That'll do it for Magic Round 2022 and the Cowboys thump the Tigers 36-12.
Line dropout, they have to take it with over 30 seconds to go.
Feldt puts it down
Holmes converts and it's a twenty-four point margin.
Tick it off the Magic Round bingo card, a bomb catch from Jeremiah Nanai leading to a try.
Total crowd for Magic Round 130,122. Great result
Twal loses it, would've been the maiden try.
PENALTY TIGERS: Kyle Feldt takes out Junior Tupou.
Short dropout failed. Penalty tigers
Tigers get a repeat set.
First set restart for the Tigers AND for the game.
Let's take you through the Tigers injury toll: Luke Brooks (hamstring) Jake Simpkin (head knock) Thomas Mikaele (head knock) AJ Kepaoa (covid) David Nofoaluma (head knock) Daine Laurie (knee) Adam Doueihi (knee) James Roberts (back) Tommy Talau (knee) Shawn Blore (ACL) Rua Ngati (ankle) Oliver Gildart (calf)
PENALTY TIGERS: Scrum breaks only.
Robson loses it and they call it a forward pass.
Great kick from Hastings. 30-12 and 11 to go in the final match of the NRL's third installment of Magic Round.
Fails to amount to anything, you feel for the Tigers.
Good bust from Junior Tupou, Hastings kicks twice in the one motion.
Tigers defence hangs in there.
Alex Seyfarth guilty of a high shot there.
Garner loses the ball. Just hasn't gone their way tonight.
Cowboys complete their set after points.
Tigers down to just one on the bench.
Holmes from the right hand touchline doinks the upright. 30-12
Cowboys are just a well-oiled machine. Plan A didn't work down the left, so they shift right and Tom Dearden fires a bullet to Peta Hiku and Hiku crosses for the visitors.
Zane Musgrove is in severe discomfort after attempting to tackle Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
PENALTY COWBOYS: Kelma Tuilagi guilty of stripping the ball illegally.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Alex Seyfarth takes out the Hammer in the air.
They say it comes off the leg of Valentine Holmes. FOX commentators saying the Tigers getting hard done by, couldn't be further from the truth. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow gets tackled meters from the line.
Scott Drinkwater is the man making way
It's Hammer Time
Challenge is successful, PENALTY COWBOYS against Luke Garner
Knock on against Scott Drinkwater, Sutton believes he's contesting the ball. Cowboys challenging here.
PENALTY TIGERS: Cowboys offside there according to Gerry Sutton.
Cowboys complete their set after points.
Holmes converts, Cowboys lead 26-12.
Onside/Offside looked a lot closer then it appeared.
Great kick from Chad Townsend. Val Holmes misses it but Murray Taulagi grabs his second THIS TIME. Cowboys grab the first of the second 40.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Junior Pauga holding down Jason Taumalolo.
Good kick from Hastings giving the Tigers a chance to just breathe.
Taulagi has his second, magically concealing his body in the field of play and grounding the ball initially...It'll be a bunker review though and he's stepped into touch.
Pauga loses the ball one on one and compounds it with a penalty.
Gilbert takes his eyes off it and loses control.
Not played at from Valentine Holmes is the ruling from Bunker official Chris Butler. Challenge is successful, it'll be zero tackle COWBOYS football.
Knock on Cowboys is the ruling... and they're going to challenge that crazy play.
Now to clear up a matter, Jackson Hastings heard a derogatory comment towards him. He reported it and was ejected by stadium security.
Gerard Sutton restarts game 8 of Magic Round. BIG BIG NEWS, Luke Brooks won't return with a hamstring injury.
Half-time and it's a furious ending for the Cowboys putting on two quick tries to lead 20-12.
Cowboys complete their set after points. Tigers just need to get to half-time.
Tyrone Peachey off for a HIA via FOX's Jake Duke
Holmes converts and all of a sudden it's a two possession game.
If that doesn't lock him in for Origin, I don't know what will. Reuben Cotter breaks through the middle, does the disappearing trick on Starford To'a and he scores under the sticks.
