Pictures: Chris Lane
Cronulla maintained their place near the top of the table with a thrilling 9-8 win over Canterbury on Saturday night.
A crowd of 20,497 fans packed into Southern Cross Group Stadium for the round 12 clash, the sixth largest crowd at the ground and only the ninth time above 20,000.
The Sharks left it late with a Gerard Beale try 12 minutes from full time drawing them level before a Chad Townsend field goal with two minutes on the clock securing the victory.