North Queensland Cowboys ... skipper Johnathan Thurston celebrates their win over Canberra. Source: Phil Hillyard / News Limited
Two late tries to Michael Morgan and Ashley Graham have given North Queensland their third victory of a slow-starting NRL campaign, a 30-12 win over Canberra.
| 5 Tries 2 | |
|---|---|
| Brent Tate 3' | Edrick Lee 8' |
| Glenn Hall 13' | Jack Wighton 70' |
| Matthew Bowen 16' | |
| Michael Morgan 64' | |
| Ashley Graham 78' | |
| 3 Conversions2 | |
| Johnathan Thurston 14' | Jarrod Croker 9' |
| Johnathan Thurston 18' | Reece Robinson 71' |
| Johnathan Thurston 66' | |
| 2 Penalties0 | |
| Johnathan Thurston 75' | |
| Johnathan Thurston 80' | |
Halfback Morgan was denied a try by the video referees in the 57th minute on Saturday night but had one shortly after, backing up a Tariq Sims' break to score seven minutes later.
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Captain Johnathan Thurston added a penalty goal in the 74th minute and then the Australian star's grubber kick gave winger Graham his fifth try of the season with two minutes remaining.
Graham's late try was his 100th in first grade.
Coach Neil Henry said the Cowboys seemed to be on the right track after a slow start to the season.
Thurston said: "The Penrith game was good and we backed it up against the Broncos so it's a step in the right direction.
"We just need to build on that. We need to ... make sure we execute our plays and that we've got our defensive focus.
"There are still areas we need to improve on."
The Cowboys led 16-6 at halftime, with Canberra's try coming in the eighth minute when winger Edrick Lee intercepted a Matt Bowen pass 35 metres out.
It was North Queensland who scored first, after only three minutes through Brent Tate, Bowen throwing the last pass on that occasion as well.
Five minutes after, Jarrod Croker converted the Lee try to give the green machine a 6-4 lead, the Cowboys' response was Glenn Hall crashing over to the right of the posts in the 16th minute.
In the 24 minutes after halftime, the sides traded blows without the scoreline changing.
The Cowboys successfully defended repeated line dropouts, while Morgan had his effort disallowed when he grounded the ball millimetres short.
Finally, however, the Cowboys managed to add to their total in the 64th minute.
Second-rower Sims stepped off his right foot and into the clear near halfway before perfectly positioning Morgan for the clincher, which Thurston duly converted.
Canberra's penchant for miraculous escapes became a topic of interest when Jack Wighton crossed in the 70th minute after the home side failed to tidy up a kick at the back.
Thurston missed converting Graham's try but booted a penalty goal as the siren sounded.
Raiders officials said centre Jarrod Croker had suffered a strained medial ligament in a knee which was hopefully not serious.
Croker is, however, in extreme doubt for next Saturday's encounter with Melbourne.
Canberra captain Terry Campese said a scrum feed decision that went the wrong way was costly after his men stemmed the early Cowboys stampede.
"We built our way back into the game in the second half and (then there was) that little kick where they knocked into touch and got the feed," said Campese.
"That's a massive call.
"It's frustrating being out there, you put in the effort to get back into the game and then a call like that goes against you."
Coach David Furner lamented: "We seem to defend better when we're fatigued.
"We've probably learned our lesson. We've given a couple of teams a good start and we've been able to pull them back in - not tonight."
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