
Cronulla have taken a massive step towards securing a top-four NRL position and all but ended Gold Coast's finals hopes with a blistering 44-0 win at Robina.
The Sharks, without injured halves Braydon Trindall and Nicho Hynes, started on fire and kept the foot on the throat in their most professional display of the year to open up a four-point gap over fifth-placed Canterbury.