Cronulla Sharks vs Wests Tigers - Round 9, 2026
The result
Sharks made light work of Wests Tigers, winning 52 to 10 at Ocean Protect Stadium. Teig Wilton opened the scoring in the 5th minute, and though the Sharks led just 18 to 10 at halftime, they cut loose after the break to turn a competitive contest into a rout.
How it unfolded
Sharks controlled the ball, with 63 percent possession to Wests Tigers' 37 percent, and completed at 80 percent against the visitors' 61 percent. That grip on the contest carried into the running game, where the Sharks piled up 2112 run metres to the Tigers' 1266.
Against projection
Tristan Hope scored 57 against a projection of just 8, and Braydon Trindall added 65 against a projection of 29 with three try assists. Adam Doueihi's night went the other way, managing only 22 against a projection of 75 after being restricted to 11 minutes off the bench, while Sunia Turuva returned 15 against a 55 projection.
Price moves
KL Iro's three-try haul pushed his price up $49,000 after a break even of just 30, and Alex Twal rose $36,000 on the back of his 81 points against a break even of 53. At the other end, Briton Nikora fell $54,000 having scored 20 against a break even of 69, and Cameron McInnes dropped $42,000 after his 32 fell well short of his 73 break even.
Ownership outcome
Nicholas Hynes led the way for the widely owned Sharks with 81 points from a projection of just 56, a try and a try assist to go with it. Samuel Stonestreet, unlikely to have been heavily owned given his projection of just 15, matched that projection with a try of his own but still returned 30 points.
