Well - that was absolutely ridiculous. The Cowboys embarrass the Tigers and were unlucky not to match the clock. 74-0. Much will be said about this one.
Holmes makes it 74-0. Oh my!
McLean crosses!!!
70 UP FOR THE COWBOYS!!! JORDAN MCLEAN!!! Brilliant kick from Robson. Party time in Townsville!!!
Forward pass ruled but that went three metres backwards. NOTHING going right
Absolutely nothing going right for the Tigers tonight. Bula knock on after an unsuccessful challenge that looked 100% like it would pay off. Correct decision mind you
Dearden knocks on and I am shocked. The crowd is shocked. Only 105/100 tonight for the Cowboys halfback
Val ... again! 28 points now.
Another one. Length of the field. Drinkwater ANOTHER try assist
HISTORY FOR VAL!!! 26 points in a game - the most for a Cowboy
Hatty for the Cowboys winger. Dearden, what a pass.
Knock on from the Tigers winger. Wakeham picks it up and it's a penalty.
Laurie makes a break but Tigers can't take advantage. Wakeham has been sold up the creek twice now with bad passes
Nanai knocks on. Bit of defense there from the Tigers. BIT, not much
Forward pass ... evidently?
Great run from Bula. Picked it up in his own in goal beats four players and makes 20 metres. Good stuff!
Tom Dearden appreciation post. He's got the ball on a string tonight
Laurie parries it to Hiku who runs 50 metres
Val misses. The record still stands at 24 - for now
Taulagi is the answer. Drinkwater assist!
Bula drops the high ball. Which Cowboy scores here?
Holmes joins Hannay and Thurston as most points in a game for the Cowboys with 24.
HOLMES SCORES!!! Drinkwater starts it, Granville puts Val over. Holmes must have been reading the live updates. What a try.
Bula knocks on from the scrum because of course he does. Awful stuff from the Tigers
Val knocks on again. Cross field kick and he spills it. Not a great 3 minutes for Holmes, who has otherwise been flawless and like 11/10
Val knocks on. Some good pressure there from the Tigers defensive line. Way too late but that was promising ... I suppose
Val misses, Probably tired from all those conversions in the first half. Cowboys lead the clock
Whatever was said at half time for the Tigers has not worked. Drinkwater gives Valemei early ball and the monster winger goes over. Yikes!
Tigers get a lucky penalty. Then Naden loses it. Sigh
Twal's back and it's 13 on 13. Not that it seems to matter. Cowboys go 100 in the first set and force a drop out
Well - the first 15 minutes saw a contest but then it has been ALL Cowboys. Seven unanswered tries and I have a feeling there are many more to come in the second half. I'm going to take a break and see you all in 10 minutes.
Too easy for Val. A perfect seven from seven in the first half. WOW!!!
THE COWBOYS HAVE 40. They go the length and Drinkwater puts Val over. Oh my!
Val making it look easy. 6/6
Taulagi walks in untouched. Great ball from Tom Dearden. Val might be tested on this kick. Training run confirmed here unfortunately
Bateman drops it cold. Tigers had a set on the Cowboys line and the back rower drops a shocker
Val blows a try!!! Drinkwater put it on a platter and Val drops it cold. Lucky escape for the Tigers
Twal sat down for 10 due to a hip drop. It's 13 on 12 here. STOP THE FIGHT!!!
Holmes with a very easy night with the boot. 5/5
Oh no. Drinkwater strolls through a huge gap and scores. Great ball by Chad Townsend. Cowboys are racing the clock
Tigers didn't need that. Cowboys on the attack
Kicking practice for Holmes. This is getting scary
TOO EASY FOR THE COWBOYS!!! Drinkwater finishes up a brilliant move from their own 40. Dearden in everything
TIGERS GET THE BALL!!!
Easy as you like. Cowboys on fire here!
Cowboys go BACK TO BACK TO BACK. Val Holmes makes the break, Drinkwater draws and passes and the big man goes over. Too easy for the Cowboys
Too easy for Holmes
Cowboys go back to back. Valemei takes advantage of an error from the Tigers and strolls in untouched
Right down the middle for Val from beside the posts
Dearden slides through a broken defensive line. Coen Hess makes a break and it was only a matter of time!!!
I'm still here, I promise. Not much happening to be honest.
I have no idea how this is still 0-0. End to end stuff but the Cowboys had the much better of the chances
Somehow the Tigers hold on. Brilliant from Wakeham to hold onto the ball and force his way out of the in goal. Nanai looking VERY dangerous for the Cowboys
Lost ball. Cowboys on the attack.
Cowboys win the short drop out. Really kills the excitement of forcing a drop out, doesn't it?
Tigers force a drop out. Shawn Blore with the kick. Yes you read that correctly
Cowboys burn their challenge VERY early. Cotter loses it. Pretty clear stuff to be honest
Tigers spread it on the second tackle. Looking dangerous but Nofa sent into touch and Cowboys on the attach. Did not see that coming but I love it
Wow, that Tigers/Cows clash was only six weeks ago. Feels like a different world now. Is a score flip on the cards? Hopefully a little closer. RUGBY LEAGUE!!!
Shaping up as a fun 5:30 game here - Dan here to take you through. Thanks for joining us. I dare say this may be a little different to the last time these teams met. Kick off in 10 minutes
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Touch Judges: Nick Morel, David Munro
Video Referee: Chris Butler
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (74)
Tries: Tom Dearden, Valentine Holmes (2), Semi Valemei (2), Luciano Leilua, Scott Drinkwater (2), Murray Taulagi (3), Jeremiah Nanai, Jordan McLean
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Conversions: Valentine Holmes (11/13)
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WESTS TIGERS (0)
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