Driven by the doubters, the Sharks are intent on proving they’re no finals flops and “locked in” to bring an elusive second NRL premiership back to Cronulla. We don’t really care at the moment,” in-form back-rower Billy Burns told AAP on Wednesday. Burns admitted the fourth-placed Sharks were using the sceptics as fuel as they chase a top-two finals berth and more in 2026. Star fullback Will Kennedy reckons the Sharks are “used to” hearing the naysayers pipe up about the team’s finals record. “ “We’ve been playing together, some of us, since under-20s all the way through and the group is obviously super close,” he said.