Cronulla Sharks Vs Central Coast Centurions
Toyota Stadium, Saturday, March 19
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Referee: Chris Sutton

Summary: The Cronulla Sharks partnership with the Melbourne Storm got off to a shaky start in Round One, going down to a well drilled Jets side at Toyota Stadium. Things don't get much easier for them here either as they play host to arguably the most impressive side from last week's opening round, the Central Coast Centurions. The Centurions put the sword to a new look Windsor outfit on a stifling afternoon at Leichhardt with the likes of Shannon McDonnell and Ben Rogers running rampant for the Knights feeder team. A positive here for the Sharks is that the afore mentioned players will both be suiting up for the Knights in Townsville rather than down in the shire and with an added week of preparation under their belt, the home side will be looking for a much improved performance here.

Game Breaker: Tu'u Maori - The former Jet headed south over the off season looking for an opportunity under Craig Bellamy, but before appearing in the NRL, Maori will have to continue cutting his teeth in the NSW Cup with the Sharks. A member of the 2010 NSW Cup Team of the Year, Maori will get plenty of game time this week with both Anthony Quinn and Beau Champion recalled to the NRL and his match up against Keith Lulia should be worth the price of admission alone.

Prediction: Given their new association with the Storm, the Sharks combinations will get better the more they play together, where as the Centurions appear to have hit the ground running and despite the loss of Rogers and McDonnell I tend to favour them slightly, although a Sharks victory would certainly not surprise.