Sharks savaging leaves Sea Eagles’ finals hopes in free fall
Fitzgibbon has now overseen the club for six seasons, and there is every chance his side will notch a top-four finish for a fourth time. He’s made the finals the other two seasons.Ronaldo Mulitalo scores for the Sharks on Monday.NRL PhotosIf Fitzgibbon does not win the top gong, then who? Two of Jamal Fogarty’s kicks went too deep in the first half and gifted Cronulla seven-tackle sets.The first of the fans started to exit with just half an hour remaining after Hynes sliced through the defence and rifled a pass back infield for Talakai to score to make it 42-6.
- ▪Fitzgibbon has now overseen the club for six seasons, and there is every chance his side will notch a top-four finish for a fourth time.
- ▪He’s made the finals the other two seasons.Ronaldo Mulitalo scores for the Sharks on Monday.NRL PhotosIf Fitzgibbon does not win the top gong, then who?
- ▪Two of Jamal Fogarty’s kicks went too deep in the first half and gifted Cronulla seven-tackle sets.The first of the fans started to exit with just half an hour remaining after Hynes sliced through the defence and rifled a pass back infield
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