D'arcy And Goran

Phil Rothfield: Cronulla Sharks to break bank for Shaun Johnson

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LISTEN TO PHIL ROTHFIELD TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVEOne of Australia's leading rugby league commentators expects fireworks when - not if - discarded Warriors playmaker Shaun Johnson joins the Cronulla Sharks today.Veteran Daily Telegraph journalist Phil Rothfield says Johnson's greatest challenge could be to adapt to the Sharks' structured game plan while also warning that the 28-year-old won't be allowed to use the Cronulla-based club as a "transit lounge".Rothfield told D'Arcy and Goran that Johnson is set to sign a three-year deal "before the end of the day [Thursday)" after an earlier request for a short-term deal was knocked back by the club."He's heading to Cronulla, a great signing for the club. I know him and his agent were originally keen on only doing a one-year deal to see how he settles in but there's a feeling at Cronulla that the club is not going to be used as a transit lounge that would open the door for a club like the Sydney Roosters to grab him in 2020 [when they lose superstar Cooper