There's little chance of Canberra catching Cronulla off guard as the Sharks brace for the best of the NRL's Jekyll and Hyde outfit. Cronulla forward Toby Rudolf this week claimed complacency could be the Sharks' biggest killer after five wins from their past six starts, but coach Josh Hannay can't see that being a problem against the Raiders. Despite sitting in 11th spot, the Raiders could conceivably leapfrog eighth-placed Cronulla with a 24-point victory at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday night. Hannay said the club would not stand in the way of any player returning to Sydney if they needed to be with their family, but said the best way to manage the challenging situation was by winning football games and staying in the finals race. "Being under these circumstances and having a lot to play for certainly does help," he said. "I've been there as a player and as a coach where the last half a dozen games of the year, if you're not playing for a finals spot, motivation can be a real challenge. "So thankfully we're in the thick of it so motivation shouldn't be issue. "Every game here on in is an important one for us, like it is for a number of clubs in the same position as we are."
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