Full Time
80:00
6:00pm Fri June 17, 2022
Round 15 - 4 Pines Park, Brookvale / Cammeraygal - Crowd: 9266
80min

2 Point Field Goal: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Daly Cherry-Evans.

It goes wide!!! Cowboys come back from the dead to win. Absolutely remarkable scenes here at Brookvale.

Cowboys lead Sea Eagles 26 - 28 Cowboys
80min

PENALTY MANLY: Slow down against Hess

79min

Last chance saloon for Manly

78min

Foran loses the football

77min

Manly have to go 95 meters.

76min

Manly go short and Saab knocks on. He went for the strip but unsuccessful.

76min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes is unsuccessful. Cowboys LEAD by 2

Cowboys lead Sea Eagles 26 - 28 Cowboys
76min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

They were down by 14... they don't give up. DCE smashed from the scrum and Holmes runs 85 meters to score. What a team.

Cowboys lead Sea Eagles 26 - 28 Cowboys
75min

DCE loses it.

75min

OH NO!!! Jeremiah Nanai knocks on

74min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes CONVERTS. DON'T MOVE

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 26 - 24 Cowboys
73min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Connelly Lemuelu. Kick to come.

Well this one isn't OVER. What a try from the Cowboys. Shifted right from Holmes to Taulagi onto Lemuelu and the Cowboys aren't finished yet. They're coming home with a wet sail.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 26 - 22 Cowboys
72min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes converts. Cowboys down 26-18.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 26 - 18 Cowboys
72min

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

We're going upstairs with a NO TRY. Reece Robson is OFFSIDE, but the ball has travelled 10m and it's a try.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 26 - 16 Cowboys
70min

Cowboys put it down.

69min

PENALTY COWBOYS: Manly caught offside

69min

Dearden loses the ball in the tackle.

66min

Knock on against Saab. Poor bloke went face into the turf.

65min

Cowboys get the ball back off the short ten. 3/3 strike rate.

64min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick converts. 14 point game.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 26 - 12 Cowboys
64min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Lachlan Croker. Kick to come.

Lachlan Croker will be given a second try here. Sensational

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 24 - 12 Cowboys
64min

Gerard Sutton starting NO TRY. Second kick has proven to be a valuable weapon tonight. Croker may have lost it here though.

63min

Morgan Harper passed his HIA. Kieran Foran still being assessed as we speak

63min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick converts. It's a two-possession game with 16 and a half to go.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 20 - 12 Cowboys
61min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Lachlan Croker. Kick to come.

Man of the moment. He set them up with the field position and off a poor set. Daly Cherry-Evans puts in a great grubber and Lachlan Croker gets to the ball first.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 18 - 12 Cowboys
60min

Momentum-changing kick from Lachlan Croker. A 40/20

59min

Knock on Cowboys - meters out from the line.

58min

One on one strip by Connelly Lemuelu. Cowboys on the attack

58min

Kieran Foran taken off via the independent doctor

56min

Another short ten works the treat for NQL. They get it back off the drop-out

55min

Dearden knocks it dead and it'll be another set of six for Manly

54min

PENALTY MANLY: Offside penalty - legal knock down from Jordan McLean but dived on in an offside position by Connelly Lemuelu

52min

Morgan Harper off via the independent doctor.

51min

Manly covert their set after points.

49min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick fails to convert and the lead remains two for Manly.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 14 - 12 Cowboys
48min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Christian Tuipulotu. Kick to come.

That's a second for Christian Tuipulotu. Pin-point kick from Lachlan Croker and it's a great take from the winger and gets his second.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 14 - 12 Cowboys
47min

PENALTY MANLY: Griffin Neame too long in the tackle

47min

Tom Dearden puts it down, good set though after points as the error occurred on the final tackle.

46min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes converts and the Cowboys lead for the first time tonight.

Cowboys lead Sea Eagles 10 - 12 Cowboys
44min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Jeremiah Nanai. Kick to come.

Good kick from Scott Drinkwater, Andrew Davey failed to come down with the ball in the contest with Jake Granville and Jeremiah Nanai wins the race to the ball.

Tied up at Sea Eagles 10 - 10 Cowboys
43min

Jason Saab puts it down, not having a happy night the Manly winger

41min

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has failed his HIA. Morgan Harper buy a lotto ticket mate, lucky to stay on the field.

40min

Manly just recover the kickoff after Morgan Harper didn't catch it on the full. Luckily Christian Tuipulotu is there to recover for the home side.

40min

Back underway for the second half as Gerard Sutton blows the whistle. Cowboys trailing by four at the change of ends. Can they come back??

