NRL 2021: Canterbury Bulldogs break their duck by defeating Cronulla Sharks as historic 18th man used in NRL
The Sharks did their best to lose the game by bombing at least half a dozen tries, including a hat-trick of botched chances in the first half by winger Mawene Hiroti, but they were still coming for their rivals in the dying seconds. A major talking point will be the bell-ringer by Sharks enforcer Siosifa Talakai that left Bulldogs bench forward Matt Doorey out on his feet. Talakai was placed on report and sin-binned in the 25th minute as replays showed him launching his right shoulder into Doorey. At no stage did he attempt to wrap his arms around Doorey. A whacking sound rang out around Nest...