Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat September 3, 2022
Round 25 - Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba - Crowd: 23840
79min

TRY SAVER PENRITH - Eddie Blacker with the try-saver of the year on Scott Drinkwater, running the fullback down to save a certain try. That'll be full time.

79min

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL - but not the good kind of successful as there was a knock on from Chaddy Brah but no strip

78min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Panthers get a penalty with 1 minute left but the Cowboys are challenging the strip

77min

NO TRY CONFIRMED - Murray Taulagi's drop gives the Panthers a 7 tackle set

77min

BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - ref thinks Murray Taulagi dropped it over the line and I agree with him

75min

20M TAP COWBOYS - Drinkwater catches it in goal and then draws a penalty

73min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Eddie Blacker knocks it on in the tackle

71min

SCRUM PANTHERS - Reuben Cotter makes an error

71min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

GOAL COWBOYS - Chad Townsend knocks it over

Cowboys lead Cowboys 38 - 8 Panthers
70min

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

TRY COWBOYS - Reece Robson try is confirmed after there was no knock on in the leadup

Cowboys lead Cowboys 36 - 8 Panthers
70min

BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - Checking a possible Reece Robson try

70min

40/20 COWBOYS - Chad Townsend kicks a 40/20

69min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

GOAL COWBOYS - Chad Townsend puts it over

Cowboys lead Cowboys 32 - 8 Panthers
67min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow. Kick to come.

TRY COWBOYS - An awful bounce for Charlie Staines sees Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow get his first try of the night

Cowboys lead Cowboys 30 - 8 Panthers
65min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Kurt Falls.

NO GOAL PANTHERS - Kurt Falls is away to the right

Cowboys lead Cowboys 26 - 8 Panthers
63min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Sunia Turuva. Kick to come.

TRY PANTHERS - Penrith score down a man, with Sunia Turuva finding space on the edge and scoring.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 26 - 8 Panthers
62min

SIX MORE PANTHERS - Cowboys play at the ball that is regained by Penrith

61min

KNOCK ON COWBOYS - the Panthers are able to survive and dive on the loose ball

60min

Sin bin Thomas Jenkins

60min

NO TRY CONFIRMED - Thomas Jenkins will sit down for 10 after taking out Jeremiah Nanai without the ball

60min

BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - ref wants to make sure there is no interference on Nanai

59min

PENALTY COWBOYS - the bad week for short dropouts continues, with Sean O'Sullivan going out on the full

59min

REPEAT SET COWBOYS - Sunia Turuva is trapped in goal

56min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes converts his own try

Cowboys lead Cowboys 26 - 4 Panthers
54min

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

TRY COWBOYS - a superb try from North Queensland, with Valentine Holmes sprinting to take the 20 metre tap and then finding Kyle Feldt, who quickly passed back inside to Holmes who had too much pace for Scott Sorenson. He gets his third.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 24 - 4 Panthers
52min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Hopgood knocks the ball on close to the Cowboys line

51min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Luciano Leilua is penalised

50min

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL - it'll be Cowboys ball

50min

CHALLENGE COWBOYS - challenging the call of a knock on from Feldt

47min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Kurt Falls.

NO GOAL PANTHERS - Kurt Falls' kick is off the post

Cowboys lead Cowboys 20 - 4 Panthers
46min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Robert Jennings. Kick to come.

TRY PANTHERS - Robert Jennings finds a hole in the defensive line and scores the Panthers' first

Cowboys lead Cowboys 20 - 4 Panthers
41min

Second half underway

40min

That'll be half time

39min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Cowboys are offside

37min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Scott Sorenson puts it down

34min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Valentine Holmes.

NO GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes can't convert his own try

Cowboys lead Cowboys 20 - 0 Panthers
33min

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

TRY COWBOYS - Valentine Holmes is too strong for the Cowboys defence

Cowboys lead Cowboys 20 - 0 Panthers
31min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Robert Jennings drops an intercept

30min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Panthers are again penalised for being offside

30min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes converts from in front

Cowboys lead Cowboys 16 - 0 Panthers
28min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Scott Drinkwater. Kick to come.

TRY COWBOYS - Reece Robson makes a break up the middle from dummy half before finding Scott Drinkwater in support, who scores the try

Cowboys lead Cowboys 14 - 0 Panthers
24min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes converts his own try

Cowboys lead Cowboys 10 - 0 Panthers
23min

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

TRY COWBOYS - Jennings can't handle Dearden's kick and Valentine Holmes ends up scoring the try

Cowboys lead Cowboys 8 - 0 Panthers
20min

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL - Cowboys will play the ball on tackle 4

20min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE COWBOYS - Cowboys challenging the decision of a lost ball from Luciano Leilua

15min

NO TRY CONFIRMED - Feldt's knee went into touch before he grounded the ball

15min

BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - Referee believes Fledt goes into touch before grounding the ball

14min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Mitch Kenny collects Cotter high

14min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Soni Luke holds on too long in the ruck

14min

ERROR PANTHERS - Lindsay Smith drops it cold

12min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Cotter is offside from the kick-chase

11min

Replacing him is Soni Luke

11min

J'maine Hopgood is leaving the field to undergo an HIA

10min

Conversion: Cowboys
Attempted by Murray Taulagi.

NO GOAL COWBOYS - Val Holmes is away to the left

Cowboys lead Cowboys 4 - 0 Panthers
9min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Murray Taulagi. Kick to come.

TRY COWBOYS - The Cowboys spread the ball left and immediately find space, with Murray Taulagi going in virtually untouched

Cowboys lead Cowboys 4 - 0 Panthers
8min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Panthers are the ones offside this time

7min

SCRUM COWBOYS - J'maine Hopgood stretches out for the line but loses the ball

6min

SIX MORE PANTHERS - The Cowboys play at a loose ball and the Panthers recover it

5min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Kyle Feldt is pinged for being offside

2min

Sean O'Sullivan's first kick goes dead. 7 tackle set NQL

1min

Underway and Lindsay Smith takes the first hit up for Penrith

Kickoff about 2 mins away here at QCB Stadium. Cowboys playing for the chance to host in week 1, Panthers playing for nothing.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Todd Smith

Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Michael Wise

Video Referee: Chris Butler

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (38)
Tries: Murray Taulagi, Valentine Holmes (3), Scott Drinkwater, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Reece Robson
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Murray Taulagi (0/1), Valentine Holmes (3/4), Chad Townsend (2/2)
Penalty Goals:

PENRITH PANTHERS (8)
Tries: Robert Jennings, Sunia Turuva
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Kurt Falls (0/2)
Penalty Goals: