Full Time
80:00
7:35pm Sat May 28, 2022
Round 12 - Sharks Stadium, Woolooware / Dharawal - Crowd: 11500
80min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker from right in front converts

Roosters lead Sharks 16 - 36 Roosters
80min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Connor Watson. Kick to come.

Connor Watson out of dummy half as the Sharks defence is not interested anymore

Roosters lead Sharks 16 - 34 Roosters
78min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker converts from close range

Roosters lead Sharks 16 - 30 Roosters
75min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Joseph Manu. Kick to come.

The Roosters were back pedalling but then a wayward pass sits nicely for Joey Manu who races away to score and seal the game

Roosters lead Sharks 16 - 28 Roosters
73min

Katoa driven over the sideline as the Roosters scramble in defence

73min

Ronaldo had open line in front of hum if he didn't slip

72min

James Tedesco loses an absolute sitter that comes to him and the Sharks get another chance

71min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts from close range

Roosters lead Sharks 16 - 24 Roosters
70min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Cameron McInnes. Kick to come.

Cam McInnes gets over as the dummy fools the defence and Sharks are back in this

Roosters lead Sharks 14 - 24 Roosters
69min

PENALTY SHARKS: Siosifa Talakai pushed into touch after being ruled to have been held

67min

CHALLENGE UNSUCCESSFUL - The ball goes backwards initially but a second touch from JWH goes forward

67min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: JWH has been ruled to have knocked on by Grant Atkins but he challenges the call.

66min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Much needed penalty as James Tedesco is clipped high by Sione Katoa

66min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Nicho Hynes.

There must be a magnet in the steedens tonight because Hynes conversion comes off the upright and is waved away

Roosters lead Sharks 10 - 24 Roosters
66min

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

Sione Katoa flies in the corner and gets over - All set up by the burst from Mulitalo as they shift right and a beauty of a pass from Connor Tracey puts Katoa over

Roosters lead Sharks 10 - 24 Roosters
62min

SIX MORE: Grant Atkins probably a touch lenient on the Roosters giving the Sharks six more rather than deeming Manu being not square at marker a professional foul after the Mulitalo break

60min

James Tedesco is brought down on the last

59min

Sione Katoa loses the ball trying to force an offload

59min

JWH has his eyes open for a second try but loses the ball

57min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Will Kennedy in front of the play the ball and then gets involved in the play; Well spotted by the officials

56min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts from closish range

Roosters lead Sharks 6 - 24 Roosters
56min

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

Try confirmed - All clear on any potential obstruction and the contact of Angus Crichton diving in has been cleared as well

Roosters lead Sharks 4 - 24 Roosters
54min

Ronaldo Mulitalo is over out wide although there will be plenty to look at for the bunker, the Sharks go right but then come back left as Talakai goes through before finding Mulitalo who comes back in to score

51min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Paul Momirovski.

Paul Momirovski takes over the conversion attempt and it's waved away off the post

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 24 Roosters
49min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Kick to come.

JWH is on the board as the Roosters continue to dominate; Defending 4 sets at least up the other end and then going up the other end, the Roosters have speed through the middle and JWH scores as the Roosters score

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 24 Roosters
47min

SIX MORE: Roosters caught inside the 10

46min

PENALTY SHARKS: A second effort from the Roosters slowing things down to force the ball out is penalised

45min

SIX MORE: Roosters offside and give away the set restart

45min

PENALTY SHARKS: Roosters penalised for being inside the 10; The next set starts 30m out

44min

A piece of luck for the Roosters as Brailey's pass is poor and Luke Keary's on the spot to clean it up

43min

PENALTY SHARKS: Siosifa Talakai held back according to Grant Atkins, Sharks on attack 10m out

42min

Fletcher Baker loses the ball trying to take a tough pass

40min

GAME BACK ON! Had to wait for a kicking tee but we're back underway as the Roosters lead 20-0

39min

Nat Butcher loses the ball trying to play it

37min

Andrew Fifita throws a forward pass to Nikora after a good chance for the Sharks

36min

Daniel Tupou loses the ball in the air and the Sharks have a big chance

32min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker's conversion doesn't have the fade it needs to come back through the uprights

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 20 Roosters
32min

Try: Roosters
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

A Roosters crow is worse than a Shark bite - The Roosters are just having a field down down their left side as a great catch pass from Paul Momirovski sent Tupou into space and then the pass inside to Tedesco puts the Roosters captain over

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 20 Roosters
30min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

PINBALL CONVERSION - Sam Walker's kick is angling left but the ricochet off the post goes the right way for Sam Walker who converts

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 16 Roosters
29min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Nat Butcher. Kick to come.

