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Thurston throws the ball over the sideline to wrap it up in Townsville.

North Queensland Cowboys 32-24

PENALTY Raiders. Hand on the ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 32-24

PENALTY Raiders. Thurston steals the ball off Austin,

North Queensland Cowboys 32-18

Thurston goes to the air and Croker comes up with the ball before Granville dumps him on his back.

North Queensland Cowboys 32-18

PENALTY Cowboys. Ball stripped according to the refs even though Taumalolo was trying to pass.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-18

Williams takes the Cowboys defence on and puts the ball down. Cowboys on the attack.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-18

Williams kicks to the corner and Rapana knocks on. Cowboys ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-18

PENALTY Raiders. Williams goes to the air and Winterstein comes up with the catch but the refs believe a chaser was taken out.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-18

PENALTY Raiders. Another possible professional foul, but the refs don't use the bin.

North Queensland Cowboys 30-18

PENALTY Cowboys. Thurston is dragged down in a possible professional foul, but the ref won't use the sinbin.

North Queensland Cowboys 28-18

Thurston kicks left-footed and Austin comes up with a great catch but is pushed back into the in-goal. Raiders dropout.

North Queensland Cowboys 22-18

Williams has a peak and drops his lollies. Cowboys ball.

North Queensland Cowboys 22-18

VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Cowboys try.

Canberra Raiders 18-10

Thurston dummies and goes straight through before a desperate effort from Nuuausala drags him down and forces the error.

Canberra Raiders 18-10

Asiata puts the ball into the air and Wighton comes up with the catch but Morgan and O'Neill drag him back. Raiders dropout.

Canberra Raiders 18-10

PENALTY Cowboys. Austin and a posse of Cowboys come together after he picks up the leg. He might have a problem later.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

Morgan goes into the back field and then for some reason throws a pass straight to Edrick Lee.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

Williams finds touch for the Raiders 15 from the Cowboys line. They'll feed a scrum.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

Morgan knocks on after the Cowboys run the ball on the last again. Raiders defence holds.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

The Cowboys run the ball on the last and a replay suggests Lee trips Linnett. Penalty Cowboys.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

The Cowboys go 100m in their first set and force a dropout. In back play, Josh Hodgson is receiving treatment for the visitors.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

We're underway for the second half.

Canberra Raiders 18-4

Leilua drops the ball as cold as a spud to give the Cowboys one last chance.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

The Raiders run the ball on the last and Papalii's pass on the inside is put down by Austin.

Canberra Raiders 18-0

PENALTY Raiders. Play-the-ball too slow.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

Coote puts Austin's bomb down underneath his own crossbar. Raiders scrum.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

The Raiders defence holds as the Cowboys ran the ball on the last. Changeover.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Austin grabs Cooper and swings him to the ground after the tackle.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

The Cowboys push the ball to the right and it's knocked down before JT knocks on. Cowboys scrum.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Austin charges through to put pressure on Coote and whacks him across the neck.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

The big polar bear was about to charge over the top of Wighton down the middle of the park but he spills his lollies. Raiders ball.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

Thurston's pass is knocked on after Soliola raced out of the line. Raiders ball.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Croker puts Coote into a dangerous position.

Canberra Raiders 16-0

Coote goes to the air but his bomb sails over the sideline on the full. Changeover.

Canberra Raiders 10-0

VIDEO REFEREE: Possible Raiders try.

Canberra Raiders 4-0

Austin kicks in behind the defence and Rapana nearly steals a try but Coote bats the ball dead.

Canberra Raiders 4-0

PENALTY Raiders. Hand on the ball from Linnett.

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PENALTY Raiders. Cowboys offside and in back play Thurston is hobbling with a left knee injury.

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Granville knocks on as the Cowboys pressured the Raiders line. The visitors will feed a scrum.

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PENALTY Cowboys. Thurston cops one high from Shillington who was also never back the 10.

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Williams pops the short pass to Soliola who puts it down. Cowboys scrum.

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Williams kicks for Austin but JT is back there. Cowboys dropout.

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Thurston tries to thread the needle and Leilua gets the intercept before having the ball stripped. Raiders scrum though.

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Cowboys return the favour and go 100m with Morgan's kick sitting in the in-goal. Wighton is then tackled in-goal. Raiders dropout.

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Impressive first set from the visitors with Williams finding touch 5m from the Cowboys line.

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We are underway! Cowboys to kick off, Raiders first possession as they defend the northern end of 1300SMILES Stadium.

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