Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun May 27, 2018
Round 12 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 20913
80min

FULL TIME in Newcastle and the Sharks have dominated this one from start to end running out 48-10 winners with Matt Moylan chalking up SIX try assists

76min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Kalyn Ponga.

Kalyn Ponga doesn't sent the ball anywhere close to the posts

Sharks lead Knights 10 - 48 Sharks
76min

Try: Knights
Scored by Sione Mata'utia. Kick to come.

Mitch Barnett puts boot to ball for SKD who looked to have knocked it on which was why it was sent to the bunker but the touch came off Edrick Lee and Sione Mata'utia gets the ball down

Sharks lead Knights 10 - 48 Sharks
76min

BUNKER: Sione Mata'utia has crossed for a try - Referee's saying NO TRY on the base of a Newcastle Knock on... Replays showing it was Edrick Lee who knocked it don

72min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

UPRIGHT -> UPRIGHT -> CROSSBAR -> MISS / Don't think Chad Townsend could do that ever again

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 48 Sharks
70min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

Jesse Ramien almost has a third BUT he gives it onto Valentine Holmes who tiptoes the sideline and gets his third

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 48 Sharks
69min

Sharks try and create more points in the middle but Kurt Capewell loses it

66min

Straight from the kick-off Valentine Holmes nearly goes from end to end

65min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend kicks his fifth conversion of the afternoon from close range

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 44 Sharks
63min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Jesse Ramien. Kick to come.

Matt Moylan with a pinpoint kick across field and Jesse Ramien is 1 on 1 in the air with Jamie Buhrer and naturally the Sharks centre wins out and gets the try

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 42 Sharks
60min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Crowd happy as the Knights get a penalty and work it up over halfway

59min

PENALTY SHARKS: The Knights finally survive an attacking raid from the Sharks only to give away a penalty for an incorrect play the ball

53min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend misses the conversion from the right hand touchline

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 38 Sharks
53min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

Quite a number of looks from Luke Patten in the bunker at the grounding but its given and the Sharks extend their lead

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 38 Sharks
53min

BUNKER: Valentine Holmes has crossed as Matt Moylan creates a fifth try; Luke Patten in the bunker looking hard and deep at the grounding

51min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend knocks the ball over from right in front

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 34 Sharks
50min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Luke Lewis. Kick to come.

Matt Moylan gets the ball on the left sees the defensive fragility in the middle of the field and Luke Lewis steams through a hole to score

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 32 Sharks
47min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend knocks over the conversion from the sideline

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 28 Sharks
45min

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

The right of the edge leaks more points as some great work from Wade Graham and Matt Moylan set up Edrick Lee to score in the corner

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 26 Sharks
40min

Back underway in the second half in Newcastle - the Sharks use the ball first

40min

HALF TIME at Beanies for Brain Cancer Stadium and the Sharks hold a big 22-6 lead into the break

40min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend converts from out wide to the left handside

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 22 Sharks
40min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Josh Dugan. Kick to come.

Some great decoy running from the Sharks as they work the numbers perfectly and Josh Dugan crosses

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 20 Sharks
38min

PENALTY SHARKS: Some great scrambling play from the Sharks forces a dropout but we're coming back for a penalty for a trip by Nathan Ross

37min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Ken Sio nails the conversion from out wide

Sharks lead Knights 6 - 16 Sharks
37min

Try: Knights
Scored by Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Kick to come.

Jack Cogger runs to the line finds Lachlan Fitzgibbon who twists and spins in a tackle of Chad Townsend and he gets the Knights on the board

Sharks lead Knights 4 - 16 Sharks
36min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend from close range knocks the conversion through

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 16 Sharks
34min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Jayden Brailey. Kick to come.

Jayden Brailey out of dummy half finds Matt Prior who offloads back to Brailey and he gets over for the Sharks third

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 14 Sharks
33min

SIX MORE: Jayden Brailey bursts through out of dummy half and then he offloads which is knocked down by a Knights player so they get six again

31min

Fairly conservative play from the Knights on the last as Jack Cogger puts the ball into touch

29min

Kalyn Ponga off the field for a HIA test after being rocked by a big Luke Lewis tackle a few minutes ago

26min

Knights finally put a kick in on the last but it's average again and Josh Dugan cleans it up on his own line just metres from where it was kicked

25min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Ricky Leutele comes up out of the line to put pressure on the Knights but leaves too early an the Knights get another offside penalty

23min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Luke Lewis flies out of the line early and the Knights spin it wide to no avail but they get the penalty from Jon Stone

20min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend nails a penalty goal from right in front

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 10 Sharks
20min

PENALTY SHARKS: A breakdown of the PTB comes back with a penalty for the Sharks

19min

PENALTY SHARKSx2: The Sharks get a penalty for a slow ruck then it's doubled up with a strip call coming from referee Jon Stone

17min

No kick again from the Knights as Ponga throws a good ball to Nathan Ross who loses it in a strong tackle from Jesse Ramien

16min

Paul Gallen gets up shaking his head after he's ruled to have knocked on in a messy play the ball

15min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend doesn't learn from his last kick and pushes it across the face of the goals

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 8 Sharks
13min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.

A measured cross-field from Chad Townsend out to his wingers is left to bounce by the Knights and Valentine Holmes cleans it up and gets to the line

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 8 Sharks
12min

Dreadful set of six on the Sharks line from the Knights after back to back penalties. Sharks making the good metres in the subsequent set

10min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Good play the ball from Daniel Saifiti gives the Knights a quick chance as Ese'ese gets close before he isn't let to play the ball by a slow Sharks tackler

9min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: The Sharks penalised by Jon Stone for Matt Prior not being square at marker

9min

Chad Townsend kicks early and Kalyn Ponga is urging it dead and that's where it goes, Knights with a 20 tap

7min

Great defence from the Sharks and Matt Prior puts the pressure on Jack Cogger

6min

Josh Dugan makes a meal of taking the kick-off and knocks the ball on in the ingoal

6min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

"Nope" Touch judges flags stay down as Chad Townsend's conversion goes across the face of the goals

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 4 Sharks
4min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Jesse Ramien. Kick to come.

Brailey -> Townsend -> Moylan -> Ramien; The Sharks with a good spread and a good ball from left to right and the future Knight Jesse Ramien scores

Sharks lead Knights 0 - 4 Sharks
2min

PENALTY SHARKS: Herman Ese'ese attacks Chad Townsend as he kicks the ball and referee Jon Stone not happy with the contact and gives the Sharks the penalty

1min

Jon Stone on head ref debut calls time on and the Knights use the ball first

Sharks coming out to the field wearing their beanies - already over $2 million raised thus far

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Jon Stone, Gavin Reynolds

Touch Judges: Rohan Best, Matt Noyen

Video Referee: Luke Patten, Ben Cummins

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (10)
Tries: Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Sione Mata'utia
Field Goals:
Conversions: Ken Sio (1/1), Kalyn Ponga (0/1)
Penalty Goals:

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (48)
Tries: Jesse Ramien (2), Valentine Holmes (3), Jayden Brailey, Josh Dugan, Edrick Lee, Luke Lewis
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (5/9)
Penalty Goals: Chad Townsend (1/1)