FULL TIME - It was a tough and strong victory for the Warriors as they run out 26-12 victors in Townsville over a very poor Cowboys side
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: It's a case of we've got it so use it - Marcelo Montoya loses the ball forward and it's another easy call
Jordan McLean loses the ball
Tom Ale jumps high and is the unlikely catcher of the banana kick from Chad Townsend
PENALTY COWBOYS: Warriors penalised for being inside thr 10 and the Cowboys get a lift out of their own end
Reuben Cotter loses the ball and it goes dead
Wayde Egan coming from the field after being hit by Jason Taumalolo's shoulder as Egan tried to make a tackle
Viliami Vailea loses the ball after poor pass out of dummy half from Marcelo Montoya
Adam Pompey loses the ball play one from the scrum
Gehamat Shibasaki's poor day continues with a lost ball just inside the Warriors half
Bit of a pointless check as we all knew that it was going to be a 20m restart but we need to check it for some reason. Kasey Badger takes very little time to rule what we are all thinking
PENALTY COWBOYS: Chris Sutton rules NO TRY for an effort for Gehamat Shibasaki who lost the ball short but the Warriors were offside
Shaun Johnson pushes the conversion across the face of the posts
Marcelo Montoya has his second with the superman dive for the Corner. The Warriors go short side and the Cowboys defence gives the Warriors half a gap on the outside
PENALTY WARRIORS: Chad Townsend told to be very careful about his language to Chris Sutton as he is penalised for being offside
Gehamat Shibasaki ON REPORT again this time for a crusher tackle
UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE: Reece Robson loses the ball and the Cowboys challenge whether the markers were square... given the challenge was unsuccessful it's obvious Wayde Egan was
Shaun Johnson converts from out wide and has a smile to the hostile crowd
Ed Kosi is over in the corner and again it's the Warriors halfback SJ drawing in defenders and then Adam Pompey gets the ball free for Kosi to score
PENALTY WARRIORS: Cowboys hand the Warriors a piggyback with a penalty for a slow ruck
Cowboys don't really click again as they elect to run on the last and Dylan Walker makes a vital tackle on Tom Dearden
Blow for the Warriors as Wayde Egan goes off having to complete a HIA
Marcelo Montoya loses the ball trying to catch it in the air and the Cowboys deep in attack
Shaun Johnson converts from close range for the Warriors
Is that some Jazz we can hear? Shaun Johnson goes to the line, squares them up and then the timing of Dylan Walker and Jazz Tevaga to connect for the latter to score
Shaun Johnson's conversion is like a magnet to the goal post as it angled straight into it
Marcelo Montoya is over in the corner
A poor kick from Tom Dearden who's trying for a 40/20 and instead puts it well out on the full
Te Maire Martin loses the ball simply on last tackle
Reuben Cotter looks disappointed with a clean drop on a pass that he should have taken
PENALTY COWBOYS: Too slow away from the ruck the ruling from Chris Sutton
Tohu Harris loses the ball right in front of the posts
Reuben Cotter loses an offload which came as the pressure was on the Warriors trying to get the ball away on last tackle
PENALTY WARRIORS: Cowboys undoing their good pressure as Gehmaat Shibasaki is penalised for a high shot and gets put on report
Strange last tackle option for the Cowboys as Reece Robson kicks in behind the Warriors line as they are under pressure but no chasers there to do anything
Strange last tackle option for the Cowboys as Reece Robson kicks in behind the Warriors line as they are under pressure but no chasers there to do anything
Val Holmes converts from close range to re-extend the lead to 6
Try confirmed by the bunker with all the contact travelling backwards off Chester
Reece Robson has a 4 pointer* - The kick went up from Townsend and Tom Chester goes up above them and pushes the ball backwards and Robson on the spot grabs it and goes through the middle
SJ converts from right in front
All confirmed for the Lithgow kid - the ball stayed off the ground and Egan kept himself up
Wayde Egan is over but the bunker will look at a double movement - Meanwhile it was good work fro Addin Fonua-Blake to keep the ball alive after 3 Cowboys held him. Egan brought down short but might keep the arm up
Not a great lot of urgency from the Warriors at the back but the high kick is cleaned up
Valentine Holmes converts from next to the uprights
What on earth happened there? Tomas Chester claiming the try after a kick from Chad Townsend goes into the post as the Warriors expected it but the ricochet goes away from Wayde Egan who punches it but doesn't get a good whack on it and Tom Chester gets there
PENALTY COWBOYS: Not much happening in the opening few minutes but the first penalty goes against the Warriors for being inside the 10... quickly followed by a set restart
GAME ON! Chris Sutton has the whistle and the Warriors have first use in tough conditions up in Townsville
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Nick Morel, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Kasey Badger
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Tomas Chester, Reece Robson
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
WARRIORS (26)
Tries: Wayde Egan, Marcelo Montoya (2), Jazz Tevaga, Edward Kosi
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/5)