Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat March 27, 2021
Round 3 - CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal - Crowd: 19236
80min

FULL TIME at Bankwest Stadium - The Cronulla Sharks were as gutsy as you could get but just ran out of gas as the Eels ran in 28-4 victors

79min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Clint Gutherson converts from in front to extend the lead

Eels lead Eels 28 - 4 Sharks
77min

Try: Eels
Scored by Ray Stone. Kick to come.

Ray Stone off a run from RCG charges through with a left foot step and Ray Stone scores

Eels lead Eels 26 - 4 Sharks
76min

Blayke Brailey knocks the ball on after a pass goes above his head

75min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Clint Gutherson converts from next to the uprights

Eels lead Eels 22 - 4 Sharks
74min

Try: Eels
Scored by Reagan Campbell-Gillard. Kick to come.

The Sharks just can't hold on anymore now as RCG cuts back through the middle as the Sharks are just too exhausted to complete a tackle

Eels lead Eels 20 - 4 Sharks
73min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Clinton Gutherson.

Clint Gutherson keeps the conversion to the left

Eels lead Eels 16 - 4 Sharks
72min

Try: Eels
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.

The Sharks defence holds on for the whole set but in the air Ronaldo can't take a clean catch then neither can Matt Moylan and Blake Ferguson swoops on the ball and gets over

Eels lead Eels 16 - 4 Sharks
69min

Reed Mahoney kicks into the ingoal area but Braden Hamlin-Uele knocks the ball dead for another repeat set

67min

REPEAT SET - Josh Dugan takes a good catch but gets driven into the ingoal for a dropout

66min

Penalty Goal: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Clint Gutherson with an awful penalty goal attempt from close range but still got it over the crossbar to add the extra 2

Eels lead Eels 12 - 4 Sharks
65min

PENALTY EELS: Marker reaches around and slaps at the ball according to Adam Gee - Reed Mahoney did take a step though which makes it tough on the Sharks

64min

Accidental offside called against the Sharks as the Eels get a scrum 20m out from the line

63min

Twice in two minutes Tom Opacic crosses but the whistle already goes for a forward pass

62min

Sharks cough up possession as they get their first attacking position for quite a while

59min

Another lost ball from the Eels and the Sharks get the feed on their own 10

58min

There's 3 Sharks on the spot to clean up the Gutherson kick but finally Matt Moylan knocks it dead

56min

PENALTY EELS: Adam Gee calls held but Billy Magoulias keeps trying to strip the ball and eventually does but because of the held call, Adam Gee has to blow the penalty

54min

CHALLENGE UNSUCCESSFUL: Junior Paulo hadn't quite regathered before the ball hit the Sharks player

54min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Junior Paulo ruled to have knocked on BUT he doesn't agree with Adam Gee's knock on call.

53min

Maika Sivo know coming off for his HIA as Will Smith has to get a finger put back into place

52min

PENALTY SHARKS: Adam Gee penalises the Eels for a tackle in the air; Sharks survive another attacking raid

51min

Maika Sivo is fine to continue after an elongated break in play

51min

Concern now for Maika Sivo who hit his head on the ground in a firm tackle from the Sharks

48min

No room for Maika Sivo down the sideline and his grubber goes about a metre before going into touch

46min

Reed Mahoney runs into a dead-end on last tackle out of dummy half sees Parramatta turn over posession 20m out from the Sharks line

45min

BUNKER: Blake Ferguson loses the ball as he tries to get the ball down in the corner but good contact from Connor Tracey forces the ball out

44min

Will Smith stepping up taking control of the team as his dangerous kick is knocked dead by Matt Moylan

43min

SIX MORE - Eels lose the ball but Adam Gee says it was stripped out

42min

PENALTY EELS: Sharks penalised for a dangerous tackle as the Eels go into the attacking 20

41min

Will Kennedy failed the HIA test so the Sharks down to 13 for the entire game

40min

SECOND HALF IS GO! Eels using the ball first up against the injury hit Sharks

40min

HALF TIME - A weird old game at Bankwest Stadium with the Eels leading 10-4 at the break with plenty of injuries telling the story

38min

Mitch Moses ruled out failing his HIA

38min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Clint Gutherson from the sideline nails the conversion perfectly

Eels lead Eels 10 - 4 Sharks
37min

Try: Eels
Scored by Maika Sivo. Kick to come.

