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Cronulla forward Phil Bailey said the Sharks' disciplinary problems had nothing to do with former coach Chris Anderson, who parted ways acrimoniously with the club at the end of last season.
Cronulla officials and fans have hinted the club's on-field problems stretch back to the two years Anderson was at the club.
The former test coach was sacked after returning from last year's Kangaroo tour after falling out with senior officials.
"Opes (Anderson) was a big stickler for discipline," Bailey said.
"On the training paddock you had to do penalty after penalty. I don't think it crept in because of him."
Bailey believes the club's problems can partly be traced back to their soft pre-season, which included games against three country sides.
"The first year when Chris was here when we were only 10 minutes off the grand final I don't think there was anything wrong with our discipline," Bailey said.
"We didn't get enough action at the start of the season and we're a little bit behind.
"We played three country sides."