Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun April 10, 2022
Round 5 - Sharks Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 11500
80min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Luke Brooks.

The kick is waved away.

Sharks lead Sharks 30 - 4 Wests Tigers
80min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Maumalo jags a consolation try by intercepting a pass from Ronaldo Mulitalo.

Sharks lead Sharks 30 - 4 Wests Tigers
79min

Brooks kicks the ball long to give the Sharks the final say of the day.

78min

Kelma Tuilagi puts a solid shot on Matt Moylan.

77min

Madden puts up a bomb which Kennedy defuses without pressure.

76min

Ronaldo Mulitalo puts a kick in, but Luke Garner is able to clean up for the Tigers.

75min

Braden Hamlin-Uele loses the ball after a desperate tackle from Luke Brooks.

74min

Matt Moylan is tackled a metre out.

74min

Nicho Hynes goes close to dancing his way over the line.

73min

David Nofoaluma tries to prevent a 40/20, but ends up going into touch.

72min

Garner is held up over the line and driven over the sideline.

71min

The Tigers will have a chance to score.

71min

The Sharks come up with an error.

70min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes converts.

Sharks lead Sharks 30 - 0 Wests Tigers
69min

The Tigers defence is completely broken given the space McInnes was able to run through.

69min

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

Cameron McInnes makes a great run and finds his fullback in support.

Sharks lead Sharks 28 - 0 Wests Tigers
69min

Sharks penalty.

68min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Nicho Hynes.

The kick is left of the posts once again.

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 0 Wests Tigers
66min

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

Ramien gets a deserved try with another right side shift.

Sharks lead Sharks 24 - 0 Wests Tigers
66min

No Try. The Sharks retain possession from a double knock on.

66min

Toby Rudolf is claiming a four-pointer.

65min

Talakai comes with an inch of scoring.

65min

Line drop out - Nicho Hynes comes close to scoring.

64min

Royce Hunt makes a strong carry over the 10 metre line.

63min

Sharks penalty.

62min

This has been horrible from the Tigers in the second half - they haven't looked close to scoring a try.

62min

James Tamou spills the ball.

60min

Tigers penalty. The Sharks run an obstruction inside the Tigers half.

59min

Sharks penalty.

58min

Will Kennedy is hammered by Kelma Tuilagi and loses the ball on the first tackle.

57min

The Tigers make another error.

57min

Play resumes.

57min

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57min

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56min

Siosifa Talakai is driven over the sideline in a strong tackle from Luciano Leilua.

55min

Nofoaluma manages to kill off a 40/20.

54min

Maumalo is tackled on the last tackle.

52min

Ronaldo Mulitalo gets out of his in-goal with a strong run.

51min

Jock Madden's pass goes to ground and Oliver Gildart manages to clean up.

50min

Tigers penalty.

50min

Starford To'a does well to gather in a high ball with oncoming chasers.

49min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

It's getting away from the Tigers now.

Sharks lead Sharks 20 - 0 Wests Tigers
48min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Ronaldo Mulitalo. Kick to come.

The Sharks expose some feeble defence with Mulitalo running the ball underneath the posts.

Sharks lead Sharks 18 - 0 Wests Tigers
47min

Six again for the Sharks.

46min

The Sharks get a seven tackle set after a Brooks' kick is collected by Nikora in-goal.

45min

The Tigers will pack a scrum inside the Sharks half.

44min

Ken Maumalo watches the ball bounce over the sideline from an attacking kick.

43min

Fifita is ruled to have knocked on before the try line.

43min

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.

42min

Brailey kicks for the in-goal and gets a result with the Tigers knocking on.

41min

The Sharks have dived on a Tigers play the ball and are straight on the attack.

40min

Play is back underway.

39min

Luciano Leilua can't ground the ball over the try line - great kick from Peachey, but to no avail.

39min

Tyrone Peachey makes a nice run inside the Sharks' half.

38min

Nicho Hynes spills the ball close to halfway.

37min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Nicho Hynes.

The kick is waved away once again.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 0 Wests Tigers
36min

Great work from all four spine players to shift the ball in that play.

36min

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

A beautiful right side shift sees Katoa score his second.

Sharks lead Sharks 14 - 0 Wests Tigers
35min

Sharks penalty.

33min

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.

32min

Kennedy kicks behind the Tigers and forced a repeat set.

31min

The Tigers move the ball but Jock Madden can't hold onto it.

29min

Madden puts in a terrible grubber that allows the Tigers off the hook.

28min

Tigers penalty.

27min

Andrew Fifita is on for the Sharks.

27min

Jesse Ramien makes another strong run.

26min

Tyrone Peachey is on for the Tigers.

25min

Finucane tries to crash over from close range only to spill the ball.

24min

Madden bats a grubber kick from Mulitalo dead - play will resume with a line drop out.

23min

Ramien makes a strong run over halfway.

23min

Kennedy makes a great catch at the back.

23min

Teig Wilton has been taken from the field by the independent doctor.

22min

Good set after points from the home side - the Tigers get the ball back on their 20 metre line.

21min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Nicho Hynes.

The kick is waved away left of the posts.

Sharks lead Sharks 10 - 0 Wests Tigers
21min

Katoa is known for his ability to contort around the corner post - he did that one all with speed.

19min

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

Seconds after copping a hit around the head, the speedster streaks 30 metres to push the Sharks further ahead.

Sharks lead Sharks 10 - 0 Wests Tigers
18min

Sharks penalty.

18min

Jock Madden's kick is collected by a Tigers player, but a poor pass gifts possession back to the Sharks.

17min

The Tigers find touch close to halfway.

17min

Hamlin-Uele is on report.

17min

The Sharks dislodge the ball from Kelma Tuilagi courtesy of a big hit from Braden Hamlin-Uele.

17min

No Try - the bunker rules Mulitalo out of play before putting the ball over the try line.

17min

The bunker is checking to determine whether Mulitalo put a foot on the sideline.

17min

Hynes takes the ball from a scrum, draws the defence and sends Mulitalo on a 40 metre run to score.

16min

Jacob Liddle comes up with a diabolical pass on halfway.

15min

Matt Moylan drops the ball with space in front of him.

14min

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.

13min

Matt Moylan gets a long kick downfield taken by To'a.

12min

Will Kennedy makes another impressive catch as the last line of defence.

12min

Luke Garner, filling in at centre, carries the ball over halfway.

11min

Finucane loses the ball to let the Tigers off the hook.

11min

David Nofoaluma spills a bomb - the Sharks get another set close to the try line.

10min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Hynes adds the extras from in front of the sticks.

Sharks lead Sharks 6 - 0 Wests Tigers
9min

Good work from Toby Rudolf to pick up the spilt ball and find his second-rower in support.

9min

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

Starford To'a spills a bomb, the Sharks regather the ball and Nikora gets over for first points.

Sharks lead Sharks 4 - 0 Wests Tigers
8min

Siosifa Talakai makes a strong carry over halfway.

7min

Luke Brooks delivers a forward pass to Luciano Leilua close to the try line.

6min

Tigers penalty.

5min

Ken Maumalo does well to gather in a high ball while staring into the sun.

4min

Brooks finds touch 20 metres out from the Sharks line.

3min

Nicho Hynes spills a poor pass from Sione Katoa to release the pressure on the visitors.

2min

Blayke Brailey dives over the try line but the Tigers defence is up to the task.

2min

Six again for the home side.

2min

The Sharks get a repeat set after Nicho Hynes' kick ricochet's off Kelma Tuilagi.

1min

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)