COWBOYS HOLD ON - Every player for the Roosters touched the ball in that last play as the ball went side to side but the Roosters couldn't crack the line
Cowboys turn the ball over inside the Roosters 10 and the home side have 40 seconds for 90m
Roosters spread the ball left and Dom Young has space before Scott Drinkwater gets across and puts Young down who loses the ball before kicking infield
SIX AGAIN: Cowboys get the ball back after the Roosters tried to charge the kick down
Dom Young contests the ball catches it and loses it forward trying to get the offload away
Roosters go short with the kick-off and get the ball back
Scott Drinkwater converts the penalty goal to put the Cowboys in the lead
PENALTY COWBOYS: Fetalaiga Pauga called offside off his own line and the Cowboys are taking the gift two
Brain snap from Dom Young trying to force an offload in his own 10m zone before Joey Manu went into touch
Scott Drinkwater's conversion attempt is a shocker staying well to the left
The big man's effort is confirmed as the Cowboys have momentum
SCORES ARE LEVEL - Kulikefu Finefeuiaki goes over as Scott Drinkwater goes to the line
Roosters lose the ball deep in their own end and the Cowboys are on the attack
PENALTY COWBOYS: Joey Manu quite clearly held before the line and then goes again for the try line and tries to claim the 4 pointer; Gerard Sutton says NO TRY and so does the bunker
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Scott Drinkwater ruled to have knocked on and the bunker upholds the call on 1 replay
Cowboys get the full compliment back on the field after an iffy penalty and six again went to the Roosters and put them under pressure
Scott Drinkwater puts the penalty goal through and wastes time off the clock
PENALTY COWBOYS: Inside the 10 the ruling from Gerard Sutton who called the six again but no advantage came and the Cowboys will waste some time taking 2
SIX AGAIN - Roosters lose the ball off the kick and Cowboys attack
Scott Drinkwater converts his own try from close range to close the gap to 6
Scott Drinkwater keeps the Cowboys in the game as the defence slides out but the speed of the PTB and Drinkwater doesn't give them any chance
Sam Walker hits the penalty goal perfectly to extend the lead to 12
The right decision as Heilum Luki lifts and continues to take Sitili Tupouniua to ground above the horizontal
Jake Granville takes the ball from Michael Jennings who wasn't awake to it
PENALTY COWBOYS: The Roosters give away the penalty as Sam Walker slows things down to stop the quick play the ball
SECOND HALF IS GO! The Cowboys trailing by 10 have the ball first
Sam Walker converts from out wide to give the Roosters a healthy lead at the break
That was genius by the Roosters as Sam Walker went to dummy half after some luck of a pass that was ruled to play forward; Young made metres got tackled Walker out of dummy half went left then pushed back to Young on the edge
Scott Drinkwater from wide out hits the post with the conversion
Braidon Burns with the Kyle Feldt-esque finish as Dom Young pushed in but got caught in no-man's land and Burns has a free dive to the line
Cowboys haven't had much field position but finally get an attacking set for a while
Sam Walker converts from a few metres to the left of the uprights
Terrell May goes over from close range with too much strength
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Some confusion on why Gerard Sutton was blowing the penalty from the man himself but touch judge Wyatt Raymond confirms it was a strip
Sam Walker hits the penalty goal yesterday
PENALTY ROOSTERS: Chad Townsend gives away the 10m penalty and the Roosters are going to take the 2
Perfect kick from the Roosters as Scott Drinkwater takes the ball right on the try line and can't get to ground before being driven back
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: The Roosters challenge a knock-on call from Gerard Sutton and it's successful as there was no hands on the ball
DOWNTOWN PENALTY - The Roosters ahead of the play the ball on the kick and are penalised
Dom Young doesn't get to the kick on the full and it's a bonus for the Cowboys as he then collects it and runs across field
A big warning shot for the Cowboys as Brandon Smith runs from dummy half until the pass to Keary is put down
SET RESTART: The Roosters starting to get going in attack and get a set restart
First big attacking chance for the Cowboys and Thomas Mikaele knocked it on after the kick was contested successfully by the Cowboys
GAME ON! The Roosters have the ball defending the SCG end of the ground
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: David Munro, Wyatt Raymond
Video Referee: Adam Gee
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (16)
Tries: Terrell May, Dominic Young
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Sam Walker (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Sam Walker (2/2)
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (18)
Tries: Braidon Burns, Scott Drinkwater, Kulikefu Finefeuiaki
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Scott Drinkwater (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Scott Drinkwater (2/2)