But yes, very funny at the same time.

Thanks for being with me Mike, and everyone else who has joined me.

On the other side of the ledger, home side the Titans will feel very hard done by after a tough call went against them at the end of a thrilling contest.

Winger Jojo Fifita was ruled to have made a strip in a tackle in the closing minutes to hand the Storm the chance to see out the game.

"You are going to probably ask about the contentious calls," Gold Coast coach Des Hasler said.

"You get some and you lose some. The ones you lose are always the hardest.

"We could talk for half a day about the strip at the end but that doesn't help.

"It was disappointing we gave away some soft tries in the first half but showed plenty of character to come back."

-with AAP

Back to the Gold Coast for a minute, where Craig Bellamy has been speaking about the injury suffered by fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Papenhuyzen clutched at his right ankle after making a tackle on AJ Brimson late in the first half.

It was the same one he broke in week one of the finals against Brisbane last year.

The fullback had previously missed 13 months with a shattered kneecap.

"We're not quite sure how bad it is," Storm coach Craig Bellamy said.

"We're not sure if it's something to do with the plate or above it. They'll need to see the scans first before they make any predictions.

"I don't know how much bad luck you can have. We need to find out what's wrong and go from there."

The 25-year-old was in a moon boot and on crutches at fulltime after setting up two tries and scoring one of his own.

What a game.

There were so many swings of momentum, so many wonderful tries and so much entertainment in the tropical north.

Both teams have played a blinder there - neither giving an inch in a genuine shootout that turned into a bloody slog in the heat during a brutal second half.

Kodi Nikorima has to be the standout, with four try assists to see his side over the line.

The Cowboys will rue their missed opportunities as they fall to a fourth successive defeat.

The Cowboys went 60 metres in three tackles!

The home crowd will say they should have had a penalty for offside — they might have been right.

But it was not given.

Drinkwater went for a long-range field goal but it fell just short.

The Dolphins still lead! The ball never came back enough for Holmes and that could be so, so costly with just 90 seconds remaining.

It's 28-26!

AND HAVE THE CHANCE TO LEVEL THINGS UP!

Feldt came within a couple of inches in the corner on the third tackles.

In the next play though the ball pops up nicely for Jeremiah Nanai to score his sixth career double.

Val Holmes has a chance to level the scores from the sideline.

And it could be costly.

Trai Fuller drops yet another high bomb - is that the fourth of the match so far from the fullback?

Regardless, it gives the Cowboys brilliant field position - and the crowd are really up and about as the clock ticks inexorably towards the conclusion of what has been a thrilling contest.

BOSH! Another powerful hit from the massive Dolphins forward does force the turnover this time, Jeremiah Nanai it was who coughs it up.

Only then Jesse Bromwich loses the ball in the next set.

It's all happening out there.

Or does he?

What a challenge from the Cowboys - it looked a brilliant tackle from Kaufusi on the Cowboys 20 metre line, but Holmes had actually passed the ball already and it's a knock on by Kaufusi.

A let off for the Cowboys? It was a matter of half a second in it.

It's the visitors who score the all important next try!

Kodi Nikorima switched play after the Dolphins initially looked left on the last tackle 10 metres out from the line.

His kick through was perfect for Jake Averillo to sprint through and dot down under pressure.

Massive score for the Dolphins and in the context of this second half.

A fourth assist of the game for Nikorima too - the most he's had in a game in his NRL career.

Jamayne Isaako kicks the extras and there's a try in it.

Dolphins lead 28-22.

A maniacal, frantic, brutal period of rugby league has ended in a try to the Cowboys.

Or has it?

Scott Drinkwater has dotted down, taking Kodi Nikorima with him to score.

But did the ball touch Jake Clifford? Yes it did and that makes it a knock on.

But were all the Dolphins players offside as that play took place?

There's a lot happening out there - and there's still so much more to come, 17 minutes left in this enthralling slugfest.

Both teams are starting to feel the pace a little bit now - there are gaps opening up but errors are costing both sides any chance at breaking through.

The next score feels like it will be really, really important in this game.

That is absolutely sensational from the Dolphins! Wonderful hands and lovely running lines as they attack down the right side.

Nikorima does really well to spin out of a tackle and find Jake Averillo, who sped to the sideline and passed back inside to Jamayne Isaako, who completes his hattrick.

That really was fantastic ball movement from the Dolphins.

Isaako has a chance to put the Dolphins ahead - but he misses.

It's 22-22.

Tesi Niu just saw his studs get caught in the surface as he was tackled over the sideline.

The Dolphins staff have tried to tape him up and see if he can carry on but I don't think he's going to be coming back any time soon, as he limps around the sideline.

Trai Fuller bobbles another high bomb, popping the ball up really nicely for Viliami Vailea right on the tryline, but it's been knocked on and the Dolphins can breathe a sigh of relief.

And they've either had a fireworks display or it's got real foggy in Townsville during the half time break.