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The NRL and Sharks plan to have two Matildas-style live sites to accommodate fans unable to get a ticket to Pointsbet Stadium, the league\u2019s smallest venue which will host an all-Sydney finals blockbuster against the Roosters.<\/p>\n

While Brisbane, Penrith and Newcastle will host games in week one of the finals, Cronulla\u2019s home ground will potentially lock out tens of thousands of fans on Saturday night\u2013 but the Sharks won an unlikely ally in rival skipper James Tedesco.<\/p>\n

Pointsbet Stadium\u2019s capacity is limited due to an ongoing redevelopment, and the NRL didn\u2019t want to strip home ground advantage from Craig Fitzgibbon\u2019s side, who hosted the Cowboys in a golden point epic in last year\u2019s finals series. The venue held just 12,447 people for that match.<\/p>\n

It has prompted preliminary discussions between the NRL, Sharks officials and Sutherland Shire Council about erecting two live sites at the beachside Don Lucas Reserve, just 3km from Cronulla\u2019s home ground, and another down the road at Dunningham Park.<\/p>\n

Football fans flocked to live sites around the country to watch the Matildas\u2019 fairytale World Cup run, and the NRL has floated the idea on a smaller scale given the logistical issues with Pointsbet Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had discussions with the NRL and Sutherland Shire Council about having fans at the two sites and it\u2019s a great alternative for those who can\u2019t get a ticket to the match,\u201d Sharks chief executive Dino Mezzatesta said.<\/p>\n

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Matildas fans at the Tumbalong Park live site during the World Cup and (inset) Cronulla Sharks star Nicho Hynes.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Flavio Brancaleone, Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n

The NRL resisted calls to move last year\u2019s match against North Queensland \u2013 preferring to reward the side which finished higher on the ladder by playing at their traditional home \u2013 and the policy will continue.<\/p>\n

The NRL mandates Sydney teams which play out of suburban grounds must go to major stadia from week two onwards in the finals series.<\/p>\n

Allianz Stadium would have been the logical venue for the Sharks to take a game to a bigger Sydney venue, but the country\u2019s newest facility is also the home ground of their finals opponents, the Roosters.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the Sharks should play at a bigger ground to accommodate more fans, Tedesco said: \u201cI don\u2019t think so. The Sharks should get a home final, and they should be rewarded. It\u2019s going to feel like 50,000 anyway and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to make a big difference. They deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NRL is hoping to sell out all four week one finals matches for the first time in the modern era with capacity crowds set for Brisbane\u2019s showdown with Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium, minor premiers Penrith\u2019s clash with the Warriors and Newcastle\u2019s clash with Canberra.<\/p>\n

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