The biggest challenge for Cronulla leading into the 2019 Telstra Premiership season is unlikely to come down to a lone statistic, but rather how the club plans to replace departed stars Valentine Holmes, Jesse Ramien, Edrick Lee and Ricky Leutele in the backline. Holmes, Lee and Ramien were the side's biggest attacking weapons in 2018, finishing as the top three try scorers at the club. They also made an impact in several key areas with the ball in hand.
Along with Leutele, the departing quartet accumulated 52% of Cronulla's 87 tries over the 25 rounds of the Telstra Premiership. Holmes, arguably the biggest loss for the Sharks, made up a large portion of the club's overall success in attack, while also taking over the goal-kicking duties late in the season. Replacing Homles shapes as the biggest task of all. Interim coach John Morris is likely to give the role to Matt Moylan as the arrival of Shaun Johnson gives the Sharks another option in the halves.
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