They ran roughshod over the opposition through the regular season and while the going has been a little bit tougher for the Sharks Tarsha Gale Cup side in their two finals matches, 10 wins from as many starts in 2018 has them primed and confident ahead of the Grand Final this weekend.
The Sharks were extended by the Dragons in their finals match last Saturday afternoon before emerging 44-30 victors, setting up a premiership decider against the Newcastle Knights.
The Knights reached the Grand Final with a win over the Wests Tigers.
The Tarsha Sharks were led by a stunning five-try performance from Faith Nathan, with a similar effort on Saturday set to go a long way towards tipping the scales in her teams' favour again in the match against the Knights.
The match is scheduled for a 2pm kick-off at Leichhardt Oval, sandwiched in between the Matthews Cup and SG Ball Grand Finals, also set down for the same venue on Saturday.
For those unable to get to Leichhardt Oval, the NSWRL will be showing all Junior Rep Grand Finals via a live stream, through both their website and Facebook pages.
The Sharks team is listed below.
Team List - Tarsha Gale Cup
Grand Final
Sharks v Knights
Saturday, May 5
Leichhardt Oval
Kick-off – 2pm
2 Zali Fay
4 Lynda Howarth
3 Faith Nathan
5 Jaida White
6 Madi Higgins-Ashby
7 Quincy Dodd ©
9 Kaleah Salmon
12 Sariah Paki
13 Mareva Swann
Interchange
1 Elly Hazelton
8 Talei Holmes
10 Temukisa Loane
14 Akira Kelly
17 Jesse Lengyelfalusy
18 Alilia Veikoso
Reserves
11 Merinda Smith
15 Teuila Taito
16 Ariel Ngatokorua
19 Bridget Fallah
20 Tali Smith
Live stream info
https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/04/30/nswrl-to-live-stream-junior-reps-grand-finals/
Highlights from the Week 3 Finals matches
https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/04/30/tarsha-gale---highlights---finals-week-3/
Plus an interview with Tarsha Gale Sharks Coach Colin Dodd
https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2018/04/30/coach-dodd-talks-tarsha-grand-finals-aspirations/
And a photo gallery, courtesy of ourfootyteam.com of the Tarsha Gale Cup - Preliminary Final, SHARKS v Dragons http://www.ourfootyteam.com/2018_nswrl_tarsha_gale_cup_rnd_12_preliminary_final_sharks_v_dragons.php
