Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon has named an unchanged 17 for Saturday's must-watch clash with the champion Panthers.
Ladder-leading Cronulla will host the three-time reigning premiers at a packed PointsBet Stadium for the first time since 2019 in an Indigenous Round blockbuster.
With his team staring down an eighth consecutive victory after coming through a Magic Round thriller against the Roosters in Brisbane unscathed, Fitzgibbon has understandably opted not to tinker with a successful formula.
Having overcome calf tightness to produce another five-star performance on the weekend, halfback Nicho Hynes will again steer the ship as the Sharks aim to topple a Penrith side, sans Nathan Cleary, that lost to the Warriors last Sunday.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm. See the 22-man team list below.
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1. WILL KENNEDY - proudly sponsored by Paragon Air Conditioning
2. SIONE KATOA - proudly sponsored by Ray White Sutherland Shire
3. JESSE RAMIEN - proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room Nightclub Gymea
4. KAYAL IRO - proudly sponsored by Aramex
5. RONALDO MULITALO - proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. DANIEL ATKINSON - proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. NICHO HYNES - proudly sponsored by John Ryan Freight Management
8. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
11. BRITON NIKORA - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. CAMERON McINNES (c) - proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll
Interchange
14. JACK WILLIAMS - proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters
15. SIOSIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
16. ROYCE HUNT - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
17. TUKU HAU TAPUHA - proudly sponsored by Modular Walls
Extended Bench
18. MAWENE HIROTI
19. BILLY BURNS
20. SAMUEL HEALEY
21. SAM STONESTREET
22. BRAYDON TRINDALL
Coach
CRAIG FITZGIBBON - proudly sponsored by Aramex
Match: Sharks v Panthers
Round 12 -
home Team
Sharks
away Team
Panthers
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William KennedyFullback for Panthers is number 1 Dylan Edwards
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Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione KatoaWinger for Panthers is number 2 Sunia Turuva
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Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse RamienCentre for Panthers is number 3 Izack Tago
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Centre for Sharks is number 4 Kayal IroCentre for Panthers is number 4 Paul Alamoti
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Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo MulitaloWinger for Panthers is number 5 Brian To'o
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Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Daniel AtkinsonFive-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Jack Cole
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Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas HynesHalfback for Panthers is number 7 Jarome Luai
Forwards
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Prop for Sharks is number 8 Thomas HazeltonProp for Panthers is number 8 Moses Leota
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Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke BraileyHooker for Panthers is number 9 Mitch Kenny
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Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon KaufusiProp for Panthers is number 10 James Fisher-Harris
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora2nd Row for Panthers is number 11 Scott Sorensen
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Liam Martin
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Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnesLock for Panthers is number 13 Isaah Yeo
Interchange
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Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Jack WilliamsInterchange for Panthers is number 14 Daine Laurie
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Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Siosifa TalakaiInterchange for Panthers is number 15 Lindsay Smith
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Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Royce HuntInterchange for Panthers is number 16 Liam Henry
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Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Tuku Hau TapuhaInterchange for Panthers is number 17 Matthew Eisenhuth
Reserves
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Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Mawene HirotiReplacement for Panthers is number 21 Jesse McLean
Match Officials
- Referee: Gerard Sutton
- Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
- Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
- Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein
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