DRINKWATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOW GOOD IS RUGBY LEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OHHHH PEACHEY! He loses it.
Townsend misses from 40+. Big thing is it didn't go dead or caught on the full.
5 MORE MINUTES TO DECIDE A WINNER.
HALF TIME - FIRST PERIOD GP - 23-23.
FELDT'S KICK ISSSSSSSSSSSSS NO GOOD
TO WIN THE GAME!
They're going for GOAL!!
PENALTY COWBOYS: Rake - now Feldt can kick it from here if he wants.
No good from Edwards - WIDE LEFT
Leilua loses it now... Penrith will be in easy range.
Edwards loses the ball on Play 5 on HALFWAY.
HERE WE GO!
We're off to GOLDEN POINT.
COGGER HAS KICKED IT! We're off to GOLDEN POINT!
CHARGED DOWN BY TAUMALOLO.
LAST TACKLE.
2 PLAYS!
Penrith has it back!
Townsend kicks it!
Cowboys on the attack.
Challenge UNSUCCESSFUL.
Kick is CHARGED DOWN by Leniu but he knocks on according to Gough. Penrith will challenge.
Get comfortable we have a tight finish to come.
Cogger's kick is touched in flight. But the Cowboys RECOVER IT!
Drinkwater went for 2! NO GOOD.
End to end stuff here from Townsville!
Dearden splits them before he's ankle tapped.
Peta Hiku!!??? What are you doing mate? You had a 2 on 1 and you BLEWWWW ITT. That was kicked to the Barrier Reef.
SIX AGAIN
Edwards spills it and Neame runs away! Cowboys will have a great opportunity to set for a field goal.
PENALTY PANTHERS: Spear tackle.
Peter Gough and the officials missed a few forward passes there. Penrith stuck in quick sand now.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Dylan Edwards kicks it OUT on the FULL.
No goal - wide left. 22-22.
FELDT SCORES! Great shift to the right from Dearden who found Zac Laybutt who got it away to Kyle Feldt and he crosses in the right corner. It's 22-22.
SIX MORE COWBOYS: 10 metres.
Luki has passed his HIA but will not return with a suspected cheekbone injury. However, with how young Kulikefu Finefeuiaki has slipped in. It's not a big blow.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Escort against Sunia Turuva.
Sorensen puts it down.
Looks like the young backrower touched it in flight and Penrith get it back. Chad gave Mr Gough a spray and he waved the captain away (maybe foreshadowing his future).
PENALTY PANTHERS: Chad Townsend not square at marker.
Granville puts it down and it's been a frustrating night.
Tago puts it down.
Townsend's kick is successful and we have a game again.
A maiden NRL try for Kulikefu Finefeuiaki! Simple crash ball from Jake Granville sees the young rookie crash over.
Good tackle from Jenkins. SIX AGAIN COWBOYS - Slow Peel - Izack Tago.
PENALTY COWBOYS - Against Scott Sorensen for dangerous kick pressure.
Luki was a Cat 2 concussive incident and will undergo a HIA as mentioned. Cowboys are concerned for a possible cheekbone injury.
He'll leave for a HIA.
Time Out as Heilum Luki cops an accidental elbow from Liam Henry.
Cogger nails it from short range. 22-12.
PENALTY PANTHERS: Semi Valemei is in front of the kicker.
Neame saves a try - Turuva had a try for all money but the effort of the NZ train on squad forward saves the day.
PENALTY PANTHERS: Inside 10m against Sam McIntyre.
Both sides marching through their sets. Cowboys winning some early battles here but a lot of work is needed to be done!
North Queensland will need to move faster then this updaters removalists today (yes they went slower then a tortoise).
Back underway for the second 40 from Townsville. Cowboys running from Left to Right.
HALF-TIME - Penrith 20 leading Cowboys 12. Ashes Update: ENG 55-1
Jenkins undoes his line-break by dropping the ball.
Dearden loses it in the shadow of half-time.
Cogger misses it - 12-20.
Salmon goes deep into the line, finds Edwards who gets it onto Tago who finds Tom Jenkins to cross and that's a try that they didn't need to concede.
