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North Queensland Cowboys
32
Gold Coast Titans
16
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North Queensland Cowboys
Gold Coast Titans
H1
12
6

    North Queensland Cowboys Events

  • 6 mins - Try, J.O'Neill
  • 7 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
  • 20 mins - Try, A.Winterstein
  • 22 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston

    North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans Events

  • 32 mins - Try, D.Mead
  • 33 mins - Conversion, T.Roberts
H2
20
10

    North Queensland Cowboys Events

  • 48 mins - Try, G.Cooper
  • 49 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
  • 54 mins - Penalty goal, J.Thurston
  • 66 mins - Try, J.Tamou
  • 68 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
  • 79 mins - Try, G.Cooper
  • 80 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston

    North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans Events

  • 57 mins - Try, R.James
  • 58 mins - Conversion, T.Roberts
  • 70 mins - Try, K.Hurrell
ET
0
0

    North Queensland Cowboys Events

    North Queensland Cowboys and Gold Coast Titans Events

Scorers

North Queensland Cowboys
Gold Coast Titans
Goal Scorers North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans
Tries O'Neill (1), Winterstein (1), Cooper (2), Tamou (1) Mead (1), James (1), Hurrell (1)
Conversions Thurston (5/5) Roberts (2/3)
Penalty Goals Thurston (1/1)
Field Goals

Team Statistics

North Queensland Cowboys
Gold Coast Titans

Statistics

North Queensland Cowboys Gold Coast Titans
Tries 5 3
Conversions 5 2
Penalty Goals 1 0
Field Goals 0 0
North Queensland CowboysGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
S.Bolton 12 107 0 0 0 0 25 1 0 0
G.Cooper 14 134 0 2 0 0 28 0 0 0
L.Coote 9 67 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 1
K.Feldt 8 73 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
J.Granville 3 31 0 0 0 0 26 1 0 0
B.Hannant 12 96 1 0 0 0 15 0 1 0
C.Hess 6 55 0 0 0 0 24 0 2 0
P.Kaufusi 6 43 0 0 0 0 12 4 1 1
R.Kostjasyn 3 27 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0
K.Linnett 13 111 1 0 0 0 11 1 0 0
E.Lowe 14 91 0 0 0 0 29 1 0 0
M.Morgan 6 114 0 2 0 1 16 2 0 2
J.O'Neill 5 46 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 0
J.Tamou 13 111 1 1 0 0 22 0 0 1
J.Taumalolo 16 159 0 1 0 0 18 1 1 1
J.Thurston 10 135 0 0 2 10 11 4 1 3
A.Winterstein 10 110 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gold Coast TitansGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
G.Bird 12 122 0 0 0 0 26 5 0 0
L.Douglas 11 80 0 0 0 0 25 1 0 0
N.Friend 1 5 0 0 2 1 35 2 0 0
J.Hayne 9 70 0 0 0 2 7 2 1 3
J.Hoffman 13 114 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1
K.Hurrell 14 206 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
R.James 11 82 0 1 0 0 43 1 0 0
N.Macdonald 14 92 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 3
C.McQueen 7 71 0 0 0 1 31 2 1 1
D.Mead 5 38 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
A.Paasi 10 85 2 0 0 0 20 2 0 2
N.Peats 2 20 0 0 0 0 26 1 0 0
L.Pulu 8 70 0 0 0 0 18 0 2 1
T.Roberts 4 38 2 0 0 7 12 4 1 0
R.Simpkins 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0
Z.Taia 9 68 1 0 0 0 31 5 2 0
A.Taylor 3 26 1 0 0 6 10 0 0 0

Match Details

North Queensland Cowboys
Gold Coast Titans
START TIME
5:30PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
1300 Smiles Stadium
Referees
Ben Galea, Bernard Sutton, David Munro, Jason Robinson, Matthew Cecchin, Michael Wise, Ricky MacFarlane
Cowboys 32 Titans 16

North Queensland Cowboys seal top-four spot with victory over Gold Coast Titans

North Queensland have sealed a top-four finish in the NRL with a hard-fought 32-16 win over Gold Coast in Townsville.

The Cowboys will finish fourth on the ladder and have a double chance in their quest for back-to-back premierships.

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Titans in limbo after Cowboys victory

The Titans will have to hope the Raiders can beat the Tigers on the road after the Cowboys consolidated their spot in the top four with a 32-16 win in Townsville.

Gold Coast, however, are sweating on Sunday's match between the Wests Tigers and Canberra to know if they will reach the finals for the first time since 2010.

A win for the Tigers at Leichhardt would enable them to leapfrog the Titans into eighth spot.

Just like last weekend against Penrith, the Titans made life hard for themselves with a slow start to the match.

The Cowboys opened the scoring through Justin O'Neill in the fifth minute when he out-jumped Josh Hoffman to claim a Lachlan Coote kick.

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Jarryd Hayne, playing his second match at fullback for the Titans, then came up with a crucial error to allow the Cowboys to extend their lead.

The two-time Dally M medallist appeared to have defused a Cowboys attack but spilt a grubber and Antonio Winterstein pounced to open up a 12-0 lead midway through the half.

Points buffer: James Tamou extends the Cowboys' lead in Townsville.
Points buffer: James Tamou extends the Cowboys' lead in Townsville. Photo: Getty Images

It was a costly error by Hayne, who endured a torrid night in the No.1 jersey.

While their superstar recruit wasn't firing, the Titans resisted a wave of Cowboys pressure and managed to get themselves back into the contest by half-time.

No way through: Jarryd Hayne meets a brick wall.
No way through: Jarryd Hayne meets a brick wall. Photo: Getty Images

Winger David Mead, who sat out most of the first half undergoing a head-injury assessment after an early collision with Kane Linnett, snared a Nathan Friend crossfield kick to put the visitors on the board in the 32nd minute and ensure the margin was just six points at the break.

The Cowboys came out firing in the second half and extended their lead to 20-6 through a try to Gavin Cooper and a Johnathan Thurston penalty goal.

Team effort: Greg Bird goes high to tackle Rory Kostjasyn.
Team effort: Greg Bird goes high to tackle Rory Kostjasyn. Photo: Getty Images

Ryan James' 11th try of the season in the 57th minute gave the Titans hope of securing the win but then Cowboys prop James Tamou's try put the hosts out beyond two converted tries again.

However, the Titans just refused to lie down, with Konrad Hurrell running 88 metres after an intercept in the 71st minute to give the visitors hope.

A late injury scare to Cowboys captain Thurston threatened to ruin the premiers' night but the Queensland and Australian star recovered to set up Cooper for the final try of the match.

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