A great ball up and over from Will Smith has the Sharks caught short out wide and bang the Fijian big man Maika Sivo scores

Eels lead Eels 8 - 4 Sharks
36min

In fact Adam Gee found a Sharks knock on first

35min

Oregon Kaufusi knocks the ball on off a short ball from Reed Mahoney

30min

Poor kick from Chad Townsend and a good charge down from Keegan Hipgrave gives Parra 20m

29min

So... the bunker ruled there was no grounding by Smith but ruled no Sharks touch despite it clearly showing Chad Townsend kicked the ball dead

29min

BUNKER: Will Smith chases through a Clint Gutherson kick - He gets to the ball but Adam Gee sends it to the bunker

28min

Aaron Woods lets go off the ball trying to get a penalty for a strip

26min

IT'S ALL HAPPENING AT BANKWEST - Matt Moylan kicks out on the full as his legs get taken away from him; Mitch Moses now going off for a HIA; Wade Graham failed his HIA

25min

Tom Opacic knocks the ball on as he runs the angle that he wasn't supposed to be

24min

Unlucky for the Sharks because Adam Gee ruled that Katoa knocked the ball on despite being injured

24min

Some injury concerns for the Sharks here as Sione Katoa is down in considerable pain with a knee injury

23min

Matt Moylan with a weird last tackle play going back to the short-side which the Eels were prepared for

21min

DOUBLE WHAMMY: Both Wade Graham and Briton Nikora are off for HIA's for the Sharks

21min

Maika Sivo gets a hand to a high kick from the Sharks but it's definitely backwards and no pressure on Sivo though to get out

20min

Poor set from the Eels and then Reed Mahoney kicks straight into the Sharks from dummy half and the Sharks clean it up

17min

CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL: There was high contact on Mitch Moses and the penalty goes to the Eels

17min

Mitchell Moses gets up angry at Adam Gee and challenges for a high tackle... Onfield call was a handover

16min

SET RESTART: Cronulla pinged for being offside by Adam Gee; Full set on the Sharks line for Cronulla

15min

PENALTY EELS: Sharks penalised for a high tackle and the Eels get inside the Sharks 20 following the kick for touch

14min

Somehow Parramatta end up putting pressure on the Sharks on the last and the Shire boys barely get outside of their 20 in the set

12min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Mitch Moses keeps the conversion to the left of the uprights and the touch judges wave it away

Tied up at Eels 4 - 4 Sharks
12min

Try: Eels
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.

Down the short side on the last and some good hands from Shaun Lane puts Niukore into space before flicking it out to Blake Ferguson to score

Tied up at Eels 4 - 4 Sharks
9min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Chad Townsend's kicking woes are still with him as he pushes the conversion to the left despite a good strike

Sharks lead Eels 0 - 4 Sharks
8min

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

Quick hands from the scrum centre field - the Sharks go right and some great hands from Will Kennedy with the push pass out to Sione Katoa who scores

Sharks lead Eels 0 - 4 Sharks
7min

PENALTY SHARKS: Maika Sivo forces the ball out in a strong tackle but Adam Gee says it was after held

5min

REPEAT SET - Ronaldo Mulitalo outjumps Blake Ferguson tapping it back to Will Kennedy who's second kick causes problems for Nathan Brown who ends up trapped ingoal

2min

Both sides completing their first set well, Sharks fractionally winning the field position battle

1min

Adam Gee calls time on and we are go at Bankwest Stadium - Sharks using the ball first

Sharks onto the park at Bankwest Stadium and now waiting for the Eels

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Jon Stone

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy

PARRAMATTA EELS (28)
Tries: Blake Ferguson (2), Maika Sivo, Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Ray Stone
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (0/1), Clinton Gutherson (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Clinton Gutherson (1/1)

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (4)
Tries: Sione Katoa
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (0/1)
Penalty Goals: