FT - Sharks 36 def Raiders 22.
Hynes nails it.
Add in a try assist for Nicho Hynes. A lovely pass from him draws in the defence and Katoa scores.
Sharks aren't done with yet.
They cannot. Sharks will work it away.
Canberra have to go 90 metres twice here.
That went about... 4 metres forward and well called by the referee.
DUMPED by Schiller. Grreat tackle.
Canberra's set is complete post points. Kennedy didn't want a bar of it in rugby league's Bermuda Triangle and it sails over the dead-ball line.
Fogarty's kick is DOINKED off the upright.
Canberra ended the Shark raid with a lovely worked play down the right when Jordan Rapana caught Mulitalo out of position. He delivered a lovely pass to Schiller for his second try of the evening.
SIX MORE CAN x 2 - slow peel
NO TRY - PENALTY CAN
VIDEO REF: Todd Smith has NO TRY! Looking to confirm contact on Rapana.
Raiders really need a spark here.
NO TRY
VIDEO REF: Smith has NO TRY looking to confirm a Mulitalo knock on.
PEN CRO: Push off the mark on Trindall by Starling.
Sharks complete their set after points.
Hynes adds the extras.
Following Fogarty's mistake. The Sharks went down the blind as Hynes and Kennedy combined nicely. Kennedy's grubber was perfectly waited and Mulitalo collected the bounce for his second try of the contest and the fifth on the bounce for the home team.
Fogarty is harrassed on the last and he surrenders with the ball in hand! Big mistake from the Raiders.
Hynes converts.
IT'S IRO TIME AT LAST!!!!!! The Sharks cross first in this second half. Trindall drew in the defence on the left edge and it's a flying Kayal Iro who crossed.
Savage puts it down... seven tackle set for the Sharks in good ball territory.
Rapana has an awksy moment but Todd Smith say play on and Canberra again are working it out of their own end.
Good work from Hynes and Hazelton combining.
Another mistake from the Raiders, this time it's Corey Horsbrough again.
Off the scrum win, Timoko goes deep into the line, but it's knocked down by Ronnie,
Oh my goodness. Mulitalo did everything right, took the kick well but then he offloaded to Kennedy which was high and he spills it cold.
Talakai off after 52 minutes.
Wondering which team will break first as we get into the real set for set grind here.
Nicho kicks in behind but Rapana takes it well.
Good take from Mulitalo and the Sharks working from their own end now.
Tuku Hau Taupha makes an error. Rapana forces an error in club match 200.
PEN CRO: Slow peel.
Kick early from Fogarty is spilled by Corey Horsburgh.
Hosking (CAT 1) and won't return.
Well taken by Hynes but he's driven in the in-goal. Line drop-out to come.
PENALTY CAN: Slow peel against Trindall. Much needed that one.
Talakai taken on the fifth n last.
Hosking off for a HIA.
TIME OUT IMMEDIATELY here - Zac Hosking got his head in the wrong position.
SIX MORE CRO: Slow peel - Corey Horsburgh.
SIX MORE CRO: Ruck infringement.
Both sides completing their sets to start the second half tonight.
Back underway for the second half here. 6 tries in the first half, can we have more here?
Nothing came. HALF-TIME from the Shire and after trailing 18-0, the Sharks levelled up at 18 all.
Clock stops with 5 seconds
Talakai loses the pill and that'll do us in the first half.
Savage has lost it now too... the Raiders have imploded faster than Chernobyl.
What is this game!
Hynes converts and it is 18 ALL!
Off the next set, Blayke Brailey tactically kicked for the corner, Sione Katoa beat Savage to the footy and passed inside, the referee got in Kennedy's way but fortunately Brailey was there to pick it up and we could be LEVEL!
Hynes is bending it like JT! Great kick from touch and it's 18-12.
14 errors so far tonight...
The mistakes that were contagious at Cronulla's end also came to bite Canberra. After Jesse Ramien blew a try the play before, the Sharks came left and it was the new look left edge combining with Hynes and Kayal Iro combining to send Ronaldo Mulitalo to score their second of the night.
Ramien blew an overlap...
SIX AGAIN CRO: Flop Corey Horsburgh.
Big Red loses it now...
