Cronulla prop Matt Prior will miss Thursday night's NRL clash with North Queensland after entering an early guilty plea for a shoulder charge.

Cronulla will consider banning Mad Monday as officials takes steps to minimise the risk of further drugs dramas at the club.

St George Illawarra slumped to a third straight defeat, but they lost few fans after a gutsy effort against arch-rivals Cronulla in an epic local derby.

Cronulla have all but ruled out making a play to bring premiership-winning fullback Ben Barba back to the Shire.

Cronulla have reportedly joined the hunt for off-contract St George Illawarra star Josh Dugan as uncertainty about the Test and NSW representative's future rolls on.

Ben Barba might be on his way back to the NRL this season after being told he is surplus to requirements at French rugby club Toulon next season.

The Sharks' major sponsor - who has fronted the premiers' jersey for barely two months - has flagged the possibility of renegotiating its deal with the club as the fallout from the NRL's weekend drugs scandal escalates.

Cronulla and the Sydney Roosters have reportedly lost more than $1 million in sponsorship over the NRL's cocaine scandal.

Chairman of the Cronulla Sharks rugby league club Damian Keogh says he does not have a drug problem following his arrest for possession of an illegal substance.

Ask Kangaroos coach and rugby league legend Mal Meninga about Andrew Fifita, and it's quite clear he is a changed man.

Cronulla chairman Damian Keogh has been forced to stand down from his role at the Sharks after being charged with cocaine possession.

One-time Tiger speaks out on fan treatment of departing stars Aaron Woods, Mitchell Moses and James Tedesco.

Wests Tigers coach Ivan Cleary has accused Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen of diving in a fiery post-script to his side's heartbreaking 22-16 NRL loss.

The Aaron Woods boo boys again howled at one of Leichhardt's favourite sons as the Bulldog-in-waiting – taunted with a banner on the very hill he adores – later limped off to inadvertent cheers and is in serious doubt to feature for the Kangaroos on Friday night.

​Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has moved to allay concerns the club is looking to offload James Maloney, guaranteeing the five-eighth will remain with in the Shire next season.

Sharks coach Shane Flanagan has urged prospective NSW front-rowers 'to pull their finger out' and derided the state of rugby league in the state as 'having a problem' if Paul Gallen is coaxed out of representative retirement.

Former NSW captain Paul Gallen has reportedly been urged to consider coming out of representative retirement to play in next week's City-Country Origin game.

Sharks coach Shane Flanagan has demanded his men undergo an attitude change after their shock loss to the Titans.

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A contentious 76th minute try to Leivaha Pulu has given the Gold Coast a shock come-from-behind win over Cronulla on Saturday night, to snap a four-game NRL losing streak.