Official 2025 Sharks Discussion

[MMsharks]

You’ve got to earn your jersey. She can play topless and get her jersey after that.

your definitely an ideas man!

 

[Capital_Shark]

your definitely an ideas man!

Had lots of bad ones but I reckon that is a pretty good one. Hard sell though.

 

[egg]

How come our 5th tackle options rarely feel life threatening for our opposition ?
Bronco's looked DANGEROUS on the 5th tackle and sometimes halves created havoc earlier in the count last night and that's with Teddy at the back for Roosters

 

[apezza]

How come our 5th tackle options rarely feel life threatening for our opposition ?
Bronco's looked DANGEROUS on the 5th tackle and sometimes halves created havoc earlier in the count last night and that's with Teddy at the back for Roosters

How many games has Hunt and Reynolds played v Hynes and Trindall?

It is frustrating though. I guess we just need to be patient.

 

[Sir Chadley]

Ronnie on Matty Johns

 

[egg]

BRISBANE TIMES​

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‘It’s too big’: How Sharks are coping with gruelling 40,000km travel toll​

Christian Nicolussi​

March 11, 2025 — 6.30pm

The most arduous travel schedule in rugby league will continue on Wednesday when Cronulla board a flight to Townsville just eight days after touching down from the season-opener in Las Vegas.

The Sharks did not need reminding about their nightmare draw, which will see them cover a staggering 40,000km across the first nine rounds of the season.
After the hit-and-run trip to north Queensland, Craig Fitzgibbon’s side will play games in Canberra, Perth – which is almost a 7700km round trip to the Shire – and well as Newcastle, then travel to Brisbane for Magic Round.
If the Sharks struggle to win in the early rounds, pressure could start to build on the players, which in turn could cause tensions to arise within the camp while on the road.

“But I think the time away will only help us connect as a team,” fullback Will Kennedy said on Tuesday.
“It’s always good to get away with your mates. We’re lucky we all have that bond away from the field. When we’re away there will be games of poker or euchre, or guys heading out to get coffees. It’s good to get away with your mates.”

Flying Fish: Cronulla’s hectic travel schedule​

• Rd 1 — Cronulla to Las Vegas: 24,880km
• Rd 2 — Cronulla to Townsville: 4208km
• Rd 5 — Cronulla to Canberra: 560km
• Rd 6 — Cronulla to Perth: 7688km
• Rd 7 — Cronulla to Newcastle: 392km
• Rd 9 — Cronulla to Brisbane: 1888km

TOTAL: 39,616km

Fitzgibbon has been planning for the rough start since the draw was released before Christmas, and said the onus was on his staff to make sure the preparation was flawless.
“You can’t look at it in its entirety because it’s too big, so we’ve chopped it down and are taking it one trip at a time,” Fitzgibbon said.


“If anything we actually enjoy travelling together. We’re definitely getting better at it. And it’s good this is happening early in the year when our energy levels should be high.”
The Sharks have made no changes to the team that created enough chances to defeat premiers Penrith at Allegiant Stadium, only to fall short 28-22.

Cronulla and Nicho Hynes take to the skies again on Wednesday.Credit:Kate Geraghty

There is even greater pressure on Kennedy to stay fit after the club lost a back-up fullback option, Liam Ison, for the season because of a ruptured ACL. Should Kennedy go down, Dragons-bound Daniel Atkinson will be entrusted with the custodian role.

Kennedy’s Sharks future remains up in the air beyond this season, but the 27-year-old is desperate to remain at the club he has been at since playing SG Ball. “If something came up I’d love to take it,” Kennedy said. “Nobody wants to leave here because it’s so good.”

 

[Sparkles]

For your interest - I've compared our results in the Moylan era to the post-Moylan (most of 2023/2024) to see how we've fared.
When I get time I'm going to add results from earlier as well, which is basically games/results for each season and the overall ladders.
If you have any other data you'd like me to throw in please feel free to send it my way. Over time I'm going to keep building a Sharks knowledge bank for AI queries. The new models are doing a great job of processing it all.

And if you see any glaring errors please let me know! Sometimes the models can be a little dumb or the data is mismatched formats so it doesn't always get it right the first time around (like when I ran this and it included finals results from some seasons and not others!).

Footnote: I loved Moylan This is not a dig at him, just a sample timeframe to kick things off promoted by a conversation I saw on the forum earlier.

Cronulla Sharks Performance Analysis: Verified Results​

After carefully rechecking all calculations, here are the final accurate statistics:

1. Overall Win/Loss Percentage​

Era	Period	Games	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage
Moylan Era	2018-2022	116	66	50	56.90%
Post-Moylan Era	2023-2024	48	30	18	62.50%

2. Points Scoring Performance​

Era	Points For	Points Against	Differential	Avg PF/Game	Avg PA/Game
Moylan Era	2,606	2,287	+319	22.47	19.72
Post-Moylan Era	1,272	928	+344	26.50	19.33

3. Performance vs Top 8 and Non-Top 8 Teams​

Against Previous Year's Top 8 Teams​

Era	Games	Wins	Losses	Win %	Avg PF	Avg PA
Moylan Era	53	23	30	43.40%	20.89	23.55
Post-Moylan Era	19	12	7	63.16%	21.42	18.32

Against Previous Year's Non-Top 8 Teams​

Era	Games	Wins	Losses	Win %	Avg PF	Avg PA
Moylan Era	63	43	20	68.25%	23.79	16.49
Post-Moylan Era	29	18	11	62.07%	25.86	16.59

4. Season-by-Season Top 8 Performance​

Season	Win-Loss vs Top 8	Win %
2018	6-5	54.55%
2019	4-7	36.36%
2020	3-5	37.50%
2021	1-9	10.00%
2022	9-4	69.23%
2023	5-5	50.00%
2024	7-2	77.78%

5. Ladder Positions​

Era	Average Position	Best Finish	Worst Finish
Moylan Era	6.0	2nd (2022)	9th (2021)
Post-Moylan Era	5.0	4th (2024)	6th (2023)

Key Findings​

1. The Post-Moylan era shows a 5.60% improvement in overall win percentage.
2. Offensive production has increased significantly (+4.03 points per game) while defense has slightly improved.
3. The most dramatic improvement is against top-tier teams, with a 19.76% higher win rate and allowing 5.23 fewer points per game against previous year's top 8 teams.
4. Performance against weaker teams has been more consistent in the Post-Moylan era, though slightly less dominant.
5. The 2024 season (77.78% win rate against top teams) represents the best performance against quality opposition across both eras.

These verified statistics confirm that the Post-Moylan era has established a higher baseline of performance, particularly against stronger competition.

 

[bort]

Nice alt burgess

 

[Sparkles]

Nice alt burgess

13% of current forum members believe this, while it's 98% for ex- forum members.

 

[Gumby]

How come our 5th tackle options rarely feel life threatening for our opposition ?
Bronco's looked DANGEROUS on the 5th tackle and sometimes halves created havoc earlier in the count last night and that's with Teddy at the back for Roosters

This! These little ****ing kicks Hynes put up do my head in. Learn to put up a ****ing torp once in a while or at least kick the ****ing thing hard enough to worry the back 3.

 

[Wizard]

This! These little ****ing kicks Hynes put up do my head in. Learn to put up a ****ing torp once in a while or at least kick the ****ing thing hard enough to worry the back 3.

Lollipop bombs, it’s his signature kick

 

[Gumby]

Lollipop bombs, it’s his signature kick

This guy has the ability to be one of the best players in the world but has no many stupid strings to his bow at times.
**** he frustrates me with some of the **** he does

 

[Gumby]

Sharks get behind World's Biggest Paddle Out for mental health | NRL.com

The Sharks are proudly supporting local legend Blakey Johnston's latest epic challenge in the name of mental health as he leads the World's Biggest Paddle Out on Saturday.

www.nrl.com

Love seeing us be part of things like this.

 

[Proud Shark]

This! These little ****ing kicks Hynes put up do my head in. Learn to put up a ****ing torp once in a while or at least kick the ****ing thing hard enough to worry the back 3.

I have no issue with the end over end if they are consistently landing 5-10m out and we can smash the catcher. When they land 15-20 out and don't give our chase enough time though it's very ****ing annoying.

 

[Gumby]

I have no issue with the end over end if they are consistently landing 5-10m out and we can smash the catcher. When they land 15-20 out and don't give our chase enough time though it's very ****ing annoying.

That’s what I’m talking about. It’s just a waste.

 

[apezza]

That’s what I’m talking about. It’s just a waste.

A bit like some of our posts on this forum. End to end waste!

 

[thedarkshark]

just wondering if any of you might be able to shed some light on this. If I'm an interstate member, can I use the away game ticket to go to the Perth game? I'm finding conflicting answers online

 

[bort]

just wondering if any of you might be able to shed some light on this. If I'm an interstate member, can I use the away game ticket to go to the Perth game? I'm finding conflicting answers online

There’s an interstate WA membership that has a WA ticket.

If it’s an away game ticket you have it may fall into the loophole of not being either an away or shark park game.

May have to contact club for definitive answer

 

[SF]

just wondering if any of you might be able to shed some light on this. If I'm an interstate member, can I use the away game ticket to go to the Perth game? I'm finding conflicting answers online

Good question…. I’d email members@sharks.com.au for the best answer. They are usually fairly quick to respond.

My guess is you’d probably have to have this specific membership:

Country Interstate - Western Australia

Live in Western Australia and are a passionate Sharks fan? This is the Membership package for you.

www.sharks.com.au

I don’t think the standard one would allow it:

Country Interstate

Live too far away from PointsBet Stadium and can’t make it to many games? Our Country Interstate Membership includes 1 ticket to an away game of your choice (excluding Coffs Coast and Magic Round) and 2 general admission tickets into a home game at PointsBet Stadium.

www.sharks.com.au

See the packages list here:

Packages

Sharks Forever. Check out all of our membership packages today

www.sharks.com.au

 

[HaroldBishop]

The Dolphins look in all sorts this year, bottom 4 looks likely although it is early days.

Is it a good idea to have Bennett coach a team short term? I'm not sure it is.