THAT'S THE GAME! Sharks hold on in the end. What a magic 80 minutes of NRL. Match report coming soon
Waqa Blake put the ball down on attack, Cronulla took advantage and streaked downfield, before Katoa dropped it. It's now being challenged, but it is unsuccessful. So one play for Parra!
CRAZY! Eels will have one play off a scrum 45 metres out from the Cronulla line.
Eels are 20 out with 5 tackles up their sleeves
We're set for a great finish here
DROPOUT! Mitchell Moses wins his team a dropout on the last! They'll have one full set to try and snatch this game at the death!
The Eels have the ball back, inside their own 10
Half a chance for the Eels on their right edge, but the ball ends up in touch. Time is running out now
The Sharks try a crash play on the last, and now it's up to the Eels to get it off their own line with 5 minutes on the clock
PENALTY SHARKS! The Eels get done for obstruction on the halfway line, with Jirah Momoisea running behind his own players. Sharks will get an attacking set
Moses wastes no time converting his own try
THEY'VE FOUND IT! MOSES MAKES IT A DOUBLE! Wonderful footy from J'maine Hopgood creates the link break. GAME ON!
The Eels need to find something and they need to do it soon.
Some exciting footy from the Sharks ends with the ball over the sideline and an Eels play the ball. This match is swinging back and forth every few seconds
20M TAP CRONULLA! Dylan Brown puts the kick too deep on the last.
INTERCEPT! Maika Sivo keeping us all on the edge of our seats. The Eels are steaming downfield now
Sharks with a full attacking set after regathering off their own kick! Ref rules a touch from the Eels
Now it's Paulo who puts it down - on the second tackle no less. Sharks scrumfeed on their own 25
Ramien puts it down. Just letting the Eels come right back onto the attack
How has this happened? The Sharks have a ten point lead, but it has been the Eels who have been dominating. Great effort from Cronulla, and they're starting to reap their rewards
He has kicked it from the left touchline!
Ronaldo Mulitalo with the AFL take off a pinpoint Matt Moylan kick to extend his side's lead.
Sharks pass finds the ground, but it has come off Waqa Blake. Sharks have the scrum on their own 30
Both sides looking very tired, 20 minutes still on the clock and the game very much in the balance
Braydon Trindall slots it, and the lead becomes four points
KENNEDY HAT-TRICK! Ronaldo Mulitalo with a spectacular interception on his own line saves an almost certain Parra try, but Mitchell Moses chases him down over 60 metres. But they phase it, and William Kennedy takes advantage of the defence on the back foot, and steps past the few defenders who had scrambled back onside to give his team the lead.
PENALTY EELS! Markers not square, and Cronulla invite their opponents back on the attack
SHARKS HOLD THEM OUT! Sione Katoa defuses the grubber on the last, and now they have to work it off their line
NO TRY EELS! Maika Sivo has dropped the ball short of the tryline, but Cronulla were offside so it's a penalty for Parramatta.
VIDEO REFEREE! Maika Sivo goes oh so close to a try! Let's see if he made it to the line
Teig Wilton is on report
Eels almost go over in the corner, but the pass is knocked down by Cronulla. It's a scrumfeed and more attacking ball for Parra
SIX AGAIN EELS! More attacking ball for Cronulla to withstand
PENALTY EELS! Sharks were offside off the Braydon Trindall set-ending kick
The Eels are on top in territory and possession so far in this half - the Sharks need to turn the momentum somehow, and they need to do it soon
Maika Sivo with a spectacular take to regain possession for his team
J'maine Hopgood puts one down for the Eels in the set after points, Sharks scrum on their own 40 metre line
Moses kicks it from the sideline to give the Eels the lead
Maika Sivo opens the second half account by steam rolling over Sione Katoa and going over in the corner. Scores are level!
SIX AGAIN EELS! Royce Hunt is too slow in the ruck, and Parramatta are in striking distance
SIX AGAIN EELS! They're up and over the halfway with a set to play with
Eels with a wonderful first set - they go 95 metres in six tackles, but the Sharks have won the ball back.
Eels with the first use in the second half
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY! Who knows which team will come away with the win
HALF TIME! Cameron McInnes loses it in the play the ball, and that will be that. What a first half
Maika Sivo drops the ball trying to defuse the Cronulla kick, and the Sharks will have an attacking set with 45 seconds on the clock
Braydon Trindall kicks it from next to the uprights to give his team a four point lead
CRONULLA! Matt Moylan found a gap in the line and went for a run, before drawing and passing to his supporting fullback on the inside. They'll take a lead into the half-time break
Moses misses from the left sideline
Eels run it on the last, and Moses finds some space to give his team the lead. He cops a knock for his troubles and shows his disapproval of William Kennedy after scoring.
