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Johnson puts on NRL clinic in Sharks win
(image: https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1974/30690402857_4edd6036af.jpg)Shaun Johnson put on an a clinic against his former team on Sunday afternoon, notching a try, two try assists and seven goals in his most carefree and confident performance this season. His star performance comes a week after a humiliating loss to Penrith, with Cronulla repaying the favour for 샌즈카지노 the Warriors with a resounding 46-10 win in Gosford. Johnson's try came 28 minutes in, when, leading 18-4, he put through a grubber and chased to ground it centimetres before the touchline, showing the skills that made him a household name. He converted his own try, one of seven for the afternoon for a personal tally of 18 points against the side he left in December 2018. "You play against the club that didn't necessarily want you there, there is a little bit more incentive to play well," Johnson said. "You want to play well every week but it was certainly an important game for not just myself (but also) for our club." Whether it was a set piece or an opportunistic play, Johnson was on the spot. He set up fullback Will Kennedy for an eighth-minute try with a bullet pass from a scrum, and again found himself in the right place at the right time just three minutes into the second half. Cleaning up a kick in goal, he busted the soft defence and offloaded to speedster Sione Katoa who turned Peta Hiku inside out to score a length-of-the-field try - his first of the afternoon. Braden Hamlin-Uele, Jesse Ramien (two) and Ronaldo Mulitalo also got on the board as the Warriors struggled to match their opponents' energy. Just eight days earlier the Sharks had leaked 56 points against the Panthers, but on Sunday they took full control to condemn the Warriors to their first defeat of the season at Central Coast Stadium. It was the second-biggest loss of 2020 for Todd Payten's men in what has been a distressing campaign. Another troubling portent for the Terrigal-based team is the imminent departure of winger Ken Maumalo, who was their lone scorer for the first 79 minutes, with Wayde Egan getting on the board late. Maumalo is set to return to New Zealand on July 27 along with David Fusitu'a, Agnatius Paasi and King Vuniyayawa. "That was by far our worst performance of the season and it was our physicality that let us down," Payten said, denying the players have been left drained by their complicated season. "The last two or three weeks our spirits have been really high at training and there's a good bond in the group, there's clarity around the guys who are going home. "They're in a good facility, they're well looked after, there are some families there so there's a good feeling there at the moment. "We were just way off from the starting siren with our intent and our physical approach to the game." The loss is the second in a row for the Warriors who are struggling for squad numbers through injury, with the situation to worsen over the coming weeks given the quality of departing players. It is a daunting prospect as they prepare to tackle NRL premiers the Roosters on Saturday in Gosford.
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