The second last paragraph I've put in bold. I'm thinking that Gal may have been speaking to one player in particular..
Paul Gallen's stirring rev-up to Sharks players ahead of round 25 clash with Wests Tigers
WRITTEN BYTOM NAGHTEN
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Cronulla missed the chance to secure a top-eight spot with a
heart-breaking golden-point loss to Canberra on Sunday and departing legend Paul Gallen isn't keen to end his career this weekend.
The Sharks face Wests Tigers in a must-win clash at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday.
Cronulla currently sit in eighth, equal on points with the Tigers, though with a slightly better points difference.
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That will mean nothing should they drop the two points, with the winner guaranteed a finals spot.
38-year-old Gallen, who played his final ever game at Shark Park in the loss to the Raiders, isn't interested in ending his career with the home-and-away season and let his teammates know as much after the game on Sunday.
Speaking on the
ABC's Winning Starts on Monday podcast, former teammate Luke Lewis revealed the message the skipper delivered to the players.
"I went into the change rooms after the game, it's Gal's night, and he was going to say goodbye to his family and everyone that turned up and his teammates, and he lay down the law," Lewis said.
"He lay down the law to every player in that shed, that there's no excuses this weekend.
"I can't go into detail about the way he spoke because obviously there was some pretty powerful words, but everything he said was what was needed to be said.
"He said, 'I know it's my night and I know we're going over to have a few beers and we've got friends and family over there. I'm going over, we're having one beer and I want everyone to nick off home and start preparing now. Get your injuries right, get your bodies right, there's no excuses for next week, you tick every box. Because it is going to be...' I wish I could say what he said.
"It's a huge game next week, but if you don't buy into it, he goes, 'mate, I'm telling you now, if I find out, you're not playing, that's it. You buy into this, this is what our team's about, this is what our club's about, and if you miss out on this semi final series because you didn't go home and tick a box, you don't deserve to be a first grader'."
Strong words from Gal. Sharks fans will have to wait until Sunday afternoon to see whether they cut through.
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