The Sydney Roosters are bracing for a Cronulla side with nothing left to lose when they face the Sharks at Allianz Stadium tomorrow night.

Todd Carney's sacking and the resignation of Cronulla coach Peter Sharp can be directly linked to the crippling effect the Australian Sports

Peter Sharp has quit as coach of NRL club Cronulla, effective immediately.

With 10 rounds remaining in the NRL season and the race for finals positions heating up, the Warriors are finding ways to win without playing their best football.

Watch a replay of today's live blog of the NRL match between the Warriors and the Panthers at Mt Smart Stadium today.

Toughness and resilience will win the NRL premiership and only five teams have those qualities in 2014, writes Hugh McGahan.

The combination between Warriors halves Shaun Johnson and Chad Townsend will be put under the microscope when they come up against the Penrith Panthers in tomorrow's clash at Mt Smart Stadium.

After leaving the Warriors at the end of last season, workaholic back-rower Elijah Taylor has settled in comfortably at Penrith and has no regrets about leaving New Zealand for a new challenge.

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden denies any extra rivalry exists between him and former club coach Ivan Cleary, ahead of Sunday's match against the Penrith Panthers.

Warriors prop Jacob Lillyman saw the funny side when reflecting on his role in Chad Townsend's match-winning try against the Broncos.

Sir Owen Glenn claims he felt unsafe after Warriors co-owner Eric Watson allegedly "threatened, abused and physically intimidated" him the day after the Auckland Nines.

Warriors coach Andrew McFadden was at a loss to explain his side's sluggish performance in Saturday night's 19-10 win over the Brisbane Broncos.

Sometimes you've got to win ugly and I think we did that, writes Sam Tomkins. We were way off our best but still we found a way to win and you've got to be able to do that in the NRL.