Jake Simpkin has failed his HIA
Holmes converts and the Cowboys retake the lead 14-12 here in Brisbane.
We're level in Brisbane. Zane Musgrove can't handle the bomb in the pressure from Coen Hess. Chad Townsend throws a lovely cut out ball to Kyle Feldt and Feldt has us level at 12 apiece.
Toa knocks on
It's been an even high-quality contest, goal kicking the difference at the moment as it's two tries apiece.
Tigers complete their set after points.
Looks like something was thrown at Jackson Hastings there, straight up to the ground manager.
Hastings from the right-hand touchline is successful
Off the penalty, the Cowboys can't handle the dynamic Tigers attack. A lovely play from Luke Brooks and Jackson Hastings finds Luke Garner and the future Panther crosses.
Andrew Voss not a fan of that penalty, but he should go consult the rule book.
Reuben Cotter has been placed 'on report' for a hip drop.
Now Junior Tupou is down (the debutant).
Cotter caught a mid-field bomb but is taken 20 meters out from the Tigers line. No change to our scoreline.
Junior Pauga to go to centre and Tyrone Peachey to go to hooker.
He'll go for a HIA but on the replays it doesn't look good
Jake Simpkin down for the Tigers, this doesn't look good.
Cowboys nailing the details, good kick into the corner allowing the chasers to get down and trap the Tigers.
Ken Maumalo has PASSED his HIA and will return via FOX's Jake Duke.
Tigers throwing a lot of razzle dazzle but it's just not paying off.
Cowboys complete their set after points.
Holmes hooks it to the other side of the posts, Cowboys lead by two here midway through the opening 40.
He set the first up in spectacular fashion, and now Murray Taulagi reaps the reward and scores one for himself.
Tigers scrambling well here.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Tyrone Peachey catches Kyle Feldt high.
Starford To'a with an unforgivable error. He catches the ball, PRIOR to stepping on the sideline to make it go out on the full. Cowboys on the attack.
Hastings converts from the right hand touchline and it's a 6-4 lead to the Wests Tigers.
Madge loves that in the box.
What a special moment for the debutant. Junior Tupou flies high above the pack to grab his first, first-grade try.
Ken Maumalo was taken off by the injury surveillance bunker. Junior Pauga will come into the game.
Knocked forward by the Cowboys there. Tigers survive.
Ken Maumalo is hurt here for the Tigers, came in under an injury cloud. Hoping he's ok.
Solid opening ten minutes from both sides, although the Tigers would be filthy with the way they allowed that opening try to come so quickly after losing possession.
Cowboys complete their set after points.
Holmes from the left-hand touchline hooks it to the right hand side so it remains 4-0.
That could be the try of the weekend. Cowboys shift it to their favoured left hand side. Murray Taulagi looked for certain to go into touch, before flicking it back inside to Scott Drinkwater for THE TRY OF THE WEEKEND.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Jake Simpkin holding down too long on that occasion.
Kelma Tuilagi loses possession with the line open. Big blow for the Tigers.
Tigers force a goal line dropout, great kick from Jackson Hastings.
PENALTY TIGERS; Junior Tupou taken high in his first touch, Tom Gilbert the guilty offender.
Both sides able to get through their opening sets.
Gerard Sutton is the man in charge, and Game 8 of Magic Round is underway.
Minutes silence for Andrew Symonds who passed away today.
Magic Round concludes with an exciting match up between the Wests Tigers and the North Queensland Cowboys. The Tigers' backs have been decimated with Kepaoa and Gildart's late scratchings. Junior Tupou makes his first-grade debut, and Tyrone Peachey shifts to centre with Junior Pauga covering the bench as the utility. Cowboys are 1-17 kickoff coming up.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Dave Munro
Video Referee: Chris Butler
WESTS TIGERS (12)
Tries: Junior Tupou, Luke Garner
Conversions: Jackson Hastings (2/2)
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (36)
Tries: Scott Drinkwater, Murray Taulagi (2), Kyle Feldt, Reuben Cotter, Peta Hiku, Jeremiah Nanai
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/7)