FULLTIME! Sharks with a huge win.
Ramien loses it trying to get an intercept.
Hiku loses it.
PENALTY COWBOYS! Offside.
Cowboys go short and get a result. Sharks will CHALLENGE though.
Katoa knocks it down to avoid an overlap.
It will be UNSUCCESSFUL. Cowboys scrum.
Hynes converts his own effort.
Hynes spies a gap on last and goes himself to score.
Leilua spills it trying to promote it.
Toby Rudolf spills it.
Tracey puts a kick in now and forces a dropout.
CROWD: 17,318 in Townsville.
Hynes makes the difference fourteen.
PENALTY SHARKS! Semi Valemi couldn't help himself to grab the ball before it went ten. Sharks go for goal.
Trindall who created the 40/20, kicks for himself and almost gets there. Dropout.
Wonderful kick from Trindall to kick a 40/20.
Good tackle from Tracey! He let the ball bounce and then makes up for it with a second effort.
PENALTY COWBOYS! Late shot on Dearden.
Cowboys hoist it high and it is knocked on by Tracey, They tried to take their advantage but it is handed back to the Sharks. No advantage. Scrum Cowboys.
Good defense from the Cowboys who take Nikora over the sideline.
PENALTY SHARKS! Wade Graham gets one after being tackled trying to play the ball.
PENALTY COWBOYS! Holding on.
Hynes converts.
Hynes puts a kick through and Graham scoops it up.
Sharks with a big hit and force an error. They have a big chance to add to their lead.
Good slips catch from Trindall to halt the Cowboys attack.
PENALTY COWBOYS! Sione Katoa zig zags the defense and causes an obstruction.
Griffin Neame spills it now.
BANG! Jeremiah Nanai with a huge shot which forced Royce Hunt to spill it.
KICK-OFF! Here we go again.
We're back for the second half. Can the Cowboys turn it around or will the Sharks take an important two points back to NSW.
Some news at half-time. James Tamou will call time on his NRL career after this season. He is a premiership winner for the Cowboys and played over 300 games.
Drinkwater scurries through again and can't set up Valemi. There are multiple six agains called but the Sharks hold on.
Cowboys get lucky there. The ball squeezes out from Leilua but it touched a Shark.
Sharks tried to get the backline involved again but Mulitalo wasn't there so the ball goes over the sideline.
Robson tries to punch a kick low and it goes dead. Seven tackle set for the Sharks.
Sharks were rolling again but throw one offload too many and Williams loses it.
Hynes adds the two to give the Sharks the lead for the first time.
Sharks are swarming! Hunt backs up his huge run from the kick-off with another. He just shrugged off defenders and gets the ball down.
PENALTY SHARKS! Hunt with a huge run back from the kick-off then the Sharks get a whistle.
Hynes from close range locks us up.
Sharks go again with Hazelton on last. This time it works! Brailey steams out of dummy half and finds the interchange forward who eventually puts it down.
Sharks decide to run it on last. Hynes to Hazelton who is captured. Turnover.
Dearden tries to kick early again but it rolls dead. Seven tackle set incoming for the Sharks.
Drinkwater from the right sideline. He kept it straight and goes over.
Chad Townsend was just drifting across field found Peta Hiku who fed Semi Valemei who burrows over.
PENALTY COWBOYS! Late tackle penalty for the hosts.
Hynes from the left sideline. Curls it over.
Sharks bite back! Tracey, Hynes involved with the latter floating it out to Mulitalo who dives over.
Sharks get the first restart klaxon of the contest. They are attacking right on the line now.
Cowboys were rolling on the left. Dearden was in space and but fumbled it.
Drinkwater steps up to convert his own try. He slots it.
Drinkwater skips out of a tackle and goes through!
PENALTY COWBOYS! Another easy passage then Wade Graham has a push at a Cowboys player.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Ball hit Wade Graham in the initial contest, hits a Cowboy. Error.
BUNKER TIME! That was a mess of a play. Scott Drinkwater just let the ball go and it is scooped by Talakai who goes over. Referee referred it right away.
PENALTY SHARKS! Ruck interference and tapped quickly.
Dearden kicks early in the count and Katoa snaffles it easily.
PENALTY COWBOYS! The hosts get the first whistle of the night.
Game has started in solid fashion. Both teams just getting through their sets and waiting for the first error.
Both teams through their first set without any incident.
KICK-OFF! Sharks kick it high into the Townsville sky.
Before we kick-off, we have a minutes applause for Paul Green ahead of the medal named in his honour.
Sharks are the first to trot onto the turf in North Queensland. Paul Green's children formed a guard for them to walk out as this game is the Paul Green memorial game. Cowboys follow next with the lights going off, led out by Jason Taumalolo with his dog Ollie for his 250th game.
Good evening everyone! We kick off Round 25 up north! Two sides fighting for top eight spots do battle for a vital two points. The Cowboys had the bye last weekend while the Sharks were strong winners against the Titans at home and head north after back-to-back wins. Join us soon for an entertaining clash.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: David Munro, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referee: Chris Butler
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Scott Drinkwater, Semi Valemei
Conversions: Scott Drinkwater (2/2)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (32)
Tries: Ronaldo Mulitalo, Nicho Hynes, Thomas Hazelton, Royce Hunt, Wade Graham
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Nicho Hynes (1/1)