South Sydney vs Cronulla - Match Review: Rd 6, 2024

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[00:00:12] Fafina dropped the ball over the line

[00:00:15] And all you people back in the shower

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[00:00:31] Hey there, welcome to SharkCast Podcast

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[00:00:36] The mighty Cronulla Sutherland Sharks

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[00:00:45] My name is Sam Shenazian, OG from 2015

[00:00:48] And nights like tonight are what make me a very happy podcaster

[00:00:53] Before we get into the football

[00:00:55] I want to send out love and empathy to anyone

[00:00:58] Who was involved with the horrific incident that happened

[00:01:03] Out of Bondi Junction today

[00:01:05] Just absolutely nightmarish situation

[00:01:09] Don't want to be a downer on the podcast

[00:01:11] But we do need to address these things

[00:01:13] Absolutely just sending our best to anyone who was involved

[00:01:18] With that, I have family and friends over there

[00:01:21] It was just a nightmare to kind of even see those images come in

[00:01:26] So first and foremost I just want to send my best out to anyone involved

[00:01:30] Hopefully no one, but as a city of course we're all involved

[00:01:33] And thankfully there was a game of football

[00:01:36] That we could throw ourselves into tonight

[00:01:38] And take our mind off what happened out there

[00:01:41] And to segue into that as discreetly as I can

[00:01:44] Sharks winning thankfully 34 points to 22

[00:01:48] Against a very brave and battered South Sydney

[00:01:51] Now all week long Sharks fans were on edge

[00:01:55] And I and a few other people I spoke to in my circle

[00:01:59] Were pretty confident about this game winning it

[00:02:02] But we all understood the nerves

[00:02:05] And the likelihood that Souths would bounce back

[00:02:08] And they did, they played pretty tough tonight

[00:02:10] It'd be very interesting to see what would have happened

[00:02:12] If Souths had all 17 guys available

[00:02:16] They were bruised and battered

[00:02:18] They were losing players left, right and centre

[00:02:21] In what was already a rookie based team to an extent

[00:02:24] But the Sharks did what they had to do

[00:02:27] They went out there and played exactly how I wanted them to play

[00:02:30] Tough, aggressive

[00:02:32] And there was a lot of energy in that game from the Sharks

[00:02:35] And they had to be energetic as much as they could

[00:02:38] The Rabbeaux got back into it from time to time

[00:02:41] Trading tries but overall I didn't really feel like the game was ever in doubt

[00:02:46] And it's alright for me to say that

[00:02:48] And hindsight but that's genuinely how I felt watching the game tonight

[00:02:51] This is not a Rabbeaux podcast but you have to give them credit

[00:02:54] They were absolutely under the pump for a few weeks now

[00:02:57] But especially this week

[00:02:59] And the coach may already be gone, we're not sure

[00:03:02] But they battled hard

[00:03:04] And it wasn't enough and they had a lot of players out

[00:03:07] Bad players injured today during the game

[00:03:09] But Sharks were great

[00:03:11] I thought the Sharks played a really strong, energetic game

[00:03:14] I've seen some comments online already about people not being happy with the performance

[00:03:18] And there's something missing

[00:03:20] And some of these people, the same people said we were going to get flogged during the week

[00:03:23] So I mean it's hard to please people

[00:03:26] They pleased me tonight, I thought it was a solid performance

[00:03:30] They conceded 22 points against Souths who were coming last

[00:03:33] But Souths were always going to bounce back

[00:03:35] And they did to an extent

[00:03:38] And watched some of that first half in particular

[00:03:41] On goal line defense

[00:03:43] Just fantastic, repeat sets, repelling them

[00:03:46] And they cracked here and there

[00:03:48] But I thought overall defensively

[00:03:50] The Sharks were pretty good

[00:03:52] Especially where it mattered in their own 20 meter zone

[00:03:55] The team running out was 1-13

[00:03:58] But there was a change on the bench with Tobi Rudolph coming in

[00:04:02] Which was great, he was under an injury cloud

[00:04:05] He'd been out for a week or two or three at least

[00:04:08] And he was back and came off the bench

[00:04:11] Billy Burns unfortunately for him

[00:04:14] Was pushed down to play New South Wales Cup in the game before for the New Town Sharks

