The press is always positive after a big win and that’s the way it played out this week following the Sharks 30-2 ‘derby demolition’ of the St George Illawarra Dragons.
The media was extremely favourable when it came to the Sharks performance, with the stories coming out during the week of an extremely positive nature.
The one negative was the challenges faced at the newly named Southern Cross Group Stadium in terms of catering for the near capacity crowd of over 18,000 people.
All those topics have been covered off in the weekly news as reported in both the print and broadcast media.
In a new program premiering on Channel 67 today, the Sharks media duo of Liam Tapper and Rob Willis cover off on some of the news reports and the issues affecting the Sharks following the Dragons win and ahead of the big game on Monday night against the Manly Sea Eagles.
In case you missed it click on the links below or go to the video and see what they’re saying, see what they are writing in Sharks in the News for Friday, March 18.
Sharks v Manly
NRL.COM preview – CLICK HERE
http://www.nrl.com/sea-eagles-v-sharks-schick-preview/tabid/10874/newsid/93855/default.aspx
Sharks v Dragons
Townsend stars – SBS website – CLICK HERE http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/03/13/townsend-stars-sharks-smash-dragons
5 Key Points - Martin Gabor - NRL.COM - CLICK HERE
https://www.nrl.com/sharks-v-dragons-five-key-points/tabid/10874/newsid/93755/default.aspx
The players
Ennis 250 – Christian Nicolussi – Daily Telegraph – CLICK HERE http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/sharks/michael-ennis-will-play-his-250th-nrl-match-against-the-sea-eagles/news-story/658cb4a774c00ffde84eb5ccf9f87e66
Barba in Origin mix – Peter Badel – Courier Mail – CLICK HERE http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/sharks/kevin-walters-says-ben-barba-is-in-the-mix-to-replace-billy-slater-as-maroons-fullback/news-story/3993875af33c1b650706b7959012fd46
Tagataese backs Sharks pack – Jack Brady – NRL.COM – CLICK HERE
https://www.nrl.com/tagataese-backs-sharks-pack/tabid/10874/newsid/93645/default.aspx
Gallen injury – SBS website – CLICK HERE - http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/03/15/shocking-sharks-solace-nrl-manly
Gallen expected back in 3 weeks – Fox Sports website – CLICK HERE http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/sharks/cronulla-sharks-captain-paul-gallen-expected-back-from-knee-surgery-within-three-weeks/news-story/e9642c8b4d77913e421c8f7ec9070d0d
The issues
Ennis – “Give Greenberg the job” – Adam Pengilly – Sydney Morning Herald – CLICK HERE http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/cronulla-sharks/cronulla-sharks-hooker-michael-ennis-implores-nrl-to-give-todd-greenberg-top-job-20160316-gnkano.html
Game Day security – Brad Walter – Sydney Morning Herald – CLICK HERE http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/abuse-of-joel-thompson-and-family-sparks-security-issue-for-cronulla-sharks-20160314-gnil5z.html
