FULL TIME - THE COWBOYS TAKE A 26-24 VICTORY
WHITEHEAD THROWS IT INTO TOUCH... COWBOYS WILL HOLD ON
60 seconds- Raiders 40m out tackle 3
90 seconds left - Raiders have 60m to go on a full set
Croker kicks then kicks again but Kyle Feldt saves the day by diving on it
Horrible kick from the Cowboys on tackle 4 as Hampton kicked on such an acute angle it made no real metres gain
Croker loses the ball and Cowboys go on the attack
PENALTY COWBOYS: Corey Harawira-Naera takes out Justin O'Neill in the process of it coming down; Raiders challenge unsuccessfully
PENALTY RAIDERS: Ben Dunn penalised and ON REPORT for a crusher tackle - Cowboys have to defend in their own 20
PENALTY RAIDERS: Sebastian Kris takes a good catch and then some contact in the air from Justin O'Neill sees Peter Gough penalise the Cowboys
Valentine Holmes slots the penalty goal from wide out to give the Cowboys a lead for the first time tonight
PENALTY COWBOYS: The Raiders penalised for a late and high hit on Ben Hampton
Jarrod Croker loses the ball as the Raiders attack down the left
SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Jack Wighton originally ruled to have knocked-on by Peter Gough but replays show it was all Cowboys; The dropout is the ensuing result after Holmes knocks-on
PENALTY RAIDERS: Connelly Lemuelu ON REPORT for a shoulder charge on Elliott Whitehead off the ball; Didn't look much in it but still the right call
Some dumb play from Scott Drinkwater to play at a Sebastian Kris offload that was only going out
Valentine Holmes converts to level the scores up
Well... Justin O'Neill looked like he was offside on the kick from Scott Drinkwater but the bunker gives it the all clear
Curtis Scott loses the ball on his own 40
Awkward bounce for Caleb Aekins at the back but it's lost backwards according to Peter Gough
Kyle Feldt loses the ball in the air and Raiders survive
A try potentially blown by the Cowboys with Justin O'Neill holding the ball instead of passing
What a poor end to the set as the Raiders have Caleb Aekins tackled on the last tackle 25m out from the Raiders line
Valentine Holmes converts from close range to seal the early dominance of the Cowboys in the second half
Reece Robson claims the try is there any issues with the grounding? Peter Gough looking straight at it doesn't think so
SIX AGAIN - Sebastian Kris loses the ball in trying to catch it and the Cowboys get another attacking set on the Raiders line
BRILLIANCE - Valentine Holmes gets it on the last with nothing doing then accelerates in behind and then his kick forces Sebastian Kris to clean it up on his own line and gets driven back into the ingoal
SECOND HALF IS GO! - The Cowboys using the ball first of the second half as they get over the 40 in the opening set
Valentine Holmes with the conversion attempt from 10m to the left of the upright slots the conversion
Ben Condon gets over after a delicate kick from Scott Drinkwater bounces up nicely for the Cowboys second rower
George Williams loses the ball from the kick-off
Jarrod Croker converts from close range again
Tom Starling goes through the middle of some very poor defence and links up with George Williams
Jarrod Croker loses the ball out wide as he couldn't connect with Jordan Rapana after the Raiders elected to run it on the last
Jarrod Croker from out wide hits the conversion sweetly and it sneaks inside the uprights
Jordan Rapana doesn't get too many easier than that - The Cowboys edge defence is flimsy as the Raiders have a 4 on 2 and Jack Wighton gets a good ball out to Jordan Rapana who scores
Cowboys cough up possession again and the Raiders will go on the attack
Tom Starling throws forward from dummy half again as Corey Horsburgh ran to the line
SET RESTART: Cowboys all offside yet again
SET RESTART: On what would've been last tackle - Peter Gough finds six more for the Cowboys being offside
Connelly Lemuelu doesn't have enough control of his play the ball and loses it
Jarrod Croker converts from close range
Too easy for the Raiders - Josh Papali'i able to get an offload away that found Tom Starling who draws in a defender and finds Emre Guler who is charging at the line
PENALTY RAIDERS: A high tackle from Reece Robson is penalised and the Raiders get some good field position
Coen Hess loses the ball as expected and Matt Noyen in the bunker rules it was in the field of play
BUNKER: Coen Hess has the leap, has the momentum, has the ball over the line... loses it but we're just confirming it
OUT ON THE FULL - Jack Wighton's kick is a long way out on the full - Cowboys PTB 35m out from the Raiders line
Crowd booing for a penalty but none forthcoming from referee Gough
Valentine Holmes converts from out near the right hand sideline
Kyle Feldt has space on the outside but the covering defence is there so he steps back inside and has too much strength and gets over to score
Emre Guler not happy with the knock-on call from Peter Gough but replays show the Raiders forward lost it
Jarrod Croker from the touchline is successful with the conversion
Jordan Rapana in the corner scores - The Raiders went down the right in the previous play before shifting left through a short passing game and Rapana scores
PENALTY RAIDERS: Peter Gough penalises Connelly Lemuelu for changing his line and running an escort on Jordan Rapana
Shot clock goes off but Peter Gough gives it the all clear
REPEAT SET: Scott Drinkwater kicks in behind and Caleb Aekins like the road-runner swoops across and takes it dead
Emre Guler loses the ball on play 2 off the set restart
SET RESTART: Poor play the ball from the Raiders but Peter Gough says it's because of the Cowboys and there's a set restart
Ben Hampton puts in a good kick but it just rolls too far and goes dead - Raiders get a 20m restart
Poor kick on the last from Jack Wighton and the Cowboys work it out of their own 20
Tom Starling throws the ball forward out of dummy half and pressure comes off the Cowboys
Scott Drinkwater loses the ball in a strong tackle as the Cowboys come back towards the middle
SET RESTART: The Raiders caught offside and Peter Gough calls six more
Pressure on the Cowboys as Murray Taulagi throws an awful pass out of dummy half inside his own 10
Josh Drinkwater kicks from inside the 40 but doesn't have the distance or angle to get the 40/20
Kyle Feldt takes a good catch under a high balls as the Cowboys work it out of their own 20
Horror kick from Valentine Holmes with his kick into the corner goes a good 10m over the touch ingoal line on the full
Corey Harawira-Naera knocks on from play 2 and the Cowboys on the attack
"HERE IT COMES" Peter Gough calls time on and we're underway in Townsville - The Raiders have it
Teams and officials on the field as we have the ANZAC Ceremony
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: David Munro, Nick Morel
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (26)
Tries: Kyle Feldt, Ben Condon, Reece Robson, Justin O'Neill
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)
CANBERRA RAIDERS (24)
Tries: Jordan Rapana (2), Emre Guler, George Williams
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (4/4)
Penalty Goals: