Following a 62-2 thumping of the Kaiviti Silktails, the win coming on the back of 50-point hauls in their three matches prior to that, the Jersey Flegg Sharks will look to continue a late charge towards a finals berth when they play the St George Illawarra Dragons on Saturday.
The young Sharks were relentless on Sunday, storming out to a 44-0 lead against the Fijian team at the half time break, before going on with the job in the second half, the win seeing them move up to sixth position on the Flegg ladder with two games in the season remaining.
With only five teams qualifying for the Flegg finals, the Sharks will need wins from their remaining matches, starting with the local derby match against the Dragons at Collegians Stadium this weekend.
Making the Sharks form all the more impressive has been the long injury toll being experienced both amongst the under-21 squad, as well as in the NSW Cup and NRL above with various players called up to the higher grades over recent weeks.
This weekend the Sharks face a ninth placed Dragons outfit which was effectively eliminated from the playoff race following a 26-12 loss to the Raiders in their most recent match.
The Sharks and Dragons have met once previously this season, the Cronulla side winning 22-16 in their round nine clash.
See below the two team lists for the game which is scheduled for an 11.15am kick off on Saturday at the Collegians Sporting Complex, Wollongong.
Match: Dragons v Sharks
Round 25 -
home Team
Dragons
away Team
Sharks
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyler Peckham-HarrisFullback for Sharks is number 1 Joshua Latham
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Winger for Dragons is number 2 Tom KirkWinger for Sharks is number 5 Te Wehi Waitere
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Centre for Dragons is number 3 David AfuCentre for Sharks is number 3 Michael Gabrael
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Centre for Dragons is number 4 Kye WrightCentre for Sharks is number 4 Talanoa Penitani
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Winger for Dragons is number 5 Jesse WilliamsWinger for Sharks is number 19 Nikora Williams
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Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 24 Shadi HammoudFive-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Taj Ford
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Halfback for Dragons is number 6 Nicholas QuinnHalfback for Sharks is number 7 Riley Pollard
Forwards
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Prop for Dragons is number 8 Jett LiuProp for Sharks is number 8 Felix Faatili
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Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Kyan HjaltasonHooker for Sharks is number 14 Taj Brailey
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Prop for Dragons is number 10 Jacob WebsterProp for Sharks is number 10 Salesi Ataata
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jack Quine2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Max McCarthy
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2nd Row for Dragons is number 19 Cyrus Stanley-Traill2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Dylan Coutts
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Lock for Dragons is number 14 Finau LatuLock for Sharks is number 13 Samuel McCulloch
Interchange
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Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Travis Barrett-HancockInterchange for Sharks is number 9 Max Riolo
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Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Matthew AlhazimInterchange for Sharks is number 15 Richie Tupuailei
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Interchange for Dragons is number 18 Isaac LaughtonInterchange for Sharks is number 16 Ethan Cocco
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Interchange for Dragons is number 21 Wesley PringInterchange for Sharks is number 17 Jacob Taulani
Reserves
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Replacement for Dragons is number 20 Lucas BorgReplacement for Sharks is number 22 Lachlan Araullo
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