Cronulla will have to win their way to the NRL grand final without captain Paul Gallen after he was ruled out of tonight’s preliminary final against Melbourne with a shoulder injury.
The 37‑year‑old trained with the Sharks yesterday and travelled to Melbourne with the team despite injuring his shoulder during last week's one‑point win over Penrith Panthers.
The Sharks had planned to give Gallen until midday today to prove his fitness, but after further assessment yesterday afternoon in Melbourne they made the call to end his race against the clock early.
The Storm will play the Sharks at 9.40pm tonight in the first Preliminary Final while the Rabbitohs will play the Roosters at 9.40pm tomorrow in the second NRL Preliminary Final.
[Source: RNZ]
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