Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat August 29, 2020
Round 16 - Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Carlton / Bidjigal - Crowd: 2217
78min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes nails the sideline conversion.

Sharks lead Sharks 28 - 12 Cowboys
78min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Kyle Feldt. Kick to come.

Simple play off the back of the scrum. Holmes with a sliding run, draws and passes to Feldt who dives over in the corner

Sharks lead Sharks 28 - 10 Cowboys
77min

Off to the bunker for a possible Cowboys try

76min

SCRUM COWBOYS

76min

SCRUM SHARKS - They'll work it off their 10m line. And Brailey knocks it on at the back of the scrum

74min

A rather hopeful grubber into the Sharks ingoal and Mulitalo casually cleans up but cannot get into the field of play. Sharks drop out.

71min

SCRUM SHARKS - Cowboys with a forward pass.

71min

Cowboys get the ball back after a short kick-off.

69min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall just to the left of the posts adds the extras.

Sharks lead Sharks 28 - 6 Cowboys
69min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Connor Tracey. Kick to come.

Kennedy made a break through the middle and he then passed to Tracey who looked to be tackled well shy of the line, but momentum see's him get close to the line and then he gets the ball, just, on the line for a try!

Sharks lead Sharks 26 - 6 Cowboys
69min

Off to the Bunker for a Sharks try.

68min

PENALTY SHARKS - Mulitalo tackled mid-air. They find touch 22m shy of halfway.

67min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Another Sharks pass is ruled forward. Very close yet again!

66min

And now Cotter spills a pass.

65min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Pass from Wade Graham is ruled forward.

63min

Cowboys on the attack, on the Sharks line and Lemuelu drops the ball cold

62min

PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch on halfway

56min

SCRUM SHARKS - Lemuelu with a nice pass to Feldt...well, it would've been if Feldt had've been there. Feldt arrives and then slips over as he attempts to pick up the ball and goes into touch off his foot.

54min

PENALTY SHARKS - Crusher tackle by the Cowboys. Sharks find touch 10m inside the Cowboys half.

54min

Holmes kicks for his outside backs but Mulitalo takes it nicely and cleanly in the Sharks ingoal. 7 tackle set for the Sharks.

53min

PENALTY COWBOYS - They find touch 15m inside the Sharks half.

51min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Trindall grubbers and finds touch after a poorly executed final 3 plays to that set by the Sharks.

50min

PENALTY SHARKS - Cowboys interfering in the ruck. Sharks find touch on halfway and here they come again

49min

SCRUM SHARKS - A Cowboys kick ricocheted off a Sharks player and then the Cowboys scramble to regather it, but end up knocking it on.

48min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Mulitalo loses the ball while trying to play the ball despite the tackle not being close to completed.

47min

Aaand the Cowboys turn it over cheaply again

46min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Dugan ruled to be offside, just, which disallows what would've been an insane try

46min

Off to the bunker for a possible Sharks try

43min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall converted from wide on the right

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 6 Cowboys
42min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Siosifa Talakai. Kick to come.

Sharks with a stunning first set. Brailey exploded out of dummy half, linked with Trindall who got a nice offload along to Niukore, who then drew the fullback and then got a good ball to Talakai and the big man channelled his inner Addo-Carr to race away and score!

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 6 Cowboys
41min

PENALTY SHARKS - Kennedy hit high by Drinkwater. Looked immensely worse than it was.

40min

Lets get the second stanza done!

40min

The players have all come together to exhange licences before heading up the tunnel for halftime. No idea what the hell that was all about.

39min

Dugan back up and will play out the final 27 seconds of the half

39min

DUgan with a strong run but loses the ball in a 1-on-1 tackle by Dunn, which looks to have also injured Duagn's knee.

37min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Trindall grubbers for touch and finds it, 10m from the Cowboys line.

34min

SCRUM SHARKS - Holmes kicks for his winger, but the ball beats everyone into touch.

33min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Graham's kick finds touch 10m from the Cowboys line.

