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Wests Tigers
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Match Complete
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
36
| 61 |  | J. Ramien | ||
| A. Doueihi |  | 57 | ||
| L. Garner | | 56 | ||
| 54 | | N. Hynes | ||
| 52 | | B. Hamlin-Uele | ||
| 34 |  | N. Hynes | ||
| 23 | | N. Hynes | ||
| 21 | | K. Dykes | ||
| 20 | | N. Hynes | ||
| 19 | | R. Hunt | ||
| A. Doueihi | | 14 | ||
| F. Brown | | 13 | ||
| 11 | | N. Hynes | ||
| 9 | | M. Ikuvalu | ||
| 6 | | N. Hynes | ||
| 5 | | L. Miller |
| 2 | Tries | 6 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 5 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Cronulla continue their quest for a top two position and a home final, while Wests Tigers strive to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon in round 22 of the NRL. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 5:30pm AEST.
Wests have been adept at disrupting finals-bound teams in recent weeks, with a moral victory in North Queensland followed by an actual victory over the Broncos in Brisbane.
Their return to NSW didn’t go so well and the absence of key playmaker Jackson Hastings was keenly felt in defeat to Newcastle last Sunday. They won’t disrupt the Sharks with a repeat of last week’s performance.
Cronulla’s been bubbling along nicely over the last two months, winning seven of eight, with the only stumble during this period a narrow loss away to the Penrith machine in round 19.
Nicho Hynes has deconstructed the halfback position, Ronaldo Mulitalo is flying, both literally and figuratively, and veteran Andrew Fifita seems to have supped from the fountain of youth. It’s hard to imagine them not steamrolling the holiday-bound Tigers.
While the Sharks start the round two points behind North Queensland and with a significantly inferior points differential, their top two hopes are very much alive. The Cowboys face the Roosters, Rabbitohs and Panthers on their run-in. The Sharks don’t and, while Manly and Canterbury could disrupt them, the Cowboys seem more likely to stumble.
In team news, Wests are without Ken Maumalo with James Roberts returning to the backline in his place. Cronulla are still without Matt Moylan but welcome back Dale Finucane from suspension. Lachie Miller will start in place of Connor Tracey who was badly concussed last weekend.
Prediction
While Cronulla’s been winning consistently, they’ve rarely been dominant and struggled to dispatch an insipid Dragons team last weekend. They’ll win but will probably only pull well clear in the last 20 minutes.
Cronulla by 24.
Kick-off: 5:30pm AEST
Venue: Scully Park, Tamworth
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Tigers $4.60; Sharks $1.20 – odds via PlayUp
Wests Tigers
1. Daine Laurie 2. Brent Naden 3. James Roberts 4. Asu Kepaoa 5. Starford To’a 6. Adam Doueihi 7. Jock Madden 8. James Tamou 9. Fa’amanu Brown 10. Zane Musgrove 11. Alex Seyfarth 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Joe Ofahengaue 14. Fonua Pole 15. Austin Dias 16. Thomas Freebairn 17. Tyrone Peachey 18. Luke Garner 19. Jake Simpkin 20. Brandon Tumeth 21. Junior Tupou 22. Justin Matamua
Cronulla Sharks
1. Kade Dykes 2. Lachlan Miller 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Dale Finucane 14. Teig Wilton 15. Cameron McInnes 16. Aiden Tolman 17. Andrew Fifita 18. Kayal Iro 19. Royce Hunt 20. Luke Metcalf 21. Jesse Colquhoun 22. Matt Ikuvalu
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