Unwanted by the Warriors and now the first Golden Boot winner to ever commit to Cronulla, Shaun Johnson insists he has nothing to prove when he debuts for the Sharks next NRL season. Johnson signed a lucrative three-year deal with the Sharks last month after the Warriors deemed the superstar half not worth his million-dollar-a-season price tag. "They can say what they want. I think both parties are happy with how it's ended and I've got nothing bad to say about the club," Johnson said on Thursday. "I had eight years there where I got to live out a dream that I had ever since I was a kid. "They're a club that want to do well. They're a club that are trying to win a premiership. If they don't see me as being worthy of whatever they offered to pay me in the first place, then that's up to them and that's fine.
"I'm here to play footy and I want to win a comp too and that's why I've come here. I believe this club can win another comp and I want to be a part of it." Bagged by Warriors boss Cameron George for his inconsistency, Johnson helped pilot the erratic Kiwis to the 2011 grand final and New Zealand to Four Nations final glory before being crowned the 2014 world player of the year. But the dynamic No.7 says he'd trade all his silverware or any individual accolade for an elusive NRL premiership. "I think that would be the most important thing to any player playing in this game. I'm no different," Johnson said.
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