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.
Cronulla will be forced to dig deep into their roster with two key forwards set to miss the club’s next game through suspension and injury.
The Cronulla Sharks were on the receiving end of a referee blunder in their 20-16 loss to the Gold Coast Titans on Friday night.
After 11 rounds, the Sharks were sitting pretty on top of the NRL ladder, but the side has come crashing back down to earth.
Canberra and Penrith will host home games against the Warriors and Sharks in Las Vegas next season as the NRL prepares to rubber-stamp the blockbuster round 1 fixtures.
Nicho Hynes is the most universally popular player in the NRL. He’s falling apart and it’s something no fan wants to see.
Matt Burton stepped up when it mattered most for the Bulldogs on Friday night, but the star five-eighth was quick to offer a message of support to Nicho Hynes after his costly miss.
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.
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