31min

Nice grubber by Tracey only just avoids leading to a try or a drop out. Cowboys with a 7 tackle set

28min

Ramien has passed his HIA

28min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall's conversion hits the post and goes over the bar

Sharks lead Sharks 16 - 6 Cowboys
28min

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

Hamlin-Uele receives a short ball from Woods and the big unit plows through the defence to score a good props try.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 6 Cowboys
27min

Nice attacking grubber by the Sharks is forced in goal by the Cowboys. Cowboys drop out.

26min

Sharks are playing at 100kms an hour. Cowboys are hanging on

25min

Brailey kicks a 40/20 with ease out of dummy half

23min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall is unable to convert from touch

Sharks lead Sharks 10 - 6 Cowboys
23min

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

Stunning try by Katoa! Some quick passing on the right side gets the ball to Kennedy who throws a hard highish ball out to Katoa who takes it one handed and then dived with all the grace of Rudolf Nureyev in his prime, to score in the corner.

Sharks lead Sharks 10 - 6 Cowboys
22min

PENALTY SHARKS - The find touch 30m from the Cowboys line.

22min

SCRUM SHARKS - Another Cowboys ball goes to ground.

20min

Graham grubbers for Mulitalo but it beats him into touch. Cowboys with a 7 tackle set.

20min

Cowboys defence is just standing and waiting

18min

Sharks travelling 70m per set with ease. And news from Fox Sports suggests that Morgan could be out for the rest of the year with a calf injury.

17min

Drinkwater limping in backplay. He's trying to run it out, but he's hobble isn't getting better

16min

Ramien now comes off the field for an HIA

15min

Trindall with a very good grubber on the last and leads to Drinkwater and Ramien clashing and neither ending up with the ball. Play stopped as Ramien gets assessed for an accidental poke to the eye

13min

And just before kick off, Michael Morgan limps off the field and goes up the tunnel.

13min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall adds the extras from almost in front.

Tied up at Sharks 6 - 6 Cowboys
12min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Briton Nikora. Kick to come.

They won't be denied this time! Trindall with a short ball to Niukore who runs a straight line and goes through the Cowboys defence to score to the right of the posts.

Cowboys lead Sharks 4 - 6 Cowboys
11min

Off to the bunker again. A Tracey grubber has bounced off Holmes and into the Cowboys in-goal. Trindall is then denied a try by Holmes who juuuuuuuust sweeps the ball away in time. Cowboys drop out.

10min

And a sloppy play by the Cowboys sees them turn the ball over cheaply inside the Sharks half.

9min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Obstruction

9min

Try has been denied due to obstruction. It was set to be quite a cheeky try as Trindall essentially stole the ball of his team mate Ramien, who was standing in a tackle on the Cowboys line.

9min

Bunker looking at a possible Sharks try

8min

PENALTY SHARKS - Cowboys offside. Sharks get a full set in the Cowboys 10m

6min

Conversion: Cowboys
Kicked by Valentine Holmes.

Holmes from the right sideline, curls it between the posts

Cowboys lead Sharks 0 - 6 Cowboys
6min

Try: Cowboys
Scored by Kyle Feldt. Kick to come.

Drinkwater with a nice ball over the top of Mulitalo who rushed up and in. Feldt took the pass and foxtrotted over the line for a soft try.

Cowboys lead Sharks 0 - 4 Cowboys
5min

PENALTY COWBOYS - Mulitalo with a shoulder charge. Cowboys take the tap 20m from the Sharks line

3min

Drinkwater's bomb is caught by Drinkwater, who is allowed to run towards touch before he gets crunched by Mulitalo.

2min

SCRUM COWBOYS - Sharks with some real clunky second phase play attempts, ends with Katoa dropping an offload on the Cowboys 10m line

1min

SCRUM SHARKS - 12m from the Cowboys line

1min

Good opening set by the Sharks and then their defence causes the Cowboys to spill the ball on their second tackle.

Cowboys boot off

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Sutton

Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Bryan Norrie

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (28)
Tries: Briton Nikora, Sione Katoa, Braden Hamlin-Uele, Siosifa Talakai, Connor Tracey
Field Goals:
Conversions: Braydon Trindall (4/5)
Penalty Goals:

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (12)
Tries: Kyle Feldt (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/2)
Penalty Goals: