Storm vs Sharks rd #27 2026

It’s a late-night ET Stand debrief, and after this one there was plenty to unpack.

Cronulla went down 24-20 to Melbourne at Ocean Protect Stadium, but with a heavily changed Sharks side, two men in the sin bin at one stage and a stack of controversy around the officiating, Boldo and Franko were far from disappointed with the performance.

ON THE SHOW• The refereeing and bunker decisions that had the ET Stand absolutely filthy

• The missed forward pass and the confusion around grounding the ball on the line

• Michael Gabrael’s sin bin and the debate over what actually constitutes a shoulder charge

• Ronaldo Mulitalo’s brain explosion after running in to protect Riley Pollard

• How the Sharks fought back from 12-0 down despite being two players short

• Sifa Talakai changing the game after coming off the bench

• Why his impact has to raise the question of whether he needs more minutes

• An impressive NRL debut from Riley Pollard

• Strong performances from the Puru brothers and plenty to like from the Sharks’ young players

• The errors that nearly proved costly, including a very unfortunately timed Toby Rudolf drop after Boldo declared Cronulla were going to win