Match Centre

No cigar for the Dogs on the hail mary.

Three seconds left...

Knock on Cowboys - that should do it.

Sexton now through. Can the Dogs finish with the last try.

Cowboys attacking kick is charged down - fortunately for the Dogs they are the ones to dive on it.

CHALLENGE IS UNSUCCESSFUL

CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE TIME: Dogs challenging ruling of knock-on.

Challenge successful - PENALTY DOGS

Challenge time for a tackle in the air

PENALTY COWBOYS: Offside.

Finefuiaki almost through.

Looks like an injury to Kiraz. He is in awful discomfort here.

With the late reshuffles, we might see some more scoring rampages from the Cowboys.

Critta now being given an early mark too.

PENALTY COWBOYS: High tackle

PICKED OFF

Cowboys have spent 60k on a private charter back home tonight.

Clifford rushes blood there and throws it forward.

Kikau comes off for an early mark. Canterbury with one eye on next week now.

Pass falls forward

Short drop-out goes out on the full

Su'a is crashed in the in-goal.

Canterbury recover the ball.

Challenge successful - ball lost forward by Hayward.

Challenge time for the Dogs - illegal strip.

PENALTY DOGS: Ball strip

Short kick off just breaks the plane. Dogs win possession back.

Just becoming a further mountain to climb for the Bulldogs.

17th player to do so in NRL history.

Now there's a mistake. Cam Ciraldo is an unhappy face in the box.

Bulldogs starting to assemble

Tracey takes it high in the air - how has he stayed in the field of play.

Morrin now busts open and through but then he goes without it! Griffin Neame recovers it - now the Dogs concede a penalty.

PENALTY DOGS: Late shot on Clark.

How to Butcher a Try 101 - with the Cowboys. Numbers galore, but the Cowboys decide to play fancy.

Luki goes through again. The Dogs are on their last resorts.

Dogs throwing the football around but the Cowboys have all the answers at the moment. Better kick that time by Sexton.

Strong take by Jacob Kiraz - the Dogs need just something... ANYTHING to go their way.

Official word re: Hutchison is tactical change but it looks like an old-fashion hooking to us.

Rushed play from the Cowboys attack. Now there's a problem for Jacob Kiraz. Very slow to his feet but he is up and ready to continue.

Crichton has been picked up and dumped... like a rowdy spectator at Accor. Three defenders are there to chuck him up and over the sideline.

Luki has gone through the back door. Hutch hooked as well.

Both sides get through their opening sets of the second half.

Back underway for the second 40 with AJ subbed in as an emergency substitute.

Canterbury just not looking likely at all. Struggling for field position and flat in attack. Wouldn't surprise to see a late Cowboys try, tbh.

Hutchison comes up with an error 35m from the Cowboys line and it'll be a scrum feed for the leading team.

Drinkwater grubber... Mahoney nabs it and holds it, stays in... then earns his side a penalty. Relieving for the home team.

Cowboys with another attacking opportunity now...

A handy penalty on the return set sees the Cowboys push to halfway but two plays later Sam McIntyre loses it. Replays suggest it had some help but the visitors don't use the challenge.

An intercept from Feldt is matched by a superb chase from Connor Tracey. Cowboys have a full set to attack though!

Kikau penalised for late contact. The Cowboys will go for the two points to start the scoring off for today.

The Cowboys force a GLDO, Canterbury try to pot it short but Kiraz knocks it into touch. Cowboys restart 10m out in front.

A HUGE crunching tackle from Eli Clark and the other debtutant Sua picks it up and runs 50 metres! Bulldogs lose it themselves two plays later on the Cowboys 20m.

Reeeeeeed... drops it. Canterbury put themselves under pressure now with Mahoney spilling it at first receiver. Cowboys scrum 25m out.

Jonathan Sua given his first test in first grade and he takes the Clifford bomb with aplomb. Superb.

Apart from the Sexton grubber last set, the kicking games from both sets of halves have been superb in the early stages. Lots of deep kicks and good chases.

The final tackle kick from Toby Sexton goes dead. Cowboys 20m restart.

OOF. Scott Drinkwater fluffs a play-the-ball on his own 30m. Canterbury scrum, attacking opportunity...

A willing opening couple of sets from each team, Canterbury fierce in defence so far though!

North Queensland kick us off and Canterbury will run right to left on your viewing device in the first half.

The teams are out there and we're just about ready to get this party started. Both sides in their home jerseys.

TEAM NEWS: Canterbury wingers Jeral Skelton and Josh Addo-Carr are OUT, with Sua and Clark to both debut in their place. For North Queensland, Jordan McLean is out which brings Sam McIntyre into the starting pack, and Kulikefu Finefeuiaki onto the bench.

Accor Stadium. 30,000+ fans. Deafening sound. Canterbury are hosting the Cowboys and the winner gets 5th place and guaranteed home elimination final. Huge.