Overview

• The Dragons claimed the victory at Sharks’ home ground, Jubilee Oval, ending Cronulla’s four-game winning run.
• Debutant Hayden Buchanan and co-captain Clint Gutherson combined to score and set up key tries that fueled the decisive second-half surge.
• Sharks forward Moses Suli withdrew early after sustaining a knee injury following a heavy tackle.
• St George Illawarra sit four points outside the finals cutoff with four matches to play and must win every remaining fixture and improve their points differential to stay in finals contention.
• Discipline lapses saw the Sharks concede three unanswered second-half tries despite strong metre gains from Will Kennedy and Siosifa Talakai.