Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat May 15, 2021
Round 10 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal - Crowd: 45155
80min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend from out wide, nicks the post and sends it through for another two

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 22 - 32 Rabbitohs
80min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Mawene Hiroti. Kick to come.

Sharks with a nice little set play off the back of a scrum, create the extra man on the left and Kennedy sends Hiroti over in the corner for a clever try.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 20 - 32 Rabbitohs
79min

Tom Burgess with his trademark knock on.

78min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds from basically in front of the posts, throws this over.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 16 - 32 Rabbitohs
77min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Jai Arrow. Kick to come.

Arrow with a ruck run, stepping back into the middle from the left and he scores next to the upright.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 16 - 30 Rabbitohs
77min

Souths find touch 20m from the Sharks line

76min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Sharks with a short kick-off but their outside men were offside.

75min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds from just right of centre, converts the try.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 16 - 26 Rabbitohs
74min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Cody Walker. Kick to come.

Tatola very nearly barges over but he somehow gets a ball to Walker, who spins and dives over the line to score near the posts.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 16 - 24 Rabbitohs
74min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Townsend on report for a gentle crusher.

72min

Kennedy grubbers for himself and very nearly gets the ball and score, but Walker taps it dead. Souths drop out

70min

PENALTY SHARKS - Gagai with an accidental crusher. He's on report. Sharks 30m from the Rabbitohs line

69min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Chad Townsend.

Townsend fails to convert from out wide

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 16 - 20 Rabbitohs
67min

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

Moylan at pace drifts left and hits Nikora running hard and straight back in and he barges over for a try on the right side.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 16 - 20 Rabbitohs
66min

Sharks get a fresh set 20m from the Bunnies line

64min

Sharks are all running now. They've found another gear.

60min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Chad adds 2

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 12 - 20 Rabbitohs
60min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Aaron Woods. Kick to come.

Townsend's kick is dropped by Walker, cleaned up by Fifita, who then flick passes it to Woods who falls over the line to score next to the right upright.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 10 - 20 Rabbitohs
57min

Hiroti slides to clean up a kick on his own goal line, ducks under a tackle and then runs 40m downfield before being tackled.

53min

Set Restart Sharks

53min

He's cleared, play on.

53min

Su'A undergoing a HIA test on the field.

51min

SCRUM SHARKS - Knight drops a pass and the Sharks fumble it trying to clean up.

50min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Hiroti with a high tackle.

50min

Kennedy gets a bad ball from Moylan and then tries to throw a quick pass but it gets intercepted.

49min

Souths drop the ball 20m from their own line and Rudolf cleans up

45min

SCRUM SOUTHS - Graham receives a forward pass, 10m from the Souths line and he gets plowed by Su'A for his troubles.

43min

Sharks get themselves another repeat set courtesy of another Souths drop out.

42min

Kennedy chips to the corner after getting a ricochet and the awkwardly bouncing ball is taken dead by Reynolds. Souths drop out

40min

Sharks kick off

37min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Chad Townsend.

Townsend converts from right in front.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 6 - 20 Rabbitohs
36min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Will Kennedy. Kick to come.

It was clunky, but it stuck. Townsend runs to the line and holds up a nice ball for Kennedy, who hits a gap at speed and runs 30m to score under the posts.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 4 - 20 Rabbitohs
34min

Nikora knocks on, 10m from the Souths line.

34min

Williams very nearly scores but is held up in a brilliant tackle by Walker

33min

Brailey makes a break, 20m from the Souths line, needed support and had none. Throws a pass back which is touched by the Bunnies and picked up by Townsend.

31min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds with his easiest kick of the night so far, adds another 2 points.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 20 Rabbitohs
29min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Cody Walker. Kick to come.

Gagai just casually stepped out of a tackle by Dugan, broke the line and then turned the ball back inside to Walker who races away to score

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 18 Rabbitohs
28min

SCRUM SOUTHS - Townsend with a dopey pass, 10m from the Bunnies line, which leads to a turnover.

27min

Su'A has been sent to the sin bin as the cloth on his shoulder just grazed the longest hair on Aaron Woods' chin

27min

Ref has stopped the game

26min

Reynolds tries a pass at the line but the ball goes to ground and Dugan cleans up.

22min

Chambers has an air swing when trying to kick on the last

21min

Sharks have the ball.

20min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds nails the sideline conversion

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 14 Rabbitohs
18min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Alex Johnston. Kick to come.

Benji with a trademark no-look flat long cut-out ball that finds Johnston who dives over in the corner to score a good try.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 12 Rabbitohs
17min

Reynolds grubbers for himself and Townsend sorta, kinda, just cleans up. Sharks drop out.

15min

SCRUM SOUTHS - Knight offloads but it hits Nikora on the hand and is ruled an accidental knock-on.

12min

Penalty Goal: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds from out wide on the left side, adds the penalty goal.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 8 Rabbitohs
12min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Another Benji grubber that gets into the Sharks in-goal. Dugan cleans up and gets back into the field of play, however Townsend is ruled to be offside.

11min

Knight drops the ball in the tackle. Souths challenging. Challenge successful. Souths with a full set 20m from the Sharks line

11min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Scrap that. Nikora now on report for a high tackle.

10min

Benji grubbers on the left side and Tracey cleans up, but cannot get back into the field of play. Sharks drop out.

9min

Set Restart Souths on halfway

8min

Conversion: Rabbitohs
Kicked by Adam Reynolds.

Reynolds converts from out wide.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 6 Rabbitohs
6min

Try: Rabbitohs
Scored by Keaon Koloamatangi. Kick to come.

Quick play the ball on the left, and Benji at first receiver produces his trademark goosestep skip and then pops a short ball at the line to Keaon Koloamatangiwho strolls through a gap to score on the left edge.

Rabbitohs lead Sharks 0 - 4 Rabbitohs
5min

Marshall with a very gentle grubber that sneaks into the Sharks ingoal. Kennedy falls on it. Sharks drop out

3min

PENALTY SOUTHS - Sharks with a shy kick on the last, Dugan offside. Souths start their set 10m from halfway

2min

SCRUM SHARKS - Benji passes to Keaon Koloamatangi who had already overshot the runway.

1min

SCRUM SOUTHS - Rudolf loses the ball. Graham is convinced by Toby to call refs challenge and its wasted.

Souths kick off

Formwise, two of the worst defensive outfits are about to do battle. Cronulla have conceded more points than any other side over their last 3 games (106), while Souths are the only team to have conceded more points in their last 3 games than they did in their first 6 games of the season (74 after 6 games, 100 in the last 3)

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Sutton

Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Darian Furner

Video Referee: Alan Shortall

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (22)
Tries: Will Kennedy, Aaron Woods, Briton Nikora, Mawene Hiroti
Conversions: Chad Townsend (3/4)

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (32)
Tries: Keaon Koloamatangi, Alex Johnston, Cody Walker (2), Jai Arrow
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (5/5)
Penalty Goals: Adam Reynolds (1/1)