It was a thriller of a game as the Newcastle Knights scored a last-ditch 22-20 win over Wests Tigers in Tamworth on Saturday.
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But the win could have come at a considerable cost, amid fears skipper Mitchell Pearce may have suffered a pectoral-muscle injury.
Down 20-18 with less than two minutes left, Kenny-Dowall leapt high to pull in a Jamie Buhrer cross-kick to dive over in the corner for a memorable victory.
Kenny-Dowall had earlier spilled a Tigers bomb to gift the opposition a try but more than made amends with his heroic effort at the death.
Buhrer, who found himself in the unfamiliar role of playmaker late in the game, provided the pinpoint kick after Pearce was assisted from the field.
The Knights scored five tries to three.
