It is Full Time and it is the Cowboys with a dominant win over a very ordinary Dragons side by 31-12. Stay tuned for the Match Report and 3,2,1's coming up @LeagueUnlimited!
Valentine Holmes from the sideline and he nails it!
Connelly Lemuelu with a show and go and he scores to finish off an impressive victory here for the home side.
Penalty Cowboys - Against Jack de Belin for holding Jason Taumalolo for far too long in the tackle. Cowboys a chance.
Another poor option from Zac Lomax who has had an unhappy night, with his pass sailing into touch.
Zac Lomax converts the try.
Jaydn Su'A crashes over for a late consolation try off a peach of a ball close to the line by Talatau Amone.
Chad Townsend nails a field goal.
Jack de Belin now knocks on in the play the ball and the Cowboys are off the hook.
Coen Hess knocks on a Talatau Amone kick on the last and Dragons have a scrum 10m out.
Cowboys on the attack on the last, however Valentine Holmes is tackled just a metre from the tryline.
Michael Molo is crunched by Reece Robson and loses the ball. Cowboys ball deep inside their own territory.
Ben Hunt with a desperate pass on the last, which goes forward. Cowboys ball just short of halfway.
Talatau Amone and Zac Lomax try to combine off a scrum but it is poorly timed and Lomax puts it down. Cowboys ball 20m from their own line.
Tom Dearden makes a break down field but loses possession and Zac Lomax has the ball short of halfway.
Valentine Holmes misses the conversion from out wide.
Zac Lomax makes a dreadful error just after halftime with a poor option of flick pass deep inside his own half. Murray Taulagi collects the loose ball and reaches out to score.
Back underway in Townsville with Jamayne Taunoa-Brown bringing the ball back for the home side!
It is Halftime and it is all the Cowboys as they lead 20-6 at the break. Stay tuned for the Second Half action coming up @LeagueUnlimited.
Jaydn Su'A makes an error close to the line. Takes away the Dragons momentum.
Zac Lomax converts and Dragons needed that!
Ben Hunt gets the Dragons back in the game with a delightful pass close to the line for Moses Suli to crash over and score the Dragons first try of the match.
Penalty Dragons - Against Murray Taulagi for collecting Cody Ramsey in the air while contesting a kick on the last. Dragons find the line 40m from their own line.
Valentine Holmes converts and it is all the Cowboys.
Griffin Neame makes a break and finds Reece Robson in support, who races 40 metres to score against his former club.
Jonathon Reuben on debut with an intercept and he is finally brought down by Valentine Holmes just over halfway as he makes his way infield.
Aaron Woods loses the ball trying to get a quick play the ball. Cowboys on the attack 42 metres out.
INJURY UPDATE - Horrible news for North Queensland fans, Heilum Luki has left the field with a suspected ACL injury.
Valentine Holmes kicks the penalty and now extend the home side's lead.
Penalty Cowboys - Lazy effort from Blake Lawrie who collects Tom Dearden late kicking on the last. .
Penalty Cowboys - North Queensland take the short kickoff and the frustrated Dragons defence ignores the held call and drags Hiku into touch, Cowboys find the line short of halfway.
Ben Hunt with a neat kick on the last and Peta Hiku cleans up but is trapped in goal. Dropout Cowboys.
Dragons with a chance close to the line but Talatau Amone kicks the ball straight to Tom Dearden and Cowboys have all the answers early.
Holmes converts for the home side.
Scott Drinkwater with a neat kick on the last and it bounces up perfectly for Peta Hiku and the Cowboys are flying!
Tom Dearden with a neat kick early in the set and Tautau Moga bats the ball dead. Dropout Dragons.
Valentine Holmes converts in game 150 and its the Cowboys with the fast start.
Coen Hess strolls through a gap close to the line and finds Scott Drinkwater in support to score the first try of the night.
Dragons on the charge and Moses Suli with a lazy error just as St George had a chance to make a play for points.
Scott Drinkwater gives the ball straight back and now the Dragons back over halfway.
Early error from Francis Molo who tried to offload on halfway. Cowboys on the attack.
We are underway in Townsville! Blake Lawrie charges back into a wall of Cowboys defenders!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Darian Furner, Wyatt Raymond
Video Referee: Chris Butler
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (31)
Tries: Scott Drinkwater, Peta Hiku, Reece Robson, Murray Taulagi, Connelly Lemuelu
Field Goals: Chad Townsend (1/1)
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (12)
Tries: Moses Suli, Jaydn Su'A
Conversions: Zac Lomax (2/2)