Don't worry, I put all your vCash on call with Hannover Finance. Safe as an old knackered shed. Game will probably be sometime this weekend, ftr.
0.00 Blunder kicks deep and the ball is taken by Sam Verigotta. Verigotta passes to Hughes, who doesn't appear ready for it. McGrath tackles Hughes and is well supported by Izett, Storer and Laing. Great initial work from the Spartans - turnover ball! Cribb spreads the ball wide. Blunder with the ball, he tries to jink around Graham, but the centre has him covered. Instead, Blunder passes to Deane who is immediately tackled by Sam Green. Good tackle. Ritchie and Chung secure the ball for the Spartans. Cribb to Farnsworth whose turn of speed beats Bakkum. Farnsworth back to Cribb on the wraparound. Great move this, now deep inside the Sharks' 22. Cribb with a cut-out pass to Orr who's in space. Just 6 metres from the line, but Astele has put in some hard yards to cover him. Astele with the tackle, but Orr has made a fabulous pass to Schaw on the diagonal. Schaw dots down 5m from the sideline. Luffman misses the conversion. Spartans 5 - 0 Sharks
6.00 Try saving tackle from James McDougal. Nick Scott was only inches short of the line, but the brutality of that hit from McDougal saw Scott drop the ball. Logan clears with a massive kick.
9.15 Big moment for the injury-ravaged Spartans. Alan Izett is clearly injured. The slo-mo replay shows some hyperextension of the knee joint. That looks very painful. He's gonna have to be subbed off. Darryn Howell will come on to replace him.
Spartans odds just crashed to $1.60/$2.20 with that injury. Izett has been a massive part of their pack's success and after less than 10 minutes. With Eggman already out, there's no front row reserves left, and only one forward reserve (Downes) left as well.
16.00 Line out to the Sharks deep in their own territory. Only 19m from their try line. Morris throws in, but that's a poor throw. He's overshot his man there and Chung steals the ball with ease. Complete turnaround here, Chung shoots the ball to Cribb. Great flowing move and Schaw is on the end of it. Big overlap and he scores with ease. Luffman converts this one easily Spartans 12 - 0 Sharks.
