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FULL TIME @ QCB Stadium - Sharks take their first win of the season by 26-16

CHALLENGE DENIED - Cowboys wanted a challenge on the knock-on call from Chris Sutton; They stood there and didn't approach the referee for it so the time for it elapsed before they finally got around to asking.

Sharks can't land the killer blow again as Shaun Johnson throws a poor pass that leads to an error

PENALTY SHARKS: Pretty blatant one as Justin O'Neill makes no effort to disguise his blocking attempt on Ronaldo Mulitalo

Shaun Johnson kicks high and deep and it's poor as Val Holmes takes it on the full in the in-goal

DRAMA CONTINUES - Steve Clark in the bunker was all but certain to give the try... but he just wanted another look to make sure Shane Wright didn't touch the ball before Esan Marsters caught it. The live call of try is overturned and Cronulla survive

IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT THE QCB - Kyle Feldt's kick-off goes out on the full; Shaun Johnson's kick for touch is nowhere near going out

The Sharks get another chance on the Cowboys line as Ben Hampton makes an error off the kick

SHUT THE DOOR - Jesse Ramien goes 65m after a Cowboys error as they run down the right and Shaun Johnson cleans up the ball, finds Ramien who scores

OVERTURNED - Valentine Holmes looked offside for all money on the kick chase, but it's challenged successfully because he was onside

PENALTY SHARKS - Valentine Holmes is called offside as the forced a repeat set

For the fourth time tonight, A side can't complete after scoring points - Cowboys well and truly attacking

BUNKER: Checking for a possible Ronaldo Mulitalo try - Need to make sure he's grounded it and has stayed in touch... TRY is the live call

SET RESTART: Sharks get two quick six again calls from referee Sutton after geeing the ball off a Cowboys error

SECOND HALF IS GO! - The Sharks who lead 12-6 are kicking us off

HALF TIME at QCB Stadium - The Sharks take a 12-6 lead into the break

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Shaun Johnson took a shocker of a field goal attempt and it went dead - The Sharks challenge the call believing it was touched... but it was just a shocker

PENALTY SHARKS: The Cowboys penalised for taking out a defender in the lead up

Cronulla comfortable in defence as the Cowboys get loose in attack

Sharks have dropped the ball twice in consecutive sets after the Cowboys failed to complete their set in between

BUNKER: Shaun Johnson runs to the line, kicks through and Ronaldo Mulitalo is chasing through and looks to have scored - Checking grounding and onside

PENALTY COWBOYS: Chris Sutton policing the 10m strongly tonight as he penalises the Sharks for being offside again

PENALTY COWBOYS: Val Holmes is almost sliding along the ground as Will Kennedy comes into make the tackle and barely makes contact with the head but Chris Sutton calls knock-on

The Sharks regather their own kick and take a second kick which runs too deep. Game definitely in a good balance

"Kyle Feldt has taken out the legs of Josh Dugan but due to the proximity of the ball to the dead-ball line there's no penalty try"

BUNKER: Matt Moylan's kick is miles too hard but we are going to the bunker with Josh Dugan being taken out in the chase. Chris Sutton says NO TRY

PENALTY SHARKS: The momentum swing is happening for the Sharks as they get a penalty for ruck interference

PENALTY COWBOYS: Three straight penalties for the Cowboys as they are penalised again for being offside

Jake Clifford kicks in behind and Sione Katoa is there to clean it up for the Sharks, BUT it's a repeat set for the Cowboys though

PENALTY COWBOYS: Toby Rudolf gets excited as he rips out the ball after seeing Brailey drop off the tackle; A good move, if Briton Nikora wasn't still in the tackle

Not a lot of emphasis on the chase from the Cowboys as a scratchy kick from Jake Clifford comes off the upright

Sharks not happy as Chris Sutton says play on despite what looked to be a Cowboys knock-on. Sharks not able to challenge because play continued

JUST SHORT - The Cowboys try it down on the short-side and Gavin Cooper can't get his way fully over the line

PENALTY COWBOYS: Sharks dominating the ruck but Chris Sutton blows an offside penalty and the Cowboys start their new set on halfway.

Good first set for the Sharks getting over halfway and Shaun Johnson's kick forces the Cowboys deep in their own 10

GAME ON - Chris Sutton calls time on and we're underway at QCB Stadium... Sharks have first use of the ball

It was a dramatic pre-game for the Cronulla Sharks with a few temperature dramas but they're out on field with the 1-17 named