 In the 2016 NRL season he guided Cronulla to a top four finish.They would travel to Canberra in the first week of the 2016 Finals and record a 16-14 victory thus earning a preliminary final at Allianz Stadium.The Cronulla Sharks would win this preliminary final against the 2015 premiers, the North Queensland Cowboys, by 32-20 thus earning a place in the 2016 Grand Final.