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Quincy's quest: Dodd hoping for third time lucky in decider
Sharks hooker Quincy Dodd is hoping her third visit to the grand final stage will see her finally achieve a premiership win.
NRLW 2024 NRLW GRAND FINAL - Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs Sydney Roosters - 3:55pm Sunday 6 October @ Accor Stadium
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Sir Chadley
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Huh? Not sure what you mean by the bold mate.
I listen to the podcasts in my lunch break and in the car on the way to work and going home. So leaves plenty of time to watch NRL games.
Don't you enjoy all the History of England podcasts.
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Yes I do. Sorry mate, if there was a joke in there somewhere it went over my head.
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League star Tiana Penitani will lead the Cronulla Sharks into NRLW Grand Final | Missing Perspectives
Cronulla Sharks captain and all-round legend Tiana Penitani caught up with Missing Perspectives ahead of the NRLW Grand Final in Sydney this weekend.
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Such a significant moment in our history as a club.
I have to admit I didn't watch alot of the NRLW, probably only two games, but as I read more into this GF, this is so significant.
I really hope they push the Women's comp to be in line with the men's.
I have to admit I didn't watch alot of the NRLW, probably only two games, but as I read more into this GF, this is so significant.
I really hope they push the Women's comp to be in line with the men's.
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Yeah even if not that interested in the games, if we win this we can say we have more premierships than St George Illawarra
But we could also really start our own dynasty, even with the player losses next year and new teams.
Hopefully we get the neutrals support on Sunday va the Roostere
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Sense of community: Tiana's Sharks ready to fire for the Shire
After securing their spot in the NRLW grand final in just their second season, Cronulla captain Tiana Penitani is aiming to give the Shire something to celebrate after the hard work that went into joining the competition.
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Reminder: NRL Fan Fest tomorrow at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay, Sydney.
The NRL Grand Final teams' presentation will kick off at 12pm on Thursday.
The NRLW Grand Final teams' presentation will be live at 3pm on Friday.
The NRL Grand Final teams' presentation will kick off at 12pm on Thursday.
The NRLW Grand Final teams' presentation will be live at 3pm on Friday.
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WOW! KYLE FLANAGAN!
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Well Cronulla beat the competition favourites in their own fortress last week in Brisbane, which included keeping the best attacking team in the league scoreless. So no reason why they can’t knock them off as well.
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My son and I were at the Roosters game when they beat us 40-0. First half didn't go there way, ref seemed to find penalties for the Roosters and we couldn't buy one. But you could tell the girls were off, they lacked energy and just could not compete. It was so bad, we left at half time 22-0. I have never done that before.
I think it will be a different story on Sunday. Not saying we'll win but it certainly won't be 40-0 if we lose.
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Not just a gun player but a genuinely nice person.Sense of community: Tiana's Sharks ready to fire for the Shire
After securing their spot in the NRLW grand final in just their second season, Cronulla captain Tiana Penitani is aiming to give the Shire something to celebrate after the hard work that went into joining the competition.www.nrl.com
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It's going to be very tough. Their defence last week was epic though, as good as anything in the NRL.
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Agree - and her and her family have been through a lot.
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Indeed. Quite tragic what happened, can't imagine how tough that would have been for the kids.
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Bringing the big guns!
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We lost 3 games this season (should have won 2 of those).
The Roosters game was the only one we were never in, but hoping the Roosters girls are over confident from that and that we just had a bad day that game. I’m expecting this to be an close affair and
we get the chocolates
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There’s only one outcome for the NRLW grand final on Sunday according to Sharks coach Tony Herman, and that’s a Cronulla victory.
Never mind that their opponents, the Sydney Roosters, gave them a 40-0 walloping the one and only time they’ve met this season. In the words of Herman, “I think it will be a different result”.
“We won our first six, and the Roosters, they’re a really, really good footy side. They taught us a bit of a lesson that day, and I think we learned a lot about ourselves as a group,” Herman said ahead of Sunday’s grand final.
“They’ve got strike power across the park, a big, strong middle, and the way they played the game, we took that on board and went back to the drawing board. I thought our next two games we started to get back on track, and then last week defensively I thought we were really, really good and we’ll take that mindset into Sunday. I think it will be a different result.”
Leading the Sharks to a premiership in the team’s second year in the NRLW would be a massive achievement for Herman.
“We look back to last year, and we were probably a little bit inconsistent, and you get 24 people together and expect them to interact on the field and off the field in a particular way, and it’s not easy, and that brought inconsistency,” Herman said.
“And then we got into this year and we realised we had a special group, we won our first six, and talking to the guys in the 2016 team [NRL premiers], the buzz around the Shire, I think it would be amazing if we could win it.”
Fullback Emma Tonegato didn’t mince her words when asked about the prospect of adding a NRLW premiership to the Olympic gold medal she won with rugby sevens back in 2016.
“A premiership ring has been on my to-do list for a while now, and I’m so honoured to be in the big dance this weekend with the Sharks girls,” Tonegato said. “We’ll be fighting, that’s for sure.”
It won’t be an easy task against a Roosters side that’s had all its star players return from injury in the final weeks of the season.
Captain Isabelle Kelly didn’t miss a game after dislocating her elbow in round nine, while playmaker Tarryn Aiken returned from an AC shoulder injury in the semi-finals last week along with centre Jess Sergis who was back from a knee injury.
“Last year we sort of had our injuries right at the back end of the season. Ten minutes before half-time in our semi last year we had three players go down, and that was a little bit of a challenge to put girls in different positions,” said Roosters coach John Strange.
“But this year, from before round one with Corbs [Corban Baxter] going down and then Brydie [Parker] breaking her arm as well and other girls having season-ending injuries, it’s been forced upon us for the girls to be really flexible, and play multiple positions. So, I’m really confident that no matter what happens on Sunday out on the field, we’ve got cover for the girls to continue on.”
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Never mind that their opponents, the Sydney Roosters, gave them a 40-0 walloping the one and only time they’ve met this season. In the words of Herman, “I think it will be a different result”.
“We won our first six, and the Roosters, they’re a really, really good footy side. They taught us a bit of a lesson that day, and I think we learned a lot about ourselves as a group,” Herman said ahead of Sunday’s grand final.
“They’ve got strike power across the park, a big, strong middle, and the way they played the game, we took that on board and went back to the drawing board. I thought our next two games we started to get back on track, and then last week defensively I thought we were really, really good and we’ll take that mindset into Sunday. I think it will be a different result.”
Leading the Sharks to a premiership in the team’s second year in the NRLW would be a massive achievement for Herman.
“We look back to last year, and we were probably a little bit inconsistent, and you get 24 people together and expect them to interact on the field and off the field in a particular way, and it’s not easy, and that brought inconsistency,” Herman said.
“And then we got into this year and we realised we had a special group, we won our first six, and talking to the guys in the 2016 team [NRL premiers], the buzz around the Shire, I think it would be amazing if we could win it.”
Fullback Emma Tonegato didn’t mince her words when asked about the prospect of adding a NRLW premiership to the Olympic gold medal she won with rugby sevens back in 2016.
“A premiership ring has been on my to-do list for a while now, and I’m so honoured to be in the big dance this weekend with the Sharks girls,” Tonegato said. “We’ll be fighting, that’s for sure.”
It won’t be an easy task against a Roosters side that’s had all its star players return from injury in the final weeks of the season.
Captain Isabelle Kelly didn’t miss a game after dislocating her elbow in round nine, while playmaker Tarryn Aiken returned from an AC shoulder injury in the semi-finals last week along with centre Jess Sergis who was back from a knee injury.
“Last year we sort of had our injuries right at the back end of the season. Ten minutes before half-time in our semi last year we had three players go down, and that was a little bit of a challenge to put girls in different positions,” said Roosters coach John Strange.
“But this year, from before round one with Corbs [Corban Baxter] going down and then Brydie [Parker] breaking her arm as well and other girls having season-ending injuries, it’s been forced upon us for the girls to be really flexible, and play multiple positions. So, I’m really confident that no matter what happens on Sunday out on the field, we’ve got cover for the girls to continue on.”
‘They taught us a lesson’: Why Sharks won’t make same mistake twice against Roosters
Cronulla’s NRLW coach Tony Herman is confident his team can upset the odds on grand final day against the team that handed them their heaviest defeat of the year.