TOYOTA CUP North Queensland Cowboys Team Round 6

[mic_wilson]

Cowboys (NYC):
1 Sam Bowie
2 Obe Geia
3 Brandon Boor
4 Tyson Martin
5 Steven Beaumont
6 Brady Payne
7 Ray Thompson
8 Shaun Maloney
9 Ryan Carr (c)
10 Josh Land
11 Blayne Harling
12 Chris Faust
13 Nick Slyney

Subs:
14 Tom Humble
15 Chris Riesen
16 Dane Hogan
17 Daniel Vineula

Coach: Grant Bell

[Granty]

New Zealand Warriors

1 Howie Matthews
2 Thomas Ah Van
3 Francis Leger
4 Rusty Bristow
5 Kevin Locke
6 Isaac John
7 Jody Henry
8 Russell Packer (C)
9 Aaron Pawley
10 Leeson Ah Mau
11 Sione Lousi
12 Ben Matulino
13 Elijah Taylor

Interchange

14 Nafe Seluini
15 Upu Poching
16 Alehana Mara
17 Eddy Purcell
18 Kurt Kara

[Granty]

Kick off is 5.15pm

[#CowboyDavid]

Final Score:

Cowboys 24 drew with Warriors 24.

The Cowboys came back from 24 - 6 down and scored in the last minute to get the draw.


Thanks to Milligna for the update.

[Granty]

http://www.cowboys.com.au/news.php?id=396

Cowboys force Draw

19 Apr 2008

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Traiing 6-24 with 10 minutes to go, the Cowboys U20 Toyota Cup team staged a late comeback to force a 24-24 against the New Zealand Warriors at Dairy Farmers Stadium.

Despite scoring first the Cowbys fell behind to the Warriors mid way through the first haf and trailed 6-12 at the break. Both sides made handling errors and the Cowboys played a man short for 10 minutes in the second half . The courageaous Cowboys omeback came with three trries in the last 9 minutes of play, including a try in the last minute to force the draw.

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys U20 24 ( Brady Payne, Nick Slyney,Sam Bowie, Josh Land tries, Nathan Barraclough 3 goals, Steven Beaumont 1 goal ) drew NZ Warriors 24 ( Kevin Locke 2, Leeson Ahmau, Frances Leser tries, Howie Matthews 4 goals).

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from the post-game presentations at the Cowboys Leagues Club

Under 20's Man of the Match went to Same Bowie

[Granty]

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/04/21/12389_cowboys.html

Under-20 Cowboys grab stunning draw

JOSH ALSTON

21Apr08

A STUNNING three-try fightback has seen the Cowboys under-20s record their second draw of the season with a 24-all stalemate against the Warriors at Dairy Farmers Stadium on Saturday night.

North Queensland were gone for all money when they trailed 24-6 with 12 minutes left on the clock.

But a Brady Payne-inspired comeback saw the home side gun the Warriors down with a try to Josh Land in the final minute sealing the result.

The Cowboys have been the kings of close finishes in recent weeks after Parramatta scored in the final minute to level the scores two weeks ago and the Dragons pipped them in the dying stages last weekend to win 20-18.

"We like the close finishes in the last couple of minutes in a game of footy," coach Grant Bell said.

"I think the boys showed great composure, we were down 24-6 and the composure and the preparedness to get out and win the game or put themselves in that position was terrific.

"To come from there to finish 24-all was commendable for the guys.

"I think the guys thought `we're out here, let's give it the best shot we can'.

"They certainly got half a result anyway and that's all credit to them, the way they approached the back end of the game of footy."

The massive Warriors forwards were instrumental in building the platform for the Kiwis' lead, but it was five-eighth Payne who engineered the Cowboys' comeback.

He set up one try and had a hand in another with Ray Thompson and fullback Sam Bowie scoring the two tries in the leadup to the dramatic final minute.

"I think he had a very strong game, it was Brady's best game and he was well supported out there by a couple of the boys," Bell said.

"I thought Nick Slyney played very well, I thought Sam Bowie at the back played well again and I think it's obviously a job in progress and the guys are building combinations.

"They had a very physical side against them and defensively I think we came up with a lot of answers."

[Wanchabo$07]

how come barraclough was playing but he wasn't even in the line up for that game?