2026 R6 Sat - Cronulla 22-34 Sydney @ Optus (Perth)

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2026 - Round 6
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Sydney Roosters
Optus Stadium, Burswood / Whadjuk (TICKETS)

Saturday 11 April 2026
NRL kickoff 5:30pm AEST, 3:30pm AWST
Live on Fox League, Kayo Sports

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Mawene Hiroti 4. KL Iro 5. Samuel Stonestreet 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Toby Rudolf 11. Billy Burns 12. Teig Wilton 13. Jesse Colquhoun 14. Briton Nikora 15. Siosifa Talakai 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Thomas Hazelton 18. Hohepa Puru 19. Tuku Hau Tapuha 20. Jayden Berrell 21. Riley Jones 22. Chris Veaila

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Hugo Savala 4. Robert Toia 5. Mark Nawaqanitawase 6. Daly Cherry-Evans 7. Sam Walker 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Reece Robson 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Angus Crichton 12. Siua Wong 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Spencer Leniu 16. Nat Butcher 17. Salesi Foketi 18. Cody Ramsey 19. Tommy Talau 20. Benaiah Ioelu 21. Egan Butcher 22. Blake Steep

Referee: Todd Smith
Sideline Officials: Belinda Sharpe, Daniel Schwass
Video Referee: Adam Gee

HEAD TO HEAD - 1967 - 2025​

	TOTAL	CRONULLA	SYDNEY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	105	38	65	2
OPTUS STADIUM	0	0	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Elimination Qualifying Game	SYDNEY 13-12	Pointsbet	12570
2024	Round 11	CRONULLA 38-30	Suncorp	50708
2025	Round 12	SYDNEY 42-16	Industree	13399
2025	Round 20	CRONULLA 31-18	Sharks	11846
2025	Elimination Final	CRONULLA 20-10	Sharks	12842

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1991	Round 18	CRONULLA 48-14	Caltex	7071
2013	Round 19	SYDNEY 40-0	Allianz	13706

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10
CRONULLA	(BYE)	NORTH QLD (A)	WESTS TIGERS (H)	SOUTH SYDNEY (A)
SYDNEY	NEWCASTLE (H)	ST GEO ILLA (A)	BRISBANE (H)	GOLD COAST (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 3		Round 4		Round 5
CRONULLA	DOLPHINS	L 10-38	CANBERRA	W 34-22	WARRIORS	W 36-22
SYDNEY	PENRITH	L 4-40	MANLY	W 33-16	(BYE)

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
CRONULLA	6th	5	0	3-2-0	136	118
SYDNEY	10th	4	1	2-2-0	81	116

 

[Dragon Slayer]

You know the opposition is worried when Politis gives Victor Radley his get out of jail free card for this one.

lol

 

[Fangs]

Intriguing match.

I'm leaning Roosters but the attack from both sides will make this a good watch.

 

[taste2taste]

You know the opposition is worried when Politis gives Victor Radley his get out of jail free card for this one.

lol

Radley returns after serving his 10 game suspension in 5 games.

You wouldn't want to cross Politis, as shown by his ruthless stance on zero tolerance on drugs.

 

[Someone2]

Sharks by 10

 

[Dragon Slayer]

Sharks by 10

You had one job.

 

[JamesRustle]

Whilst Perth's sharks seem to be more aggressive than those found in the eastern waters, Perth's cocks are much smaller and limper than those east of the Nullarbor.

Bald to triumph over an inverted, A-line bob with blonde streaks, sharp angles - shorter in the back and longer in the front.

Rads to get in the bin (at least once).

O'Hynes to continue his form line that will have the media elite pining for Loz to ink his name onto the Blues teamsheet. Sharkies 25-12.

 

[Fangs]

Mmm intrigue intrigue.

I feel like one of these teams will shit the bed? I just have no idea which one. I think I'll stick with the Roosters.

Nicho 'Surfs Up!' Hynes will be too busy thinking about all the waves he will be catching tomorrow morning before they fly home.

 

[Artiste]

Tough call, I think I’ll stick with sharks on this one.

 

[Diesel]

Both these teams are unlikeable, but I’ll go for Easts in this one

 

[Wb1234]

Roosters starting to get back their top side

Sharks been up and down but good win last week

these cheerleaders !

 

[Wb1234]

How didn’t they score

 

[Artiste]

Strong defence in the end

 

[Rabbit toes]

Roosters butchered that

 

[Vic Mackey]

Seriously how do players not know that Kennedy always goes the intercept?

 

[Bazal]

Bahahaha Squiddy so slow

That said have seen blokes given longer to get it down than Rugby Mark was given there

 

[Artiste]

Excellent suck a dick roosters

 

[Wb1234]

Wow gap bigger than Sydney heads well spotted

 

[Wb1234]

Touched by chooks and sharks still score

 

[soc123_au]

Nice assist from DCE