LIVE: Sharks suffer major blow in opening minutes

It's different departure for the Sharks with Sione Katoa leaving the tract with a dislocated digit - helium looked to beryllium successful a batch of agony!

However, the aesculapian unit appeared to enactment the digit backmost successful spot and present he's returned. 

It's a effort to Jarome Luai aft a grubber from Nathan Cleary ricocheted disconnected William Kennedy.

The Sharks fullback noticeably struggled with his hamstring earlier successful the crippled and has present gone disconnected successful a large stroke for the side.

Cleary converts the try. 

Penrith person kicked disconnected to Cronulla to commencement this game.

Penrith Panthers

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Tyrone Peachey 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 15. Lindsay Smith 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 8. Moses Leota 14. Soni Luke 16. Matt Eisenhuth 17. Zac Hosking 19. Luke Garner

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 15. Siosifa Talakai 4. Connor Tracey 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 20. Braden Hamlin-Uele 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Toby Rudolf 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Cameron McInnes 8. Oregon Kaufusi 14. Jack Williams 16. Thomas Hazelton 17. Royce Hunt 18. Matt Moylan

The Sea Eagles are inactive live this season, holding connected for a 24-18 triumph successful Daly Cherry-Evans' 300th match.

Down to 12-men, the Dragons person gone implicit done Tyrell Sloan.

The fullback picked a walk disconnected the crushed to spell consecutive done a gaping Manly spread and present we person a contest!

Zac Lomax misses the kick.

Jack De Belin has been sent to the misdeed bin for a hep drop.

Coach Ryan Carr could beryllium seen visibly irate astatine the determination aft a stoppage successful play led to the large moment.

De Belin was noticeably annoyed too. 

"I tin recognize wherefore they did get escaped of him there, helium was beaten successful the tackle ... and past lands connected the ankles," Balmain Tigers large Steve 'Blocker' Roach said connected Fox League.

"I deliberation it was fractional of one."

Ben Hunt is putting his people connected this game.

After a linebreak from the halfback enactment his broadside successful attacking territory, the skipper present has a effort assistance aft grubbering aboriginal successful the acceptable with Billy Burns putting the shot down.

Zac Lomax converts and it's 22-14 with 21 minutes remaining.