Ahead of his side's venture to the Remondis Stadium on Monday, Craig Bellamy has told the media that he and the Storm are wary of the difficult task that awaits.
Speaking in his weekly presser on Wednesday afternoon, Bellamy paid tribute to the Cronulla side's recent run of success, in saying that the Round 23 clash will be one of utmost importance for both teams in looking to seal a top four finish.
"Getting towards the time of year it is it probably has a little bit more significance than some of the other games we've played," Bellamy said.
"The Sharks have been playing really good, they've won eight of their last nine. In this competition that's a great record."
Having won eight matches from their last nine starts - including the last five in a row - the Sharks continue to surge up the competition ladder, and Bellamy praised the Cronulla side's resilience in what is a very tough NRL competition.
"They're doing a lot of good things, a lot of things right," he said.
"They stick in, grit their teeth and whatever comes their way they deal with it and deal with it really well.
"They're quite ruthless when they get on top, I think that's a strength of their team at the moment."
Shane Flanagan has named an almost unchanged line-up to the side that defeated the Cowboys at home last Saturday, although Luke Lewis is set for a return and will start in the back-row, in a reshuffle following Sam Tagataese's suspension.
NRL Team List – Round 23
Sharks v Storm
Monday, August 17
Remondis Stadium
Kick-off – 7:00pm
Cronulla Sharks
1 Michael Gordon
2 Sosaia Feki
3 Gerard Beale
4 Ricky Leutele
5 Valentine Holmes
6 Jack Bird
7 Jeff Robson
8 Chris Heighington
9 Michael Ennis
10 Matt Prior
11 Luke Lewis
12 Wade Graham
13 Paul Gallen (c)
INTERCHANGE
14 Ben Barba
15 Anthony Tupou
16 Tinirau Arona
17 Jayson Bukuya
Melbourne Storm
1. Cameron Munster
2. Marika Koroibete
3. William Chambers
4. Kurt Mann
5. Matt Duffie
6. Blake Green
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith (c)
10. Tim Glasby
11. Kevin Proctor
12. Tohu Harris
13. Dale Finucane
INTERCHANGE
14. Ryan Hinchcliffe
15. Kenny Bromwich
16. Felise Kaufusi
17. Christian Welch
