FULLTIME :: Sharks do it easy in the Shire.
Now his halves partner has lost it.
Blake Green loses it trying to force the play for the Warriors.
Issac Luke loses it close to the line. Sums up their day really.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Hand on the ball. Warriors have a chance to get some consolation points.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Easy piggyback for them.
Johnson, goal. You know the story.
Easiest try for Morris. Warriors spilled it and the veteran centre does the rest.
Herbert from wide, nails it.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! RTS with a no-looker and Fusitua does what he does best. Finish.
BUNKER TIME! RTS to Fusitua and see him work.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Offside.
Hardest kick of the afternoon for Johnson. He studies it, nails it.
Sharks turn on the style! Josh Morris tried to find his way through. Tackled. Xerri goes left, middle then right before kicking, bowling the Warrior and Mulitalo scores.. just before Dugan.
We were looking at a try but it ends up being a knock on. Sharks ball.
BUNKER TIME! Has Papalii stolen one here?
then Fifita drops it. Quickly followed by a PENALTY. Warriors get downfield.
Hamlin-Uele just wrecking havoc here. He might have sent Jayden Brayley across. NOPE. Held up. Play the ball.
PENALTY SHARKS! Quick kick and the Sharkies chant is ringing across Shark Park.
Johnson converts.
Big man SZN! Sharks soaked up the pressure and might have hit the kill shot. A short pass from Townsend sent the interchange forward into clear running.
Warriors stuff it up on play one. They tried to stretch it left, the pass is low and Maumalo is taken over the sideline. Momentum killed.
Another strong kick from Green which cannoned right into Gallen and sees him knock on. More pressure coming for the Warriors.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Hand on the ball. Tevaga goes.
Good return from the Warriors after a strong set. Blake Green dabbed one through and the chasers did the work to toss Capewell in-goal.
Both sides are back onto the field, ready to do battle. Warriors need to start fast to keep their season alive. They will kick-off.
Green tries to replicate the Warriors first try but it goes through Fusitua. HALFTIME.
Graham puts one down near halfway trying to snaffle the offload.
Johnson with an easy kick, makes it 4/4.
Fifita bulldozes through the Warriors which set up the play. Johnson then slipped it short to Briton Nikora to steam onto.
Andrew Fifita tried to do it all, and did nothing.
Dear, oh dear. RTS tried to will the ball dead but it brushes him. Sharks ball.
Easier this time for Issac Luke. He nails it.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! We had a forensic look at the offload which is ruled back. From there, Papalii just strolled back inside to score.
BUNKER TIME! Isaiah Papalii might have brought one back.
Blake Green tries to toe through the line, but it is easily collected by Dugan. The story comes after with a Dugan knock on and Green down clutching a knee.
Graham tried to burrow through and when he was held popped an unexpected pass to Xerri, who spilled it.
PENALTY SHARKS! Jazz Tevaga refused to release Andrew Fifita and had him locked in an embrace. The whistle broke them up. Tapped and go.
PENALTY SHARKS! All downhill running for the Sharks now. Fifita just rocketed into the defense then they get a whistle. They might pile on more points in this sunshine.
Johnson again from the tee, nails it.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It was simple one look job. Dugan just barged through. The fullback started the set with his swathing run down the left then gets the four-pointer.
BUNKER TIME! Off to the bunker for the first time. Checking grounding.
Sharks chomping at the bit now! Just flinging the ball around on a Super Saturday. The last kick was a strange one. It went between the fullback and the chasing pack, neither of which could get there before RTS.
Another standard attempt for Johnson. Flags raised.
Some bite to the Sharks attack. Johnson sees the man come out of the line, fired a range pass to Mulitalo, the youngster flicked it inside for Morris to finish.
Harris-Tavita tries to repeat the dose but it goes long. Seven tackle set for the Sharks after what was a bog-standard set from the Warriors.
Early change for the home side: Sosaia Feki is OFF replaced by Kurt Capewell. The latter is into his first piece of action defusing a kick for a dropout.
Herbert has a chance to convert his own effort. He can't swing it back.
Warriors hit back! It started with some second-phase play which got them on the front foot. Gren then chipped a kick for Fusitua to knock back for Herbert to touchdown.
Sharks almost strip them again. Wonderful pass from Graham opened up the space for Xerri to try and position Feki but the winger is dumped over the sideline.
PENALTY SHARKS! Warriors try to get aggressive with their defense but the whole line was offside.
Johnson from mid-range, nails his first kick.
Dream start for the home side! It started with Aaron Woods slipped pass which sent Paul Gallen inches within the line. On the next, it is shifted right and Xerri steps inside to score.
KICK-OFF! Here we go!
Here come the Warriors onto the field, looking to keep their hopes alive! Next is the Sharks, led out by Matthew Prior - 250 games - congrats to him! Now we're down to the business of football.
Welcome to Shark Park! It is a wonderful afternoon for football down in the Shire, things are desperate for the Sharks, they need to keep winning to make certain they get themselves into the post-season while for their opponents, it is time to play spoiler after their thrashing at the hands of the Roosters. Suns out, guns out so we're set for some attacking football!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton, Gavin Badger
Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Jarrod Cole
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (42)
Tries: Bronson Xerri, Josh Morris (2), Josh Dugan, Briton Nikora, Braden Hamlin-Uele, Ronaldo Mulitalo
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (7/7)
Penalty Goals:
WARRIORS (16)
Tries: Patrick Herbert, Isaiah Papalii, David Fusitua
Field Goals:
Conversions: Patrick Herbert (1/2), Issac Luke (1/1)
Penalty Goals: