That's the game, the Sharks win by 8. They play the Raiders away next week, while the Warriors will have it all to do against Penrith
Nikorima puts a kick in on the first and Ronaldo Mulitalo makes an easy catch. Sharks should hold on from here as they get a penalty
Mulitalo goes over but the last pass from Tracey is ruled forward
Challenge unsuccessful, Sharks will have a scrum feed in the red zone
A chaotic passage of play ends with a Nikorima knock on, but the Warriors are challenging
Walsh's cutout ball is too far forward for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, it goes over the sideline. Sharks survive easily
No intent to strip, challenge unsuccessful. Warriors have a golden opportunity to get within 2 or 4 points of the Sharks
Connor Tracey is challenging a decision of knock on against him
Will Kennedy is tackled by Berry 7 metres away from his own line
Murchie was the one who grounded it, he was also offside, penalty Sharks
Going upstairs for a possible Warriors try, the ref thinks Sironen was offside
Toby Rudolf knocks on in the tackle
Johnson forces another dropout
Penalty Sharks, Fonua-Blake hits Katoa across the neck
Will Kennedy knocks on while getting to his feet to play the ball, Warriors survive
Nikorima again takes Johnson's grubber dead as the Sharks build pressure
Johnson's grubber is taken dead by the Warriors
Penalty Sharks, Addin Fonua-Blake is on report for contact with the head
Reece Walsh converts
Sean O'Sullivan gives a short ball to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, who goes through a narrow gap to get the Warriors back into the game
No touch by Matt Lodge, challenge successful
Lodge knocks it on but the Warriors are challenging
Walsh makes a break off the kick return and gets to his own 40 metre line to give his side momentum
Murchie drops it cold, completing a horror 5 minutes for the back rower
Double knock on, first one Sharks. Warriors have a scrum feed on half-way
Murchie gets in the way of Nikorima's pass, Sharks have the ball
No try confirmed, Kennedy held Katoa up
Going upstairs for a possible Warriors try but the ref doesn't think Eliesa Katoa got it down
Sean O’Sullivan strips the ball from Ronaldo Mulitalo to give the Warriors an attacking opportunity, before Sione Katoa gives away a penalty for high contact on Bayley Sironen
Johnson's kick is taken by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak makes a good catch under pressure for the Warriors
Warriors get a penalty but Ben Murdoch-Masila knocks on straight away
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak knocks the ball on, Sharks survive
Ramien pokes his head through the line but put it down before he was tackled
Braden Hamlin-Uele takes the first hit up of the half
Players are back out there ahead of the second half
Trindall makes it a 14 point lead for the Sharks at the break
They'll take the two
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck knocks on, giving the Sharks one more attacking opportunity before the Warriors give away a penalty for offside
O'Sullivan collects Sione Katoa high, penalty Sharks. Sean O’Sullivan is on report
Braydon Trindall maintains his perfect record with the boot
Braden Hamlin-Uele makes a line break and steamrolls Reece Walsh to score the Sharks second try in as many minutes
Set restart for CRO
Reece Walsh's kickoff is caught by Hiroti, who had his foot over the sideline to make it out on the full. Penalty Sharks on halfway
Trindall extends the lead
Braydon Trindall hits and spins his was over Kodi Nikorima to score the Sharks' second of the day, which puts them in front for the first time
Set restart for CRO
Johnson's kick is knocked on by Reece Walsh
O'Sullivan forces the ball in goal
Mulitalo has gone off, replaced by Hiroti as Jonson's grubber is knocked dead by Sean O’Sullivan
Penalty Sharks for high contact from Lodge
Walsh's grubber is returned to the field of play by Ronaldo Mulitalo
Nikorima's kick goes dead 6 metres shy of the Sharks line
Johnson's bomb is returned to the 10 metre line by Reece Walsh
Tricky Trindall converts the try
Braydon Trindall throws a great short ball to put Connor Tracey through a huge hole in the Warriors defensive line. Sharks hit back
Trindall's kick is charged down by Sean O’Sullivan but Matt Lodge gives away a penalty for being offside
Walsh converts his own try
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak ends up with the ball after Kodi Nikorima's kick. He puts a grubber in himself and Sione Katoa's attempt to bat it dead isn't a good one, with Reece Walsh there to dive on the loose ball and score the first try of the day
Braydon Trindall's kick goes dead, 7 tackle set for the Warriors coming up
Sean O’Sullivan's grubber is knocked dead by Katoa but Nikorima was offside, penalty Sharks
Penalty Warriors for a strip
Aaron Woods makes a mess of the play the ball
Sione Katoa tried to knock the ball dead but Bayley Sironen got a touch on it. Fortunately for the Sharks, it still went over the dead ball line.
Jazz Tevaga was put in the dangerous position, not Katoa
Penalty Warriors after Aaron Woods put Eliesa Katoa in a dangerous position
Set restart for WAR
Reece Walsh's kick goes into touch just over the Sharks 30 metre line
Kodi Nikorima grubbers into Teig Wilton, who wins the race to dive on the ball and give the Sharks possession. Sharks will get a penalty for Nikroima holding Wilton back
Braydon Trindall knocks on while trying to make the catch, Warriors with the first attacking opportunity
Warriors complete with Will Kennedy to play it 25 out from his own line
Underway and Addin Fonua-Blake will bring it out for the Warriors
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Sunday Afternoon Footy and we are at Kogarah to see the Sharks take on the Warriors in a match that could have major ramifications on the race for the top 8. Will Chambers comes out of the Sharks side, with Connor Tracey moving to centre and Braydon Trindall into 5/8th, while Mawene Hiroti will come in on the bench. The Warriors are 1-17 with kickoff roughly 10 minutes away
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Sutton
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Alan Shortall
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (20)
Tries: Connor Tracey, Braydon Trindall, Braden Hamlin-Uele
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Braydon Trindall (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Braydon Trindall (1/1)
WARRIORS (12)
Tries: Reece Walsh, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Reece Walsh (2/2)
Penalty Goals: