The Sharks are through to their second straight preliminary final and have finally earned the respect they have craved from the outside world.

But Cronulla winger Ronaldo Mulitalo said the doubts about Cronulla’s title credentials will remain until they win a premiership, which is now only 160 minutes away from becoming a reality.

Mulitalo was one of the many standouts for the Sharks as they trounced Canberra 32-12 in their own backyard to set up a preliminary-final showdown with Melbourne on Friday night.

The Sharks have played finals footy for the last four seasons but with only one wins from five games prior to this season, never made it past the preliminary final; a 26-6 loss to Penrith last year. It led to star Nicho Hynes saying last week the Sharks don’t “get any respect - eve

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