Overview

• Cronulla beat Newcastle 40-16, powered by a Ronaldo Mulitalo hat-trick that sealed a sixth win in seven starts.
• Five-eighth Braydon Trindall rolled his left ankle and will undergo scans, with coach Craig Fitzgibbon indicating a likely lateral sprain pending MRI confirmation.
• Fullback Will Kennedy was placed on report for high contact on Jack Cogger, creating a judiciary watch for Cronulla.
• The Sharks can still climb to fourth if results fall their way, while a top-six finish and a week-one home final are already locked in.
• The Dolphins edged the Titans 36-30 to stay ninth and require a Rabbitohs win over the Roosters, then a victory over Canberra plus a roughly 16-point combined margin swing; fullback Trai Fuller starred with 204 metres, three linebreaks and six tackle busts.