Match Centre

THE BRISBANE BRONCOS HAVE CLAIMED THE WOODEN SPOON.

Gavin Cooper takes the final run of the night.

Jesse Arthar is hit in a shoulder charge by Valentine Holmes.

Gavin Cooper puts in a kick that is collected by Darius Boyd.

Gavin Cooper will take the shot at goal.

Xavier Coates tries a chip but can't collect the ball.

The original call is upheld.

The Broncos will challenge the ruling.

Dearden loses the ball.

Herbie Farnworth is held up over the line.

The Broncos will pack a scrum.

The Broncos find touch from the re-start.

Drinkwater with another brilliant kick to set up Feldt for his hat-trick.

Jason Taumalolo makes a sensational run through the middle.

Tabuai-Fidow looks to make a break, but can't get around Xavier Coates.

Coates gathers in the ball despite plenty of pressure from Taulagi.

Six again for the Cowboys.

Boyd cleans up a chip from Clifford.

The Cowboys fail to overturn the call with a Captain's Challenge.

The Cowboys make an error a few metres out from the goal line.

No Try. The Hammer is ruled to have put a foot on the touchline. The Cowboys will retain the ball with a penalty.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow is claiming a try. The referee has sent it to the bunker as 'No Try'.

Herbie Farnworth comes up with an error 20 metres out from his own line.

Gavin Cooper makes a great kick chase to tackle Xavier Coates.

Good work from the Broncos to spread the ball to Oates who touches down for his second try of the year.

Brisbane are claiming a try. The referee says 'No Try'. The bunker will determine the outcome.

Payne Haas loses the ball with a bad drop in front of the posts.

Kyle Feldt is on the spot to clean up a grubber from Darius Boyd.

The Cowboys come up with an awful drop out that fails to go 10 metres.

Reuben Cotter prevents a try with diving effort.

On review, the bunker deems the ball is stripped. Brisbane to get a 20 metre re-start.

Darius Boyd is tackled over the dead ball line.

O'Neill is a metre short from the try line.

The Cowboys retain possession following a strip from Alex Glenn.

Corey Oates is smashed and loses the ball.

Penalty to the Broncos 15 metres out from the try line.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow takes on the sideline and loses.

Strong kick return from Feldt over the 40 metre line.

Boyd is collected 10 metres out from his goal line.

Drinkwater aims for a 40/20, but Boyd is on the spot to clean up for the Broncos.

Both teams back out for the final time this season.

Holmes is away, but the final pass from Drinkwater is ruled forward.

Cowboys penalty 10 metres out from the Broncos line.

The Broncos lose the ball on the first tackle.

Scott Drinkwater comes up with a knock on inside the Broncos half.

The early diagnosis on Kotoni Staggs is a possible ACL - horrible news for the star outside back.

Corey Oates can't hold onto a tap on from Farnworth with the line in sight.

The Broncos get a repeat set coming out of their own end.

Xavier Coates does well to defuse a high ball from Clifford.

Jamil Hopoate loses the ball close to halfway.

Six again for the Broncos.

Darius Boyd does well to clean up a crafty kick from Clifford.

Gavin Cooper is on the field for his final match.

Herbie Farnworth claims a try - but the play is called up for an obstruction.

The call has been overturned by the Bunker - Tabuai-Fidow deemed to be in front of the kicker.

The Cowboys put a kick in for Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and get a result.

Reuben Cotter drives Tom Dearden back with a great hit.

Corey Oates makes a great run almost to the halfway line.

The Cowboys get a penalty and find touch 40 metres out from their own line.

Jason Taumalolo comes up with a one-on-one strip.

Scott Drinkwater is tackled on the last tackle. The Cowboys are off the pace during the opening quarter.

Reuben Cotter draws a penalty with a nice run out of dummy half.

The Cowboys throw a wayward pass, but end up getting a scrum feed after a knock on from the Broncos.

Issac Luke has too much on his kick which rolls dead in goal.

Jordan Riki is cut short a few metres from the line.

Tabuai-Fidow knocks on trying to gather in a bomb from Dearden. Brisbane will pack a scrum 10 metres from the Cowboys line.

Holmes can't gather in a chip kick from Clifford as the Broncos get a seven tackle set.

Staggs is being escorted off the field by multiple trainers.

Kotoni Staggs is down with a leg injury. The makeshift #6 is writhing in pain.

Josh McGuire loses the ball and draws a penalty for a strip.

Great pressure from the Cowboys results in another line drop out.

Line drop out for the Cowboys.

Great pressure from Jake Clifford forces an error out of Tom Dearden.

Good pressure from Farnworth in the contest as well.

Brisbane are claiming a try.

Dearden dummies before being collected a few metres short of the try line.

Brisbane will have the first opportunity to post points.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow loses the ball 20 metres out from his goal line.

Richard Kennar defuses a high ball from Jake Clifford ten metres out from his goal line.

Jason Taumalolo takes the first hit up of the night.

Alex Glenn takes the Broncos out as a guard of honour is formed in honour of retiring fullback Darius Boyd.

The Cowboys are on the field.

The Broncos can still claim the wooden spoon even with a win should the Bulldogs upset the Panthers on Saturday afternoon.

If the Broncos lose tonight they will claim the wooden spoon for the first time in 33 season.

Tonight will be the final match for Queensland veterans Darius Boyd (337 NRL appearances) and Gavin Cooper (323 NRL appearances).

Justin O'Neill replaces Daejarn Asi in the centres, while Tom Gilbert starts in place of Gavin Cooper in the second row.

The Broncos will line up as per program.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 20 Thursday Night Football between the Brisbane Broncos and the North Queensland Cowboys from Suncorp Stadium.