Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat August 20, 2022
Round 23 - 4 Pines Park, Brookvale / Cammeraygal - Crowd: 12243
80min

And thank god that's over - A game that if you're a Sharks fan you'd think got to great heights but otherwise it was a meh factor of a game as the Sharks take the 40-6 win

80min

Lachlan Croker loses the ball at dummy half and that would be pretty much close to all she wrote

80min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Using the challenge, Cronulla are challenging the penalty decision of ruck interference - The Bunker stays the decision

78min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Daly Cherry-Evans.

DCE converts his own try

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 6 - 40 Sharks
77min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Daly Cherry-Evans. Kick to come.

DCE takes an intercept and Manly are not having a donut night at home as DCE swoops on a loose Trindall pass

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 4 - 40 Sharks
74min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts and pushes the margin out to 40

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 40 Sharks
72min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Matt Ikuvalu. Kick to come.

It's a mess at the back and Miller kicks in behind and Alfred Smalley has the nightmare of the bouncing ball and Matt Ikuvalu gets there

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 38 Sharks
69min

The Sharks create something out of nothing and they want a penalty at the very least but don't get anything

65min

Manly go short with the dropout and regather it

63min

BUNKER: Again we're going upstairs, Gerard Sutton says NO TRY and it's a quick look just making sure that there's no interference and confirming it was Croker knocking on

61min

BUNKER: Ronaldo Mulitalo is over in the corner but we're checking it on the base that Sutton thinks he went out

59min

The Sharks have blown another after they got six more tackles and Ronaldo Mulitalo tries to get the ball away but loses it forward

57min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts from in front

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 34 Sharks
57min

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

No issues with the tap back from Ikuvalu and it's a gift for the Sharks and Nikora

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 32 Sharks
55min

Another try for the Sharks and there isn't too much excitement but some questions are going to be asked if Matt Ikuvalu knocked it back or forwards

54min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts from out wide to extend the lead to 28

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 28 Sharks
52min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Nicho Hynes. Kick to come.

Nicho Hynes is over again as the Sharks go down the shortside and the Mnaly defence is just not on the same page and Fifita keeps the ball alive for Hynes to score untouched

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 26 Sharks
50min

It was all a shemozzle that play as Nicho Hynes kicks the ball a second time thinking it was still last tackle but the referee was calling six again at the time

47min

NO TRY - Adam Gee in the bunker has one look at it to uphold the held up live call

47min

BUNKER: Gerard Sutton sends up another Matt Moylan effort upstairs - This one looks obviously held up

46min

How the game swings, Nicho Hynes gets a 40/20 to really turn the momentum around

45min

Cronulla survive by a hair as the chip from Koula doesn't get the bounce

41min

Sharks with a full set on the Manly line with Smalley dropping the ball

40min

SECOND HALF IS GO! - Sharks leading 22-0 at the resumption of play

40min

Conversion: Sharks
Attempted by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes pushes the conversion across the face of the posts as the siren goes in the background

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 22 Sharks
38min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Matt Ikuvalu. Kick to come.

Nicho Hynes has his hand in the Cronulla magic yet again as he throws a beautiful pass out to Matt Ikuvalu on the wing and it was way too easy

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 22 Sharks
37min

Brad Parker under zero pressure just drops the ball off a simple pass from DCE

36min

PENALTY MANLY: Morgan Harper clipped high as he is trying to get the ball out of the ingoal

30min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts from in front

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 18 Sharks
30min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Matt Moylan. Kick to come.

Matt Moylan scores right next to the posts getting his arm out of a tackle

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 16 Sharks
29min

PENALTY CRONULLA - The Sea Eagles penalised and then Morgan Harper put on report for a crusher tackle

27min

High kick and a lack of pressure even close to the sideline means that Mulitalo has no issues with it

23min

Bizarre choice of play from Manly as an errant offload goes to the Sharks

22min

SET RESTART: Sharks inside the 10 off the scrum like usual

21min

Odd kick from Lachlan Croker but comes up with a result as Wade Graham knocks it on low to the ground

19min

Briton Nikora loses the ball after a poor pass from Ramien to Nikora gives Manly a good chance after the Sharks points

18min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes converts from close range to the left of the uprights

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 12 Sharks
18min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Royce Hunt. Kick to come.

Took long enough, but it's all good for big Royce Hunt to get the 4 pointer as he spun out of the tackle and got the ball down

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 10 Sharks
17min

Gerard Sutton wants the bunker to check something but provisionally Royce Hunt has a four-pointer at this stage and thinking that grounding might be the issue,

16min

Christian Tuipulotu loses the ball going up for it in the contest against Ronald Mulitalo

12min

Concern for Dale Finucane who looks in serious pain as he comes off the field inside 12 minutes

10min

There's nothing small about Alfred but he is iffy under the high ball but despite it sliding out of his grip, he takes the bomb

9min

Conversion: Sharks
Kicked by Nicho Hynes.

Nicho Hynes takes his tally to 6 points for the night with the kick from in front

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 6 Sharks
7min

Try: Sharks
Scored by Nicho Hynes. Kick to come.

It's some Sharks magic as Young Matt Moylan lobs a kick over the defensive line and it comes off the upright and Nicho Hynes lets it hit his knees without making a play at it and it sits in the ingoal for Hynes to score under the posts

Sharks lead Sea Eagles 0 - 4 Sharks
6min

Ethan Bullemor loses the ball as he is under pressure from Ikuvalu firing in

5min

"Goalline" - DCE kicks in behind the line and it has nice weight and Ronaldo Mulitalo has nothing to do but other than surrender in the tackle

4min

Braden Hamlin-Uele loses the ball early in the count for the Sharks and Manly go on the attack

2min

Matt Ikuvalu into the team loses the ball as he jumps over the top of Alfred Smalley

1min

GAME ON! Manly have the first use of the ball at 4Pines Park and the Sharks are looking to break a 15 year hoodoo at the ground

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton

Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Peter Gough

Video Referee: Grant Atkins

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (6)
Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans
Conversions: Daly Cherry-Evans (1/1)

CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (40)
Tries: Nicho Hynes (2), Royce Hunt, Matt Moylan, Matt Ikuvalu (2), Briton Nikora
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (6/7)