The North Queensland Cowboys have staged a second half blitz to beat the South Sydney Rabbitohs by 18 points.
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It was a fantastic performance from the Cowboys, who fought back to win handsomely in the final part of the match.
South Sydney got off to a blistering start, Dave Tyrell scoring in just the second minute.
Justin O’Neill squared the ledger when he got there first to a Jonathan Thurston bomb.
But Alex Johnston put Souths back in front when he dived over in the corner.
Then there was a bit of controversy, first Greg Inglis was denied by the video referee for this effort.
And then Michael Morgan looked to have scored for the Cowboys, but the video referee said Glenn Stewart was obstructed in the lead-up and ruled no try.
The Rabbitohs were ahead 12-4 at the break but the Cowboys roared back into the contest with a try from their first set in the second half.
Ben Lowe was penalised for dangerous play on Thurston.
But the Cowboys were building some momentum. Then Antonio Winterstein dived over in the corner and North Queenaland were in front.
Michael Morgan was looking dangerous and he set up Thurston for his second try. Souths looked sunk.
Then Jake Granville ran 70 metres to score a brilliant four-pointer and the Rabbitohs had been well and truly rubbed out.
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