Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat June 8, 2019
Round 13 - Sharks Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 12386
80min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanno pushes the final kick wide.

Sharks lead Sharks 42 - 22 Eels
80min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Aaron Gray. Kick to come.

After a few poor moments early in the game, Gray finishes with a try after a beauty of a cut-out pass by Kyle Flanagan.

Sharks lead Sharks 42 - 22 Eels
78min

A very sloppy end to the contest really, both sides now with drop ball and lazy defending as the clock winds down and the result beyond doubt.

76min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses deals with the conversion quickly and the Eels think there's a chance (Narrator: "there was not")

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 22 Eels
76min

Try: Eels
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

Jennings goes in off a superb break and some shirt-grabbing Sharks. This isn't a good look for an otherwise dominant Cronulla side.

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 20 Eels
75min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses makes it 38-16.

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 16 Eels
74min

Try: Eels
Scored by Josh Hoffman. Kick to come.

Hoffman grabs the Eels' third try as the visitors look for consolation points and to stem the flow on points differential.

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 14 Eels
73min

Parramatta with a bit of a run on here and they could cross again if they find the right gap in the Cronulla line.

68min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses becomes the first player to miss a kick at goal today, pushing it wide.

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 10 Eels
67min

Try: Eels
Scored by Maika Sivo. Kick to come.

Sivo takes advantage of the numbers on the left edge and the Eels manage to crack double figures.

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 10 Eels
64min

Hamlin-Uele nearly over... but Jack Williams got in the way trying to help him score, and it's a penalty to Parramatta.

64min

Cronulla go up the guts and Graham & Moylan look to be setting up a try but Moylan's last flick pass is knocked down by Ferguson. The Sharks will get another dig here.

63min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanno nails another. 7/7.

Sharks lead Sharks 38 - 6 Eels
61min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Bronson Xerri. Kick to come.

I don't even know what happened there, Xerri broke through then a pass went loose... and somehow Xerri is the one to pick it up and jumps through several hoops to crash over the line.

Sharks lead Sharks 36 - 6 Eels
58min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Converts his own try and it's a bit of a rout now.

Sharks lead Sharks 32 - 6 Eels
57min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Kyle Flanagan. Kick to come.

Don't worry, they get the try anyway! Junior Paulo loses it, Braden Hamlin-Uele scoops it up and after a short burst finds Flanno outside him and the Sharks go further ahead.

Sharks lead Sharks 30 - 6 Eels
57min

Williams goes over after a cheeky offload by Braden Hamlin-Uele... but the rookie has spilled it trying to ground the ball!

53min

The Sharks go left again and Wade Graham is already having a blinder, but this time he finds Xerri outside and the pass from him onto Feki finds touch just as it looked like the latter would streak away and score.

51min

Aaron Gray goes left and Xerri and Dugan are left adrift of his pass as it flies between them into touch. Parramatta will have a chance in Cronulla territory here.

50min

That pre-halftime try really looks like it's taken the air out of the Eels and so far since halftime it's been all Cronulla. The injection of Wade Graham in particular has been a boon for the home side.

46min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanno nails it. Lead is twenty... not good for the Eels.

Sharks lead Sharks 26 - 6 Eels
45min

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

Townsend with the Sharks' first of the second half!

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 6 Eels
41min

Second half underway!

40min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanno with another and the lead is big at halftime, as Parramatta fans blow up about the try having been awarded after the 'six again' call was found to have been a wrong one.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 6 Eels
40min

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

Dugan's gone over after a late flurry from Cronulla! They go right after getting a repeat set and the numbers have it.

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 6 Eels
39min

Parramatta's end to the set is woeful with the last tackle kick from Smith going dead. Sharks 20m restart.

37min

No dice for the Sharks and now Parramatta roll up field and get fairly close to scoring before a double knock on - Moses had kicked it, Braden Hamlin-Uele spills it and the Eels knock it on too. The visitors will get another set here.

35min

Sharks penalty 15m out... they take the tap and go for broke.

35min

Blake Ferguson loses it from a big Wade Graham hit. Cronulla with a chance to hit back here.

34min

After nearly 9 months off the field, the Sharks faithful welcome back Wade Graham as he is interchanged on.

32min

The momentum well and truly with the away side right now. Parramatta get a penalty after Kyle Flanagan was caught rushing up early. Full set within the Sharks' 20m coming up for the Eels.

29min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

From out wide, Moses has nailed it off the upright!

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 6 Eels
29min

Try: Eels
Scored by Maika Sivo. Kick to come.

Sivo gets it down after a well placed grubber... JUST inside the in-goal area. Eels on the board!

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 4 Eels
29min

Checking a possible try to the Eels from Maika Sivo. Checking dead ball line & grounding...

29min

Fifita goes from hero to villain with a forced error and Parramatta fnally have a genuine chance.

26min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanagan makes no mistake from out wide.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 0 Eels
25min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Andrew Fifita. Kick to come.

FIFITA! Crashes his way over on the left edge. After a brief Bunker review of Andrew Fifita taking possession from a pass, he's cleared to have taken it cleanly and grounded it. Sharks in again!

Sharks lead Sharks 12 - 0 Eels
23min

Moylan pushes a grubber through the Eels line and it hits the post - Will Smith by chance takes it around his legs and is set upon by the Sharks' chasers. Drop-out Parra.

22min

Recently re-signed Mitch Moses not having a great night so far. An error just as Parra started to look dangerous and Cronulla are back with it.

20min

Townsend looked to have stolen an improbable try after a grubber through the line by Flanagan but he bobbled it! No try. Eels 20m restart.

19min

Cronulla on the attack again. Parramatta on the ropes.

17min

Confirmation from the Eels that Clint Gutherson will not return, having failed his HIA.

16min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Flanagan converts the penalty with ease and the hosts lead by eight.

Sharks lead Sharks 8 - 0 Eels
16min

Penalty for Cronulla with Tepai Moeroa on report, he's taken out the legs of the kicker and Cronulla have a handy penalty just short of the Eels' 10m. Looks like they'll go for two.

10min

Cronulla shift right late in the set but Aaron Gray goes too close to the sideline and is shown over it for his troubles. Eels scrum on their own 20m.

7min

Cronulla threaten once more but some undue pressure on Blake Ferguson is detected by the referees from an attempted kick catch and it's a penalty to the Eels.

5min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Kyle Flanagan.

Young Flanno guides this one over from just about in front.

Sharks lead Sharks 6 - 0 Eels
4min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Bronson Xerri. Kick to come.

Xerri finds a neat little gap in the Parramatta line and it's the Sharks who score first!

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Eels
3min

Time off at the end of that Sharks' set - Josh Dugan nearly crosses off a Townsend grubber, but his head clashes with Clint Gutherson. 'King Gutho' is very clearly concussed and goes off for a HIA he almost certainly won't pass. Gower comes on and that will force a reshuffle.

2min

PENALTY SHARKS - Gallen looks to have lost it but Manu Ma'u raked it out. Sharks with some good field position early.

1min

In case you missed the lead-up, both side have a single change on the bench each - both welcoming back players from injury. Wade Graham is on Cronulla's bench while Parramatta get Nathan Brown back.

We're underway and the home side Cronulla have first use of the footy.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough, Chris Butler

Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Mark Bohan

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Bryan Norrie

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (42)
Tries: Bronson Xerri (2), Kyle Flanagan, Andrew Fifita, Josh Dugan, Chad Townsend, Aaron Gray
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (6/7)
Penalty Goals: Kyle Flanagan (1/1)

PARRAMATTA EELS (22)
Tries: Maika Sivo (2), Josh Hoffman, Michael Jennings
Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (3/4)
Penalty Goals: