Fulltime as Holmes slots it.
Speaking of Suli errors, he drops it again now and Tom Dearden is on the spot to take it and score.
Mbye makes it 36-22.
He's had his fair share of errors but Suli has looked dangerous every time he touched the ball and stepped back inside of a Ben Hunt pass and then crashes over.
Nothing comes of that opportunity for the Dragons as Moses Suli drops it. Now Valentine Holmes is pulled up for an error of his own in the play-the-ball.
For anyone unaware... the NRL rulebook states a player is considered downtown when: A player who is in front of the kicker in general play who intentionally advances beyond the point of the previous play the ball before the ball has gone past him.
All effort from Tyrell Sloan. Got to credit him there. Sloan drops the ball and the Cowboys are on the attack immediately as Valentine Holmes surges to the corner but Sloan pressures him into an error. Sloan though made the error off a kick in which Tom Dearden was in a downtown position and could not participate. Penalty Dragons.
Reuben Cotter drops it and the Dragons now have a chance to score... not that it matters much in the context of this game.
Now a 20-point deficit.
That'll do it. Jack Bird drops a Ben Hunt pass and Feldt pounces and runs away to score.
Bird shanks it.
SWAT! Ravalawa pounces on a Valentine Holmes error and races away. Scott Drinkwater is chasing after him but is swatted away like a fly as the Dragons winger scores near the corner. Big kick coming.
The Cowboys make a break but the pass is ruled forward and the Dragons have it back in good field position... but again execution lacks as the kick from Talatau Amone goes dead.
Execution is really letting the Dragons down tonight. A half-chance as Ben Hunt tries to go through the line and bobbles it, then recovering and regathering the ball, passing to Talatau Amone who then drops it with the line close.
Nothing comes of the set though as Jack Bird is wrapped up on the last.
The Dragons challenge it and are successful with the ball ruled to have travelled backwards.
Brilliant defence from the Cowboys after some strong running from Jack de Belin, Blake Lawrie and Jack Bird and then rushing defence and disjointed Dragons attack sees Ben Hunt drop it.
But now the Dragons have it right back and get a penalty. They're 20 out.
The Dragons go down the right edge but Moses Suli coughs it up with the defence right up in his face. Great pressure from Valentine Holmes. Cowboys ball on their own 40.
Bird sneaks it in with Sullivan off the field.
A penalty for the Dragons who are now 20 out. Ben Hunt puts in the grubber and Jaydn Su'A pounces, getting past Scott Drinkwater, who lacked desperation.
Holmes slots it.
This could get ugly now. Max Feagai rushes out and gets no one as Luki goes right through off a Chad Townsend pass.
The Dragons have a chance 30 out from the Cowboys' line but cough it up almost immediately.
But the Red V get the ball back off the dropout and off a Peta Hiku falcon!
Cowboys well on top early here again as Tom Dearden forces a dropout with a well-weighted kick. One more try will kill off the Dragons here.
Back underway at Townsville and a big deficit for the Dragons to overcome.
Perfectly set up to end the half!
Jack Bird knocks over Kyle Feldt on the last tackle and the Cowboys get the penalty... and one final chance to march up the field and put points on the board before halftime.
The Cowboys get the ball back off the short drop-out after the ball was deemed to have gone 10 and then bounced backwards and into touch.
Look away Broncos fans. Toby Couchman is on report for a hip-drop tackle but not sent to the sin bin... what?
A bit unconventional but Dragons fans will take it. A dropout forced after the ball goes around a number of hands and ends with a kick inside from Mikaele Ravalawa.
Nothing going right for the Dragons. Ben Hunt goes over to score under the posts but Josh Kerr stopped in the line and prevented Reece Robson a chance to tackle him.
Jayden Sullivan actually remains on the bench after being binned with Anthony Griffin opting to bring Moses Mbye on. Waste of an interchange but maybe he thinks they need Ben Hunt back at halfback.
BREAKING: Dragons have the ball back.
Holmes makes it a 16-point buffer.
This time down to 12 men is tearing the Dragons apart. Scott Drinkwater turns it back on the inside and on an angle for Valentine Holmes and Tom Dearden is in support.
No good for Holmes.
