Cowboys beat Bulldogs 30-18, Dragons fall to Warriors 20-14 in NRL round six

North Queensland has held off a resilient second-half comeback by an undermanned Canterbury outfit to win 30-18 in Townsville.

In Sunday’s earlier match, the Warriors halted St George Illawarra’s four-match winning streak with a 20-14 triumph at Kogarah.

Tries after the half-time break in Townsville to Reece Robson, Ben Condon, Jake Granville and Mitchell Dunn were enough for the Cowboys to hold on to their lead as the Bulldogs surged in the dying stages of the contest.

The Bulldogs’ Will Hopoate had a try disallowed with the Cowboys leading 24-18 with just three minutes remaining, before Dunn’s solo effort in the 78th minute iced the game.

But the major talking point was Jack Hetherington being sent off in the 55th minute.

Hetherington…