SHARKS v RAIDERS Rd #24 2026

The Sharks have suffered a damaging 24–20 loss to the Canberra Raiders at Shark Park, making it back-to-back defeats and putting their top-four hopes in serious jeopardy.With Boldo otherwise occupied at his niece’s 21st dressed as Super Mario, Franko takes the reins solo — with plenty of help from the ET Stand community in the comments.There’s no shortage of talking points after a frustrating afternoon.The biggest is the injury to Braydon Trindall, who left the game in just the sixth minute with a dislocated shoulder. Franko looks at what Trindall’s possible absence means for the run into the finals, the options Cronulla has in the halves, and the increased pressure that now falls on Nicho Hynes to take control of the team.The attack also comes under the microscope after Cronulla repeatedly found themselves in good field position but struggled to turn that dominance into points. Was the loss of Trindall enough to explain how disjointed the Sharks looked, or are there bigger structural issues appearing at the worst possible time?Franko and the listeners also get into:The controversial calls and the Ronaldo Mulitalo try/no-tryCronulla’s failure to capitalise on opportunities close to Canberra’s lineSome questionable decisions around taking the twoThe use of Cam McInnes in the attacking shapeWhether the interchange rotation was thrown out by Trindall’s early injuryCalls for Siosifa Talakai to have been brought back into the game earlierThe performance of Hohepa Puru and where he fits moving forwardWhether Billy Burns should be startingThe pressure now coming onto Nicho HynesCraig Fitzgibbon, the criticism of the coach and why Franko still believes he is the right man for the jobWhat the Sharks need to do over the final three games to give themselves any chance of recovering a top-four positionDespite the disappointment, Franko isn't ready to write the season off just yet.The equation has become much harder. Cronulla need to rediscover their best football quickly as the business end of the season arrives.Can the Sharks turn things around before September?Up Up Cronulla.SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT THE ET STANDSolve Accountinghttps://www.solveaccounting.com.au/Miranda Hotelhttps://mirandahotel.com.au/Morgans Cronullahttps://morgans.com.au/branch/cronullaMortgage Choice Sutherland, Cronulla & Wollongonghttps://www.mortgagechoice.com.au/pete.johnson/Southside Physiotherapyhttps://ssphysio.com.au/Displaywearhttps://www.displaywear.com.au/JOIN THE ET STAND COMMUNITYTalk Sharks with us 24/7 in The ET Stand Discord:https://discord.gg/nXEC9QNfmKBecome an ET Stand member and help support the show, get access to the Sharks Vault and other member benefits.Follow The ET Stand Podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ETStandFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ETStandInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/etstandpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.