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.
Craig Fitzgibbon says star half Braydon Trindall has learned a painful lesson as he prepares to make his NRL return.
Cronulla Sharks star Braydon Trindall has learned his fate in court after pleading guilty to charges of drink-driving and failing an illicit road-test.
As we approach the halfway point of the NRL season, five clubs can begin planning their Mad Mondays. PHIL ROTHFIELD reveals the finals certainties, the likely contenders, the maybes and the teams already on the finals scrapheap.
Sharks playmaker Nicho Hynes has been rocked by drama just hours before NSW announces its team for State of Origin Game 1.
The Sharks seemingly confirmed their premiership credentials after beating the Roosters and Storm, but the Panthers may have exposed them as pretenders, shattering their seven game win streak.
In another reminder the NRL premiership isn’t won in May, the competition ladder-leaders have been blown away on their home ground.
In front of NSW coach Michael Maguire, a near certainty for the Blues’ No. 7 jersey has returned the state to the drawing board.
He’s already had two stints as an NRL coach, and Trent Barrett now has a few months to show Eels bosses that he has what it takes to be the man to replace Brad Arthur.
A host of Sharks stars have 80 more minutes to prove they belong in the Blues team.
Nicho Hynes is a better footballer now than when he had the 2022 Dally M medal places around his neck – even with added off-field pressure, writes MATTY JOHNS.
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