Cronulla-Sutherland 20–10 Sydney Roosters — Elimination Final, 2025 NRL Finals Series
13 Sep 2025 · Sharks Stadium, Sydney, NSW · Attendance: 12,842
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Elimination Final, 2025 NRL finals series: Cronulla-Sutherland 20–10 Sydney Roosters, at Sharks Stadium, Sydney, NSW on 13 Sep 2025.
Scoring timeline
| 23′ | Sydney Roosters — try, Nawaqanitawase |
| 34′ | Cronulla-Sutherland — try, Mulitalo · Hynes kicked |
| 39′ | Cronulla-Sutherland — try, Mulitalo · Hynes kicked |
| 47′ | Sydney Roosters — try, Crichton |
| 75′ | Cronulla-Sutherland — try, Rudolf · Hynes kicked |
Tries with a sourced minute, in order scored, with the conversion kicked/missed alongside each one where source data lets us match a kicker to that specific try. Tries whose exact minute isn't recorded in available sources appear in the Scorers table below but not here; goal tallies we can't attribute to one specific try are shown as descriptive text in Scorers rather than guessed into this timeline.
Scorers
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Tries: Mulitalo (2) 34', 39'; Rudolf 75' Goals: Hynes (4/4) 35', 40', 69' pen, 76' |
| Sydney Roosters | Tries: Nawaqanitawase 23'; Crichton 47' Goals: Walker (1/2 conversions) |
Team sheets
| Cronulla-Sutherland | Sydney Roosters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Kennedy | Fullback | James Tedesco | 1 |
| 2 | Sione Katoa | Wing | Daniel Tupou | 2 |
| 3 | Jesse Ramien | Centre | Billy Smith | 3 |
| 4 | KL Iro | Centre | Robert Toia | 4 |
| 5 | Ronaldo Mulitalo | Wing | Mark Nawaqanitawase | 5 |
| 6 | Braydon Trindall | Five-eighth | Hugo Savala | 6 |
| 7 | Nicho Hynes | Halfback | Sam Walker | 7 |
| 8 | Addin Fonua-Blake | Prop | Spencer Leniu | 8 |
| 9 | Blayke Brailey | Hooker | Connor Watson | 9 |
| 10 | Toby Rudolf | Prop | Lindsay Collins | 10 |
| 11 | Billy Burns | Second Row | Angus Crichton | 11 |
| 12 | Teig Wilton | Second Row | Victor Radley | 12 |
| 13 | Jesse Colquhoun | Lock | Naufahu Whyte | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Oregon Kaufusi | Benaiah Ioelu | 14 | |
| 15 | Siosifa Talakai | Egan Butcher | 15 | |
| 17 | Braden Hamlin-Uele | Blake Steep | 16 | |
| 21 | Briton Nikora | Siua Wong | 17 | |
| Craig Fitzgibbon | Coach | Trent Robinson | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Todd Smith |
Match report
Sydney struck first through Mark Nawaqanitawase, but Cronulla hit back immediately with a Ronaldo Mulitalo double either side of half-time to lead 12-4 at the break. Angus Crichton's try cut the margin after half-time, but Nicho Hynes's boot — including a 69th-minute penalty goal — kept the Sharks in front, and Toby Rudolf's late try sealed a 20-10 win with five minutes remaining. The match was overshadowed by a brawl among spectators on the hill, investigated by NRL and NSW Police as a crowd incident rather than a playing one. Cronulla advanced; Sydney's season ended.