Good contact from Timoko and Iro loses the ball into contact.
Schiller lost it in the contact. As per usual (unless he's on an edge), Jack Williams provides the point of difference.
Sharks complete their set post points.
18-6.
After 28 minutes, the Sharks finally woke up when Braydon Trindall dummied his way past some would-be attempts of tackle to cross for the first try of the night for the home side.
Jack Williams held up over the line
SIX MORE SHARKS! They needed that
PENALTY SHARKS: Hand in ruck
CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL
CHALLENGE TIME from the Sharks - on field ruling of a knock on.
18-0.
Danny Levi with the softest try of the season. Absolutely horrible Sharks defence on their line. Poor attack on the Raiders line let them off the hook, now Levi charges across for the easiest of tries out of acting half.
Fogarty with a 40/20! Great result for the Raiders
Cronulla's attack has been set to "FINALS MODE" it seems.
Trindall looking for the 40/20... Rapana spills it! No 40/20 but the Sharks maintain possession.
Fogarty adds the extras and it's 12-0.
Cronulla continued to have lazy mistakes and were made to pay for a lack of focus in the attacking third. From a scrum win down the other end of the field, Savage beat three would be attempts of tackle crossed for a try of his own.
Ramien plays at the ball - KNOCK ON
SIX MORE CAN: Ruck infringement.
Sharks don't execute - Kennedy's tip on is picked off by Savage.
SIX MORE CRO: Slow peel - Hudson Young.
SIX MORE CRO: Hand on ball - Morgan Smithies.
Raiders complete set post points, bad kick from Fogarty gives Kennedy a chance to move and place the Sharks in great starting field position.
Successful conversion by Jamal Fogarty - Raiders 6 leading the Sharks yet to score.
After a lethargic start in attack from both sides. Xavier Savage burst through the middle to give Canberra some tempo. The Green Machine shifted quickly on the last, exposing the new look Sharks left edge as James Schiller had enough pace to beat Will Kennedy to cross for the opening try.
Looks like the case of dropsies has departed for now.
Looks like Oregon Kaufusi is okay - great run followed by another by Cameron McInnes.
Smithies this time puts it down. Great goal line defence from the Sharks. He had a look the Englishmen.
McInnes puts it down... this is getting ridiculous early on. Way too many mistakes.
Fogarty spills it. Both sides definitely scrappy to start proceedings tonight.
SIX MORE CAN: Slow peel
Talakai puts it down in contact - was looking to offload it but great tackle by Strange on the bigger man
They bomb their chance. Hudson Young crunched in contact by Thomas Hazelton!
SIX MORE CAN: Inside 10m
Kennedy ruled to have lost in the contest with James Schiller. So golden chance for the Green Machine!
PENALTY CANBERRA: They ruled Ronaldo Mulitalo took Matthew Timoko off the ball so the Raiders get a relieving penalty.
Kaufusi is in pain back behind the 40m line. For a side already down on forwards, they can't afford this.
UNDERWAY! Todd Smith blows time on and a deep kick off from Brailey forces Canberra to work it out deep from their own end.
Referee tonight is Todd Smith, match number 48 at the NRL level. Kasey Badger and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski are our touch judges while Gerard Sutton is in the Bunker tonight. A match that also marks Jordan Rapana's 200th match as a Raider, his jersey was presented by former Raiders coach David Furner.
The final part of the League Scene Sunday on League Unlimited sees AJ Lucantonio take the reigns and host coverage of this match between Cronulla and Canberra from Shark Park. Both sides fresh off losses after 2-0 starts to the season. Cronulla are heavily hit by injury with four forwards unavailable through injury or suspension tonight, so a big challenge for their forward stocks. Canberra are without Elliott Whitehead, with Zac Hosking starting and Corey Horsburgh on the bench for the first time in 2024.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Todd Smith
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (36)
Tries: Braydon Trindall, Ronaldo Mulitalo (2), Blayke Brailey, Kayal Iro, Sione Katoa
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Nicho Hynes (6/6)
Penalty Goals:
CANBERRA RAIDERS (22)
Tries: James Schiller (2), Xavier Savage, Danny Levi
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (3/4)
Penalty Goals: