite on toast and casually nails a 40/20.
SCRUM SHARKS - Tabuai-Fidow gets around Hiroti and then throws a ball inside to Holmes, but Townsend knocks it back and then Holmes knocks on, 20m from the Sharks line.
Townsend with his easiest kick so far, 4 metres in from the left sideline, and he nails it.
Sharks go to the left side again and the former halfback-former centre-now winger Treacy spins out of a pathetic tackle attempt and then dives over the line to score.
SCRUM SHARKS - Murray Taulagi attempts an offload but knocks on.
SCRUM SHARKS - Cowboys knock on just past halfway.
Williams looks to be a centre, Treacy on the wing. Wilton at centre on the other side.
Mulitalo now off the field.
Mulitalo limping badly but staying on the field.
Dugan appears to be fine, he's getting some houeskeeping done. Coming off for an HIA.
Play stopped as Josh Dugan gets attended to after copping an accidental head knock. He looks like he looked into a blender full of tomatoes and pressed the dice button.
Townsend grubbers for himself and Holmes regathers and just gets back into the field of play.
SCRUM SHARKS - 3 tackles later and the Cowboys knock on when McGuire fumbles a pass that went to ground.
Cowboys get the ball back from the drop out as Graham drops it
Townsend grubbers and the Cowboys winger and fullback baulk each other and Tabuai-Fidow takes it dead. Cowboys drop out.
SET RESTART SHARKS - on the first tackle from the scrum
SCRUM SHARKS - Cowboys with a knock on while defending the Sharks, 10m from their own line.
PENALTY SHARKS - Sharks find touch 10m inside the Cowboys half.
Townsend's kick started out looking like a cup of hot sick, but cleaned itself up and went between the sticks.
Townsend on the left side has a bunch of players standing around, then he sees Dugan running a nice line outside the Cowboys winger, so Townsend grubbers through the line and the ball bounces beautifully for Dugan, who regathers and scores in the right corner.
SET RESTART SHARKS - ON the 3rd tackle this time
SET RESTART SHARKS - On the second tackle.
Both sides running with real intent. a few good shots by the Sharks defenders too. Nothing too expansive at the moment though.
Holmes converts.
Townsend with a great pass in a wrap-around play with Harold Holt it seems, because he passed to no-one. HTF picked up the loose ball and ran 80 metres to score under the posts.
Drinkwater chips to the corner for his winger. His winger had no interest in it and the ball bounced dead-in-goal. 7 tackle set for the Sharks.
SET RESTART COWBOYS - on the first tackle
Townsend nails the sideline conversion
Sharks let the ball sing, passing from the right side to the left, Kennedy slots in to create the extra man, links with Treacy who then gets a neat draw and pass to Hiroti who dives over in the left corner.
PENALTY SHARKS - Cowboys kick chase offside. Sharks find touch on halfway
Cowboys kick-off
Players running out onto the ground at the sunny Sunshine Kogarah Coast....
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Nick Morel
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (48)
Tries: Mawene Hiroti, Josh Dugan, Connor Tracey (2), Matt Moylan, Will Kennedy (2), Teig Wilton
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (8/8)
Penalty Goals:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (10)
Tries: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Valentine Holmes
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (1/2)
Penalty Goals: