Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat August 28, 2021
Round 24 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal - Crowd: 8618
79min

Field Goal: Sharks
Attempted by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall with a crack at a field goal on fulltime, but misses

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 16 Broncos
78min

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

77min

Oates catches a crossfield bomb, uncontested, and is then tackled by Katoa

76min

Broncos full of running, Sharks full of hanging-on

75min

Kelly with a grubber into the Sharks in goal, Hiroti cleans up and gets trapped. Sharks drop out.

74min

SET RESTART BRONCOS - RIght on halfway

72min

Broncos create space for themselves down the left side and Farnworth throws a great pass to...the fans in Row D.

71min

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

70min

PENALTY BRONCOS - Escort penalty against the Sharks. Broncos take the tap 10m from the Sharks line.

67min

SCRUM SHARKS - First tackle after getting a repeat set, in the Sharks 10m and Bullemor drops it cold.

66min

Broncos with a fast play down the right wing ends when Coates kicks ahead and Kennedy has to bat it into touch.

65min

SET RESTART BRONCOS - On the first tackle.

65min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Moylan put into a half gap and he has the ball stripped out by Levi, 5m from the Broncos line

64min

Piakura on debut gets 10 in the bin

64min

PENALTY SHARKS - Trindall down after copping a tackle in the back from debutant Piakura, after Trindall had passed the ball.

63min

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.

61min

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.

59min

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.

58min

SCRUM SHARKS - Milford with a bad play the ball, 30m from his own line

57min

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.

55min

SET RESTART SHARKS - On halfway

51min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Herbie Farnworth.

Farnworth converts

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 16 Broncos
50min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Tesi Niu. Kick to come.

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.

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 14 Broncos
49min

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.

48min

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

46min

PENALTY SHARKS - Williams loses the ball, but it was helped by Broncos defenders. Sharks find touch on halfway

45min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall from almost in front converts.

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 10 Broncos
44min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Braydon Trindall. Kick to come.

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.

Sharks lead Sharks 22 - 10 Broncos
43min

Another Broncos drop out

43min

Hiroti gets a bit of space, briefly, down the wing, he gets to the tryline but is held up quite miraculously.

42min

Nice grubber by Trindall forces Niu to take the ball dead-in-goal. Broncos drop out

40min

SET RESTART BRONCOS - on the first tackle of the second half

40min

Sharks get the second half underway

40min

Penalty Goal: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall kicks a penalty goal from right in front right on halftime

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 10 Broncos
39min

PENALTY SHARKS - Flegler executes a 1-on-1 strip cleanly, but only after the ref called held 3 times.

37min

Hiroti with a timely intercept and then runs up to halfway before getting tackled.

36min

Ramien gets outside his man and tries to get an offload away but loses the ball, Broncos clean up 25m from their own line.

34min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall from the left of the sticks adds the extras

Sharks lead Sharks 16 - 10 Broncos
33min

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

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.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 10 Broncos
30min

PENALTY BRONCOS - Sharks players inside the 10 after a Moylan kick that went nowhere.

27min

Trindall drops it cold just inside the Sharks half

24min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall from out wide on the right side nails the extras.

Tied up at Sharks 10 - 10 Broncos
24min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Jesse Ramien. Kick to come.

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.

Broncos lead Sharks 8 - 10 Broncos
24min

Flegler sent to the bin for 10 mins.

23min

PENALTY SHARKS - Flegler racing up and hits Jack WIlliams with a clear high shot on halfway. Play stopped.

21min

Woods coming off, his head tape has copped an injury

20min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Herbie Farnworth.

Farnworth from almost in front converts

Broncos lead Sharks 4 - 10 Broncos
19min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Tesi Niu. Kick to come.

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.

Broncos lead Sharks 4 - 8 Broncos
17min

Katoa cleans up another kick but has to take it dead. Sharks drop out.

17min

Nikora runs sideways and the Broncos defence bundle him into touch, 7m Sharks side of halfway.

16min

SCRUM SHARKS - Cobbo drops the ball after punching through the line and looking to get a pass away, 10m from the Sharks line.

15min

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.

13min

Metcalf's kick is a touch too big and Niu takes it uncontested.

12min

First 6 minutes - Sharks had all the ball. Next 6 minutes - Broncos had all the ball - 1 try each. Sharks now with the ball.

11min

SCRUM SHARKS - Milford with a forward pass, 8m from the Sharks line.

10min

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.

8min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Herbie Farnworth.

Farnworth misses his conversion attempt by plenty

Tied up at Sharks 4 - 4 Broncos
7min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Xavier Coates. Kick to come.

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.

Tied up at Sharks 4 - 4 Broncos
6min

Turpin splits the Sharks through the middle and links with Niu who is brought down by Metcalf a metre short of the Sharks line

5min

It's taken 6 minutes, but the Broncos finally get to play with the ball.

4min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Braydon Trindall.

Trindall from the sideline fails to convert

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Broncos
4min

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

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.

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Broncos
3min

SET RESTART SHARKS - 8m from the Broncos line

3min

Sharks sending the ball left and right

2min

SCRUM SHARKS - Metcalf's crossfield attacking kick is dropepd by Oates, 10m from his own line.

1min

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)