Sharks
12
Match Complete
Bulldogs
18
C. Townsend | 76 | |||
M. Hiroti | 75 | |||
C. Townsend | 46 | |||
B. Brailey | 45 | |||
22 | K. Flanagan | |||
21 | N. Meaney | |||
12 | K. Flanagan | |||
10 | N. Cotric | |||
6 | K. Flanagan | |||
4 | W. Hopoate |
2 | Tries | 3 | ||
2 | Conversions | 3 | ||
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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The Cronulla Sharks are hoping to put a tumultuous time behind them against the last-placed Canterbury Bulldogs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. Stay up to date with their NRL clash with live scores on The Roar from 5:30pm (AEST).
The extremely controversial departure of coach John Morris either took its toll on the Sharks or failed to galvanise them, depending on your viewpoint. They were in it all night against Newcastle last week, before some Kalyn Ponga heroics saw them go down. With Craig Fitzgibbon now locked in for 2022, what the club intends to get out of the season’s remainder is unclear.
Scoring 18 points in back-to-back matches has been the lone highlight in an otherwise disastrous start to 2021 for the Bulldogs. A brief second-half flurry had them looking a chance of stealing a first win for the season, but it went begging and now the Canterbury side have a really tough stretch of matches coming up as they desperately attempt to avoid the spoon.
The Sharks scored a narrow 20-18 win when these sides met last season, their sixth win in their last seven meetings with the Bulldogs. The Dogs have won on six of their last eight visits to Kogarah Oval – but none of them have been against Cronulla.
Kick-off: 5:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
TV: Fox League
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Odds: Sharks $1.14, Bulldogs $5.70 (odds via PlayUp)
Sharks
1. Will Kennedy, 2. Mawene Hirota, 3. Josh Dugan, 4. Jesse Ramien, 5. Connor Tracey, 6. Matt Moylan, 7. Chad Townsend, 8. Braden Hamlin-Uele, 9. Blayke Brailey, 10. Aaron Woods, 11. Briton Nikora, 12. Teig Wilton, 13. Toby Rudolf
Bench/Reserves: 14. Billy Magoulias, 15. Shaun Johnson, 16. Jack Williams, 17. Siosifa Talakai, 18. Braydon Trindall, 19. Will Chambers, 20. Franklin Pele, 21. Jenson Taumoepeau
Bulldogs
1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 2. Nick Cotric, 3. Will Hopoate, 4. Corey Allan, 5. Tuipulotu Katoa, 6. Jake Averillo, 7. Kyle Flanagan, 8. Dylan Napa, 9. Sione Katoa, 10. Luke Thompson, 11. Adam Elliott, 12. Chris Smith, 13. Corey Waddell
Bench/Reserves: 14. Bradley Deitz, 15. Renouf Atoni, 16. Ava Seumanufagai, 17. Matt Doorey, 19. Lachlan Lewis, 20. Joe Stimson, 21. Nick Meaney, 22. Ofahiki Ogden
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