While the Sharks surged into second spot on the Jersey Flegg ladder with a sixth-straight victory against the Dragons on Saturday, the Jets suffered back-to-back NSW Cup losses for the first time this season.
Cronulla's under-21 team (eight wins, two losses) are level on 16 points with the ladder-leading Panthers going into a competition-wide bye round this weekend.
The Andrew Dallalana-coached Sharks pulled away for a convincing 30-18 victory over St George Illawarra on the weekend after leading 18-12 at half-time.
Second-rower Lujuan Vito, lock Samuel McCulloch, prop Felix Faatili, centre Prestyn Laine-Sietu – who was named Cronulla's Junior Representative Player of the Year earlier in the week – and fullback Adrian Sandy scored tries.
Halfback Riley Pollard booted a perfect five conversions. The promising playmaker is on a hot streak, having now kicked 17 consecutive goals.
Meanwhile, defending premiers Newtown were beaten 34-4 by the Dragons during the NSWRL Regional Magic Round at Tamworth's Scully Park on Sunday morning.
Down 18-0 at the break, the Jets' lone try came through interchange hooker Josh Cook in the 59th minute. However, they lined up without regular captain Billy Burns and influential lock Hohepa Puru, who were with Cronulla's NRL squad in Manly.
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Still sitting in outright fourth position, Newtown have the chance to rebound when they face the Raiders at Henson Park on Saturday in a match kicking off at 3pm. They'll be out for revenge after losing to Canberra 42-14 in Round 5.
