Full Time
80:00
3:00pm Sat March 23, 2019
Round 2 - Sharks Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 15217
80min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Ok we don't. Peachey tried to chip and chase himself, touched the line which means the play is finished from there.

80min

BUNKER TIME! Somehow Bryce Cartwright might have a try.

80min

Peats tries to shoot through, had it pop free. That sums up the Titans afternoon.

78min

Good trap from the Don. Probably the best skill we've seen in this half. Titans trying to find some late consolation.

75min

Jarrod Wallace held up. He has been strong in his carries tonight.

74min

A THIRD PENALTY. Titans start again.

74min

PENALTY TITANS! Not square. Titans finishing strong here.

72min

PENALTY TITANS! Peachey tries to go quick, no bueno.

70min

PENALTY SHARKS! Obstruction against the Titans. This game is drifting to the conclusion.

68min

Katoa tries a jumping catch, drops it cold.

67min

Superrb cover defense from the Titans as Wallace slapped it dead after a bounce kick from Townsend.

66min

PENALTY SHARKS! Josh Morris was dragged across field, touches the sideline but referee judges it was a second effort. Sharks can kill off the contest here.

64min

That was going nowhere for the Titans. Peachey went through the rinse cycle, got it to Brimson, who created a repeat set as Capewell puts a foot on the line.

63min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Easy decision. Dugan clattered into the Titans defender and stopped him getting a chance.

63min

BUNKER TIME! We're off to check obstruction.

62min

Cartwright gets a hand to the ball after some hot potato on last. Six more for the Sharks.

61min

Titans again can't make the man advantage count, Kelly fumbles it with the line in sight.

60min

Titans again fumble in the red zone then Townsend tries a counter that goes astray when it got to Dugan. Titans scrum.

59min

Bukuya is the unlucky man to get his marching orders after ANOTHER penalty.

59min

PENALTY TITANS! Sharks had their warning, now they get someone sent to the bin.

57min

Feki spills a grubber hit right at him. Titans right on the attack. Now the count is wiped clean.

55min

Brayley of the Blayke variety steams from dummy-half, tries to rocket one to Johnson who can't handle the pill.

55min

PENALTY SHARKS! Moylan down after a whack, penalty.

54min

Brimson and James try to combine on the inside before the ball cannons off James, knocked on.

52min

Sharks cough it up on halfway, as Peachey scoots away! Can they put on some pressure.

50min

Conversion: Titans
Kicked by Michael Gordon.

Tough first ask for Gordon. Just inside the touchline, Gordon swings it over.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 6 Titans
47min

Try: Titans
Scored by Brenko Lee. Kick to come.

THE TITANS HAVE POINTS FOR 2019! Eyes up footy from Peachey. Stopped the gap on the short side, got it to Lee who bundled over.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 4 Titans
46min

PENALTY TITANS! Strip.

45min

Scintillating stuff from the Sharks. It started from Johnson before it went through almost every pair of hands in the line-up, before it broke down on the left as Dugan or Katoa can't handle the bouncing ball.

44min

Maybe not. Sharks go short, get it back!

44min

Brimson again surprises the Sharks with a grubber, earnt six more. Bukuya shoveled it out.

43min

PENALTY TITANS! We have the official warning as well. No more he bellows as James crashes through.

42min

Brimson who was the Titans best in the first 40, earns a repeat set. Can they convert here?

41min

Titans have the first chance! Sharks spill the first bomb of the half. Jacks then earns a penalty for offside.

40min

Here come the two sides! Sharks well ahead here, can the Titans score a point or will the Sharks chomp through them like a movie boat.

40min

Dugan tries to audition for Sydney FC there with his series of kicks. HALFTIME. Sharks 20 Titans 0.

39min

PENALTY TITANS! James loses it as he is rolled but gets the whistle.

39min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Brimson tried to spark them with a toe through, he lost it trying to follow through. So it won't be a try but it will be a PENALTY.

39min

BUNKER TIME! Ref has NO TRY. Checking the knock on.

