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26
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
34
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Wests Tigers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
H1
16
12

    Wests Tigers Events

  • 17 mins - Try, D.Nofoaluma
  • 18 mins - Conversion, M.Moses
  • 22 mins - Try, J.Tedesco
  • 30 mins - Try, C.Lawrence
  • 31 mins - Conversion, M.Moses

    Wests Tigers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Events

  • 2 mins - Try, L.Lewis
  • 4 mins - Conversion, J.Maloney
  • 37 mins - Try, J.Maloney
  • 39 mins - Conversion, J.Maloney
H2
10
22

    Wests Tigers Events

  • 54 mins - Try, J.Tedesco
  • 80 mins - Try, M.Moses
  • 80 mins - Conversion, M.Moses

    Wests Tigers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Events

  • 46 mins - Try, S.Feki
  • 49 mins - Penalty goal, J.Maloney
  • 57 mins - Try, P.Gallen
  • 59 mins - Conversion, J.Maloney
  • 69 mins - Penalty goal, J.Maloney
  • 70 mins - Try, B.Barba
  • 72 mins - Conversion, J.Maloney
  • 78 mins - Penalty goal, J.Maloney
ET
0
0

    Wests Tigers Events

    Wests Tigers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Events

Scorers

Wests Tigers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Goal Scorers Wests Tigers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries Nofoaluma (1), Tedesco (2), Lawrence (1), Moses (1) Lewis (1), Maloney (1), Feki (1), Gallen (1), Barba (1)
Conversions Moses (3/5) Maloney (4/5)
Penalty Goals Maloney (3/4)
Field Goals

Team Statistics

Wests Tigers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Statistics

Wests Tigers Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Tries 5 5
Conversions 3 4
Penalty Goals 0 3
Field Goals 0 0
Wests TigersGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
J.Aloiai 6 50 1 0 0 0 10 0 1 1
L.Brooks 3 24 1 0 3 3 8 4 0 2
M.Cherrington 1 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0
R.Farah 4 56 0 0 0 1 40 0 3 1
T.Grant 13 125 0 0 0 0 24 1 0 0
D.Halatau 11 105 0 0 0 0 21 4 2 1
C.Lawrence 8 84 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 0
K.Lovett 7 55 0 0 0 0 20 1 1 1
M.Moses 1 68 0 0 0 8 12 3 1 0
K.Naiqama 6 55 0 0 0 1 18 4 1 0
D.Nofoaluma 9 87 2 1 0 0 6 1 0 0
J.Rankin 8 49 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0
A.Seumanufagai 7 75 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 1
T.Simona 7 55 1 0 0 0 12 0 2 1
S.Sue 8 70 0 0 0 0 25 1 1 0
J.Tedesco 7 91 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1
A.Woods 16 155 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0
Cronulla-Sutherland SharksGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
B.Barba 7 51 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0
J.Bird 15 140 3 0 0 1 9 1 0 1
J.Bukuya 6 62 0 0 0 0 21 2 0 2
M.Ennis 7 80 0 0 1 2 36 2 3 0
S.Feki 11 87 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
A.Fifita 16 191 2 0 0 0 28 1 1 1
P.Gallen 14 165 1 1 0 0 16 0 1 0
W.Graham 14 118 0 0 0 1 26 2 0 1
C.Heighington 6 52 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
V.Holmes 14 220 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
R.Leutele 8 73 1 0 1 0 11 1 0 0
L.Lewis 10 107 2 1 0 0 11 1 0 3
J.Maloney 6 51 0 0 0 4 23 7 1 0
J.Paulo 3 25 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
M.Prior 4 41 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
S.Tagataese 8 86 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
C.Townsend 3 34 0 0 1 4 7 3 0 1

Match Details

Wests Tigers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
START TIME
4:30PM
WEATHER
Unknown
VENUE
Campbelltown Stadium
Referees
Adam Devcich, Ben Galea, Chris James, Luke Patten, Matthew Cecchin, Russell Turner, Ziggy Przeklaska-Adamski
Tigers 26 Sharks 34

Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan slams NRL bunker over obstruction calls

Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan claimed the NRL Bunker was not resulting in more correct decisions after his side survived two obstruction calls to down a James Tedesco-inspired Wests Tigers 34-26 at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday.

