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That's full time. The Sharks dominated the second half but almost let the Cowboys earn a surprise victory. Stay tuned for a match report.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13-10

The Cowboys are playing desperate football and almost broke the line twice. Morgan passes out to Linnett and the centre sticks his foot out at the ball and gifts it to the Sharks.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13-10

Cowboys attempt a short kick off and Bird catches without any other player contesting. Smart set from the Sharks. Just hit ups from forwards and Ennis grubbers over the dead ball line so the Cowboys are stuck with a scrum at their 10m line.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13-10

PENALTY Sharks. Fifta picks up Morgan's knock on and runs 30m. With the pressure on to stop the Sharks a penalty is conceded. Maloney will go for a penalty goal.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11-10

Morgan runs through a hole created by JT at halfway and knocks on his third ball of the night.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11-10

Sharks get to the Cowboys half for a few tackles again and Graham grubbers to Feldt. They've got to start from their own line again.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11-10

Holmes knocks on from the first hit up and it's ruled a strip instead. Cowboys are fuming and playing on.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 11-10

PENALTY Sharks. Gallen taps and runs from 60m.

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Townsend puts a bomb from 35m out. Bird catches the ball uncontested and he puts a grubber straight over the dead ball line. That's a crucial mistake.

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Thurston must kick from inside the 40m again. The bounce of the kick fools Barba and costs the Sharks 20m.

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Sharks get a seven tackle set from the error. Sharks make it to the 30m on fourth and they kick for Coote. He's trapped in his 10m area. Scott down in back play.

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On the next play Matt Scott takes a similar run and the bunker is needed again for a try/no try ruling. Replays suggest Scott looses possession of the ball as Graham rakes it out. Try saver. No try the ruling.

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Sharks defenders rush up fast off the line. Tamou goes for a run towards the posts and the bunker is needed to see if the ball goes on the line. Quick decision, he's centimetres short. Play on Cowboys.

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PENALTY Cowboys. Graham screams out of the line and connects his arm across the face of JT, looking like a coat hanger. It's lazy and not intentional. Might have implications for his NSW availability if it's worth a one game suspension.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Cowboys are STILL stuck in their own half. They get extremely lucky as the Sharks knock the ball out and it means the Cowboys get a fresh set of six.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Cronulla appear to have run out of new attacking options. Fifita runs over the line with three on fourth but is held up. On fifth tackle Bird gets early ball and is tackled 12m out. Poor play.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

The Sharks have been going left all night when 10m and no points are coming from it. On fifth tackle a kick towards the posts is dropped by Linnett and forced dead in goal by Thurston, saving a try.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

Sharks are energetic after their points. Run 60m on the first set after points. Beale contests a bomb from 10m out of the Cowboys line and knocks it on.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-8

PENALTY Sharks. Leutele breaks past one Cowboy and Morgan just brings him down, without that Leutele scores. There's a penalty for holding too long and Maloney will get another chance to convert a penalty goal.

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Cowboys provide a drop out from the 20m and Fifita makes a strong charge into the line.

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Sharks elect to take a penalty goal.

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O'Neill with a try saver on Graham. PENALTY Sharks. Thurston picks up a Sharks grubber kick and is ruled to have played from an offside position.

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The rest on the review of the play was important for the Cowboys.

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The bunker stays with the call. The decision took longer than felt appropriate.

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Thurston cuts down Maloney in an important tackle close to the line. Barba runs out of options on the Sharks best attacking play. Bird doesn't come close to scoring a try but the referee uses the opportunity to go to the bunker to review alleged contact on Thurston contesting a bomb. At the moment it's a goal line drop out Cowboys.

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Finally a better option from the Sharks on fifth tackle. Ennis with his confidence unchanged grubber kicks for the right corner and the covering Cowboys are forced over the dead ball line. Goal line dropout coming.

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Three tackles in and the Cowboys are stuck inside their 10m zone. They can only make it out to the 25m area before Coote is forced to kick long.

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Leutele finds Barba on the left wing and an ankle tap prevents the line break which would have resulted in a try. On the last Beale dies with the ball 4m out as the Cowboys line stayed strong.

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Cowboys struggle for metres again. Thurston's limited to his 40m line for a kick once more.

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Tagataese almost broke the line and more bad service from Ennis derails their attack. Cowboys field a fifth tackle kick.

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JT is forced to kick from his own 40m line. Barba can take the ball and run to within a 3m of his 40m line.

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Maloney caps a good Sharks set with kicking to Coote and locking him to 15m from his try line.

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Cowboys looked dangerous up until the last play of their set. Coote decided to run and place a desperate kick which ends with the Sharks coming back ar them.

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PENALTY Cowboys. Gallen pushes a Cowboy chaser over the dead ball line while making a play.

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PENALTY SHARKS. JT ruled to have stripped the ball in a three man tackle. Sharks advance to 30m out.