38min

Jai Arrow launched one in the air, sees Katoa spill it. Chance for the first points of the season?

38min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson slides this one across.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 0 Titans
37min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Briton Nikora. Kick to come.

Lovely line and pass. Moylan weights the pass perfectly for Nikora to steam onto for their fourth.

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 0 Titans
35min

Sharks continue to attack down the right, force Cartwright into an error.

32min

PENALTY TITANS! Offside. Tap and go from the visitors.

32min

Katoa hands it right back after a mazy run.

31min

Is Don, is no good this time. The kick is patted back, Don can't make a play on it, fumbling right into a Sharks player.

29min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Easier task for Johnson for his third. Nails it.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 0 Titans
28min

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

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! The pass went astray, Titans fumbled it twice then Dugan swooped on the remains for the easiest try of his career.

Sharks lead Sharks 12 - 0 Titans
28min

BUNKER TIME! That was a strange passage of play. Sharks somehow get the points.

27min

Don fluffs his lines for the first time and Sharks get a big chance.

25min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Shaun Johnson.

Same spot for Johnson as well. Has he learnt? He shaved it wide again.

Sharks lead Sharks 8 - 0 Titans
23min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sione Katoa. Kick to come.

Same play, same outcome! Johnson creates the extra man on the right linked with Dugan, who again, sends Katoa across for his second.

Sharks lead Sharks 8 - 0 Titans
22min

It was all from a stop-start, Fifita moseyed past a defender then flicked it to Townsend, the half stabs one through for a repeat set.

21min

PENALTY SHARKS! Gallen is clipped high, so Sharks get some relief after a stabbing kick from Brimson.

19min

PENALTY TITANS! Don sparks something for the Titans then Ryan James catches Shaun Johnson inside the ten.

17min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson with his first kick of the afternoon, misses.

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Titans
16min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sione Katoa. Kick to come.

Sharks finally get some ball in the red zone, spread it out to Katoa, who dives across.

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Titans
12min

Brimson tries to spark something on last, spills it cold.

11min

Fortunate there. A stabbing kick hits Moylan on the follow through, and the visitors have a repeat set.

10min

Capewell pokes his nose through but the pass goes astray.

10min

PENALTY SHARKS! That was needed for the home side. They were struggling to work it out of their own half, but get the refs whistle.

8min

First signs of attack from the Sharks! Johnson wasn't pressured on last, stepped inside got it to the playmakers then Dugan tries to tip-toe the sideline but gets pushed over.

5min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Massive work from Matt Prior. He held up a charging Jai Arrow, who hit the line hard but the forward couldn't register the visitors first points of the season.

4min

BUNKER TIME take two! Jai Arrow hits the line hard, checking if he got it down.

3min

PENALTY TITANS! Kevin Proctor angles at the line, Gallen is called for a flop. Visitors into the Sharks half again.

2min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It took a while, but the bunker calls a knock on from James. Looks a tough call, they needed to slow it right down.

2min

BUNKER TIME! Hang on, we could have a TRY!

1min

PENALTY TITANS! Peachey takes a dart, catches the markers off and gets the whistle.

First out is the Titans in their dark blue kit, quickly followed by the home side, with a generous applause, led out by retiring captain, Paul Gallen, who announced his retirement this weekend. They are in their blue, black and white as we're ready for the ball to soar!

It's Super Saturday! I hope everyone, at least in NSW, has done their democratic duty, got a sausage and now, ready to sit down for six + hours of rugby league! We start in the shire, Cronulla looking to get off the mark in their home opener while Titans want some points! It is quite hot today, so it will be interesting conditions for the two sides. Let's get it on.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Jon Stone, Tim Roby

Touch Judges: Clayton Sharpe, Liam Kennedy

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Lowe

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (20)
Tries: Sione Katoa (2), Josh Dugan, Briton Nikora
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (2/4)
Penalty Goals:

GOLD COAST TITANS (6)
Tries: Brenko Lee
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (1/1)
Penalty Goals: