This is the third of Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen's exclusive columns for Sporting News for the duration of the RLWC. You can see his piece on Mitch Pearce here.

There is no secret Angus Crichton is a player we’d love to have at Cronulla.

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He’s got all the ingredients we look for at the Sharks – a strong work ethic, a willingness to learn, humbleness and a terrific feel for the game.

There are still some rough edges in his game as you’d expect from a 21-year-old kid who’s played just 30 matches, but he could be anything.

Some of the things he can do on the field border on the freakish.

I hate putting the tag ‘future rep star’ on any player, but Angus is certainly on track to become of the game’s leading players.

I had the pleasure of meeting Angus over a steak dinner in Cronulla last week and was blown away with the bloke’s maturity and intelligence.

He asked all the right questions and listened intently as we ‘sold’ the Sharks to him.

So what did we tell him exactly?

Basically the same thing we tell any player who may be interested in joining us.

That we are a down-to-earth club with a team-first policy.

We’ve got the best coaching and high performance staff in the NRL, we’re coming off recent premiership success, we are a consistent top eight club and the joint is in good shape off the field.

Our fans are the best and most passionate in the comp and we happen to live in the best part of Sydney.

What’s not to love?

If Angus does decide to leave the Rabbitohs at the end of 2018, the Sharks are a perfect fit.

BRISBANE COULD BE THE MAKING OF BIRD

I once offered Jack Bird the use of my granny flat in the Shire to save him the daily drive up from Wollongong.

He politely declined, explaining he’d rather stay close to friends and family in the ‘Gong

It was just further indication Jack is a homebody who doesn’t like to roam too far from his support base.

So to think he wouldn’t move an hour and a bit up the road but will now shift interstate was a surprise.

But I believe the move to Brisbane could be the making of him.

It will take him out of his comfort zone as a person and help him grow from a boy to a man.

It will be a positive for him off the field and that should translate to greater success on it.

To suggest we as a club are dirty with him for leaving or that our medical staff didn’t do the best thing by Jack is just plain wrong.

His shoulder injury was scanned and assessed by our staff, who are the best in the business, and no stone was left unturned to ensure he left in the best possible physical condition.

It’s an insult to suggest otherwise.

MALONEY IS A PEST - BUT HE WAS OUR PEST

Matty Johns wasn’t too far wrong when he jokingly suggested the reason James Maloney doesn’t last long at clubs is because he’s a serial pest.

It’s true – he is a giant pain in the backside at times.

But all jokes aside, we will never forget what Jimmy did for this club.

He helped us win our first premiership and will always be welcome at the Sharks.

I wish him well in his next move but am also excited to welcome Matt Moylan to the club.

Matt is a quality player and person – and he won’t drive me mad like one J. Maloney!