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The Sharks are back. Referees are ready and the Sharks will receive.

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No injuries from the first half. Cowboys are returning to the field.

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Second half due to start in about 15 minutes. Stay with us.

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That's half time. The penalty was too far out for a penalty goal. Their venture into the Sharks half ended with a rushed 40m field goal attempt from JT but he misses badly. A close game after 40 mins as expected.

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ON REPORT and PENALTY Cowboys. Bukuya puts O'Neill in a dangerous tackle.

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Maloney runs out of the defensive line and forces the ball loose from Morgan. Sharks get a chance for more points before half time.

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Ennis decides to take the fifth tackle kick out of dummy half after a reasonable set. The kick is fielded by Coote 15m out so the home team has lost some momentum.

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Bolton's come on for the Cowboys and he makes 15m in his first run. A spiralling JT kick finds the grass and earns back some field position. Advantage still Sharks.

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Quick play the balls for the Sharks and Ennis is using them well. Sharks have no plan on the last. They pass from one side of the field to the other and Bird eventually kicks and traps Coote just in front of his goal line.

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PENALTY Sharks. They're on a roll and look dangerous. They got to within 25m of the Cowboys line before the penalty. Cronulla will attempt a penalty goal to level the scores.

North Queensland Cowboys 8-6

Morgan goes dangerously close to breaking the line from 60m out on the third play. Big metres from the Cowboys in this set, they make 65m. Beale catches a bomb while sliding towards the corner and he slides over the sideline with possession.

North Queensland Cowboys 8-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Hand in the play the ball. This game is being sullied by penalties but they have all been legitimate uses of the whistle.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Ennis has an arm across the face. Gallen goes to complain to the ref and the ref Bernard Sutton issues a warning for the Sharks team collectively.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Sharks. The ball is stripped in a multi man tackle. JT issued a warning for his team's poor plays.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Sharks. This time 3m out from the Cowboys line. Gallen found space behind the markers and is held down too long in the tackle.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Sharks. Cowboys hold the Sharks carrier too long in the tackle.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Bird puts Winterstein to ground after the referee called held. Ennis is grabbing Thurston by the jersey, trying to get under his skin.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Sharks get some effective offloads going and Fifta made two strong metre earning runs. On fourth Sharks go side to side because they are unorganised. The last tackle kick goes to Coote and was an awful option.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Sharks. The players are fired up now. Lowe puts a shoulder into Beale and is penalised. Sharks teammates are upset.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Another set ending with a Cronulla player, this time Graham, stopping a grubber with a foot. Graham gets to the ball first.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

North Queensland spend another set inside the Sharks 20m zone. Cowboys are not able to take advantage of their position but Barba plays at a kick from JT and the Cowboys have the ball again.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Cowboys. The play causes both teams to run in but not much comes of it. Taumalolo appears to elbow Maloney while trying to play the ball. He's got a valid point.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Play briefly stopped as Jack Bird was down. He's fine now it seems after 20 seconds. Sharks run on the last, passing one by one out to the right wing. Winterstein blocks Holmes and Sharks throw a forward pass.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Only 30m from the Cowboys in their set. Holmes fields JT's long kick on the full and starts the set in good field position.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Maloney attempts to run a set play near the line on fourth but he slips over. On the last Sharks kick high and Cowboys regain possession.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PEANLTY Sharks. They advance up to halfway.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Thurston dummies and almost breaks the line from 25m out. On the last JT chips for Feldt and O'Neill dies with the ball 5m out.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Cowboys try to run over the line through the middle of the field and Thurston ends the set kicking into the in goal and the ball going dead. Replays show Beale knocked it out but Sharks get possession.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

Cowboys start a set from 30m out of the Sharks line.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Cowboys. Charged against Ennis for stripping the ball in a three man tackle on Tamou.

North Queensland Cowboys 6-0

PENALTY Cowboys and 10m advance for backchat. Graham penalised in the ruck on O'Neill.

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Luke Lewis carries three and pleases the crowd. Maloney gets a kick from 30m out but the kick pressure from Granville prevented an effective kick.

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Stronger defnce from the Sharks. Limit the Cowboys to within their own half despite a run from Taumalolo.

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Michael Ennis earning quick metres and space from dummy half. He gets 20m on his first run. Sharks enter inside the Cowboys half on fifth tackle and bomb to Winterstein.

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Cowboys looks for metres on the edges in the early plays. Make 55m in the set.

Both teams are out on the field. Shark Park looks full and we're ready for kick off. Cowboys to receive the ball.

Welcome to LeagueUnlimited's live update for the final game of round 14 with the Cronulla Sharks against the North Queensland Cowboys. It's a top of the table clash that brings high anticipation, but the rivalry these teams have built in the last two years has many predicting this will be the best NRL match of 2016 so far. We're close to kick off, stick around for a 7-7:05pm start.