Well... they nearly bombed it but it's a try nonetheless. It all started at dummy-half with Reece Robson bursting through and finding Jordan McLean who then passed to Chad Townsend in support and the halfback was pulled up five out from the line. Dragons were shot on the left but the Cowboys went right and it looked like nothing would come of it but Luki does it all himself!
The Dragons now fire back with some attack of their own as Tyrell Sloan drifts across the field and hits a hard-running Moses Suli who busts a few tackles and then sends Mikaele Ravalawa down the sideline but the Cowboys take him into touch.
A big break for the Dragons here. They fumble the bomb on the last, gifting the Cowboys a full set on their line and look to be shot on the right edge as Valentine Holmes passes to Murray Taulagi but the winger drops it trying to score.
Holmes makes it 12-6.
Scott Drinkwater beats a number of Dragons with his speed and then pops a late offload for Jack Gosiewski who scores!
Coen Hess bats the ball on the short dropout - does it go backwards or forward into the Dragon who batted it back? Anyway, it's play on as the Dragons stop and wait for the whistle. Kyle Feldt races down the field and is eventually tackled and Jayden Sullivan is binned with the referee deeming he held on in the tackle too long with the defensive line shot.
WOW - huge play and proving the importance of listening to the whistle - and now we have a sin bin!
The Cowboys have been on top recently but a nice response from the Dragons, albeit on a slightly disorganised final tackle, as Jack Bird forces a dropout with the late grubber.
Concerning signs for the Dragons as Tom Dearden breaks through but as he looks to offload to his outside men he drops the ball.
Scott Drinkwater sneakily goes down the short side and holds it up for Murray Taulagi but a great one-on-one effort from Tyrell Sloan takes him into touch.
Now a penalty for the Cowboys who will start this new set 45 out from the Dragons' line.
Dragons now working it out from inside their own half but momentum has definitely shifted.
Nothing comes of the set though as Tyrell Sloan cleans up the Tom Dearden kick on the last.
A great set after points from the Cowboys, including a piercing run from Reece Robson out of dummy-half, and now Coen Hess leaps up into the air to bat the bomb back to Reuben Cotter and the ball is spread to Kyle Feldt. He kicks inside and forces a dropout, with Jack Bird on the spot to save the day - at least for now.
Holmes nails the conversion.
Jordan McLean with a brilliant ball inside that sends Chad Townsend streaming through a hole and the halfback sums up the situation well, then putting in a kick for Kyle Feldt who scores.
Talatau Amone to the air on the last and Moses Suli has a grab at it but drops the ball. Handover on the Cowboys' 10.
Early controversy here as Talatau Amone puts in a kick on the 3rd for Tyrell Sloan and Tom Dearden looked to have potentially impeded his chase but the referee allows play to continue as the Cowboys get out of their in-goal area. Scott Drinkwater drills it on the last and the Dragons start their set over their 40 after a strong Mikaele Ravalawa kick return.
Now a penalty as Peta Hiku holds on too long in the tackle on Jack Bird. Dragons with a new set starting on their own 40.
6-0 to the Dragons - a great start for the visitors.
A hard run from Moses Suli has the Dragons 10 out with a few tackles to spare. Ben Hunt now schemes out of dummy-half and squares up and plays it short to Jack de Belin who scores!
Scott Drinkwater with an early error and the Dragons have the first real scoring chance 30 out.
Jayden Sullivan drives it deep from inside the 40 on the last and Cowboys have it on their own 20.
Underway here at Townsville. Dragons with first use of it.
No changes for the Cowboys but plenty for the Dragons. Ben Hunt shifts to hooker in his 300th game as Jayden Sullivan starts at halfback as Moses Mbye drops to the bench. Meanwhile, Jack Bird is moved to the second row while Michael Molo starts at lock, seeing Billy Burns move to 18th man. Toby Couchman is the new face on the interchange.
Good evening and welcome to League Unlimited's live update of tonight's clash between the Cowboys and the Dragons.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Butler
Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Wyatt Raymond
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (42)
Tries: Kyle Feldt (2), Jack Gosiewski, Heilum Luki (2), Tom Dearden (2)
Two Point Field Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (6/7)
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (22)
Tries: Jack de Belin, Jaydn Su'A, Mikaele Ravalawa, Moses Suli
Conversions: Jayden Sullivan (1/1), Jack Bird (1/2), Moses Mbye (1/1)