Sharks vs Warriors

Shaun Johnson has been excellent in the second half, scoring a try and laying a beautiful short ball onto Josh Curran who scored. Will Kennedy and Nicho Hynes ...

Shaun Johnson gives off a lovely short ball to a rampaging Josh Curran who crosses for a try. Sione Katoa was on the recieving end of a slick backline movement to score the Sharks’ third try of the afternoon. On the back of a Shaun Johnson kicked which bounced off the head of a Sharks player, Wayde Egan picked up the loose ball and crossed for an easy try under the post “It was Shaun Johnson running the whole set and on this occasion he knew who he wanted to get the ball to and he put Curran on the right player,” Flanagan said. Try-scoring machine Ronaldo Mulitalo crossed for his second four-pointer to quell the Warriors momentum. Dale Finucane becomes the second player of the game to be sent to a sin bin for a hip drop. Johnson converts from next to the post to tie the game up at 30. With five minutes left, Dale Finucane also was given his marching orders for a hip-drop tackle and off the penalty kick the Warriors failed to find the sideline handing the Sharks a crucial play before the penalty goal chaos ensued. Try-scoring machine Mulitalo then crossed for his second four-pointer to quell the Warriors momentum. The reigning Dally M Medallist was unable to get the distance from the sideline, handing the Warriors the win. But it wasn’t over, with the Sharks being handed a penalty for an offside straight off the kick off – giving Nicho Hynes a chance to respond. Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson was then handed a golden opportunity to steal victory with 30 seconds on the clock, slotting the penalty goal to secure two competition points.