A 76th minute try to winger Braiden Burns has sunk Melbourne after they looked to be coasting to victory QCB Stadium.
The Storm, beaten at home by Brisbane last week, led 20-14 with 13 minutes to go after winger Will Warbrick’s fourth try from a miraculous 20-metre pass out of dummy half from Harry Grant.
But Sam McIntyre and Heilum Luki scored consecutive Cowboys tries to lift them back intot he game, with Burns bagging the clincher in the right corner.
It’s the Storm’s second loss of the season, leaving them in mid-table, while the Cowboys registered the second victory.
NORTH QUEENSLAND 28 (Burns 2 Clifford Tuilagi McIntyre Luki tries Clifford Drinkwater goals) beat MELBOURNE 24 (Warbrick 4 Fa’alogo tries Grant 2 goal) at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Teams:
NQ: Scott Drinkwater; Braidon Burns, Jaxon Purdue, Zac Laybutt, Murray Taulagi; Jake Clifford, Tom Deardon (c); Coen Hess, Reed Mahony, Jason Taumalolo, Heilum Luki, Sam McInyre, Reuben Cotter. Res: Soni Luke, Kai O’Donnell, Griffin Neame, Thomas Mikaele, Liam Sutton, Matthew Lodge.
MELBOURNE: Sua Fa’alogo; Will Warbrick, Jack Howarth, Moses Leo, Siu Tuimalato-Brown; Cameron Munster, Jahrome Hughes; Stefano Utoikamanu, Harry Grant, Josh King, Joe Chan, Alex Macdonald, Trent Loiero. Res: Tyran Wishart, Cooper Clarke, Tui Kamakimica, Manaia Waitere.
Referee: Gerard Sutton.
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