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Sharks set to become worst finals team in NRL history – Sydney Morning Herald
No team in the NRL era has ever qualified for the finals without beating one of the teams in the top eight throughout the season.
While no team in the NRL era has achieved what Cronulla are on the verge of doing, it has happened once before in a top-eight system. North Sydneys 11 wins in the 20-team 1995 competition, which saw the Bears scrape into the finals in eighth spot, all came against teams that didnt feature in the play-offs.
Four other teams in rugby leagues 113-year history have also played finals football without wins against the top sides, however they were in top-four or top-five finals systems. The 1989 Raid…
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