Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Thu August 17, 2023
Round 25 - Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba - Crowd: 17318
80min

FULLTIME! Sharks with a huge win.

79min

Ramien loses it trying to get an intercept.

76min

Hiku loses it.

75min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Offside.

75min

Cowboys go short and get a result. Sharks will CHALLENGE though.

74min

Katoa knocks it down to avoid an overlap.

74min

It will be UNSUCCESSFUL. Cowboys scrum.

74min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes converts his own effort.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 32 Sharks
73min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Nicho Hynes. Kick to come.

Hynes spies a gap on last and goes himself to score.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 30 Sharks
72min

Leilua spills it trying to promote it.

71min

Toby Rudolf spills it.

70min

Tracey puts a kick in now and forces a dropout.

68min

CROWD: 17,318 in Townsville.

67min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes makes the difference fourteen.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 26 Sharks
66min

PENALTY SHARKS! Semi Valemi couldn't help himself to grab the ball before it went ten. Sharks go for goal.

65min

Trindall who created the 40/20, kicks for himself and almost gets there. Dropout.

64min

Wonderful kick from Trindall to kick a 40/20.

63min

Good tackle from Tracey! He let the ball bounce and then makes up for it with a second effort.

59min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Late shot on Dearden.

58min

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.

55min

Good defense from the Cowboys who take Nikora over the sideline.

53min

PENALTY SHARKS! Wade Graham gets one after being tackled trying to play the ball.

52min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Holding on.

49min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes converts.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 24 Sharks
48min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Wade Graham. Kick to come.

Hynes puts a kick through and Graham scoops it up.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 22 Sharks
47min

Sharks with a big hit and force an error. They have a big chance to add to their lead.

44min

Good slips catch from Trindall to halt the Cowboys attack.

42min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Sione Katoa zig zags the defense and causes an obstruction.

41min

Griffin Neame spills it now.

40min

BANG! Jeremiah Nanai with a huge shot which forced Royce Hunt to spill it.

40min

KICK-OFF! Here we go again.

40min

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.

40min

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.

39min

Drinkwater scurries through again and can't set up Valemi. There are multiple six agains called but the Sharks hold on.

38min

Cowboys get lucky there. The ball squeezes out from Leilua but it touched a Shark.

37min

Sharks tried to get the backline involved again but Mulitalo wasn't there so the ball goes over the sideline.

36min

Robson tries to punch a kick low and it goes dead. Seven tackle set for the Sharks.

36min

Sharks were rolling again but throw one offload too many and Williams loses it.

35min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes adds the two to give the Sharks the lead for the first time.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 18 Sharks
33min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Royce Hunt. Kick to come.

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.

Sharks lead Cowboys 12 - 16 Sharks
33min

PENALTY SHARKS! Hunt with a huge run back from the kick-off then the Sharks get a whistle.

32min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes from close range locks us up.

Tied up at Cowboys 12 - 12 Sharks
31min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Thomas Hazelton. Kick to come.

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.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 12 - 10 Sharks
29min

Sharks decide to run it on last. Hynes to Hazelton who is captured. Turnover.

28min

Dearden tries to kick early again but it rolls dead. Seven tackle set incoming for the Sharks.

23min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Scott Drinkwater.

Drinkwater from the right sideline. He kept it straight and goes over.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 12 - 6 Sharks
22min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Semi Valemei. Kick to come.

Chad Townsend was just drifting across field found Peta Hiku who fed Semi Valemei who burrows over.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 10 - 6 Sharks
21min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Late tackle penalty for the hosts.

18min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes from the left sideline. Curls it over.

Tied up at Cowboys 6 - 6 Sharks
17min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Ronaldo Mulitalo. Kick to come.

Sharks bite back! Tracey, Hynes involved with the latter floating it out to Mulitalo who dives over.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 6 - 4 Sharks
17min

Sharks get the first restart klaxon of the contest. They are attacking right on the line now.

17min

Cowboys were rolling on the left. Dearden was in space and but fumbled it.

14min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Scott Drinkwater.

Drinkwater steps up to convert his own try. He slots it.

Cowboys lead Cowboys 6 - 0 Sharks
12min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Scott Drinkwater. Kick to come.

Drinkwater skips out of a tackle and goes through!

Cowboys lead Cowboys 4 - 0 Sharks
11min

PENALTY COWBOYS! Another easy passage then Wade Graham has a push at a Cowboys player.

11min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Ball hit Wade Graham in the initial contest, hits a Cowboy. Error.

10min

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.

9min

PENALTY SHARKS! Ruck interference and tapped quickly.

7min

Dearden kicks early in the count and Katoa snaffles it easily.

7min

PENALTY COWBOYS! The hosts get the first whistle of the night.

5min

Game has started in solid fashion. Both teams just getting through their sets and waiting for the first error.

1min

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)