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The Sharks need halves, not wholesale changes

Paul Gallen has been one of the stand-out players of the year to date. (AAP Image/Action Photographics, Brett Crockford)
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1st April, 2015
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Featuring 2012 Dally M medalist Ben Barba, 2012 grand final captain Michael Ennis, 2014 winning Blues captain Paul Gallen, as well as Gerard Beale, Andrew Fifita, Luke Lewis and Chris Heighington, Cronulla have an amazing roster.

Yet they’ve lost to the twelfth placed Raiders, ninth placed Warriors, seventh placed Storm and fourteenth placed Titans.

The next four weeks see them facing the Knights, Roosters, Rabbitohs and Bulldogs, and if they don’t win at least three of these games they may as well start training for 2016.

The Sharks are lacking quality halves. With Barba having won the Dally M fullback, wouldn’t it be logical to place him at fullback and place Michael Gordon on the wing? They should bring Todd Carney back and make an offer for Trent Hodkinson.

Last Saturday night coach Shane Flanagan said, “We’ve forgotten how to win for a bit.” For the coach of an NRL team to say as much is a major concern for any team, especially last year’s wooden spooners.

If the Sharks don’t win three of their next four games, 2015 is over. They need to start making changes within the team and making offers to key players.

The Sharks won’t be at their best until serious action is taken.

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