Big League Weekly Edition – July 25, 2019

GAME ONE: Cronulla-Sutherland v North Queensland

Round 19 BIG LEAGUE 2019 37

ATTACK

DEFENCE

MATCH AVERAGES

HEAD-TO-HEAD

AT POINTSBET STADIUM

WINNING FORM

PAST8 CLASHES

2019 –

2018 –

2017 –

2016 –

BIGGEST HEAD-TO-HEAD WINS

NEXT CLASH

CASUALTY WARD

DATE:THURSDAY,JULY 25
VENUE:POINTSBETSTADIUM
KICK-OFF:7. 5 0 P M
REFEREE:MATTCECCHIN
ASSISTANTREFEREE:JONSTONE
TOUCHJUDGES:DAVIDMUNRO& PHILHENDERSON
SENIORREVIEWOFFICIAL:STEVECHIDDY
REVIEWOFFICIAL:BENGALEA
CHANNEL9 & FOXLEAGUE:7.30PM
LIVERADIO: ABC, TRIPLE M,NRLNATION

COWBOYS

13th(16 )

285

354

47

79%

30

11

5

62

37

21

4

3

4

17

21

181

324

1574

9

10

3

71%

SHARKS

11th(16 )

340

349

62

72%

37

16

6

54

40

8

6

4

3

20

21

175

329

1536

10

11

4

68%

HEAD-TO-HEADLEADERS

AVERAGE METRES

Josh McGuire 156

Jordan McLean 135

AVERAGETACKLES

Jake Granville 36

Jayden Brailey 35

Josh McGuire 31

LINE-BREAKS

Bronson Xerri 8

Josh Dugan 7

STATS

PointsBetStadium

Thursday7.50pm

Form:TheSharkshave

sevengameslefttoextricate

themselvesfromthesizable

holetheyhavedugsince

Round14.Aftera runoffive

winsfromsevengames,the

Sharkshadclimbedtosixth

andwithseveralplayersdue

backfrominjury,theywere

considereda darkhorsefor

thepremiership.Butinstead

ofmakinga chargeforthetop

four,theSharkshaveslumped

to11thaftera frustrating

runoffive-straightlosses.

Theirinjurysituationhasnot

improvedbutwithfiveoftheir

remainingsevengamesat

PointsBet Stadium it is not too

lateforthemtomakea late

charge.TheCowboyshavebeen

forcedtodealwiththeirown

injurywoes,whichhavegrown

moreacuteastheseasonhas

progressed.They’velostfour

oftheirpastfivegames,most

bynarrowmargins,andsit

13thontheladder.They’restill

closeenoughtoforcea placein

theeightbutit’slikelytotake

sixwinsfromtheirfinalseven

gamestoseala play-offberth.

History:TheSharkshave

establisheda dominanceover

theCowboyssince2016,

winningsixofthepasteight

encountersandthepastfour

atPointsBetStadium.Cronulla

wereemphatic42-16winners

earlier this season, with Chad

TownsendandJoshMorris

bothcollectingtwotries.

Dangersign:Despitescoring

moretriesthantheiropposition

andlosingforthefourthtime

intheirpastfivegames,the

Sharkswerenotletdownby

goalkickingagainsttheWarriors

lastFridaynight.ShaunJohnson

bootedthreefromthreein

difficultconditions,aneffort

thatshouldlifthisconfidence.

BestBet?Lookforthe

Sharkstomaintaintheirrecent

supremacyovertheCowboysto

posta winby1-12points.

Money-spinner:Playersto

considerforFirstTryscorer

areSosaiaFekiandKyleFeldt,

orforvalue,looktoSharks

second-rower Briton Nikora.

byDAVIDMIDDLETON

NRLPreview @Middleton_David

Sharks, Cowboys desperate for form reversal

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