Drop out Roosters - Feldt's grubber is collected in goal by Tedesco, but he slips
Watson with a grubber from dummy half and he kicks it like he's trying to get a 40/20. Bunker looking at obstruction.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Cowboys offside. Roosters take the tap 10m from the Cowboys line.
Radley makes a break on halfway, through the middle and links with Tedesco, who very nearly gets to the Cowboys line.
Tedesco lining up the conversion attempt from the sideline and it missed by a very long distance.
Tedesco at first receiver on the left side, throws a lovely cut-out ball to Tupou in space and he dives over in the corner.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Townsend with a sloppy pea hearted high tackle. It was almost as if he wanted to concede a penalty but not hurt anyone. He's been binned.
Taulagi looked to have scored, but the ball bounced forward off Holmes in the leadup.
Drop Out Cowboys - Tualagi with a hitup and he's driven back 4.7kms and back into his own ingoal
Butcher puts down a tough pass in the line, 5m from the Cowboys line.
Holmes from the sideline, just misses the conversion
From the back of the scrum, the Cowboys went left to Dearden who spun to avoid the defender who rushed up, then got a great ball to Taulagi, who stepped inside the cover defence and slammed the ball down for a try in the corner.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Keary with a 1-on-1 strip on Luki, but he loses the ball in the process, 10m from the Roosters line.
Feldt tried to grubber back in field on the last, but Tupou blocked it with his foot, he then dived forward to collect the loose ball but he dived into touch in the process.
SCRUM COWBOYS - A nothing passing play with stationary bodies results in a knock on, 15m from the Roosters line.
PENALTY COWBOYS - Illegal strip on Holmes. Cowboys with another set inside the Roosters 30m
PENALTY COWBOYS - High Tackle. Cowboys find touch inside the Roosters 30m
PENALTY COWBOYS - Walker puts in a wobbly old grubber behind the posts, which evaded Townsend and Keary trailing behind, plants the ball down with both hands for a try. The Bunker reviewed it and disallowed the try after finding an obstruction in the leadup.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Nanai with a high tackle on Tedesco
Granville attempted to regather his own grubber from dummy half but Keary snapped it up
Tedesco with a long bull that was intercepted by Taulagi close to the Cowboys line.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Neame with a late hit on Keary
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Crusher tackle on Tedesco
Walker from the right side misses the conversion.
Keary kicks to the right side where Manu takes it between two Cowboys defenders and then forces his way between the defence to reach out and score a brilliant try.
Watson makes a break and links with Tedesco in support and he races another 30m. Roosters make their way to the Cowboys 20m line
Set restart Cowboys - on halfway
Walker from the right sideline with a great kick, adds the extras
Manu on the right side gets between the two edge defenders and then flicks a ball out to the unmarked Naiqama who strolls in to score a good try.
Quick passing by the Roosters left side sees Tupou make a 25m run down the sideline.
SCRUM ROOSTERS - Holmes very nearly got outside Manu, but the big centre pushed him into touch 2m shy of the tryline.
Holmes with a dribbling short restart and he regathers the ball.
Walker nails the conversion
Manu at first receiver on the left side, drifted left and then hit Radley running back towards the left, and he hit an outside shoulder, broke through the line and crashed over to score
Dearden destroyed Naiqama, denying him a try
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Roosters now with another full set 35m from the Cowboys line
Tabuai-Fidow very nearly breaks through the middle. Holmes lost the ball on the next play on halfway.
Walker unable to convert from out wide.
Keary received the ball on the right side and quickly got it on to Tedesco, which he had to catch above his head and in the defensive line, yet he somehow caught and passed it with both hands above his head. The pass was perfect to Manu and he had a clear run to the tryline.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - High contact. Keary finds touch 30m from the Cowboys line
SCRUM COWBOYS - Siosiua Taukeiaho drops the ball as he attempts a hit up close to the Cowboys line
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Gilbert binned for pushing Keary out of play, off the ball.
Tedesco and Walker have a collision contesting to catch a kick. Walker has come up off with a leg injury, likely a cork. Tedesco carried on as if he'd had Chad Townsend try and tackle him.
Keary kicked for Tupou but Feldt took it comfortably. In fact, if it had've been any more comfortable he would've landed in an armchair.
DROPOUT COWBOYS - JWH and Cotter seeking each other out all night
The Cowboys haven't had to work the ball out of their own half yet. Everytime they have to, the Roosters concede a penalty.
PENALTY COWBOYS - They will start this set 5m from halfway
Sitili Tupouniua drops the ball in a tackle by Robson. Townsend will get credited with a tackle there, but he was basically brushing some grass off Sitili's jumper.
Set restart Roosters
Dearden's kick finds Momirovski while all of the Cowboys players watched the Roosters centre take the catch.
PENALTY COWBOYS - Siosiua Taukeiaho pinged for an illegal strip on Cotter
PENALTY COWBOYS - Roosters defence were offside. Townsend finds touch 15m from halfway
Tabuai-Fidow slips after taking the bomb and the Roosters defence wraps him up 5m from his own line.
Walker from wide on the left side misses
Walker kicks to the left corner where Tupou taps it back to Momirovski who dives over the line to score.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Tedesco takes a quick tap.
PENALTY ROOSTERS - Keary finds touch 17m from halfway
McLean almost made a McMess of that pass.
PENALTY COWBOYS - The will start their set on halfway
Strong defensive set by the Cowboys.
Cowboys kick off
The last time the Cowboys beat the Roosters, Australian's had no idea about lockdowns, zoom meetings or panic buying of toilet paper.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Tyson Brough, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (4)
Tries: Murray Taulagi
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (0/1)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (28)
Tries: Paul Momirovski, Joseph Manu (2), Victor Radley, Kevin Naiqama, Daniel Tupou
Conversions: Sam Walker (2/5), James Tedesco (0/1)