Cronulla winger Ronaldo Mulitalo is the master of the on-field wind-up and has urged the NRL to let the trash talk flow as the Sharks prepare to gun down Melbourne in a preliminary final.

Cronulla moved to within one game of their first grand final appearance since 2016 after claiming a ninth win across their past 10 outings, downing minor premiers Canberra 32-12 on Saturday.

The Raiders’ premiership bid unravelled a week earlier when firebrand back-rower Hudson Young was sin-binned by referee Ashley Klein for squaring up to superstar Reece Walsh and celebrating a Brisbane error.

Walsh aimed a headbutt at Young and was also sent to the bin before returning to spark a miraculous Broncos fightback.

Canberra were incredulous that Young had been penalised for lairing up, as was Mulita

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