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
Kalyn Ponga doesn't sent the ball anywhere close to the posts
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
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
UPRIGHT -> UPRIGHT -> CROSSBAR -> MISS / Don't think Chad Townsend could do that ever again
Jesse Ramien almost has a third BUT he gives it onto Valentine Holmes who tiptoes the sideline and gets his third
Sharks try and create more points in the middle but Kurt Capewell loses it
Straight from the kick-off Valentine Holmes nearly goes from end to end
Chad Townsend kicks his fifth conversion of the afternoon from close range
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
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Crowd happy as the Knights get a penalty and work it up over halfway
PENALTY SHARKS: The Knights finally survive an attacking raid from the Sharks only to give away a penalty for an incorrect play the ball
Chad Townsend misses the conversion from the right hand touchline
Quite a number of looks from Luke Patten in the bunker at the grounding but its given and the Sharks extend their lead
BUNKER: Valentine Holmes has crossed as Matt Moylan creates a fifth try; Luke Patten in the bunker looking hard and deep at the grounding
Chad Townsend knocks the ball over from right in front
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
Chad Townsend knocks over the conversion from the sideline
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
Back underway in the second half in Newcastle - the Sharks use the ball first
HALF TIME at Beanies for Brain Cancer Stadium and the Sharks hold a big 22-6 lead into the break
Chad Townsend converts from out wide to the left handside
Some great decoy running from the Sharks as they work the numbers perfectly and Josh Dugan crosses
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
Ken Sio nails the conversion from out wide
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
Chad Townsend from close range knocks the conversion through
Jayden Brailey out of dummy half finds Matt Prior who offloads back to Brailey and he gets over for the Sharks third
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
Fairly conservative play from the Knights on the last as Jack Cogger puts the ball into touch
Kalyn Ponga off the field for a HIA test after being rocked by a big Luke Lewis tackle a few minutes ago
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
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
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
Chad Townsend nails a penalty goal from right in front
PENALTY SHARKS: A breakdown of the PTB comes back with a penalty for the Sharks
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
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
Paul Gallen gets up shaking his head after he's ruled to have knocked on in a messy play the ball
Chad Townsend doesn't learn from his last kick and pushes it across the face of the goals
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
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
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
PENALTY KNIGHTS: The Sharks penalised by Jon Stone for Matt Prior not being square at marker
Chad Townsend kicks early and Kalyn Ponga is urging it dead and that's where it goes, Knights with a 20 tap
Great defence from the Sharks and Matt Prior puts the pressure on Jack Cogger
Josh Dugan makes a meal of taking the kick-off and knocks the ball on in the ingoal
"Nope" Touch judges flags stay down as Chad Townsend's conversion goes across the face of the goals
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
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
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)