And the Warriors come out on top - 42-12.
WARRIORS ERROR - loose carry of the ball.
Slots it through!
And the Warriors finish in style!
ERROR COWBOYS - Reuben Cotter loses the ball, and the Captain's Challenge attempt is unsuccessful.
Adds the two!
A perfectly timed pass from Val Holmes allows Burns to go over.
Drinkwater finding the touch on a successful 20/40.
Adds the two again!
Watene-Zelezniak's foot was somehow still in the field of play and bats the ball back into play with Nicol-Klokstad planting the ball down.
Braidon makes a kick on the first tackle after a high pass, with the ball going dead.
ERROR WARRIORS - Berry knocking the ball on.
Cowboys challenge the contact and are successful - Holmes making legal contact.
PENALTY COWBOYS - marker offside
Easily adds the two.
Now Chad Townsend binned.
Harris-Tavita sin binned.
PENALTY WARRIORS
SIX AGAIN WARRIORS
Kyle Feldt dragged into touch, Warriors getting the ball on the Cowboys line.
Adds the two!
An over the top pass with the ball bouncing up right into Watene-Zelezniak's hands for the first time of the second half.
PENALTY WARRIORS - pressure on the neck. Helpful on the last tackle.
KNOCK-ON COWBOYS
WARRIORS ERROR - knocked on by Watene-Zelezniak
WARRIORS PENALTY - Luki holding down
Now a 20 metre restart for the Cowboys.
20 metre restart for the Warriors.
And we are back for the second half!
Holmes adds the two from in front with ease!
Dearden gets a run and makes a perfectly timed pass for Drinkwater to finally get the Cowboys their first try!
Adds the two from in front!
Berry manages to successfully regather the ball and get another try for the Warriors.
ERROR COWBOYS - ball lost backwards but not regathered, the Warriors get a set on the Cowboys line
WARRIORS FORWARD PASS
Cowboys pass goes wayward and Warriors pick up the ball.
SIX AGAIN COWBOYS - Warriors offside
ERROR WARRIORS - knock-on. Cowboys to get the ball back.
Nicoll-Klokstad just goes out off the back off a Dearden grubber. Cowboys get the ball back on the Warriors line.
SIX AGAIN COWBOYS - ruck infringement
PENALTY COWBOYS - much needed for the home side, Warriors penalised for holding down
Easily slots it through
Soooooo much space for Barnett to easily slide through
COWBOYS ERROR - Feldt dropping the ball midway through the set... can the Cowboys manage to get through more than one set without losing the ball?!
Adds the two!
Pushing him way through defenders and going over the line.
SIX AGAIN WARRIORS - Cowboys players offside
ERROR COWBOYS - lose the ball, giving the Warriors back the ball on the Cowboys line
Just misses the uprights
Nicoll-Klokstad takes on multiple defenders himself and makes it over the line to get the first try of the match!
SIX AGAIN WARRIORS - ruck infringement
And we get the first line dropout of the game - Drinkwater not able to get back into the field of play
PENALTY WARRIORS - Val Holmes gets the timing wrong and tackles Nicoll-Klokstad without the ball
PENALTY COWBOYS - Warriors obstruction, also meaning a no try for Watene-Zelezniak
Warriors get a scrum and full set from the 15 metre line
ERROR COWBOYS - Vailea puts the ball down
And the Warriors have first touch of the ball!
Welcome to League Unlimited's live blog as the NZ Warriors take on the NQLD Cowboys up in Townsville in this second clash on Saturday R14!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Jarrod Cole
Video Referee: Ashley Klein
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Scott Drinkwater, Braidon Burns
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
Penalty Goals:
WARRIORS (42)
Tries: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (2), Addin Fonua-Blake, Mitchell Barnett, Rocco Berry (2), Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Pompey (6/7)
Penalty Goals: Adam Pompey (1/1)