| No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
1Alex Johnston, FB | ||
3Greg Inglis, C | ||
4Dane Gagai, W | ||
5Robert Jennings, W | ||
6Cody Walker, FE | ||
7Adam Doueihi, SH 2 | ||
8Thomas Burgess, P | ||
9Damien Cook, H | ||
10Sam Burgess, FR | ||
11John Sutton, SR | ||
12Angus Crichton, SR | ||
13Cameron Murray, L | ||
14Hymel Hunt, C | ||
| Replacements | ||
15Mark Nicholls, R | ||
16George Burgess, R | ||
17Tevita Tatola, R | ||
20Braidon Burns, R | ||
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
The Cowboys' season has come to a close and the Sharks progress to the next stage, but teams the one of the more storied modern finals rivalries delivered a less than convincing opening to week two of the NRL finals series.
Braydon Trindall has led Cronulla to a preliminary final clash with Penrith after starring in his side's 26-18 win over the North Queensland Cowboys.
Today we take a look at the NRL finals woes of the Cronulla Sharks and their halfback Nicho Hynes, the worrying return of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and the dual code Friday night transport nightmare.
Victor Radley will return for the Sydney Roosters' semi-final against Manly in a reprieve from the injury crisis that threatens the side's NRL premiership hopes.
Craig Fitzgibbon is one of the NRL's great thinkers, but the Cronulla coach struggles to articulate just how much a drought-breaking finals win would mean.
Cronulla's NRLW finals hopes are hanging by a thread after Wests Tigers caused a 12-10 upset at Shark Park.
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