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Kennedy's ref collision tests Sharks' fullback depth

Will Kennedy will miss Cronulla's trip to face North Queensland due to a one-game suspension. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

Cronulla prop Braden Hamlin-Uele has defended the character of Will Kennedy as the livewire's suspension looks set to force the Sharks into blooding their fourth-choice fullback against North Queensland. 

Kennedy has been rubbed out of Saturday's trip to Townsville after picking up a one-game ban for colliding with referee Adam Gee in the Sharks last outing - a 58-6 thrashing of Wests Tigers.

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