[00:04:19] The Jets unfortunately lost in their game

[00:04:22] At home bush

[00:04:24] But there was a return of Braden Hamlin-Welley first time

[00:04:28] Since the end of last season

[00:04:30] So it's been a long time since he played NRL

[00:04:34] They put him in to play for the Jets to get some fitness

[00:04:37] He passed with flying colours, played well

[00:04:40] Injury free

[00:04:41] And he'll be in contention to at least get a bench spot next week

[00:04:45] If not start, starting might be a little bit ambitious

[00:04:48] But we'll see what the coach thinks

[00:04:50] But that was a good return from Braden Hamlin-Welley

[00:04:53] As for the game itself, some of the key moments

[00:04:56] 13th minute, Ronaldo had a try from a scrum based move

[00:05:01] Nico to Will Kennedy to Ronaldo

[00:05:04] Nico missed with his first kick

[00:05:06] And up 4-0, 16th minute

[00:05:08] Will Kennedy with a rare error

[00:05:10] He thought it was a 40-20, it wasn't

[00:05:13] He still went for it and took the ball out

[00:05:16] From there, Michael Cheekam scored a try down our left

[00:05:20] In the 18th minute

[00:05:22] It was a short switch of play down the short side

[00:05:25] And on the 5th tackle they scored

[00:05:28] With Jesse Ramian and Nico Hines being turned inside out

[00:05:32] Not in a bad way, just in a way that allowed for a try

[00:05:36] 6-4 to Souths, Iroh had a nice try saving tackle

[00:05:39] On the 28th minute, South's injuries were just piling up

[00:05:43] 29th minute, Nico Hines with a kick

[00:05:46] Ronaldo regains it and offloads to Tigue Wilton

[00:05:50] Who scores a great try

[00:05:52] Nico gets the goal and we lead 10-6

[00:05:55] 34th minute

[00:05:57] Toby Rudolph with a nice pass to Camerkinis

[00:06:00] For a line break, Trindle then kicks for Ronaldo

[00:06:03] With a try, 14-6, Nico with a goal from the sideline

[00:06:07] 16-6 at half time

[00:06:10] 45th minute, Trindle with a nice drop out

[00:06:13] Gets us the ball back after having a pretty bad

[00:06:16] Error from his first attempt earlier in the game

[00:06:20] So good to see him bounce back there

[00:06:22] And the 49th minute, Katoa scores a try

[00:06:24] With Trindle and a floating cut out ball

[00:06:28] Nico from the sideline gets the goal

[00:06:30] We lead 22-6

[00:06:32] After a penalty against us in the 56th minute

[00:06:35] Tani Milne scores a try down our left

[00:06:38] Ronaldo jams in and they score through Trindle

[00:06:41] 22-12, Crown of Lead

[00:06:43] 66th minute

[00:06:45] Trindle with a kick to Ronaldo who taps it back to Tigue Wilton

[00:06:48] For his second try, 26-12

[00:06:51] Nico with a goal, 28-12

[00:06:54] Jack Williams is off the field with a cork thigh

[00:06:57] 69th minute, Burgess with a try through the middle

[00:07:00] After an offload from Hervilli

[00:07:02] McInnes and Brailey could have done better there

[00:07:05] Sharks lead 28-18

[00:07:08] 71st minute, an amazing line break

[00:07:11] Kick return from Wil Kennedy

[00:07:13] It looked like it was going to be caught either in goal or 1 meter out

[00:07:16] He ran for half the field with some offloads

[00:07:19] While the players really got us back into the grind

[00:07:22] 75th minute, Tass with a try down our right

[00:07:25] Katoa with a poor read, it's 28-22

[00:07:28] Off the back of a penalty again

[00:07:31] There's 4 minutes 50 left in the clock

[00:07:33] Who do you look to? Blake Ireland

[00:07:35] Blake Brailey with a lovely line break

[00:07:38] Tassifah who almost scores, he's short

[00:07:41] 78th minute, Heinz kicks

[00:07:44] And Brailey scores the try

[00:07:47] Which ultimately gets us across the line

[00:07:50] Nico kicks his 5th goal from 6 attempts

[00:07:53] Katoa and Iroha on report

[00:07:56] Iroha not sure what it was for

[00:07:59] Katoa was for his high shot

[00:08:02] On the South's captain

[00:08:05] Cam Murray, it looked not too bad

[00:08:08] But it ended up with Murray going off

[00:08:11] With concussion, so it happens to Katoa

[00:08:14] During the week and possibly Iroha

[00:08:16] So Sharks with a pretty good win overall

[00:08:19] They played with a great energy

[00:08:21] For most of the night and that's what it was going to take

[00:08:24] And that was one of the things that really impressed me

[00:08:27] The goal line defence as well was pretty strong

[00:08:30] And some great performances out there

[00:08:32] If we go through the players briefly

[00:08:34] We'll obviously get very in-depth throughout the week

[00:08:37] But looking at the players, Will Kennedy

[00:08:39] I thought was pretty strong, like it was an error

[00:08:41] Or two in his game, but when it mattered he was there

[00:08:44] He had a line break, line break assist

[00:08:46] A try assist, ran for about 100 metres

[00:08:48] Katoa and Ronaldo and Militale both had great games

[00:08:51] Militale was close to man of the match, if not

[00:08:54] Katoa's good one try, ran for 150 metres

[00:08:57] With one line break

[00:08:59] Jesse Ramian who was penalised

[00:09:01] For one of the most ridiculous penalties you'll ever see

[00:09:04] And you'll be hearing about that throughout the week

[00:09:06] He was strong, he ran for 150 metres

[00:09:09] Kyle Iroha was fantastic

[00:09:11] At the moment we have him for about 130 metres

[00:09:14] Really strong in defence

[00:09:16] And he hangs onto that jumper

[00:09:18] And I'd be very interested to see what happens

[00:09:20] Moving forward with that, because every game he plays

[00:09:23] If he plays like that, it's going to be harder to take that jumper away

[00:09:26] But I thought Kyle Iroha was fantastic

[00:09:28] And Militale probably man of the match

[00:09:30] Two tries, 120 metres

[00:09:33] And a try assist

[00:09:36] And a very busy game from him

[00:09:39] Another try contribution as well should be pointed out

[00:09:41] Braden Triddle was fantastic

[00:09:43] Probably the more dominant half for us

[00:09:45] Some great kicks, he had three tries

[00:09:48] Which is fantastic

[00:09:49] Nico Hines acquired a game as far as stats go

[00:09:51] But still a strong game, two tries

[00:09:53] 200 kick metres and just generally busy

[00:09:56] And I know people are a little bit into him about

[00:09:59] His performances this year but

[00:10:01] Hello we're coming first

[00:10:03] We're coming first right now overnight

[00:10:05] So I think they're all playing pretty good

[00:10:07] For a team becoming first

[00:10:09] And I think Nico Hines will get into the groove

[00:10:11] More with his stats and that kind of thing

[00:10:14] Performance wise he's doing fine

[00:10:16] Playing a really physical sort of game

[00:10:18] Tall Tom Hazeln ran for over 100 metres

[00:10:20] And looked strong and solid again

[00:10:22] Some near line breaks

[00:10:24] Another great game from Blake Brailey

[00:10:26] Score to try

[00:10:28] Made a line break

[00:10:30] Ran for almost 50 metres

[00:10:32] One was quite a long run

[00:10:34] Which took up a lot of those metres

[00:10:36] But Blake was fantastic

[00:10:38] Just really busy and I hope he just keeps playing that way

[00:10:40] Fantastic to see him do that

[00:10:42] Oregon Cofusi solid

[00:10:44] Probably not a lot more but did the hard stuff

[00:10:46] Ran for about 80 metres when he was on the field

[00:10:48] Britton Nickerar

[00:10:50] Great to have him back

[00:10:52] His stats look kind of standard for him

[00:10:54] But great to have him out there

[00:10:56] We looked a lot more solid in defence

[00:10:58] And I believe he was playing

[00:11:00] With an injury so we'll see

[00:11:02] How that heals

[00:11:04] And I'm sure he'll be right for next week

[00:11:06] Because he's a tough cookie

[00:11:08] But I think he was playing with a bit of an injury today

[00:11:10] Tigger Wilton

[00:11:12] Fantastic, I love the way this kid is playing

[00:11:14] He's solid as

[00:11:16] Score to tries

[00:11:18] Ran for about 80 metres

[00:11:20] And just looks so good out there

[00:11:22] Cam McInnes ran for 140 metres

[00:11:24] Very busy in the middle of the field

[00:11:26] Great captain's knock

[00:11:28] The bench was a little bit quieter this week

[00:11:30] And out of the bench I thought

[00:11:32] Toby Rudolph was the best out there

[00:11:34] Jack Williams was solid

[00:11:36] He had a cork thigh which limited his time

[00:11:38] But when he was out there he was pretty good

[00:11:40] And ran for about 80 metres

[00:11:42] With

[00:11:44] Just good solid hard footy out there

[00:11:46] Talaco had a really good

[00:11:48] First in

[00:11:50] Looking like he was going to be the best

[00:11:52] In a change forward ever

[00:11:54] He ended up running for about 70 metres

[00:11:56] Almost got a try at the end

[00:11:58] And I think he's going to be an important part of this squad

[00:12:00] I know that

[00:12:02] Maybe Kaliro is inching ahead

[00:12:04] I'm not sure

[00:12:06] He's going to be a second neck

[00:12:08] But obviously Eero is staying there

[00:12:10] So when I say staying there

[00:12:12] He's staying in the fight for that position

[00:12:14] So when everyone's fit it's going to be very interesting

[00:12:16] To see what the coach does

[00:12:18] The good thing for Talacoia and for us

[00:12:20] Is he's very versatile

[00:12:22] He can almost be that utility for us

[00:12:24] Where he's a middle

[00:12:26] He's a second-rower

[00:12:28] He is a

[00:12:30] Three-quarter

[00:12:32] So we'll see what happens there

[00:12:34] He didn't get a lot of time

[00:12:36] But he looked good with his runs

[00:12:38] He looked solid

[00:12:40] The more he's out there the better he's going to be

[00:12:42] Toby Rudolph had great return

[00:12:44] Somewhat surprising

[00:12:46] But he was back

[00:12:48] And he looked good

[00:12:50] With energy and tough footy

[00:12:52] I really like him out there

[00:12:54] I think he's having a great season

