Trindall with a crack at a field goal on fulltime, but misses
Coates went ridiculously high to try and catch Milford's kick, but he knocks it on over the Sharks dead ball line. 7 tackle set for the Sharks with a minute to go
Oates catches a crossfield bomb, uncontested, and is then tackled by Katoa
Broncos full of running, Sharks full of hanging-on
Kelly with a grubber into the Sharks in goal, Hiroti cleans up and gets trapped. Sharks drop out.
SET RESTART BRONCOS - RIght on halfway
Broncos create space for themselves down the left side and Farnworth throws a great pass to...the fans in Row D.
Cobbo pushes out of the tackle attempt by Tracey and attempts to score in the corner, but his head hits the sideline before he can get the ball down in a good trysaving tackle by Moylan
PENALTY BRONCOS - Escort penalty against the Sharks. Broncos take the tap 10m from the Sharks line.
SCRUM SHARKS - First tackle after getting a repeat set, in the Sharks 10m and Bullemor drops it cold.
Broncos with a fast play down the right wing ends when Coates kicks ahead and Kennedy has to bat it into touch.
SET RESTART BRONCOS - On the first tackle.
SCRUM BRONCOS - Moylan put into a half gap and he has the ball stripped out by Levi, 5m from the Broncos line
Piakura on debut gets 10 in the bin
PENALTY SHARKS - Trindall down after copping a tackle in the back from debutant Piakura, after Trindall had passed the ball.
Niu makes a half break and kicks ahead and Cobbo flies through from nowhere and very nearly scores, but takes the ball dead. 7 tackle set for the Sharks.
Flegler and Ramien appear to be having a competition to see who can get the most charges against them tonight. A few high tackles apiece now.
Sharks go right from the scrum and Kennedy goes to the line, draws Oates and then tries to throw a pass to Katoa, but its dreadful, along the ground, behind his winger and goes into touch.
SCRUM SHARKS - Milford with a bad play the ball, 30m from his own line
Sharks with a ref challenge - its successful but its not. The on field ref calls play on after a Sharks grubber hits a Broncos defender. Cronulla get the ball back and try to score in the corner via Katoa, but he goes into touch. The bunker rules that the Broncos played at the ball, so it should've been six again, but then agrees that the Sharks went into touch.
SET RESTART SHARKS - On halfway
Farnworth converts
Hass with a barnstorming run and from the next play, Milford breaks through the line and turns the ball inside nicely to Niu who races away to score to the left of the sticks.
Trindall got an awkward quick pass out to Katoa, which lands at the wingers feet and he knocks it on, with the tryline wide open.
SHARKS PENALTY - Trindall grubbers but it hits a Broncos defender. Flegler falls on it from an offside position. Sharks take the tap 10m from the Broncos line
PENALTY SHARKS - Williams loses the ball, but it was helped by Broncos defenders. Sharks find touch on halfway
Trindall from almost in front converts.
Trindall gets the ball on the last, 10m from the Broncos line, and dishes a crash ball to Nikora, who gets a good offload away back inside to trindall who breaks a tackle and spins out of the cover tackle from Niu to score near the posts.
Another Broncos drop out
Hiroti gets a bit of space, briefly, down the wing, he gets to the tryline but is held up quite miraculously.
Nice grubber by Trindall forces Niu to take the ball dead-in-goal. Broncos drop out
SET RESTART BRONCOS - on the first tackle of the second half
Sharks get the second half underway
Trindall kicks a penalty goal from right in front right on halftime
PENALTY SHARKS - Flegler executes a 1-on-1 strip cleanly, but only after the ref called held 3 times.
Hiroti with a timely intercept and then runs up to halfway before getting tackled.
Ramien gets outside his man and tries to get an offload away but loses the ball, Broncos clean up 25m from their own line.
Trindall from the left of the sticks adds the extras
Katoa's great first half continues. This time he makes a break down the right wing, then runs back into the middle looking for support before he sends a low ball to Tracey who catches it, falls forward and slides over the line as he's being tackled.
PENALTY BRONCOS - Sharks players inside the 10 after a Moylan kick that went nowhere.
Trindall drops it cold just inside the Sharks half
Trindall from out wide on the right side nails the extras.
Sharks swing the ball right and take advantage of the extra man. Ramien dummies and then steps infield and barges over to score despite being surrounded by 3 defenders.
Flegler sent to the bin for 10 mins.
PENALTY SHARKS - Flegler racing up and hits Jack WIlliams with a clear high shot on halfway. Play stopped.
Woods coming off, his head tape has copped an injury
Farnworth from almost in front converts
Broncos continue probing the Sharks right side, Milford holds up a pass to Niu, who dummies and slips between the Sharks sliding defence and he runs around and scores near the posts.
Katoa cleans up another kick but has to take it dead. Sharks drop out.
Nikora runs sideways and the Broncos defence bundle him into touch, 7m Sharks side of halfway.
SCRUM SHARKS - Cobbo drops the ball after punching through the line and looking to get a pass away, 10m from the Sharks line.
Kelly with a not-very intrusive ruck run on the last and he is tackled easily around the legs, 10m shy of the Sharks line.
Metcalf's kick is a touch too big and Niu takes it uncontested.
First 6 minutes - Sharks had all the ball. Next 6 minutes - Broncos had all the ball - 1 try each. Sharks now with the ball.
SCRUM SHARKS - Milford with a forward pass, 8m from the Sharks line.
Milford with a immense spiral bomb is allowed to be taken cleanly by Farnworth, who keeps it alive. The Broncos with a tidy grubber but Katoa flies in from another postcode and smashes it dead with authority. Sharks drop out.
Farnworth misses his conversion attempt by plenty
Next play, Kelly on the right kicks to Coates who competes with Hiroti for the ball. Hiroti tries to bat it dead, but fails and Coates cleans up and scores in the right corner.
Turpin splits the Sharks through the middle and links with Niu who is brought down by Metcalf a metre short of the Sharks line
It's taken 6 minutes, but the Broncos finally get to play with the ball.
Trindall from the sideline fails to convert
Sharks get the ball to Kennedy on the right who held up a cut-out pass to Katoa who dives for the corner and the ball is grounded within half a hairs width of the sideline.
SET RESTART SHARKS - 8m from the Broncos line
Sharks sending the ball left and right
SCRUM SHARKS - Metcalf's crossfield attacking kick is dropepd by Oates, 10m from his own line.
PENALTY SHARKS - Play stopped after the 2nd tackle as Nikora's neck gets crushed. Nikora is fine now and play resumes, Sharks start their set 10m shy of halfway.
Broncos kick off
Dan Ginnane is commentating. At which minute will he yell "gooooooodbye" to someone who doesn't leave?
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Wyatt Raymond
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (24)
Tries: Sione Katoa, Braydon Trindall, Jesse Ramien, Connor Tracey
Field Goals: Braydon Trindall (0/1)
Conversions: Braydon Trindall (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Braydon Trindall (1/1)
BRISBANE BRONCOS (16)
Tries: Xavier Coates, Tesi Niu (2)
Conversions: Herbie Farnworth (2/3)