Roosters keep Sharks scoreless

Sydney Roosters Mitchell Pearce makes a run. Source: Sam Ruttyn / News Limited

MITCHELL Pearce has rebounded from his State of Origin flop to pilot the Sydney Roosters to a crushing 40-0 NRL win over Cronulla at Allianz Stadium.

7 Tries 0
Boyd Cordner 3'
Jake Friend 8'
Daniel Tupou 16'
Shaun Kenny-Dowall 20'
Boyd Cordner 39'
Sam Moa 50'
Mitchell Aubusson 60'
6 Conversions 0
James Maloney 4'
James Maloney 9'
James Maloney 18'
James Maloney 40'
James Maloney 51'
James Maloney 61'

The maligned halfback set up three tries and had a hand in another as the Roosters made light of Sonny Bill Williams' absence to pile on seven unanswered four-pointers on Saturday night.

Running off Pearce, NSW back-rower Boyd Cordner bagged a double, while fellow Blues teammates James Maloney and Michael Jennings also stood up as the Roosters consolidated their position in the top two with a record-equalling fifth shut-out of the season.

The Roosters' class of 1977 also recorded five whitewash wins and Trent Robinson's 2013 outfit joins them as the only other team in premiership history to have kept opposition sides scoreless on as many occasions during a single season.

Sidelined with a hamstring injury, Williams missed his first match since returning to the NRL this season following his four-year stint in rugby union.

But with Pearce on a mission from the outset, the Roosters utterly dominated the Sharks, who sorely missed injured NSW captain Paul Gallen and Blues back-rower Luke Lewis among eight unavailable regular first graders.

Pearce put Cordner over for the first try of the night after just two minutes before hooker Jake Friend scored the softest of tries from dummy-half in the eighth minute.

It was 18-0 after 17 minutes when Jennings' delightful inside ball sent winger Daniel Tupou over.

Pearce's sweet pass for centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall made it 22-0 before he sent Cordner over again on the stroke of halftime to have the Roosters in total control at the break.

Second-half tries to interchange forwards Sam Moa and Mitchell Aubusson completed the rout, with Maloney slotting six conversions from seven attempts.

Jennings limped off with 20 minutes remaining and received treatment for an ankle problem, but the injury didn't appear serious.

But compounding the Sharks' woes, halfback Chad Townsend was placed on report for a dangerous throw on Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello, while Blues enforcer Andrew Fifita ended the match with a pinched hip. 

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