The offload by Knights forward Robbie Rochow and Gagai’s grubber kick set up a consolation try for Matautia in the 65th minute, which Hodkinson converted to trim the deficit to 28-12.įormer Raiders forward Mitch Barnett pushed through Tyson Frizell’s attempted tackle on the goal-line to score Newcastle’s third try in the 73rd minute and Hodkinson converted, adding further respectability to the scoreboard. Tempers frayed in the 43rd minute when Dragons back-rower Joel Thompson resented a play-the-ball shove from new Knights winger Brendan Elliot and responded in kind.įrom the subsequent penalty, Thompson trampled over the top of Sione Matautia and Dane Gagai to score and Widdop converted to stretch the lead to 28-6. Marshall’s cut-out pass in the 35th minute set up a try for left centre Tim Lafai, then Marshall skipped away from Jacob Saifiti to scoot away and score in the final seconds of the half. Trent Hodkinson’s sideline conversion cut the deficit to 14-6 but the comeback was short-lived. When centre Euan Aitken took a Marshall pass to stroll over and score the Dragons’ third try for a 14-0 lead, Knights fans must have feared yet another blowout.īut the Newcastle faithful had cause for celebration when acrobatic winger Nathan Ross vaulted the corner post to touch down in the 30th minute. Right winger Kalifa Faifai Loa opened the visitors’ account in the second minute after the Dragons found wide-open spaces on their first possession of the game.īack-rower Jacob Host, playing his fourth NRL clash, charged on to a short pass from Widdop to score in the 10th minute and Widdop converted to extend the Dragons’ lead to 10-0. The Sharks were forced to play most of the second half without winger Valentine Holmes after he went off with an apparent head knock. Just when it looked like Andrew McFadden’s side had wrested control, the Sharks hit back when Ennis literally ran rings around the Warriors’ defence and Ricky Leutele reached out on the stroke of halftime for a 12-10 lead. The Warriors cut up Cronulla’s left-side defence with former Sharks Blake Ayshford and Jonathan Wright both crossing. Sharks fullback Ben Barba had a chance to win it after Chad Townsend burst clear but he dropped the ball cold with the tryline begging before Maloney sealed the match.Įarlier, the Sharks looked to have the Warriors on the rack for most of the first half but it was the visitors who struck first, racing out to a surprise 10-0 lead. The Warriors hit back when five-eighth Thomas Leuluai stretched out and Issac Luke slotted a penalty goal with six minutes left on the clock to send the game to golden point. However, the bunker ruled there was sufficient evidence to give the Sharks a four-pointer which proved decisive. While Mannering clearly dragged Bukuya off the ball in the race for a Michael Ennis grubber, Warriors skipper Ryan Hoffman pleaded with the refs that there was no guarantee the Sharks’ forward would have scored.
Gillett left the field midway through the second half with an eye injury and didn’t return.Ĭorey Parker played his 337th NRL game to supersede Brad Fittler at fourth on the list of most first-grade games.īrisbane’s Wayne Bennett coached his 750th first-grade game. Just before halftime, Kasiano bounced out of dummy-half and over the three Brisbane defenders to score one of the season’s more unusual tries for the Dogs to lead 10-4 at the break.īrisbane NRL debutant Tom Opacic left the field with a foot injury in the 22nd minute and didn’t return. Seven minutes later, the resurgent Tony Williams crashed through the Broncos’ line from a Moses Mbye pass for a converted try.
The Dogs outscored Brisbane two tries to one in a bruising first half.Ī Boyd pass put Oates over in the 22nd minute for the game’s first try. The Dogs have won five of their past six to launch a genuine challenge for a top-four spot. James Roberts and Anthony Milford claimed second-half tries for the Broncos, who are in the middle of an Origin period slump.īrisbane, who had Corey Oates, Matt Gillett, Darius Boyd, Josh McGuire and Corey Parker backing up from Wednesday’s Origin II and were missing the suspended Sam Thaiday, have won just two of their past seven matches after winning eight from nine to start the year.
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