The Sharks had a terrible night losing Dugan in the warm-up, then Shaun Johnson to a hamstring injury in the first half but even so the Broncos were too strong to begin with
FULL TIME at Suncorp Stadium - The Brisbane Broncos take their second victory of the season by 29-6
That was on the Sharks line rather
The Broncos get a bit lazy inside the final few minutes after getting a penalty on their own line and taking the tap.
Townsend goes short again and it bounces inside the 10 then goes into touch. Sharks will get the scrum
Milford kicks in behind and forces another dropout
Ronaldo Mulitalo drops another bomb... a bad night for the rookie winger
Jamayne Isaako adds the easy two points from right in front
PENALTY SHARKS: Townsend tries the quick dropout and it goes 9.9m; Broncos will take the 2 from in front
Sharks run the ball on the last tackle and Bronson Xerri is tackled within his own end, Broncos to attack again
Chad Townsend converts from right in front
The bunker gives everything the all clear and the Sharks are on the board
BUNKER: Jayden Brailey has a try but Henry Perenara wants to check if Will Kennedy knocks on in the lead-up.
PENALTY SHARKS: David Fifita penalised for spinning on the ruck, Sharks with a full set on the Broncos line
Sharks will get a 20m restart after the bunker changes the decision of dropout after Oates knocks on
Sharks get some luck as Jayson Bukuya offloads into the head of Chad Townsend
Darius Boyd can't handle a pass that comes backwards off a lead runner
Josh Morris snatches at the ball and drops a simple take... more pressure on the Sharks
Jamayne Isaako converts the try from close to the sideline
The Broncos go to the right and a good bat on from Kodi Nikorima finds James Roberts who breaks through a very bad tackle attempt from Morris who scores
NO TRY - There's no downward pressure from Matt Gillett and the live call is upheld
BUNKER: The Sharks loses the ball at the back with Will Kennedy losing it, Matt Gillett gets his fingertips to it in the ingoal... Henry Perenara says NO TRY
Jayden Brailey kicks out of dummy half but finds Darius Boyd on the full and he takes it up towards halfway
Brailey taps and goes.... then loses it, ball comes back the other end of the field
PRESSURE RELIEVED - A kick from the Sharks should be taken easily by Isaako who drops it
3 tackles into the set and the Sharks struggling to get it out of their own 10
The Broncos elect to run it on the last but Corey Oates is muscled over the touchline by 4 Sharks defenders
Sharks showing some enterprising play from the Sharks leads to a high kick that Boyd lets bounce and then cleans it up
The Sharks take the kick-off and we're back underway; The Sharks have lost Dugan pre-game, Johnson first half
HALF TIME at Suncorp Stadium and the Sharks need to do it all again this week as they trail the Broncos 21-0 at the break
Anthony Milford has all the time in the world and he sets for a field goal and kicks it straight down the middle
Isaako flies high and takes a great catch over the Sharks attackers
The Broncos lose the ball on the attack and the Sharks survive again
PENALTY BRONCOS: Tim Roby gets a tip from the touch judge and blows a penalty against the Sharks for an illegal escort
Bronson Xerri just needs catch and pass for the Sharks to score but he drops it
Jamayne Isaako adds another conversion
Joe Ofahengaue has too much strength for the disjointed defensive line and gets the ball down
Will Kennedy loses the ball at the back and Glenn gets a boot to it and it goes dead, however no advantage ruled by Tim Roby
Jack Bird puts the ball on the ground trying to milk a penalty but Henry Perenara has too much experience as a referee and ex-player to fall for it
Shaun Johnson OFF with another leg injury
Broncos run it on last and Oates kicks and chases hard and he just misses the ball but cops a shoulder injury in the process
Jamayne Isaako has no issues from pretty much in front
PENALTY BRONCOS: Another penalty against the Sharks as they hold the attackers down and Isaako will add the 2
Xerri gets pushed into his own ingoal and Broncos get a repeat set after they collect the short dropout
Milford puts up a twister of a bomb, the Sharks backs want nothing to do with it
Isaako hooks the conversion around and converts from out wide
The Sharks have to pay for an error, Ronaldo Mulitalo drops a high catch, Oates gets it, plays it quickly and Alex Glenn so close to the line is hard to stop and scores
Jamayne Isaako adds the conversion from close range
Corey Oates come in from the left, runs a great angled line that the Sharks can't shut down and Oates goes through next to the uprights
PENALTY BRONCOS x2: Henry Perenara penalises Andrew Fifita twice for slow rucks
The Sharks youngster ruled to have knocked on despite it rolling behind
Johnson kicks towards the ingoal but Boyd cleans it up on his own line - Three tackles done and the Broncos still inside their 10
PENALTY SHARKS: Henry Perenara penalises the Broncos for being too slow away from the ruck
Both sides going set for set in the opening stages
First involvement for Ronaldo Mulitalo was a good take as the Sharks work it from their own 20
Henry Perenara calls time on and we're go in Brisbane. Broncos using the ball first running left to right
LATE CHANGE: Josh Dugan has been injured in the warm-up and will be replaced by debutant Ronaldo Mulitalo
Teams coming onto the field for the ANZAC ceremony
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Tim Roby
Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Beau Scott
BRISBANE BRONCOS (29)
Tries: Corey Oates, Alex Glenn, Joe Ofahengaue, James Roberts
Field Goals: Anthony Milford (1/1)
Conversions: Jamayne Isaako (4/4)
Penalty Goals: Jamayne Isaako (2/2)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (6)
Tries: Jayden Brailey
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (1/1)
Penalty Goals: