North Queensland have made three errors already tonight and now Jake Clifford sends a clearing kick out on the full, gifting Cronulla another full set inside the Cowboys’ half.
The visitors’ defence has been strong tonight but they must be tiring from all this defending. They do come up with another try-saver as Braydon Trindall reaches out but drops the ball just short of the tryline.
Now this is what North Queensland needs. They send it wide from inside their own half on the fourth tackle and speedy centre Tom Chester bursts through a gap, then is tackled high by KL Iro – who is put on report.
The Cowboys finally get a chance to attack, and after Braydon Trindall makes a strong tackle near the line, Scott Drinkwater fires a bullet cutout pass to send Braidon Burns over untouched. Try Cowboys.
Sharks 8, Cowboys 6 after 27 minutes