Another week with the odds stacked in the oppositions favour. Despite this the heart says that the Warriors will get up in a close, low scoring affair.
- The Warriors have just won 1 of their last 9 games against the Sharks & that extends to 3 out of their last 16.
- The Warriors have only managed to score 20 or more points against the Sharks on 1 occasion in those last 16 encounters.
- When refereed by Matt Cecchin the Warriors have lost 7 out of their last 8 games. In the 5 Warriors vs Sharks games he’s refereed, the Sharks have won all 5.
- The Sharks have lost 4 straight games on a Saturday & 8 out of their last 9 on the day.
- When the teams played in Round 17 the Warriors made 133 more tackles than the Sharks but missed 7 less & had 9 fewer ineffective tackles.
- The Warriors have not managed to gain more running metres than their opposition in a match since Round 6.
-
Chanel Harris-Tavita &
Sean O’Sullivan will pair up in the halves for the first time on Saturday & will be the 9th different halves combination the Warriors have used in 2021.
-
Addin Fonua-Blake has scored a total of 4 tries in his last 4 games vs the Sharks.
- Cronulla forwards Aidan Tolman & Toby Rudolf both ran for season high metres gained vs the Warriors in Round 17.