Cronulla have been buried in controversy for some time now. It has no doubt affected the Sharks on and off the field.
Now that it should be all done and dusted, how will the refreshed Sharks perform in the 2015 season? How can they completely turn their club around into a team other sides fear to play?
It’s simple. If the Sharks can stay away from the media and have ASADA off their backs, then they will be a top eight pushing top four side.
This year was terrible for the Sharks as all the media turned their focus to off-field issues. It would have always been at the back of their heads throughout the year.
Hopefully things can be forgotten and players can shift their attention to how they can help the team to win games.
Their line-up is lethal, especially in the forwards, arguably boasting the best big men in the game. The likes of Paul Gallen, Andrew and David Fifita, Wade Graham, Luke Lewis and now Michael Ennis, who should slip nicely into the Sharks style of play.
This is a very damaging international forward pack that you wouldn’t be surprised if you saw them in a winning premiership line-up. It’s almost the exact same as the 2012-13 forward pack that saw them make the semis.
Like I say for most teams, if they can lay the platform for their backs and play to their potential then anything is possible for the Sharks.
The Sharks have recently signed former Brisbane and Canterbury back Ben Barba to add some more attacking power to their back line. If the Sharks want to be a strong side in 2015, this man needs to focus and regain his superb 2012 form.
At best Barba is one of the best backs in the game. You only need to watch two minutes of his highlights to agree. So, if he finds himself in the top 10 of the Dally M leaderboards in 2015, the Sharks will be high up on the NRL ladder.
They have some young but very creative outside backs, which should see high chemistry with Barba. In every team you need players that can produce, experience and control, and Michael Gordon and Jeff Robson are capable of that.
The Sharks also have depth in their lower grades, with a number of players possibly making the step up to first grade next season.
Overall, if the Sharks can completely scratch last year out of their heads and focus on simply winning this year, then no doubt they can make the finals. All the players have to worry about is playing the best they possibly can on the field and they can finish anywhere.
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