Sharks surge previous spirited Tigers for 36-12 NRL win

A late flurry of tries following a debatable bunker name has helped Cronulla survive a scare by the hands of a spirited Wests Tigers aspect to assert a 36-12 NRL victory.

Thursday night time’s win earlier than a crowd of 9215 at CommBank Stadium strikes Cronulla to second on the ladder, stage with Penrith however behind the premiers on factors differential.

Craig Fitzgibbon’s aspect have been sloppy at instances and it wasn’t till the Tigers had a strive questionably chalked off within the fifty fifth minute that the Sharks have been in a position to put the reigning picket spooners away.

Along with his aspect trailing 18-12, Tigers centre Tommy Talau thought he had scored his second strive of the night time and acquired his workforce again into the competition when he climbed above Nicho Hynes to assert a kick and contact down.

The bunker noticed issues in a different way, ruling that the Tigers centre had knocked the ball on into the Sharks No. 7 as he tried to make a catch.

That call knocked the wind out of the Tigers’ sails, with Cronulla placing on 4 tries within the last 25 minutes to provide the scoreboard a beneficial slant.

The Tigers, to their credit score, performed with improved struggle and spirit in comparison with final week’s 74-0 hammering by the hands of North Queensland.

Winger Sione Katoa and wrecking ball centre Siosifa Talakai gave Cronulla an early benefit however the Tigers floor their means again into the sport.

Talau bulldozed by means of a Will Kennedy deal with within the twenty seventh minute, earlier than damaging backrower Shawn Blore went in on the stroke of halftime to lock up the scores at 12-12.

Regardless of a attempt to Katoa early into the second half the Tigers stored on Cronulla’s tails till Talau’s second strive effort was dominated out.

After that let-off, Cronulla marched down the opposite finish and Jesse Ramein was in a position to catch a bomb to the in-goal to provide the Sharks a extra snug buffer.

Talakai added a second, Hynes coasted in on a long-range break and Katoa grabbed his hat-trick on the dying to wrap issues up for the lads from the Shire.

The Tigers, who are actually winless of their final 5, may very well be with out centre Starford To’a for subsequent week’s sport with Newcastle after he was positioned on report for a lifting deal with on Ronaldo Mulitalo.

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