Ricky Stuart's 500th NRL match as coach has ended on a sour note, with his Canberra Raiders thumped 40-0 by Cronulla.Without vital halfback Jamal Fogarty, the Raiders looked blunt in attack and were no match for the surging Sharks, who scored seven unanswered tries to make it four wins on the bounce.
Cronulla had no such problems without Braydon Trindall after his midweek drink-driving charges. Dan Atkinson confidently took the five-eighth role and paired with the in-form Nicho Hynes.Halfback Hynes scored one try, assisted another, kicked a 40-20 and ran the Sharks' potent attack to continue building into his 2024 campaign.
NSW State of Origin candidate Cam McInnes had gotten the ball rolling for the Sharks with a scrambled team effort on 14 minutes, but the alarm bells really began ringing for the Raiders when prop Thomas Hazelton galloped through to score untouched soon after. And the Dolphins' afternoon at Lang Park grew worse when captain Jesse Bromwich left the field in the second half with a calf injury.Armstrong and Dolphins pocket dynamo Trai Fuller, in just his third NRL game, had a classic fullback battle and were two of the best players on the field.
Knights props Leo Thompson and Jacob Saifiti, in his 150th NRL game for the club, ripped in early to set up a 10-0 lead as a sluggish Dolphins outfit bumbled their way through the opening quarter of the match.
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