Full Time
80:00
8:05pm Fri March 29, 2024
Round 4 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal - Crowd: 45793
79min

Challenge failed. Cowboys find touch 30m from the Broncos line

79min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Reynolds with an illegal steal on full-time. Broncos challenge

79min

Smoothy coming off for an HIA with 17 seconds left in the game

79min

Holmes has a pass thrown at his forehead and the Broncos get the ball back, 10m from their own line

78min

Holmes grubbers and Sailor forces it. Broncos drop out

76min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds converted

Broncos lead Broncos 38 - 12 Cowboys
75min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Corey Oates. Kick to come.

Reynolds goes to the line and then grubbers and Oates following through, regathers and scores.

Broncos lead Broncos 36 - 12 Cowboys
75min

Set restart Broncos

75min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Drinkwater drops the ball in his kick return, 15m from his own line

73min

Reynolds with a deep chip but it beats everyone into touch, 10m from the Cowboys line

72min

Cowboys with a short restart and Broncos come up with it.

71min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds converts

Broncos lead Broncos 32 - 12 Cowboys
70min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Ezra Mam. Kick to come.

Mam at first receiver, changes direction, grubbers into the Cowboys in goal for himself and he plants the rolling ball for a great solo try.

Broncos lead Broncos 30 - 12 Cowboys
68min

SCRUM BRONCOS - 30m from their own line

66min

Laybutt passes as he gets tackled and the pass goes into touch, 8m from the Broncos line.

65min

Cobbo very nearly gets an intercept, but can't hold the ball and it goes into touch

65min

Drinkwater passes to where Holmes should've been/was.

64min

Set restart Cowboys as they cross halfway

63min

No Interference. Cowboys drop out. They go short and they get the ball back

63min

Reynolds grubbers into the Cowboys in-goal and Dearden cleans up and runs it dead. referee goes to the bunker to see if there was intereference

61min

PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch 3m inside the Broncos half

60min

Reynolds kicks to the sideline and Drinkwater lets it dribble into touch 15m from the Cowboys line.

58min

Cobbo loses control of the ball as he gets tackled 2m shy of the Cowboys line

57min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Holmes drops it cold at dummy half in his own half.

56min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds converts

Broncos lead Broncos 26 - 12 Cowboys
55min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Tyson Smoothy. Kick to come.

Smoothy at dummy half, 5m from the Cowboys line, stands and turns right and almost throws a dummy that fooled everyone including Smoothy, but he realised he still had the ball and he barged over to score.

Broncos lead Broncos 24 - 12 Cowboys
53min

SCRUM BRONCOS - 20m from the Cowboys line. Laybutt throws a stupid pass and Drinkwater drops it.

49min

Drinkwater throws a cutout pass, but Cobbo intercepts it and races 95 metres and gets to the line as Dearden tackles him around the legs. The referee awarded the try but the bunker found that Dearden got him into touch at the very last second.

48min

Set restart Cowboys, 5m from the Broncos line

47min

Drinkwater grubbers into the Broncos ingoal and Mariner taps it dead. Broncos drop out

42min

Taulagi attempts to tap back a kick but it goes forward to Townsend, who dived over for what he thought was a try.

40min

Cowboys get the back end of the game started

39min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Another big tackle forces the Cowboys to spill the ball

38min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Reynolds puts up another great kick which the Cowboys again fail to take cleanly, Cobbo looked to have cleaned up the loose ball and scored, but the bunker and on-field ref agreed that he knocked the ball on.

38min

Off to the bunker again, this time to look at a potential Selwyn Cobbo try.

36min

Penalty Goal: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds kicks a penalty goal

Broncos lead Broncos 20 - 12 Cowboys
35min

PENALTY BRONCOS - Reynolds taking the shot at goal

34min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Reynolds with another high long kick and Drinkwater spills it, 10m from his own line.

31min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes from the sideline converts perfectly

Broncos lead Broncos 18 - 12 Cowboys
31min

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

Drinkwater got put into a gap on the inside and he raced away, stepped Sailor and then dived over to score in the right corner.

Broncos lead Broncos 18 - 10 Cowboys
31min

Off to the bunker to look at a try for Drinkwater. Ref rules no try.

29min

Cowboys get the ball back from the drop out

29min

Sailor grubbers into the Cowboys ingoal and Feldt bats it dead. Cowboys drop out

27min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Strong Broncos defences for a dropped ball, 30m from the Cowboys line

25min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Riki loses the ball forward into the hands of Sailor who dived over to score, but the ref was on the spot.

24min

Holmes gets crunched by reynolds and Hetherington and loses the ball. broncos clean up and get a full set inside the Cowboys 20m

22min

PENALTY COWBOYS - They start this set 10m shy of halfway

20min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds shot at goal hits the post

Broncos lead Broncos 18 - 6 Cowboys
19min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Kotoni Staggs. Kick to come.

The Broncos march upfield with ease and then on the last Reynolds grubbered behind the Cowboys line and Staggs flying through, dived, regathered and slid in to score all in one motion.

Broncos lead Broncos 18 - 6 Cowboys
17min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Dearden dummies and gets through the line before passing to Drinkwater, who then flung it out to Taulagi who stepped infield and was then crunched by Mam, knocking the ball loose, 10m shy of the Broncos line.

16min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes converts his own try

Broncos lead Broncos 14 - 6 Cowboys
15min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

Murray Taulagi sent down the sideline, but he then kicked back in field where Valentine Holmes takes it cleanly and is tackled from behind but still gets across the line to score.

Broncos lead Broncos 14 - 4 Cowboys
14min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds converts from touch

Broncos lead Broncos 14 - 0 Cowboys
12min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Jesse Arthars. Kick to come.

Reynolds with a bomb, Drinkwater let it bounce, Mam cleaned up, passed to Baker who threw a brilliant long ball out to Staggs who sent Arthars over untouched.

Broncos lead Broncos 12 - 0 Cowboys
11min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Townsend attempted to put in a low kick but forgot to do the vitally important kick bit.

10min

Set Restart Cowboys - camped on the Broncos line

9min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Cobbo fumbles as he's playing the ball, 12m from his own line

8min

Another Broncos bomb almost results in points as the Broncos claim the ball, but the Cowboys defence shuts down the play and there's a handover

7min

PENALTY BRONCOS - And they start this set 15m shy of halfway.

5min

Penalty Goal: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds opts to take a shot at 2 more points and he claims them

Broncos lead Broncos 8 - 0 Cowboys
4min

PENALTY BRONCOS - Taulagi dropped the bomb and Holmes regathered from an offside position.

4min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds from almost in front adds the extras

Broncos lead Broncos 6 - 0 Cowboys
3min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Billy Walters. Kick to come.

Walters at dummy half, 10m from the Cowboys line, goes for a scoot, looks for a support runner and then just decides to keep going himself and he burrows over.

Broncos lead Broncos 4 - 0 Cowboys
2min

Set restart Broncos

1min

PENALTY BRONCOS - They find touch 5m inside the Cowboys half

Broncos kick off and the rain is steadily coming down

A moment silence for the late Carl Webb who played for both these sides.

Brisbane have scored 24, 22, 26 and 24 in all of their 4 games on March 29. The Cowboys have scored 16 and 14 in their 2 games. So history says Brisbane will win 24-15.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Wyatt Raymond, Michael Wise

Video Referee: Ashley Klein

BRISBANE BRONCOS (38)
Tries: Billy Walters, Jesse Arthars, Kotoni Staggs, Tyson Smoothy, Ezra Mam, Corey Oates
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (2/2)

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Valentine Holmes, Scott Drinkwater
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
Penalty Goals: