Parramatta Eels

Cronulla Sharks star Nicho Hynes has given his side its first win of the season, kicking a conversion after the siren to defeat the Parramatta Eels 18-16. In a brutal clash between two teams seen among the frontrunners of the competition, the Sharks have ...

Cronulla Sharks second-rower Teig Wilton will miss 1 or 2 weeks for a late tackle on Parramatta Eels star Mitch Moses. The incident occurred in the second ...

Cronulla will be without Wilton for the Round 3 clash with the Dragons who have been strong in their first two outings, defeating the Warriors in Round 1 and falling just four points short of last year’s premiers the Panthers in Round 2. It was then Nicho Hynes who coolly converted the try to secure a two-point victory over the disappointing Eels and to give the Sharks their first win of the year. Wilton would later prove his worth and how much he will be missed next week as he crossed the line in the 79th minute to draw the scores level for the Sharks.

Cronulla halfback Nicho Hynes kicked a conversion after fulltime to seal an 18-16 defeat of Parramatta.

Second-rower Teig Wilton suffered a leg injury but managed to continue playing. The effort was there, I thought they were brave in the second half. Mulitalo scored in the 13th minute after swivelling out of attempted tackle by Clint Gutherson after fullback Will Kennedy had chimed into the backline and linked with centre Connor Tracey. They are a serious footy team and they just kept coming and kept coming. "I was just proud of the way they played so it was a good experience. "I thought we were beaten physically in the first 40 minutes and probably went a bit lateral.