Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat April 24, 2021
Round 7 - Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba - Crowd: 13791
80min

FULL TIME - THE COWBOYS TAKE A 26-24 VICTORY

80min

WHITEHEAD THROWS IT INTO TOUCH... COWBOYS WILL HOLD ON

79min

60 seconds- Raiders 40m out tackle 3

79min

90 seconds left - Raiders have 60m to go on a full set

78min

Croker kicks then kicks again but Kyle Feldt saves the day by diving on it

77min

Horrible kick from the Cowboys on tackle 4 as Hampton kicked on such an acute angle it made no real metres gain

76min

Croker loses the ball and Cowboys go on the attack

75min

PENALTY COWBOYS: Corey Harawira-Naera takes out Justin O'Neill in the process of it coming down; Raiders challenge unsuccessfully

74min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Ben Dunn penalised and ON REPORT for a crusher tackle - Cowboys have to defend in their own 20

72min

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

71min

Penalty Goal: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes slots the penalty goal from wide out to give the Cowboys a lead for the first time tonight

Cowboys lead Cowboys 26 - 24 Raiders
69min

PENALTY COWBOYS: The Raiders penalised for a late and high hit on Ben Hampton

65min

Jarrod Croker loses the ball as the Raiders attack down the left

65min

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

65min

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

64min

Some dumb play from Scott Drinkwater to play at a Sebastian Kris offload that was only going out

63min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes converts to level the scores up

Tied up at Cowboys 24 - 24 Raiders
61min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Justin O'Neill. Kick to come.

Well... Justin O'Neill looked like he was offside on the kick from Scott Drinkwater but the bunker gives it the all clear

Raiders lead Cowboys 22 - 24 Raiders
57min

Curtis Scott loses the ball on his own 40

53min

Awkward bounce for Caleb Aekins at the back but it's lost backwards according to Peter Gough

50min

Kyle Feldt loses the ball in the air and Raiders survive

49min

A try potentially blown by the Cowboys with Justin O'Neill holding the ball instead of passing

47min

What a poor end to the set as the Raiders have Caleb Aekins tackled on the last tackle 25m out from the Raiders line

45min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes converts from close range to seal the early dominance of the Cowboys in the second half

Raiders lead Cowboys 18 - 24 Raiders
44min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Reece Robson. Kick to come.

Reece Robson claims the try is there any issues with the grounding? Peter Gough looking straight at it doesn't think so

Raiders lead Cowboys 16 - 24 Raiders
43min

SIX AGAIN - Sebastian Kris loses the ball in trying to catch it and the Cowboys get another attacking set on the Raiders line

42min

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

40min

SECOND HALF IS GO! - The Cowboys using the ball first of the second half as they get over the 40 in the opening set

40min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes with the conversion attempt from 10m to the left of the upright slots the conversion

Raiders lead Cowboys 12 - 24 Raiders
40min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Ben Condon. Kick to come.

Ben Condon gets over after a delicate kick from Scott Drinkwater bounces up nicely for the Cowboys second rower

Raiders lead Cowboys 10 - 24 Raiders
40min

George Williams loses the ball from the kick-off

40min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker converts from close range again

Raiders lead Cowboys 6 - 24 Raiders
38min

Try: Raiders
Scored by George Williams. Kick to come.

Tom Starling goes through the middle of some very poor defence and links up with George Williams

Raiders lead Cowboys 6 - 22 Raiders
36min

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

34min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker from out wide hits the conversion sweetly and it sneaks inside the uprights

Raiders lead Cowboys 6 - 18 Raiders
33min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.

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

Raiders lead Cowboys 6 - 16 Raiders
32min

Cowboys cough up possession again and the Raiders will go on the attack

31min

Tom Starling throws forward from dummy half again as Corey Horsburgh ran to the line

30min

SET RESTART: Cowboys all offside yet again

30min

SET RESTART: On what would've been last tackle - Peter Gough finds six more for the Cowboys being offside

28min

Connelly Lemuelu doesn't have enough control of his play the ball and loses it

27min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker converts from close range

Raiders lead Cowboys 6 - 12 Raiders
25min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Emre Guler. Kick to come.

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

Raiders lead Cowboys 6 - 10 Raiders
24min

PENALTY RAIDERS: A high tackle from Reece Robson is penalised and the Raiders get some good field position

24min

Coen Hess loses the ball as expected and Matt Noyen in the bunker rules it was in the field of play

24min

BUNKER: Coen Hess has the leap, has the momentum, has the ball over the line... loses it but we're just confirming it

24min

OUT ON THE FULL - Jack Wighton's kick is a long way out on the full - Cowboys PTB 35m out from the Raiders line

22min

Crowd booing for a penalty but none forthcoming from referee Gough

20min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes converts from out near the right hand sideline

Tied up at Cowboys 6 - 6 Raiders
19min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Kyle Feldt. Kick to come.

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

Raiders lead Cowboys 4 - 6 Raiders
18min

Emre Guler not happy with the knock-on call from Peter Gough but replays show the Raiders forward lost it

18min

Conversion: Raiders
Kicked by Jarrod Croker.

Jarrod Croker from the touchline is successful with the conversion

Raiders lead Cowboys 0 - 6 Raiders
16min

Try: Raiders
Scored by Jordan Rapana. Kick to come.

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

Raiders lead Cowboys 0 - 4 Raiders
15min

PENALTY RAIDERS: Peter Gough penalises Connelly Lemuelu for changing his line and running an escort on Jordan Rapana

12min

Shot clock goes off but Peter Gough gives it the all clear

12min

REPEAT SET: Scott Drinkwater kicks in behind and Caleb Aekins like the road-runner swoops across and takes it dead

11min

Emre Guler loses the ball on play 2 off the set restart

11min

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

10min

Ben Hampton puts in a good kick but it just rolls too far and goes dead - Raiders get a 20m restart

9min

Poor kick on the last from Jack Wighton and the Cowboys work it out of their own 20

7min

Tom Starling throws the ball forward out of dummy half and pressure comes off the Cowboys

7min

Scott Drinkwater loses the ball in a strong tackle as the Cowboys come back towards the middle

6min

SET RESTART: The Raiders caught offside and Peter Gough calls six more

5min

Pressure on the Cowboys as Murray Taulagi throws an awful pass out of dummy half inside his own 10

4min

Josh Drinkwater kicks from inside the 40 but doesn't have the distance or angle to get the 40/20

3min

Kyle Feldt takes a good catch under a high balls as the Cowboys work it out of their own 20

2min

Horror kick from Valentine Holmes with his kick into the corner goes a good 10m over the touch ingoal line on the full

1min

Corey Harawira-Naera knocks on from play 2 and the Cowboys on the attack

1min

"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: