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.
CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL - but not the good kind of successful as there was a knock on from Chaddy Brah but no strip
PENALTY PANTHERS - Panthers get a penalty with 1 minute left but the Cowboys are challenging the strip
NO TRY CONFIRMED - Murray Taulagi's drop gives the Panthers a 7 tackle set
BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - ref thinks Murray Taulagi dropped it over the line and I agree with him
20M TAP COWBOYS - Drinkwater catches it in goal and then draws a penalty
SCRUM COWBOYS - Eddie Blacker knocks it on in the tackle
SCRUM PANTHERS - Reuben Cotter makes an error
GOAL COWBOYS - Chad Townsend knocks it over
TRY COWBOYS - Reece Robson try is confirmed after there was no knock on in the leadup
BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - Checking a possible Reece Robson try
40/20 COWBOYS - Chad Townsend kicks a 40/20
GOAL COWBOYS - Chad Townsend puts it over
TRY COWBOYS - An awful bounce for Charlie Staines sees Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow get his first try of the night
NO GOAL PANTHERS - Kurt Falls is away to the right
TRY PANTHERS - Penrith score down a man, with Sunia Turuva finding space on the edge and scoring.
SIX MORE PANTHERS - Cowboys play at the ball that is regained by Penrith
KNOCK ON COWBOYS - the Panthers are able to survive and dive on the loose ball
Sin bin Thomas Jenkins
NO TRY CONFIRMED - Thomas Jenkins will sit down for 10 after taking out Jeremiah Nanai without the ball
BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - ref wants to make sure there is no interference on Nanai
PENALTY COWBOYS - the bad week for short dropouts continues, with Sean O'Sullivan going out on the full
REPEAT SET COWBOYS - Sunia Turuva is trapped in goal
GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes converts his own try
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.
SCRUM COWBOYS - Hopgood knocks the ball on close to the Cowboys line
PENALTY PANTHERS - Luciano Leilua is penalised
CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL - it'll be Cowboys ball
CHALLENGE COWBOYS - challenging the call of a knock on from Feldt
NO GOAL PANTHERS - Kurt Falls' kick is off the post
TRY PANTHERS - Robert Jennings finds a hole in the defensive line and scores the Panthers' first
Second half underway
That'll be half time
PENALTY PANTHERS - Cowboys are offside
SCRUM COWBOYS - Scott Sorenson puts it down
NO GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes can't convert his own try
TRY COWBOYS - Valentine Holmes is too strong for the Cowboys defence
SCRUM COWBOYS - Robert Jennings drops an intercept
PENALTY COWBOYS - Panthers are again penalised for being offside
GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes converts from in front
TRY COWBOYS - Reece Robson makes a break up the middle from dummy half before finding Scott Drinkwater in support, who scores the try
GOAL COWBOYS - Holmes converts his own try
TRY COWBOYS - Jennings can't handle Dearden's kick and Valentine Holmes ends up scoring the try
CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL - Cowboys will play the ball on tackle 4
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE COWBOYS - Cowboys challenging the decision of a lost ball from Luciano Leilua
NO TRY CONFIRMED - Feldt's knee went into touch before he grounded the ball
BUNKER REVIEW COWBOYS - Referee believes Fledt goes into touch before grounding the ball
PENALTY COWBOYS - Mitch Kenny collects Cotter high
PENALTY COWBOYS - Soni Luke holds on too long in the ruck
ERROR PANTHERS - Lindsay Smith drops it cold
PENALTY PANTHERS - Cotter is offside from the kick-chase
Replacing him is Soni Luke
J'maine Hopgood is leaving the field to undergo an HIA
NO GOAL COWBOYS - Val Holmes is away to the left
TRY COWBOYS - The Cowboys spread the ball left and immediately find space, with Murray Taulagi going in virtually untouched
PENALTY COWBOYS - Panthers are the ones offside this time
SCRUM COWBOYS - J'maine Hopgood stretches out for the line but loses the ball
SIX MORE PANTHERS - The Cowboys play at a loose ball and the Panthers recover it
PENALTY PANTHERS - Kyle Feldt is pinged for being offside
Sean O'Sullivan's first kick goes dead. 7 tackle set NQL
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: