Johnson kicks it on the FOURTH TIME OF ASKING and the Warriors cap off a brilliant gutsy performance winning their third on the trot. 25-24! WHAT A GAME OF FOOTBALL.
Townsend's kick is short and wide to the left.
Cowboys are OUT on their feet here.
Johnson's kick is WIDE RIGHT from even closer to the mark. Jake Granville with the pressure ONCE MORE.
Johnson's kick is charged down again! Six to go for the home side.
Warriors will get first crack.
Todd Smith blows time back on in golden point. Warriors receiving the ball first
We're off to GOLDEN POINT here at Moreton Daily Stadium.
Warriors look like they're going to wind down the clock and get to golden point.
Cowboys don't go for the shot. They went for the try but Kyle Feldt's kick is recovered by Chanel Harris-Tavita. Time off for a HIA with Chanel Harris-Tavita.
Walsh sends it wide left. Seven tackle set coming up for the visitors.
Johnson's shot at drop goal is charged down!
HIA sees Jesse Arthars' night end. He's been replaced.
Jake Granville makes a meal of it out of acting half and the Cowboys concede a 7 tackle set. Cowboys challenging a potential escort here. Challenge is unsuccessful.
Jake Granville with the big shot on Adam Pompey. Golden field position for the visitors here!
OH SO CLOSE from the Warriors. How did the Cowboys hang on. Reece Walsh shifts it to Jesse Arthars and they're tackled inches out from the try line.
Just OUTSIDE the 40m from Shaun Johnson. But finds touch and the Cowboys work it out of their own end.
Just under 10 to play here at Redcliffe with the score at 24-24. Let the field goal shootout commence!
Cowboys hang on and are now working out of yardage.
Warriors try an early shift, Jeremiah Nanai drags him towards the sideline but Kyle Feldt knocks on trying to regather.
Warriors convert their set after points.
Walsh's conversion is successful. We are locked up here 24-24 with 14 to go!!!
Warriors convert their possession into points and Euan Aitken collects the Chanel Harris-Tavita ball and with a kick to come we could be level once more here.
SET RESTART WARRIORS: First set restart for the home side in this one.
Warriors hang on. Edward Kosi grabs the Peta Hiku grubber and the Warriors now working it out of yardage.
Cowboys convert their set after points. Reece Walsh puts it down in the contest.
Matt Lodge lucky to stay on the field using a slur towards a Cowboys player.
Holmes on the tough angle puts it over the posts and extends the margin out to a converted try 24-18.
Marcelo Montoya placed on-report for the subsequent contact. Cowboys will shoot for goal here.
PENALTY COWBOYS: High contact from Marcelo Montoya on Peta Hiku.
Short dropout doesn't work. Peta Hiku is there for the Cowboys. Really good chance here.
Cowboys get a result, Kyle Feldt and Jeremiah Nanai drive back Reece Walsh into the in-goal area and they get another set of 6.
Shaun Johnson puts an early kick in but a good catch in the slips from Scott Drinkwater.
Warriors push the pass, however the referee spotted a knock on from the Cowboys and get the football back.
Gilbert puts it down, and the Warriors breathe a HUGE sigh of relief.
SIX AGAIN COWBOYS: 10m infringement against the home side.
Scott Drinkwater with a remarkable kick return puts the Cowboys straight on the attack!
Griffin Neame is coming off via the injury surveillance bunker.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Tom Gilbert is guilty of a high tackle, a much-needed penalty.
Cowboys convert their set after points. Warriors now working out of yardage here.
Holmes from the left-hand touchline puts to the left-hand side. The score remains 22-18 in favour of the visitors.
A lovely set play out to the right-hand side, with Chad Townsend, Tom Dearden and Scott Drinkwater all getting involved. Valentine Holmes just outmuscles Reece Walsh to slam the football down and the Cowboys restore their lead.
Six to go for the Cowboys, Josh Curran ruled to have played at the footy according to Todd Smith.
SET RESTART COWBOYS: Ruck infringement against the Warriors.
Warriors can't convert off the sloppy discipline with Bayley Sironen knocking on.
PENALTY WARRIORS: Inside 10m against the Cowboys.
Warriors convert their set after points. Cowboys now working out of yardage here.
Walsh converts from in front and the Warriors have levelled us up at 18 all.
Kodi Nikorima catches the Cowboys defence asleep. Runs out to the left hand side and runs it round underneath the posts and just like that, elementary football from the cowboys gives the Warriors a chance to level up the game.
OH MY GOODNESS. Murray Taulagi puts it down OFF THE KICKOFF.
Todd Smith restarts play for the second 40 minutes here at Moreton Daily Stadium. Cowboys to receive the football running into the breeze with a handy 6 point lead.
Walsh's kick is successful and the Warriors cut the gap to a converted try. It's halftime from Moreton Daily Stadium and it's the North Queensland Cowboys who lead the New Zealand Warriors 18-12.
Josh Curran with the footwork at the line gets the visitors back in this one.
Chanel Harris-Tavita nails the 40/20 and the Warriors will have the final say right before the half ends.
