Sharks five-eighth Todd Carney fit to play North Queensland Cowboys

TODD Carney has been cleared to play in tomorrow’s qualifying final against the North Queensland Cowboys at Allianz Stadium.

TODD Carney has been cleared to play in tomorrow’s qualifying final against the North Queensland Cowboys at Allianz Stadium.

The former Dally M player of the year had been under an injury cloud with a hamstring complaint which forced him out of the Sharks win over Canberra last weekend.

But Carney showed no ill-effects during Cronulla’s final training session held at Allianz Stadium this morning.

Damaging prop Andrew Fifita is also set to play despite being hampered by a calf complaint.

The return of Carney and Fifita, coupled with Paul Gallen and Jayson Bukuya, who also didn’t play last week, will ensure the Sharks start favourites for their clash against a Cowboys side that have won their past six matches.