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And thats the ball game. The Cowboys hang in for another win without their Origin stars. Thanks for joining us tonight folks. Stay tuned for out match report to come shortly.

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Widdop kicks across field but Captain Cooper is on the spot to take the catch

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Widdop cleans up the bouncing ball on his 30

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

A no look inside ball from Benji sends Hunt through the middle before passing back to Benji who didn't have the pace to skip clear. On the last the Dragons kick rolled into touch though

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Handover Dragons 5m out from there line after Cooper knocked on the bomb

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Rein goes for a 40/20 but Linnett just gets there in time

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Green again is safe under a high bomb from Coote 5m out from his line

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Benji kicks a stabbing kick in & Linnett again brings it back

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Hunt takes a bouncing ball one handed on his own 10m line

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Rein loses possession in the tackle, Cowboys scrum 10 out from their line

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Garvey kicks on the last & Wright takes it dead, repeat set Dragons now

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Big charge by Goergey Rose

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Thompson grubbers, but Mike Cooper traps it and dives on the loose ball

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Lui forces a repeat set with a nice grubber that was cleaned up by the captain Ben Creagh

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Linnett traps it on his 20 before bringing it back hard

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Coote grubbers on the last but Hunt again ends up with the steeden

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

Widdop chips over the top and regathers, but Cooper with a try saving tackle, brings him down

North Queensland Cowboys 18-12

VIDEO REF possible Dragons try...

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

He's ok though and will play the ball

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Mata'utia is down injured now for the Dragons

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Penalty Dragons against Cooper for holding Green down too long in the tackle. Dragons ball 30m out from their line

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

The Dragons run it on the last but Marketo is brought down. Handover Cowboys on their 20

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Green takes a Lui kick & drifts across field before being tackled on his 20

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Benji puts one high but Linnett charges in to take the catch on his 20

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Coote bombs to the corner and Linnett knocks it down before Hunt is tackled into touch

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Wright again fields it on the field and takes it back over his 30

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

Coote kicks down field again before Hunt charges back nice and hard

North Queensland Cowboys 18-6

VIDEO REF possible Cowboys try...

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

6 more for the Cowboys after Coote & Cooper combined to make a break down the left

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Wright plucks a kick out of the air on his 20

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Green is on the wing and takes a high ball

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Thompson stabs one low with Hunt bringing it back to his 20

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Lui with a grubber set up a promising chance but the ball bounced up perfectly for Benji to clean up

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Luke Page is on making his own debut, forcing a reshuffle in the Dragons line up

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Kiti Glymin has done a hamstring. Got to feel for the youngster on debut who looks a promising type

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Thompson stabs a grubber through but Hunt dives to clean it up just short of his line

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Granville makes a good 30m scoot from dummy half

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Both teams trading sets, happy to just hit it up and get a good kick away

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Another good kick from Coote with Hunt getting tackled 10m out from his line

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Benji kicks deep & Linnett brings it back to his 10m

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Coote kicks to the corner and Glymin looks nervous before picking up an awkward ball

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Were back underway & Hoare brings it back for the Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

That's oranges at the Gong and the Cowboys hold a six point lead heading into the sheds. With plenty of players out tonight, this one's being entertaining all the same. Both teams are showing a willingness to move the ball around, but both look committed in defence. Stay tuned for the second half, it's anyone's game to win!

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

A Benji bomb bounces 10m back from where he first kicked it before Benji tries to swing it to the right. Coote came up with the ball and made a break but the defence brings him to ground.

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Runciman takes a Lui bomb just short of his line

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

Mata'Utia puts a shot on Ethan Lowe

North Queensland Cowboys 12-6

VIDEO REF possible Cowboys try...

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Cowboys will get a scrum 40m out from the Dragons line after Runciman knocked down a ball from Coote

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Benji drills it down field on the last & Winterstein brings it back over his 10

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Hunt is solid under the high ball at the back

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Benji has turned it over though. Cowboys this time win the scrum & work it out from their line now

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A scrum against the feed & were back in the eighties!

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Widdop kicks to the corner on the last & Coote opts to let it roll out 5m out from his line

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A relieving penalty for the home team

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Hunt cleans up a wayward grubber but the defence is jamming in now..

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Enterprising play from the Cowboys with Coote sending Lowe through a hole on the right before linking up with O'Neill who went within inches of scoring,

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Winterstein traps it with his foot before bringing it back over his 20

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

A good set from the Cowboys with Runciman bringing it out from his own line after the kick

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Taumololo busts through & brought down 10m out from the Dragons line. & earns his team a penalty

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Goergey Rose is back in 1st grade with a big charge towards the line. The Dragons fail to kick on the last though giving the Cowboys a handover. & a cheap penalty to boot

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Penalty Dragons, inside the 10 is the call

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Thompson kicks to the corner & the Dragons get a scrum 10m out from their line

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Good metres down the left from the Cowboys with Coote linking up with Winterstein. The kick goes astray though & the Dragons are working into the Cowboys half

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Rein out of dummy half kicks down a narrow blind side & finds touch 10m out from the Cowboys line

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Good defence from the Cowboys there with the Dragons throwing plenty at them

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Granville cleans up a grubber from Benji & the Cowboys are working it out from their line

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Repeat set coming up for the Dragons with Benji forcing a grubber through, with Wright cleaning it up

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Granville throws a stinker from dummy half & Widdop races 50. & now a penalty for the Dragons. They'll go deep on the attack

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Penalty Cowboys after Glymin knocked on a bomb from Coote and a Dragons player was offside in regathering

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Kiti Glymin can't hang on to a pass around his bootlaces from Benji. 20m tap Cowboys

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

Repeat set for the Dragons after Benji switched the play back to the left for Widdop to poke a grubber through, Coote was there to bat it dead

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

PENALTY Dragons against Granville for holding down too long. Dragons will have it 40m out from Cowboys line

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

A solid set following points with the Dragons forced to work it out from their line

North Queensland Cowboys 4-0

VIDEO REF possible Cowboys try...

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Cowboys have 6 more on the Dragons line after a Rob Lui bomb was touched by the Dragons

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Benji kicks on the 4th but its fielded on the full by Wright on his 30m

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Were underway at the Gong with the home team getting 1st use of the steeden

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Players are on the field and observing a minute's silence for the late Phil Walsh...

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The NRL debut for mid-season recruit Luke Page should be particularly interesting after the youngster made waves across YouTube earlier in the year with a highlights package of his wrecking ball running style playing for Mounties in the NSW Cup.

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LATE MAIL COWBOYS - Scott Bolton will run on in his return from injury with Sam Hoare dropping back to the bench. The experienced Glenn Hall gets the final spot on the bench with Patrick Kaufusi dropping out of the 17 tonight.

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LATE MAIL DRAGONS - Justin Hunt makes his club debut coming in for Jason Nightingale at fullback. Charly Runciman comes onto the wing for Eto Nabuli. Nathan Green will join the run on side replacing the suspended Will Matthews in the second-row.Craig Garvey, Mark Ioane and Luke Page come onto the bench with Rory O'Brien and Heath L'Estrange dropping out.

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Welcome to Leagueunlimited's coverage of this all important top 4 match up between the 4th placed St George Illawarra Dragons and the 2nd placed North Queensland Cowboys. The Dragons will hold the home ground advantage, playing out of Wollongong's Win Stadium and will be looking for a win to stay entrenched in the battle for a top 4 finish. The Cowboys will be looking to bounce back from their first loss in 12 weeks last week, with a win to keep in touch with the Broncos at the top of the table. Both teams are missing plenty of star performers through both injury and Origin duty, but the importance of the two points should make this a gripping affair all the same.

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