Cronulla Sharks vs Melbourne Storm Preview & Prediction | 2025 NRL

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The Cronulla Sharks get the chance to make a statement against the premiership heavyweights.

Start date/time: Saturday 17th May, 2025: UK – 10:35am / Local – 7:35pm / US ET – 5:35am / US PT – 2:35am

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / Australia – Foxtel / US – Some matches are televised live on Fox Sports

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go & Watch NRL / Australia – Kayo Sports / US – Watch NRL, and if the match is televised in the USA it can also be streamed live on Fox Sports platforms

Cronulla Sharks team news

Front-rower Tom Hazelton is sidelined with a shoulder injury but Siosifa Talakai returns on the bench and Oregon Kaufusi moves into the starting side. Teig Wilton is a chance to return and has been named on the extended bench.

Squad: 1. William Kennedy 2. Samuel Stonestreet 3. Jesse Ramien 4. KL Iro 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Briton Nikora 12. Billy Burns 13. Cameron McInnes 14. Daniel Atkinson 15. Jesse Colquhoun 16. Siosifa Talakai 17. Braden Hamlin-Uele 18. Hohepa Puru 19. Tuku Hau Tapuha 20. Jayden Berrell 21. Teig Wilton 22. Chris Veaila

Melbourne Storm team news

Harry Grant looks set to return providing he can prove his fitness to be cleared to play. Nelson Asofa-Solomona returned last but he’s been dropped again with Tui Kamikamica coming onto the bench.

Squad: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Sualauvi Faalogo 3. Grant Anderson 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Bronson Garlick 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Joe Chan 18. Ativalu Lisati 19. Lazarus Vaalepu 20. Kane Bradley 21. Harry Grant 22. Nelson Asofa-Solomona

Cronulla Sharks vs Melbourne Storm prediction

The Cronulla Sharks will once again be put to the test against a quality side and will this time seek answers. The knock on the Sharks has long been that they are unable to beat the top end sides and that test doesn’t come too much harder than the Melbourne Storm.

Cronulla won for the fourth time in five matches with a strong second-half performance powering them to a 30 -14 victory over Manly

The Melbourne Storm bounced back hard from their defeat against the Raiders to put a 64-0 thrashing on the Wests Tigers. Ryan Papenhuyzen came close to the all-time individual point scoring performance in a match by scoring four tries and kicking 10 conversions for an individual tally of 36 points.

The most recent meeting between the two sides was in last year‘s qualifying final where the Melbourne Storm easily handled the sharks by 27 points.

A packed-out home ground for the Sharks may not be enough and we think the Melbourne Storm will be too good again

Cronulla Sharks vs Melbourne Storm tip: Melbourne Storm to win