Holmes converts
Dearden gets the ball on the last, runs and shrugs off two lazy shoulder touches pretending to be tackles, and he scores.
PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch 10m inside the Knights half
Feldt running the ball back and Thompson charged up to put a hit on, flung out a lazy arm and hit Feldt high. Looked bad.
Its just got a bit cuddly out there.
Holmes on the right side converts
Cowboys with a kick to the Knights winger. Feldt knocks it back, the ball bounces off Luki's leg, ever so narrowly evades Saifiti's hand, bounces off Cotter's knee, dribbles into the Knights in-goal and Cotter plants his hand on it first for a try.
Ponga fields a bomb but loses the ball in the tackle. Ref rules Cowboys knock on. Cowboys challenge. Unsuccessful.
SCRUM COWBOYS - 20m from their own line
Ponga makes a break and gets into space, then he throws a ball outside to Gagai, but the pass was knee high and Gagai dropped it with just the tryline ahead
Ponga out wide on the right and he hits the upright.
Lucas gets the ball 10m from the Cowboys line, their defence was scattered, he shaped to pass left, stepped back and straightened and barged over between 2 defenders to score.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - 30m from their own line
PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch 5m inside the Knights half
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Still 10m from their own line
SCRUM COWBOYS - 10m from the Knights line
Holmes converts
Drinkwater lobs a lovely ball to his lead runner McLean, who strolls through the middle and dives over to score near the posts.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - They find touch 20m shy of halfway
Ponga ruled to have knocked on. He challenges. Knights succeed again.
Holmes from the left sideline, nails the conversion
Cowboys put it through the hands to Holmes, who brilliantly taps it along to the unmarked Taulagi, who dives over to score in the corner.
Knights turn the ball over on halfway
Cowboys go Ctrl C, Ctrl V
Knights kick off. Cowboys go back to sending uncontested kicks down the throats of the Knights back 3.
Ponga from wide out on the right side, adds the extras
Ponga kicks, the bill spurts out in the contest and Sharpe cleans up the loose ball and walks over to score.
SCRUM KNIGHTS - Nanai looked to be about to go on a run but he forgot to hold the ball. 10m inside the Knights half
Ponga from almost in front converts
Ponga with a show and go, slips through the Cowboys right side defence and then fires a great ball inside to Brailey in support, who runs 20m to score
PENALTY COWBOYS - After ruining another set with another ineffective kick, the Cowboys double down and give away a penalty. Knights find touch 25m from their own line
Knights drop out. They go short and lose it.
Cowboys found a way to score without relying on their sad last tackle options, just make the most out of the Knights sad last tackle options
Holmes from the right sideline, hits the post and his streak ends at 26
Ponga bounces out of 3 tackles on the left side, then passes to Lucas, who then passes to ...INTERCEPT...Feldt races 85 metres to score!
PENALTY KNIGHTS - 15m shy of halfway. They will start this set on halfway after kicking for touch
Gagai loses the ball. Ref calls knock on. Knights challenge. Bunker sess very clearly quickly that it was an illegal strip
Last tackle options from both side are a bit meh
Set restart Cowboys - just inside the Knights half
Gagai drifts towards the sideline, gets pushed even closer and then he flicks a pass to the sideline.
PENALTY KNIGHTS - Cowboys offside from the kick. Knights find touch 25m from their own line
SCRUM KNIGHTS - 10m from the Cowboys line. Ponga gets the ball steps like a madman and throws a ball to Feldt....
Cowboys have come out with a game plan of 'score all the tries'
Cowboys get us started
This will be the first time these sides meet in a finals match.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Jarrod Cole, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Wyatt Raymond
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (28)
Tries: Kyle Feldt, Murray Taulagi, Jordan McLean, Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/5)
Penalty Goals:
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (16)
Tries: Jayden Brailey, Fletcher Sharpe, Dylan Lucas
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Kalyn Ponga (2/3)
Penalty Goals: