Match 2026 NRL Round 14 - Cronulla Sutherland Sharks vs St-George Illawarra Dragons. 4:05 pm, Sunday 7 June @ Ocean Protect Stadium

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Sharks NRL Prospects said:
The NRL ladder is so dumb. Needs to be sorted by wins rather than points. Cowboys sitting in 9th but have more wins than 3rd. Storm sitting in 13th with one less win than 6th.

At least the Dargons are where they belong.
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Just add a column and sort by win% like so many other sports. It's so easy that it's infuriating.
 
Proud Shark said:
Just add a column and sort by win% like so many other sports. It's so easy that it's infuriating.
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Even just making wins/byes the tie-breaker rather than f/a being first would be a good step.

Team A has 16 points but 4 from byes. Team B has 16 but but only 2 from byes.

Team B should be ahead regardless of f/a.

Points % would work too.
 
Sharks NRL Prospects said:
Even just making wins/byes the tie-breaker rather than f/a being first would be a good step.

Team A has 16 points but 4 from byes. Team B has 16 but but only 2 from byes.

Team B should be ahead regardless of f/a.

Points % would work too.
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Yeah that would be better than current for sure. Win/Points% just accounts for everything and is already utilised in heaps of sports with inconsistent games played for that reason. I don't see any issues with it.
 
Proud Shark said:
If last week is anything to go off then May is right. Ball struggled to get past our back rowers.
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If this week is anything to go by we'll have a few players backing up after two days and need another hooker... I'm confident it'll be different :)
 
With Katoa set to be available for this game. Does he come straight back in for Stonestreet or miss out to play NSW cup?
 
Gumby said:
With Katoa set to be available for this game. Does he come straight back in for Stonestreet or miss out to play NSW cup?
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I think it's SS's to lose.

Unless Fitz feels he needs a freshen up.
 
Gumby said:
With Katoa set to be available for this game. Does he come straight back in for Stonestreet or miss out to play NSW cup?
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I think he'd play NSW Cup again, given he was dropped for the game where he got hurt.

From what I saw after the game, he didn't look ready to come back. But maybe he just walks funny...
 
Gumby said:
With Katoa set to be available for this game. Does he come straight back in for Stonestreet or miss out to play NSW cup?
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Purely on getting some game time as he’s been out a bit he’d start for NSW imo

Factor in him leaving and SS staying makes it even clearer for me

That said if Katoa is playing well and SS isn’t then he should take his spot
 
Gumby said:
Seeing as Katoa is leaving next season, I would put him back in NSW cup and if SS's form drops only then swap them around.
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HaroldBishop said:
That shouldn't come into it, you pick the best player for the job. I'd also stick with SS.
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Yeah I agree with HB here. Players signing elsewhere is part of the game these days. They don't need to be punished for it. Pick the better player.

Maybe Katoa gets a week in cup either way. Wouldn't be a bad thing. Original injury was 2 months ago now.
 
Sharks NRL Prospects said:
Yeah I agree with HB here. Players signing elsewhere is part of the game these days. They don't need to be punished for it. Pick the better player.

Maybe Katoa gets a week in cup either way. Wouldn't be a bad thing. Original injury was 2 months ago now.
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I don’t think there was an implication of punishment necessarily

Let the returning player go to cup and then have form dictate

Unless something like Katoa is already looking better at training than SS in which case his seniority + that I’d back him in
 
bort said:
I don’t think there was an implication of punishment necessarily
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I mean dropping them in spite of form or history. It happens.

Not Katoa specific.

bort said:
Let the returning player go to cup and then have form dictate

Unless something like Katoa is already looking better at training than SS in which case his seniority + that I’d back him in
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Yeah agree.
 
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