Flanagan had to send a message to his players to cool it late in the second half as they became frustrated over a disallowed try to centre Ricky Leutele and a four pointer awarded to Tedesco at the other end within minutes.

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Brilliant Tedesco not enough for Tigers

The Cronulla Sharks overcame a couple of controversial bunker calls to finish on top.

Sharks captain Paul Gallen was involved in both incidents and insisted on the field and later at the post-match press conference that he had not impeded Tigers centre Kevin Naiqama but had been prevented from tackling Tedesco by Wests backrower Chris Lawrence.

Both decisions were referred to the bunker by referee Adam Devich and Flanagan said review officials Luke Patten, Ben Galea and Matt Cecchin had got the calls wrong. 

Bunker blues: Sharks coach Shane Flanagan.
Bunker blues: Sharks coach Shane Flanagan. Photo: Getty Images

"The bunker hasn't made better decisions, it has just made the rulings come a bit faster," Flanagan said. "It has sped the game up a little bit but it is still not making the right decisions. 

"It could have been costly. We just want the right decisions to be made and we have got a tool to use in the bunker and they came up with two dud calls today.

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"I have been around footy all my life, coaching kids and coached rules and for me ... it was a try every day of the week and then to go down the other end of the field, that was a 12 point turnaround.

"Gal was behind Chris Heighington and he was supporting the player but the Tigers player made a decision to tackle Gal. Then a player stands in our defensive line and obstructs Gal getting to the player [Tedesco]. It doesn't matter how much he obstructed him. That's the rules and they got it wrong."

Won't go quietly: James Tedesco touches down.
Won't go quietly: James Tedesco touches down. Photo: Getty Images

Tigers coach Jason Taylor said he hadn't looked closely enough at either incident to have an opinion and was more concerned by his side's lack of discipline to concede 12 penalties to seven after overcoming the loss of Tedesco in the opening minute with what was initially feared to be a fractured cheekbone.

Tedesco returned in the 16th minute to demonstrate why he is favourite for the NSW No.1 jersey by setting up a try for Naiqama and scoring twice himself but the Tigers let the game slip from their grasp in the second half.

Full stretch: Luke Lewis of the Sharks reaches out to score a try.
Full stretch: Luke Lewis of the Sharks reaches out to score a try. Photo: Getty Images

The Tigers star had a lump under his right eye after collecting the knees of Luke Lewis while fielding a grubber kick from Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend in just the 44th second of the match and he said afterwards he had also suffered bruised ribs.

"I think I was a bit lucky it wasn't too high in the temple but it was disappointing to start the game like that," Tedesco said.

"I just thought I had to get out there and do something because we were down 6-0. We had a pretty good first half when I got back out there but we are starting our second halfs a bit too slow and letting them back in the game too easy."

The return of Tedesco in the 16th minute changed the momentum of the game as he put Naiqama over with his first touch of the ball and then crossed seven minutes later after running off halfback Luke Brooks and shaping to pass before pushing off Chad Townsend to score and put the Tigers ahead 10-6.

When Lawrence ran into a yawning gap on the Cronulla line off an inside Brooks pass, the Tigers were suddenly leading 16-6 but the Sharks gave a glimpse of what was to come when five-eighth James Maloney finished a brilliant 50-metre movement in the 38th minute.

In the end it was Maloney's boot which proved the difference as he kicked three of four penalty goal attempts and converted four of the Sharks five tries but fullback Ben Barba was the star of the win, scoring the match winning try in the 70th minute and playing a key role in Maloney's try and another to winger Sosaia Feki just after halftime.

"I think we turned it on ourselves with some decisions we would like over again," Taylor said.

"We just did it to ourselves tonight. We are talking about discipline, too many penalties and penalties late in the tackle count which put pressure on us."

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