No team likes to be labelled 'chokers' - but Cronulla risks being given the tag if it produces yet another finals fadeout in 2024. The Sharks have a roster right up there with many of the best teams in the league and have looked good in recent regular seasons. But the boys from the Shire have lost their last six finals games straight - a shocking record in the big end-of-season matches. Last year the Sharks met the Roosters in the opening round of the finals and were the better team for much of the game. When Roosters skipper James Tedesco was sin binned in the second half, Cronulla appeared to have the game for the taking. But they lacked the killer instinct and self belief and somehow the Roosters came back to score a one-point win, seeing the Sharks dip out of the finals yet again. Analysing last year as a whole, the Sharks had little trouble putting away the teams below them on the ladder. But over the 27 rounds they only produced three victories over top-eight teams - something they will need to improve on to make an impact this year.
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