Hannay claims Will Chambers was dropped purely on form

Cronulla Sharks interim coach Josh Hannay says the decision to axe veteran Will Chambers for the club's match with Newcastle this weekend was made strictly on form and not sledging. Chambers, during Cronulla's loss to New Zealand last weekend, got into a number of verbal exchanges with Warriors players, at one stage creating a flashpoint with Kane Evans, who let his emotions get the better of him by responding with two punches. "He (Chambers) was really respectful of that and the decision not to pick him — and again I was really clear with Will on this — had nothing to do with the sledging situation, it was just purely on form," Hannay told. Regardless of what decision will be made, Cronulla does have two prefered centres in Jesse Ramien and Connor Tracey, which would mean Chambers would likely have to take on a back-up role for next season.