Thurston throws the ball over the sideline to wrap it up in Townsville.
North Queensland Cowboys 32-24
PENALTY Raiders. Hand on the ball.
North Queensland Cowboys 32-24
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker adds the extras.
North Queensland Cowboys 32-24
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Kurt Baptiste. Kick to come.
Baptiste crosses next to the posts as a consolation for the Raiders.
North Queensland Cowboys 32-22
PENALTY Raiders. Thurston steals the ball off Austin,
North Queensland Cowboys 32-18
Thurston goes to the air and Croker comes up with the ball before Granville dumps him on his back.
North Queensland Cowboys 32-18
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Penalty goal attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston puts the Cowboys out beyond two converted tries.
North Queensland Cowboys 32-18
PENALTY Cowboys. Ball stripped according to the refs even though Taumalolo was trying to pass.
North Queensland Cowboys 30-18
Williams takes the Cowboys defence on and puts the ball down. Cowboys on the attack.
North Queensland Cowboys 30-18
Williams kicks to the corner and Rapana knocks on. Cowboys ball.
North Queensland Cowboys 30-18
PENALTY Raiders. Williams goes to the air and Winterstein comes up with the catch but the refs believe a chaser was taken out.
North Queensland Cowboys 30-18
PENALTY Raiders. Another possible professional foul, but the refs don't use the bin.
North Queensland Cowboys 30-18
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Penalty goal attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston extends the lead to two converted tries.
North Queensland Cowboys 30-18
PENALTY Cowboys. Thurston is dragged down in a possible professional foul, but the ref won't use the sinbin.
North Queensland Cowboys 28-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston mades it four from five to put the Cows out by 10.
North Queensland Cowboys 28-18
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Antonio Winterstein. Kick to come.
Winterstein crosses out wide to extend the Cowboys lead. Granville, Thurston and Coote combine before Linnett catches and passes to put Winterstein over.
North Queensland Cowboys 26-18
Thurston kicks left-footed and Austin comes up with a great catch but is pushed back into the in-goal. Raiders dropout.
North Queensland Cowboys 22-18
Williams has a peak and drops his lollies. Cowboys ball.
North Queensland Cowboys 22-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston adds another two.
North Queensland Cowboys 22-18
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Jake Granville. Kick to come.
Granville crosses next to the posts to put the Cowboys in front! Bolton found himself in the back field and Thurston loomed in support before delivering a sublime pass between two defenders to send Granville over.
North Queensland Cowboys 20-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston gets the Cowboys within two.
Canberra Raiders 18-16
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Antonio Winterstein. Kick to come.
Winterstein crosses for the Cowboys after Shillington tried inexplicably to pass in his own 30m zone.
Canberra Raiders 18-14
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Cowboys try.
Canberra Raiders 18-10
Thurston dummies and goes straight through before a desperate effort from Nuuausala drags him down and forces the error.
Canberra Raiders 18-10
Asiata puts the ball into the air and Wighton comes up with the catch but Morgan and O'Neill drag him back. Raiders dropout.
Canberra Raiders 18-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful.
Thurston adds the extras and the gap is now eight.
Canberra Raiders 18-10
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Gavin Cooper. Kick to come.
Cooper and Thurston combine to send the second-rower over out wide. Cooper ran a great line on the outside of Austin who couldn't stop him reaching out.
Canberra Raiders 18-8
PENALTY Cowboys. Austin and a posse of Cowboys come together after he picks up the leg. He might have a problem later.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
Morgan goes into the back field and then for some reason throws a pass straight to Edrick Lee.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
Williams finds touch for the Raiders 15 from the Cowboys line. They'll feed a scrum.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
Morgan knocks on after the Cowboys run the ball on the last again. Raiders defence holds.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
The Cowboys run the ball on the last and a replay suggests Lee trips Linnett. Penalty Cowboys.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
The Cowboys go 100m in their first set and force a dropout. In back play, Josh Hodgson is receiving treatment for the visitors.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
We're underway for the second half.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston unsuccessful.
Thurston can't convert from out wide.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
TRY NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS
Scored by Michael Morgan. Kick to come.
