Full Time
80:00
7:30pm Sat May 5, 2018
Round 9 - Sharks Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 12073
80min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses from touch strikes it well and it goes across the face and misses. Sharks hold on.

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 20 Eels
80min

Try: Eels
Scored by Mitchell Moses. Kick to come.

Moeroa keeps the ball alive and throws a flick pass out the back, Moses catches it, dummies and shrugs off a tackle to score in the right corner. to reduce the margin to 2 as the Siren sounds!

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 20 Eels
79min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses has the extras and we have a grandstand finish coming up!

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 16 Eels
78min

Try: Eels
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

Surely not... Jennings is in now and the Eels draw closer with just a handful of minutes left.

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 14 Eels
78min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts to narrow the margin to two converted tries.

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 10 Eels
78min

Try: Eels
Scored by David Gower. Kick to come.

Gower gets the first ball off the rusk and just pushes through the two middle defenders to score under the posts.

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 8 Eels
77min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks try is disallowed, Eels now with the fresh set inside the Sharks 30m area.

75min

Moses puts up a bomb but no one contests it. Holmes then drifts across the field and then busts through the line, puts on a great step and an even better dummy to run away and score. However it gets called back as Moylan is ruled to have obstructed Moreoa.

71min

Edrick Lee with an horrendous defensive read has rushed up and in a loooong way. Gutherson threw a long ball to French who dived for the corner, but he just drops the ball.

70min

SCRUM EELS - Takairangi offloads and Ramien gets a finger on it before Lee scoops it up.

68min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks caught offside.

65min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend bangs over the deuce.

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 4 Eels
64min

PENALTY SHARKS - Eels rush up too quickly again. Sharks set to have a crack at the extra 2

62min

Townsend gets six again after he cleans up a lost ball that had been touched by the Eels. Sharks with a full set 10m from the Eels line.

60min

DROP OUT EELS - Sharks with another grubber and this time Michael Jennings accidentally knocks it dead as he tries to shield it over the dead-ball line.

58min

DROP OUT EELS - Segeyaro makes a break, gets it to Paulo who grubbers into the Eels in-goal. The ball is cleaned up by Gutherson, who is then forced dead.

56min

Moses runs across field and then puts in a grubber for the touchjudge, before blowing up. Clueless play.

53min

French very nearly crosses in the corner, but the woeful pass he receives is forward.

51min

DROP OUT EELS - Townsend's grubber is cleaned up by Norman, who is then pushed dead by Holmes chasing through.

50min

PENALTY SHARKS - Eels were inside the ten after putting in a kick.

50min

Mannah cops a Feki big headknock and comes off the field.

49min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Townsend's sideline conversion decides to go for a swim instead. Missed by a long way.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 4 Eels
47min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Edrick Lee. Kick to come.

Sharks with a lovely play started by Townsend, who sent the ball out the back to Moylan who had to just draw and pass to Lee, who slides over for an easy pie.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 4 Eels
46min

PENALTY SHARKS - Gower pinged for improper massage practices.

45min

Both sides trading strong sets followed by sad kicks.

43min

SCRUM SHARKS - Will Smith at dummy half knocks on. Not very jiggy.

41min

Norman puts up a bomb, everyone watches it like it's a shooting star. Moses collects it, gets caught, he throws a flick pass to Row C. Change over.

40min

Moses puts in a wobbly grubber as the siren sounds, but it's cleaned up by the Sharks. Time for party pies.

39min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks continue with a tackle after Held was called. Eels inside the Sharks 20m with another set.

38min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks holding down too long in the tackle. Eels with a full set inside the Sharks 30m

36min

Eels looked confused with the ball in the hand. Lots of offloads to lots of flat footed players. The set ends with a kick to the right corner, but George Jennings knocks on.

35min

PENALTY EELS - The ball is stripped in a 2 man tackle. They'll get to travel into Sharks territory for the first time in a long time.

32min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend throws the conversion over from right in front.

Sharks lead Sharks 16 - 4 Eels
31min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Chad Townsend. Kick to come.

Holmes cuts through the middle defence after receiving a nice quick inside ball, he then finds Townsend backing up and he runs away to score under the posts.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 4 Eels
30min

Wade Graham looks to be gone for the night with a hamstring injury

28min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Townsend from the same blade of grass as his last attempt, but this time he pushes it wide.

Sharks lead Sharks 10 - 4 Eels
27min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sosaia Feki. Kick to come.

Sharks catch the Eels left edge napping again. Townsend runs to the line, shapes to kick and then passes out the back to Leutele who then gets it onto Feki who crosses for his second.

Sharks lead Sharks 10 - 4 Eels
26min

PENALTY SHARKS - Feki taken high as he approaches the sideline late in the tackle count and just 10m from the Eels line.

24min

Graham with a lovely grubber that holds up inside the Eels in-goal and forces a drop out.

22min

SCRUM SHARKS - Pritchard throws a forward pass to Mannah from dummy half.

22min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks holding down too long in the tackle.

20min

SCRUM EELS - First play off the scrum and Moylan knocks on as he plays the ball.

19min

SCRUM SHARKS - Eels knock on inside their own half early in their set

19min

Takairangi returns serve, rushes up on Moylan and He spills the ball cold.

18min

Sharks strong defence produces a turn over inside the Eels half.

13min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses unable to convert from touch.

Sharks lead Sharks 6 - 4 Eels
11min

Try: Eels
Scored by Bevan French. Kick to come.

Eels go left with some sharp and fast passing draws Lee in off his wing and French scores despite being knocked off balance by the cover defence.

Sharks lead Sharks 6 - 4 Eels
10min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks inside the ten again. Eels to walk up to the Sharks 30m line.

9min

Eels spread the ball left but Takairangi can't hang onto the hospital ball close to the line. Turnover.

7min

PENALTY EELS - Sharks players offside.

7min

Eels finally get a set and get close to the Sharks line, but Norman's grubber is too weak and Townsend cleans up comfortably.

5min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend with a lovely conversion from touch.

Sharks lead Sharks 6 - 0 Eels
3min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sosaia Feki. Kick to come.

Sharks swing the ball left and Leutele with a nice draw and pass puts Feki on a clear run down the wing and he scores.

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Eels
2min

Prior held up in goal on the second.

1min

PENALTY SHARKS - Fifita barges through the Eels defence and carries half of Parramatta almost over the Eels line. The ball is illegally ripped out.

PENALTY SHARKS - Eels a bit too keen off their line.

The Sharks take a minute to remember the life of club icon Cliff Watson. And Parra gets us underway!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Rohan Best

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (22)
Tries: Sosaia Feki (2), Chad Townsend, Edrick Lee
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (2/4)
Penalty Goals: Chad Townsend (1/1)

PARRAMATTA EELS (20)
Tries: Bevan French, Mitchell Moses, David Gower, Michael Jennings
Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (2/4)
Penalty Goals: