Johnson 需要・要求するs better Sharks defence
Cronulla playmaker Shaun Johnson says his team's 防御の starch will need to match their attacking prowess if they're to challenge the big guns in the NRL.
Kiwis international Johnson has been the 焦点の point in a Sharks team whose points-for is 階級d second in the 競争 at the 中途の point, yet they find themselves outside the 最高の，を越す eight.
Hooker Blayke Brailey 明らかにする／漏らすd the Sharks were still to 攻撃する，衝突する a 的 they 始める，決める in the pre-season - to 一致する より小数の than 22 取り組むs in every game.
Even in last week's 46-10 drubbing of the 軍人s, they 行方不明になるd 26, leaving Johnson to call for a 解除する across the board in Saturday's derby against St George Illawarra as they try to shed their label as an attack-激しい 味方する.
"There's a few areas in our game that we 港／避難所't 攻撃する，衝突する the 示す on, that's just one of them," Johnson said.
"The teams up the 最高の，を越す of the （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する are probably hitting the 示す on those 重要な stats than the teams 負かす／撃墜する the lower end.
"Collectively, we're not happy sitting outside the eight. It is disappointing that we're there but there's lots of 肯定的なs in our game that we can build on and if we can get a few of those areas 権利, we'll certainly start climbing."
Johnson's 15 try 補助装置s is four more than the league's next-best 始める，決める-up man, Roosters five-eighth Luke Keary.
The 水銀の former 軍人 bridled at suggestions he had 設立する form, 説 his play had been 比較して level throughout 2020 but had been over-scrutinised in the マスコミ.
"I don't know if it's a return to form. That's probably what the critics and the マスコミ are going to paint it as," he said.
"I've been chipping away at my game all year and I've had the same mindset 権利 throughout."
He said he was 長，率いるing in the 権利 direction. "I'm not 満足させるd one bit with how I'm going but (there are) certainly some 肯定的なs with my game."
