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FULL-TIME: Roosters 13 def Sharks 12

Roosters now will run out the clock

SHARKS have lost it. That might be enough!!

Roosters kick again for placement. Sharks will try and go around them here. TWO minutes to save their season.

Sharks with a chance at tying it up

Roosters have conceded*

Cronulla need to throw caution to the wind and have conceded a penalty

Roosters complete the set post field-goal. They'll need to find a way.

Will they try an early shot.

Walker goes for the chip. Keary collects it and is tackled hard into the turf and is show to his feet.

Roosters now working it out of their own end.

With 10 to go. Let the field goal shoot-out begin.

Roosters know it's now or never

Roosters get a repeat set

Pauga takes possession after a strong set up field by the Sharks. Roosters need to find something here.

THEY HAVE BOMBED IT! A building site hasn't seen that much demolition in a long time.

SIX MORE CHOOKS

We're back 13-13

PENALTY SHARKS: Offside

Good charge from Radley.

The game has gone down in quality. Sharks playing down to the lack of folks on the other side.

This might trigger a meltdown never before seen on League Unlimited's live blog with the things going against the Roosters this evening.

Roosters make another mistake as they are incapable of completing a SET OF SIX.

NO TRY - Brailey knocks on. Can the Roosters find some resilience here

VIDEO REF - Sutton has NO TRY

Big tackle by Pauga down the right wing.

Tedesco takes him in the professional foul.

Walker's kick is intercepted by Trindall and he's away and tackled.

Tedesco streaks them open!

Joey Manu might be coming from the field here. He is really struggling he is.

Great mark by Connor Tracey!

That should've been converted right there. Siua Wong did everything right, but Tedesco overran the offload.

Roosters come up with it and it's Brandon Smith

Coming out of HT. Joseph Suaalii is OUT with a failed HIA. Joey Manu is on the wing while Siua Wong has shifted to centre where he filled in against the Tigers a fortnight ago.

So it was a strip by Rudolf. But failed to regain the ball. Roosters retain the ball.

Challenge is going to be successful by the Roosters.

Baker puts it down... but Tedesco is going to challenge

Meanwhile, Thomas Hazelton is leaving injured.

Keary throws it straight to Ramien. He was away if he got it in open field but well tackled by Butcher.

Looks as if Billy Smith has copped a heavy knock here. Hazelton penalised and ON REPORT

Looks as if Billy Smith has copped a heavy knock here. Hazelton penalised and ON REPORT

We're back from Smoko for the Second Half! Can the Tri-Colours get some help from Bob the Builder? Or can the Sharks keep on their fixing brigade!!

Half-Time as the 34 players get to have Smoko and it's 6-0 to the Sharks.

Manu is held up

Smith bats it down but Tedesco spills it.

May with a half-break.

Pass is ruled forward from Graham to Mulitalo. Roosters will get the ball back.

Hip drop maybe from Hazleton but that's ignored.

Brandon Smith down injured here.

Massive effort from Joey Manu to come down with the take.

Looking at the replay... I'm not sure

Keary's pass is forward.

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Second effort from Sione Katoa.

Pauga takes it well.

Roosters have absolutely butchered this.

First knock on Sharks, then the Roosters. So NO TRY

VIDEO REF - Sutton has NO TRY. Looking to confirm a knock on by the Roosters.

Smith grubbers down the short-side. Now they need to try and not concede a penalty.

Ramien knocks on - Sharks did challenge but the ruling can't be changed on the available angles and Roosters get the ball.

Roosters get the error they were after.

PENALTY SHARKS: Victor Radley decides to do something silly and coughs up quality possession. This is a weekly tradition.

Roosters work it out of their own end. Cronulla stuck in their own 20m here.

Roosters don't get it right on that occasion. Tedesco gets hit high but Mulitalo coming down but the Bunker misses it...

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Cronulla get pinned inside the 10m.

Roosters do something rare and get out of their own end on merit. Walker struggling with the knock to the knee but he's playing on.

Roosters just need some territory here. Game has been played ENTIRELY down the other end of the park.

Walker was placed on report.

PENALTY SHARKS: High tackle. Sutton loves penalising the Roosters in his career, another one against him there. Walker came off second best, appeared to be a knee clash there.

Roosters go no-where in the next set. Dominating territory to start with.

NO TRY - Grounded by Tedesco

VIDEO REF - Sutton calls NO TRY. Confirming James Tedesco grounds this

Big litmus test of the Roosters goal-line defence

SIX AGAIN SHARKS - Brandon Smith involved and inside 10m

Hynes caught them out down the left but a much needed try saver from Manu knocks it down. If that isn't done, Wade Graham opens the scoring.

Trindall went for the 40/20 but well picked out by James Tedesco who squeems his way through the defence. However off the ensuing tackle, Fetalaiga Pauga spills it there.

Nat Butcher got close and it'll be a change-over. Roosters asking some questions now down this end.

Got to think Cronulla will rue some of these early chances down their end. They've had majority of the footy in the attacking third

Siua Wong creating nice second phase play.

Katoa spills it. Great goal-line stand by the Roosters. No breaches on the construction site after 6 minutes.

NO TRY! McInnes held up

VIDEO REF: Sutton has NO TRY - looking to determine if McInnes grounds it.

Tracey beat Walker with ease there.

Mulitalo takes Manu in the air but it's ruled a "contest" by Sutton. Manu lost it in the contest.

Walker's kick is charged down. Sharks recover it!

VIDEO REF - Sutton has NO TRY. It's confirmed - Siua Wong takes out Braydon Trindall. NO TRY

Sam Walker forces an early error. A kick deep in his own end allowed to bounce and Ronaldo Mulitalo spills the ball.

TIME ON! Gerard Sutton gets your first elimination final underway. Get your hard hats and ensure you are on Smoko because it's going to be a cracker! Roosters with first use running from left to right!!

Referee tonight is Gerard Sutton. Sutton hasn't been popular with both sets of fans in recent years, but is ranked as the number 2 referee of the NRL season just behind Ash Klein. Phil Henderson and Wyatt Raymond run the lines. Meanwhile, Grant Atkins is in the bunker tonight.

It's a warm welcome from Sydney's most overcrowded construction site south of the city. Sorry, that's a bit rude. Welcome to Shark Park for the first elimination final between the Cronulla Sharks and the Sydney Roosters. While most of the talk has been about where this match should be played, there's no doubting that these sides deserve to be here. Let's see the late team changes prior to tonight's fixtures. For the Sharks, it's the same changes as yesterday with Hamlin-Uele OUT. Hunt starting up front with Colquhoun the new man on the bench. Iro is 18th man with Atkinson culled late. For the visitors, Fletcher Baker reverts back to the bench. Egan Butcher starts up front, sadly for yours' truly Naufahu Whyte is culled with Corey Allan the 18th man.