It was a heartbreaking way to start their 2020 campaign, the Jersey Flegg Sharks beaten by a penalty goal after the full time siren by Souths in their round one clash.
The Sharks had levelled the scores with a Franklin Pele try, only for the last-minute indiscretion to deny them what would have been at least a draw against the 2019 NSWRL under-20’s premiers.
The Rabbitohs beat the Sharks 32-30 in the match played at Metricon High Performance Centre (Redfern Oval).
Two dubious try calls, one which went against the Sharks and another in favour of the Rabbitohs also made it an afternoon to forget, however the young Cronulla side have an opportunity to bounce back when they host the Victorian Thunderbolts in round two.
Originally scheduled as the curtain-raiser to the Sharks v Storm NRL match, the venue and time for the Flegg game was still being finalised, the current situation facing the game forcing the ground change.
NRL matches this weekend will be played in closed stadiums with all curtain-raisers originally scheduled as the preliminary games either moved or rescheduled.
For the Sharks, Pele, who trained with the NRL squad throughout the summer, was a power of strength in the loss to Souths, with coach Daniel Holdsworth hoping for more of the same this weekend against the Thunderbolts.
The Sharks team is listed below.
CRONULLA SHARKS JERSEY FLEGG ROUND 2
1 Jonaiah Lualua
2 Eliah Veikoso
3 James Coyne
4 Vito Tevaga
5 Marco Talagi
6 Kai Broadhurst
7 Angus Ernst
8 Franklin Pele
9 Isaac Longmuir
10 Jesse Colquhoun
11 Kai Parker
12 Jack Boyling ©
13 Damon Smith
Interchange
14 Thomas Giles
15 Elijah Ieriko
16 Nic Barlow
17 Rhys Dakin
18 Kyle Pickering
19 Zane Jegers
20 Kane Ball
Match: Sharks v Storm
Round 2 -
home Team
Sharks
away Team
Storm
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