Cowboys convert their set after points impressively. 60m gained, Warriors running out of gas here just before the break.
Holmes from the right-hand touchline this time is successful and the visitors open up a handy two-possession lead right before half-time here at Redcliffe.
INTERCEPTED BY Murray Taulagi who links up with Holmes who was chased down by Marcelo Montoya. Off the next tackle, the Cowboys shifted it right and Kyle Feldt scores untouched and the Cowboys get a vital try before the break.
PENALTY WARRIORS: Cowboys ruled to have been inside the 10. Great touch finder from Shaun Johnson and they're inside the Cowboys 20m zone.
Enterprising play from the visitors, Drinkwater's second kick takes a right hand turn into touch and the pressure relieved once more.
Shaun Johnson mistimes his pass and the Cowboys let off the hook.
PENALTY WARRIORS: Kyle Feldt takes Marcelo Montoya out in the air. Much relieving penalty for the home side. Although the discipline needs to improve considerably from the home side with a 5-0 set restart count against them.
SET RESTART COWBOYS: Three on the trot now, this time for an offside infringement.
SET RESTART COWBOYS x 2: Two straight flops from the Warriors. Will we see a crack down??
No knock on from Reece Walsh, so challenge retained but the same result regardless for the Cowboys (7 tackle set).
Walsh knocks it on but we will have a captains challenge here. Warriors disputing it.
Good defensive set from the home side, Warriors getting some much needed field position.
Cowboys convert their set after points. Warriors now working out of yardage here, Reece Walsh with a solid kick return.
Holmes makes no mistakes and the Cowboys go up by a converted try leading by 12-6.
Addin Fonua-Blake makes an almighty mistake swatting the football down and Scott Drinkwater swoops on the ball and scores for the visitors. North Queensland rewarded there as they were asking a lot of questions in that set of 6.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Marcelo Montoya all over the top of the Cowboys attacker and get a clearing penalty.
Cowboys convert their set after points. Warriors now working out of yardage here.
Holmes makes no mistakes and we're back level here at Redcliffe with the score now at 6-6.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Reece Walsh guilty of a high tackle according to Todd Smith and the visitors will take a shot at goal here.
Murray Taulagi with the juggle off the spiral torpedo bomb from Shaun Johnson. But he maintains possession. Cowboys now with momentum off the set restart.
Marcelo Montoya with the good bomb take and the Warriors hold out the Cowboys. Both sides really marching up the field here. The defence needs to tighten from both sides.
Warriors complete their next set after points.
Walsh's kick is successful and the Warriors take the lead here at Redcliffe by 6-4 after 11 minutes.
Warriors hit back with immediate effect and Jesse Arthars scores his third try in two weeks for the home side. Great ball from Shaun Johnson and the home side off the back of poor discipline from the visitors.
PENALTY WARRIORS: Jordan McLean holding on too long in the tackle. Cowboys notoriously poor disciplinary issues coming to rear their head again.
North Queensland complete their ensuing set after points.
Holmes' kick at goal is away to the right hand side and the score remains 4-0 in favour of the Cowboys in the opening stages of this one.
Off the fresh set, Tom Dearden takes it to the line and throws the dummy straight past Shaun Johnson and breaks out of the tackle from Josh Curran. Great work from the Cowboys number 6.
SET RESTART COWBOYS: Euan Aitken with the ruck infringement, fresh set for the visitors.
Well... Chad Townsend can't handle it and the Cowboys shoot themselves in the foot there. Good tackle from Wayde Egan.
An unfortunate bounce for the Cowboys nearly costs them. Jesse Arthars couldn't handle it. Seven tackle set gets off to a great start with a linebreak from Reuben Cotter.
PENALTY WARRIORS: Scott Drinkwater just mistimes his tackle on Reece Walsh and tackles him in the air. Relieving penalty for the home side.
Both sides get through their opening sets.
Todd Smith blows time on and we're underway from Moreton Daily Stadium with the Warriors receiving first use of the footy.
As far as the team news is concerned, the home side is bolstered by the late inclusion of Addin Fonua-Blake who's passed a late fitness test. That pushes Bunty Afoa to the bench while Eliesa Katoa will be the 18th man. As for the Cowboys, Reuben Cotter starts the game with Jamayne Taunoa-Brown pushing back to the interchange. Scott Drinkwater lines up at fullback for the injured Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.
Hello and welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Friday Night Football. Tonight's first match comes from Moreton Daily Stadium between two top 8 sides, the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys (don't think many would've said that at the beginning of the year). New Zealand is shooting for three wins on the trot, while the Cowboys' solid start to the season was derailed by the Roosters in convincing fashion last Saturday night. Kickoff in 10 mins.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
WARRIORS (25)
Tries: Jesse Arthars, Josh Curran, Kodi Nikorima, Euan Aitken
Field Goals: Reece Walsh (0/1), Shaun Johnson (1/4)
Conversions: Reece Walsh (4/4)
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (24)
Tries: Tom Dearden, Valentine Holmes, Scott Drinkwater, Kyle Feldt
Field Goals: Chad Townsend (0/1)
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/4)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (2/2)