The last game on Monday for NRL Round 24 is between Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:00PM with the game to be played at Remondis Stadium. The favourite for the match is away team Sydney Roosters. View our preview and teams for the game between Cronulla Sharks and Sydney Roosters.
Remondis Stadium
Monday, 7pm
Cronulla Sharks $2.60 vs Sydney Roosters $1.45 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
Cronulla Sharks $3.05 vs Sydney Roosters $1.40 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison by NRL Odds:
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| Cronulla Sharks | 2.60 | 2.80 | 3.05 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.75 |
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Sydney Roosters
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1.45 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 |
Preview:
The final match of the round sees the Roosters again playing a Monday night fixture but, if they keep producing efforts such as they did last Monday, there’ll be no complaining from club or fans.
They took another step toward the Minor Premiership last week with a comprehensive thrashing of a lacklustre West Tigers side and in the process, registered their seventh straight win.
The impressive feature of their game during this winning sequence has been their defence.
They’ve held two teams scoreless a further three to twelve points or less and only Canberra has been able to score in excess of 20 points since New Zealand did so in their win over the Roosters back in round 14!
The Sharks have been in the headlines this week for all the wrong reasons.
Speculation of salary cap breaches and secret accounts have surrounded the club and as they head into this game, desperate to maintain their sixth spot on the ladder, it was a distraction they could well do without.
When they last met, only as recently as round 19, Sydney thumped Cronulla 40 – 0.
Would expect that their defence would be too strong again and that they’ll be too polished for the Sharks.
Teams:
Cronulla Sharks:
Michael Gordon, Sosaia Feki, Ben Pomeroy, Jonathan Wright, Beau Ryan, Todd Carney, Jeff Robson, Andrew Fifita, John Morris, Bryce Gibbs, Luke Lewis, Wade Graham, Paul Gallen. Interchange: Isaac De Gois, Chris Heighington, Jayson Bukuya, Anthony Tupou, Sam Tagataese
Sydney Roosters:
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Daniel Tupou, Michael Jennings, Mitchell Aubusson, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, James Maloney, Mitchell Pearce, Jared Wearea-Hargreaves, Jake Friend, Sam Moa, Aidan Guerra, Sonny Bill Williams, Frank-Paul Nuuausala. Interchange: Daniel Mortimer, Luke O’Donnell, Isaac Liu, Dylan Napa
Dank silent on alleged Sharks bank account
Sports scientist Stephen Dank has refused to discuss how or whether he was paid by Cronulla for his work on the NRL club’s controversial supplements program.
Focus turned to the issue of payments for Dank’s services and the supplements allegedly used after claims that private bank accounts were used at the club in recent years.
The club reportedly has no record of any payments for the supplements program in the early part of the 2011 season that is the subject of an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation.
Dank said on Wednesday he did not see claims aired on ABC’s 7.30 program on Tuesday night.
“I was busy reviewing football games from England last night and didn’t see any news,” Dank told the Nine Network outside his home.
Asked if he was paid for his Cronulla work off the books he said: “Mate, you might want to direct that one to the accountants.”
Sharks coach Shane Flanagan has denied any of Dank’s expenses were met by a Westpac account he operated, which was only opened a year after Dank parted ways with the club.
The Daily Telegraph has reported it was the second private account used at the club in recent years, with another used to fund team camps and equipment in 2009.
Flanagan, who took over in 2010, told the newspaper the account he operated was used to buy gym equipment – with money raised through functions and golf days – because the football department was not funded well enough to be competitive.
He understood Dank was willing to work for free.
Flanagan said the account was shut down at the direction of former club CEO Bruno Cullen, who arrived earlier this year at the NRL’s request as the ASADA investigation was getting underway.
Appearing on the 7.30 program, Cullen denied knowing of the account, saying: “You just don’t do things that way, no.”
“Every dollar that comes into the club, and therefore every dollar that goes out of the club, should be going through the club’s central account and be recorded and accounted for.”
Cullen described the situation he encountered at Cronulla as “chaotic”.
“It was an invitation for things to happen, it was a disaster waiting to happen and all things have eventuated,” he said.