Cronulla celebrations continue to rage in Shire
Cronulla fans were out in droves on Monday to celebrate the club's historic maiden premiership.
Cronulla fans were out in droves on Monday to celebrate the club's historic maiden premiership.
Sharks coach Shane Flanagan claimed Kangaroos boss Mal Meninga won't be picking the best Australian team if he discards premiership winners Paul Gallen and Andrew Fifita from his Four Nations touring party.
Retired Sharks hooker Michael Ennis looks set to assume a coaching role with the club next season.
The Sharks bad boy played the house down in the grand final. But he doesn't deserve a Kangaroos jumper yet.
He's secured an NRL premiership, now Sharks winger Valentine Holmes wants a chance at State of Origin.
"Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream."
Thirteen years after winning his first grand final, Luke Lewis won a second and has a Clive Churchill medal to go with it after the Sharks broke their premiership duck at the 50th time of trying.
Jack Bird said he feared he had broken his elbow early in the Sharks' historic triumph over Melbourne and admitted not even "his arm coming off" would not have forced him off the field.
Paul Gallen has described Cronulla as "one of the most resilient brands in Australian sport" after the club ended 50 years of heartbreak with a memorable premiership victory.
Something didn't seem quite right, and it wasn't that at the official kick-off time of the 2016 NRL grand final, the middle 30 was being patrolled by Richard Wilkins and a Bon Jovi covers band.
Michael Ennis remained a pest to the very end.
Michael Ennis said he thought the dream was over. With just over 15 minutes to play, after a half of Cronulla pure domination, he saw Melbourne's Will Chambers power his way over to put the Storm in the driver's seat.
Who starred and who stumbled for the Sharks in the grand final.
Forever is over. Dust off the trophy cabinet. Turn off the porch lights. Finally, Cronulla have done it. After 49 years of misery, misfortune and missed opportunities, the Sharks have managed what no team to wear the sky blue before them had done.
"It's ours to lose," said five-eighth James Maloney at halftime. And then they almost did.
Forever is over. Dust off the trophy cabinet. Turn on the porch lights. Finally, Cronulla have done it.
For most Cronulla Sharks fans, supporting their team has been a lifelong labour of love.
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Former Cronulla chairman Damian Irvine has spoken of his pride at how the club has bounced back from "certain death", saying the hard decisions made by his former board ensured the Sharks could survive and thrive against the odds.