Nat Butcher on the scoreboard and this is one-way traffic at the moment as the Roosters keep the ball alive and a great offload out to Butcher scores out wide

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 14 Roosters
26min

A strong chance for the Roosters goes begging as Suaalii drops the ball with a good chance on the last

25min

A good chance goes to waste for the Sharks as McInnes goes through the middle before on the last, Nicho Hynes kick is straight into the breadbasket of Sam Walker

23min

Scrappy end to the set for the Sharks as Connor Tracey is forced to kick on the last but it's straight to James Tedesco

22min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

From a similar spot to his first kick, Sam Walker starts the conversion further to the right and puts the goal through the posts

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 10 Roosters
21min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

That was slick, that was simple, that was just classy - Off the scrum Keary's short dash to the line draws in defence and then Katoa racing in gives Daniel Tupou space on the outside

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 8 Roosters
20min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: The Sharks break from the scrum early and are penalised; The warning has come that if they break early someone goes

19min

Will Kennedy tries to get out of the ingoal but a big hit from Joseph Suaalii forces the ball out

17min

TURNOVER - The Sharks on the last tackle don't get to their kick because they were trying to get a six again but it wasn't coming from Grant Atkins

15min

James Tedesco juggles a good offload but he can't hold onto it and loses it just short of the line

14min

Crowd not happy as Grant Atkins gives the Roosters six more after an offload is knocked down by the Sharks

13min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Matt Moylan penalised for a high shot, not much in it but still a penalty

13min

Toby Rudolf loses the ball trying to rush the play the ball

12min

Repeat set for the Sharks after Nicho Hynes' kick in-goal is grounded by James Tedesco

10min

PENALTY SHARKS: Mulitalo initially ruled to have lost it but then gets a penalty on the advice of the TJ for a second effort

9min

SET RESTART: The Roosters are caught inside the 10 again and referee Atkins calls six more

9min

PENALTY SHARKS: The Roosters too quick off their line and are penalised

9min

Paul Momirovski is having a tough task to catch a tap on from James Tedesco and drops it

7min

Ronaldo Mulitalo wants a penalty for a high shot before getting an unnecessary offload away that goes out

6min

Paul Momirovski jumps high but can't take the catch cleanly and loses the ball

5min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Tackle 2 off the points and the Sharks are offside; Roosters start the next set on halfway

5min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Sam Walker.

Sam Walker has a touch conversion for his first kick, it's about 8m in from touch, 23m back and it's almost on target but it fades back into the left upright and waved away

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 4 Roosters
4min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

Out of nothing - Drew Hutchison sees a gap in the Cronulla right side defence on the last, gets a freakish offload away and Daniel Tupou with no space to work scores the try.

Roosters lead Sharks 0 - 4 Roosters
3min

Joseph Suaalii proves his speed and jumping ability as he comes from nowhere to contest a kick with Mulitalo who gathers it and is tackled ingoal

2min

Good first set for the Sharks as Nicho Hynes fourth tackle kick gives Daniel Tupou some nervous moments as the kick heads towards the 20 but goes into touch just short of the 20

GAME ON! Grant Atkins calls time on and the Sharks have first use of the ball defending the Botany Bay end of Shark Park

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Jon Stone, Drew Oultram

Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (16)
Tries: Ronaldo Mulitalo, Sione Katoa, Cameron McInnes
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (2/3)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (36)
Tries: Daniel Tupou (2), Nat Butcher, James Tedesco, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Joseph Manu, Connor Watson
Conversions: Sam Walker (4/6), Paul Momirovski (0/1)