[6.57pm]
TRY! The points keep coming! Nanai pounces on a Townsend grubber and gets his second of the night and his 10th of the year! Converted. 36-6 Cowboys!
[6.51pm]
TRY! TRY! Three tries in seven minutes, this time with Townsend with a short pass to Drinkwater! Converted. 30-6 Cowboys!
[6.45pm]
TRY! The Cowboys go back-to-back through Jeremiah Nanai on the back of some hard running and quick play the balls from our forwards. Holmes converts. 24-6 after 50 minutes!
[6.41pm]
TRY! Off the back of an Melbourne error, Taulagi with a little goosey and somehow gets the ball down. Wow! Converted. Cowboys lead 18-6 with 35 mins remaining.
[6.35pm]
Second half underway. Cowboys lead 12-6.
[6.12pm]
Melbourne hit back through Kaufusi, who crosses for Melbourne's first points. Converted by Meaney. 12-6 Cowboys with six minutes remaining.
[5.57pm]
TRY! After a couple of repeat sets, Dearden gets a short ball away to a charging Reece Robson who crashes over. Converted. 12-0 after 20 minutes.
[5.46pm]
TRY! After forcing a repeat set, Melbourne take a short dropout, which Gilbert catches, breaks a tackle and find his way to the line. Incredible! Holmes converts. 6-0 Cowboys after 13 minutes.
[5.33pm]
We are underway here in Townsville.
[4.35pm]
The final teams are in, with both making late changes for tonight's clash.
[4.30pm]
Live updates for tonight's clash between the Cowboys and Storm. Kickoff is only an hour away!