The last time the two sides met Cronulla were thrashed 40-0 but the underdogs in Sunday’s grand final insist there will be no repeat
grand final as rank outsiders against the Roosters. The tricolours are in their fourth grand final, chasing their second premiership. They knocked out the two-time defending premiers Newcastle last week, and many believe Sunday’s contest will be a formality.
Coach Tony Herman promised there will be no repeat of the thrashing on Sunday. “They taught us a bit of a lesson that day, and I think we learned a lot about ourselves as a group. They’ve got strike power across the park and a big, strong middle” he said. “We took that on board and went back to the drawing board, and I thought in our next two games, we started to get back on track. And then last week defensively, I thought we were really, really good.
Kernick, the Roosters’ backrower, was recognised as the game’s best player at the Dally M awards on Wednesday, cementing her status as one of rugby league’s emerging stars. Strange said he is happy the 23-year-old’s brilliance is being acknowledged. “She’s always been very talented, a very good ball player, but it’s really been a discussion with us at the start of this year about her putting herself into the game a little bit more, and especially earlier because she’s a great threat.
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