Michael Speechley was unmissable on the field, with his strawberry blond hair and trademark grasscutting tackles. But former Sharks teammates haven’t seen him in years, and they’re worried.
Penrith can be a cruel team at times, having dealt out some seemingly irreversible emotional damage to Cronulla that makes their preliminary final task even more daunting. DEAN RITCHIE reveals the damning statistics in Bulldog’s Bite.
He was in the Penrith system – if only momentarily – and thanks to a sliding door moment Siosifa Talakai will face his old teammates in a do-or-die preliminary final on Saturday.
Braydon Trindall’s career defining game against the Cowboys can be linked to a massive mid-season wake-up call. The Sharks halfback speaks to Phil Rothfield about the moment he turned his career, and life, around.
The Bulldogs have continued their remarkable climb up the NRL ladder, as the boot of Matt Burton delivered a golden point victory over a Sharks side who blew their opportunity.
When you’re out of form, playing in the NRL can be a harsh place to be as Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes is learning first-hand.
Nicho Hynes is ready to fire for the Sharks after watching his State of Origin replacement carve up for the Blues on Wednesday night.
He spent some time working as a garbo, but Siosifa Talakai is now one of rugby league’s most feared men after cleaning up his act off the field.
The Blues’ loss has been Cronulla’s gain, with teammates impressed with how Nicho Hynes has handled himself since missing out on the NSW side.
A Cronulla footballer has been told to cover up an offensive tattoo or be banned from playing after a photo spread across cyberspace.
Every fan was left saying the same thing, but Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon has defended Nicho Hynes after a brutal Origin audition.
Nicho Hynes’ hopes of retaining his Blues jersey have suffered a blow as the Sharks fell short against the Dolphins, after Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow produced a stunning solo try.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has set the NRL on fire with one of the best tries of the season to blow the Sharks out of the water on Thursday night.
With his NSW spot under pressure, Nicho Hynes returns to action for Cronulla with a key message from his coach to put the noise to one side.
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