Cronulla needs to have a brutally honest assessment of its attitude and mental toughness in its end-of-season review in the coming days.
After bowing out of the finals in straight sets last season, the Sharks made it three losses on the trot with their soul-destroying 13-12 loss to the Roosters on Saturday night.
It was a game the Sharks should have won and won easily, playing at home against a team on one leg without their three best backs for a period in the second half.