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
Lachlan Croker loses the ball at dummy half and that would be pretty much close to all she wrote
CAPTAINS CHALLENGE: Using the challenge, Cronulla are challenging the penalty decision of ruck interference - The Bunker stays the decision
DCE converts his own try
DCE takes an intercept and Manly are not having a donut night at home as DCE swoops on a loose Trindall pass
Nicho Hynes converts and pushes the margin out to 40
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
The Sharks create something out of nothing and they want a penalty at the very least but don't get anything
Manly go short with the dropout and regather it
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
BUNKER: Ronaldo Mulitalo is over in the corner but we're checking it on the base that Sutton thinks he went out
The Sharks have blown another after they got six more tackles and Ronaldo Mulitalo tries to get the ball away but loses it forward
Nicho Hynes converts from in front
No issues with the tap back from Ikuvalu and it's a gift for the Sharks and Nikora
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
Nicho Hynes converts from out wide to extend the lead to 28
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
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
NO TRY - Adam Gee in the bunker has one look at it to uphold the held up live call
BUNKER: Gerard Sutton sends up another Matt Moylan effort upstairs - This one looks obviously held up
How the game swings, Nicho Hynes gets a 40/20 to really turn the momentum around
Cronulla survive by a hair as the chip from Koula doesn't get the bounce
Sharks with a full set on the Manly line with Smalley dropping the ball
SECOND HALF IS GO! - Sharks leading 22-0 at the resumption of play
Nicho Hynes pushes the conversion across the face of the posts as the siren goes in the background
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
Brad Parker under zero pressure just drops the ball off a simple pass from DCE
PENALTY MANLY: Morgan Harper clipped high as he is trying to get the ball out of the ingoal
Nicho Hynes converts from in front
Matt Moylan scores right next to the posts getting his arm out of a tackle
PENALTY CRONULLA - The Sea Eagles penalised and then Morgan Harper put on report for a crusher tackle
High kick and a lack of pressure even close to the sideline means that Mulitalo has no issues with it
Bizarre choice of play from Manly as an errant offload goes to the Sharks
SET RESTART: Sharks inside the 10 off the scrum like usual
Odd kick from Lachlan Croker but comes up with a result as Wade Graham knocks it on low to the ground
Briton Nikora loses the ball after a poor pass from Ramien to Nikora gives Manly a good chance after the Sharks points
Nicho Hynes converts from close range to the left of the uprights
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
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,
Christian Tuipulotu loses the ball going up for it in the contest against Ronald Mulitalo
Concern for Dale Finucane who looks in serious pain as he comes off the field inside 12 minutes
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
Nicho Hynes takes his tally to 6 points for the night with the kick from in front
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
Ethan Bullemor loses the ball as he is under pressure from Ikuvalu firing in
"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
Braden Hamlin-Uele loses the ball early in the count for the Sharks and Manly go on the attack
Matt Ikuvalu into the team loses the ball as he jumps over the top of Alfred Smalley
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)