Cronulla will face Melbourne for a spot in the NRL grand final after producing a 32-12 stunner in the nation’s capital to knock minor premiers Canberra out in straight sets on Saturday night.

The Raiders are the first minor premiers to be knocked out in straight sets since the Dragons in 2009, with the previous instance coming back in 1993.

The Sharks stood up in defence over the first half hour and turned the tide when they scored their first two tries in the space of three minutes just before half-time.

Canberra levelled things up soon after the break but Cronulla were unmoved, hitting the front 10 minutes later and simply flattening the home side right through to full-time.

The Sharks now face the daunting prospect of battling the Storm at home for a spot in the grand final — but

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