Tigers down Sharks 36-12

Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah led his team to a comfortable 36-12 victory over
Cronulla in an NRL trial match at Gosford on Saturday night.
Farah scored two tries and set up another two as the Tigers skipped away to an easy
win in the first game of a double-header.

The scoreline wasn't the only concern for the Sharks, with lock Paul Gallen a late
withdrawal with a thigh injury while Trent Barrett was hardly sighted after half
time.
The Sharks looked rusty in the first half as a string of fumbled passes and muffed
catches left them 18-0 down at the break.
However, they were unlucky not to have the lead in the 11th minute with a disallowed
try to Reece Williams because of a dubious push on Mitch Brown, who dropped a simple
catch from a Trent Barrett bomb.
The Tigers were missing superstar Benji Marshall but Robert Lui put in an impressive
display at five-eighth and Moltzen hardly missed a beat at halfback.
Lui combined beautifully with Farah to score the Tigers' second try.
The hooker passed to his No.6 from dummy-half, Lui duly broke three tackles before
handing the ball back on a platter.
Farah also set up Mitch Brown's second-half try, before going it alone in the 60th
minute.
The Sharks came out firing in the second half, with Siosaia Vave bursting through
the Tigers defence to put Kelly in.
Vave also put in a pass to Isaac Gordon, who scored a consolation try in the 66th
minute.
Daniel Fitzhenry missed the match with a groin strain, but Tigers officials were
confident the winger would play the opening round.