Sharks' Sinking Feeling: A Cautionary Tale for High Pressure Teams The Cronulla Sharks' stunning defeat to the Parramatta Eels, coupled with their own high octane performances in recent weeks, has brought the team's top four aspirations crashing back down to earth.
Coach Craig Fitzgibbon attributed the loss to being "uptight," but there are deeper structural issues at play.
Fitzgibbon's comments about playing teams with nothing to lose and being overly focused on not losing themselves is a common pitfall for high pressure teams in any sport.