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Is a halfback the missing piece to Craig Fitzgibbon s Cronulla premiership puzzle? A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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After a rocky start to the season, with the coaching drama being the main headline, Cronulla have turned things around on and off the field.
They have been successful in recruiting some of the most sought-after players on the market, in no small way due to incoming rookie coach Craig Fitzgibbon and his vision.
This week they added Dale Finucane, who brings experience and strong leadership to a talented, developing pack, which has been missing after Paul Gallen’s retirement.
Lewis Tierney scored for Leigh. Pic: SWpix.com LEIGH fell away in the last 20 minutes to slump to a 44-6 defeat at home to Huddersfield Giants which keeps them anchored to the foot of the table. Leigh took the lead, but Giants went on to score seven tries without reply to run out resounding winners in front of a crowd of 2,008 at the Leigh Sports Village. As in most of their matches in their first season back in the top flight, the Centurions showed plenty of fight and were in the contest for long periods but the cold hard fact is they have now lost all eight matches in both competitions.
Revealed: The five playmakers on Broncos radar Kevin Walters is keeping his options for a halfback recruit wide open as the Broncos pledge to strike back from the loss of Tom Dearden to the Cowboys.
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Subscriber only The Broncos have held talks with Cronulla star Shaun Johnson as Brisbane coach Kevin Walters declared he will deliver a big-name playmaking scalp to Red Hill next season.
News Corp can reveal five playmakers are on Brisbane s hit list with Walters pledging to strike back from the loss of young gun Tom Dearden to the Cowboys by snaring a senior shot-caller on the open market.