William Kennedy can't hold on to a lovely Mitchell Moses spiral bomb. Eels will have an attacking set to work with
EELS HOLD ON! Cameron McInnes drops it while trying to burrow over for the Sharks.
SIX AGAIN! Parra were inside the 10m
UNSUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE EELS! Bailey Simonsson has dropped the ball under heaps of pressure from Ronaldo Mulitalo, and they have a scrumfeed on their opponents 10 metre line.
CAPTAIN'S CHALLENGE EELS! The attacking kick from Cronulla has been ruled to have been dropped by Bailey Simonsson, giving the Sharks another set of possession. But we'll see what the bunker has to say
Both teams seem to be fatiguing a little - it's Bryce Cartwright who puts the ball down while on the attack for the Eels. Sharks scrumfeed on their own 20
An overlap on the right for Cronulla looked on but Sione Katoa puts the ball down with some open space in front of him. The Eels have done well to stem Cronulla's momentum - the game feels even at the moment
Pretty messy from the Sharks - the ball ends up but with Parramatta off an ill-advised pass. Eels off the hook for now
PENALTY SHARKS! Mitchell Moses is not happy with referee Gerard Sutton. Cronulla will have yet another attacking set
We're settling down a little here. Both teams just completing their sets
Braydon Trindall gives his side the lead! What an opening 20 minutes
Word is that Clinton Gutherson is poised to return from his HIA for Parramatta
Some brilliant line running catches the Eels defence in two minds, and William Kennedy takes full advantage, cutting straight through and strolling towards the posts. This game has shifted significantly in the past 5 minutes
PENALTY SHARKS! They'll be hard to hold out here
A Braydon Trindall 40/20 attempt forces Bailey Simonsson to scramble and causes an error trying to keep the ball from going over the sideline. Sharks on the attack
Braydon Trindall slots it from straight in front to bring the gap down to 4
WHAT A BALL! Braydon Trindall shows that he deserves to be in this NRL team with a great short ball for Briton Nikora who was running a good line and cut straight through the Parra defence. GAME ON!
SIX AGAIN SHARKS! They have a full set to work with inside their opposition's 10 metres
Strong kick return from William Kennedy gives the Sharks plenty of field position to work with in this set - they're starting to play some footy now Cronulla!
Matt Moylan with his team's first attacking kick of the game almost falls perfectly for Ronaldo Mulitalo, but it is defused well by the home side
Josh Hodgson returns the favour with an error of his own. A scrum for Cronulla on the halfway line
Blayke Brailey spots some space out of dummy half, but he coughts it up while looking for an offload. Parramatta working their way into the Cronulla half
PENALTY SHARKS! The Eels were offside, and Cronulla will start their set just short of the halfway
Bailey Simonsson has shifted to fullback in Gutho's absence
Cronulla with their first half-opportunity of the game, but the Jesse Ramien flick pass ends in a knock-on. Parra ball
Cronulla have the ball for the first time since the score was 0-0
Clinton Gutherson is being taken off for a HIA due to a late shot from the try-scoring play! The crowd is booing quite persistently, but it is a fair enough call in my opinion
A much tougher ask than his first attempt for Mitchell Moses, and it waves away.
TRY! What a start for the Eels - two tries back to back. Another J'maine Hopgood offload, this time on their own 40m line, sets up the overlap on the left edge for Parra's outside backs to stride downfield and into the corner.
Moses slots his first attempt of the evening
TRY TIME! Beautiful dummy and offload from J'maine Hopgood in the middle of the field sets up a lovely early try for Reagan Campbell-Gillard.
PENALTY EELS! First break away from the set for set rhythm, Parramatta will start their set 20 metres out from the Sharks line
William Kennedy defuses the end over end bomb from Mitchell Moses - a steady start from both teams to this game
Blayke Brailey kicks on the third in the opening set of the match, and the Eels have their first possession of the match
Gerard Sutton is in the middle, and with a blow of his whistle we're underway. It's the Sharks who have the first use of the ball.
We’re five minutes away from kick-off here at Parramatta, with the Eels hosting the Sharks. Both of these sides are coming off 1st Round losses, and will be desperate to avoid going 0 from 2 to start the season. It’s Mitch Moses’ 200th NRL game, and with Nicho Hynes missing through injury, Moses will look to take control of the game from halfback in his milestone match.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges: Wyatt Raymond, Kasey Badger
Video Referee: Adam Gee
Parramatta Eels (26)
Tries: Mitchell Moses 2, Maika Sivo 2, Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Goals: Mitchell Moses 3/5
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (30)
Tries: William Kennedy 3, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Briton Nikora
Goals: Braydon Trindall 5/5