NRL round 15 LIVE: Sharks start second half with hopes building

If the Dolphins score first they could lead by 16 and be sitting pretty once again. If Cronulla score, the margin will be four (or six) and belief will soar. Play has just resumed at PointsBet Stadium.

Teams that want to win grand finals just don’t play like the Sharks did in the first 40 minutes. That was a repeat of their hammering at the hands of Penrith. Luckily for them those two tries mean they are still well in this one. They probably don’t deserve to be. The Dolphins will be really happy aside from a rough six minute stretch. Dolphins lead 22-12 at half-time

Cronulla are really testing the defensive mettle of Dolphis No.7 Isaiya Katoa. It’s working a treat and they’re now back in the match after Briton Nikora scored his side’s second try in five minutes. That’s six tries in the first half. All of a sudden, it’s the Dolphins who are looking frazzled. Dolphins lead 22-12 after 38 minutes

Royce Hunt has just crashed over within seconds of entering the action. But it was a case of good, then bad. On the next set Hunt spilled the ball. A little to excited, me thinks. Dolphins lead 22-6 after 32 minutes