Cronulla Sharks vs Manly Sea Eagles - Round 13, 2026
The result
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks led 22 to 4 at halftime and held on to beat Manly Sea Eagles 28 to 22 at Ocean Protect Stadium after Manly closed to within 4 points late. Niwhai Puru opened the scoring in the 9th minute, and the Sharks never trailed from there.
How it unfolded
The Sharks completed at 95 percent to the Sea Eagles' 75 percent, and ran for 1663 metres to Manly's 1397. Manly made more tackles, 379 to the Sharks' 353, but also gave away more errors, 15 to 7.
Against projection
Billy Burns scored 65 against a projection of 18, and Teig Wilton went for 72 against a projection of 37, both well clear of expectation. Jackson Shereb fell shortest, managing 37 against a projection of 70, while Reuben Garrick's 35 missed his projection of 59. Addin Fonua-Blake and Toby Rudolf were both named starters held under 45 minutes, finishing with 43 and 42 points respectively.
Price moves
Braydon Trindall's 81 against a break even of 40 lifted his price $42,000, and Clayton Faulalo rose $29,000 after scoring 45 against a break even of just 9. At the other end, Ethan Bullemor fell $35,000 after scoring 10 against a break even of 41, and Lehi Hopoate dropped $32,000 with 21 against a break even of 47.
Ownership outcome
Jamal Fogarty top-scored for Manly with 74 against a projection of 56, while Jake Simpkin's 51 came in well above his projection of just 22 from the number 9 jersey.
