That's full time, the Sharks extend their winning streak to 3 as the Bulldogs are brought back down to Earth.
Wade Graham catches Flanagan's kick and the Sharks should hold on from here
The Dogs get a result, with Ronaldo Mulitalo batting it over the touchline
Nicho Hynes' kick is batted dead by the Bulldogs, who will have one last roll of the dice with the short dropout
Matt Moylan dominates Kyle Flanagan in a tackle for the second time today, again causing an error
Royce Hunt drops the ball
Horror show from Jake Averillo, who picks it up 10 metres out from his own line and tries a chip'n'chase, which goes into touch
Zach Dockar-Clay's kick is dived on by Will Kennedy
Jake Averillo catches Moylan's kick on the full in goal
Sharks come up with the short kickoff
Nicho Hynes adds the extras
The Sharks crack them in old-school fashion, with Will Kennedy putting a hard running Briton Nikora through a hole.
Matt Burton is dragged back into the in-goal area
Six more for Sharks after the Dogs knock on
Declan Casey is up and about in the sheds in some good news
No try confirmed, the Sharks will get a penalty after Will Kennedy was pushed in the back off the ball
Going upstairs for a possible Dogs try but Klein thinks there was a knock on
Cameron McInnes makes a mistake while trying to play the ball
It wasn't a good kick at all, the ball went out on the full but was missed by all the refs and the bunker somehow.
Matt Burton with a huge play to find touch with the drop-out
Nicho Hynes is away to the right, the Bulldogs will drop it out after Addo-Carr caught it but couldn't stay in the field of play
Sharks get a penalty and will take the 2 to try and make it a two score game
Will Kennedy makes a break against the run of play and is brought down 1 metre short of the line
Sharks unsurprisingly make an error with Fifita not playing the ball correctly
Play finally getting back underway
Casey will have to be stretchered off. Horror debut for the kid
Horrific scenes here as Andrew Fifita nails Declan Casey with the hit up off the kick off, the debutant copping a bad head knock and lying knocked out on the ground. Prayers up, hope he can recover quickly
Nicho Hynes with his second clutch sideline conversion of the day, bending it back past the right post to extend the lead
The Sharkies are over the line with their first opportunity of the half, with Hynes throwing a superb cutout pass to Katoa, who does well to get around Addo-Carr and beat Burton on his way to the line
Declan Casey with another bad error giving the Sharks a golden opportunity
Moylan soccers the ball ahead and it's dived on by Toby Rudolf, who ends up 10 metres short of the line
It looked as if the Dogs were in for all money, however Raymond Faitala-Mariner lost the ball over the line.
Burton's bomb dropped by the Sharks and the Bulldogs with a golden opportunity
News out of Canterbury
Tevita Pangai Junior has been ruled out for the remainder of the match with a leg injury. Wishing TPJ a speedy recovery.
Players back out on the field ahead of the second 40
Matt Burton makes no mistake
Just putting the try in the system
An absolute dagger for the Sharks with literally 2 seconds to go in the half. They've defended their guts out for what feels like an eternity, then Flanagan puts in a grubber that sits up perfectly for Averillo to score under the posts. We'll be tied up at the break
Double knock on, first one off Blayke Brailey in the eyes of Klein. Dogs have 2 minutes to come up with something to show for all this possession/field position
Sharks make yet another error, this time it's McInnes
Challenge unsuccessful as it's ruled that "Kyle Flanagan is dominated in a strong tackle" (bunker's words, not mine)
Matt Moylan drills Kyle Flanagan with a nice hit, causing an error from the Bulldogs halfback. Dogs are challenging however
Wade Graham with an absolute shank of a kick on the 4th, it finds touch right on halfway
Matt Burton's call to kick on the third a poor one as Kennedy easily difuses it
Another penalty to the Bulldogs for high contact on JAC
Bulldogs get a penalty as the Sharks run an escort on Addo-Carr chasing the kick
Ronaldo Mulitalo picks up the kick and runs 50 metres before being reeled in by Matt Burton. Kyle Flanagan strips the ball from Talakai a tackle later
Will Kennedy is trapped in the in goal area, repeat set for CBY coming up
Dale Finucane's pass is called forward, and rightly so
Raymond Faitala-Mariner's offload is picked off by Ramien as the Sharks get a relieving penalty
Set restart for CBY
Bulldogs penalty as the Sharks are offside
Sharks panic while trying a left-side shift with Talakai batting it over the sideline. Only being down by 6 is a win for the Dogs at the moment
Set restart for CRO
Declan Casey with another terrible error, dropping it cold coming out of his own end. Big ask for the Dogs defensively now
Hynes' effort much better this time, an early kick on the 3rd and then chases it through to trap Averillo 5 out and put some pressure on the Bulldogs
Burton counters Hynes' poor kick with one of his own, this time Kennedy takes it in goal. Sharks now with a 7 tackle set
Hynes' kick is again too deep with Averillo taking it on the full in goal. 7 tackle set for Canterbury coming up
Nicho Hynes' kick for Mulitalo is too deep, Bulldogs hang on again
Penalty Sharks, Josh Addo-Carr put Ramien in a dangerous position
Unfortunate moment for Declan Casey as the debutant drops it straight from the drop-out
Jeremy Marshall-King makes a break and links up with Averillo, who is tackled in a try-saver by Mulitalo. The Dogs then try a kick, which is taken dead by Jesse Ramien
Brailey kicks on tackle 2 and the Dogs come up with the ball
Dogs play at Blayke Brailey's kick, Sharks have a fresh set
Sharks* get the penalty, my bad
Dogs get a penalty as Ronaldo Mulitalo is taken into touch after being held
Jake Averillo's kick goes dead, Sharks survive
Jesse Ramien throws a bad offload that goes over the sideline, Dogs with an opportunity to hit back
Nicho Hynes nails the conversion from the sideline in troubling conditions
The Sharks take advantage of their first opportunity, catching the Dogs out by attacking down the left, with Siosifa Talakai doing well to draw and pass to Ronaldo Mulitalo, who makes no mistake with the finish.
Wade Graham makes a break and gets to the opposition 40, putting the Sharks on the attack
The Bulldogs get the first penalty of the day
Underway and the Sharks have first use of the ball as Royce Hunt gets up to the 20 metre line
Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Super Saturday and first up we're at CommBank Stadium as the resurgent Bulldogs look to keep their hot streak going against the Sharks, who are trying to maintain their spot in the top 4. Corey Allan is out for Declan Casey (debut) in the centres while Corey Waddell starts, pushing Raymond Faitala-Mariner to the bench. Dale Finucane starts at lock with McInnes going to the bench in the only change for Cronulla. Kickoff very soon
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Keiren Irons
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (6)
Tries: Jake Averillo
Conversions: Matt Burton (1/1)
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (18)
Tries: Ronaldo Mulitalo, Sione Katoa, Briton Nikora
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Nicho Hynes (0/1)