Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun August 26, 2018
Round 24 - PointsBet Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 11836
80min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Edrick Lee.

Edrick Lee converts from in front

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 12 Knights
77min

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

Sharks get on the outside of the Knights before a kick infield finds Townsend who scores under the posts

Sharks lead Sharks 36 - 12 Knights
76min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Val Holmes converts from out wide

Sharks lead Sharks 32 - 12 Knights
75min

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

The Sharks have another try as Dugan taps down a good kick from Townsend out to Lee who scores a double

Sharks lead Sharks 30 - 12 Knights
72min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes adds a penalty goal

Sharks lead Sharks 26 - 12 Knights
72min

The Sharks get another fortunate penalty after referee Stone gives them their 13th penalty of the game..

70min

Sione Mata'utia loses the ball trying to play it and the Sharks back on the attack

64min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Val Holmes converts from right in front

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 12 Knights
62min

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

Matt Prior looks all wrapped up and then gets an offload and some good second phase play finds Holmes who bursts on the ball with speed to score

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 12 Knights
60min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Sio converts from right in front

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 12 Knights
58min

Try: Knights
Scored by Daniel Saifiti. Kick to come.

The Knights roll through the middle and some poor defence from the Sharks sees Saifiti stroll straight through

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 10 Knights
56min

The Knights getting easy metres up the field

55min

Sharks burst through, Townsend tries to catch the defence napping with a grubber in behind the line but Ken Sio scores

52min

Aaron Woods penalised for a strip and the Knights will go onto the attack

51min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Valentine Holmes.

Val Homes starts the conversion out wide and it doesn't come back

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 6 Knights
48min

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

The Sharks are going wide and find space again and Sosaia Feki gets the ball down with a tentative grip on it

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 6 Knights
44min

Sharks are making big metres straight down the middle of the ruck

41min

The Knights get six more but can't complete their next set

40min

Second half back underway at Shark Park - Knights down to 12 for another 90 seconds using the ball firs

40min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes slots the conversion from out wide

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 6 Knights
40min

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

The extra-man advantage pays off for the Sharks as Townsend draws the defence in and then finds Lee who strolls in around the corner

Sharks lead Sharks 12 - 6 Knights
38min

The Sharks have an enormous overlap and they don't use it and waste it by throwing an intercept

37min

ANOTHER penalty against the Knights and then ANOTHER and Aidan Guerra has been sent to the sin bin by Jon Stone

35min

The Knights give away a penalty for passing off the ground according to Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski who blows the penatly

34min

Conversion: Knights
Kicked by Ken Sio.

Sio converts from close range

Sharks lead Sharks 8 - 6 Knights
31min

Try: Knights
Scored by Nicholas Meaney. Kick to come.

The Sharks giving up possession has come back to cost them with Nick Meaney scooping up a ricocheted Pearce kick and scoring an easy try

Sharks lead Sharks 8 - 4 Knights
28min

BANG... Sione Mata'utia blindsides Wade Graham with a big hit under the ribs and forces an error

26min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Chad Townsend called out for being offside but still makes contact with the Knights attacker

25min

The good news is Lachlan Fitzgibbon has walked from the field but won't return

24min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes splits the middle of the posts with his conversion attempt

Sharks lead Sharks 8 - 0 Knights
24min

Some massive concern as Lachlan Fitzgibbon lays prone on the ground after a terrible head clash with Josh King

24min

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

Some great work from Flanagan in the middle and some great running play from the Sharks lead runners before Townsend throws a floater that Josh Dugan takes it despite being intended for Edrick Lee

Sharks lead Sharks 6 - 0 Knights
23min

PENALTY SHARKS: Another penalty goes to the Sharks against the Knights after being caught offside - Penalty count is 6-1

21min

Luke Lewis goes into acting dummy half and takes a short side dart from dummy half but comes up short and loses the ball

19min

A big hit on Danny Levi from Andrew Fifita forces the error from the Knights hooker

18min

The Knights throw a poor forward pass deep in attack before at the scrum they all leave and early and give away a penalty

14min

WHACK.... Mitchell Pearce kicks it comes off the Sharks player, not played at the ruling of Jon Stone, Pearce regathers runs at the tryline and Edrick Lee hits Pearce hard

10min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Valentine Holmes smacks the conversion through the posts

Sharks lead Sharks 2 - 0 Knights
8min

PENALTY SHARKS: Brailey splits through the middle of the park but the ball is lost by the Sharks chaser but referee Stone rules a pull back by Levi

7min

The referee says that there is a knock on by Josh Dugan as he tries to strip Sio but is signalling first by Knights but eventually the Knights come away with a ball

5min

Matt Prior is tackled short of the line but the referees spot a knock on and the Knights survive on their own lline

4min

PENALTY SHARKS: Two back to back penalties slow the Sharks attack down and Jon Stone penalises them

2min

PENALTY KNIGHTS: Kyle Flanagan on debut is penalised for a high tackle on SKD and the Knights fail to find touch

1min

Jon Stone calls time on and we're away in the Shire with the Sharks taking the ball up in the first play

A moments silence at Shark Park for Lance Thompson who sadly passed away towards the end of the week.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Jon Stone, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Mark Bohan

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (38)
Tries: Valentine Holmes, Josh Dugan, Edrick Lee (2), Sosaia Feki, Chad Townsend
Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (4/5), Edrick Lee (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Valentine Holmes (2/2)

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (12)
Tries: Nicholas Meaney, Daniel Saifiti
Field Goals:
Conversions: Ken Sio (2/2)
Penalty Goals: