72.30 He's burst through the defensive line and he's on a run. James Hughes with the ball for the Sharks. Ah, he's not going to make it all the way, he's been scythed down, but he's brought the ball out of the Sharks 22m nicely. The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Sharks side of the halfway line. Hughes goes short to James McDougal, but Daniel Speirs wraps around his legs. Good tackle and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Sharks show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck. The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Sharks side of the halfway line. James Hughes looks to run but is immediately tackled by Hal Teja for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but James Hughes has been penalised by the referee for not releasing the ball. That'll be a penalty to the Crabs The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Sharks side of the halfway line...
...Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Sam Somerset. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Poor kick. He's failed to find touch there, and the Sharks snap up the ball. The next phase to be played from 29 metres on the Sharks side of the halfway line...
We're in the lead with five minutes to go, take the goddam points! Somerset's been good but fmd he needs a word for that.
He isn't good enough to have made the distance from the position the penalty was given away in, but regardless it was a shocking kick. ...Soumyanil Das has the ball and is tackled by Zinzan Brumby for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Sharks show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck. The next phase to be played from 26 metres on the Sharks side of the halfway line. Hughes takes the slow play here, but unleashes a huge pass to Graham. Heads has surged out of the line to tackle Graham, but Graham sees him coming and jinks round him and now has acres of space to play with...
..Graham runs and runs hard. This is the opportunity the Sharks have been looking for. Furball is tracking across to tackle him, Furball puts in a desparing dive, but he can't stop Graham who reaches the try-zone under no pressure. He touches down under the posts. A great run of 77 metres. TRY!! TRY TO Sharks Conversion attempt for the Sharks. Kick to be taken by Matthew Scoble. Great kick. He's nailed that one and they earn the extra 2 points. Crabs 10 - 14 Sharks What can the Crabs do in the remaining 5 minutes?
79.15 The Sharks just need to keep hold of the ball, 30m into Crabs territory. However, Devonshire is obliterated by a massive tackle from Volt Man. He completes the turnover. The Crabs have to get the ball to travel 80m. A try is what they need. Phifteenplus gets the ball and runs. He beats Scoble immediately and evades a tackle from Logan... It's chaos out there at the moment... ...The Siren sounds...
...Phifteenplus passes to Hurricane there in support. Hurricane slams Devonshire out of the way and blasts forward 10m. He passes to Somerset who gains a couple before passing back inside to Hurricane. Morris tackles, but the Crabs have plenty of support there. Howe tries to rumble a couple of metres but gets nowhere. He is tackled by Verigotta and another ruck forms. Now the Crabs look to spread. Phifteenplus to Shriram, Shriram to Somerset, Somerset to Heads, Heads out to Furball. But they're gaining nothing. Niranjan Gurupur tackles Furball and this is a well contested ruck. The whistle blows. Furball penalised for not releasing the ball. That's full time and a heartbreaker for the Crabs. Crabs 10 - 14 Sharks
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