Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun June 28, 2020
Round 7 - Industree Group Stadium, Gosford / Darkinjung - Crowd: 178
80min

FULL TIME at Central Coast Stadium and the Cronulla Sharks have gotten their third win of the season with a comfortable 40-22 win over Manly. Manly grabbed a couple of late consolation tries to make the scoreline a little more respectable, however they will need to adapt better without Tom Trbojevic as their attack looked broken in this one.

77min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick is unsuccessful from the sideline and the scoreline remains 40-22 Cronulla's way.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 22 - 40 Sharks
77min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Tevita Funa. Kick to come.

Cherry-Evans gets a terrific pass away, putting Funa away down the right sideline to score late.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 22 - 40 Sharks
76min

PENALTY MANLY. A strip sees Manly with another chance late in the game.

75min

Manly find touch kicking the drop out and will get the ball back.

74min

Hamlin-Uele is held up over the line, but the Sharks are building more pressure.

72min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick slots it quickly again and the scoreline now reads 40-18 in favour of Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 18 - 40 Sharks
72min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Addin Fonua-Blake. Kick to come.

A terrific offload from Curtis Sironen just before his elbow hit the ground finds Fonua-Blake who dives over for an unlikely double.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 16 - 40 Sharks
68min

PENALTY MANLY. A push in the back will see Manly able to march down field.

66min

Hunt puts the ball down coming back from the kick off after points.

65min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson kicks another one and brings up 40 points for the Sharks. 40-12 in favour of Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 12 - 40 Sharks
65min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Blayke Brailey. Kick to come.

Brailey gets the easiest of tries as the ball presents itself in front of him over the goal line and he grounds it with no issues.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 12 - 38 Sharks
65min

Sironen puts the ball down on the first tackle and undoes any pressure they were mounting.

64min

Manly will get another set after Cherry-Evans forces a goal line dropout.

61min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick makes no mistake taking a quick conversion and the score is now 34-12 to Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 12 - 34 Sharks
60min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Addin Fonua-Blake. Kick to come.

Fonua-Blake backs up a break from Jake Trbojevic and scores close to the sticks.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 10 - 34 Sharks
56min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson slots it over the black dot from the sideline and the scoreboard changes. 34-6 to Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 34 Sharks
55min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sione Katoa. Kick to come.

Katoa grabs a double as he dives over in the corner. The scoreline starts to blow out now at 32-6 in favour of Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 32 Sharks
51min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson has his first unsuccessful attempt of the afternoon and the score remains 28-6 in favour of the Sharks.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 28 Sharks
50min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Bryson Goodwin. Kick to come.

Goodwin scores after a great ball from Johnson over the top finds him waiting.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 28 Sharks
47min

PENALTY SHARKS. Manly had a chance to gain some ascendency, however they were too keen and jumped the gun trying to trap the Sharks deep in their own territory.

46min

Manly get the ball after a pass hit the deck and Townsend couldn't handle it.

43min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson makes no mistake and makes the score 24-6, putting Cronulla in a great position to win this one.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 24 Sharks
42min

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

A dream start to the second half for Cronulla as Dugan latches onto a kick to score and make the scores 22-6 in favour of the Sharks.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 22 Sharks
41min

Kick off and the second half is under way. Will we see Manly make a comeback? Or will we see Cronulla kick on with it and take this one out? Stay tuned to find out!

40min

HALF TIME at Central Coast Stadium and the Cronulla Sharks lead the Manly Sea Eagles 18-6. A fantastic half of footy from Cronulla sees them deservedly in front. However, Manly seem to be lacking cohesion and understanding in their attack and they could struggle to post enough points in the second half to run down Cronulla.

39min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson keeps his perfect record this afternoon intact and kicks the scoreline out to 18-6 on the stroke of half-time.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 18 Sharks
38min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Jesse Ramien. Kick to come.

Ramien runs a great line and hits the hole to go over almost untouched. Score is now 16-6 in favour of Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 16 Sharks
36min

Sironen can't hold the ball as Cherry-Evans throws him a pass that set him up for some heavy contact.

31min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson bends the kick back well in the wind and kicks the goal to extend Cronulla's lead to 12-6.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 12 Sharks
31min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Sione Katoa. Kick to come.

A nice kick by Shaun Johnson sees Katoa get over in the corner after he scored 3 last week as well.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 10 Sharks
29min

PENALTY SHARKS. Dugan gets tangled in the play the ball and pushed back into the ruck by Cherry-Evans, causing a penalty to go to the defending side.

25min

Penalty Goal: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick hits the goal from in front to level the scores at 6-6.

Tied up at Sea Eagles 6 - 6 Sharks
24min

PENALTY MANLY. An offside will likely see Manly level the scores in this one.

23min

A last play option that was never really on sees Moylan put the ball down as rain begins to come down harshly.

21min

A one-on-one strip from Chad Townsend sees Cronulla with a good opportunity to perhaps answer straight back with points of their own.

21min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick is unsuccessful from out wide and the score remains 4-6 in favour of Cronulla.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 4 - 6 Sharks
20min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Jorge Taufua. Kick to come.

Taufua scores upon his return in the corner after Lachlan Croker throws a nice pass to Brad Parker before he found Taufua to score.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 4 - 6 Sharks
18min

An error from a kick close to the line means Manly have a serious chance coming up.

16min

PENALTY MANLY. A high shot on Brad Parker will see the Sea Eagles march up field and help ease some pressure.

15min

PENALTY SHARKS. Rueben Garrick kicks the ball way out on the full from the kick off. More pressure coming for Manly.

15min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson slots the kick from in front and makes the scoreline 6-0 in favour of the Sharks.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 6 Sharks
14min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Braden Hamlin-Uele. Kick to come.

Hamlin-Uele busts the tackle of Joel Thompson and crawls over the line to score the first try of the afternoon. Sharks up 4-0 with a kick to come.

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 4 Sharks
12min

Croker puts it down on the last and Manly release their built pressure again.

11min

Williams loses the ball in the play-the-ball and the pressure is back on Cronulla.

10min

Manly's flurry of set restarts is to no avail after a poor kick from Cherry-Evans eases pressure.

5min

PENALTY MANLY. Aaron Woods not square at marker late in the set. Manly will be on the attack

4min

A penalty for the Sharks will see them have the game's first opportunity.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of this afternoon's game between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Cronulla Sharks. We're almost ready to go at Central Coast Stadium. The game is important for both sides as a win would see Manly draw level on points with the 4th placed Melbourne Storm, with a win for Cronulla meaning they would be level 8th on the table. Plenty to play for in this game, which sets up a good contest this afternoon

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Chris Sutton

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (22)
Tries: Jorge Taufua, Addin Fonua-Blake (2), Tevita Funa
Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (2/4)
Penalty Goals: Reuben Garrick (1/1)

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (40)
Tries: Braden Hamlin-Uele, Sione Katoa (2), Jesse Ramien, Josh Dugan, Bryson Goodwin, Blayke Brailey
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (6/7)
Penalty Goals: