Four wins from their past five games have powered the Jersey Flegg Sharks into eighth spot ahead of a stern test against the formidable Bulldogs at PointsBet Stadium on Friday night.
After defeating Wests Tigers 20-16 at Henson Park on Saturday, Cronulla's under 21s are six points adrift of the fifth-placed Knights. However, with a game in hand due to a washout, the Sharks remain a hope of storming into playoff contention.
Cronulla led 10-6 at halftime against the Tigers, with rookie fullback Adrian Sandy and five-eighth Taj Ford scoring to put the visitors in a favourable position.
While the Tigers struck first in the second half to poke their noses in front, the Sharks responded with tries to John-Paul Donevski and Max McCarthy. It was enough to seal the win despite the hosts crossing again in the 63rd minute.
Cronulla will get a gauge on how much they've improved against Canterbury given they went down 34-8 when the teams met in Round 2 this season.
The Bulldogs are on a six-match winning run and sit in second position.
Friday's match will be played as a curtain-raiser to the Sharks-Tigers NRL game. The Jersey Flegg action will kick off at 5.45pm, 15 minutes after gates open.
See the two team lists below.
Match: Sharks v Bulldogs
Round 19 -
home Team
Sharks
away Team
Bulldogs
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sharks is number 14 Joshua LathamFullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Taye Cochrane
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Winger for Sharks is number 2 Kristian DixonWinger for Bulldogs is number 2 Jordi Mazzone
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Centre for Sharks is number 3 Michael GabraelCentre for Bulldogs is number 3 Danny Gabrael
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Centre for Sharks is number 4 Talanoa PenitaniCentre for Bulldogs is number 4 William Afualo
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Winger for Sharks is number 5 Te Wehi WaitereWinger for Bulldogs is number 5 Ratu Rinakama
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Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Taj FordFive-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Ragarive Wavik
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Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Riley PollardHalfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Joseph Teaupa
Forwards
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Prop for Sharks is number 8 Lachlan Jake CrouchProp for Bulldogs is number 8 Larry MUAGUTUTIA
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Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Chaz JarvisHooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Patrick Young
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Prop for Sharks is number 10 Salesi AtaataProp for Bulldogs is number 10 Elijah Mataale
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Max McCarthy2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Logan Spinks
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Dylan Coutts2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Jed Reardon
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Lock for Sharks is number 13 Samuel McCullochLock for Bulldogs is number 13 Bud Smith
Interchange
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Interchange for Sharks is number 1 Kai HillenInterchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Zaidas Muagututia
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Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Ethan CoccoInterchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Fahmy Toilalo
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Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Jai DaviesInterchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Callum Donaldson
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Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Lachlan CrossleInterchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Lajuan Vito
Reserves
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Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Jacob TaulaniReplacement for Bulldogs is number 20 Hamish Wilson
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