[00:12:56] All around

[00:12:58] It's a positive camp here at Sharkhast pod

[00:13:00] Because A we won

[00:13:02] We're off the battle

[00:13:04] And B I thought we won in a pretty good fashion

[00:13:06] There's things to work on

[00:13:08] The attack isn't brilliant

[00:13:10] But there's still 34 points

[00:13:12] And the defence is probably going better

[00:13:14] Than what the 22 points allowed looks

[00:13:16] I think

[00:13:18] Some of the trousers are a bit hokey

[00:13:20] It's not necessarily bad defence

[00:13:22] It's maybe one-on-one

[00:13:24] Overall

[00:13:26] I think we're doing well

[00:13:28] Obviously there are players out there

[00:13:30] That's all we can improve

[00:13:32] As we go along

[00:13:34] We're going to get some troops back

[00:13:36] As the weeks and months go on

[00:13:38] And we're coming first

[00:13:40] If you told us

[00:13:42] We were going to come first after

[00:13:44] Five games

[00:13:46] You'd be pretty stoked

[00:13:48] If you told us the one game we're going to lose

[00:13:50] Is to the West Tigers

[00:13:52] You would have said no

[00:13:54] I don't think so

[00:13:56] But we need to move on from that game

[00:13:58] When I say that

[00:14:00] A bunch of our listeners and a bunch of shark fans

[00:14:02] Everyone was thinking this is where the Souths are going to lift

[00:14:04] And ambush Kronala

[00:14:06] And they didn't

[00:14:08] Because Kronala were ready

[00:14:10] Kronala spoke about it all week

[00:14:12] They trained that way

[00:14:14] They didn't bind to this whole Souths

[00:14:16] Are going to have to win

[00:14:18] They're going to have to turn it around

[00:14:20] No, the sharks were as desperate

[00:14:22] For different reasons

[00:14:24] We want to have a special year

[00:14:26] Coming last and we did that

[00:14:28] I thought we did it in pretty good fashion

[00:14:30] I know some of you think I'm being too positive about this

[00:14:32] I'm not saying it was the greatest performance in the world

[00:14:34] But I thought it was a good performance

[00:14:36] And

[00:14:38] In your fifth game of the year

[00:14:40] In your fourth win with one loss

[00:14:42] Coming first, I don't see that as any negativity

[00:14:44] Got to keep improving

[00:14:46] Bigger, better teams are coming up

[00:14:48] In the horizon

[00:14:50] Cowboys next week which is always difficult

[00:14:52] And they're a decent team

[00:14:54] More than decent team

[00:14:56] Canberra away

[00:14:58] W day after that

[00:15:00] And then there's a bunch of hard, hard games

[00:15:02] So we need to keep winning

[00:15:04] But this is a good challenge

[00:15:06] Playing away from home

[00:15:08] Playing in front of a hostile

[00:15:10] Small but hostile

[00:15:12] There were a lot of sharks fans out there as well I might add

[00:15:14] Getting the win which in my opinion

[00:15:16] Was never in doubt

[00:15:18] Particularly once they ran out in the field

[00:15:20] So pretty good stuff

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[00:15:26] What am I saying hoping

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[00:15:32] For coffee about Cronola

[00:15:34] We didn't do one last week

[00:15:36] That was circumstantial

[00:15:38] It was also after the buy

[00:15:40] So we let that one go

[00:15:42] But we're back

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[00:16:58] Enjoy the win, let's play the song

[00:17:00] Let's go, up, up

[00:17:10] Up, up, granama

[00:17:14] The boys in the black, white and blue

[00:17:18] Up, up, granama

[00:17:22] Name of the sharks bit you

[00:17:26] Sharks, sharks, forever

[00:17:30] Go out and play with our fear

[00:17:34] Now's the time to see good football

[00:17:37] For the sharks are here

[00:17:44] Up, up, granama

[00:17:49] The boys in the black, white and blue

[00:17:52] Up, up, granama

[00:17:56] Name of the sharks bit you

[00:18:00] Sharks, sharks, forever

[00:18:04] Go out and play with our fear

[00:18:08] Now's the time to see good football

[00:18:12] Up, up, granama

[00:18:16] The boys in the black, white and blue

[00:18:20] Up, up, granama

[00:18:24] Name of the sharks bit you

[00:18:28] Sharks, sharks, forever

[00:18:32] Go out and play with our fear

[00:18:36] Now's the time to see good football

[00:18:39] For the sharks are here

[00:18:42] Up, up, granama