The Warriors were blown off 4 Pines Park by Manly and won't find life any easier against Craig Fitzgibbon's Sharks on Sunday.
Returning to Moreton Daily Stadium (3-1 this season) is a positive for but it'll take a lot more than home ground advantage for the Warriors to turn the tables on a side that beat them by 19 points in round nine.
The Warriors have conceded more points (355) than any other team this season and have given up 124 points in their past four games - a repeat of that sort of defence would see them punished by the potent Sharks.
The Sharks' momentum has stalled to a degree with losses in three of their past five matches but they are fresh off the bye and ready to set sail towards September with games against the Titans and Bulldogs to follow this one.
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The Rundown
Team news
Warriors: The Warriors are 1-17 with no late changes. Stacey Jones takes over as coach following Nathan Brown's immediate departure on Tuesday. Josh Curran has been named on the bench for his first game back after six games out with a knee injury, while Dunamis Lui also joins the bench. Taniela Otukolo and Aaron Pene make way.
Sharks: No late changes on game day after skipper Wade Graham was added to the starting side on Saturday in his return game from a foot injury. Teig Wilton reverts to the bench. The return of powerhouse centre Jesse Ramien from suspension pushes Connor Tracey to 18th man. Dale Finucane (knee) is still a couple of weeks away.
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Key match-up
Shaun Johnson v Nicho Hynes: Johnson returned to the Warriors amid much fanfare this season but the veteran has found the going tough in a battling side. Johnson has just seven try assists and one try to his name after 11 matches and his confidence levels seem to drop with each loss the Warriors suffer. In contrast Hynes has been one of the buys of the season, calling the shots in style with 12 forced dropouts, seven try assists and 13 line break assists to earn himself a call-up to the Blues Origin squad.
Stat Attack
Nicho Hynes has the second most offloads in the NRL this season with 27, behind Tevita Pangai jnr with 28. Sharks centre Jesse Ramien also sits inside the top 10 with 22 offloads, The Warriors' leading offloader is Jazz Tevaga with 13 in 11 games.
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