UNBELIEVEABLE!!!! PHENOMENAL!!! IT SOMEHOW TOPPED THE SHARKS V WARRIORS ENDING!!!! WATCH THE END OF THAT ON REPLAY IF YOU GET THE CHANCE! BURTON PUTS THE EARLY KICK IN FOR ADDO-CARR, HE REGATHERS, CHIPS AGAIN, THE BOUNCE COMES BACK AND BURTON NAILS THE FIELD GOAL FROM 30 OUT ON THE NEXT PLAY! BULLDOGS WIN IN EXTRAORDINARY FASHION
That is one of the best field goals under pressure you will ever see from Burton, the Dogs get a much needed win. Next week they take on Souths on Good Friday, while the Cowboys are back at home against the Dolphins
1 minute to play in this period, Hayze Perham plays it 5 metres out on play 1. They will most likely look to see it out until golden point half time
Huge torpedo from Burton and a great take from Chester, but the pressure is back on the Cowboys
Perham plays it 13 out from his own line on tackle 1 for the Dogs. 2 minutes left in this first period
Cowboys slightly on top at this stage
Burton kicks from halfway, Chester returns it shy of the 20
The Cowboys complete their first set and put up a bomb, the Dogs play it on their own 20 on play 1
The Bulldogs kick off in the first period of golden point, Jason Taumalolo hitting it up for the Cowboys
Hugely dramatic scenes here. Burton's kick was coming back in and looked to be good, but it shaved the left upright and bounced off. We're headed to golden point
Burton will take his time with the kick
Incredible scenes at Accor, the Dogs spread it through the hands and find Josh Addo-Carr on the end of the overlap and he scores. Great pass from Paul Alamoti. Matt Burton will have a sideline kick to win it
Six more for the Dogs. 90 seconds, they get a penalty right in front
Matt Burton is held up over the line on play 1
Knock on by the Cowboys, the Bulldogs will have a full attacking set with just under three minutes to go
Kyle Flanagan's grubber is uninspired and the Cowboys clean it up easily
Absolute magic from Matt Burton, chipping for himself down an extremely narrow shortside, regathering and putting in another kick under pressure that forces a dropout. Huge play
Mitchell Dunn is tackled on the last, Bulldogs get the ball but are running out of time
Valentine Holmes is away to the left with the penalty goal, 20 metre dropout now from the Dogs
Burton picks the ball up in an offside position, Cowboys penalty and they will take the 2
Jacob Preston goes from hero to zero, dropping it cold
Matt Burton with a bad miss, Dogs will need another try to level things up
The Dogs break through for a try, Reed Mahoney putting it on a platter for Jacob Preston, the rookie backrower slamming it down for his second of the night
Another penalty against the Cowboys for accidental offside
Bulldogs get a penalty as Brendan Elliot tackles a man without the ball
Valentine Holmes makes it an 8-point ball game. Tough for the Dogs to come back from this
Great try by the Cowboys, Dearden putting Luki through a hole before the backrower unloads to Tomas Chester, who rolls his way into the in-goal for the try
Terrible challenge, clear knock on from Hayze Perham and the Cowboys will have a full attacking set
Tom Dearden's grubber ricochets and is cleaned up by Hayze Perham, who loses the ball but is challenging
High contact from Ryan Sutton gives the Cowboys a penalty
Hayze Perham throws the ball over the sideline
Heilum Luki makes a mess of the play the ball. Dogs back on the attack
Josh Addo-Carr makes a break down the wing but Brendan Elliot is there to cover his kick infield. The Dogs then get penalised for dragging him back into the in-goal
Matt Burton puts up a signature bomb that is allowed to bounce, Reed Mahoney knocks on while trying to gather it in on the run
They do exactly that, Jason Taumalolo knocking the ball on
Another set restart for NQL, the Dogs will do well to hold them out here
Set restart for NQL
Set restart for NQL
Kyle Flanagan with an average kick on the 3rd that is easily caught by Valentine Holmes, the Cowboys now winning the field position battle
Reece Robson passes it forward from dummy half and the Dogs will have a scrum feed on halfway
Second half underway and Tom Dearden almost drops the kickoff but keeps the ball after a couple of juggles
Players are back out on the field ahead of the second 40
