Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
25
Match Complete
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
6
| N. Hynes |  | 79 | ||
| N. Hynes |  | 75 | ||
| T. Wilton |  | 74 | ||
| N. Hynes | | 69 | ||
| R. Mulitalo | | 67 | ||
| N. Hynes | | 57 | ||
| S. Katoa | | 55 | ||
| N. Hynes | | 24 | ||
| B. Trindall | | 23 | ||
| 14 | | M. Burton | ||
| 12 | | B. Wilson |
| 4 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 4 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 1 | Field Goals | 0 |
The Cronulla Sharks host the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs for the first double header of Friday Night Footy. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6pm AEST.
The Sharks showed great resilience in Auckland to overcome a 12-0 deficit to win 16-12 against the New Zealand Warriors. With a settled lineup once again, the Sharks will be looking forward to putting on a strong performance in front of their home fans to kick start their 2024 home season.
The Bulldogs looked lacklustre in attack, and desperately need their forward pack to step it up against their opponents.
Prediction
The Sharks love playing at home while questions ponder on how the Bulldogs will come up with points despite a relatively strong defensive performance against the Eels in round 1. Sharks 13+
Game information
Venue: PointsBet Stadium, Sydney
Kickoff: 6pm AEST
TV: Fox League
Stream: Kayo Sports
Odds: Sharks $1.35, Bulldogs $3.20 – odds via PlayUp
Sharks: 1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Cameron McInnes 14. Dale Finucane 15. Jack Williams 16. Royce Hunt 19. Tuku Hau Tapuha 17. Thomas Hazelton 18. Kayal Iro 20. Daniel Atkinson 21. Sam Stonestreet 22. Jayden Berrell
Bulldogs: 1. Blake Taaffe 2. Blake Wilson 3. Jacob Kiraz 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Connor Tracey 6. Matt Burton 7. Drew Hutchison 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Poasa Faamausili 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon 14. Kurt Mann 15. Samuel Hughes 16. Josh Curran 17. Kurtis Morrin 19. Bronson Xerri 20. Kitione Kautoga 21. Jake Turpin 22. Toby Sexton 23. Josh Addo-Carr
Bloke7
Roar Rookie
And just watched Storm get a penalty for a very similar thing, march up field and score!
Nat
Roar Guru
Yeah right. He's been all over Fox and you're a Tate poster boy. You've probably ripped him off as well and claimed as your own.
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
Who is Andrew Tate? #Busted! :laughing:
Nat
Roar Guru
Oh dear. #eyeroll. There is a significant difference. One is obviously a joke. You're the one 'liking' Andrew Tate clips.
The Barry
Roar Guru
Haha… yeah can be hard to pick up at times in the written word… didn’t want to talk smack about one of your key projects :laughing: It should be much better than it is. The seats are close to the game, it’s in a nice spot, passionate fans, but sub 1980s facilities
mushi
Roar Guru
Maybe the sarcasm didn’t come through :stoked: I actually cited conflict of interest with being a roosters member (to be fair it was outside my typical remit anyway) and punted it to an unsuspecting junior
The Barry
Roar Guru
It has the potential, but the units cut too far into the ground and the stands It’s pretty cool seeing people up on the balconies watching the footy The Eastern grandstand is completely dilapidated. It’s a wreck…
mushi
Roar Guru
My team worked on some of the financing so I think it's a great balance of residential and public space...
The Barry
Roar Guru
They’re all massive pests The ground here is so messed up. Looks like a junkyard. Units everywhere. grandstand on one side holds about 500 people
mushi
Roar Guru
Corporate at Sharks... harsh it's like Jetstar business class. Thankfully you've got as much chance of bumping into a troublesome shire fan as ScoMo has at his farewell dinner.
The Barry
Roar Guru
It’s worse… I’m sitting in the corporate hospitality marquee 10 of us. 9 sharks fans. Maybe three Dogs fans out of 400 people
mushi
Roar Guru
Dogs would have beaten the Broncos last night with that. But that was probably the bottom of the barrel for the Broncos
Renegade
Roar Guru
Dogs were very good tonight, performances like that will win them many more games than last year. Super happy with last weeks resilient Cronulla win, just as good this week… profressional by the sharks, the sort of win that separated them from the top 4 last year because they couldn’t put in a full 80. 2 weeks in a row they’ve done it , well done sharkies :thumbup: Up Up!
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Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
Thank you all for joining the live blog. David Holden will be calling the Western Sydney Derby now. This is Arnab Bhattacharya signing off. Goodnight.
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
FULL TIME CRO 25 CBY 6 Make no mistake, the scoreline does not reflect how close of a contest this was. The Bulldogs showed more urgency in attack and defence, but ultimately the quality was lacking. As the game went on, the Sharks found their feet and ran away with it. Craig Fitzgibbon will be a pleased man having seen his playing group defend their way to victory. The Dogs may be 0-2, but they’re showing good signs compared to 2023
Glory Bound
Roar Rookie
That's 2 weeks in a row the Sharks have held their opponents scoreless in the second 40 mins. That's impressive.
mushi
Roar Guru
Brave trip though this early in the season with the team perhaps not favoured to win
Arnab Bhattacharya
Roar Guru
Full time whistle goes and that’s it. Sharks win!
mushi
Roar Guru
I thought the rule of the shire was "no man enters. No man leaves"