They talk about tough away games and while Belmore is only a short trip across town, this could be perhaps the most daunting road trip of them all.
When the Bulldogs played at Belmore on a Monday just a few weeks ago the ‘house full’ sign went up and that was against an out-of-town opponent on a night traditionally difficult to draw a crowd.
This time with the Sharks the visiting team and a family friendly timeslot, another bumper crowd and electric atmosphere is guaranteed.
For what is a huge game in relation to their finals hopes, the Sharks have named a 19-man squad, with Ben Barba set to make his return after missing the victory in Canberra with a knee injury, while Anthony Tupou has been selected in jersey 21 in an indication his comeback from a badly broken jaw is imminent.
Decisions as to the final Sharks 17 will be made closer to the game on Sunday.
The Sharks v Bulldogs clash is scheduled to get underway at 4.00pm at Belmore Sports Ground, with the NYC Sharks and Bulldogs game kicking off at 1.45pm.
The Sharks team to play the Bulldogs is as follows;
NRL TEAM LIST | Round 20
Sharks v Bulldogs
Sunday, July 26
Belmore Sports Ground
Kick-off – 4:00pm
1 Michael Gordon
2 Sosaia Feki
3 Gerard Beale
4 Ricky Leutele
5 Valentine Holmes
6 Jack Bird
7 Jeff Robson
8 Andrew Fifita
9 Michael Ennis
10 Sam Tagataese
11 Luke Lewis
12 Wade Graham
13 Paul Gallen
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14 Ben Barba
15 Chris Heighington
16 David Fifita
17 Jayson Bukuya
18 Matt Prior
21 Anthony Tupou
