Holmes looks to ice the cake.. and kill 1-12 bettors. He strides in.. misses.
Foreign territory.. but Bukuya gets over the stripe.. Holmes throws a lovely cutout that left the forward in acres of space.
Cowboys go short.. JT tries to cheekily claim it bounced over.. no dice. PENALTY Sharks.
Holmes adds the elementary two.
The weight of the extra man pays off. Segeyaro turned it inside and Dugan did the rest.
PENALTY SHARKS! Holding down too long.. they tap it again.
There goes the lock.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Segeyaro smartly chipped it for Dugan, the winger couldn't put it down. BUT we'll go back to midfield for a penalty. Asiata with deliberate offside play.
BUNKER TIME! Dugan might have sealed it here!
Thurston tried a run-around then tumbles a kick that Dugan takes. Sharks trying to get themselves home here.
From his favoured left side, on his last game in Sydney! He swung it too wide.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! He kept it in.. the leg on the line was from the heavily illustrated Dugan! Thurston has a kick to tie us up!
BUNKER TIME! There is magic happening in the Shire! Firstly Asiata throws a magnificent flick, that went close then Gavin Cooper went himself, crawled to the line.. and looks to have scored!
Holmes puts the Sharks back up six.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! No problem there, Fifita slammed it down. The prop then sends a pointed message to his coach with his post-try celebration.
BUNKER TIME! Close to the line.. try to stop him! Andrew Fifita!
Holmes almost burst through. Sharks go down the short side, Moseby is on hand to almost intercept it! Six more for the home boys.
Thurston locks us up again.
They break through! Coen Hess almost smashes through, the monster is tackled. Granville shovelled it out to Mclean who barges over.
Again it was messy from the Cowboys. Clifford tries to thread one through the legs, but gets a lucky break from the accidental offside.
Jake Granville pops up to stab one through, six more for the Cowboys. They swept it left and right in that set but lacked some penetration.
Paulo spills it.
That was a chaotic moment of football.. the ball was traded more than bitcoin, now the Sharks have it back.
JT played some eyes up footy, goes down the right on last and Gela-Moseby trickles a kick dead. Seven tackles incoming.
The Sharks definitely testing Martin under the high ball. The former Panther takes this one, as the Cowboys look to respond.
Holmes puts them six ahead.
Townsend started it, and finished it! The half launched a wobbly bomb that Te Maire Martin spilled then on the next play, goes himself to score.
Sharks have started to get on the front foot, some spark from Feki and Segeyaro from dummy half. They have lost Ricky Leutele to an injury as well.
Sharks sweep right, Holmes held the pass to put Capewell into the gap. The interchange utility spilled the ball as JT goes for stroll with the pill. Scrum Cowboys.
Feki's run sets up the early kick. Townsend tumbles one near the corner, as Moseby slips and is collected in-goal.
Both sides have completed their first sets. Sharks rucking it out, after a good catch from Holmes.
We're back underway! Sharks will receive the kick-off.
"Chidds, tackle 3, we have NO TRY" the words of Matt Cecchin as Valentine Holmes goes through a massive gap and claims a try but it's quickly knocked back by the bunker.
"Roll ball" again the words of Mr Cecchin as Ben Hampton is pinged for not making an attempt to put his foot to the ball
"Roll ball' the words of Matt Cecchin as the Sharks are penalised for an incorrect play the ball. JT kicks the penalty goal from 30m out to level things up.
Cowboys making the Sharks work it out off their own line but in attack they can't turn anything into points
Quickfire offloads from the Sharks as Prior makes a bust but Townsend loses the ball trying to catch the offload.
Good set from the Cowboys as JT kicks for the corner, didn't want it to go in touch but it does, Sharks feed on their own 10
Not the best attempt at conversion from JT has he slices the ball across the face of the post.
Still got it does JT.... Thurston draws in Moylan and Leutele before getting a flick offload out to Coen Hess who scores
Valentine Holmes splits the uprights with his conversion from close-range
tick.. tock... tick... tock... It was only a matter of time before the Sharks capitalised with all the position and possession they had. A good ball from Moylan to Townsend draws in the defence and Luke Lewis strolls through untouched
Another penalty for the Sharks as TMM steals the ball from Valentine Holmes after he was held according to Matt Cecchin
NO TRY - Paul Gallen stops in the defensive line and denies Jordan McLean a defensive opportunity and the penalty goes to the Cowboys.
BUNKER: Matt Moylan goes through a big gap to score; Peter Gough says to Matt Cecchin check for an obstruction on a live decision of try
Some more confusion as Matt Cecchin initially signals a penalty against Fifita playing the ball before Peter Gough tips him into a Cowboys penalty.
Some confusion on why the Sharks aren't given an offside penalty after TMM loses a high kick and an offside Jake Clifford takes the ball
Time off on the last tackle in the Cronulla set as Jake Granville requires attention after being caught under Andrew Fifita in a an awkward position
Time off on the last tackle in the Cronulla set as Jake Granville requires attention after being caught under Andrew Fifita in a an awkward position
Mr Cecchin calls time on and we are underway at Shark Park; The Cowboys using the ball first and making good metres in their opening set.
Valentine Holmes leads the Sharks out in game 100; Now waiting for Matty Cecchin to call time on
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin, Peter Gough
Touch Judges: Jarrod Cole, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (28)
Tries: Luke Lewis, Chad Townsend, Andrew Fifita, Josh Dugan, Jayson Bukuya
Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/5)
Penalty Goals:
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (16)
Tries: Coen Hess, Jordan McLean, Gavin Cooper
Field Goals:
Conversions: Johnathan Thurston (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Johnathan Thurston (1/1)