Cronulla Sharks advance to prelim finals, defeating Canberra Raiders, despite being initially underestimated.
The Cronulla Sharks are through to the preliminary finals, despite being written off ahead of the finals.
A superb performance against minor premiers the Canberra Raiders has kept their season alive, and they will now travel to Melbourne for a chance to play in the grand final.
The Sharks should send the Broncos a christmas card
The Canberra Raiders weren't helped by late shuffles to their side, but they were flat.
I wrote about it pre-game, but the Raiders were always going to struggle picking themselves up off the canvas both physically and mentally from last week's 94-minute qualifying final against Brisbane.