LIVE: Storm 'bulldozer' hammers Cowboys gun

Murray Taulagi strikes for the Cowboys!

The Queensland State of Origin flyer hurtles into the Storm antiaircraft enactment connected the near wing, hits the deck, springs backmost to his feet and slams the shot down.

Nine caller Mat Thompson describes it arsenic a "rampaging" effort arsenic Valentine Holmes converts to propulsion the Cowboys' pb retired to 26-14 successful the 54th minute.

Semi Valemei is having 1 peculiar day!

The erstwhile Raiders winger, playing his archetypal crippled for the Cowboys, zips implicit for his 3rd effort of the time soon aft the half-time break.

Nine caller Mat Thompson informs viewers that Valemei has go the archetypal Cowboys subordinate to people a hat-trick connected nine debut.

Remarkable!

Valentine Holmes nails the conversion arsenic the Cowboys widen their pb to 20-14.

The 2nd fractional of the Cowboys-Storm clash kicks off.

The scores are quadrate astatine 14-14 successful Townsville.

The players caput for the sheds astatine Queensland Country Bank Stadium with the scoreline locked astatine 14-14.

Semi Valemei scored 2 tries for the Cowboys and Valentine Holmes one, portion Xavier Coates and Justin Olam crossed for the Storm.

That is simply a coach-killer.

Cowboys winger Murray Taulagi pushes Storm centre Reimis Smith arsenic helium tries to play the ball, resulting successful North Queensland being penalised.

A elemental punishment extremity draws the scores level astatine 14-14.

Justin Olam leaves the tract for a caput wounded appraisal aft scoring his try.

The Cowboys are struggling to grip Justin Olam this afternoon.

Shortly aft his crunching deed connected Jeremiah Nanai, the stocky Storm centre bashes done from adjacent scope connected the near edge.

"The Papua New Guinean bulldozer!" says Nine caller Mat Thompson.

A Nick Meaney conversion cuts the shortage to 14-12 successful the 36th minute.

Valentine Holmes hits the scoreboard successful the 30th minute, slicing done connected the near edge.

He fails to person his effort but North Queensland is up 14-6.