Tyrone Peachey's try saving tackle on the Jets Ryley Jacks (Photo : steve monty / OurFootyMedia)

Tyrone Peachey's try saving tackle on the Jets Ryley Jacks (Photo : steve monty / OurFootyMedia)

Sharks Junior Roqica on the burst (Photo : steve monty / OurFootyMedia)

Minute by minute scoring 3 mins – Adam Henry try, Taripo goal – Jets 6-0 13 mins – Peachey try, Stapleton goal – 6-all 18 mins – Peachey try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 12-6 21 mins – Seluini try, Taripo goal – 12-all 26 mins – Politoni try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 18-12 34 mins – Auva'a try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 24-12 39 mins – Tonumaipea try – Sharks 28-12 Half time 48 mins – Fifita try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 34-12 51 mins – Robinson try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 40-12 62 mins – Seluini try, Taripo goal – Sharks 40-18 66 mins – Gardner try – Sharks 44-18 68 mins – Manumalealii try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 50-18 75 mins – Taufua try – Sharks 54-18

NSW CUP SHARKS GROUND THE JETS

NSW Cup Sharks ground the Jets

The Sharks have sounded a warning to the teams remaining in the NSW Cup competition with a resounding 54 - 18 victory over the Newtown Jets.

Below their best in recent weeks after wrapping up the minor premiership some four weeks out from the finals, the Sharks were back to their brilliant best, running in 10 tries in the win.

It was a performance which would certainly have pleased coach Tony Herman, with front rower David Fifita, one of the Sharks best on the day, expressing some surprise at the final scoreline.

“We didn’t expect to be that dominant but we knew we had to be strong,” Fifita said. “They’ve got a big forward pack but the boys stepped up today, we worked the forwards hard and came away with a victory. “

The Sharks began the match a little slowly and riding high after their big win the previous week the Jets were first to score, five eighth Adam Henry jumping over Nathan Gardner to grab a Newtown bomb and plant the ball down.

The try was converted and after only three minutes the Sharks were six points in arrears.

After withstanding further attacking raids from their opponents the momentum shifted and it was a piece of individual brilliance from Peachey which brought the Shark level, the five eighth running through a yawning gap before dummying past the fullback in a 35-metre run.

Nathan Stapleton kicked the conversion and it was 6-all 13 minutes into the match.

The Sharks continued to roll up the field and again it was Peachey, with another brilliant diagonal run, evading at least half a dozen defenders before touching down in the corner. Stapleton slotted the conversion from touch and the Sharks had their first lead of the afternoon at 12 - 6.

The Jets would bounce back with a soft try from dummy half to level the scores at 12, but for the rest of the half, with 61 per cent of the football in the first 40 minutes the Sharks would dominate.

Pat Politoni was next to cross after accepting a clever pass from Junior Moors before that man Peachey was at it again, dodging and weaving to set up Kirisome Auva’a for his teams fourth try of the afternoon.

A Young Tonumaipea try, from another Moors pass, this time a long flat cut out, finished the first half scoring and saw the Sharks go to the break with a commanding 28 - 12 lead.

The Jets came out aggressively at the start of the next 40 but the Sharks held firm and once that got the football in their hands again continued the first half domination.

David Fifita scrambled over in the 48th minute, Tim Robinson in the 51st, before an 80-metre solo try to fullback Nathan Gardner extended the Sharks advantage to 44 - 18 amd the match was as good as over despite there being 15 minutes left to play.

Penani Manumalealii crossed for a well-deserved try when he beat the defense with some excellent footwork from close range and it was left to prop Mark Taufua to complete the scoring for the Sharks when he barged over in the 75th minute of the match.

It was a total demolition of the Jets on a day where the ball bounced in the Sharks favour and they were good enough to capitalize.

The Sharks had a team full of outstanding performers, none better that Peachey who dazzled in attack and pulled off the tackle of the game to save a try when the Newtown side was trying to work their way back into the match.

Peachey was ably supported by the likes of Fifita in the front row, backrowers Moors and Sopoaga, as well as youngster Michael Lichaa at hooker.

Special praise should also be given to Manumalealii, who in the absence of regular halves partner Chad Townsend kicked intelligently and directed his side around the field with class.

The NSW Cup Sharks now move on to a Grand Final qualifying match against the North Sydney Bears, with that game scheduled to be played at 3.00pm at Leichhardt Oval next Sunday afternoon.

The Sharks should welcome back Townsend after his solid NRL performance on Friday night, however Herman will find it hard to change a line up which was unstoppable against a very capable Newtown team.

Minute by minute scoring
3 mins – Adam Henry try, Taripo goal – Jets 6-0
13 mins – Peachey try, Stapleton goal – 6-all
18 mins – Peachey try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 12-6
21 mins – Seluini try, Taripo goal – 12-all
26 mins – Politoni try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 18-12
34 mins – Auva’a try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 24-12
39 mins – Tonumaipea try – Sharks 28-12
Half time
48 mins – Fifita try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 34-12
51 mins – Robinson try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 40-12
62 mins – Seluini try, Taripo goal – Sharks 40-18
66 mins – Gardner try – Sharks 44-18
68 mins – Manumalealii try, Stapleton goal – Sharks 50-18
75 mins – Taufua try – Sharks 54-18