Braith Anasta has taken aim at the Sharks, declaring they are \u201cdefinitely stale\u201d and also questioned their coach Craig Fitzgibbon.<\/p>\n
The Sharks slumped to a 22-14 upset defeat to arch rivals the Dragons on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Anasta was critical of Cronulla\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was watching the game on the weekend against the Dragons, and I thought for a team fighting for a top four spot, they\u2019re stale,\u201d he said on NRL 360 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer ><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m just going to say it right now. They are definitely stale.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were poor, really poor.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Fox Sports Stats, Cronulla have had the least Origin players of any team over the last two seasons, but yet have the third worst winning record during the Origin period.<\/p>\n It led Anasta to put the blowtorch on Fitzgibbon over the Sharks\u2019 recruitment and retention.<\/p>\n Halves Nicho Hynes and Braydon Trindall have long-term contracts with the club.<\/p>\n Hynes will be a Shark until the end of the 2029 season, while Trindall will remain with the club through until the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are the Sharks doing? With no Origin players, and no injuries compared to any other team in the competition,\u201d Anasta said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd here we are again watching the side do the same thing year after year.<\/p>\n \u201cBut in this situation, Fitzy has been in control of the same team.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has chosen to re-sign Hynes and Trindall and those guys.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a mate of mine but I call it how I see it on this show. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to not mention it just because he\u2019s a friend.<\/p>\n \u201cIs he making the right decisions? What move is he going to make next?<\/p>\n \u201cThese players are on long-term deals.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re a Sharks fan, you\u2019re thinking, here we go again, right?<\/p>\n \u201c(Fitzgibbon is) going to have to spice something up or change something soon, or he\u2019s got to change the way that they play.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n TALKING POINTS: \u2018Huge risk\u2019 Broncos\u2019 move; \u2018ridiculous\u2019 Dogs act as hoax exposed<\/a><\/p>\n TEAM TIPS: Madge\u2019s solution to halves crisis; Ciraldo reveal after Dogs axing<\/a><\/p>\n