Todd Payten says his back three had a “costly night” as the Cowboys’ season ended with a disappointing loss to Cronulla.

Warriors coach Andrew Webster has revealed that Leka Halasima suffered a fresh hamstring injury during the warm up before his side’s loss to the Dolphins, but couldn’t shed any light on the gun forward’s status.

The Sharks have handed the Dragons the wooden spoon with a 16-8 win, while Parramatta has scored a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Cowboys in the final round of NRLW action.

The Cronulla Sharks have limped into the finals but will be boosted by the return of the NRL’s try assists leader this season in Braydon Trindall for their win or go home battle against NQ.

The Warriors went down 26-16 to the Dolphins and will now play an elimination final against the Knights to keep their title hopes alive.

The Dolphins secured a huge 26-16 win over the Warriors in their first ever finals appearance, booking a slot in the preliminary finals.

Follow live coverage of the NRL elimination final between the Sharks and Cowboys in Sydney. Stuff sports reporters

The trial of a smaller ball in Saturday’s contest to avoid the NRLW’s wooden spoon, won by Cronulla 16-8, has been slammed by a great of the women’s game from the outset.

Jackson Ford and Leka Halasima are major doubts when the Warriors host the Knights in their do-or-die finals clash in Auckland next weekend. Stuff sports reporters

The Eels winger's career is on the line after allegedly testing positive to cocaine in Sydney on Friday night. Adrian Proszenko