I don't want to downplay the result. You have to get the job done after all.
But I will anyway.
Missing players:
1. James Tedesco
2. David Nofoaluma
5. Pat Richards
6. Braith Anasta
7. Luke Brooks
10. Keith Galloway
11. Bodene Thompson
12. Liam Fulton
+
Sitaleki Akauola
Tim Moltzen
We also have injuries in NYC to our two best young backup centres (Milone, Seve) who would both have almost certainly had NRL time because of this.
This is a team who was tipped to get the wooden spoon anyway. They get the worst luck with injuries ever year and to top it all off there is scandal after freaking scandal and they are playing a team who is rolling towards the finals, at home.
It'd be like playing against Melbourne without Slater, Cronk, Koroibete, Waqa, Bromwich, Proctor and Hoffman... You'd back the Sharks to beat that Melbourne side...