The Sharks are in for a world of ache at coaching this week.
Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon constructed a status on the Roosters as probably the greatest defence coaches within the NRL, however it was nowhere to be seen from his aspect towards the Warriors on Sunday.
Fitzgibbon has promised defence might be on the menu in The Shire this week after watching his males get spanked 44-12 as Shaun Johnson ran riot.
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It’s the second-most factors Cronulla have conceded since Fitzgibbon took over in the beginning of final yr and the coach has no real interest in seeing it occur once more.
“We got taught a lesson,” Fitzgibbon stated.
“That period (in the first half) of three quick tries was painful, it’s really frustrating because we’ve been working hard at that stuff.
“If something might have gone our way early there maybe, but you’ve got to earn the right for things to go your way and half of it is luck and you’ve got to earn it and I don’t think we were earning it.”
The Sharks have one of the best assault within the competitors however their defence was dreadful on Sunday as Johnson and Wayde Egan tormented the left edge.
“Our edge defence wasn’t good enough,” Fitzgibbon stated.
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“We were comfortable trading sets there early but it works both ways right, you hold the ball and trade sets and then you get opportunities. But it felt like the majority of the game we were defending our try line because we gave them the opportunity to do that.
“We need more pressure, better defence and to earn the right to score more points. They showed us the way there.
“The boys will be defending this week.”
Cronulla dropped to sixth on the ladder following the loss because the Warriors leapfrogged them into fifth.
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