The kick is waved away.
Maumalo jags a consolation try by intercepting a pass from Ronaldo Mulitalo.
Brooks kicks the ball long to give the Sharks the final say of the day.
Kelma Tuilagi puts a solid shot on Matt Moylan.
Madden puts up a bomb which Kennedy defuses without pressure.
Ronaldo Mulitalo puts a kick in, but Luke Garner is able to clean up for the Tigers.
Braden Hamlin-Uele loses the ball after a desperate tackle from Luke Brooks.
Matt Moylan is tackled a metre out.
Nicho Hynes goes close to dancing his way over the line.
David Nofoaluma tries to prevent a 40/20, but ends up going into touch.
Garner is held up over the line and driven over the sideline.
The Tigers will have a chance to score.
The Sharks come up with an error.
Hynes converts.
The Tigers defence is completely broken given the space McInnes was able to run through.
Cameron McInnes makes a great run and finds his fullback in support.
Sharks penalty.
The kick is left of the posts once again.
Ramien gets a deserved try with another right side shift.
No Try. The Sharks retain possession from a double knock on.
Toby Rudolf is claiming a four-pointer.
Talakai comes with an inch of scoring.
Line drop out - Nicho Hynes comes close to scoring.
Royce Hunt makes a strong carry over the 10 metre line.
Sharks penalty.
This has been horrible from the Tigers in the second half - they haven't looked close to scoring a try.
James Tamou spills the ball.
Tigers penalty. The Sharks run an obstruction inside the Tigers half.
Sharks penalty.
Will Kennedy is hammered by Kelma Tuilagi and loses the ball on the first tackle.
The Tigers make another error.
Play resumes.
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Siosifa Talakai is driven over the sideline in a strong tackle from Luciano Leilua.
Nofoaluma manages to kill off a 40/20.
Maumalo is tackled on the last tackle.
Ronaldo Mulitalo gets out of his in-goal with a strong run.
Jock Madden's pass goes to ground and Oliver Gildart manages to clean up.
Tigers penalty.
Starford To'a does well to gather in a high ball with oncoming chasers.
It's getting away from the Tigers now.
The Sharks expose some feeble defence with Mulitalo running the ball underneath the posts.
Six again for the Sharks.
The Sharks get a seven tackle set after a Brooks' kick is collected by Nikora in-goal.
The Tigers will pack a scrum inside the Sharks half.
Ken Maumalo watches the ball bounce over the sideline from an attacking kick.
Fifita is ruled to have knocked on before the try line.
The Sharks are claiming a try - Andrew Fifita is claiming a strip over the try line, allowing Royce Hunt to pounce on the loose ball.
Brailey kicks for the in-goal and gets a result with the Tigers knocking on.
The Sharks have dived on a Tigers play the ball and are straight on the attack.
Play is back underway.
Luciano Leilua can't ground the ball over the try line - great kick from Peachey, but to no avail.
Tyrone Peachey makes a nice run inside the Sharks' half.
Nicho Hynes spills the ball close to halfway.
The kick is waved away once again.
Great work from all four spine players to shift the ball in that play.
A beautiful right side shift sees Katoa score his second.
Sharks penalty.
The Tigers hold on again. If the Tigers can score before halftime, it will be a massive boost give what they've endured during the first half.
Kennedy kicks behind the Tigers and forced a repeat set.
The Tigers move the ball but Jock Madden can't hold onto it.
Madden puts in a terrible grubber that allows the Tigers off the hook.
Tigers penalty.
Andrew Fifita is on for the Sharks.
Jesse Ramien makes another strong run.
Tyrone Peachey is on for the Tigers.
Finucane tries to crash over from close range only to spill the ball.
Madden bats a grubber kick from Mulitalo dead - play will resume with a line drop out.
Ramien makes a strong run over halfway.
Kennedy makes a great catch at the back.
Teig Wilton has been taken from the field by the independent doctor.
Good set after points from the home side - the Tigers get the ball back on their 20 metre line.
The kick is waved away left of the posts.
Katoa is known for his ability to contort around the corner post - he did that one all with speed.
Seconds after copping a hit around the head, the speedster streaks 30 metres to push the Sharks further ahead.
Sharks penalty.
Jock Madden's kick is collected by a Tigers player, but a poor pass gifts possession back to the Sharks.
The Tigers find touch close to halfway.
Hamlin-Uele is on report.
The Sharks dislodge the ball from Kelma Tuilagi courtesy of a big hit from Braden Hamlin-Uele.
No Try - the bunker rules Mulitalo out of play before putting the ball over the try line.
The bunker is checking to determine whether Mulitalo put a foot on the sideline.
Hynes takes the ball from a scrum, draws the defence and sends Mulitalo on a 40 metre run to score.
Jacob Liddle comes up with a diabolical pass on halfway.
Matt Moylan drops the ball with space in front of him.
Luck isn't with the Tigers today - Will Kennedy slips over trying to collect a bomb but the ball bounces over the dead ball line.
Matt Moylan gets a long kick downfield taken by To'a.
Will Kennedy makes another impressive catch as the last line of defence.
Luke Garner, filling in at centre, carries the ball over halfway.
Finucane loses the ball to let the Tigers off the hook.
David Nofoaluma spills a bomb - the Sharks get another set close to the try line.
Hynes adds the extras from in front of the sticks.
Good work from Toby Rudolf to pick up the spilt ball and find his second-rower in support.
Starford To'a spills a bomb, the Sharks regather the ball and Nikora gets over for first points.
Siosifa Talakai makes a strong carry over halfway.
Luke Brooks delivers a forward pass to Luciano Leilua close to the try line.
Tigers penalty.
Ken Maumalo does well to gather in a high ball while staring into the sun.
Brooks finds touch 20 metres out from the Sharks line.
Nicho Hynes spills a poor pass from Sione Katoa to release the pressure on the visitors.
Blayke Brailey dives over the try line but the Tigers defence is up to the task.
Six again for the home side.
The Sharks get a repeat set after Nicho Hynes' kick ricochet's off Kelma Tuilagi.
Will Kennedy returns the ball close to his 30 metres line after a high kick from Jock Madden.
Zane Musgrove takes the first run of the afternoon.
Dale Finucane lead the Cronulla Sharks out to rapturous applause - kick-off only moments away.
James Tamou takes the Wests Tigers out onto the field.
The Tigers are chasing their first win at Cronulla since 2014.
The Sharks have won 7 of the past 8 clashes against the Tigers dating back to 2015.
The Tigers have been forced into a reshuffle with Starford To’a starting at fullback, Luke Garner replacing James Roberts in the centres and Thomas Mikaele taking the final position on the bench.
The Sharks have made two positional changes on the bench with Jack Williams and Royce Hunt coming into the squad in place of Aiden Tolman and Braydon Trindall.
Big news heading into today’s clash with Daine Laurie ruled out after testing positive to COVID-19.
Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 5 Sunday Afternoon Football between the Cronulla Sharks and the Wests Tigers from PointsBet Stadium.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Adam Gee
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Nick Beashel
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (30)
Tries: Briton Nikora, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Sione Katoa (2), Jesse Ramien, Will Kennedy
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (3/6)
WESTS TIGERS (4)
Tries: Ken Maumalo
Conversions: Luke Brooks (0/1)