Morgan crosses out wide for the Cowboys to give themselves a sniff at halftime. He got on the outside of Williams to open the home side's account.
Canberra Raiders 18-4
Leilua drops the ball as cold as a spud to give the Cowboys one last chance.
Canberra Raiders 18-0
The Raiders run the ball on the last and Papalii's pass on the inside is put down by Austin.
Canberra Raiders 18-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL CANBERRA RAIDERS
Penalty goal attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker puts the visitors up by three converted tries in the shadows of halftime.
Canberra Raiders 18-0
PENALTY Raiders. Play-the-ball too slow.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
Coote puts Austin's bomb down underneath his own crossbar. Raiders scrum.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
The Raiders defence holds as the Cowboys ran the ball on the last. Changeover.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
PENALTY Cowboys. Austin grabs Cooper and swings him to the ground after the tackle.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
The Cowboys push the ball to the right and it's knocked down before JT knocks on. Cowboys scrum.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
PENALTY Cowboys. Austin charges through to put pressure on Coote and whacks him across the neck.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
The big polar bear was about to charge over the top of Wighton down the middle of the park but he spills his lollies. Raiders ball.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
Thurston's pass is knocked on after Soliola raced out of the line. Raiders ball.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
PENALTY Cowboys. Croker puts Coote into a dangerous position.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker adds another two.
Canberra Raiders 16-0
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Iosia Soliola. Kick to come.
Soliola scores for the Raiders! Williams kicked towards the posts and the ball was batted back by Wighton into the arms of Soliola who crosses next to the posts.
Canberra Raiders 14-0
Coote goes to the air but his bomb sails over the sideline on the full. Changeover.
Canberra Raiders 10-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker successful.
Croker hits the upright from the sideline and bounces over.
Canberra Raiders 10-0
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Edrick Lee. Kick to come.
Edrick Lee extends the visitors lead when he crosses over in the left corner.
Canberra Raiders 8-0
VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Raiders try.
Canberra Raiders 4-0
Austin kicks in behind the defence and Rapana nearly steals a try but Coote bats the ball dead.
Canberra Raiders 4-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANBERRA RAIDERS
Conversion attempt by Jarrod Croker unsuccessful.
Croker pushes the attempt to the left. No goal.
Canberra Raiders 4-0
TRY CANBERRA RAIDERS
Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.
Wighton finishes off a play to the left side for the visitors to open the scoring. Williams and Soliola combine to pop the pass to the fullback who reaches out to bang the ball down.
Canberra Raiders 4-0
PENALTY Raiders. Hand on the ball from Linnett.
0 all
PENALTY Raiders. Cowboys offside and in back play Thurston is hobbling with a left knee injury.
0 all
Granville knocks on as the Cowboys pressured the Raiders line. The visitors will feed a scrum.
0 all
PENALTY Cowboys. Thurston cops one high from Shillington who was also never back the 10.
0 all
Williams pops the short pass to Soliola who puts it down. Cowboys scrum.
0 all
Williams kicks for Austin but JT is back there. Cowboys dropout.
0 all
40/20 CANBERRA RAIDERS
Josh Hodgson kicks a 40/20.
Hodgson puts the Raiders on the attack with a booming 40/20.
0 all
Thurston tries to thread the needle and Leilua gets the intercept before having the ball stripped. Raiders scrum though.
0 all
Cowboys return the favour and go 100m with Morgan's kick sitting in the in-goal. Wighton is then tackled in-goal. Raiders dropout.
0 all
Impressive first set from the visitors with Williams finding touch 5m from the Cowboys line.
0 all
We are underway! Cowboys to kick off, Raiders first possession as they defend the northern end of 1300SMILES Stadium.
0 all
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Dave Munro
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Belinda Sleeman
Video Referee: Shayne Hayne, Ben Galea
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (32)
Tries: Michael Morgan, Gavin Cooper, Antonio Winterstein (2), Jake Granville
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Johnathan Thurston (2/2)
CANBERRA RAIDERS (24)
Tries: Jack Wighton, Edrick Lee, Iosia Soliola, Kurt Baptiste
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jarrod Croker (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Jarrod Croker (1/1)