It is Fulltime! A massive upset with the Sharks defeating the Storm 20-18 at Shark Park. Stay tuned for the Match Report and 3,2,1's @LeagueUnlimited!
Penalty Storm - Against Andrew Fifita for bringing Felise Kaufusi to the ground. They find the line 30m out with 15 seconds to go!
Nelson Asofa-Solomona puts down a Dale Finucane pass on halfway and Cronulla have the scrum
Cameron Smith adds the extras! 20-18 to the Sharks!
Kenny Bromwich holds up the ball close to the line and Ryan Papenhuyzen charges onto the one handed offload to score a fantastic try! Sharks lead 20-16 kick to come.
Will Chambers puts Josh Addo-Carr away down the left wing and Dugan tackles him 20m out. Storm on the attack!
Cameron Munster kicks for Suliasi Vunivalu on the last and he tries to take a speckie on Josh Morris but the ball bounces touch in goal. 22m re-start Cronulla.
Kyle Flanagan tackled on the last. Storm handover 5m from their own line.
Will Chambers ruled to have knocked on attempting an intercept. Replays show Briton Nikora actually knocked on first. Very tough call. Sharks scrum 13m out.
Penalty Sharks - Against Christian Welch for being offside. Sharks find the line 15m out.
Brodie Croft gets a sloppy kick away on the last and it limps into touch. Sharks scrum 35m from their own line.
Cameron Smith goes for a 40/20 and misses by millimetres! Sharks scrum 21 metres from their own line.
Blayke Brailey grubbers close to the line for Jayson Bukuya but Felise Kaufusi gets there and bats it dead. Line dropout Storm.
Kyle Flanagan converts and the Sharks lead 20-12.
Braden Hamlin-Uele charges onto the ball close to the line and steamrolls over defenders to score! Sharks lead 18-12.
Kyle Flanagan kicks the penalty. Sharks lead 14-12.
Penalty Sharks - Against Marion Seve for escorting Josh Morris off the ball from a kick. Kyle Flanagan to have another shot.
Kyle Flanagan misses the Penalty. Score remains 12 all.
Penalty Sharks - High tackle on Josh Dugan by Tui Kamikamica. Sharks will take the 2 points.
Josh Addo-Carr knocks on off a kick inside his own half and the Sharks have a big chance! Sharks scrum 13m out.
We are underway at Shark Park!
Briton Nikora puts the ball down. Opportunity missed for the Sharks.
Suliasi Vunivalu knocks a towering bomb backwards and Jahrome Hughes is tackled in goal. Dropout Storm just before the break.
Kyle Flanagan converts and it is 12 all.
Kyle Flanagan grubbers close to the line and it sits up beautifully for Briton Nikora to score! Storm lead 12-10 kick to come.
Great kick on the last from Kyle Flanagan and the Sharks get a repeat set. Dropout Storm.
Will Chambers tries to find Josh Addo-Carr on the edge but the ball goes into touch. Sharks scrum 10m from their own line.
Brodie Croft grubbers in goal on the last and Chad Townsend grounds the ball for a dropout.
Bronson Xerri grubbers on the last but the ball goes dead in goal. 22m re-start for the Sharks.
VIDEO REF - NO TRY - Josh Addo-Carr looks to have scored, however Bronson Xerri ruled to have been obstructed in the build up. Sharks find the line 30m out.
Josh Dugan cleans up a ball in the in-goal but is bundled into touch. Storm ball 10m out!
Cameron Smith converts and it is 12-0 to Melbourne.
Jesse Bromwich charges towards the line and reaches out and slams the ball down for a try! Storm lead 10-6 kick to come.
Penalty Storm - Sharks inside the 10m. Storm take the tap!
Josh Dugan spills the ball right in front of the posts. Storm scrum 18m out.
Cameron Smith ties the game up at 6 all.
Penalty Storm - The Sharks have not performed the dropout before the shot clock! Penalty from in front to Melbourne!
Cameron Munster kicks for Josh Addo-Carr on the last, Aaron Gray spills the ball under pressure and the ball sits up in goal but Kyle Flanagan bats it dead. Dropout Cronulla.
Cameron Smith hits the posts and misses the conversion. Score remains Sharks 6 Storm 4.
Cameron Munster creates some space and finds Jahrome Hughes who bats on the ball quickly for Josh Addo-Carr who races away to score in the corner! Storm hit back. Sharks lead 6-4 kick from the sideline to come.
Penalty Storm - Against Matt Prior for being inside the 10m. Melbourne find the line just over halfway.
Kyle Flanagan adds the extras. Sharks lead 6-0.
Cameron Munster loses the ball 5m from his own line and the Sharks attack to the left and Josh Morris puts Sione Katoa over for the first try of the night! Sharks lead 4-0 kick to come.
Josh Addo-Carr puts his foot into touch playing the ball. Sharks scrum 45m out.
Brodie Croft tries to grubber on the last and is nailed by Matt Prior as he kicks and the Sharks have the ball back 10m from their own half.
Aaron Gray drops the ball on his first touch. Storm scrum 13m out.
We are underway at Shark Park!
Welcome to Shark Park for our second match in Friday Night Football, which sees fierce rivals Cronulla Sharks and the Melbourne Storm face off. The Sharks have been decimated by injury in recent weeks, however still sit on the edge of the Top 8. The Storm meanwhile has just dropped one game so far and as per usual they are competition benchmark. The Sharks have some late changes, with Will Kennedy and Sosaia Feki both out and replaced by Josh Dugan in jersey #21 and Aaron Gray in jersey #20 at fullback and wing respectively. The Storm has just the one positional change with Christian Welch to start at prop in jersey #15, with the behemoth front rower Nelson Asofa-Solomona starting from the pine. This game will have plenty of feeling, so stay tuned for all the action @LeagueUnlimited! Kickoff not far away!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Chris Butler
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Bryan Norrie
CRONULLA-SUTHERLAND SHARKS (20)
Tries: Sione Katoa, Briton Nikora, Braden Hamlin-uele
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kyle Flanagan (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Kyle Flanagan (1/2)
MELBOURNE STORM (18)
Tries: Josh Addo-Carr, Jesse Bromwich, Ryan Papenhuyzen
Field Goals:
Conversions: Cameron Smith (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Cameron Smith (1/1)