SJ can’t nail the conversion, but it doesn’t matter. Nothing can take away from the incredible final moments of his amazing NRL career.
SHAUN JOHNSON THE MAGICIAN STEALS A WIN IN HIS FINAL MATCH!!! He throws a one in a million pass to DWZ who wraps up his hat trick to give the Warriors the lead in his final NRL act
Knock on Sharks! Warriors will have a great chance to win this game
Johnson gets tackled on last, Metcalf tries it but can’t put it over the posts
Clock stopped as the Sharks challenge that DWZ touched a ball that bounced out, but no dice
Trindall gives the Sharks the lead!!!
They won’t take this one off Stonestreet! Just too many numbers for the Warriors to defend, and the Sharks tie it back up
No mistake from the sideline!
ITS BACK TO BACK AND THE WARRIORS HIT THE FRONT! This time it’s Luke Metcalf who puts on the finishing touch with a loooooong ball to Montoya for the try.
No mistake
The Warriors go straight back to where Iro should have been, and they make the extra man count with SJ and Taine Tuaupiki all over it once again
IRO PAYS THE PRICE FOR REPEAT SHARKS OFFENCES!
WE GOT A MELEE!!!
Blayke Brailey placed on report
This time he can’t bring it back enough
100 career tries for DWZ and another try assist for SJ - the Warriors refuse to die wondering!
Powers it in from the sideline
After two false starts we finally have the first try of the second half - SJ and Taine Tuaupiki combining to put DWZ over
Sharks go over again, and the Sharks have a try overturned again - this time Stonestreet has a try taken away
Thomas Hazelton placed in report
Nicho Hynes goes over for a great solo try - but it’s taken off him due to an obstruction
Back underway!
Half time! Warriors were in control early but the Sharks got hot and could not stop
No mistake
THE BALD EAGLE HAS LANDED AGAIN! This time it’s Nicho Hynes who initiated it with the short ball at the line to big Hazelton
No mistake
It’s back to back tried for the Sharks! Blayke Brailey makes a line break out of dummy half before Stonestreet finishes it off
Can’t bring it back across the right upright
Trindall setting up another try, this time throwing the longer ball to put Iro over.
No mistake
Set up brilliantly by Braydon Trindall, who brings the ball to the line with a dummy before the short ball puts Wilton over the stripe
Briton Nikora gets over the line but Luke Metcalf and Taine Tuaupiki are able to brilliantly hold him up and force an error
Marata Niukore on report for a crusher
Ali Leiataua placed on report
Play stops for a challenge by the Warriors. And it’s successful so they’ll get a penalty
Just never brings it back over the right upright
A bit of vintage SJ in his swansong! Makes the break with a dummy and footwork before he finds Luke Metcalf on his inside to open the scoring
Both sides playing well but no real opportunities so far
Games underway! Warriors get the ball first running left to right on your tv screen
Good evening! Hope you are rugged up with your favourite beverage. The final game of Shaun Johnson’s tremendous career is upon us.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Chris Butler
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (28)
Tries: Teig Wilton, Kayal Iro, Samuel Stonestreet (2), Thomas Hazelton
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Braydon Trindall (4/5)
Penalty Goals:
WARRIORS (30)
Tries: Luke Metcalf, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (3), Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Marcelo Montoya
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/6)
Penalty Goals: