Townsend takes a shot on the siren and it just scrapes past the outside of the upright.
Warriors playing slow and they lose the ball with 8 seconds left in prime position.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Williams runs onto a short ball from Fifita and breaks the tackle but loses the ball in the collision, 10m from the Warriors line.
Sharks start their set on halfway with 90 seconds left.
Great set by the Sharks as they travel 90 metres, with Xerri's kick being fielded 3m from the Warriors line by RTS.
SCRUM SHARKS - Green grubbers and finds touch 5m from the Sharks line.
Green from right in front and almost 30m out kicks a field goal.
Harris-Tavita has a crack at field goal and it was an absolute Michael Crocker
RTS makes a break and makes 30m, Warriors now into the Sharks half with 3 tackles up their sleeve.
Warriors looked a chance on the short side, on the last tackle, but Hiku dropped the ball cold, 3 metres from the Sharks line.
Harris-Tavita converts to lock the scores.
Fifita binned for his shot.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Fifita smashes a decoy runner without the ball, deep inside the Sharks half.
SCRUM WARRIORS - They'll start their set just on halfway again.
Harris-Tavita adds the extras.
RTS makes a break and on the next play Nikorima breaks the line and scores a good try despite having Moylan holding onto the back of his jumper.
Williams gets a crash ball that a bit high and a bit behind him and he knocks on. The Warriors clean up 30m from their own line.
SCRUM SHARKS - Warriors with a knock-on.
SCRUM SHARKS - Luke knocks on when picking up the ball from the scrum.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Forward pass by the Sharks on their own 20m line after the restart.
Johnson nails the goal from the sideline.
The Sharks swing the ball right and Xerri passes to Feki, who slips down the right sideline, then has a collision with RTS in cover defence. Feki does a 360 degree spin in the air to avoid the touchline and miraculously gets the ball down despite holding it behind his back.
Going to the Bunker to look at a potential Sharks try.,
PENALTY SHARKS - Ayshford joins the tackle late. Sharks get a piggy-back out of their 20m. They'll start their set 10m shy of halfway
Luke kicks the goal and reduces the deficit to 2.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Prior with a high tackle. Warriors taking the two here.
RTS grubbers behind the Sharks defence, but Xerri cleans up before being tackled in-goal. Sharks drop out.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Sharks meddling in the play-the-ball. Those pesky Sharks! Another Warriors set 10m from the Sharks line.
Sharks with a short drop out but this time, the Warriors take it cleanly.
Green kicks for the corner early and Mulitalo has to go into his own in-goal to regather and then he runs it dead. Sharks drop out.
Townsend attempts a chip and chase on the second but it is charged down and regathered by Adam Blair.
PENALTY SHARKS - Sharks will start their set 45m from the Warriors line. It's foreign territory for them.
Another Warriors set camped on the Sharks line and another set where they end up scoring no points.
Luke and Burr both had a crack at diving over close to the line but the Sharks defence repelled them,.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Capewell with a sloppy play-the-ball and the Warriors get yet another set inside the Warriors half.
Back underway!
Johnson's kick is charged down and regathered by Nikorima. Warriors start another set inside the Sharks 30m
Papalii with a 1-on-1 strip on halfway. Sharks back on the defensive.
SCRUM SHARKS - Moylan with the short drop out and the Warriors knock it on.
Luke with a nice grubber into the Sharks in-goal. Moylan takes it dead. Sharks drop out.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Johnson's low kick downfield doesn't get past the Warriors defensive line. Warriors start their set on halfway
And the Sharks survive. Woeful by the Warriors.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Sharks offside. Warriors now with their 5th set on the Sharks line.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Sharks holding down the defence for too long. Warriors now get a 4th straight set on the Sharks line.
SCRUM WARRIORS - The Warriors kick on the last was knocked forward by Sharks and Xerri catches it. Warriors with their 3rd straight set in the Sharks half.
Nikorima throws another pass behind his outside men.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Sharks with a dangerous tackle. Warriors get another piggy back after the restart.
Luke adds another 2
Green with a good solo try, runs a good line back through the ruck to score a soft try to the left of the posts.
Warriors have been rushing Johnson on the last a few times and each time, he's thrown a dummy and made a few extra metres before kicking.
Johnson only has Luke in front of him on the last, then Grubbers the ball....straight into Luke's arms.
SCRUM SHARKS - Papalii drops a crash ball
Blair makes a 1-on-1 strip on Fifita on halfway.
Green puts up a bomb, the Warriors casually bat the ball back and the Sharks clean up easily.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Moylan with a bad pass. Mulitalo knocks on trying to regather.
PENALTY SHARKS - Sharks start their set 5m inside the Warriors half.
Johnson with another 2 pointer
Moylan makes a break through the Warriors right side defence, then throws a pass to Xerri which hits his shoulder. Xerri just bats the ball back and Townsend catches it to run away and score to the left of the sticks.
Johnson from the just to the right of the posts and adds the extras.
Sharks with players in motion, Townsend links with Johnson, who runs up to the line and holds up a short ball to Nikora, who runs through a yawning gap to score an easy try.
PENALTY SHARKS - Next tackle and the Warriors are pinged for lifting in the tackle. Johnson finds touch 30m from the Warriors line.
Johnson with a good run from the tap gets up to halfway on the zero tackle
Green grubbers, but boots the hell out of it and it goes dead. 7 tackle set for the Sharks.
PENALTY WARRIORS - Xerri not square at marker. Warriors get a piggy back out of their own half.
Luke from almost in front and 31m out, kicks the goal.
PENALTY WARRIORS - 30m from the Sharks line. They're taking the 2 points
First error of the game from Aaron Woods late in the set, when he tried to throw an offload that was never on.
Solid opening sets from both sides.
Luke gets Friday footy underway
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Phil Henderson
Touch Judges: Tim Roby, Mark Bohan
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Beau Scott
WARRIORS (19)
Tries: Blake Green, Kodi Nikorima
Field Goals: Blake Green (1/1), Chanel Harris-Tavita (0/1)
Conversions: Issac Luke (1/1), Chanel Harris-Tavita (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Issac Luke (2/2), Chanel Harris-Tavita (1/1)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (18)
Tries: Briton Nikora, Chad Townsend, Sosaia Feki
Field Goals: Chad Townsend (0/1)
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/3)
Penalty Goals: