He misses the extras and the final margin is 14.
Holmes dots down on the siren out on the left.
Sullo converts and the gap is back to ten. Payten doesn't look impressed.
Twal storms over for his second career try!
Sullivan takes over kicking duties and converts for 22.
Big Stefano crashes over to add some respectability for the visitors.
Holmes blows the margin out a bit more.
Townsend puts Nanai over for his second to seal the win.
Hopes quickly fading for the Tigers. North Queensland's defence has tightened somewhat.
Converts his own and the lead blows out to 16.
Holmes gets his own try! Game well and truly tipped back in North Queensland's favour.
Holmes with an easy two points.
Sam McIntyre flies over and the Cowboys extend their margin back to eight points.
Cowboys back to full complement with Holmes back on. They immediately force a drop-out.
Api converts and the visitors are now only four points adrift!
Cowboys go close at one end, then at the other end Galvin pops one through low on the boot for a chasing Samuela Fainu who crashes over!
We're back on. Cowboys first use.
Tigers with a surge forward on the back of a Koroisau break just before halftime but no score. HALFTIME - Cowboys by ten.
Holmes is sin binned for a hip drop and is indeed on report.
Time off. Penrith bound back-rower Isaiah Papali'i is down for the Tigers. Focus is now on referee Belinda Sharpe with a hip drop in question. Val Holmes is about to sit down...
Tigers earn a drop-out after trapping Drinkwater in goal off a Koroisau grubber, but only just.
Api converts. Margin shrinks to ten.
Bula steals an aerial take from Scott Drinkwater and gets the Tigers back to back tries! Interesting turnaround!
Api's attempt misses from out wide.
Alaimalo has the Tigers on the board, and its his first try of his NRL career!
Jayden Sullivan placed on report.
After the Cowboys dominated just about everything for 15 minutes, the Tigers appear to have finally climbed on and gotten some possession.
Holmes from out wide... four from four. Superb radar.
Feldt with a double out wide. This is ridiculous already...
Holmes adds two for a penalty. Fourteen nil.
Holmes converts from an easier position and it's already twelve the difference.
Nanai gets the Cowboys second and this is already not ideal for the Tigers...
Holmes nails it from out wide.
Numbers to the right and the hosts are on the board first with Feldt dotting down in the corner.
We are ON. Tigers first use, running left to right on your device screen.
Teams on the field, forming a boomerang in the middle of the field. Ashley Salter delivering our Welcome to Country.
Wests Tigers will start Twal at lock with Matamua benched.
In team news it's one change each. Feldt is in for the North Queensland team, Braidon Burns dropping out.
We're on Wulgurukaba country for tonight's 6pm kickoff in NRL Indigenous Round - North Queensland hosting Wests Tigers at QLD Country Bank Stadium. 12th v 15th and it's probably season over for the loser (if it isn't already).
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch Judges: David Munro, Tyson Brough
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (42)
Tries: Kyle Feldt (2), Valentine Holmes (2), Jeremiah Nanai (2), Sam McIntyre
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (6/7)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (1/1)
WESTS TIGERS (28)
Tries: Solomon Alaimalo, Jahream Bula, Samuela Fainu, Stefano Utoikamanu, Alex Twal
Conversions: Apisai Koroisau (2/3), Jayden Sullivan (2/2)