PENALTY PANTHERS: High shot from Griffin Neame on Sunia Turuva.
Dearden trapped in goal and it's a goal-line dropout.
Cogger converts. 12-16
Off the back of the error. Penrith do make the Cowboys pay. Jaeman Salmon caught the Cowboys asleep on this left hand side again and crosses to give the Panthers the lead.
Valemei with a criminal mistake in his own end! Penrith on the attack.
Sunia Turuva has PASSED his HIA.
No goal from Cogger. 12-10.
Like clockwork. Penrith score off a scrum play. Poor edge defence from the Cowboys sees Cogger, Edwards and Salmon combine and Izack Tago gets his second.
Feldt knocks on. Penrith ball 10 metres out!
PENALTY PANTHERS: Hiku fails to give 10m on the kick-chase.
Challenge SUCCESSFUL! Cowboys retain possession on tackle 3.
Luki appears to have lost it. We are challenging this call - on field call was lost (Cowboys challenge)
Chad Townsend and it's 12-6.
That's a second try for the Cowboys. A great shift from Dearden found Laybutt who got a great offload away to Kyle Feldt who found space. Feldt kicked back in-field for Dearden and the home side hit the lead!
PENALTY COWBOYS: Second effort against James Fisher-Harris. Sunia Turuva has a 15 minute test after displaying Cat 2 symptoms.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Double movement against Spencer Leniu.
Turuva is leaving for a HIA.
Semi Valemei has collected Sunia Turuva. Looks an accident.
Cowboys complete their set after points.
Townsend converts and it's 6-6.
Off the back of a strong run from Scott Drinkwater. Tom Dearden showed and goed exposing some poor edge defence from Penrith, he was able to link up with Drinkwater to get a much needed try.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Dylan Edwards runs through the gap created by Spencer Leniu.
PENALTY PANTHERS: High tackle against Coen Hess on Zac Hosking.
Strong Cowboys defence as Penrith make it just beyond their 30 to start their set. Feldt bobbles the kick but the Cowboys recover.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Semi Valemei earns his side a penalty with a good kick return!
Finally, the Cowboys touch the ball
Cogger makes no mistake. 6-0 to the Panthers as the Cowboys are yet to touch the football.
Peachey breathed a sigh of relief when Cogger landed an inch perfect kick which was bobbled by Zac Laybutt and Izack Tago was on the spot to cross for the first try of the contest.
Peachey has blown an overlap right there!
PENALTY PENRITH: Dangerous and forceful contact on Jack Cogger - it's against Chad Townsend.
HERE WE GO! Peter Gough blows time on and we're underway for this weekend of rugby league. Penrith running right to left.
Referee tonight is Peter Gough in game 116 of his NRL career. Phil Henderson returns from his week's absence on the line while Liam Kennedy joins him. The man in the bunker is Gerard Sutton.
Hello and welcome to R16 of the NRL season. Origin depleted but it's our favourite sport so we'll put up with it. It's North Queensland and Penrith to do battle from Townsville. On the team front, Jamayne Taunoa-Brown starts at lock with Jason Taumalolo going to the bench, but it's expected Coen Hess will fulfil the lock position. Penrith loses Moses Leota at prop (personal reasons) on top of their other absent members on State of Origin duties. Spencer Leniu starts up front with Liam Henry joining the bench. Brendan Elliot & Jack Cole are the respective 18th man's. Kickoff at the top of the hour.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Liam Kennedy
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (27)
Tries: Scott Drinkwater (2), Tom Dearden, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki, Kyle Feldt
Field Goals: Chad Townsend (1/2)
Two Point Field Goals: Chad Townsend (0/1)
Conversions: Chad Townsend (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Kyle Feldt (0/1)
PENRITH PANTHERS (23)
Tries: Izack Tago (2), Jaeman Salmon, Thomas Jenkins
Field Goals: Jack Cogger (1/3), Dylan Edwards (0/1)
Conversions: Jack Cogger (2/4)
Penalty Goals: Jack Cogger (1/1)