Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon is confident Ronaldo Mulitalo will keep his trademark on-field energy in check when the Sharks face Canberra in their semifinal on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
It has been speculated Raiders players will be targeted at Canberra Stadium in the wake of their spiteful qualifying-final loss to the Brisbane Broncos last Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Forward Hudson Young and Broncos star Reece Walsh were sin-binned in the wake of a controversial head-butting incident during the Raiders’ 29-28 defeat in golden-point extra time.<\/p>\n Stuart’s complaint rings true as Walsh dodges ban<\/a><\/p>\n Superstar Broncos fullback Reece Walsh will be free to play in the NRL preliminary finals after avoiding suspension for a headbutt on Hudson Young in Brisbane’s epic win on Sunday.<\/p>\n Mulitalo is known to relish getting in the face of opposition sides but has impressed Fitzgibbon with his discipline in recent weeks.<\/p>\n “Ronnie engages in a battle with his opponent but his energy comes to our team, not towards the opponent,” Fitzgibbon said ahead of the sudden-death clash against the Raiders.<\/p>\n “Ronnie really hasn’t been getting in anyone’s face for a number of weeks now.<\/p>\n “He’s obviously our energy spark and he has gone too far at times but Ronnie knows that his energy is for us, not for the opponent.”<\/p>\n The passionate Young was the Raiders’ best player against the Broncos, while Mulitalo scored two tries in the Sharks’ 20-10 defeat of the Sydney Roosters in their elimination final last Saturday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n