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Cronulla survive to win 24-18.

Brooks puts up a bomb but Braydon Trindall catches it!

This is it...

Manly will have one set to send the game to golden point...

Tommy Talau takes an intercept...

Manly knock down an offload from the Sharks close to their goal line.

Jesse Ramien contests an attacking bomb and gets a result with Lehi Hopoate deemed to have knocked on.

The Sea Eagles lose the challenge.

The Sea Eagles will challenge the decision.

Reuben Garrick knocks on.

Tolutau Koula is tackled 10 metres out on the final tackle.

Clayton Faulalo is denied close to the try line.

Tommy Talau forces a turnover with a great defensive effort to prevent a right side raid from the Sharks.

Luke Brooks drops a pass from Jake Trbojevic to release the pressure on the Sharks.

Manly get a penalty in front of the posts.

The drop kick fails to go 10 metres - the Sharks will start an attacking set with a play the ball.

Lehi Hopoate is forced over the dead ball line after Trindall's bomb bounced.

Jesse Ramien is taken over the sideline following good pressure by Luke Brooks.

INTERCEPT

Cronulla penalty.

The Sea Eagles did well to keep the ball alive on the final tackle, allowing Garrick to find enough space to kick for his winger.

The Sharks make an error close to halfway.

Kennedy did a marvellous job to dazzle the Manly defence with his footwork.

Cronulla penalty; the Sharks will start a set inside the Manly half.

NO TRY. Faulalo is deemed to have grounded the ball on the dead ball line.

NO TRY. The bunker rules Sam Stonestreet obstructed Tommy Talau, which created the space for Kennedy to run the length.

Hang on! The bunker is checking for an obstruction...

Kennedy makes a cracking kick return...

The Sharks lose the challenge.

The Sharks will challenge the ruling...

Rudolf loses the ball inside his own half.

Toby Rudolf takes the first carry of the second half.

Samuel Stonestreet makes a good kick-return and earns a penalty for good measure.

Lehi Hopoate makes a good catch under pressure 15 metres out from his try line.

We've finally got points!

Samuel Stonestreet is held up over the try line - the Manly defence holds him up!

Six again for Cronulla.

Siosifa Talakai makes a destructive run through the middle of the field only to come up with a silly offload that goes into the hands of a Manly player!

Cherry-Evans finds the sideline 20 metres out from the Cronulla line.

Mawene Hiroti catches an attacking chip from Will Kennedy - but he can't ground the ball inside the in-goal! That's the closest we've come to a try today.

William Kennedy defuses an attacking grubber from Cherry-Evans.

AFB drops the ball! The Sharks squander their best attacking chance of the match.

Lehi Hopoate is taken over the dead ball line after a well-placed grubber kick from Trindall.

Cronulla penalty.

DCE's grubber finds the sideline 10 metres out from the Cronulla line.

The Sharks win the challenge - Manly will play the ball instead of getting a penalty.

The Sharks will challenge the ruling...

Manly penalty.

Tolutau Koula puts in a grubber - but it's too strong, resulting in a seven tackle set for the Sharks.

Braydon Trindall's drop out goes out on the full - Manly will start a set 10 metres out from the try line.

Jesse Ramien gets to a grubber kick from Lehi Hopoate first - play will resume with a line drop out.

Mawene Hiroti is dragged over the sideline by Clayton Faulalo - the Sea Eagles will get the ball back inside the Sharks' half.

Ben Trbojevic is hit in a strong tackle by Jesse Ramien and loses the ball.

Reuben Garrick is tackled close to the try line and the Sharks survive multiple sets on their goal line!

Six again for the Sea Eagles close to the Sharks' line.

Braydon Trindall is trapped in-goal following an attacking kick by the Sea Eagles.

Will Kennedy allows a bomb from Brooks to bounce over the sideline.

Ben Trbojevic loses the ball; the error is compounded by a penalty to the Sharks.

The Sea Eagles get a penalty on their 30 metre line.

Tommy Talau loses the ball after good defence from the Sharks.

Siosiua Taukeiaho earns a penalty coming out of his own end.

Hiroti is wrapped up 10 metres out from the Manly line on the final tackle.

Cronulla penalty. Trindall finds touch inside the Manly half.

Luke Brooks finds the touchline 20 metres out from the Cronulla try line.

Josh Aloiai takes the first carry of the day.

This is the first time the Sea Eagles have played at Optus Stadium. The side has defeated the Warriors three times previously during the NRL era at other Perth venues.

The Sharks have played at Optus Stadium once before, defeating the Rabbitohs in 2023. The Sharks have also played at HBF Park in Perth back in 2005 where they defeated the Warriors.

Manly second-rower Haumole Olakauatu will play his 100th game for the club on Saturday afternoon; the 26-year-old Tongan and New South Wales representative made his NRL debut against the Sharks in the 2019 finals series.

This is the 100th meeting between Cronulla and Manly; the Sea Eagles have dominated the total clashes with 68 wins, 2 draws and 29 losses.

The Sharks have won four of the past five meeting against the Sea Eagles during Craig Fitzgibbon’s tenure.

This is the first match of a double header played in Perth this round; kick-off is scheduled for 1.00pm local time.

The Sea Eagles have lost Jason Saab; Tommy Talau will make his first appearance for 2025 on the wing.

The Sharks will line up as per program, 1-17.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 6 Saturday Afternoon Football between the Cronulla Sharks and Manly Sea Eagles from Optus Stadium.