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THE Bulldogs beat the Broncos 24-14 while the Tigers claimed a thrilling 22-20 win over the Cowboys. Replay our rolling coverage.
9.34pm - FULL-TIME: TIGERS 22 d COWBOYS 20
A try at the death to David Nofoaluma has given the Tigers a thrilling 22-20 win over the Cowboys at Leichardt Oval.
Trailing by two points with two minutes on the clock, the winger dived over in the corner and somehow got the ball down to give his side the lead.
A desperate Cowboys side won the ball back off the kick-off but the Tigers forced an error to claim victory and snap a seven-game losing streak.
MATCH CENTRE: Tigers v Cowboys
9.25pm - BULLDOGS 24 d BRONCOS 14
The Bulldogs have clinched a crucial 24-14 win over the Broncos at ANZ Stadium.
A late try to Frank Pritchard made certain of an impressive victory for the home side, before Lachlan Maranta dived over in the corner for a consolation to the Broncos.
MATCH CENTRE: Bulldogs v Broncos
9.08pm - KAHU TRY GIVES BRONCOS HOPE
It's far from game over at ANZ Stadium, with a try to Jordan Kahu helping the Broncos back into their clash with the Bulldogs.
The young centre flew through the air to snaffle a Corey Norman bomb before planting the ball over the tryline. Corey Parker missed his conversion attempt, leaving the Broncos trailing 18-8.
9.05pm - COWBOYS HIT THE FRONT AGAINST TIGERS
A try to Antonio Winterstein has helped the Cowboys jump back in front of the Tigers and set up a thrilling finish at Leichart Oval.
There was a bit of luck involved, with Matt Bowen's pass missing its intended target in Kane Linnett before it found his way through to Winterstein.
The Cowboys winger did the rest, with Johnathan Thurston's conversion from wide out putting the Cowboys ahead 20-18 inside the final 20 minutes.
8.58pm - DOGS EXTEND LEAD OVER BRONCOS
The Bulldogs are edging closer to an important win over the Broncos after Aiden Tolman smashed his way over for a try.
Tolman couldn't be stopped from close range next to the posts and after Trent Hodkinson converted the Dogs led 18-4 with just a tick more than 20 minutes to go.
8.54pm - SIMS DOUBLE KEEPS COWBOYS CLOSE
It's a case of right place, right time again for Cowboys forward Tariq Sims who has scored his second try of the night.
The back-rower is on the spot again to capitalise on another Tigers mistake, this time from winger David Nofoaluma off a Johnathan Thurston kick.
Thurston couldn't add the extras so the Cowboys trailed 18-14.
8.50pm - TIGERS EXTEND LEAD OVER COWBOYS
The Tigers are roaring at Leichardt Oval, thanks to Jack Buchanan's first NRL try.
The prop got on the edge of another perfect Robbie Farah grubber, with the video referee confirming the four-pointer.
Benji Marshall made no mistake with the conversion and the Tigers edged further ahead, 18-10 over the Cowboys.
8.46pm - KASIANO BARGES OVER FOR BULLDOGS
It's a perfect start to the second half for the Bulldogs, as big Sam Kasiano barges over for the home side's second try of the night.
Some great Broncos defence looked to have stopped the Dogs from scoring, only for Kasiano to smash his way through the tackle of Andrew McCullough and Sam Thaiday from close range.
Trent Hodkinson added the extras to put the Bulldogs up 12-4.
8.30pm - HALF-TIME: TIGERS 12 v COWBOYS 10
A Marika Koroibete try has helped the Tigers head into half-time with a 12-10 lead over the Cowboys at Leichardt Oval.
The flying winger barged through Matt Bowen to score on the back of a Curtis Sironen break just four minutes before the break.
Benji Marshall converted to put the Tigers up 12-10 and they held on to that lead before the half-time whistle was blown.
8.26pm - HALF-TIME: BULLDOGS 6 v BRONCOS 4
It's half-time at ANZ Stadium and the Bulldogs hold a narrow 6-4 lead over the Broncos.
Ben Barba got the home side on the board with a nice individual try but Josh Hoffman hit back for the Broncos, after earlier being denied a try by Barba and the video ref.
8.16pm - SECOND TIME LUCKY FOR HOFFMAN
There's no denying Josh Homman this time. Well, there almost is but the winger has put the Broncos on the board by bursting over after a nice backline move.
Hoffman received the ball well away from the sideline this time and charged for the line, running over a top of Dogs tacklers.
He was almost held up over the line only to bounce out of the attempted tackle and plant the ball down. Corey Parker missed the conversion from out wide on the left and the Broncos trailed 6-4 inside the final 10 minutes of the first half.
8.09pm - KANE PUTS COWBOYS BACK IN FRONT
The Cowboys are back in front thanks to a try from centre Kane Linnett.
Minutes after winger Ash Graham was denied a try in the corner by the video ref, Linnett made no mistake to touch down a Matt Bowen grubber.
Johnathan Thurston converted to put the Cowboys ahead 10-6.
8.06pm - BARBA SAVES DAY FOR DOGS
Ben Barba scores tries - and he saves them too. (Are you watching, Maroons selectors?)
Broncos winger Josh Hoffman looked to have done brilliantly when he ran on to a Josh Hoffman grubber and muscled through Ben Barba's tackle to plant the ball down in the corner.
But the ref wanted to check the grounding, and a replay showed Barba did just enough to force Hoffman to step on the sideline before scoring and NO TRY flashed up on the big screen.
7.53pm - BARBA BRILLIANCE FOR BULLDOGS
Are you watching, Maroons selectors?
Bulldogs fullback Ben Barba has given a timely reminder of his brilliance with a neat try to give the Bulldogs first points in their clash with the Broncos.
After seeing his attempted grubber kick blocked, Barba scooped up the crumbs and used his footwork - and strength - to slice over the tryline from close range.
Trent Hodkinson added the extras to give the Bulldogs an early 6-0 lead.
7.52pm - BENJI BOUNCES BACK FOR TIGERS
His kick provided the try for the Cowboys' opening try but Benji Marshall has hit back with a four-pointer of his own for the Tigers.
The star playmaker got on the end of a Robbie Farah kick and did just enough to convince the video referee he had grounded it. Marshall converted his own try to put the Tigers ahead 6-4.
7.44pm - TERRIBLE START FOR TIGERS
Just what the Tigers don't need - they've conceded a freak try to the Cowboys with less than five minutes on the clock.
After Benji Marshall's kick was charged down, Tariq Sims was in the right spot to capitalise and give the visitors the perfect start.
Johnathan Thurston missed the conversion, leaving the Cowboys ahead 4-0.
MATCH CENTRE: Bulldogs v Broncos
MATCH CENTRE: Tigers v Cowboys
6.45pm - TEAM CHANGES: T-REX OUT FOR BULLDOGS
The teams are in for tonight's two NRL clashes and there's one big omission to talk of: Bulldogs big man Tony Williams is out.
The man they call T-Rex has been replaced in the 'Dogs starting side by Josh Jackson, with Tim Browne coming on to the bench in jumper number 21.
The Broncos are 1-17, with star centre Justin Hodges a confirmed starter.
Tony Williams out, Josh Jackson to start in Jersey 15. Tim Browne onto the Bench in Jersey 21
BULLDOGS: Ben Barba, Mitch Brown, Josh Morris, Tim Lafai, Sam Perrett, Josh Reynolds, Trent Hodkinson, Aiden Tolman, Michael Ennis (capt), Sam Kasiano, Josh Jackson, Frank Pritchard, Greg Eastwood. Interchange: Dene Halatau, James Graham, Dale Finucane, Tim Browne.
BRONCOS: Corey Norman, Josh Hoffman, Jordan Kahu, Justin Hodges, Lachlan Maranta, Ben Hunt, Peter Wallace, Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough, Sam Thaiday (capt), Alex Glenn, Matt Gillett, Corey Parker. Interchange: Jake Granville, Scott Anderson, David Hala, Jarrod Wallace.
NO LATE CHANGES FOR TIGERS, COWBOYS
The Tigers and Cowboys will line up as per program, although there is one minor tweak to the North Queensland run-on side.
Forward Scott Bolton has been promoted to a starting role with Test and NSW prop James Tamou dropping back to the bench.
TIGERS: James Tedesco, David Nofoaluma, Joel Reddy, Tim Simona, Marika Koroibete, Benji Marshall, Curtis Sironen, Aaron Woods, Robbie Farah (capt), Adam Blair, Liam Fulton, Bodene Thompson, Braith Anasta. Interchange: Suaso Sue, Jack Buchanan, Ava Seumanufagai, Eddy Pettybourne.
COWBOYS: Matthew Bowen, Ashley Graham, Brent Tate, Kane Linnett, Antonio Winterstein, Johnathan Thurston (capt), Robert Lui, Matt Scott (capt), Rory Kostjasyn, Scott Bolton, Tariq Sims, Gavin Cooper, Dallas Johnson. Interchange: James Tamou, Ray Thompson, Glenn Hall, Ashton Sims.
5pm - FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY LIVE
WELCOME to our rolling coverage and live match centres for Friday night's NRL double header.
State of Origin is just around the corner and tonight we've got a sneak preview of sorts, with two NSW sides hosting teams from Queensland.
At ANZ Stadium, the venue for Origin I on June 5, it's the Bulldogs up against the Broncos.
Over at Leichardt Oval it's a battle of the battlers as the Wests Tigers host the North Queensland Cowboys.
Both games kick off at 7.35pm.
Keep up to date with rolling updates in this story, plus following the games live in our brand new match centres, complete with match tracker, live stats and live SuperCoach.
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