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<\/p>\nCraig Fitzgibbon was quizzed on his side\u2019s form slump after breaking a two-game losing streak to down the Titans, admitting it was a \u201cfair\u201d suggestion the Sharks were in a rut.<\/p>\n
The Sharks were enjoying a five-game winning streak before going down to the Dragons in a shock loss and then the Raiders a week later, halting what looked to be a dangerous finals surge.<\/p>\n
Cronulla are hunting for a spot in the top four and sit two points behind the Dolphins in fifth \u2014 and Fitzgibbon was pressed by a reporter that said \u201cit\u2019s clear you guys aren\u2019t sort of playing the footy you were a month ago\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Watch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s easy to say based on the last couple of weeks, that\u2019s a fair statement,\u201d Fitzgibbon said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s definitely not at the level the last couple of weeks that we have been.<\/p>\n \u201c(The) second half was close to what we were, so just take the second half and move on with that.\u201d<\/p>\n During their victory over the Titans, Josh Hannay\u2019s 15th-placed outfit held a 16-8 lead at halftime and dominated in the final 15 minutes of the first half.<\/p>\n The Sharks needed to respond and did so with four second half tries, but Fitzgibbon admitted there were areas that Cronulla need to improve to push for the title.<\/p>\n Get all the latest NRL news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!<\/a><\/p>\n Hannay responds to Brimson departure | 04:01<\/p>\n \u201cJust parts in our footy, that\u2019s the hardest thing is that you\u2019re playing teams with nothing to lose, so it becomes a break open, throw the ball around, loose game,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n \u201cWhereas sometime the game is knuckled down a little bit harder, but I thought Titans were fantastic in the first half.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd knowing Josh (Hannay), we expected nothing less, like he knows us. We know him, and then we felt like he would know what to do, and I thought they were doing that really well in the first half.<\/p>\n \u201cThen I was most pleased with (the fact we) didn\u2019t let the scoreboard affect us today. I thought we\u2019re still doing stuff we need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere, winger Ronaldo Mulitalo overtook David Peachey to become the Sharks\u2019 second-greatest ever tryscorer.<\/p>\n MORE NRL NEWS<\/p>\n TALKING PTS: Theory on why Madge finally snapped; shock call on Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018WON\u2019T STAND IN HIS WAY\u2019: Huge reveal in QLD coaching race amid shock call<\/a><\/p>\n