40min

Half-time: Manly up here 10-6 at 4 Pines Park

40min

Harper bundled into touch

39min

PENALTY MANLY: Scott Drinkwater all over the ruck

39min

Injury surveillance ruling Hammer for an HIA. Where is the report for Morgan Harper??? NRL need some explanation there.

38min

PENALTY COWBOYS: Morgan Harper knees Hammer accidentally in the back of the head.

37min

That was an incredibly confusing one. Gerard Sutton thought the Cowboys challenged but Chad Townsend was adamant he didn't and Chad won.

36min

Cowboys convert their set after points.

35min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes converts, and the Cowboys claw their way back. 10-6 with four and a half to go.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 10 - 6 Cowboys
34min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

Both sides scoring off kicks here this evening. Coen Hess batted it back well in a contest. Chad Townsend puts it on a dime for Valentine Holmes to cross.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 10 - 4 Cowboys
32min

Chad Townsend taken on the last, great defence from Manly.

30min

PENALTY COWBOYS: High shot from Tolutau Koula on Tom Dearden.

29min

Scott Drinkwater having an unhappy opening 40 so far.

28min

PENALTY COWBOYS: Dylan Walker with the leg-pull

27min

Jeremiah Nanai saves the day after a great chip from Kieran Foran to Dylan Walker. But Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow takes the short drop-out. Big turning points there from the young Cowboys

27min

PENALTY MANLY: Peta Hiku guilty of a flop. Cowboys compounding the score-line with a penalty. Seems similar to 2021.

25min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick converts. It's a 10-0 ball game. Yes, you are reading that right. Manly lead North Queensland 10-0

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 10 - 0 Cowboys
24min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Reuben Garrick. Kick to come.

Well, that was some diabolical defence from the Cowboys. Jeremiah Nanai was called off-side and Harper broke straight through before linking up with Garrick to cross for Manly.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 8 - 0 Cowboys
21min

Saab goes into touch and loses it. Des Hasler is FUMING

20min

Risky pass inside their own end and Tom Dearden unable to contain the pass.

18min

Nanai's pass to the Hammer was ruled forward by David Munro on the sideline. Good decision

17min

DCE loses it. Another Cowboys set coming up

16min

Haumole Olakau'atu loses the football in the tackle. NO TRY - knock-on in the in-goal. Cowboys get a relieving seven tackle set.

16min

Gerard Sutton going up NO TRY.

15min

Reece Robson fails to take possession. Manly goes on the attack deep inside the Cowboys end.

13min

Cowboys struggling to get out of yardage here. Really missing the go forward that Cotter can provide them.

11min

An update re: Cotter. Brent Read is reporting that medicos optimistic Reuben Cotter has only a strained hamstring. Will return to Townsville tomorrow with the team to undergo scans

11min

Haumole Olakau'atu ruled to have knocked on it'll be NO TRY

11min

Gerard Sutton sending up NO TRY claiming a knock on from Haumole Olakau'atu.

11min

Manly complete their set after points.

10min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick unable to convert from the right-hand touchline. 4-0 Manly

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 4 - 0 Cowboys
8min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Christian Tuipulotu. Kick to come.

Well, it had to come, Manly shifted from right to left. Manly went up for the bomb, they kept it alive and the second kick for Christian Tuipulotu works wonders for the home side.

Sea Eagles lead Sea Eagles 4 - 0 Cowboys
6min

Jason Saab tried to come down with it, but lost it into Scott Drinkwater.

5min

Cowboys put a good kick in, Manly to force the ball out of yardage. Reuben Garrick didn't want to take that bomb on the full though. Nearly cost the home side.

4min

Josh Aloiai loses the ball for Manly. First chance comes to nothing.

3min

Set restart for Manly - ruck infringement.

1min

Both sides get through their opening sets. Cowboys reshuffle now with Cotter out, Jamayne Taunoa-Brown IN starting prop, Brendan Elliot on the bench with Ben Condon as the 18th man.

Gerard Sutton blows time on and we're off and running on Friday night footy!

The late drama here - Reuben Cotter has limped off the field in the WARM-UP. This is a late plot twist.

Round 15 continues with a trip to the Northern Beaches for a critical match. Manly are a win outside the eight and this match is turning into a critical one for the home side's chances of making the finals. North Queensland will be looking to solidify their position in the top four with a win tonight. As far as the late mail is concerned, Manly is unchanged, while the Cowboys have one change, Coen Hess starts in place of Connelly Lemuelu. Kickoff in just under 20 minutes.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton

Touch Judges: Dave Munro, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Chris Butler

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (26)
Tries: Christian Tuipulotu (2), Reuben Garrick, Lachlan Croker (2)
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (3/5)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (28)
Tries: Valentine Holmes (2), Jeremiah Nanai, Reece Robson, Connelly Lemuelu
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/5)