Sharks wind down the clock and come away with a hard fought win.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
Sio and Mata'utia with some great handling but the Knights are denied what would have been a remarkable try as Mata'utia is ruled to have knocked on.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
Leutele tries to reel in Maloney's grubber to score, but can't get control. Newcastle survive again
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
Sharks try everything, grubber, barge over, second phase play, but the Knights defence holds firm.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
PENALTY SHARKS: Knights give another away on the first tackle.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
PENALTY SHARKS: Cronulla now moves into the Knights 20.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Townsend didn't get back onside
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
20,535 fans at the game. Yet another phenomenal Knights home crowd!
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Hodkinson nails the conversion to reduce the deficit to 8 points
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-18
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Scored by Danny Levi. Kick to come.
Levi with an o0ld school barge over from dummy half to score.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-16
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Townsend takes an intercept but he's offside.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-12
PENALTY KNIGHTS: They take the quick tap 20 metres out from the Sharks line
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-12
Ross cleans up a loose ball and runs 60 metres but is ankle tapped by Maloney
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-12
PENALTY SHARKS: Gagai gets a hand on the ball as Holmes is trying to play the ball. Sharks take the tap.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney keeps his perfect kicking record intact
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-12
TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Scored by Jesse Ramien. Kick to come.
Ramien scores after Gallen got a good offload away.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 24-12
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Penalty goal attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney kicks the easy 2
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 20-12
PENALTY SHARKS: And Gallen decides to play it safe and take the 2
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-12
Cross kick by Cogger for Gagai, but it all goes pear shaped. And that's half time.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-12
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Capewell's tackle creeps up high.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-12
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Hodkinson nails the extras from right in front
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-12
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Scored by Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Kick to come.
As easy as that, FItzgibbon takes the pass from dummy half, hit and spins and scores under the dot.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-10
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Sharks taking too long to get off the tackled player. Knights take the tap again.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-6
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Sharks inside the ten. Knights take the tap 20 metres from the Sharks line.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-6
UNFORCED ERROR CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Gerard Beale makes an unforced error.
Knights with a nothing kick to Beale, but he drops it cold
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Hodkinson nails the goal from in front
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-6
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Scored by Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Kick to come.
Fitzgibbon scores off some splendid second phase play, keeping the ball alive. Amey offloads to Fitzgibbon who dives over the under posts.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-4
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Knights get a nice helping hand down into the Sharks half
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-0
PENALTY SHARKS: Sharks get a penalty on the Knights line and again opt for the quick tap.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney kicks the easy two from in front
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 18-0
TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Scored by Jayden Brailey. Kick to come.
Prior makes a break and then passes to Brailey who scores under the posts.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 16-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
From virtually the same blade of grass as his last kick, Maloney converts again.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12-0
TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Scored by Chad Townsend. Kick to come.
Townsend breaks through the Knights defence and scores a soft try.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10-0
PENALTY SHARKS: Knights first tackle of the set and they give away a penalty
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Sharks nabbed for working the tackled player
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0
INJURY: Jacob Saifiti looks to have injured his shoulder after falling awkwardly trying to tackle Fifita.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Maloney converts the try from out wide
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-0
TRY CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS: Scored by Valentine Holmes. Kick to come.
Holmes dives over from dummy half to open the scoring today.
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 4-0
PENALTY SHARKS: Knights holding down in the tackle. Sharks take the tap again.
0 all
PENALTY SHARKS: Knights with their hands on the ball. Sharks take the tap.
0 all
Sharks with a clever attacking play. Feki kicks in field, Leutele regathered and passed poorly to Holmes, who knocked on.
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Welcome to old boys day up in Newcastle! We're underway!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Jon Stone
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Tim Roby
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (18)
Tries: Lachlan Fitzgibbon (2), Danny Levi
Field Goals:
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (3/3)
Penalty Goals:
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (26)
Tries: Valentine Holmes, Chad Townsend, Jayden Brailey, Jesse Ramien
Field Goals:
Conversions: James Maloney (4/4)
Penalty Goals: James Maloney (1/1)