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Warriors 20-16

Mannering charges down and races 70 metres

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16-14

Sharks get the short kick off! Need to hold on for two minutes

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16-14

Johnson knocks on from the short kick off! Sharks still alive!

Warriors 14-10

Possible try for Kata. Great play from Johnson who ran it on the last and split the defence, put in a kick for kata who looks to have gotten it down!!

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Lolohea takes another kick with ease. This kid is great under the high ball

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Robson stays down from a high shot for a penalty, gets rejected. Brilliant, diving needs to go

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Johnson kicks out on the full. Might pay the full price for his error

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Still have no idea who are favourites from here, neither team standing up and wanting it more

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They hold strong and now have to work it away from their line. Boom they get a penalty. Huge help

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Warriors defending well this set

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Warriors muscle up in defence and force Holmes into touch

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Vete rattles another cage, this time Leutele

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He has put it down, great try saver from Jack Bird

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Kata may have scored in the corner, may have bounced the ball

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The Warriors get six again after Graham plays at a Johnson grubber and it goes into touch

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Chad Townsend dances around a couple of Sharks with ease

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Sauiluma performs a crusher tackle on Bodene Thompson and the back rower stays down

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Ennis gives away a penalty for pulling the Warriors leg in the tackle. Warriors opt to take the two in front of the sticks

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Lolohea takes a towering Robson bomb at the back. The youngster has been grey all night

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Sharks defend their line comfortably. Warriors need to find a spark in attack

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Breaking: Big Mnau has suffered a sternum injury and won't be back

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Robson bangs it into touch at the end of the set and Sharks back in control

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Ennis with a brilliant one on one strip on Nathan Friend!

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Warriors get a much needed penalty

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Sharks getting on top in the arm wrestle, Warriors need to move up in defence. They look tired already

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Breaking: Topou has a badly broken jaw after the knee to the face from Hurrell

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

No dice. Mitch Brown almost went over in the corner but was forced into touch

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Sharks looking likely, might strike here

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

The Sharks pick up Lolohea and drive him back into the in goal

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Vete rattles Graham with a solid hit

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

He has lifted his knee on his run and has ruined Anthony Topou's face! Goes on report nd will be in some trouble

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Hurrellicane is causing some damage! Smashes through four defenders and goes 30 metres

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Jack Bird puts in another poor grubber. His kicking licence is getting close to being revoked!

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Warriors give away another penalty, two in the first three minutes. McFadden will be spewing

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Mannering strips the ball and gives away a penalty

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Hurrell knocked on, no try.

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Possible try for Bodene Thompson. Video ref will look to see if a Warrior knocks on a Shaun Johnson bomb in the build up

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Ennis gives away a penalty on the first tackle of the half. Not a textbook start

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Cronulla get us back underway!

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The Warriors give away their eighth penalty of the game. Sharks opt to take the two in the shadows of the break

Warriors 8-6

The Warriors give away another penalty and the Sharks will get one last chance!

Warriors 8-6

Both teams starring to loose a bit of structure in attack, looking for the break

Warriors 8-6

Jack Bird shows his immaturity by reefing the vll dead on the third tackle when the Sharks were in good position

Warriors 8-6

The Sharks look dynamite with having both Holmes and Barba bring the ball back from kicks

Warriors 8-6

The big man looks to be right now, games back on

Warriors 8-6

Time stops with big Manu struggling with what looks like to be a pectoral injury

Warriors 8-6

Jack Bird and Ben Barba nearly combine for try of the season! But Lolohea manages to run down Barba just 5 metres short of the line. Coast to coast stuff!

Warriors 8-6

They get six again for Sharks being to slow to leave the ruck

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Warriors raiding the Sharks line!

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Common sense prevails and the try is denied

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Took an age to get the ball down, will be outrage from Warriors if its a green light!

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Possible try for Sharks! Mitch Brown ends up with a Robson bomb over the line but may have been held up

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Sharks get another penalty and are now entrenched in the Warriors 20 metres

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Big Manu gives away a penalty for barging Gerard Beale out of the way as he tries to catch a bomb. Manuuuu get your head together

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

The Sharks complete their set after points and should be gaining confidence. Working into the game well

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-4

Fifita takes his 10th hit up in 20 minutes of footy, great work rate from the big fella

Warriors 4-0

Jack Bird with a brilliant grubber to end the Sharks set and earns his side their first dropout of the night

Warriors 4-0

Barba with a lively kick return and earns his side a penalty. Fullback is his possession, keep him there Flanagan you slow learner!

Warriors 4-0

Johnson puts Bodene Thompson through a big hole, unable to find the try line

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Poor kick from Robson, Hurrell takes it in in goal with no pressure and the Warriors have seven tackles

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Jason Bukuya running like a freight train!

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Johnson ends the set with a poor grubber that didn't get behind Jack Bird

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Lillyman nearly barges over!

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Fifita gives away a silly penalty in the ruck and the Warriors head on the attack

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Robson puts it into touch at the end of the Sharks set and the Warriors have a 10m scrum

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Sharks on the other hand look a bit flat in attack. One out hit ups flavour of the night

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Warriors begging to look lively in attack! Johnson running the circus

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The Warriors have a strong set of six but Johnsons' bomb too deep at the end, Barba takes it comfortably

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Sharks to have a full set in the Warriors half after a silly penalty

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Ben Barba takes a monstering Johnson bomb in his first game as Sharks fullback

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The Sharks successfully complete their first set and get a good kick away through Ennis

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We are underway in the Shire!

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Welcome to our live coverage of the Sharks v Warriors. A late change for the Sharkies with Michael Gordon a late scratching, Mitch Brown comes onto the wing in jersey 21. Albert Vete gains the last bench spot for the Warriors in jersey 18.

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