Valentine Holmes tries a two point field goal from halfway on the stroke of halftime but it doesn't have the legs. Cowboys up 8-6 at the break
Corey Waddell puts it down on tackle two. 40 seconds to play
Peta Hiku loses the ball while getting up to play it. Dogs with one last opportunity before half time
Kyle Flanagan throws a terrible pass out the back that is dived on by Holmes and handed off to Brendan Elliot, who is tackled close to halfway
Kyle Feldt knocks Burton's kick dead. Cows will drop it out
Penalty to the Bulldogs now, they'll be on the attack
This one is coming back, Coen Hess bounced the ball. 20 metre restart for the Bulldogs
A superb effort from Coen Hess, reaching out for an extraordinary putdown while chasing through a Townsend kick that appeared to be too deep
Paul Alamoti drops it cold, giving up momentum and putting the Cowboys on the attack
Jacob Kiraz makes a break down the edge and he kicks inside for Reed Mahoney, who was offside and knocked on
Challenge is unsuccessful, deemed a loose carry from Holmes
Valentine Holmes knocks on but the Cowboys are challenging
Cowboys survive as Hiku picks up a loose ball and runs for 30 odd metres
Penalty to the Bulldogs, Kyle Feldt blatantly taking out Josh Addo-Carr who was chasing through an early kick from Burton
No try confirmed, Jordan McLean lost the ball over the line while trying to burrow over the line. 20 metre restart for the Bulldogs, who survive
Going upstairs for a possible Cowboys try, ref thinks there was a knock on from the Cowboys in the lead-up
Max King coming from the field after a stray finger from Jacob Preston went in his eye causing quite a disturbing facial injury. Preston appears to have done damage to his finger in the process. Rotten luck for the Bulldogs
Penalty to the Cowboys as Paul Alamoti obstructs Feldt's kick chase
Okunbor is back from the sin bin
Superb passage of play for Reed Mahoney, kicking early and chasing through to trap Chester inside his own 10, but he ruins it all by giving away a penalty for offside
Matt Burton converts the try
The Bulldogs hit back, Matt Burton putting in a nice grubber for Jacob Preston, who beats Hiku to the ball for the score
Set restart for CBY
Kyle Feldt gets a miracle kick away but Hiku knocks on in goal on the chase. 20 metre restart for CBY
Raymond Faitala-Mariner has failed his HIA and won't be back
Valentine Holmes extends the lead
Jayden Okunbor has done a hip drop on Taumalolo and will go to the bin. JT doesn't appear to be injured and NQ will take the 2
Cowboys get another penalty and will go on the attack
No try confirmed, Mahoney went from dummy half and dived through the legs of the man playing the ball. Penalty Cowboys
Reed Mahoney is claiming a try, referee thinks he's knocked on from dummy half though
Bulldogs get a penalty as the Cowboys are offside
Tom Dearden bats the ball dead and the Dogs have an attacking set
Valentine Holmes adds the extras
Townsend's cutout finds Hiku who makes 30 metres before being dragged down. Tom Dearden then sees there is no fullback at home and kicks in behind the line, getting a great bounce and scoring
Flanagan kicks on the 3rd and it is returned by Tomas Chester
Raymond Faitala-Mariner will leave the field for an HIA
Raymond Faitala-Mariner is brought down on the last 15 metres out from the Cows line. Changeover
Underway and the Bulldogs have first use of the football here
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of the final match in Round 5 and we have the Bulldogs taking on the Cowboys at Accor Stadium. One change for the Dogs with Kikau picking up a concussion at training, Kurtis Morrin coming onto the bench to make up the reshuffle, while Mitchell Dunn starts for the Cowboys and Griffin Neame goes back to the bench. Kickoff about 2 minutes away
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Chris Butler
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (15)
Tries: Jacob Preston (2), Josh Addo-Carr
Field Goals: Matt Burton (1/1)
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jacob Preston (1/1), Matt Burton (0/2)
Penalty Goals:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (14)
Tries: Tom Dearden, Tomas Chester
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/2)