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RL:Bald truth is numbers show Shark sits among NRL's elite

Braydon Trindall showed all the class and composure of an elite NRL playmaker to coolly kick a match-winning two-point field goal in Cronulla's finest win of the season.

But the clutch play that helped the Sharks seal a fourth win on the spin with a 10-8 victory over the Warriors in Auckland last week fails to tell the full story of Trindall's transformation into one of the NRL's most lethal ball-players.

As he prepares to come face to face with Queensland messiah Sam Walker when the Sharks face the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Sunday, statistics reveal how Trindall has established himself among the league's playmaking elite in 2026.

Trindall leads the NRL with 19 forced dropouts and sits third in the try-assist standings (16), behind only Penrith's Nathan Cleary (18) and Melbourne's Jahrome Hughes (17).

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