NRL Sunday Scores: Roosters Lead Sharks 14-4 at Halftime

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A flying Mark Nawaqanitawase gets on the board

By Jon Healy

The Roosters have been kicking across field to Mark Nawaqanitawase all night and Ronaldo Mulitalo has been doing a pretty good job to disrupt him, but finally the former Wallaby gets up above, takes the clean grab and manages to ground it.

56' James Tedesco's nose is smashed across his face

By Jon Healy

He leaps for a kick against Sione Katoa and drives his face straight into the forearm of Katoa. He knocks in the process and is left sprawled on the turf.

He gets up and argues with referee Ashley Klein, who requests Tedesco clean himself up before talking to him.

I'm not sure what Tedesco is arguing by the way. Katoa did nothing wrong and Tedesco clearly knocked on.

Roosters extend the lead

By Jon Healy

Sam Walker's penalty goal from dead in front makes it 16-8 to the Roosters with half an hour left.

49' A mess is made

By Jon Healy

Briton Nikora is lucky to get away with a forward pass to Jesse Ramien, who then throws a ridiculous offload that ends up in a turnover.

And then Sam Walker plays out of dummy half and gets pushed by Nicho Hynes as he passes, and Hynes is penalised for not marking up. Harsh call for mine.

Will Kennedy is penalised for hands in the ruck, so Sam Walker will kick for goal.

Here come the Sharks

By Jon Healy

Cronulla gets a repeat set as DCE picks up a dropped ball in an offside position and Nicho Hynes throws a gorgeous left-to-right ball past two teammates and onto the chest of Sione Katoa to score. That might be the best pass I've ever seen Hynes throw.

Also, Hynes has changed numbers from 22 to 23. He was covered in blood and mud just before the break, so he's switch tops.

41' We're back underway at the SFS

By Jon Healy

The Roosters kick off and Tom Hazelton runs it back for Cronulla.

HALF-TIME: Roosters lead Sharks 14-4 at the break

By Jon Healy

It looks like Ronaldo Mulitalo is heading off for an HIA as the siren sounds.

But the play has been made and 14-4 looks and feels very different to 14-0 at half-time in this one.

Mulitalo scores and it sparks a melee

By Jon Healy

The ball goes left to Ronaldo Mulitalo to score a great try diving into the corner.

James Tedesco flies across in cover and takes an awkward tumble, and it looks like he's accidentally had a head clash or hit Mulitalo with an elbow.

36' A trick shot from the Sharks!

By Jon Healy

We love a trick play here at ABC Sport and this time it's an NFL-style onside kick, scuffed low and out to the right, perfectly on the bounce to Nicho Hynes.

The Sharks can't do anything with it, but you still love to see it.

Offloads galore get the Roosters their third!

By Jon Healy

The Sharks just can't wrap up the Roosters' big bodies and it's costing them. This time Mark Nawaqanitawase swoops on a loose ball out the back and surprises them with a late offload to Connor Watson, who scoots through the line and finds Sam Walker. The halfback could get low and score, but instead he passes to Billy Smith for a try and what should be an easier conversion for Walker.

The Roosters lead the offload count 13-4 and lead the game 14-0 as Walker converts the try.

The Roosters are in again

By Jon Healy

The high kick goes across towards the Nawaqanitawase-Mulitalo battle.

Mulitalo manages to get hands to hit and bat it backwards, but it bounce up past Braydon Trindall and into the hands of Rob Toia.

Did Nawaqanitawase get a hand to it in the air? Perhaps, but I don't think any of the angles will be able to prove that conclusively.

27' Ronaldo Mulitalo penalised on reputation

By Jon Healy

The Roosters spin it right and Mark Nawaqanitawase catches on his knees before regaining his footing and getting rocked by KL Iro and Ronaldo Mulitalo.

Mulitalo is penalised for some work on the face of Nawawqanitawase, but that was really soft.

24' Both teams look tired

By Jon Healy

This game has been really end to end with not many stoppages, so I think they're both feeling it a bit.

The attack is looking sloppy and both teams have a few blokes sucking in the big ones.

Beautiful footy from the Roosters sends Lindsay Collins over

By Jon Healy

Reece Robson gets the ball from a quick play-the-ball by Naufahu Whyte, zips out and finds James Tedesco on his hip. Tedesco hits Lindsay Collins flat and he pokes and spins through the line, passing to Daly Cherry-Evans. He flings an offload over his shoulder to Tedesco, who immediately passes back inside to Collins to go the last 24 metres to score.

Unlike Wednesday night, Walker can't convert Collins's try.

12' Mark Nawaqanitawase almost pulls off a miracle with an untied shoelace

By Jon Healy

The Roosters go left, with James Tedesco offloading to Rob Toia, who hits Nawaqanitawase out wide.

He shimmies and shakes to sneak down the right, but he steps on the sideline in the tackle of Braydon Trindall. And the replays show his shoelaces on his right boot were untied.

Imagine if he stepped inside the field of play but one of his laces hit the touchline. That's got to be out, right?

8' Here's a chance for the Roosters

By Jon Healy

On the last, Daly Cherry-Evans drills a low kick for a potential 40/20 so Will Kennedy has to play at it, but he gets himself into trouble trying to pick up a half volley and he knocks it on.

What can the Roosters do with some field position?

7' We're in the feeling-out stage still

By Jon Healy

Both teams are just getting through their work right now.

No-one really firing a shot yet. You have to credit the defence for not allowing anything in good field position.

1' Sharks kick off

By Jon Healy

And Naufahu Whyte is almost dumped into touch straight away.