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The Cronulla Sharks have broken a three game losing streak with a convincing 25-point win over the Sydney Roosters.
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After a tense first half, the Sharks seemed to find their mojo in the second half as they blew their opponents out of the water.
Connor Watson and Mitchell Pearce looked as if they were going to set up an upset for the Roosters in this game as they were good early, but then a number of errors along with a lack of metres from their forwards shut down any chances later in the game.
In a huge positive for the Sharks, Paul Gallen was great in his return from injury as his hard running helped set up the victory in the first half and early in the second half.
Andrew Fifita and Matt Prior also helped set up the win for Cronulla by dominating the battle of the front-rows.
The Roosters put up a great fight for 40 minutes but they seemed tired and frustrated by the end of the game as a disappointing year gets closer to the end for them.
Despite the best effort of Blake Ferguson at fullback for the Roosters, the Sharks attacking weapons proved too much as a number of their stars got involved in attack.
Unfortunately for the Roosters, Sio Siua Taukeiaho went down early with hat is a suspected ACL injury.
This result sets up a showdown for the minor premiership between the Storm and Sharks in the final round.
Final score
Sharks 37
Roosters 12
The Roar’s NRL MVP votes
3 Paul Gallen
The veteran made a huge impact in his return from injury as he set up the win with 212 metres, three offloads, one line break and one try.
2 Ben Barba
The crafty fullback was an important player tonight as he seemed to get more involved in attack a try and a try assist along with some good kicking and a solid game in defence.
1 Michael Ennis
The Sharks hooker was at his clinical best tonight in all aspects of the game as he played a big role in setting up the win.
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