Round 23 (v Titans) - Teams & Stories

[Granty]

Sat Aug 16
5:15pm (local)
Dairy Farmers Stadium

Cowboys

1. Tom Humble
2. Ben Lancini
3. Brandon Boor
4. Sam Bowie
5. Chippie Korostchuk
6. Ray Thompson
7. Brady Payne
8. Shaun Maloney
9. Ryan Carr (c)
10. Ben Spina
11. Jack Cooper
12. Chris Faust
13. Nick Slyney

14. Joel Lillyman
15. Nathan Barraclough
16. Chris Riesen
17. Songhie Tatipata


Titans

1. Shannon Walker
2. Kevin Gordon
3. Lachlan Creighton
4. Kingi AKaoula
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Jordan Rankin
7. Matthew Nuttal
8. Steve Darby
9. Geoff Holcombe
10. Sosaia Vave
11. Ben Ridge
12. Tom Kingston
13. Ryan Simpkins (c)

14. Richard Barrett
15. Jared McCarthy
16. Kurt Foggo
17. Cameron White
18. David Moore

[Granty]

http://www.cowboys.com.au/news.php?id=593

Nail biting win

16 Aug 2008

A field goal to Tom Humble in the 76th minute, plus a Titans missed penalty goal attempt just 2 minutes later, allowed the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys Under 20‘s to claim a 35-34 victory over the Gold Coast Titans.

Racing away to a good half time lead 28-10, the Cowboys faced a strong comeback form the visitors before coming away with the win.

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys 35 ( Ben Lancini2, Tom Humble 2, Chippie Korustchuk, Ben Spina, tries, Tom Humble 5 goals, and 1 field goal )
d Gold Coast Titans 34 ( Kevin Gordon 2, Geoff Holcombe, Ben Ridge, Sosai Vave tries, Jordan Rankin 5 gaols )

[Granty]

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/08/18/15510_cowboys.html

Under-20 Cowboys win close match in Townsville

JOSH ALSTON

August 18th, 2008

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/images/uploadedfiles/editorial/pictures/2008/08/17/Ryan-Carr.jpg
CRISP WORK ... North Queensland under-20s hooker
and captain Ryan Carr fires out a pass on Saturday night

THE Cowboys under-20s secured a dramatic one-point win over the Gold Coast in the National Youth Competition, prevailing 35-34 on Saturday night. The fifth-placed Titans thrashed the Cowboys 46-10 in their first-round contest, but the North Queenslanders showed vast improvement from that night to secure their fourth win of the season.

They made the job hard on themselves though, squandering a 28-4 advantage just before halftime with Titans Ben Ridge, Siosaia Va Ve and Shannon Walker all crossing late in the game to tie the scores.

Whiz kid Jordan Rankin had a chance to steal a win after the Cowboys were penalised close to their own line late in the contest but missed the penalty attempt.

In-form fullback Tom Humble finally sealed the result though in the 77th minute with a field goal.

A flurry of tries at the start of the game laid the platform for the result with Humble, Ben Lancini and Chippie Korostchuck rushing over in the first 17 minutes.

Lancini and Humble collected doubles in the game while Ben Spina also scored.

The win is likely to ensure the Cowboys stay off the bottom of the Toyota Cup ladder in their first year.