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Gold Coast Titans
26
North Queensland Cowboys
32
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Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Cowboys
H1
12
20

    Gold Coast Titans Events

  • 24 mins - Try, D.Copley
  • 25 mins - Conversion, A.Taylor
  • 30 mins - Try, T.Roberts
  • 32 mins - Conversion, A.Taylor

    Gold Coast Titans and North Queensland Cowboys Events

  • 4 mins - Try, J.Thurston
  • 5 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
  • 11 mins - Penalty goal, J.Thurston
  • 19 mins - Penalty goal, J.Thurston
  • 35 mins - Try, G.Gela-Mosby
  • 38 mins - Try, K.Ponga
  • 40 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
H2
14
12

    Gold Coast Titans Events

  • 55 mins - Try, T.Roberts-Davis
  • 75 mins - Try, D.Copley
  • 80 mins - Try, D.Vidot
  • 80 mins - Conversion, A.Taylor

    Gold Coast Titans and North Queensland Cowboys Events

  • 62 mins - Try, C.Hess
  • 63 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
  • 71 mins - Try, C.Hess
  • 73 mins - Conversion, J.Thurston
ET
0
0

    Gold Coast Titans Events

    Gold Coast Titans and North Queensland Cowboys Events

Scorers

Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Cowboys
Goal Scorers Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys
Tries Copley (2), Roberts (1), Roberts-Davis (1), Vidot (1) Thurston (1), Gela-Mosby (1), Ponga (1), Hess (2)
Conversions Taylor (3/5) Thurston (4/5)
Penalty Goals Thurston (2/2)
Field Goals

Team Statistics

Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Cowboys

Statistics

Gold Coast Titans North Queensland Cowboys
Tries 5 5
Conversions 3 4
Penalty Goals 0 2
Field Goals 0 0
Gold Coast TitansGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
D.Copley 8 61 0 2 0 0 10 2 0 1
K.Elgey 4 21 1 0 0 3 15 4 0 0
J.Greenwood 3 26 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 1
K.Hurrell 18 133 1 0 0 0 8 1 2 1
R.James 13 114 0 0 0 0 42 3 2 1
M.King 9 62 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
K.Lawton 3 21 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
C.McQueen 8 55 0 0 0 0 29 3 0 0
A.Paasi 3 26 0 0 0 0 19 1 1 0
K.Proctor 16 133 0 0 0 0 27 1 0 2
L.Pulu 12 94 4 0 1 0 10 0 0 0
T.Roberts 8 47 0 1 2 1 6 3 0 3
T.Roberts-Davis 5 43 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1
R.Simpkins 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 1 0 0
A.Taylor 4 28 2 0 1 10 9 2 0 0
D.Vidot 10 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
J.Wallace 15 128 1 0 0 0 38 2 1 0
North Queensland CowboysGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
J.Asiata 7 74 0 0 0 0 18 1 0 0
S.Bolton 16 177 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 1
J.Bowen 5 53 0 0 0 1 17 0 0 0
G.Cooper 8 83 0 0 0 0 36 0 1 2
K.Feldt 8 70 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
S.Fensom 5 54 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
G.Gela-Mosby 9 74 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1
J.Granville 3 22 1 0 2 1 20 0 1 0
B.Hampton 3 39 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 1
C.Hess 11 108 0 2 0 0 30 0 3 1
S.Hoare 5 51 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P.Kaufusi 8 68 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 0
K.Linnett 8 78 0 0 0 0 13 1 1 0
E.Lowe 14 136 0 0 0 0 25 1 0 0
M.Morgan 5 30 0 0 0 5 13 0 0 0
K.Ponga 11 112 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
J.Thurston 10 84 2 0 2 7 21 4 1 0

Match Details

Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Cowboys
START TIME
9:00PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
Cbus Super Stadium
Referees
Grant Atkins, Jared Maxwell, Luke Patten, Michael Gordon, Matt Noyen, Russell Turner
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Cowboys young gun trigger stunning North Queensland win

The class of 2017 graduated with flying colours for North Queensland as the injury-hit Cowboys held out the Gold Coast Titans for a 32-26 win in Saturday night's NRL clash.

Backrower Coen Hess - just 20 - showed why he has already been earmarked for a Queensland State of Origin spot after just five NRL starts, crossing for two barnstorming tries.

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Cowboys grab third win

The Cowboys snuffed out a Titans comeback in a highscoring affair on the Gold Coast.

Fullback Kalyn Ponga - only 18 - helped co-captain Johnathan Thurston spark a depleted Cowboys backline, crossing for his maiden NRL try in front of a crowd of 17,647 at Cbus Super Stadium.

For good measure, Ponga had a hand in setting up a first half four-pointer for 19-year-old debutant Gideon Gela-Mosby.

Then again, North Queensland needed something special after Test centre Justin O'Neill was this week added to a Cowboys injury list that already features prop Matt Scott, fullback Lachlan Coote and winger Antonio Winterstein.

They were also without reigning Dally M winner Jason Taumalolo, who is serving a suspension for a shoulder charge.

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However, North Queensland still bounced back from last round's flat 30-8 loss to Manly with a stirring display against an equally injury-riddled Titans outfit.

In just his 12th NRL game, Hess was unstoppable near the line, muscling his way over for tries in the 61st and 71st minutes to put the result beyond doubt.

The 110kg, 190cm Hess made seven tackle busts.

Ponga ran for 110 metres and made two line breaks.

It marked North Queensland's first win on the Gold Coast since Round 20, 2011.

They may have worn out their welcome with the win but North Queensland aren't leaving any time soon.

The Cowboys weathered a Titans storm but an even bigger one awaits in hometown Townsville - Tropical Cyclone Debbie, expected to cross the Queensland coast near Townsville on Tuesday morning.

North Queensland got off to their whirlwind start on Saturday night, jumping to a 10-0 lead by the 19th minute and a 20-12 buffer by halftime.

By the 15th minute the Cowboys had enjoyed 78 per cent possession and completed all 12 of their sets.

North Queensland regained all the momentum by the break after Ponga set up Gela- Mosby (34th minute) then ran off Thurston to help himself to one of his own in the 38th.

Alarm bells were ringing for Dale Copley when a knock-on sabotaged his first run for the Titans but the centre redeemed himself with a try-scoring double on Gold Coast debut.

Titans co-captain Ryan James may attract the match review committee's scrutiny for his 18th minute hit on Cowboys prop Patrick Kaufusi.

Titans forward Agnatius Paasi suffered a suspected right shoulder injury.

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